Luren "Lou" Dickinson

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 state pole vault record his senior year. Lou then graduated from North Carolina State. 

After working for the Kroger company he opened LD Dickinson Inc. a full service real-estate company in 1976. He later formed Fine PA properties and historic places and the Dickinson Development Company with his son, Scott, where they built and developed 50 neighborhoods in western Delaware County and eastern Chester County.

Lou was an accomplished boat captain and loved boating on the Chesapeake Bay. He also loved to travel. He was a member of several local historical societies. 

He is survived by one son, Scott Dickinson and his wife, Deborah of Avondale, PA; one daughter, Kathy Dickinson and her husband, Joseph Farrell of Chadds Ford, PA; three grandchildren, Cooper, Maddie, and Grady; and his former wife, Nancy Dickinson.  He was predeceased by two brothers, Don W. Dickinson and Walter B. Dickinson; and one sister, Maryann Strain.

You are invited to visit with Lou’s family and friends from 10:00-11:00 AM Thursday October 16, 2025, at Willowdale Chapel (Kennett Campus) 675 Unionville Rd., Kennett Square, PA 19348. His life celebration memorial service will follow at 11:00 AM. Interment will be held privately. A reception will follow the life celebration.  Contributions in his memory may be made to Tunnel For Towers, https://t2t.org/

Arrangements are by Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square. To view his online obituary, please visit www.griecofunerals.com