UHS family nears GoFundMe goal

The Unionville High School family dealing with two sons who have a form of muscular dystrophy is overwhelmed with the amount of support they’ve received. According to the GoFundMe page, supporters have donated more than $54,000 of the $80,000 needed for a wheelchair accessible van. The funding campaign started a month ago as part of the 25 Days of Christmas. Joanna Johnson, a teacher at…

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School district wants opinions

The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is looking for input from the community as it begins the first phase of preparing an Outdoor Facility Master Plan. For those who take the time to complete the survey and provide contact information, your name will be included in a drawing for a Unionville Spirit Wear sweatshirt (5 to be awarded). Please respond by Jan. 19. The Facility Master Plan…

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Raymond P. Price of West Grove

Raymond P. Price, 82, of West Grove, died Friday, Jan. 12, at Seasons Hospice. He was the husband of Velma Dean Price who died in 2005, and with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Shouns, Tenn., he was the son of the late Filmore Price and the late Belle Johnson. Mr. Price was a grower at South Mill Mushrooms in Kennett Square,…

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Winnie “Louise” Eldreth of Kennett Square

Winnie “Louise” Eldreth, 78, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, Jan. 11, at her residence. She was the wife of James Roger Eldreth, with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Shouns, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late William F. Mains and the late Stella Wagner Mains. Louise was a homemaker after retirement. Prior to that, she had worked many years at Leone…

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Richard Frank Gentile of Kennett Square

Richard Frank Gentile, 70, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, Jan. 11, at Neighborhood Hospice surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Sheila Connolly Gentile, who died very recently on Jan. 5, and with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a son of the late Frank and the late Carmela Ann (Arecchi) Gentile.  Mr. Gentile served our country for…

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Sheila Connolly Gentile of Kennett Square

Sheila Connolly Gentile, 70, of Kennett Square, died on Friday, Jan. 5th, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Richard F. Gentile, who recently died Thursday, Jan. 11, and with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Bennington, Vt., she was the daughter of the late John F. Connolly and the late Elizabeth McPherson Connolly. Sheila attended Mount Ida Junior College in…

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Jean Renard Davis of West Grove

Jean Renard Davis, 91, of West Grove, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Horace Ewing Davis with whom she shared 62 years of marriage and who died in 2009. Jean was the daughter of Gaston W. and Violett V. Renard and sister to the late Evelyn R. Wyckoff and Margaret R. Eder. Her sister, Dorothy R.…

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