All Obituaries

Theodore Neal Brown, age 85, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 15, 2021 at Brandywine Living at Longwood in Kennett Square, PA.  He was the husband of Rose Marie (Daidone) Brown, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.  Born in York, PA he was the son of the late Arthur Brown and the late Mabel Love Brown. Ted was a proud graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics.  While there he was a member of the University Crew Team...

Doris W. Passante, age 86, passed away at Crosslands Firbank Health Center near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania on September 13, 2021. Doris was born in North Carolina to the late Floyd and Juanita Welch. She had many fond memories of her early years in a closely knit mountain community with her parents, grandparents and many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. Her family moved to southern Chester County in the early 1940's, where she resided for the rest of her life. She was a 1951...

Eva Low Verplanck of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, died peacefully at the age of 97 on September 4, 2021. Eva was born and raised in Austria. After emigrating to the U.S., she earned a B.A. at Radcliffe College and a Ph.D. at Yale University. After working at the Academy of Natural Sciences, she became a community volunteer while raising her children. She focused on governance, financial health, and endowment building on numerous non-profit boards, including the YWCA of New Castle County,...

Mary Eleanor D’Addario Zunino, age 98, of Avondale, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was a member of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Catholic Church in Avondale, PA for many years.  She was the wife of the late Angelo J. Zunino who died in 2009 and with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in West Goshen, PA, she was a daughter of the late...

Dylan TF Wagner, age 31, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Thomas Jefferson Hospital after a long illness.   Born in Coatesville, PA he was a son of Robert C. Fleming of Kennett Square and Angela S. Wagner of Lincoln University.  Dylan attended Upland Country Day school, Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, and finally Hampden – Sydney College in VA before attending the College of Charleston.  He enjoyed ice...

Theodore Robert (Bob) Woodward, age 89, of Kennett Square, Pa, died on Sunday August 22, 2021, at Arden Courts of Wilmington, DE where he succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease.  He was the husband of Susan Fassett Rayne Woodward with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Theodore B. Woodward and the late Lillian Heron Woodward.  He grew up on his family-owned farm, Pine Hill Fruit and Dairy Farm on Woodward Road in Kennett...

Dr. Robert E. Berry, age 91, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away in the arms and hearts of his children on August 20, 2021 at Brandywine Assisted Living in Kennett Square, PA. He was the husband of the late Margaret Valentine Berry, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Columbia, South Carolina he was son of the late Russell Harmon Berry and the late Miriam Wales Berry. Dr. Berry, Bob to his friends, began his career as a dedicated clinician. A graduate of Dickinson College...

David Leland Baker, age 71, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 15, 2021, at Twin Pines Nursing Home in West Grove, PA. Born in Doylestown, PA he was the son of the late Leon Jackson Baker and Mary Kathleen Andrews of George School, Pennsylvania. David graduated from Neshaminy high school.  He was a groundskeeper and landscaper.  He enjoyed being a volunteer fireman and his hobbies were models. He will be most remembered for his caring and human kindness. He is...

     Shirley Fielding Pritchard passed away at the Hickman in West Chester, Pennsylvania on Monday August 9, 2021, after a rich and full life.  She was born at Union Hospital in Lynn, Massachusetts, on August 26, 1935, to William Ashton and Mildred Gladys March Fielding.  Theirs was a home filled with laughter, love, and discipline.  Her father's intelligence and inquisitiveness fostered a deep curiosity and inspired Shirley Ann, as she was called, to give...

Kenneth “Gregg” Mayhart, age 92, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on August 4, 2021, at Foulk Manor North retirement community in Wilmington, Delaware.  He was the husband of late Janet Faull Mayhart with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late James Mayhart, Sr. and Marie Carr Mayhart. Gregg graduated from Alexis I. DuPont high school in 1947.  He served our country in the Army during the Korean War and was honorably...