All Obituaries

Sandra Elaine Gera of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Chester County Hospital.  She was 59 years old. Born in Ridley Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Sandra was the the daughter of Edward Gera and the late Nina Ruggierio Gera. Sandra is survived by her husband, Robert Leon Arnold; her father, Edward Gera and her brother, Edward R. Gera. Services at the UNITARIAN CONGREGATION of WEST CHESTER, 501 S. High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania are...

Harold Edward Rhodes, Jr., 83, of West Grove, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Heartland Hospice after an illness.   Born January 7, 1935 in Vanderbilt, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Mr. Rhodes was the son of the late Harold E. Rhodes, Sr. and the late Ruby Newmyer Rhodes.  He graduated from East Bethlehem High School in Fredericktown, PA.  While in high school, he was a star football player, playing the position of fullback.  He proudly wore...

Emily "Carol" Bossert of Crosslands passed away unexpectedly at her cottage on July 27, 2018.  She was 87 years old. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Theodore W. Bossert and the late Emily Stewart Bossert. Per her wishes, interment in Homewood Cemetery will be private.  

Donald E. VanSickle, age 59, passed away at the Henry Ford Hospice in Detroit, Michigan on July 24, 2018, after a long battle with illness.   He was born on December 13, 1958 in Ferndale, Michigan to Donald J. VanSickle and Patricia Brehl VanSickle.  After living his childhood life in Michigan, the family moved to Pennsylvania where Donald graduated Sun Valley High School in June of 1978.  After graduation he pursued a degree in Electro-Mechanical Drafting & Design...

Harold J. Schonhans of Crosslands, formerly of Centerville, Delaware passed away on July 16, 2018.  He was 86 years old. Harold was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Schonhans of 55 years in 2015.  He is survived by his sister-in-law, Eirene Ribet of Scotland. Per Harold's wishes, burial in Centre Meeting Friends Cemetery will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the  Kendal-Crosslands Benevolence Fund, 1660 East Street Road, Kennett Square, PA...

Mary Jo Clark of Crosslands in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018.  She was 90 years old. Born in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, Mary Jo was the daughter of the late John Clark and the late Gladys Castle Clark. Mary Jo is survived by her brother in law, Frank L. Baylis, Jr. and sister in law, Dora Clark.  She is also survived by her nieces and nephews and was predeceased by her siblings, Carolyn Baylis and Jack Clark. Memorial...

Elizabeth Cantwell Mahoney of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at her home.  She was 93 years old.  Born in Bell Island, New Foundland, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick Francis Cantwell and the late Aneseth Clarke Cantwell. She was the beloved wife of the late David Mahoney; mother of Blair M. Mahoney (Susan) and Beth Mahoney; grandmother of David Blair Mahoney and Erin Mahoney Grebow; great-grandmother of Keira Lily Grebow...

James Christopher Clark of West Grove, Pennsylvania passed away on July 1, 2018 at Neighborhood Hospice. He was 61 years old. Born in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Eugene Clark and the late Carolyn Marcell Clark. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen M. Hamill Clark; father of Gregory Clark (Meghan), Melissa Clark, Kevin Emery (Dana), Megan Michell (Vasili), Katherine Moyer (Christopher) and Colleen Hamill (Greg Fischer); grandfather...

Jeanne Harriet (LeFevre) Minshall, age 92, formerly of rural Avondale, PA and recently a resident at Linden Hall in Kennett Square, died on June 27, 2018, just before her birthday.  She was predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Jay Roland Minshall. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Katherine Martha (Crossan) LeFevre. Jeanne was a graduate of Kennett High School in 1943 and graduated from the University of Delaware in 1946 with honors...