Salvatore “Sam” Petriello passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was 92. Mr. Petriello of East Norriton was a member of St. Titus Church. He was retired from the B.F. Goodrich Co. and also continued to work in the plumbing and heating field for many years. He was a Veteran of World War II and served as a Corporal in the Sixth Marine Division (Battalion 4, 15th Regiment).  Sam was active in his community working and teaching at Habitat for Humanity, raising...

Salvador M.  Pires passed  away on Saturday, May 19, 2018. He was 89. Mr. Pires of Jeffersonville was a member of the St. Titus Roman Catholic church.  He was a active member of the Men of Malvern retreat house for over 45    Years. Sal was a 4th degree member of the Bridgeport Council Knights of Columbus Father Tomko assembly, a member of the Bridgeport Catholic War Veteran and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a veteran of the United...

Monica Angela Kenny, of Norristown, PA, passed away on May 19, 2018, at age 26.  She was born August 31, 1991 and belonged to a large and loving family.  She attended St. Paul's Catholic Elementary School and Norristown High School. She enjoyed listening to music, watching movie marathons, and homemaking, and was a loving and private person.  A mother of two young children, she was devoted to their care and looked forward to raising a family of her own.  She will...

John A. “Chappy” Ciabattoni Sr. passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Saturday, May 19, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born on February 1, 1929 in Norristown, John is the son of the late Nazzareno Sr. and Julia Moleski Ciabattoni and is the beloved husband of Esther Dragone Ciabattoni. John is survived by his sons John Jr., David (Michele) and Kevin...

Mary (Romano) Kretsch passed away on May 12, 2018.  Mrs. Kretsch of Jeffersonville was a member of St. Helena‘s Church. She was born in Italy on September 29, 1926 and immigrated to the US with her parents, the late Samuel and Angeline Romano, in 1929. She was raised in Norristown, graduated from Norristown High School, and pursued further studies in Philadelphia, where she met her future husband, Donald. Mary and Donald were married in 1946 and...

Dennis Wack passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2018, he was 65 years old. Dennis was born in Norristown on October 28, 1952 to George and Doris Wack. Dennis dedicated most of his work as a manager to the Hoover vacuum company. Dennis was a Certified Lay Minister at United Methodist Church, he also was an avid collector of rocks and minerals, and his collection of science fiction toys was borrowed by the Smithsonian Institute. He is survived by his wife Sharon (McKinney) Wack, his...

Margo L. (Fazio) Tornetta of Northfield, N. J., passed away on September 6, 2017. She was 43 years old, born on 4/25/74 in Norristown, Pa.  Margo graduated from Bishop Kendrick, class of 1992. She was the beloved Daughter Of Charles and Peggy Fazio.  She will be remembered as a loving and devoted Mother, Daughter, Sister and Wife and Friend. Margo is survived by her husband Chuck Tornetta and her 4 children, Chucky, Dominic, Angelo and daughter...

Preston W. Giambrone passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was 72. Preston was born in Philadelphia on September 22, 1945 and grew up in Norristown and later raised his family in Collegeville. He is the son of William Giambrone and the late Cecelia (Garber) Giambrone; brother to William Jr. and Clayton.  Mr. Giambrone is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Patricia McMullen Giambrone, two sons, Preston (wife Jennifer), Colin (wife Tina), daughter Joelle and three...

Harvey Dick Shoemaker, 74, originally from Philadelphia, PA, passed away on August 18, 2017.  He grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from William Penn Charter School, Class of 1961. Harvey moved to State College where he attended Pennsylvania State University receiving his B.S. in Business Logistics in 1969.  He was an avid biker and owned and operated The Bicycle Shop on West College Avenue until the mid 80’s.         The son...

Raymond D. Fields, of Blue Bell, PA passed away on March 20th, 2018.  Ray was born in Lebanon, PA and was graduated from Lebanon Catholic High School in 1968. He received a BA in political science from West Chester University, Class of 1972, where he was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity.  He also received an MS in Counseling from WCU in 1976. He went on to earn his Doctoral Degree in Human Development from Bryn Mawr College in 1990. Ray was employed by the West...