Local Obituaries for Jacob F. Ruth Funeral Directors in Philadelphia, PA
Paul R. Lavender
Sep 17, 2018
Paul R. Lavender, age 85, of Mt. Airy died September 17, 2018. He is the husband of the late Constance J. Lavender. Viewing Tuesday, September 25, 2018 8-9:30AM at Jacob F. Ruth's, 8413 Germantown Ave., Phila., PA 19118. Interment 11AM at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, 830 Highland Rd., Newtown, PA 18940.
Nancy Dahme
Sep 15, 2018
DAHME Ann Frances “Nancy” Dahme (née Doyle) of Oreland, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, Saturday, September 15, 2018. Devoted wife to William, loving mother to James (Patti), Richard and David (LeeAnn), cherished mom-mom to Danielle and Timothy. Nancy graduated from Little Flower High School and Abington Nursing where she received her LPN and enjoyed 40+...
Beatrice L. Child
Aug 27, 2018
CHILD BEATRICE L., age 97, on August 27, 2018 of Chestnut Hill. Wife of the late John S. Child. Survived by her son John S. Child, Jr. Services private.
Gail F. Halpin
Aug 11, 2018
Gail F. Halpin Gail F. Halpin, age 73, died August 11, 2018 at her home in Oreland, PA. Wife of the late Joseph D. Halpin. She is survived by her beloved life partner John Calhoun, her daughter Jennifer Adelsberger, her 3 grandchildren, Daniel Joseph, Jacob Sean, Reilly Elizabeth, her nieces Michelle, Robin and Kerry, her cousins Frank & Susan Linder...
Thomas Paul Durnell
Aug 6, 2018
THOMAS PAUL DURNELL Thomas Paul Durnell, 59, a lifelong artist and Director of Facilities at the Woodmere Art Museum for 34 years, died August 6 at his home in Germantown of cancer. He is mourned by his four sisters, a brother, and their spouses, his nieces and nephews, and a close circle of enduring friends in Germantown and Chestnut Hill....
Charlotte Stevenson Hood
Aug 5, 2018
Charlotte Stevenson Hood 2/29/32-8/5/18Charlotte Stevenson Hood of Wyndmoor, PA., died at Chestnut Hill Hospital on Sunday, August 5th. She was 86 years old. The daughter of George Stevenson 2nd and Annette Parke Stevenson of Philadelphia, Mrs. Hood spent 32 years as a top producing real estate salesperson with Emlen Wheeler (now Berkshire Hathaway, Fox & Roach). She was an award...
Gary Romberger
Aug 5, 2018
"Gary Romberger, age 59, passed on in life on August 5th, 2018. He is loved and cherished by his parents, Roy and Yvonne Romberger, children; Mark, Katie, Madeleine, Hanna, beloved grandsons; Rhys and Danny, and lifelong companion Mary Kate McNulty. A free spirit and wanderer, Gary loved the great outdoors and being among nature. He had a way with animals...
Arthur J. Hosefros
Jul 29, 2018
HOSEFROS ARTHUR J. “Artie”, age 69, on July 29, 2018 formerly of Mt. Airy. Son of the late Arthur and Mary (nee Dougherty). Brother of Sheila Kotas (Don), James, and the late Maureen. Funeral Service Saturday, August 11, 2018, 11AM at Jacob F. Ruth’s, 8413 Germantown Ave., Phila., PA 19118. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Don E. Kaiser
Jul 25, 2018
Don E. Kaiser, age 72, of Philadelphia, passed away July 25 after a short illness. He was a visual artist and an avid fly fisherman. Don worked at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for over 30 years. As a member of the Department of Community Programs in the 70’s and early 80’s, he and his co-worker Clarence Wood collaborated with...
Joseph J. Garoppo
Jul 20, 2018
GAROPPO JOSEPH J., age 46, suddenly on July 20, 2018. Son of the late Elizabeth and Thomas Garoppo, Jr. Father of Dean and Lily. Brother of Christopher (Robyn), Andrew, Linda McConnell, and the late Thomas III. Relatives and friends may call at St. Genevieve Church, 1225 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA 19031, Wednesday, July 25that 9AM. Funeral Mass 11AM.
Mary Violi
Jul 9, 2018
VIOLI MARY, age 87, on July 9, 2018 formerly of Chestnut Hill. Wife of the late Giuseppe Violi. Survived by her children Frank (Sharon), Annette Madison (Tony), Joseph (Rose), Dianne Signoretta (Nicholas), 12 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and her brother Ralph Nucera (Tina). Relatives and friends may call at Jacob F. Ruth’s, 8413 Germantown Ave., Phila., PA 19118, Thursday, July...
Joan Penny Colgan-Davis
Jun 19, 2018
Joan Penny Colgan-Davis; 72: Educator, Activist, Traveler, Joan Penny Colgan-Davis passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Diagnosed with melanoma in November of 2017, she battled the illness for 6 months, before dying at her home in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. Known as a leader in progressive education and active in the Philadelphia Religious Society of Friends, she...
Rev. Burton Shaw Froom, Jr.
Jun 18, 2018
FROOM Rev. Burton Shaw Froom, Jr, age 82, died on June 18th from Lewy Body Dementia. Burt was raised in San Francisco. He attended seminary in Pittsburgh. Rev. Froom, a Presbyterian Minister, was a parish minister, youth worker with Young Life, chaplain, and a pastoral psychotherapist. Burt's interests included running marathons, hiking, wood working, gardening, social justice activism, baking bread,...
Vinson J. "Skeeter" Brock, Jr.
Jun 12, 2018
BROCK VINSON J., Jr., “Skeeter” age 72, on June 12, 2018 of Pennsburg formerly of Chestnut Hill and Oreland. Survived by his wife Sandy (nee Lapworth), daughter Tina Azeff (Marc) and son Vinson “Vinny” III, grandchildren Cory and Brock Azeff and Vinny IV and Myranda Brock. Relatives and friends may call at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut...
Sallie Blake Loughran
May 27, 2018
Obituary for Sallie Blake Loughran On Sunday, May 27th, Sallie Blake Loughran died peacefully with her family at her side at her residence at the Hill at Whitemarsh. She was predeceased by her parents; Sidney Stillman and Alice (Ellzey) Blake and a brother; Sidney Stillman Blake Jr.; and husbands; T. Lewis Thomas II, William H. L. Sullivan, and David P....
Petra F. Hoeschele
May 21, 2018
Petra F. Hoeschele 1956 - 2018 Petra F. Hoeschele passed away on May 21 after a courageous two and a half month battle with uterine cancer. She is survived by loving wife Mary Ludwicki, brother Marc, sister-in-law Ann, and their children Hannah and Andrew. In addition, Mary's family and a loving, supportive community of friends shared in her final days,...
Elizabeth M. Sauer
May 15, 2018
SAUER ELIZABETH (nee Mason), age 84, on May 15, 2018 formerly of Chestnut Hill. Survived by her son Christopher (Emilia), daughter Kathryn Chandler, 3 grandchildren Austin and Sean Chandler and Rachel Sauer, her sister Cynthia Turnquist. Memorial Service Friday, May 25th, 11AM at the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin’s Lane, Phila., PA 19118.
Robert Mapes Thomson
May 15, 2018
Robert Mapes Thomson, of Chestnut Hill, recently presiding at Delaware Valley Veteran’s Home, in Philadelphia, passed away of Congestive Heart Failure on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Holy Redeemer Hospice in Jenkintown PA. He was Born on January 23, 1920 to George V. Thomson and Alta Mapes Thomson in Minneapolis, MN. He served in the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Division...
Claire Marie Rolin
May 11, 2018
ROLIN CLAIRE (nee Cornu), age 63, on May 11, 2018 surrounded by the love of her children, husband, and closest friends. Claire is survived by her husband Eric, her sons Amaury, Oliver, Vincent and their spouses Leah, Beth Anne and Thuy Lê, her grandchildren Elise, Sylvie, Aubert and Raphaël, her sisters Bernadette and Marie Martine. Relatives and friends may call...
Robert Scull Goudy
May 11, 2018
Our beloved Robert “Robbie” Scull Goudy, loving husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018. A resident of Altmar, New York since 2007 and formerly of Chestnut Hill, Goudy was born on January 2, 1965, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Russell and Rebecca Goudy. After graduating from Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in 1983,...
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