Emma Jane Boyd of Kennett Square

Emma Jane Boyd, 84, of Kennett Square, died away on Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard F. Boyd Jr., who died in 2011, and with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Kennett Square, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Emma Nichols Powell. She was a Secretary at Newberry’s…

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Jerry Wayne Gelsinger of Kennett Square

Jerry Wayne Gelsinger, 75, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. Born in Providence, Ky., he was the son of the late George and Helen Utley Gelsinger, and his step-father, the late Patrick Cunnius. Jerry was a Foreman at the Lukens Steel Company in Coatesville, for 39 years, retiring in 1997. He was a member of the Kennett Area Jaycees,…

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Patricia Ruth Merner of Avondale

Patricia Ruth Merner, 85, of Avondale, died Tuesday Aug. 14.  She was the widow of Dr. Richard R. Merner with whom she shared 58 precious years of marriage. Born in Lebanon and raised in Myerstown, Pa., Patty graduated from Cedar Crest College and worked as activities director for the nursing school at what was then the Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, prior to her lifelong calling…

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