All Obituaries

Obituary information to follow. Relatives and Friends are invited to her visitation on Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 1- 2pm at the DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc., 410 North Church Street, West Chester, PA 610-696-1181 www.DellaFH.com; followed by her Memorial Service at 2 pm. Interment will be held privately.

Conrad P. Bouthillier, 90 of West Chester, PA, died Thursday September 20, 2018 at his residence in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Margaret L. Bouthillier. Born June 26, 1928 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Leo P. Bouthillier and the late Adrienne Mongeau Bouthillier. He served his country in the United Sates Navy during WWII and Korea. Conrad had been Vice President of Communications for Uniroyal/US Rubber and then as a Clerk for the U.S. Postal Service. He...

Max Thomas Engle, of West Chester, died September 19th, after a brave fight following a cardiac arrest.   Max is the son of Tom & Lynn Engle, of West Grove. He was the light of their lives.  He was life-long best friend and hero to his sister, Claire Engle.  Max was his happiest, and his best, with the love of his life, his fiancé, Jamie Doran. He was the world’s best uncle to Hadley Hilton, and to Jack, Alden and Everett Kourakis.  As a Chester...

Joan H. Miller    9/29/1938 to 9/17/2018 Joan Heliste, eldest of 4 surviving children to Christine Alt Heliste and Evert Heliste, was the first of her family to win a college degree. Born in Detroit and raised in Southfield, she taught in Michigan for two years before qualifying to teach military dependent children on overseas bases. Her assignments were Tokyo, the Azores, a Paris suburb, and Edwards, CA. Her Asian travels extended from Thailand to the...

Linda Cahoone of West Chester. Linda Cahoone, 73 of West Chester, PA died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. She was the beloved wife of Richard Allen Cahoone. Born April 30, 1945 in Lansdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late George T. McMain and the late Dorothy Silverman McMain. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Debra Tarr, Scott Cahoone and Jennifer Portrey; 9 grandchildren; and her sisters, Lois...

1935-2018 John J. “Jerry” Fleming of West Chester The Mews of Radley Run, West Chester, PA--A really good life story came to its end the morning of September 15, 2018 when Jerry Fleming died. Jerry was a proud graduate of Salesianum School ('53) and the University of Delaware ('57). Having grown-up in Lyndalia and in St. Matthew's Parish in Woodcrest, DE, he was a lifelong practicing Catholic.  Since 1986, he was an active parishioner of St. Maximilian Kolbe...

Anne B. Rafetto, 95 of West Chester, PA passed away on Friday September 14, 2018. She was the wife of the late Willard J. Rafetto, Jr. Born September 12, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of  the late E. Earl Brumbaugh and the late Anna Johnson Brumbaugh. Anne graduated from Lansdowne High School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker for many years and worked with her husband at Stoneridge, Inc. Anne is survived by her...

Rita T. Giacinto, 92 of West Chester, PA died Wednesday September 12, 2018 in West Chester. She was the wife of Ernest R. Giacinto, who predeceased her in 2013. They were married for 67 years. After her husband’s passing, she lived with her son Ronald and his family who cared for her until she was reunited with her husband. She is survived her two sons Ronald and Stephen Giacinto of Chester County, her two sisters Antoinette and Dolly. They were three peas in a...

Edward F. Travis, Jr., 71 of Parkside, PA, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Broomall Manor in Broomall, PA. He was the loving husband of Mary T. Chandler Travis, who compassionately cared and looked after him until his passing. Born April 26, 1947 in Darby, PA, he was the son of the late Edward F. Travis, Sr. and the late Ellen Stitt Travis. He graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1965, then served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam 1966-67.  Ed completed the...

Robert W. Hawkes, 81, of East Bradford died on September 11, 2018. He was the husband of Betsy Hawkes, who predeceased him in 2008. Robert was the son of the late Robert J. Hawkes and Mazie W. Hawkes, and the brother of the late Kathryn (Kitty) Hawkes.  He was born in Chester County and lived on the same property along the west branch of the Brandywine Creek his entire life.  His family resided on that picturesque piece of land since 1920. He earned a BS in physics from West...

Roy, Irene A. D. passed away Sept. 10, 2018.    She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis X. and Nalda Daigle.  She is survived by her children Carol Ann A. Roy, Stephen F. Roy and Marjorie R. Johnson (David); grandchildren Michelle A. Johnson, Michael S. Johnson and Barbara A. Johnson; and great-grandchildren Noah S. and Liam L. Gove.  Mrs. Roy was a federal employee for over 40 years.  In her retirement she volunteered at a low-income medical clinic...

Francis David McAdams, 54 of West Chester, PA passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. Born October 9, 1963 in Meadowbrook, PA he was the son of Frank D. McAdams and Jo Anne McDonald McAdams. Francis had worked as a painter throughout his life. He is survived by his parents, Frank D. McAdams and Jo Anne McDonald McAdams of West Chester, PA; siblings, James McAdams and JoAnne Osborn. Services and Interment will be held privately. Contributions may be made in his...

Martin Walton ,79, of West Chester Pa. Born July 24, 1939, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2018. Martin resided in West Chester as a dear Family friend and beloved part of the Jaramillo family for 45 years. He is survived by his brothers and sisters along with several nieces and nephews. He left behind his beloved Jaramillo family that adopted him into their home and hearts so many years ago. They will miss him dearly as he reunites with his parents and our parents Jaime...

Rose Madison Rondinelli, 14 years young, survived by her loving parents, Raymond and Beth, her best friend and sister Rachel, her aunts, uncles, cousins, and her grandparents, Allan and Bea Forman and Raymond Rondinelli Sr. She was also predeceased by her grandmother Joan Rondinelli.   Rose loved so many, and was loved by so many more. She had an energy that with even just one encounter with her, you would remember her for life. If you knew her well or barely at all, she always left...

Jessie E. (Betty) Engan, 1926-2018 Betty Engan, 92, of Wellington Hall, West Chester, PA, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.  Betty lived a vibrant and active life until suffering a major stroke one month ago. Betty grew up as a farm girl in Pike, New York where she attended local schools.  She went to the University of Rochester for nursing school, graduating with a BSN in 1948.  It was at the U. of R. that she met her future husband, William L. Engan.  Bill and Betty...