Obituaries

Teresa L. Lewis, age 56 of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Born 1963 in West Chester, PA, Teresa was the daughter of the late Raymond P. Lewis and the late Elsie E. Williams Lewis. Teresa graduated from Avon Grove High School. She went on to become a Certified Nursing Assistant and also worked as a housekeeper at Kendal-Crosslands Community in Kennett Square. Teresa loved to…

BUCKY’S MEMORIAL SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS. Anthony Joseph “Bucky” Bacchetta, age 85, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Jennersville Regional Hospital, Jennersville, PA. He was born on July 7, 1934, and was born and raised in Avondale, PA. He is the son of Vincenzo and Mary Bacchetta originally from Abruzzo province of Italy. He is…

Mrs. Mary Barker Ironside, age 100 of Lancaster, formerly of Kennett Square, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Donald F. Ironside. Born on November 16, 1919 in Damascus, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose R. and Alice (Morgan) Barker. Mrs. Ironside was an outstanding cook and baker. She loved chocolate, traveling…

Janette S. Ferron, age 81, of Landenberg PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Dalkeith Scotland, in 1938, she was the daughter of the late David and Marion Darling and the beloved wife of Edward A. Ferron for 59 years. Janette’s journey to the United States began with writing to her pen pal, in Kennett Square, at the age of…

On March 8, 2020, Gerry Cousins, 79, of Kennett Square, PA passed away in Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital due to a Heart Attack and Pneumonia. All services are being postponed. Gerry Cousins was born in Manhattan, NY to John and Lucy Rosalia on January 31, 1941 and grew up going to public school in Queens, NY. Her first career was working for Miki Moto Pearls on the 97th floor…

In memory of Barbara Giza Barbara Kathy Giza, age 69, passed away on March 6th, 2020, at her home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in the loving company of family and friends. Barbara was born in Jamaica, New York, to Martha and Thaddeus Giza. Her family soon moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where she grew up. Barbara attended Ithaca College as an undergraduate and received her master’s and Ph.D. in Neuroscience…

DAVE PETERSON, age 62, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Jennersville Hospital. He was the husband of Pennie Kent Peterson, with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Bud I. Peterson of Kelton, PA and the late Stella Mae Parks, and the step son of Caroline Altizer Peterson. Dave was a quality control inspector…

Mary Pyle Fertig, age 78 of Kennett Square, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Ware Presbyterian Village. Born in Wilmington, DE in 1941, she was the daughter of the late Carl Pyle and the late Mary Taylor Pyle. Mary was a longtime parishioner of Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church. She was also a dedicated volunteer with Canine Partners for Life. She trained and socialized puppies to help…

NANCY A. VATTILANO, age 83, of West Grove, Pa, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family, at the Pocopson Home. Born on June 3, 1936 in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Joseph Mitchell and the late Elizabeth Agnes Murphy Mitchell. Nancy was a hard, conscientious worker, working at various jobs until she retired at the age of 80. She…

FRANK D. RIGGINS, age 83, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Seasons Hospice at Christiana Hospital. His wife, Constance Underwood Riggins passed away in 1986. Born in West Brandywine, PA, he was the son of the late Francis W Riggins and the late Thelma Jane Keene Riggins. Frank was the owner/operator of Riggins Service Center in Unionville, PA for over 50 years, retiring in…