All Obituaries

  Sophia Anne Meisch, age 3, of Landenberg, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 18, 2020 at Nemours A.I. DuPont Hospital for children.  She was welcomed into heaven with open arms by her namesakes, her great-grandmothers Sofia Pe and Anne Meisch. Born on December 27, 2016 to her beloved parents Melissa Ann Pe and Jeffrey Peter Meisch, Sophia faced an improbable prospect of living.  With her fiery personality, Sophia defied all odds...

Frank Dwight Young, 3rd, passed from life on January 17, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Dwight Young and Caroline Young and his sister, Phyllis.  He is survived by his sister, Mary and brother, Paul as well as his wife, Carol Ann Young; children, Debra Mulé (Steven), Lisa Gandrud (Michael), David Young (Marybeth) and Christopher Young (Anna) and grandchildren, Tori, Betsy, Keith, Abby, Matthew, Connor, Liam, Declan, Brianna, Brianna and...

Vivienne Kathleen Turner formerly of Park Forest, Illinois, peacefully passed away at Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania on January 16, 2020. She was 97 years old. Born in Chicago, Illinois on July 30, 1922 Vivienne was the daughter of Cabot Hall and Kathleen Smith.  She graduated from Parker High School in Chicago and received her degree in Occupational Therapy from Thorton Community College in 1973. Vivienne was predeceased by her beloved husband Wilford of 64 years...

Jerome "Jerry" F. Stevens, age 85, of Chadds Ford, a Philadelphia-area broadcasting legend who helped create the sounds of four iconic radio stations over a long career, died Friday, January 10, 2020, of pneumonia at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. As an on-air personality and program director in the 1960s through the 1990s, he was a standout in Philadelphia radio history, said disc jockey Michael Tearson, his protégé.  “He was certainly...

  Dorothy Louise Redington, of Hillsborough, New Jersey, died on January 8, 2020. She was 91 years old. Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, Dorothy was a graduate of Northampton High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree in education from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1951 Dorothy married her late husband, George F. Redington; they were married for 64 years. She later studied Library Science at William Paterson College in New Jersey, and received an elementary...

Charles Kubasek, Jr. passed away suddenly at home in Avondale, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, January 7, 2020.  He was 82 years old. Born in Staten Island, New York, he was the son of Charles Kubasek and Emma King Kubasek. Charles served our country in the United States Navy in active duty and as a civilian.  He was a member of the Wanamassa Rescue Squad and VFW Post 2226. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Cogan Kubasek; father of Karen Wolter and Charles Kubasek, III; grandfather...

Dr. Harry Russell Bruhn, DDS, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2020 at Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.  He was 100 years old. The son of Harry D. Bruhn and Katheryn Enders Bruhn, he was born on October 21, 1919 in Flushing, New York and was raised in West Orange, New Jersey.  He graduated from West Orange High School in 1938, Lafayette College in 1942 and the University of Pennsylvania Dental School in 1945.   Dr. Bruhn served his country as an...

Gary Ray Kramzar of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania passed away suddenly at his home on January 3, 2020.  He was 68 years old. Born in Springfield, Illinois, he was the son of William Kramzar and Celia Heather Kramzar. Gary was the beloved husband of Theresa Lynne Kramzar {nee. McCaffrey) for 46 years; father of Caitlin Miller (Dan), Tyler Kramzar (Erica), Kira Kramzar and Tanner Kramzar (Nadia Saklow); grandfather of Avarie Kramzar, Mackenzie Kramzar, Ellis Miller and Bodie Miller;...