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Local Obituaries for Jacob F. Ruth Funeral Directors in Philadelphia, PA

Sarah M. Boles

Sarah M. Boles

Mar 11, 2021

BOLES SARAH M. “Sally” (nee Dougherty), age 85, on March 11, 2021 of Mt. Airy. Wife of the late Elmore J. Boles, Jr. Survived by her children, Sarah Schaffer (William), Nora, Timothy (Regina), Michael (Jean), Jennifer Barnett (William), Paul (Rouchelle), Kathleen Rodriguez (Jose’), Elizabeth Boyce and 18 loving grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at Holy Cross Church, 140 E....

Mary T. Hansbury

Mary T. Hansbury

Mar 2, 2021

Mary T. Hansbury, age 79, Mary died at her home in Chestnut Hill on March 2, 2021. Mary was graduated from Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School (class of 1958). She taught at La Salle University in Philadelphia and at Bethlehem University in Palestine. Her Ph.D. is from Temple University specializing in Early Christian Studies in a World Religions context with...

Mary P. Farmer

Mary P. Farmer

Feb 15, 2021

Mary P. Farmer, 90, of Cape May, NJ, died peacefully on Monday, February 15, 2021. Mary was born to Scottish immigrants in Philadelphia. She attended Our Mother of Consolation School in Chestnut Hill and Mount Saint Joseph’s Academy High School in Phialdelphia. Mary went on to nursing school at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She was then called to...

Julia Florence Kinsley

Julia Florence Kinsley

Feb 13, 2021

Julia Florence Kinsley Age 89, Julia passed away at her beloved home in Chestnut Hill, Pa on Feb. 13, 2021. She is survived by her two daughters Janice and Lynne. George her oldest son passed away in 1997. Daughter of Julia and Frederick Miller. She had two brothers Frederick and Kenneth. She retired from Honeywell where she worked as a...

Carroll K. Burns

Carroll K. Burns

Feb 5, 2021

Carroll K. Burns (nee Kendrick), 76, of Portland, ME and Ocean City, NJ on Friday, February 5, 2021. She will be greatly missed by her children, Karen Pizzuta (Frank), Susan Burns Chong (Tae), and Gregory (Celeste); 6 grandchildren (Frank, Molly, Olivia, Caroline, Finn, and Corson); her brothers, Richard and Robert Kendrick (Lucia Marchi), and her sisters-in-law, Jane Waldner and Kay...

Elda Z. Davis

Elda Z. Davis

Feb 3, 2021

Elda died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes and she will be buried alongside her husband, Jim, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Elda is survived by her three children, David (Susan), Daniel (Yvonne) and Miriam (John) and six grandchildren, Nathan, Leah, Kevin, Lauren, Kristen and Gabriel. In light of the pandemic, the funeral will be private. For more on Elda’s life...

Charles Robert Jackson

Charles Robert Jackson

Feb 1, 2021

JACKSON CHARLES ROBERT JACKSON, age 89, on Feb. 1, 2021 of Mt. Airy. Beloved husband of the late Ruth Jeanette (nee Willis). Loving father of Michael Robert Jackson. Also survived by his daughter-in-law, Yolanda Jackson; 3 grandchildren, Melanie, Jessica, Michaela, a great granddaughter Madison and a host of sisters, nieces and nephews. Funeral and interment private.

Enrico "Rick" Sirico

Enrico "Rick" Sirico

Jan 31, 2021

ENRICO SIRICO “Rick”, 67, died peacefully on January 31,2021. The cause of death Covid-19. He is survived by his sister Dr. Frances Sirico-Kelly and brother-in-law Dr. Jack Kelly. He is also survived by his Aunt Dolores Narvaez, step-mother Maria Sirico, step brother and sister Oscar and Alicia, many cousins, nieces, nephews, and brothers and sisters-in-law. He is predeceased by his...

Gregory Anthony Longo

Gregory Anthony Longo

Jan 29, 2021

GREGORY ANTHONY LONGO, long-time resident of Chestnut Hill, died unexpectedly of mesothelioma on January 29, 2021, at his home in Columbus, Georgia, where he had moved to be closer to his daughter and her family. Greg was born on January 5, 1950, in Chestnut Hill Hospital to Ruth M. (Thomas) Longo and Anthony J. Longo of Chestnut Hill. He attended...

Joseph B. Hilferty

Joseph B. Hilferty

Jan 28, 2021

Joseph B. Hilferty, 75, of Chestnut Hill, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on January 28th surrounded by his wife and daughters. Mr. Hilferty born and raised in Mt. Airy and attended Holy Cross Elementary school. He was drafted into the Army in 1965 and served in Vietnam after which he returned to Philadelphia and married his beloved wife,...

Anna Rose Fitzpatrick

Anna Rose Fitzpatrick

Jan 22, 2021

Anna Rose Fitzpatrick, “Nancy” (nee-O’Brien) of Wyndmoor and formally Philadelphia, peacefully passed away on January 22, 2021. Wife of the late Francis X. Fitzpatrick, Sr. Mother of Michael, Kevin (Barbara) and the late Francis X., Jr. (Sandra). Also, survived by 8 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Nancy loved her family, extended family, and a large circle...

Barbara A. Ruth

Barbara A. Ruth

Jan 20, 2021

In Memoriam: Barbara Ann Ruth, Interior Designer and Architect By Tiffany Mercer-Robbins Barbara Ann Ruth, a former Chestnut Hill resident, died peacefully at her home in Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 20, 2021 at the age of 81. Barbara blazed her own trail in life. While her family were well known for the Jacob Fisher Ruth Funeral Home in Chestnut Hill,...

Anne M. Roller

Anne M. Roller

Jan 16, 2021

Anne M. Roller (nee McNulty), 71, left us on January 16, 2021 due to complications with her cancer treatment. She lived in North Wales with her husband of 47 years, Richard. Daughter of James J. and Anna C. McNulty (deceased). Loving mother of Kathleen Powell (Jeremy) and proud grandmother of Joshua and Sean. Also survived by sister Patricia Halberstadt and...

Robert Y. Turner

Robert Y. Turner

Jan 16, 2021

TURNER Robert Y. Turner, age 93, on January 16, 2021 of The Quadrangle Haverford. Emeritus Professor of English at Uni. of PA for 40 years, specializing in Renaissance drama with primary emphasis on Shakespeare. He received his undergraduate training at Princeton University and his graduate training at the University of Chicago. He was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship and a Lindback...

Ruth R. Russell

Ruth R. Russell

Jan 2, 2021

Ruth R. Russell Ruth R. Russell (age 87, of Chestnut Hill, died Jan. 2, 2021) has been involved in the newspaper business since her teens. Most recently she was CitiLife editor for the Philadelphia Public Record, for which she provided news of the city's cultural life and also wrote a weekly column (2000 to 2009). She still provides stories and...

Carole Delmore Sivin

Carole Delmore Sivin

Dec 30, 2020

Carole Delmore Sivin Carole Sivin died on 30 December 2020 at the age of 84. She was born and grew up in Saratoga Springs, New York. She was trained in art at the State University of New York, Buffalo, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She later studied watercolor painting with Gao Yihong in Taipei, Taiwan,...

James G. Dwyer

James G. Dwyer

Dec 29, 2020

DWYER James G. Dwyer, 84, of Flourtown, PA, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2020 at Artman Home. Jim was co-owner of Walter A. Dwyer, Inc., a 145 year old family-owned heating and cooling company. He was born and raised in Chestnut Hill and graduated from Our Mother of Consolation School, LaSalle College High School, and Villanova University. He was...

Geoffrey Ellsworth Gee

Geoffrey Ellsworth Gee

Dec 28, 2020

Geoffrey Ellsworth Gee, the retired Director of Penn Abroad at the University of Pennsylvania, passed away suddenly on December 28th, 2020 at the age of 73 at his home in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1947, Geoffrey, the youngest of four children, spent his early years on a dairy farm, operated by his...

Janet Sternberger

Janet Sternberger

Dec 27, 2020

STERNBERGER Janet Sternberger, died on December 27, 2020 at the age of 99. The Great Aunt Janet (TGAJ) is survived by adoring nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces and friends. Janet, a commercial artist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Instructo, maintained her quirky sense of humor and love of a good joke till the end. She never lost the ability to...

Sam J. Colisto

Sam J. Colisto

Dec 27, 2020

COLISTO SAM J. COLISTO, age 69, on December 27, 2020 of Mt. Airy. Beloved husband of Madeline (nee Rambo). Son of the late Samuel J. Colisto and Sally Neary. Survived by his mother-in-law Madeline Rambo, his children Teresa, Samantha, Sally and Michael, his sisters Carol and Susan. Also survived by his grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, aunt, uncles and his beloved...

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