Obituaries
Stuart Keith Doyle
Nov 26, 2025
Stuart Keith Doyle, age 62, of New Castle, DE, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones on November 26, 2025, at Christiana Hospital. Raised in Broomall, Pa, he was the son of Annette Weddell and the late Robert (Bob) Wayne Doyle.Known to most as Stu but to family as Keith, at 14 he was profoundly impacted by the premature...
John Conrad Worrell Jr.
Nov 25, 2025
John (Jack) Conrad Worrell, Jr., age 69 passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at his home in Lincoln University, PA, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Janet Boyd Worrell, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage. They met while working in the U.S. Senate in1979; were married in April 1982, in Washington D.C.; and lived...
Gianna Renee Negron
Nov 16, 2025
Gianna Renee Negron, age 19, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away on November 16, 2025, at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, DE.
“G” was a bright light in the lives of everyone who knew her. A student at DCCC, she was not only a dedicated learner but also a brave warrior who faced her battle with cancer for the second time...
A. Duer Pierce Jr.
Nov 15, 2025
A. Duer Pierce Jr., age 99, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Linden Hall- Friends Home in Kennett Square, PA. He was the husband of the late Norma Louise Fetty Pierce with whom he shared 46 years of marriage and the late Edna Bennett Pierce, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Born...
Susan Lee Mattson-James
Nov 15, 2025
Susan Lee Mattson-James, age 65, of Bear, Delaware, passed away on November 15, 2025. Born in West Grove, Pennsylvania, to the late John and the late Rhoda Mattson, she was a devoted wife and mother who loved crafting and flamingoes.
She grew up in Landenberg, PA, and attended Avon Grove High School. After graduating, Sue worked for several companies including at...
Janice Marie Young
Nov 13, 2025
Janice Marie Young, age 88, of Nottingham, Pennsylvania, passed away on November 13, 2025, at Pocopson Home in West Chester, PA. She was the spouse of the late Clarence Young. Born in Chester, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert Campbell and the late Helen Mahoney Campbell.
In her spare time, Janice enjoyed shopping, camping, and spending time at...
Edgar W. Cannon Jr.
Nov 12, 2025
Edgar W. Cannon Jr., age 90, of Avondale, Pennsylvania, passed away on November 12, 2025, at his home in Avondale, PA. He was the spouse of the late Anne Cannon, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Milford, DE he was a son of the late Edgar Cannon, Sr. and the late Ruth Evans Cannon.
During his High...
Juan Moises Ruiz Balleza
Nov 12, 2025
Con profunda tristeza, pero también con un inmenso agradecimiento por su vida, despedimos a Juan Moisés Ruiz Balleza, de 82 años, de Oxford, Pennsylvania, falleció el 12 de Noviembre de 2025 en el Hospital de Christiana, Delaware. Nacido en Amealco, Querétaro, México, era hijo de los fallecidos Bernabé Ruiz y Susana Balleza.
Juan Moisés fue un hombre de corazón noble cuya bondad...
Sandra Gale Laxton
Nov 8, 2025
Sandra Gale Laxton, age 57, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025, at her home in West Grove, PA. She was the spouse of Steven D. Laxton, with whom she shared 25 years of marriage. Born in Elkton, MD, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Sells and the late Viola Rogers-Sells.
In her life, Sandy...
Elizabeth Marie Larsen
Nov 6, 2025
Elizabeth Marie “Betty” Larsen, known for her warmth, humor, and love of books, passed away peacefully at her home in Kennett Square on November 6, 2025, at the age of 88. She was the beloved wife of the late D. Franklin Larsen, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.
Born in Suffern, New York, she was the daughter of the...
Carl Wendell Lofland
Nov 4, 2025
Dr. Carl Wendell Lofland, Jr. DDS, 95, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away peacefully on November 4th, 2025. A lifelong resident of Kennett Square, Wendell was a proud graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He served in the U.S. Air Force Dental Corps at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama,...
Don Webster Coats
Nov 4, 2025
To view Don's Life Celebration via Livestream, click here: https://www.lowerbrandywine.org/ In the lower right hand quarter of the website, select the hyperlinked "Watch Live" text. Please note that it will say: "This video isn't available any more", until the livestream is turned on.
Don Webster Coats, age 84, of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, passed away suddenly of natural causes on November 4,...
Kay Stoops Leto
Nov 1, 2025
Kay Evelyn Leto, age 88, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Born in Wilmington, DE, on December 15, 1936, she was a lifelong resident of the Kennett Square area and a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Stoops.
She was the beloved wife of Robert R. Leto, with whom she shared 64 years of marriage.
A...
William Howard Akerman
Oct 30, 2025
William “Bill” Howard Akerman, age 87, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday October 30, 2025 at Twin Pines Nursing Home in West Grove, PA. He was the husband of Lydia Richardson Akerman, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage.
Born in West Grove, PA he was a son of the late Wilson Akerman and the late Dorothy Cuddy Akerman.
Bill...
Lois H. Goepel
Oct 27, 2025
Lois (Helm) Goepel, age 95, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on October 27, 2025, at Linden Hall- Friends Home in Kennett Square, PA. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Goepel with whom she shared 26 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Horace Yardley Helm and the late Helen...
Angeline R. Owens
Oct 19, 2025
Angeline “Angie” Rose (DiProspero) Owens, known as Mommom, age 90, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025, at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, surrounded by her loving family.
Born at West Grove Hospital, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Josephine (Feconda) DiProspero. Angie was the beloved wife of the late Charlie Owens, with whom...
Luren "Lou" Dickinson
Oct 10, 2025
Luren “Lou” Deems Dickinson, age 85, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday October 10, 2025, at Cadia Rehabilitation in Pike Creek, Delaware. Born in Ridley Park, PA, he was the son of the late Don Dickinson and the late Mary Hovermill Dickinson.
Lou graduated from Swarthmore High School where he was captain of the football team and broke the...
Mary Barbara Toman
Oct 6, 2025
Mary Barbara Toman, age 92, recently of Harbeson, Delaware, passed away on October 6, 2025, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She previously lived for 40 years in Kennett Square. Barbara was predeceased by her late husband, Edwin Howard Toman, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage and five children.
Born in Camden, NJ, she was the daughter...
Ruth E. Smith
Oct 5, 2025
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, we said good-bye to Ruth Elaine Smith, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Ruth was surrounded by her loving family as she peacefully passed and finally ran into the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.
Ruth was born in Kingston, PA, the daughter of the late Walter Edward Ostrowski and the late Rose Marie...
Antonette Marie Biondi
Sep 21, 2025
Antonette M. (nee DiMarco) Biondi, age 99, of Toughkenamon, PA, died September 21, 2025, at Pocopson Home.
Antonette is predeceased by her devoted husband, John Biondi. They celebrated 75 years of marriage May 3, 2022, before his passing in August of the same year. She is also predeceased by her parents, Vincent & Barbara (nee Mancini) DiMarco and her five siblings,...
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