Local Obituaries for Jacob F. Ruth Funeral Directors in Philadelphia, PA
Helen C. Benoit
Apr 23, 2020
Helen C. Benoit ALBANY – Helen Mary Costello Benoit, 101, passed away on Thursday April 23, 2020 at Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley in Philadelphia, PA, where she was a resident. Born in Northampton, MA, Helen was a long-time resident of Albany. After graduating from Northampton High School and Smith College, Helen worked as a technical assistant at Princeton University...
Luke A. Marano, Sr.
Apr 21, 2020
OBITUARY Luke A. Marano, Sr. April 28, 1925-April 21, 2020 Age 94 Luke A. Marano, Sr. of Philadelphia, PA, died peacefully at Foulkeways, Gwynedd, PA, on April 21, 2020. He is survived by his beloved fiancée, Claire Dickson, children: Lucy Sandifer (Andrew CeCicco), Lisa, Stephanie Stabert (William), Luke (Cynthia), Mark, and Mia. He was predeceased by his wife, Yolanda Lombardi...
Howard Lesnick
Apr 19, 2020
Howard Lesnick, 1931-2020 Howard Lesnick, the Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania Law School died on Sunday, April 19, 2020, in hospice care after a brief illness at Foulkeways at Gwynedd, in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. Howard Lesnick was born into a Jewish family in New York City in 1931, the grandson of immigrants. Over the...
Rita O'Donnell
Apr 18, 2020
Rita O’Donnell April 18, 2020 O’DONNELL RITA O’DONNELL (nee Suevo), age 88, on April 18, 2020, formerly of Bensalem, PA. Wife of the late James F. O’Donnell and previously Dominic T. Sisto. Survived by her son Frank (Julia) and daughter Maria (Michael), six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Rita enjoyed hosting family get-togethers, dining out and gardening. Funeral and interment will...
Ethel Benson Nalle Wetherill
Apr 14, 2020
Ethel Benson Nalle Wetherill, realtor, golf champion Posted on April 22, 2020, updated on April 22, 2020 by Chestnut Hill Local Ethel (Babbie) Benson Nalle Wetherill died Tuesday, April 14, at the Mather House at the Hill at Whitemarsh, Lafayette Hill, of complications from advanced COPD. She was 95. Born at home on Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill, on January...
Jane Becker
Apr 11, 2020
Jane Becker, a longtime Chestnut Hill resident, educator, and advocate for youth died at Foulkeways at Gwynedd on Saturday, April 11. She was 88. Born in Germantown, Mrs. Becker and her husband, Dick Becker, moved to Chestnut Hill in 1954. Mrs. Becker had a distinguished career as an elementary school teacher in the Philadelphia Public Schools, much of it at...
Nadine Michelle Caputo
Apr 10, 2020
Nadine Michelle Caputo, age 60, of Chestnut Hill, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, April 10, 2020 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her two children Alexa and Andrew Haines, her two brothers, Steven and Peter Caputo, as well as her parents, Nerina and Maurice Caputo, her nieces Susan and Sarah and her nephew David,...
Quita Horan
Apr 5, 2020
Quita Woodward Horan, 86 Preservationist and Community Benefactor By David R. Contosta Throughout her life, Quita Woodward Horan acted quietly and persistently to preserve the natural and built environments of Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood, where she was born and resided throughout her life. She died on April 5, at age 86, following a long illness. She was the daughter of...
Giacomo Portolese
Apr 4, 2020
PORTOLESE GIACOMO PORTOLESE, age 100, on April 4, 2020 of Chestnut Hill. Husband of the late Antonia. Father of Pasquale (Elia), Teresa Ruzzi (Corradino) the late Tony (Jo-Ellen) and the late Domenick. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral and interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9...
Marie Joan Eisenhart
Mar 31, 2020
Marie Joan Eisenhart (nee McClung) passed away peacefully at her home in Jeffersonville on March 31, 2020. Marie, a 1940 graduate of Frankford High in Philadelphia, met and married the love of her life, Frank J. Eisenhart (d 1983) in 1943. Marie worked in the banking industry for 20 years, much of that time at First Pennsylvania in Chestnut Hill....
Maureen C. Byrne
Mar 29, 2020
Maureen C. Byrne March 29, 2020 Maureen C. Byrne, age 89. Born, November 7, 1930 (Philadelphia, PA), Died, March 29, 2020 (St. Louis, MO). Fortified by the sacraments of Holy Mother Church and after bravely enduring a long illness, Maureen passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, and beloved hospice caretakers. Maureen C. Byrne was born in Philadelphia, PA....
Forrest Glass
Mar 23, 2020
Forrest Glass, conductor, vocalist, choir director, dies at 25 by Bonnie L. Cook, Updated: April 1, 2020 Forrest Glass, 25, of Philadelphia, a gifted conductor, vocalist, and choir director whose friends came together to safely help and celebrate him despite the coronavirus pandemic, died Monday, March 23, of cancer at his home. Beginning in August 2018, Mr. Glass was music...
Kathleen P. Rigney
Mar 20, 2020
RIGNEY KATHLEEN PATRICIA RIGNEY, age 61, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020. She was a graduate of Little Flower High School, Class of 1976. She worked for the Chicago Tribune for many years and later at Binswanger commercial real estate. She loved the outdoors and was a member of the Aqua Adventurers. She will be remembered for her love...
Lucille M. Rosa
Mar 20, 2020
ROSA LUCILLE M. ROSA (nee Oliver), age 89, on March 20, 2020 of Wyndmoor. Wife of the late Dino. Survived by her children, Dean (Susan), Roger (Yuki), Carl (Jennifer), Luanne Suplick (Joseph), 5 grandchildren and many nieces & nephews. Viewing and burial was private. A Memorial will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Russell Conwell Goudy, Sr.
Mar 15, 2020
Russell Conwell Goudy, Sr. Born July 11, 1930, passed away last Sunday March 15th at his home in Gwynedd. Best known as the owner of Wm. A. Kilian Hardware Co., he greeted and helped many customers from Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities. Russ could find anything among the tens of thousands of items in the store, always with a...
Kathryn "Kass" Currie
Mar 14, 2020
CURRIE KATHRYN G. “Kass” CURRIE (nee Kershaw) age 92, on March 14, 2020 of Wyndmoor. Wife of the late Raymond. Survived by her children, Susan Nagele (James), Patricia Evans (Wayne), Robert Michael (Patricia), Margaret Currie, Claire Currie (Jim Brown), Raymond (Deborah), Kandy Stevens (Greg), Mary Sabaroff (Eric), Amy Abromaitis (Dennis), Joseph (Susan); also survived by 26 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren....
Helen M. Henry
Feb 25, 2020
HENRY HELEN M. HENRY, age 92, died peacefully on February 25, 2020 with her children at her side. Helen was born in Poffabro, Italy to the late Giuseppe and Italia Marcolina, and immigrated to the United States in 1930 with her mother and her late sister, Severina. The family settled in Chestnut Hill where her father was a stone mason....
Brunhilde Hopkinson
Feb 23, 2020
Brunhilde Hopkinson, age 78, on February 23, 2020 of Wyndmoor. Wife of the late John J. Hopkinson. Visitation Saturday, February 29, 2020, 10AM at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118. Funeral Mass 10:45AM. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Dale P. Scannell
Feb 14, 2020
Dale Paul Scannell died at age 90 on February 14, 2020 from heart failure following surgery for stomach cancer at Abington Hospital near his home in Flourtown, PA. Dale Scannell devoted his life to the field of education. Rising quickly in his field, he was appointed Dean of Education at the University of Kansas in 1969 and continued in that...
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