Juan Santoyo, 56, of West Grove, died Monday, Jan. 2, at the Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Ada N. Ubinas DeJesus, with who he shared more than 20 years of marriage. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, he came to the United States more than 30 years ago, and he became a U.S. citizen. Juan was the owner/operator…
Sarah B. Wolff, 98, of Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square, died Monday, Jan. 2. She was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 22, 1924, to Walter J. and Christine Spofford Beadle. She graduated from Germantown Friends School before moving to Wilmington and then graduating from Vassar College. While raising her family she did volunteer work as a member of the Junior League of Wilmington and…
Maurice “Bunny” R. Pickel, 74, of Landenberg, died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 3. He was the husband of Mary Ann Jasienski Pickel, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, on Sept. 27, 1948, he was the son of the late Maurice R Pickel and the late Christine Johnson. Bunny was a graduate of Avon Grove High School and went on to…
Opening at the Brandywine Museum of Art on February 4, 2023, Andrew Wyeth: Home Places presents nearly 50 paintings and drawings of local buildings that inspired Wyeth time and again over seven decades of his career. The artworks in this exhibition are drawn exclusively from the nearly 7,000-object Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection of the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, now managed by the Brandywine.…
• For those interested in creating a wildlife-friendly garden and some libation, check out Longwood at the Creamery in Kennett Square on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. Learn how to make your landscape inviting for songbirds and butterflies to other wildlife alongside Longwood Fellow Ryan Gott. Explore the reasons, benefits, and basic principles of wildlife-minded landscaping, as well as region-specific resources to help you…