Obituaries

Oct 3, 2018

Dottie (Guido) McCampbell, 56, wife of Charles D. McCampbell, of Phoenixville, PA died on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

Born on August 17, 1962 in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late James N. Guido, Sr. and Ida M. (Fitzcharles) Guido of Phoenixville.

She worked in the Produce Department at Giant Markets and most...

Oct 2, 2018

Violet (Vi) Blanch Young, 88, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at her residence in Spring Mills. She was born on May 20, 1930 to Richard and Effie (Lamey) Cox in Trainer, PA at Price's Historic Home.

Violet was an incredible woman and Mother who loved to spend time with her family. She would...

Sep 24, 2018

Gary A. Dries, 62, husband of Donna (Edinger) Dries of Pottstown, PA died on Monday, September 24, 2018 at home.

Born on June 4, 1956 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick and Mary (Detwiler) Dries.

He attended Northern Chester County Technical School. He was an ASE Certified Master Technician at...

Sep 23, 2018

Catherine (Kilpatrick) Cremers, 89, wife of the late John F. Cremers and Glenn "Fritz" Howard of Coventryville, PA, died on Saturday, September 22, 2018.

Born on February 28, 1929 in Greenfield, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Willis B. and Wilda (Law) Kilpatrick.

She was a reading tutor at the French Creek Elementary...

Sep 20, 2018

Samuel R. Bainbridge, Jr., 78, husband of Patricia A. (Fry) Bainbridge of South Coventry, PA, died on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at home.

Born on June 9, 1940 in Spring City, PA he was the son of the late Samuel and Edith (Schaffer) Bainbridge.

He worked as a Forklift Mechanic for Flemming Foods in Oaks,...

Sep 15, 2018

Colleen A. Lynch, 48, of Phoenixville passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018.

She was born in Phoenixville on September 28, 1969 to her parents, William and Janice (Bolger) Lynch of Phoenixville.

Colleen graduated from Phoenixville High School in 1987 and then worked as a beautician for various salons in the area.

In...

Sep 12, 2018

John P. Shine, 79, husband of Carol Ann (Obara) Shine, of Spring City, PA, died on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

Born on August 17, 1939 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Francis and Augusta (Benkowski) Shine.

John was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Leaves behind a wife, 2 sons, 1...

Sep 11, 2018

John G. Trisch, II, 92, husband of the late Pearl A. (Nagy) Trisch, of Phoenixville, PA , passed away September 11, 2018 at Parkhouse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on November 4, 1925 in Lloydell, PA, he was the son of the late Susan E. and John G. Trisch.

He graduated from Beaverdale High School,...

Sep 5, 2018

Alyssa Marie Poinsett, 28, of Bristol, PA, died suddenly on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at her residence. Born on January 2, 1990 in Poughkeepsie, New York, she was the daughter of Eugene F. Poinsett, Jr. and Nancy L. (Fazekas) Lawrence. She graduated from Owen J. Roberts High School, Class of 2009, and attended Widener University for Nursing.  Alyssa was vibrant...

Sep 4, 2018

John P. McGraw, 76, husband of Geraldine E. (Campbell) McGraw, of Phoenixville, PA died on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at home after a lengthy illness surrounded by his family and cherished dog buster.

Born on August 24, 1942 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late John F. and Mary (Ball) McGraw.

John...

Sep 1, 2018

Eleanor Janet (Freece) Custer

November 21, 1927 - September 1, 2018

After a lifetime that included dancing around the kitchen to her own made-up songs, playing thousands of games of cards and bingo, baking thousands of pies, cookies, and treats, collecting 500 decorative thimbles, witnessing two stock market crashes and a world war, and poking...

Sep 1, 2018

Anthony E. Lemanski, 95, husband of the late Maryann (Nowak) Lemanski of Phoenixville, formerly of Warren, Michigan,died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at his daughters residence in Phoenixville.

Born on November 17, 1922 in Presque Isle, Michigan, he was the son of the late John and Valeria (Sulewska) Lemanski.

He was a Tool Press Engineer in...

Aug 31, 2018

Patricia A. (Rowlands) Downs, 71, wife of the late Bruce W. Downs, of Phoenixville, PA, died Friday evening, August 31, 2018 at Parkhouse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. Born on September 6, 1946, in Wilkes Barre, PA, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Rowlands, Alice Farrell, and Stepdaughter to Francis Farrell. Her family moved...

Aug 29, 2018

Vito A. Lauritano, 96, husband of Helen M. (Chasnocha) Vito of Phoenixville, PA passed away on Wednesday evening, August 29, 2018 at the Southeast Veterans Center in Spring City surrounded by his loving family, friends, and caring staff of the SEVC.

Born on November 10, 1921 in Phoenixville, he was a son of the late Vito A....

Aug 28, 2018

Stephen Potoczniak, 97, of Phoenixville, PA passed away on Tuesday evening, August 28, 2018 at Park House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born on May 15, 1921 in Phoenixville to the late Demetro and Julie (Chopiadlo) Potoczniak.

Steve served in the U. S. Army during World War II and then worked at the former...

Aug 26, 2018

Mary (Godocik) Vircsik, 96, wife of the late John P. Vircsik of Phoenixville, PA, died Sunday, August 26, 2018 at her home. Born on September 13, 1921 in Velke Revistia in the beautiful Zemplin, Slovakia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Hudak) Godocik. Mary came to the United States when she was 17 years old. She...

Aug 26, 2018

J. Scott Wassel, 68, husband of the late Deborah C. (Lureen) Wassel of Spring City, PA passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, August 26, 2018.

Born on December 7, 1949 in Phoenixville, PA he was a son of the late John and Madelyn (Miskiewicz) Wassel.

He served in the U.S. Army during the...

Aug 25, 2018

Claire J. O'Donnell O'Malley, 95, formerly of Phoenixville died on Saturday August 25, 2018 in Regina Nursing Center.

She was the wife of the late Joseph Richard "Dick" O'Donnell and the late James O'Malley.

Born on July 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA she was a daughter of the late John and Frances (Heany) Wallace.

Aug 25, 2018

Dawn T. (Power) Wilt, 49, wife of Roger L. Wilt of Mont Clare passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at her home.

She was born in Delaware County on December 18, 1968, a daughter of Barbara (Aubrey) Power and the late Ronald Power

Dawn worked for Main Line Health in Upper Providence. She was...

Aug 24, 2018

James R., 66, of Phoenixville passed away on August 24, 2018 at home surrounded by the ones he loved.

Born in Phoenixville, he was the son of the late Betty D. (Lauer) and Everett N. Groff, Sr.

Jim was a graduate of Northern Chester County Technical School.   He was a 3rd generation PECO employee for...