August 7, 2018 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Kathy Blake Shore of West Grove

Kathy Blake Shore, 71, of West Grove, died Friday, Aug. 3. Born in West Grove, she was a daughter of the late Marvin G. “Dutch” and the late Margaret O’Neill Blake.

Kathy was a lifelong resident of West Grove. She attended Assumption BVM grade school, graduated from Bishop Shanahan in 1965 and attended Immaculata College.

She was an accomplished musician and organist all her life. She played for almost every local church for all occasions including Sunday services, weddings and funerals. She was a longtime faithful member of Assumption BVM Catholic Church in West Grove. She was a diehard Phillies Fan, loved her cat Smokey McGee, her flowers and going out of her way to help others. Her kindness, her love for all people and her gift of music leave an indelible mark on all who knew and loved her and she will not be soon forgotten.

She is survived by her longtime, faithful partner, Cheryl Sedlak of West Grove; one son, Jamie Shore (Suzanne) of Humble, Texas; one sister, Maureen Neff of West Chester, two brothers, Dorsey and Richard Blake both of Kennett Square; five nieces and nephews, Michael, David, Meghan, Andrea and Dana and four great-nieces and nephews, Alysia, Makenna, Mason, and Scarlett. She was predeceased by her daughter Kelly in 1990.

You are invited to visit with Kathy’s family and friends from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Assumption BVM Catholic Church, 300 State Rd. West Grove, PA 19390. Her memorial Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11. Interment will be held privately. Contributions in her memory may be made to Liman House for Women, PO Box 1306, Wilmington, DE 19899. Arrangements by Bachman Funeral Home of Strasburg, PA (717-687-7644). To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.bachmanfuneral.com

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A bang and boom in Birmingham

Local News, Local News Birmingham

Birmingham Township residents, especially those along Meetinghouse Road, will be getting notice this week about an event scheduled for their area next month. The Brandywine Conservancy will celebrate the acquisition of 13 more acres of the Odell property.

The event scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 11 — is invitation only, but Andrew Stewart, the director of marketing and communications for the conservancy, said during the township Board of Supervisors’ meeting last night, that the neighbors will be invited, as will supervisors and others from neighboring townships.

There will be a bang and a boom or two. Stewart said they are planning to have some musket fire and maybe a cannon volley. It will be a celebration of acquiring those 13 other acres (the conservancy already owns 100 acres there) and commemorate the Battle of Brandywine fought on that property on Sept. 11, 1777.

Other business

• Supervisors authorized advertising an update to the township’s solicitation ordinance. Police Chief Tom Nelling told the board the proposal is to bring Birmingham’s ordinance in line with adjoining townships.

The current ordinance allows door-to-door soliciting from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The proposal would change those hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

• Supervisors also approved the hiring of a new part-time police officer at a rate of $19 per hour.

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Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

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