September 19, 2021

Steven Douglas May, 56, of West Grove,  also warmly known as “Steve”, died Monday, Sept. 13. He was born in the town of Elkton, located in Todd County Kentucky on Jan. 5, 1965.

Steven spent the first 21 years of his life in Owensboro and Utica, Ky., where he met his soul mate and eventual lifelong wife, Deanie L. Crowson. Steven and Deanie moved to Philadelphia and eventually settled in West Grove, to raise 3 children in a house that Steven had built, to which the family still calls “home” to this day. Steven took great pride in his professional career in fiber-optics technology and telecommunications. If you knew Steven, you knew that his family and home meant absolutely everything to him.

Steven attended Daviess County High School where he played a wide array of positions for his football team. Additionally, Steven presented his creative and intelligent mind by participating as president of the Junior Achievement Club. This was displayed in his love for reverse engineering vehicles, appliances, and machinery only to rebuild them to understand how they worked, as well as how to improve them. Steven also served as a chaplain of The Patriot News.

Steven was preceded in death by his great grandparents Herman and Trutie Tucker; grandparents John W. and Anna S. May; grandparents Fredrick J. Kroeger and Virginia L. Tucker.

Steven leaves to cherish his memories: mother, Linda L. Howard; father, James. D. Howard; brother, Barry W. Swift; sister, Vicki L. Ellis; his wife of 35 years, Deanie L. May; son, Joshua A. May; son, Waylon A. May; daughter, Jordan A. May.

You are invited to visit with his family and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and again from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 021  at the Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene, 240 State Road, West Grove. His funeral service will follow at 11. Burial will be private. Masks are required and must be worn.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to the Avon Grove Church of the Nazarene, 240  State Road, West Grove, PA 19390.

To view Steven’s online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com

Arrangements by the Foulk Funeral Home, West Grove, PA

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Dr. Robert E. Berry, 91, of Roanoke, Va. died in the arms and hearts of his children on Friday, Aug. 20, at Brandywine Assisted Living in Kennett Square.

He was the husband of the late Margaret Valentine Berry, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage.

Born in Columbia, S.C. he was the son of the late Russell Harmon Berry and the late Miriam Wales Berry.

Known as Bob to his friends, he was a graduate of Dickinson College (1951) and Jefferson Medical College (1955), completing a residency in general and thoracic surgery at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia. He left his first practice after training to serve as a medical missionary and the only surgeon for the entire country of Nepal.

Foreshadowing his impending academic career, he trained local physicians to be surgeons and performed the first open-heart surgery in Nepal’s history. He also provided care to mountaineers Barry Bishop and Willi Unsoeld of the 1963 National Geographic Survey Expedition to Mount Everest. When they were helicoptered from base camp to Kathmandu with frostbite, he jerry-rigged whirlpools from halved kerosene barrels and pumps that were supplied by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. In the latter part of his career, he was singularly proud of establishing the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory at Roanoke Memorial and serving as its first director.

Dr. Berry had an illustrious career as an academic general and thoracic surgeon. He spent the majority of his career in Roanoke, Va., where he served as chief of surgery, chief of thoracic surgery, and director of surgical education at Roanoke Memorial Hospitals. After 36 years, he retired as a professor emeritus of surgery at the University of Virginia. His CV lists over 50 articles and abstracts, and in his retirement, he published a book on the history of the association of program directors in surgery.

He was a member of over thirty professional organizations including serving in leadership positions in nine. His career highlights included serving as Second Vice-President of the American College of Surgeons; President of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons; President of the Association of the Program Directors in Surgery; President of the Virginia Surgical Society; and President of the Virginia Chapter of the American Cancer Society. In 2003 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.

Bob is survived by his children and their spouses, Jan Berry Schroeder (Mark) of Chadds Ford, Robert E. Berry Jr. (Diane) of Walpole, Mass., and Russell E. Berry (April) of New Oxford; grandchildren Zachary (Kristina), Katherine (Michael), Rab (Al), Nicholas (Madalyne), Evan, Bonaire (Samuel), and Wren; and great-grandson, Miles Robert.

A memorial is planned following the pandemic.

In lieu of flowers, the family invites memorial contributions to the Carilion Clinic Foundation’s Dr. Robert Berry Education Fund or WVTF Public Radio Station, a favorite of Bob and Margy.

Arrangements are by Matthew J. Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (1-800-FUNERAL). To view his online obituary, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.

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Theodore Neal Brown, 85, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Brandywine Living at Longwood in Kennett Square.  He was the husband of Rose Marie (Daidone) Brown, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in York, he was the son of the late Arthur Brown and the late Mabel Love Brown.

Ted was a proud graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics.  While there he was a member of the university crew team and spent many early morning hours on boathouse row.  Following his graduation, he served our country in the U.S. Army.

He began his career in the retail industry and worked for Sears Roebuck & Co. for 20-plus years.  Over time he became a store manager and then district manager.  With a young family, and in an effort to help others and have more control over his career and schedule, he made a mid-career change to become a certified financial planner.  He began this new phase of his career working for Janney Montgomery Scott, and later also worked for RBC Dain Raucher and Wells Fargo, before retiring in the early 2000s.

Ted loved meeting and connecting with people, and genuinely wanted the people around him to succeed.  Conversation with him was easy, and he was just as comfortable talking about something deeply personal as he was discussing a technical matter.  Although he was tall and had a deep booming voice (he used to love to sing with that deep voice), he was completely approachable and disarming and people were comfortable opening up to him.

He was quite active in the local community where he lived.  He was a member of the Rotary Club and was a Mason.  He was also active with the Toms River Basketball Association (TRBA), where he used sports as a way to teach life lessons.

He enjoyed nature, studying the financial markets, and spending time with his friends. Perhaps most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and cheering for his two grandsons while they competed in sports.

In addition to his wife Rose, he is survived by his son Christopher Brown (Jamie) of Kennett Square, grandsons Ryan and Dylan, and his brother Fred.

You are invited to visit with Ted’s family and friends from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at the Episcopal Church of the Advent 401 N. Union St. Kennett Square, PA 19348.  A Catholic graveside service will follow at Union Hill Cemetery.

Contributions in his memory may be made here in recognition of the caring and compassionate staff of Brandywine Living at Longwood.  https://www.tmcfunding.com/funds/brandywine-living-at-longwood/5964/

Arrangements are by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (1800-FUNERAL).  To view his online obituary, please visit www.griecofunerals.com

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