Margaret Rose Jennings, 81, of Avondale, died Sunday, March 22, at the Twin Pines Health Care Center. She was the wife of Lewis B. Jennings who passed away in 2005, and with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late William and Rosa Barr McDonald. She came to the United States when she was 21…
Jayne (Miller) Mattioni, 79, of Dover, N.H., formerly of Oxford, died Friday, March 20, 2015 in Dover, N.H. Born in Oxford, Pa in 1935, to Sarah (Cazier) and Leslie Miller, she was a lifelong resident of Chester County, living in Oxford, West Grove and Avondale. Most recently, Jayne resided in Bellamy Fields and Dover, New Hampshire. Jayne was the beloved wife of Dominic “Gee” Mattioni,…
Janet R. Sharpless, 63, of West Grove, died Saturday, March 21, at her residence. She was the wife of William B. Sharpless, Sr., with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. She was a homemaker. Janet enjoyed going to comedy shows, going to see live music, was known to enjoy a good laugh, and in earlier years, she sang with a few local bands. She…
Someone worked to steal a recreational trailer emblazoned with the words “Work and Play” on its side, said the New Garden Township Police Department. In a press release, police said they are investigating the theft of a 2014 Forest River, Work and Play (Model: 30WRS) camping trailer from the 1100 block of Newark Road in Toughkenamon Village. The trailer is a combination of travel trailer…
Pocopson Township supervisors spent the bulk of their 1½ - hour meeting on Monday night discussing two issues: a drainage easement in the township’s Cannon Hill section and a proposed ordinance to regulate the township’s rental units. Andrea Morris, a 20-year resident, led a presentation that included voluminous paperwork and three-dimensional maps to highlight a problem that she said dates back to 2000 when Paul…
Now that the dreary grey days of Winter are behind us, I cannot get enough of color! This week has some terrific art shows that will get you in a colorful mood to welcome in the Spring. The Church Street Gallery in West Chester is showing the painted works of John Murray through April 19th. The opening for the show is this Friday, March 27th…
Cynthia Knuth Fischer, 88, of West Chester, environmental consultant, died peacefully early in the morning March 14, of cancer; she was 88. Cynthia was born in Walpole, Mass. on Dec. 27, 1926, to Doris Kendall Strout and Harold A. Strout. Educated at Middlebury College, she earned a bachelor’s degree in French and Spanish in 1948. Cynthia then was married to Count Adam Knuth of Denmark…
Robert J. Fossity, of West Chester, died March 19. Born in 1926 in Englewood, N.J., he was the son of the late Josephine (nee Klemm) and Joseph Fossity. Robert served honorably in the United States Air Force during WWII. He graduated from Rutgers University and went on to work as an engineer at Westinghouse and Burroughs. Robert was the beloved husband of Josephine D. Fossity…
James A Campbell, 81, of West Chester, died March 21. Born in 1933 in County Roscommon, Ireland, James came to America in 1956. Beloved husband of Mary Campbell (nee Bradley) with whom he shared 54 years of marriage; loving father of James P. Campbell, Eileen P. Creighton (William), Marie E. Campbell, Geraldine A Quinn (Michael), and Kathleen T. Udowenko (Christopher); also survived by 11 grandchildren…