Adrian Walter Francis Ashfield

Adrian Walter Francis Ashfield obituary, Havertown, PA

Adrian Walter Francis Ashfield

Adrian Ashfield Obituary

Published by D'Anjolell Memorial Home of Broomall on Jun. 9, 2019.
ASHFIELD Adrian Walter Francis Age 85, of Havertown PA, on June 9th 2019. Beloved husband of 30 years to Shelley Ashfield (nee Ping). Loving father of Helen Elizabeth Ashfield and the late Kenrick Pengelley Ashfield. Cherished brother of John Etienne Ashfield (J.E.), and the late Dr. Richard Pengelley Ashfield. Precious son of the late Florence Elfreda (nee Pengelley) and Archibald Richard William Ashfield. Relatives and friends are invited to his Visitation on Saturday, June 15th, from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM, at The D'Anjolell Memorial Home of Broomall, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall PA 19008. Life Celebration to follow 12:00 PM in the Main Chapel of the Memorial Home. Inurnment Tuesday, June 18th, 11:00 am at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 601 W Main St, Millville, NJ 08332. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory to one's Charity of Choice would be appreciated. OBITUARY Adrian Walter Francis Ashfield 1933 ~ 2019 Adrian Ashfield, VP of Engineering for Wheaton Industries in the 1980s, has died at the age of 85. He designed and built the Millville, NJ glass tableware plant in 8 months, helping contractors visualize the job with scale engineering models. His career began at RAE Farnborough, then Decca Research Labs in England where in 1960 he designed the Type 4000 120 inch/second computer tape transport, which still holds the worlds' record for fastest braking system. He also invented the basic idea of a card combining the key and user's identity in February 1962, and was granted UK Patent 959,713 for "Access Controller" assigned to WS Atkins & Partners: the key history of the ATM. He was invited by Anchor Hocking to emigrate to the US in 1978 by way of Canada, where he headed engineering for Domglas from 1969. Ashfield Associates consulted in the glass industry and provided surveys and studies for OECD and the World Bank after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He advised in USA and around the world, in Jordan, Russia, Malaysia, Jamaica, Trinidad, Poland and Czech Republic. In later years, he wrote for technical journals and forums on furnace design, cleaning up Nuclear Waste at Hanford, digital photography, ink-jet printing and LENR. Memorial Service on Saturday, June 15th, at the Danjolell Memorial Home of Broomall, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008. Inurnment June 18th at Mount Peace Cemetery, Millville, NJ.

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July 22, 2019

Matthieu Seassau posted to the memorial.

July 18, 2019

Sam North posted to the memorial.

June 20, 2019

Shelley Ashfield Ashfield posted to the memorial.

Matthieu Seassau

July 22, 2019

As a great child of Elfrida Constance Pengelley let me join your prayers and send you my best thoughts and love. Matthieu Seassau

Sam North

July 18, 2019

A Good Man.

Shelley Ashfield Ashfield

June 20, 2019

On Tuesday, Helen and I were at Mt. Pleasant in Millville, NJ. Many thanks to the caretaker of this cemetery, beautiful in that wind-swept, sandy way that is South Jersey, who is so knowledgeable about this historic area. Thanks to Dave Ewan, who joined us in our sorrow, and shared lunch and reminiscences of downtown Millville's Wind Chimes bookstore, whose bookshelves and stacks now grace Bogart's Cafe.
Moments of beauty: the pink Gerbera in an iconic "Millville Glass" vase, brought by Margaret; the sweet yellow daisies at Tigger's stone, the graveside bouquet Helen made from the cut flowers we received and lillies blooming in our own garden in Havertown.

Frann Shore

June 18, 2019

Dear Shelley- So sorry for your loss, may your spirit and positive attitude see you and your daughter through the difficult times ahead. To everything, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn.

Shelley Ashfield Ashfield

June 17, 2019

Thank you so much for your online condolences. We were able to acknowledge your kind thoughts at our Saturday service in Adrian's memory. We thank those of you who included comfort from Scripture, as we were able to share those beautiful words with those in audience.

Jean Ashfield

June 15, 2019

My sincerest condolences to you and your daughter Helen.

June 13, 2019

My sincere condolences to the ASHFIEID
FAMILY for the loss of your loved one Mr.ASHFIELD.and pray you find comfort in psalms 91:2. Rest in peace.
Sincerely



B.A.

JKH/JW

June 13, 2019

My sincerest condolences to the Ashfield Family for the loss of your loved one, Adrian Walter Francis, and pray you find comfort in Psalms 91:2.

June 12, 2019

Sorry for Shelley for your loss, love to you and your daughter!

Bonnie Fromal

June 12, 2019

So sorry for your loss Shelly! Will keep your family in my prayers! xoxo Bonnie

June 12, 2019

My sincerest condolences to the Ashfield family and friends. May God's words bring you comfort and strengthen you to endure such a difficult time now and in the days to come. Ps 119:76

John Bucci

June 11, 2019

Shelley and Helen. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this trying time. God Bless.

Stephen Klebon

June 11, 2019

Shelley and Helen, sorry for your loss. Steve Klebon

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