Obituaries

John “Reds” R. Kennedy, 86, of West Grove, died Thursday, June 20, at his residence. He was the husband of Christine Krebs Kennedy, who died in 2016, and with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late Horace Kennedy and the late Margaret Esery Kennedy. John was a supervisor at Lucent Technologies retiring in 1999. Before…

Monte L. Richardson Sr., 85, of Landenberg, died Tuesday, April 30, at the Chester County Hospital. He was the husband of Margaret Finnen Richardson, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late Maurice Richardson and the late Mary Cooper Richardson. Monte was a mechanic at General Motors in Wilmington, retiring in 1996, after 30…

Robert F. DiMarco, 88, formerly of West Grove, died Tuesday, April 30. He grew up in Devon, a first-generation Italian American descendant of immigrants from Abruzzi Province. He loved gardening, making wine, volunteering for church and school, and spending time with family, especially Shane and Bridget. In his early years, he worked as a home builder. Later he owned DiMarco mushrooms. He was known as…

Maurice Alexander Reynolds, known as Mike to most and “Baby Bunny” to many, 53, of Avondale, died Wednesday, April 24, , at his residence. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Maurice “Skip” E. Reynolds and the late Barbara Grey Reynolds. Mike graduated from Kennett High School and continued his education at Goldey Beacom College where he earned his master’s degree…

Milton A Cochran, 78, of Landenberg, died on March 30, at his home. He was the spouse of Mary Cochran with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Fort Dodge, IA, he was the son of Eugene Cochran and Lucile (Howie) Cochran. He grew up in Lakeside, Storm Lake, IA. Milt attended Iowa State University and graduated in 1968. Following graduation, he joined…

Peter Skiadas, 88, former owner of the Longwood Inn and Hank’s Place in Chadds Ford, died peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, April 17. He was born in Homori, a small village of Greece north of Nafpaktos, on Palm Sunday, April 22, 1935, and he was the first out of five children of Nicholas and Fotini Skiadas. He came to the…

Mary Frances May, 86, of Newark, died Friday, March 29, at Churchman’s Village. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Brackbill and the late Mary Deeny Baer. Mary was a retail clerk at the Dress Barn in Wilmington, for 10 years, retiring in 2002. Mary enjoyed music, singing, dancing whenever she could, and spending time with her family. She is survived…

Florence “Kammy” (Kahmar) Franz, 81, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, March 21. She was the spouse of George Franz, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late George Kahmar and Edith (Austin) Kahmar. Kammy graduated from Haverford High School in 1960, Muhlenberg College in 1964, and taught in the Nether Providence School District, earning her…

Emidio “Junior” Frezzo Jr., 87, a longtime resident of Kennett Square, died peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Jenner's Pond Retirement Community. He was the husband of Barbara Mason Frezzo, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, PA., he was a son of the late Emidio Frezzo Sr. and the late Josephine Delaurentis Frezzo. Junior served our country in the United States Army.   He was a progressive mushroom grower who was eager to learn,…

Thomas Arnold, 95, of West Chester, died Monday, March 4, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Mary C. Arnold, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Hoboken, N.J., he was the son of the late Thomas Arnold and the late Carolyn Martina (Schmidt) Arnold. Survivors include his two sons, Clarke Arnold of West Chester,…