Monthly Archives: February 2017

Richard Wayne Bunch, 74, of Avondale, died Monday, Feb. 13, at Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove. He was the husband of Helen Taraborelli, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Hickman County, Ky., he was the son of the late Aubrey and the late Rosa Belle Bunch. “Wayne” served our country during the Vietnam War in the Navy aboard the USS…

Mildred E. Lane Brackin, 92, of Landenberg, died Monday, Feb. 13, at Twin Pines Health Care Center in West Grove. She was the wife of the late Robert Edwin Brackin who died in 2010 and with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in New London, she was a daughter of the late Tyra and the late Carrie Carson Lane. She graduated from Avon…

Elizabeth Christie, 87, of Coatesville, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at the Friends Home. She was the wife of John "Jock" Christie who died in 2007, and with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Brechin, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Alexander McNicoll Ritchie and the lateElizabeth Cuthill Ritchie. She was a domestic, working for Sir John Thouron for many…

Yvonne M. Kucera (nee Marcia), 80, of West Chester, died of pneumonia on Feb. 12. Born on Oct. 20 in 1936 in Birmingham, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Iva Lee Marcia. She was the beloved wife of Daniel R. Kucera; loving mother of Kathleen Husband (Richard), Laura Kang (Thomas) and Gregory Kucera (Janet); loving grandmother of Linda Kang, Melissa Kang and…

Willilam F. Harkins, 78, of West Grove, died Monday, Feb. 13, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. Born in Landenberg, he was the son of the late George Harkins Sr. and the late Lillie Lofton Harkins. He was a cook at the MGA Cannery in Kennett Square, retiring in 2003, after 30 years of service. William enjoyed bowling, Country and Western music, and going to the…