Martha Tropeano, 87, of Kennett Square, died Friday, Sept. 23, at Brandywine Hall, West Chester. She was the wife of Dominick Tropeano, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Eva Biondo Saladino. She was a clerk at the Jasco Window Co. in Long Island, NY, retiring in 1986. Mrs. Tropeano was a ...

Thomas Spackman, 74, of West Chester, died at home on Sept. 20. Born in Philadelphia, he graduated from Wilmington Friends School and the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, where he developed a keen appreciation of the land and an interest in preserving open space. Tom was intensely interested in local history and enjoyed showing ...