All Obituaries

Yolanda R. Martin, 'Lonnie', of Holland, PA and formerly of Northeast Philadelphia, died Saturday, April 10, 2021.  She was 98. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Lonnie was the daughter of the late Louis and Virginia (DeLaurenzo) Lattanzo.  She grew up in South Jersey before her family moved back to Philadelphia. Lonnie worked as an accountant in the banking industry before retiring. She is survived by her daughter, Virginia (Ginny) R. Feinman and her husband Larry; her...

Stephen Sabo was born June 4, 1944 , in Osijek, Croatia (former Yugoslavia) to John and Elizabeth (Braun) Sabo.  He came to the US with his family at the age of 13. Steve died Tuesday, March 30, 2021, after a short illness.  He was 76. Steve graduated from Bok High School with a trade in machining.  He met his wife of 56 years, Luba Kowal, at a wedding in January of 1964 and they were wed in September of that same year, and had two children.  He...

Wasyl "William" Baran, a longtime resident of Philadelphia, died Saturday after a short illness.  He was 98. Born in Ukraine, Wasyl was the son of the late Ivan and Tatiana (Konutz) Baran.   He emigrated to the United States in 1952, settling in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia; he and his late wife Bronislawa raised their family there before eventually moving to Northeast Philadelphia. Wasyl worked for many years for Bryers Ice Cream as a forklift operator;...

Debbie (nee Varian) Heck of Philadelphia passed away on March 12, 2021 after a short battle with cancer.  She was 58.  Debbie grew up in Churchville, PA and graduated from Council Rock.  Debbie was the beloved wife of Richard Heck.  In addition to her husband, Debbie will be very missed by her mother, Barbara Varian, her brother Michael (Karen), and her sister Vanessa (Bill); she is also survived by her niece and nephew,  Samantha and Ryan.  Debbie was...

In loving memory of Richard W. Jackson, 81, who passed away suddenly on March 10, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Elsie Jackson; father of Brian (Michelle), Karen (Douglas), Christine (Michael), and Colleen; grandfather of Rebecca, Lauren, Ashlie, Alicia, Mark, Kevin, Rachel, Joseph, Danielle, Jessica, Nicole, Kristin, and Michael; great grandfather of Abigail, Emma, Eddy, Zane, and Blaze; brother of William Jackson; and also survived by "grandpuppies" Izzy, Carson, Benny, and...

I have some really sad news today. On March 9th, 2021, at approx 11:30 AM, my Father and Grandfather George (Hryhorij) Bilous fell Asleep in the  LORD.  He was honored by God's grace to experience a peaceful departure from our earth after living a full, rich, and successful, self directed life to a  wise old age of 98 years of life + 7 months. He died as he planned, within all the comforts of his home about him, to include his bed. He had lost weight, lots of...

Oleksandr Radchenko, of King of Prussia, PA, passed away on March 4, 2021, at the age of 83. He was at home, surrounded by his loving family. Oleksandr is survived by his wife of 50 years, Nina Radchenko, his daughters Lyudmyla Michniak (Andre) and Oxana Radchenko-Holubowsky, and his grandchildren Juliana, Mark, Sophia and Andrew. Born in the Poltava region of Ukraine, Oleksandr graduated from Dubno College of Arts and Culture, and then earned a Master of Music Education Degree from Rivne...

James J. Vacca, a retired Philadelphia high school educator and life long musician, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 after a short illness.  He was 71. Born in Philadelphia, Jim was the son of the late Angelo and Katherine (nee Votto) Vacca.  He was a 1968 graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School and earned his BS at LaSalle College.  Jim taught science at William Penn High School for many years before retiring.  Jim was the beloved father of James Vacca (Francine) and...

George H. Kistner, age 66, of Trevose, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital with family by his side. George “The Kid” was born in Philadelphia to the late Harold and Clara (Murray) Kistner. He was a 1972 graduate of Bensalem High School. George loved sports and was an avid Eagles fan. He enjoyed the beach at Ocean City, MD. George is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jan (Ross) Kistner, his daughters Jamie Rose Kistner and Jillian...

Ramona R. Halko (née Radzai) passed away peacefully on February 24, 2021 at the age of 93.   Born on November 27, 1927 in Mt. Carmel,PA, Ramona - AKA "Mona" - lived an eventful and fulfilling life in Philadelphia.  She worked at Albert Tire in New Jersey for 48 years, and spent her free time on the things she loved the most: getting together with family and friends, playing cards, shopping, going out to eat, and indulging in the occasional top-shelf...