Obituaries

Helen Tirpak
May 26, 2017
Helen M. (Cwiek) Tirpak, age 90, wife of the late Albert Tirpak of Phoenixville, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at Seasons Hospice. Born on December 15, 1926 in McKeesport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna (Homiak) Cwiek. She was employed as a Lab Technician for the West Company in Phoenixville for many years until...
Gary DeMedio
May 22, 2017
Gary A. DeMedio, 63, of East Norriton Township died on Monday, May 22, 2017 in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Born on April 12, 1954 and raised in Conshohocken, PA, he was the son of Mary C. (Powers) DeMedio of Conshohocken, and the late Anthony J. DeMedio. Gary attended local schools, was active in community and school sports, played...

Susan Birtwell
May 17, 2017
Susan V. Birtwell, 50, of Mont Clare, formerly of Haverford, PA, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Manor Care, Pottstown. Born on December 28, 1966 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Andrea (Pavlik) Birtwell. She was a graduate of Haverford High School and she received her Associates Degress in Liberal Arts from Delaware County...

George Ribick
May 16, 2017
George E. Ribick, 89, husband of the late Helen (Rakowski) Ribick, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the Southeastern Veterans' Center, Spring City, PA. Born on June 9, 1927 in Mont Clare, PA, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna (Chico) Ribick. George served in the United States Army during World War II,...

Anna DiGati
May 14, 2017
Anna Marie (Varone) DiGati, 98, wife of the late Joseph DiGati, of West Chester, PA and formerly of Phoenixville, PA, died on Thursday, May 14, 2017 in Barclay Friends Nursing Home, West Chester, PA. Born on March 17, 1919, in Birdsboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Nicolina (Mastrangelo) Varone. She worked at the former A.C....

Lewis Rhoades
May 10, 2017
Lewis R. Rhoades, Jr., 91, husband of Jean (Cage) Rhoades, of Upper Providence, PA, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Brandywine Senior Living, Upper Providence, PA. Born on March 9, 1926 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Lewis, Sr., and Effie (Mooney) Rhoades. Lewis was a graduate of Phoenixville High School, and a graduate of...
Phyllis Tyler
May 8, 2017
Phyllis Tyler, 65, of Phoenixville PA, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, in her home. Phyllis was born in 1951 in Ithaca, NY, to Fran and Bart Dulac. She attended Niskayuna High School and upon graduation, studied at Cornel University and SUNY Oswego where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work with a focus on Early Childhood...
Thomas Lamison
May 4, 2017
Thomas Lamison, 63, husband of Joy Miriam (Fosbenner) Lamison of Schwenksville, PA, passed on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Jeanette (Bauer) Lamison of Spring City, PA, and the late Russell S. Lamison. Thomas was a graduate of Spring Ford High School, Class of 1972. He was the...
Dorothy Everly
May 3, 2017
Jean (Yoder) Everly, 74, wife of Thomas Everly, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Born on February 18, 1943 in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Bowers) Yoder. Jean was a graduate of Cass Township High School in Minersville, PA. She worked in the office at Gateway Pharmacy, as a Bank...

Irene Petruska
May 1, 2017
Irene (Serenshock) Petruska, 88, wife of the late Emil Petruska, longtime resident of King of Prussia, PA, died on Monday, May 1, 2017 in Paoli Hospital. Born on May 19, 1928 in Sandy Run, PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Helen (Petruska) Serenshock. She was a faithful member of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church...

John Gear
Apr 27, 2017
John Robert "Bob" Gear, age 76, of Orlando, FL, and formerly of Grand Junction, CO, passed away on April 27, 2017 with his loving wife Connie at his side. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Sudzina) Gear. Bob was a graduate of Phoenixville High School where he played baseball and football. He...

Joseph Anastacio
Apr 25, 2017
Joseph W. "Duke" Anastacio, 76, husband of Catherine M. (O'Donnell) Anastacio, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Phoenixville Hospital. Born on May 1, 1940 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late William J. and Rose V. (Baldassare) Anastasio. He worked at Lee Tire in Conshohocken, PA, was Past President of U.R.W. Local 785,...

Nancy Sherman
Apr 25, 2017
Nancy C. (Shaffer) Sherman, 73, wife of the late Leonard J. Sherman, Sr. of Birdsboro, PA, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Born on April 28, 1943 in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elida (Supplee) Shaffer. Nancy worked as an Secretary and Event Coordinator for Allstate Insurance, and most recently as a teachers aide...

Charles McGray
Apr 25, 2017
Charles W. "Snooks" McGray, Jr., 84, husband of Jane E. (Wetherhold) McGray, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Born on April 24, 1933, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Jennie (Zabicki) McGray. Charles served in the United States Army during the Korean War....

Elizabeth Ashenfelder
Apr 20, 2017
Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Costello) Ashenfelder, 76, of Collegeville, PA, died on Thursday, April 20, 2017 in Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville, PA. Born on March 20, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Philip M. and Helen Marie (Cole) Costello. She worked at Smith Kline Pharmaceutical in Philadelphia, PA. She was a member of St. Eleanor Catholic Church...

Robert Motzer
Apr 16, 2017
Robert C. Motzer, 64, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He was the husband of Kathleen Marie (Sendecki) Motzer, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Born on October 10, 1952 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Hans W. and Elsie V. (Hinkle) Motzer. He was a...

Jacqueline Tulish
Apr 16, 2017
Jacqueline E. (Taney) Tulish, 60, wife of Robert J. Tulish Sr. of Phoenixville, PA on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in the Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. She was born on September 30, 1956 in Phoenixville, PA to the late Gerald and Shirley (Schaffer) Taney. In addition to her husband, she is survived by: Daughter, Kimberly Tulish and fiancé Jeremy Dunwoody...
Caroline Varner
Apr 14, 2017
Caroline B. (Markus) Varner, 84 , wife of Stanley D. Varner, of Phoenixville and the late William J. Kovach, Sr., died Friday, April 14, 2017 in Phoenixville Hospital. Born on January 29, 1933 in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Susan B. (Varga) Markus. She was a graduate of Phoenixville High School. She was...
Scott Miller
Apr 14, 2017
Scott R. Miller, 58, husband of Diane L. (Pellegrino) Miller, of Spring City, PA, died on Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born on March 28, 1959 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of Joan Mae (Capoferri) Miller of Pottstown and the late Donald R. Miller. He was a graduate of Phoenixville High...
Robert Melvin
Apr 14, 2017
Robert T. Melvin, Sr., 78, husband of Mary Ann (Perbetsky) Melvin of West Chester, PA, died peacefully at home on Friday, April 14, 2017 surrounded by his family. Born on December 21, 1938 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Melvin. He was a graduate of Girard College, Class of 1956 where he...