Constance K. Dean (nee Knauber), journalist and longtime resident of Lower Merion Township, died on Tuesday December 30, 2014. Mrs. Dean, 94, began her career in print journalism after graduating from Temple University's School of Communications. Working for International News Service in Philadelphia, she wrote news articles and human interest stories appearing in various newspapers, journals and periodicals. She was a member of the Association of Women in Communications.

After marrying Kenneth R. Dean, her husband of 56 years until his passing in 2005, she took a hiatus from her profession, but remained active in her community. She served as an officer in several Home and School Associations, and volunteered in the local civic association while raising a family.

She returned to her profession after her children were grown, working at the Philadelphia office of the Census Bureau. Later, she worked as a public relations manager in the Public Affairs Office of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps maintains the Chesapeake and Delaware canal and its bridges, the Delaware River navigation channel and performs dredging of coastal beaches and rivers. She wrote articles about the Corps and managed the release of information to the public and to journalists on the activities of the Corps in the Philadelphia District. Her responsibilities also included crafting employee communications as well as serving as EEO officer.

Mrs. Dean and her husband retired from their careers on the same day in 1989. They admired old automobiles and owned several prize-winning vintage Lincolns and one Chevrolet which they displayed in various car shows.

She is survived by her daughter Constance E. Dean (Alexander Doto), a son Jerome F. Dean (Marianne), and three grandsons: Michael K., Brian J. and Matthew T. Dean.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday January 5, 11 AM St. John Vianney Church, 350 Conshohocken State Rd., Gladwyne, PA. Interment will be private. Relatives and friends are invited to a Visitation Sunday from 7 to 9 PM at McConaghy Funeral Home, 328 W. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA. or on Monday from 10:30 to 11 AM at the Church

Memorial donations may be made in her name to the charity of your choice or to the Dean Family Endowed Scholarship at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, payable to Trustees of the Univ. of Penn, 601 Franklin Bldg, 3451 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA 19104.