Local Obituaries for Jacob F. Ruth Funeral Directors in Philadelphia, PA
Rita Pio
May 14, 2022
PIO Yola Rita Pio (née Menna) - 103 years old (10/1/1918 to 5/14/2022) passed away in her Tamarac, Florida home quietly and peacefully. She was the devoted wife of Albert F. Pio (dec) for 60 years. She was born in Ambler, Pennylvania to Frank and Maria Menna. She had one brother, Angelo and two sisters Palmyra “Polly” Geldi and Caroline...
Peggy Coyle
May 13, 2022
Margaret “Peggy” Coyle, age 83, on May 13, 2022 of New Oxford, PA formerly of Ardleigh St., Chestnut Hill for 55 years. She was born in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland. Daughter of the late Michael and Annie O’Leary. Peggy came to Philadelphia from Ireland in 1956 and was employed by Acme Markets for 40 years in the meat department....
Michael P. LePera
May 10, 2022
Michael P. LePera, age 40, of Chestnut Hill passed suddenly on May 10, 2022. Michael is survived by his loving parents Judy and Michael LePera, two sisters Katie (Joseph) and Lisa (Matthew), his nieces and nephew Paige, Tatum, Nadine and Brayden. A visitation will be held Tuesday, May 17th, 10AM at Jacob F. Ruth’s, 8413 Germantown Ave., Chestnut Hill. Words...
Linda Marie Dill
May 2, 2022
Linda M. Dill April 30, 1959 – May 2, 2022, was called to God at her home in Rio Grande, NJ. Linda was born in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Gerald J. and Loretta I. Mulligan and sister to Robert G. Mulligan. She was the wife of Donald W. Dill (deceased) and ex-wife of Robert Comitalo, Sr. She was...
Ann McNamara Scanlan
May 1, 2022
Ann McNamara Scanlan, retired executive, unstoppable gardener, relentless friend, and amazing matriarch, passed away all too suddenly on May 1st. Born in Chestnut Hill on Highland Avenue, baptized and educated at Our Mother of Consolation, and having completed her education with degrees from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls and Chestnut Hill College, Ann was the epitome of a...
Steven J. Helmetag
Apr 28, 2022
Steven Helmetag set sail on his final adventure on April 28, 2022. He was a world traveler, an automobile aficionado, a financial whiz, and a connoisseur of sweets. He was also loving and beloved uncle and grand-uncle. He was predeceased by his parents, Mary and Ted, and his sister Sue. In between his travels, Steve spent 30+ years in the...
James Smart
Apr 15, 2022
James Smart, of Mount Airy, noted journalist, Philadelphia historian and author, died April 15, 2022 of a brain abscess. Jim was a journalist for 25 years at the Philadelphia Evening and Sunday Bulletin. Born to Elsie Smart Stutz (nee Hartley) and Nathaniel Smart in 1930, he grew up in Kensington and graduated from Northeast High School in 1948. Jim then...
Nancy Kadlec Berk
Apr 15, 2022
Nancy Kadlec Berk (74) of Mt Airy (Philadelphia, PA) passed away on the afternoon of Friday, April 15, 2022. She is survived by her daughter Mira (Berk) Solomon, son-in-law Daniel Solomon, and granddaughter Emma Solomon. She was the daughter of the late George and Georgia Kadlec of Chicago, Illinois. Nancy was a devoted mother and grandmother and kind friend who...
Mary B. Lunney
Apr 6, 2022
LUNNEY MARY B. LUNNEY (nee Bucci) on April 6, 2022 of Chestnut Hill. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, April 19th, 9AM at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave., Phila., PA 19118. Funeral Mass 10AM. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
William E. Dahme
Apr 6, 2022
William E. Dahme of Oreland, passed at Abington Hospital surrounded with his family on Wednesday April 6th 2022. He was a devoted husband to Ann Frances (Nancy) Dahme; a loving father to his three children James (Patti), Richard, David; and a wonderful pop pop to Danielle and Timothy, all of whom he is survived by. William graduated from Northeast Catholic...
Margaret "Peggy" J. Hendrie
Mar 18, 2022
Margaret (Peggy) Jane Hendrie, 74, of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on March 18, 2022, surrounded by her family. Peggy was born in Chestnut Hill to John and Margaret Coleman McClintock on March 11, 1948. Her father was born in Donegal and her mother, County Tyrone, Ireland. She attended grade school at Our Mother of Consolation (OMC) and graduated...
Mary Lees "ML" McKinney Loughran
Mar 9, 2022
Loughran “ML” Mary Lees (McKinney) In ML’s words - “there is never a dull moment!” ML, 97, resident of Lansdale Pa, formerly of Erdenheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022. ML is predeceased by her son Andrew Paul and is survived by her husband of 75 years, Frank and her children John Loughran (Peggy), Sarah Loughran Trager (Mike),...
Joseph A. Kane
Mar 8, 2022
Joseph A Kane, PhD., 87, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away on March 8, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Joe was born of the late Frances (Hoey) and John V. Kane, on October 17, 1934, in Philadelphia. Joe graduated from LaSalle College High School and LaSalle University (magna cum laude) and received a Master’s Degree in Accounting and...
George Woodward, III
Mar 7, 2022
George Woodward III, of Philadelphia, died on March 7, 2022. He was 85. Mr. Woodward was the son of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth Prioleau Gadsden Woodward. He was an alumnus of Chestnut Hill Academy. He worked at G. Woodward Company and then the Woodward House Corporation for over 55 years. He was President of the Woodward House Corporation...
John Joseph Byrnes
Mar 7, 2022
John Joseph Byrnes (69) of Mt Airy (Philadelphia PA) passed away on the evening of Monday, March 7, 2022. He was the son of the late John and Helen Byrnes. He is survived by his sisters Helen and Susan and brother Thomas. John was a self-employed carpenter and woodworker who worked extensively in the Northwest section of Philadelphia. He was...
Alfred L. Test, Jr.
Mar 6, 2022
ALFRED L. TEST, JR. – 95, of Blue Bell, PA, formerly of Chestnut Hill and Ft. Myers, FL, died peacefully on March 6, 2022. He was born in the Frankford section of Philadelphia on January 16, 1927 to Lydia Webster Test and Alfred L. Test, Sr. He leaves behind his wife of 67 years, Geneva Porter Test, and 4 children:...
Melinda Balling McCormick
Mar 4, 2022
On Friday, March 4th, 2022, Melinda Balling McCormick of Wyndmoor PA, loving mother, wife and grandmother, and adored member of her extended family and friends, passed away at the age of 70 after her struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Melinda is survived by her husband of 41 years, Bob, son Rob and daughter-in-law Katie, daughter Maggie and son-in-law Brian Bluett. She...
Marie A. Van Haute
Mar 3, 2022
Marie A. (née Tobin) Van Haute, aged 69 years, of Wyndmoor, PA, died March 3, 2022. A native New Yorker, she was born and raised in Brooklyn, where she lived until she graduated from Saint Joseph’s College. She moved to Philadelphia in 1983 and began growing roots in the Chestnut Hill and Wyndmoor communities, bonds that remain strong to this...
Frank J. Nocero, Sr.
Mar 2, 2022
NOCERO FRANK J. NOCERO, Sr., age 73, on March 2, 2022 of Blue Bell. Beloved by his wife Joanne (nee DeBellis), his daughter Gina M. Zentmayer (Carl J.), his son Frank J. Jr. (Rosalia), 4 grandchildren, William, Dominick, Francis and Giuliano, 2 brothers Michael and Joseph. Frank proudly served our nation as a member of the United States Army as...
Donald F. DeCleene
Feb 27, 2022
Donald F. DeCleene, 85 years old of Wyndmoor, PA, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, PA Born on July 21, 1936, in Brown County WI, he was the son of the late Ellsworth DeCleene and the late Ludmilla (nee Kabat) DeCleene. Growing up as the oldest son of twelve siblings on a dairy farm...
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