Obituaries

Nancy Joan Fegely, age 89 of Glen Mills, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Doylestown Hospital. She was the loving wife of Richard Fegely with whom she shared 67 years of marriage. Born 1931 in Chester, PA, Nancy was the daughter of the late Roy Butler and the late May Louise Robinson. After graduating high school, Nancy’s first job was at the Pennsylvania Bank. She later went…

Robert L. Thorngate, age 90, of West Chester, PA, formerly of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, at Aventura at Pembrooke Nursing Center. He was the husband of Grace Pearson Thorngate, who passed away in 2006, and with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Glen Riddle, PA, he was the son of the late Rosco Thorngate and the late Marian Riddle Thorngate. He…

Mrs. Joan E. Mackin, age 79 of West Grove, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Mackin. Born on September 28, 1941 in Doylestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Emma Schmoock. Mrs. Mackin was a longtime teacher of Physics, teaching for many years at Avon Grove High School. She later got her Doctorate in Education and…

Vincent Marra, age 92 of Kennett Square, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29 at Jennersville Hospital. Born on October 25, 1928 in Maida, Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy, son of the late Mariano Marra and Theresa (Colistra) Marra and brother to the late Thomas, Frank and Terry (Marra) Palladino. Mr. Marra was a veteran of the US Army and served in the Korean War. Vince spent…

Larry Frank Thompson, age 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 28th after a courageous one-month battle with COVID-19. Larry was born in Lancaster, PA on June 17, 1942. He attended school in Oxford and graduated in 1960. He enjoyed singing and was a member of the State Choir during his Senior Year. He served in the United States Air Force for two years as Mess Sergeant, one of which…

Mr. George A. Finn, age 93 of Chadds Ford, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Anne Marie (Arnold) Finn who passed away in 2017. They were married 64 years. He was born on June 28, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY and was the son of the late Herbert and Agnes (Fillot) Finn. Mr. Finn was a graduate of St. Peter’s…

Ann K. Buchanan, age 83, of Landenberg PA, passed away on December 22, 2020 at her home. Ann was born on August 17, 1937 in Wilmington, DE. to James and Gladys Walker. Later her family moved to their dream home in Alapocas. She graduated from PS Dupont HS in 1955 and she started her career working for Snelling and Snelling employment agency and also gave her time to an animal…

Manuel Gutierrez Villalobos, age 88, of Lincoln University, PA, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at the Jennersville Hospital. He was the husband of Cirila Gutierrez, who passed away in 2003, and with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, he was the son of the late Francisco Gutierrez and the late Amelia Villalobos. Manuel worked as mushroom laborer for Antonio Fazio in Kennett Square,…

Gretchen Ramona Walker Jones, of Jennersville, PA, died on December 27, 2020 from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy. She was 86. Gretchen was born in Plain City, Ohio to Grace Headlee Walker and Holly Walker, a banker and civic leader. The third of five children, Gretchen was an outstanding student and athlete. As a child, she could be found playing basketball with the boys, gardening with her dad, riding her…

Zissimos A Frangopoulos , 76, passed away on December 19, 2020. He was born to Iannis and Thalia in Athens, Greece, during an air raid on December 16, 1944. Ziss graduated from Athens College in 1963, making his way to the United States by boat at age 18 to attend Yale University where he graduated in 1967. Shortly thereafter he earned his MBA from Columbia University in 1969. Zissimos worked…