Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-9, of Chester, and Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee Chairman Elder Vogel, R-47, announced that Gov. Tom Corbett has signed a new law exempting family farms from the inheritance tax and the realty transfer tax. “Too many families have been forced to sell their farms in order to pay onerous death taxes,” Pileggi said. “This new law will…
Marie Brock Boddy, 94, of Avondale, and formerly of Kennett Square, died Monday, July 2, at the Franciscan Care Center in Hockessin. She was the wife of Oscar R. Boddy Sr., who passed away in 1993 and with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Kennett Square, she was the daughter of the late Hezekiah and Ella Johnson Brock. Marie was a licensed…
Rose Fragale, 101,of Kennett Square, died Monday, July 2, at Brandywine Assisted Living in Kennett Square. She was the wife of Guisseppe Fragale, who died in 1981, and with whom she shared 55 year of marriage. Born in Calabria, Italy, she came to the United States in 1915. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Fazio. Mrs. Fragale was a homemaker and…
Harry Kolb, 94, of West Grove, died Saturday, June 30. Harry shared 52 years of marriage with Jean Renfer Kolb, who predeceased him in March of this year. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Harry was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Kolb. Harry received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton and went on to earn a masters degree from Haverford College and a doctorate from…
Doris E. Taylor, 85, of Landenberg, died Sunday, July 1, at her home. She was born in September 1926 and was a life long resident of Chester County. Doris was the daughter of the late Ralph and Alice Emerson Jr. She was the widow of Robert N. Taylor, who died in 2008, and with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. She was a dedicated…
Noreen A. Maillie, 66, of West Grove, died Sunday, July 1, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of Andrew J. Maillie who died in 1991, and with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Delaware County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Nora Joyce Gordon. Noreen was an office manager for a prominent dental office in Bryn…