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Obituaries
Rosa Novella Cartelli
Rosa Novella Cartelli (Corazza), of Chestnut Hill, died on Oct. 3. Mrs.
Cartelli was predeceased by her husband, Pietro Cartelli. She is survived
by her daughters Louise Viglianese (Dominic), Rita M. and Alessandra J.
Cartelli; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church, in Mt. Airy on Oct. 7.
Interment took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Church at the above
address or to the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia,
One Winding Drive, Monroe Office Center, 2nd Floor, Phila., PA 19131.
Jane Wehner Zurn Rech
Jane W. Rech, age 78, died October 6 at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Langhorne after a short illness. She was preceeded in death by her first
husband, John H. Zurn, who died in 1959, and her second husband, Philip
C. Rech, who died in 1985. She was recently preceded in death by the youngest
of her nine children, Robert C. Rech of Darien, Conn., who died in June
of this year.
Mrs. Rech was the daughter of the late Jane Griffith Wehner and Harrison
G. Wehner. She grew up in Chestnut Hill with her sister, Marianne Mebane
of Wyndmoor, and her brother, Harrison G. Wehner, Jr., of Machipongo,
Va., both of whom survive her.
In the years of her first marriage, Mrs. Rech lived in Erie and Jenkintown.
After the death of her young husband and her subsequent marriage to Mr.
Rech, she moved and lived for many years in Huntingdon Valley and later
in Lower Gwynedd. For the last several years of her life she lived in
the Langhorne area, near her daughter Nancy Bernardini, who cared for
her.
The accomplishment of which Mrs. Rech was most proud was the large and
strong family that she and her much beloved husbands created. A widow
with five young children, Mrs. Rech married Philip C. Rech in 1961 when
he was a widower with two young children. When two more children were
born to them, Mrs. Rech found herself in the early 60s with nine children
from 1 to 15 years old.
Mrs. Rech was a fervent supporter of education and every activity and
sport in which her children and now grandchildren were involved. She loved
sport, politics, golden retrievers, art, music and all things Welsh. She
was an accomplished artisan whose needlepoint pieces hang in the houses
of her friends and family.
She is survived by her children, Marianne Zurn and her husband Daniel
Duffy of Northampton, Mass.; Linda Susan Collins and her husband, John
Collins of Wilmington, N.C.; Philip D. Rech of Gibson, N.C.; R. Elizabeth
Rech of Hingham, Mass.; Wendy Allen and her husband Mark Allen of St.
Charles, Ill.; John H, Zurn of Brookville, Md.; Nancy Berbardini and her
husband Stephen Berbardini of Langhorne, Pa.; Jane Toll and her husband
Christopher Toll of Denver, Colo.; and her daughter-in-law, Ola Rech of
Darien, Conn.
Mrs. Rech is also survived by her grandchildren Christopher Allen, Scott
Allen, Lauren Collins, John Matthew Collins, Katherine Duffy, Julia Duffy,
Martha Dogan, Michael Bernardini, Lisa Bernardini, John Henry Zurn 2d,
Alexander Zurn, Caroline Toll, Ellen Toll, Harrison Toll, Philip C. Rech
2d, and Henry Rech.
Mrs. Rech’s life was celebrated Monday, October 9, at the Abington
Friends Meetinghouse in Jenkintown, Pa.
Memorial gifts may be made to Abington Friends School, 575 Washington
Lane, Jenkintown, PA 19046
Funeral arrangements by Helweg Funeral Services, Inc., 463 Old York Road,
Jenkintown, Pa. 19049.
Marguerite Malfatto
Marguerite Malfatto (nee Malfatto), 95, of Germantown, died on October
2.
Mrs. Malfatto was predeceased by her husband, Andrew; brothers Joseph
and Louie; sister Josephine; and niece Judy Bryne (Bill). She is survived
by her son Andrew (Ethel); nephews, great-nephews, nieces, cousins and
godchildren.
A funeral Mass was held on October 9 at Sacred Heart Manor, 6445 Germantown
Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19119, and interment was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Manor at the above
address.
Francis Sharpe
Francis J. “Sonny” Sharpe, 71, of North Cape May, died on
September 26. “Sonny” was a longtime employee at The Depot
Restaurant in Chestnut Hill from the mid-’70s, until it closed.
The Depot was located where Taste of Philly and Starbucks are today.
Mr. Sharpe was predeceased by his father, James C. Sharpe. He is survived
by his mother, Marguerite T. Sharpe; his wife, Melanie (Flis); stepchildren
John (Faune), Kevin (Stacie) and Chris (Kathy) McGeehan, Melanie (Eric)
Edenholm and Mary (Kelly) Lawler; sisters, Margaret Mary Buckley (William),
Patricia Devlin (John Patrick), Dolores Dittrich (John); and brothers,
Thomas Sharpe (Bridget) and S. James Columb, I.H.M.
He is also survived by several grandchildren, a great-grandchild; several
nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on September 30 at St. John of God
Church, 80 Townbank Road, North Cape May, NJ 08204, and interment took
place at Cape May County Veterans Cemetery. Memorial contributions may
be made to the above-named church or to a charity of the donor’s
choice.
Helen D. Randall
Helen D. Randall, passed away on Oct. 14. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Penn.,
on Sept. 24, 1924, she resided in Chester Springs with her daughter and
son-in-law. Mrs. Randall began her long professional career in New York
at Eastern Airlines, then worked at The New Yorker Magazine. She stopped
working to raise a family of three children, and in her mid-forties began
a new career in Early Childhood education, which would remain her passion
for the rest of her life. Also in her mid-forties she completed her degree
in Early Childhood Education at Harcum College with Honors.
Besides founding the Childcare Center at the Christ Lutheran Church in
Chestnut Hill, she also taught at the Elm Nursery in Chestnut Hill, the
Miquon School, and the Jenkintown Day Nursery. When many her age had retired,
she began a new job at the Phoenixville Adult Activities Center. Even
at age eighty-one, she was not retired, and worked most recently for the
Head Start Program in Phoenixville. She had the natural ability to make
friends and inspire affection wherever she went, and a special talent
for engaging and teaching very young children.
Mrs. Randall was a willing and active volunteer in any community where
she lived. She volunteered in the Pediatric section of Chestnut Hill Hospital,
for the Red Cross, at the Briar Bush Nature Center in Jenkintown, the
Maxwell Mansion in Germantown, and most recently at the Chester Springs
Library and Historic Yellow Springs in Chester Springs. For many years
she was an active member of The Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill.
Mrs. Randall is survived by her daughter Margaret (Meg) Randall and her
husband Charles McManus of Chester Springs; a son David (Tad) Randall
and his wife Hilary Rayvis-Randall of San Mateo, Calif.; a granddaughter
Alexandra Randall of San Mateo, and a step-grandson, Sean McManus and
his wife Joanna of Cerritos, Calif.; her sister Edythe D. Tessen of Memphis,
Tenn.; and by her former husband David V. Randall of Wyndmoor. She was
predeceased by her son Kirk S. Randall. She is also survived by many nieces
and nephews.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, October 12 at 1:30 PM at
the Campbell-Ennis-Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc., Main Street at Fifth
Avenue, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Those wishing to remember Mrs. Randall
are asked to consider a contribution to the Friends of the Chester Springs
Library, 1685-A Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425. Contributions
will be directed to the purchase of children’s books.
Catherine Shinn
Catherine M. Shinn (Cleary), of Mt. Airy, died on October 13.
Mrs. Shinn was predeceased by her husband, Frank W. Shinn and her son,
Raymond.
She is survived by a son, Albert (Ramona); a daughter, Cheryl Clayton;
two brothers, Raymond and Richard Cleary; five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church on October 17. Interment
was private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Cross Church, 154 E. Mt. Airy
Ave., Phila., PA 19119.
Max Klein
Max Klein 82, of Wyndmoor and Delray Beach, Florida died peacefully surrounded
by his family on October 5.
Mr. Klein is survived by his wife of 60 years, Lucille (Young) Klein;
his daughters Susan Gerber (Alan) of New York, and Rosalind Doman (Douglas)
of Wyndmoor; his son Ira Klein (Cindy) of Colo. He is also survived by
eight grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held on October 6 at Beth Israel Memorial Gardens,
Woodbridge, N.J.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Institutes for the Achievement
of Human Potential, 8801 Stenton Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038.
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October 19, 2006 Issue
