Silvio J. Raimondo

Silvio J. Raimondo, age 99, of Kennett Square, died Monday, August 18, 2025. He was the husband of Stella Raimondo (nee Madonna), to whom he was married for 77 years. He was born in 1925 and was the son of the late Alberico and Antoniette Raimondo. 

Silvio served in the Coast Guard during World War II aboard the USS Evansville. Silvio was a mushroom farmer for many years alongside his father and brother. When he retired from mushroom farming, he went on to work in the maintenance department for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. 

He was a longtime parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church. Silvio loved gardening, woodworking, reading, and spending time with his family.  

Silvio is survived by his wife, Stella, his children, Albert (Linda), Sylvia (Charles), and Roseanne (James), as well as six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Silvio was preceded in death by his sister, Anna Moschitta, and brother, Anthony Raimondo. 

Funeral services and burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Silvio’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or to Holisticare Hospice, 985 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 504, Wayne, PA 19087.

Arrangements are being handled by Kuzo Funeral Home of Kennett Square. 

Angelo Pietro Mastrippolito

Angelo Pietro Mastrippolito passed away on August 21, 2025 at Brandywine Assisted Living at Longwood in Kennett Square. He was 94.

He was the husband of Rita Angelucci Mastrippolito, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Fraz. Selva, Civitella Messer Raimondo, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy on August 4, 1931, he was the son of the late Luigi Mastrippolito and the late Antonia D’ Orazio Mastrippolito. After working as a stone mason in Italy and France, he immigrated to the United States in April of 1966 with his wife and three young children, reuniting with his younger siblings, parents, grandparents, uncles, and cousins who had immigrated years earlier. 

He spent his first few years in the U.S. as a bricklayer and stone mason, constructing many buildings in the area, including the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Del. and the Mary D. Lang Elementary School in Kennett Square. He also started A&A Mushrooms with his brother, Alfred, with a small two-double farm at his home in Kaolin. In 1971, Angelo started work as an assembly line worker for General Motors in Wilmington, Del. and spent the remainder of his career there, retiring in 1998. 

He was an avid beekeeper, keeping hives at his home and the homes of his friends. During his retirement, he began maintaining bee hives at various properties throughout northern Delaware. In addition to his wife, Angelo is survived by two sons, Luigi (Gino) Mastrippolito and his wife, Maria (DiMedio) of Colora, Md. and John Mastrippolito and his wife, Elizabeth (Malchione) of Avondale, and two daughters, Antonella Porter of Kennett Square and Angela DiMatteo and her husband, John of Centerport, NY. Also surviving are one brother, Alfred Mastrippolito of Avondale, one sister, Mary Mastrangelo and her husband, Franco of Kennett Square, eight grandchildren, Andrew DiMatteo (Rebecca), Nicholas DiMatteo, Daniella DiMatteo, Rebecca Sturgill (Tim), Philip Mastrippolito, Peter Mastrippolito (Emily), Katherine Porter, and Michael Lee Porter; one great grandchild, James DiMatteo, and several nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his parents and by a sister, Filomena Angelucci. 

His Mass of Christian burial will take place on Friday, August 29 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kennett Square.  

Arrangements are being handled by Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square. 

To view Angelo’s online tribute and to condolences with his family, please visit www.griecofunerals.com.