Obituaries

Kathryn T. Faldeti, 77, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Faldeti who just recently died on August 14th. They shared almost 50 years of marriage together. Born in Ridley Park, PA, she was the daughter of the late Cameron W. Trosino and Cora E. Howard Trosino. 

Kathryn was an area resident for 47 years. She was a 1969 graduate of Immaculata College and a 1976 graduate of the West Chester University.

Kathleen Gowen, 80, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Hospice of Christiana Care in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John I. Gowen and Edilen Murray Gowen. 

Kathleen was employed most of her life in the clerical department at the Wilmington VA Medical Center.

She is survived by two sisters; Eileen Drews of Warminister, PA and Grace Filoromo of Gordonville, PA, one niece Tara Wachowski and husband Mark and two great nieces; Erica and Lauren Wachowski.

John S. "Jack" Monaghan, 94, of Downingtown, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024 at the St. Martha's Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Downingtown. He was the husband of the late Barbara Brittingham Lawson Monaghan who died in 2014. Born in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Jerome J. Monaghan, Sr. and Mary L. Simmler Monaghan.

Jack was a County resident all his life and a 1948 graduate of the West Chester High School.
He was employed by UPS as a truck driver retiring in 1991.

James S. Landis Sr., 88, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 25, 2024, in Honey Brook, PA.  He was the husband of the late Edith S. "Edie" Seekamp Landis who passed away in 2014.  Born in Parkesburg he was the son of the late John B. and Sophia B. Stauffer Landis. 

Celebrating the life of Shirley E Nixon

Shirley E. Nixon, who was 88 years old, passed away peacefully where she resided at the Harrison House Assisted Living in Coatesville, PA on Saturday, August 17, 2024.  She was born September 6, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Earl A. White and Helen Myers White.