All Obituaries

Nancy Elaine McCracken, age 81, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on Saturday July 17, 2021 at Reading Hospital in West Reading, PA. Born in Wilmington, DE she was the daughter of the late James Fulks and Mary Brown Fulks. Nancy graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School and attended Goldie-Beacom College (University) where she studied Business. She was a Business Owner in the Arts and Crafts Industry for many years.  She is well known for being the owner of the Infant Resale...

Donald Alan Lester, age 88, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away in his sleep on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at his home. He was the husband of Elizabeth “Betty Ann” (Gilbert) Lester, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Chester, PA, he was a son of the late Herbert Clifford Lester and Elizabeth Reamy Lester. Don served our country in the Navy during the Korean War serving on the USS Bushnell and the USS Picuda Submarine. He received a National Defense Service Ribbon,...

Helen Louise Fourney (Vollmer), age 90, passed away suddenly on July 3, 2021 surrounded by her family.  Helen was the beloved wife of Edward B. Fourney.  They had celebrated 69 years of marriage on June 28th.  She is survived by a son, Edward Richard Fourney and his wife, Diane; two granddaughters, Lisa McClafferty and her husband, Kevin, and Jill Haile and her husband, Michael; six great-grandchildren, William McClafferty, Andrew McClafferty, Owen McClafferty, Emilie Louise...

Ronal Fenstermacher …The Life of the Party… January 3, 1946 - July 1, 2021  On July 1st, 2021, Chevis Regal’s stock price fell sharply on the news of Ronal Fenstermacher’s passing.  Senior executives at Chevis called an emergency meeting to brace for the impact of the anticipated drop in sales. Born in West Chester to Hilda Lane Gordy on January 3, 1946; Ron was a graduate of West Chester High School in 1963 and the Philadelphia College of Art in...

Ellen Williams Ervin, age 90, of Kennett Square, died suddenly on June 12, 2021. She was the wife of the late Thomas Dardis who died in 2001. Born in Bala Cynwyd, PA, she was a daughter of the late Spencer and Miriam Williams (Roberts) Ervin, the fifth of six children, Miriam, Katharine, Louise, Virginia, Ellen, and Spencer. Ellen graduated from the Agnes Irwin School in 1948. She spent two years at Carleton College and got her B.A. in 1952 from the University of Pennsylvania in History....

Susan Linda Hanzook, age 63, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday June 7, 2021, at home with family by her side.  She was the wife of Joseph (Rocky) J. Hanzook Jr., with whom she shared 35 years of marriage.  Born in Baltimore City, MD, Susan was the daughter of the late John E. Wilhide and the late Elizabeth Justice Wilhide. Susan worked for Nationwide Insurance Company in the Annapolis, MD claims call center into the early 1980’s.  This is where she...

Pauline (Guy) Prigg, age 84, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday May 20, 2021 at Twin Pines Nursing Home in West Grove, PA. She was the wife of the late Carl George Prigg who died in 2015 and with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Chadds Ford, PA she was a daughter of the late Curtis Guy and the late Helen Shippen Guy. She enjoyed puzzles and detective shows.  She is survived by her daughter Tonya L. Prigg; two sons, Ronald Prigg and Richard Prigg;...

Robert Joseph Kidd, age 95, of West Grove, PA, formerly of Huntingdon Valley, PA, passed away on Wednesday May 19, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Barbara Schwing Kidd, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage and the late Elaine Stefan Kidd with whom he shared 13 years of marriage.  Robert was born March 6, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA was a son of the late Robert Kidd and the late Katherine Arntz Kidd. After graduating Northeast Catholic High...

Sean Higgins Kane, 46, passed away on Sunday May 16, 2021 surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Queens, NY, Sean embodied and cherished his NY roots all throughout his life. A proud graduate of Archbishop Malloy High School and member of the Sun and Surf Beach Club of Atlantic Beach, Sean valued and maintained the many connections and friendships made during his formative years. As an adult, Sean migrated to Delaware County, PA to start a family with the love of his life, Nicole....

Dennis C. Melton, well-known architect, musician, and community leader died on May 5, 2021 as a result of a recent brain aneurysm.  Dennis was born in Winchester, Virginia on June 2, 1947 to Howard and Marion Walton Melton.   Inspired by The Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964, Dennis and his twin brother Dale, formed a band called The Prodigals.  They went on to play with the Watson Brothers and other bands in the US and Canada and formed The Melton...