Exhibit 99.1

[Willow Financial Bancorp Logo]                            170 S. Warner Road
                                                              Wayne, Pa 19087
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                                                Telephone No.: (610) 995-1785
                                                      Fax No.: (610) 975-4365


Press Release

              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                              Contact:  Donna M. Coughey, CEO
                                              Joseph T. Crowley, CFO
                                              Telephone:  610-995-1700


                    WILLOW FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES
                       RETIREMENT OF TOM SUKAY FROM BOARD



     Wayne, Pennsylvania - (December 8, 2006) Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Company") (Nasdaq/Global Select Market: WFBC), the holding company for
Willow Financial Bank (the "Bank"), announced that Thomas J. Sukay has decided
to leave his positions as a director of the Company and the Bank due to
demands on Mr. Sukay to support his growing business.

     Mr. Sukay stated, "I appreciate the opportunity to serve as a director of
the Company and the Bank.  I think we were able to transform the Bank to a
true community banking franchise and I value highly many of the relationships
I have forged here."

     Chair of the Board, Rosemary C. Loring, stated, "We are grateful for Tom's
hard work and service to the Board.  He brought real-world insights and
analysis to many issues we faced.  He was particularly instrumental in the
process leading to our acquisition of Chester Valley Bancorp.  At the time of
our merger with Chester Valley, we had a total of 17 directors.  We have
concluded that a smaller Board will be better and, with Tom's decision to
retire, we have reduced the Board's size to 15."

     Donna M. Coughey, President and Chief Executive Officer, echoed Ms.
Loring's comments and stated, "We appreciate the many contributions Tom has
made.  He served diligently and we wish him continued success in his future
endeavors.  We also appreciate his need to devote more time to his business
and his willingness to assist us in our continuing efforts to reduce the
overall size of the Board, which permits us to operate more efficiently."

About Willow Financial Bancorp:

Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Willow Financial
Bank, a federally chartered savings bank. Willow Financial Bank was founded
in 1909 and operates 28 branch locations in Bustleton, Dresher, Hatboro,
Holland, Huntingdon Valley, Maple Glen, North Wales, Rhawnhurst, Roslyn Valley,
Somerton, Southampton, Warminster (two), Willow Grove, Downingtown, Exton,
Frazer, Thorndale, Westtown, Airport Village, Brandywine Square, Devon,
Kennett Square, Eagle, Coatesville, Avondale, Wayne and West Chester,
Pennsylvania.

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Additional information is available at: www.willowfinancialbank.com.

Forward Looking Statements

The information contained in this press release may contain forward-looking
statements (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
regulations thereunder) which are not historical facts or as to Willow
Financial Bancorp, Inc. management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations
or opinions. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words
such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "estimate",
"could", "may", "likely", "probably" or "possibly". These statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations
with respect to future operations and statements regarding future performance.
Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which
are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Willow Financial
Bancorp and its management, that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking
information and statements. Actual results may differ materially from the
anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that
may affect the Company's future operations are discussed in the documents
filed by Willow Financial Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") from time to time, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. Additional factors that may cause the
results referenced in forward-looking statements to differ from actual results
include general economic conditions and the interest rate yield curve, changes
in deposit flows, changes in credit quality and legislative and regulatory
changes, among other things. Copies of these documents may be obtained from
Willow Financial Bancorp upon request without charge (except for the exhibits
thereto) or can be accessed at the website maintained by the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov. Willow Financial Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that
occur after the date on which such statements were made.





























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