Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bessie Rettew COPE, 1962 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Rightnour [barright@comcast.net] ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ Daily Local West Chester Pennsylvania October 17 1962 MRS. JESSE K COPE Mrs. Bessie Rettew Cope, of 412 York Avenue Lansdale wife of Jesse K Cope Jr and a former resident of Chester County died early yesterday at North Penn Hospital Lansdale after a long illness. She was 75. Born in West Vincent Township she was the daughter of William H and Hannah Lumis Rettew. Mrs. Cope had made her home in Lansdale for about 35 years. Mr Cope retired as cashier of the First National Bank of Lansdale successor to the National Bank of Philadelphia. Surviving are one son, Jesse K III, of Lansdale, two daughters, Mrs. Howard Fonz of Nutley, N J; Mrs. James K McNamara, of Philadelphia, and five grandchildren. She was a member of the Lansdale Methodist Church, Lansdale Women's club, the Community Service of Lansdale and Vicinity and the Montgomery County Tuberculosis and Health Association. Cope – On October 16 1962 of 412 York Avenue, Lansdale, Pa, Bessie R (nee Rettew), wife of Jesse K Cope Jr. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the services at the George R Huff and Sons funeral Home, Derstine and Cannon Aves, Lansdale, Pa on Friday October 19th at 11 a m. Interment Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday evening from 7 until 9. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Lansdale Methodist Church Building Fund or to the Community Service of Lansdale and vicinity.