Philip Bast Gagne was born April 20, 1956 in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on January 28, 2017. He attended Plymouth Meeting Friends School, Germantown Academy and graduated from Friends Select School. He is a graduate of Hobart and William Smith College. Philip worked at Aydin Corporation in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania and thereafter ran his own company Military and Aerospace Sales LLC. He resided in Severna Park, Maryland and had a summer home in Avalon, New Jersey. He is survived by his children, Laura Elizabeth Gagne and Philip Alexander Gagne, his sister, Elizabeth L. Gagne, his brother, W. Roderick Gagne and three nephews. Funeral Services were held at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa on Friday February 3, 2017. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that contributions be made to either: Beyond Celiac, P.O. Box 544, Ambler, PA 19002 or The Wetlands Institute, 1075 Stone Harbor Boulevard, Stone Harbor, NJ 08247.

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Aideen O’Malley Cooney, a resident of Cathedral Village in Philadelphia, died on January 30, 2017.  In recent years, before moving home to Philadelphia in 2013, she had also lived in Alexandria, Virginia, where a number of her children and their families lived.  She was 79 years old. Aideen Cooney was born in Chestnut Hill, PA on October 23, 1937, the sixth of eight children of Inez FitzPatrick O’Malley of Chestnut Hill and William Gresham O’Malley of Buffalo, NY.  She was educated at the Academy of the Assumption, Ravenhill, in East Falls, graduating in 1955.  She attended Good Counsel College in White Plains, NY before returning home to Philadelphia and working at The Legal Intelligencer for several years.  In 1958, she married Wallace Philip Cooney and together they raised seven children at their home in Wyndmoor.  Mr. Cooney died in 2013. Mrs. Cooney participated in numerous theatrical, often comedic, productions at The Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill, and in many community shows, both in Springfield Township and in Virginia when she lived there.  She also taught English at Norwood Fontbonne Academy for several years when her children were attending the school. She had varied interests and was, among other things, an excellent athlete in her youth.  Her greatest commitment, however, was to her faith and church, and for many years she participated in choirs and served both as a lector and Eucharistic Minister at masses, at her home parish of Our Mother of Consolation in Chestnut Hill and at St. Mary’s Church in Alexandria, VA.  She was a longtime member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. She is survived by her sister, Kristin O’Malley Russo of St. Davids, PA and brother, Hilaire J. O’Malley of New York City; her sister in law, Janet Chark of Rye, NY; and her seven children and their spouses, including, Philip A. and Marney Cooney of Southlake, TX;  W. Gresham and Rita Cooney of Oreland, PA;  Ellen Cooney Marrin and her husband David, of Berkeley, CA;  Wallace R. and Catherine Cooney, of Alexandria, VA;  Christopher P. and Gina Cooney of Flourtown, PA;  Aideen Cooney Briggs and her husband Payson, of Cincinnati, OH;  and, Shelagh Cooney Roberts and her husband Kyle, also of Alexandria, VA.  She is also survived by 20 grandchildren: Philip Cooney (Jennifer), Gresham Cooney, Polley Cooney, David Marrin, Kathleen Cooney, Thomas Cooney, Catherine Cooney, Patrick Cooney, Ellie Marrin, Patrick Cooney, Billy Marrin, Henry Briggs, Ruth Cooney, Joseph Cooney, Margaret Briggs, Lucy Roberts, Payson Briggs, Ellen Roberts, William Cooney, and Fiona Roberts. A mass of Christian Burial was held February 4, 2017 at Our Mother of Consolation Church in Chestnut Hill. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Religious of the Assumption, 1001 47th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143.

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The eventful and adventurous life of Mollie Roche Durkin began in what she called “total normalcy,” back when she was little redheaded Marianne Roche, growing up in a half double home in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The oldest of five siblings—Alice, Jane, Frank and David—Mollie remembered wearing matching outfits to church on Sundays and clearing the floor for her parents, Frank and Marian, to dance after dinner.

Growing up, Mollie, who would eventually become a professional writer, would lag behind the other students on the way to school, forever crafting stories in her mind. That innate sense of creativity and unique ability to turn a phrase provided a constant thread in an often inconstant life, which ended on February 8th. Mollie died at home at the age of 84, surrounded by her children.

Shortly after graduating high school, Mollie parlayed her talents into a thriving career as a journalist and advertising executive, first at The Scranton Times, and later at the advertising agency Gann-Dawson, where she crafted jingles for Arlen Specter’s bid for district attorney and traveled alongside then-Governor Bill Scranton as he campaigned for President. Once, she remembered, being flown by helicopter to meet with Scranton’s newest benefactor: Nelson Rockefeller.

“We flew all over the state. I was buying clothes as I went,” Mollie recalled in an interview shortly before she died. “It was totally interesting, but backbreaking.”

Once Mollie moved to Philadelphia, she landed a job as creative director for the local television station WPHL 17. There, she executive produced a two-hour documentary about teen drug addiction called, “The Junk Yard,” which earned the station record ratings.

But if writing was a skill Mollie was born with, resilience was a skill she was forced to acquire. When her son Charles, “Chummy” for short, was just 7-months old, he died of spinal meningitis, a stunning blow to Mollie who was, at that time, in the prime of her life.

“The experience of losing Chummy changed my life forever,” Mollie remembered. “It was really my first heartbreak.” Her career and her one-year-old daughter Colleen kept her going, she said.

When she was 45-years-old, Mollie was diagnosed with a chronic heart disease that kept her in the hospital for months and threatened to end her life all too soon. But the determined single mother of four surviving children—Colleen, Meg, Michael, and Ted—fought her way back. Too sick to go back to the business world, she immersed herself in her children’s schools, running the newsletters and alumni publications for both Mount St. Joseph Academy and Germantown Academy.

Later in life, Mollie spent winters in Vero Beach, Florida, her home away from home, where she led volunteer efforts at Holy Cross Catholic Church and became an avid bridge player.

Mollie leaves behind an estate that consists not of homes or antique jewelry, but of binders full of newspaper clippings and perfectly preserved ad campaigns, which today serve as historical documentation of her pioneering career. That, and a devoted family of four children, twelve grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Mollie had a trick for securing her grandchildren and great grandchildren’s loyalty. She would tell each one of them, “You’re my favorite,” and instructed them not to tell the others. They all believed her. It was a clever move for a woman whose cleverness was her currency.

Throughout her life, Mollie said she faced pressures to become a teacher or work in a bank, like other women of her generation. “They’d say, ‘Why can’t you conform?’ And I’d think: ‘To what?’” she said. As her friends and family can attest, she never did.

Mollie is survived by her siblings Jane Goetzman (Hank Goetzman), Frank J. Roche Jr. (Judy Roche), and David Roche (Maggie Roche); her children Colleen Durkin Lapowsky (Bob Lapowsky), Meg Durkin Higgins, Michael Cobb-Durkin (Mary Elizabeth), and Ted Durkin (Meg Durkin); grandchildren Mollie Egginton (Pete Egginton), Issie Lapowsky (Stanley Abellard), Tim Lapowsky (Rosie Casey), Tara Durkin, Caitlin Durkin, Max Durkin, Julian Durkin, Michael Higgins, Lucy Higgins, Mollie Durkin, Claire Durkin, and Cecelia Durkin; great-grandchildren Rory Durkin, Izabelle Durkin, Pete Egginton, and Charlie Egginton; and nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Charlie Cobb Durkin; a sister, Alice McNulty; and her parents, Marian Roche and Frank J. Roche.

Visitation will take place on Friday, February 17th, from 9:30 am to 11 am at St. Philip Neri Church, followed by a funeral mass (437 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA).

In lieu of flowers, contributions should be sent to St. Joseph’s Center in Scranton, PA.

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Gainor Ingersoll Miller, 87, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 4, 2017 at her Cathedral Village apartment in Philadelphia, PA. Born May 31,1929 in Philadelphia. She was a woman with an understated but powerful creativity, unique grace and generosity of spirit that manifested in her relationships, her interests and her sense of humor. Gainor went to Chatham Hall and graduated from Wellesley College in 1951 with a degree in Art History. Her love for art continued throughout her life.  She painted oils and watercolors but her passion was sculpting. She attended The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and became an accomplished sculptor,  operating her own independent studio for decades.  Years later at Cathedral Village, she ran the Clay Studio. Gainor also loved horticulture.  She was a graduate of the Barnes Foundation program and was a member of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. She participated in the Philadelphia Flower Show for many years, using her particular sense of creativity in many displays, including a notable award-winning desert exhibit. Later at Cathedral Village, she was instrumental in the mapping of the many species of trees on the grounds. Her interest in nature extended into her volunteer work at the Academy of Natural Sciences where she was the director of the Wildfowl Art Exhibition. Gainor enthusiastically participated in political and community advocacy efforts and was the manager of the Chestnut Hill Community Center’s Women’s Exchange for several years. Gainor was the daughter of Charles Jared Ingersoll and Marian Baird and sister of Jared Ingersoll (d), Anna Ingersoll Roberts (d), Sally Wister Fox (d), and Ellen Robinson Clay (d) and Ann Clay.  She is survived by her four loving children, Bayard Clarkson Schoettle, Marian Ingersoll Schoettle, Anna Warren Schoettle and Gainor Wister Miller; and by her six grandchildren, Catharine and Anna Schoettle, Philip and Nathaniel Schoettle-Greene and Charles and William Linkenheil. Gainor was predeceased by her beloved husband, John Anthony Miller. A reception will be held at Presser Lounge, Cathedral Village on February 18, 2017 at 2:00- 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Schuylkill Valley Nature Center, (http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/) or The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (https://www.pafa.org/).

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Albert J. Bonitatibus, May 16, 1949 – February 20, 2012

5 years already with each day missing you more. The good Lord may have you in his keeping but our thoughts and memories of you will remain in our hearts forever. Our never ending love, Mom and Family.

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Pearl J. Wesner, age 93 of, a resident of The Hill at Whitemarsh in Lafayette Hill, died peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2017 surrounded by her loving

family. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (nee Quinn) Wasner. Pearl was preceded in death by her beloved

husband Frank. J Wesner in 2004. Pearl was a graduate of Hallahan High School, Class of 1940. She worked together with her husband as Vice President of the Frank Wesner Company. When her sons were in school, she was an active member of the LaSalle College High School Mothers Club. Pearl was a faithful parishioner at Our Mother of Consolation Church in Chestnut Hill. She was an avid sports fan, and enjoyed typing, reading and playing bridge. She loved spending time with her family in Ocean City. Pearl will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her. Pearl is the devoted mother of Frank J. Wesner, Jr. and his wife Mia of Bryn Mawr; and Mary Jane Nolen and her husband Michael of Blue Bell. She was predeceased by her sons William J. Wesner and Joseph W. Wesner. She is the loving grandmother of Alecia, Michael P., Michael A., Kevin, Kimberly, Karly, Frank J.III, Paige and Isabella as well as the great-grandmother of eleven children. Funeral Mass was held on Saturday March 4, at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 East Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Remembrances in Pearl’s name to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 9701 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118 or LaSalle College High School Wesner Scholarship Fund, 8605

Cheltenham Ave., Wyndmoor, PA 19038 would be appreciated by the family. Tributes and photos may be shared at www.UrbanFuneralHome.com

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Charles M. (Chip) Bender, age 53, who died suddenly on March 6th, 2017, is survived by his loving spouse, Nancy Antequera Bender, his wonderful sons, Carlos and Matthew, and Matthew’s mother Roberta Cancellier. He is also survived by his mother, Barbara Waldron, and her husband, Tom; his father, Charles Bender and his companion Ellen Skaggs; his brothers, Christopher (spouse Jenna, nephew Jack) and Gregory Bender (nephews, Jacob, Isaac, Elijah, and niece Rhea); his step-siblings Holly Waldron (step-nephew Brandon) and Heather Waldron (step-nephews Griffin and Spencer). Charles was a brilliant fun-loving person and a source of comfort and friendship to many. He was a labor organizer who helped others seeking a better life and a mentor to those trying to navigate the complex health care insurance system. He was also an excellent triathlete and a trainer to other triathletes, a coach to child athletes, a swimming and cycling instructor at the Y, and a local youth baseball and soccer coach. The world will be a lesser place without his presence. A service to commemorate his life will be held on March 11, 2017, 9:00AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 819 Cathedral Rd., Phila., PA 19128 with Mass at 10:00AM. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to https://www.gofundme.com/chip- bender-memorial-fund.

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Peter Mead Hust, son of Nora Mead Brownell and father of Nora Lynn Hust, passed away on March 6th. Peter’s greatest love was his extraordinary daughter to whom he gave everything good that he had including dancing curls and a curious mind. Peter was a creator who saw light and shape and meaning in places where many of us never stopped to look.  This unique vision was accompanied by pain which Peter wrestled with, nobly, for much of his life. Despite this battle, he brought joy and light to everyone lucky enough to know him.  Peter is survived by his daughter, Nora Lynn Hust, his mother, Nora Mead Brownell, his sisters, Sam Brownell and Lexi Brownell Reese, his former wife, Alicia Hust, and stepfather, Fred Brownell, his beautiful works of art and a community of extended family, friends and fellow creators who love him dearly. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the loving members of Covenant Community at 623 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308. You can also make a donation online – http://covenantatlanta.org/. Please indicate “In memory of Pete Hust” in the memo and we will ensure the funds enable Covenant to do even more of the incredible work they do. The family will hold a private service in Atlanta.

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George J. Biles, 75, of Downingtown, PA, formerly of Flourtown, PA, died Thursday, March 9 at his home. Survived by his wife Dana Biles, his three children, Nicholas Biles (Tricia), Tamzin Biles Smith (Mark), Zachary Biles (Jill), four grandchildren, and his former wife Karen Ashley. A remembrance service will be held Saturday, March 25 at 11 am at General Warren Inne in Malvern. All are welcome. www.foundsfuneralhome.com

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Dr. William Tasman, whom colleagues term “a true patriot of Philadelphia in general and of the Wills Eye Hospital in particular,” was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduated from Haverford College, and received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine.

In 1956 after an internship at the Philadelphia General Hospital followed by one year of ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, and then military service in Germany at the 7100th USAF Hospital, he began his residency at the Wills Eye Hospital.  His only significant leave of absence from Wills was in 1961-62 when he took a retina fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston.

Before returning in 1962 to begin the practice of ophthalmology, he also married Alice Lea Mast, his charming and devoted wife. Among Dr. Tasman’s numerous and important contributions to ophthalmology are major advancements in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) as well as retinal detachment and diabetic retinopathy.  He has been a leader in the laser photocoagulation of threshold retinopathy of prematurity and prior to that helped to write the treatment protocol for the Cryotherapy ROP Study.

During Dr. Tasman’s eight year tenure on the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO), he chaired the Written Examination Committee and was responsible for creating a computer bank for the Board’s Written Qualifying Examination. Dr. Tasman has been the major player most responsible for keeping the Wills Eye Hospital an institution where academic activities and private practice flourish and his leadership has maintained it among the best programs in the country.

The number of positions and committee chairmanships Dr. Tasman has held at the Wills since the 1970s is long and impressive and culminated in his selection of Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Wills and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Jefferson Medical College in 1985.  In 1980 Dr. Tasman wrote The History of the Wills Eye Hospital and an expanded edition appeared in 2002.  This later work ranks as one of the most readable histories of an American eye institution.

Dr. Tasman has been involved in training 139 retina fellows and 476 residents at Wills. Dr. William Benson, a colleague of Tasman’s for many years, commented a few years ago on the leadership role at Wills as follows: “Dr. Tasman’s national and international reputation helped to keep Wills in the front ranks of ophthalmology.  No other institution can boast of a Chief who was Chairman of the American Board of Ophthalmology, President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, President of the American Ophthalmological Society, and President of the Retina Society.”

Dr. Tasman has received many honors including the Zentmayer Award, the Heed Award, the Jules Stein Lifetime Achievement Award, the Gold Medal from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, membership in Academia Internationalis Ophthalmological, the Howe Medal of the American Ophthalmological Society as well as the Academy’s Honor Award, Senior Honor Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award.  Dr. Tasman was an individual with a kind and gracious manner.

He had a wide range of interests which included being an astute medical historian, a voracious reader of both fiction and non-fiction, and a boater.  The cornerstone of Dr. Tasman’s respect and esteem were his exemplary level of competence as an ophthalmologist and his ethical behavior as a physician.  Ophthalmology has benefited for decades from his efforts and will continue to benefit from his legacy of leadership, example, and concern.

Dr. and Mrs. Tasman were a united team devoted to fundraising with regard to the Wills Eye Hospital and many other causes, including ORBIS, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Ophthalmological Society.

Dr. Tasman is survived by his wife of 55 years, Alice Lea Mast Tasman, his three children of whom they are justly proud: James Barclay Tasman, William Graham Tasman, and Alice Tasman Morris, and five grandchildren; William, Grace, Teddy, Clay, and Louisa. A Memorial Service is planned for Friday, April 28th at 11:00 am at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.  Interment private.  In lieu of flowers, donations in Dr. Tasman’s name may be made to the Wills Eye Hospital 840 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, and The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill 8855 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118, SPCA of Philadelphia, 350 E. Erie Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134

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Anne Riegel Parrish (1923-2017) departed this life on April 5, 2017, at Leeward Manor Fleet Landing, Atlantic Beach, Florida. The young lady who grew up with her sister Betty in the historic “Hourglass House” in Germantown, Philadelphia, lived a full and rewarding life as the beloved wife of Col. Anthony R. Parrish, USAF, and mother of their three sons, John (San Francisco), Anthony (Miami) and James (Washington, DC). She is also survived by two grandsons, John and Kyle.

Anne was the daughter of Jacob and Georgiana Pitfield Riegel. A loyal alumna of Germantown Friends School, she treasured her family’s deep ties to Philadelphia, a heritage that extended back to Colonial times. In 1945, she married a newly minted West Point officer in the Army Air Corps. Becoming the wife of a military pilot meant a life of constant travel and change. She made a home for her family in a dozen or more states from Maine to Texas. “

Twenty three moves in 24 years” from post-war Berlin to pre-statehood Hawaii, provided unending adventures and challenges. The“service life”, as she called it, included several tours at the Pentagon in Washington. Through it all, she prized the many, many friends made and kept over the years. While Anne’s focus was always on supporting her husband in hismilitary career and the education of her sons, she was also an accomplished watercolor artist, short story writer and inveterate reader.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift From the Sea was always at Anne’s bedside with words that described her own life:  “In the small circle of the home she has never quite forgotten the particular uniqueness of each member of the family; the spontaneity of now; the vividness of here.  This is the basic substance of life.”

Anne will finally rest next to her husband in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Dolores McCarthy (nee Taboga), age 90, of Flourtown, PA passed away peacefully on March 19, 2017 of respiratory and heart failure. Dolores was born and raised in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA, for which she had a life-long affinity. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Elisabeth Taboga. Dolores and her husband Philip (Bud) moved to Flourtown in 1956, where she resided until her death.

Trained as a medical technician, she was employed in the clinical laboratory of Chestnut Hill Hospital for 40 years, until her retirement in 2001 at the age of 75. Upon retirement, she volunteered at Chestnut Hill Hospital and Springfield Residence in Wyndmoor, PA until 2010. Through the years, Dolores enjoyed hosting and entertaining family and friends, sewing, gardening, attending the theater and concerts, traveling widely in the United States, Caribbean, and Europe, the companionship of her dog Ming and cat Baby, and being a long-time member of the Red Hat Society.

She was predeceased by her husband Philip J. McCarthy Jr. in 1988 and her brother Diogenes (Dodge) Taboga in 2005. Dolores is survived by her beloved children Philip J. McCarthy III (Linda), Lois McCarthy, and Lisa McCarthy Anderson (Eric) and grandchildren: Christopher, Daniel, and Annelise Anderson, and Keren and Philip J. (Jamie) IV McCarthy. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, a niece, 3 nephews, and several close cousins. A funeral service for Dolores was held on March 24, 2017 at Saint Genevieve Church in Flourtown, PA.

Donations in her memory may be made to the American Lung Association at Lung.org, American Heart Association at Heart.org, or Saint Genevieve Church/School, 1225 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA 19031. Condolences may be posted at www.kirkandniceinc.com.

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Elizabeth Brandenburg “Betty” Adair passed away surrounded by her family on April 13 at 85 years old. She was a 60 year resident of Flourtown, adoring wife, mother, and grandmother, and longtime member and volunteer at the Flourtown Presbyterian Church.

Full of love, fun, and generosity, Betty was busy everyday cooking for family, leading the welcoming committee at church, volunteering for the homeless, and entertaining her many, many friends.

She was born to Michael and Catherine Brandenburg, immigrants from Germany and Hungary, and grew up in North Philadelphia during the Depression and World War II. She babysat for all the neighborhood kids and worked as a soda jerk at the corner drugstore. She graduated from Germantown High School in 1949 and then began work as an executive secretary.

In 1955 all that changed when she married George B. Adair and they moved to Chestnut Hill. They soon had their first child, daughter Beth, and then sons Stuart and Bill followed. In 1957 they moved to Flourtown. Betty lived in that house for the remainder of her life, spending most of her time in the kitchen and on her beloved porch – talking to all the neighbors who came by.

For many years, Betty worked part-time jobs as a secretary and school librarian. She loved working with people.  Most of all Betty adored being a mother and grandmother, showing up at every play, concert, soccer and basketball game and always being the biggest cheerleader. She orchestrated incredible family fun – with her festive Christmases, her amazingly creative Halloween costumes, on treasured family vacations to Ocean City, and with her delicious spaghetti dinners and home-baked cakes. Extended family, friends, and neighbors were always welcome. She cared lovingly for her husband George at home for many years during a long illness.

After he passed away in 2008 she continued to live everyday to the fullest, attending orchestra concerts and ballet with friends, watching every Phillies game, and planning the next family get together. She celebrated her 85th birthday happily with a big family picnic. She is survived by her three children, Beth Adair Hallowell (Stephen Hallowell), Stuart Adair (Reggie Pindell), and Bill Adair (Tom Grammer), and by three grandchildren Tim, Andrew, and Sarah Hallowell.

She is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 11am (family visitation time at 10am) at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, 1710 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA 19031. Guests may also gather following the service for refreshments at the church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to either the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, 100 E. Northwestern Ave. Phila, PA. 19118 or The First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, 1710 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA 19031.

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Allison, 32, of Havertown was born in Honduras on July 21, 1984. She was adopted and brought to America on August 2, 1984 by her mother Susan Duke. She was a medical technician at Bryn Mawr hospital and was training to be a nurse.

She loved sports and was an excellent field hockey player. She enjoyed working with the mummers. She is survived by and will be greatly missed by her mother Susan.

All are invited to a visitation on Friday, May 12 at Kirk and Nice Funeral Home, 80 Stenton Ave, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 19462 from 10-11am, followed by a service at 11am. Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery to follow. KirkandNiceInc.com

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Theodore Miller Hillsley, III (May 12, 2017), beloved husband of Cynthia (nee Otto). Loving father to Kyle H. (Timothy) Dilworth, and Timothy K. (Mary) Hillsley. He will also be missed by his 4 grandchildren Sarah D. (Robert) Thompson, Benjamin E. Dilworth, Robert F. Hillsley, and Andrew D. Hillsley. Brother of Margaret H. Emmons.

Relatives and friends are invited to Ted’s Memorial Service Friday 5/19 2pm at Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave., Phila., PA 19118. Interment

Private. In lieu of flowers contributions in Ted’s name may be made to JDRF

26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY 10004. JDRF.org.

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Ellenjane DeFelice, May 22,2017 passed away 1 day after her 93rd birthday! Beloved sister of the late Vincent J. DeFelice and Frances DeFelice Powers.  She is survived by her younger sister Judith R. DeFelice; nieces Melanie and Sheila, nephews Kevin and Thomas, 6 Grand Nieces, 6 Grand Nephews, and 3 Great grand niece and nephews.

Miss DeFelice was the executive secretary to the Treasurer of Sears Roebuck & Company from age 16 to retirement at age 62. She graduated from Germantown High School in 1941. Relatives and friends may call at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave., Phila., PA 19118, Saturday, May 27^th at 9AM. Funeral Mass 10AM. Interment 0. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Holy Redeemer Hospice. (Jacob F. Ruth)

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Ellenjane DeFelice, May 22,2017, passed away 1 day after her 93rd birthday! Beloved sister of the late Vincent J. DeFelice and Frances DeFelice Powers.  She is survived by her younger sister Judith R. DeFelice; nieces Melanie and Sheila, nephews Kevin and Thomas, 6 Grand Nieces, 6 Grand Nephews, and 3 Great grand niece and nephews.

Miss DeFelice was the executive secretary to the Treasurer of Sears Roebuck & Company from age 16 to retirement at age 62. She graduated from Germantown High School in 1941. Funeral mass was held at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave., Phila., PA 19118, Saturday, May 27th. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Holy Redeemer Hospice. (Jacob F. Ruth)

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Erik Pieri, age 47, of Chestnut Hill, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2017. Survived by his mother Rita, brother Robert, a niece and nephew. Funeral Mass Friday, June 9, 2017, 10AM at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave., Phila., PA 19118. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Our Mother of Consolation Church.

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