Kenneth Hughes Lockerby, age 83, of Haddonfield, Copy Editor for The Daily News
Saturday, November 04, 2023
Kenneth Hughes Lockerby, a retired journalist and copy editor for the Philadelphia Daily News passed away on October 29, 2023. A resident of Haddonfield, NJ, Ken was 83.
Ken was born in Cincinnati, OH on April 22, 1940 to Kenneth M. (K.M.) Lockerby and Alice Hughes. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Cheryl Lockerby, a son, K.C. Lockerby (Michelle Campbell) of Collegeville, PA, a daughter, Jenny Lockerby (Andrew Flechtner) of Chicago, IL, 3 granddaughters: Maria and Grace Lockerby and Alice Flechtner and many friends, many of whom are friends of Bill W. as well.
Ken was a 1957 graduate of Towson High School, Towson, MD. He served in the U.S. Army as a Specialist 4/E4 and photographer in Korea and France 1959-1962. Upon his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, Ken attended and graduated from West Chester University in 1967 with a B.S. in English. He started his journalism career with the West Chester Daily Local from 1967-1971 as a reporter, editor and columnist then worked for the Wilmington News Journal from 1971-1979 as a copy editor and ultimately the Philadelphia Daily News where he held various editing positions, mostly copy editor, from 1979-2012 when he retired.
Ken's hobbies included: reading, travel, tennis, crossword puzzles and being with friends. He was a proud and grateful member of Alcoholics Anonymous with 46 years of sobriety. In the AA rooms, he was known as "funny Ken from West Chester." Ken was known for his intelligence and wit. If you were playing partners in Trivia Pursuit, you wanted him as your partner. Ken will be remembered as a loyal friend and the "master of the one-liner," according to his wife, Cheryl.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ken's visitation on Saturday, December 16, 10 AM to 11 AM at the FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 820 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ. Remembrance Service will follow at 11 AM. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ken's memory to Caron Treatment Centers, 243 N. Galen Hall Road, Wernersville, PA 19565 (www.caron.org) (877) 544-2936.