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Diane Melinchuk Dwyer

11/24/2025

Diane Melinchuk Dwyer, 67, of Woodlyn passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 22nd at her home. She was born in Chester to the late Andrew and Dorothy Melinchuk. Diane was a graduate of Notre Dame High School with the class of 1977. She was guided by her strong faith in Christ, her unwavering love and devotion to her husband, Children and grandchildren, and her selfless desire to put others before herself.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Andrea Allen. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Mark Dwyer; children, Mark Dwyer (Kristen), Jason Dwyer (Elizabeth), and Katie Dwyer; grandchildren, Andrea, Adele, and Howie; sisters, Patricia Foster, Nancy Melinchuk, Jeanne King, Cathy Cox; brother, Andrew Melinchuk.
Her funeral services and burial will be private.

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Marie R. Johnson

11/8/2025

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Marie R. Johnson, 89, of Wallingford, PA passed away on Saturday, November 8th 2025. She was born and raised in West Philadelphia where she graduated from West Catholic High School for Girls. After marrying and moving to Wallingford she was an active parishioner at St. John Chrysostom Church and a volunteer librarian at the school where she served for many years. Marie was a woman dedicated to her home and family and Philadelphia sports. She loved gardening, bowling, and traveling. She managed to travel to all 7 continents throughout the years.

She was predeceased by her husband, Karl “Bill” Johnson; parents, Walter and Maria Randolph. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Johnson (Fran); grandchildren, Francis and Liliana; sister, Joan Freed.
Her Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 at 11am at St. John Chrysostom Church 617 S. Providence Rd. Wallingford, Pa. Friends and family are invited for viewing from 10-11am in church. Burial will follow in SS Peter & Paul Cemetery.

To honor Marie and her many friendships with the Sisters of St. Joseph the family asks that in lieu of flowers contributions in her honor be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph which can be done through their website: https://ssjphila.org/ with attention to St. Joseph Villa.

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Phyllis A. Morrison

10/10/2025

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Phyllis Ann Morrison, of Newtown Square Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at age 90 on October 7th. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she is remembered for her passion for family, service, animals, travel and the outdoors. Phyllis was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on March 15, 1935 to Durward Hazen and Thelma (nee Buckson). Phyllis graduated from Lansdowne High School in 1952, and received an associates degree from Drexel Institute of Technology. Phyllis then started a career as a Secretary at Atlantic Oil. One day while walking her cat, she met her neighbor Donald, and they were married on August 13, 1967.

Phyllis enjoyed spending much of her time helping her community, through volunteer organizations and her church. Active in supporting youth in underserved communities to gain new opportunities, Phyllis worked with children through programs such as the Fresh Air Fund, Youth Advocates, and A Better Chance, improving lives and forming lifelong bonds with those with whom she worked. As a lifelong animal lover, Phyllis studied and became a docent at the Philadelphia Zoo in 1990. She shared her love and knowledge of animals and their conservation both at the zoo and by bringing animals into classrooms through Zoo on Wheels.Phyllis was a gifted piano player and singer. She helped with music classes at her sons’ school, sang in the church choir, led the youth choir, accompanied the church organist on the piano, and filled her house with music when practicing.

Phyllis was an active member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Wallingford for over 53 years. Phyllis was the Sunday School Superintendent, an Officer for the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, led Vacation Bible School in the summer, and served on the altar guild. She organized a monthly meal for homeless people, delivered meals for Meals on Wheels, and visited church members who were unable to leave their homes.

Phyllis and her husband Donald loved to travel and spent many years circling the globe together, visiting 6 continents. They saw tortoises in the Galapagos, kangaroos in Australia, and reindeer in Lapland, sailed through the Panama Canal, traveled above the arctic circle to see the midnight sun and were traveling in Egypt and Turkey on 9/11.Phyllis’s house was always open to family and friends. She hosted many of the family gatherings over the years, including huge Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with her extended family plus friends from near and far as well as visiting students.

Phyllis is survived by her two sons, Norman and Stephen, three grandchildren Charlotte, Hazen, and Isobel, and her sister, Nancy.

A memorial Service will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Wallingford, PA on Saturday, October 11th at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations to A Better Chance https://abcstrathhaven.org/donate/

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Michalene Chabon

10/10/2025

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Michalene Chabon (nee Michelina Casula), aged 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Beloved wife for 53 years to the late Nicholas Chabon. Michalene was born in Shenandoah, PA, the daughter of Italian immigrant parents Christopher Casula, a coal miner, and Frances Casula, a homemaker, and the last surviving sibling of their 11 children. She was preceded in death by her twin sister Patricia, her sisters Antoinette Addazio, Anne Casula, Jeanne Casula, Mary Romig, and her brothers, Frank Casula, Joseph Casula, and infant siblings Antonianna Casula, Giovanni Andrea Casula, and Giovanni Casula. She is survived by her sister-in-law Jean, nephews Christopher (Andrea) Casula, Patrick (Lesley) Casula, Ed (Susan)Collevecchio, Stephen (Suzanne) Chabon, Greg (Allison) Chabon, nieces Frances Addazio, Donna (Thomas Llewellyn) Martin, Carolyn (Jeff) Blondin and many grandnephews, grandnieces, great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces, as well as great-great-grandnephews and great-great-grandnieces.

Michalene was known as Mickey to her close family and friends. She graduated from J.W. Cooper High School, Bloomsburg State Teachers College (Class of ‘52) now known as Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg, and also earned a Masters Degree in Education from Penn State University. She was a dedicated and inspiring teacher for 44 years, earning numerous awards and a scholarship dedicated in her name. She and her husband were members of St. John Chrysostom Church, Wallingford.
A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, October 18, 10 am, at St. John Chrysostom Church, 617 S. Providence Road, Wallingford, PA. Interment will be in SS Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. John Chrysostom Church would be appreciated.

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Elizabeth McKeown

10/6/2025

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We are heartbroken to announce the sudden passing of Elizabeth King McKeown on September 26, 2025. Elizabeth, or Liza as her grandchildren called her, was born September 5, 1944 in Butte, Montana, and grew up in Fort Peck, Montana. She was the oldest of eight children of James and Agnes King. Elizabeth and her siblings and extended family just gathered two weeks prior to lay Agnes (age 102) to rest.

Elizabeth left Montana as her high school’s valedictorian, graduated from Gonzaga University in 1966, and went on to earn her PhD at the University of Chicago in 1972. She began teaching at Georgetown University that fall - when female professors were still uncommon on campus - with her infant daughter Kate in tow and her son Sean soon to arrive. She taught over a dozen courses in theology and American Studies, educating and advising thousands of students over the ensuing decades. Although she generally preferred to eschew the spotlight and accolades that came with her successes in the classroom, she served as Chair of the American Studies program during its formative years, and was honored to accept the Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Award for Faculty Excellence, chosen by the senior class of 1987. Her enthusiasm for American history and compassion for the least among us shone through the book she authored with her colleague Dorothy Brown, The Poor Belong to Us: Catholic Charities and American Welfare. She retired from Georgetown in 2015, moved to Philadelphia to be closer to family, and think about “what’s next” as she would say.

Elizabeth leaves behind beloved family and friends. She is survived by her children Kate (Rudy) Fuller and Sean (Brenda Biondo) McKeown; her grandchildren Reilly, Liam, and Fiona Fuller, and Sophia and Connor McKeown; her siblings Jim (Mary Anne) King, Dan (Sally) King, Suzanne (Karl) Kehm, Barbara Lachmar, Bryan (Lisa) King; and Cathy (Sam) Bass; and dozens of extended relatives.

She will be missed dearly by her family and remembered for her lifelong passion for reading, learning, and teaching, her incisive wit, and her deep love for her children and grandchildren. In her honor, please read a book, tell a story, laugh at a joke, or go for a run. That would make her smile.

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