Obituaries

Nancy L. Mohr, age 88 of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at her home. Born in 1933 in White Plains, NY, Nancy has been a resident of Unionville, PA for 50 years. Nancy and John Day Mohr shared 65 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. Carlyle Leech and of Herbert B. Slaugh, who died when she was…

Walter Joseph “Joe” Montgomery, 90, passed away on August 15, 2021. Joe, a lifelong resident of Chester County, was born in West Grove on May 26, 1931. He graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1949 and proudly served in the United States Navy. After returning to civilian life, he worked for the DuPont Company until his retirement in 1985. In 1960, he married Janice Goodwin and they had one…

Neil Brown, age 65 of Coatesville PA, passed away at Brandywine Hall on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Born 1956 in Norwalk, CT, Neil was the son of the late Clyde Page and the late Mary A. Palmer Page. Neil attended Joel Barlow High School in Redding, CT. Neil enjoyed travel, nature, fishing and cars. He had a deep love of animals, especially dogs and cats. Neil spent much of his…

Joan Iacono, age 73, of Kennett Square, PA , died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Good Shepherd Penn Partners hospice with her children by her side. She was a devoted wife to her late husband, Christopher Iacono, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in 1948 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Edward Gegenheimer and Mary (Kelleher) Gegenheimer. Joan devoted her life to caring…

James Edward Akehurst, Sr., age 94 of West Chester, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. For many years, James worked and managed a dry cleaning business. Since the 60’s, James was an avid ham radio operator and took great interest in this passion. He earned his license, was an expert in morse code and used the call sign W3ZKY, or ZEKE. James proudly led a…

MARY L. VERSAGLI, age 96, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at her Victoria Gardens residence. She was the wife of Vincent [Jim] Versagli who passed away in 1996, and with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, PA, Mary was the daughter of the late Carlo DiMarco and the late Vincenzia Piccone DiMarco. In her final days as she recounted…

Mrs. Marlene A. Reinhart, age 71, longtime resident of West Grove, currently of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Wilmington Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Reinhart who passed away in 2006. Born on January 3, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Anthony O. and Ida (Dazio) DiNorscia. Marlene was a graduate of Kennett High School in the class of 1967….

Mr. Steve Smrke, age 62 of Oxford, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at his home. He was the husband for 30 years of Dorothy “Dot” (Way) Smrke. Born on June 16, 1959 in Germany he was the son of the late Henry Louis and Gerlinde (Saublich) Smrke. Steve grew up in central New Jersey in the towns of Browns Mills and Berlin. He was a member and served…

The world has lost a passionate soul with a golden heart. On July 14 2021, Mackenzie Joel Welch left us for his final adventure. There are no words in any language which can fully express how fortunate we are to have been his family and how sad we are that we will be unable to see him fulfill the great potential he had. To his family and friends, Mack extended…

Mr. John W. Needham “Willie”, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Select Specialty Care in Wilmington DE. He was the husband of Sara (Scott) Needham “Sally” for almost 62 years. Born on November 10, 1937 in West Grove he was the son of the late L. Bert Needham and Blanche E. (Thomas) Needham. Willie was a graduate of Avon Grove High School, class of 1955. After high school…