November 5, 2010

Sally Denk Hoey, is a Gemini - one part music and one part history. She holds a masters degree cum laude from the School of Music at West Chester University. She taught 14 years in both public and private school. Her CD "Bard of the Brandywine" was critically received during her almost 30 years as a folk singer. She currently cantors masses at St Agnes Church in West Chester where she also performs with the select Motet Choir. A recognized historian, Sally serves as a judge-captain for the south-east Pennsylvania regionals of the National History Day Competition. She has served as president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates as well as the Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford where she now curates the violin collection. Sally re-enacted with the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment for 19 years where she interpreted the role of a campfollower at encampments in Valley Forge, Williamsburg, Va., Monmouth, N.J. and Lexington and Concord, Mass. Sally is married to her college classmate, Thomas Hoey, otherwise known as "Mr. Sousa.”

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Catherine H. Ferranto of Toughkenamon

Obituaries

Catherine H. Ferranto,79, of Toughkenamon, died Nov. 3, at
Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. She was the wife of the late John L.
Ferranto, who passed away in 1979 and with whom she shared 25 years of
marriage.

Born in West Chester, she was the
daughter of the late James and Jessie Lemon LaFrance.

Mrs. Ferranto was a research assistant
Stroud Water Research in London Grove for 37 years, retiring in 2008.

She was a member of St. Gabriel of the
Sorrowful Mother Church in Avondale.

Mrs. Ferranto enjoyed trips to the
casino, Saturday night dinner with the girls, spending time with her grandson,
the company and care given by Susan and Ashley Kline, and staying in contact
with former co-workers at Stroud Water Research.

She is survived by a son, Roger L.
Ferranto and his finacée Wanda of Toughkenamon; a daughter Mary Ann
Hollingsworth and her husband Merrill of West Grove; two brothers, Joseph
LaFrance of Elkton, Md. and Richard LaFrance of Avondale; a sister Josephine
Fragale of Avondale; a grandson, John Ferranto; and a great granddaughter,
Madison Ferranto.

In addition to her husband and parents,
she was predeceased by three brothers, Ralph, Peter, and David LaFrance.

You are invited to visit with Mrs.
Ferranto’s family and friends on Tuesday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on
Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home
(610-444-4116), 250 W. State St., Kennett Square. Her Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at 10 am on Wednesday at St. Patrick Church, 212 Meredith
St., Kennett Square. Interment will be in St. Patrick Cemetery.

Contributions in Mrs. Ferranto’s memory
may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 West Locust St., Philadelphia,
PA 19103. To send an online condolence, please visit www.griecocares.com.