Obituaries
Elizabeth O'Connor
Jul 22, 2017
Elizabeth A. (Soulen) O'Connor, 97, of Charlestown died on Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Manatawny Manor, East Coventry, PA. She was a widow of Roy B. O'Connor with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born on September 23, 1919 in Charlestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Gertrude (Biesel) Soulen. She was a graduate...

Anthony Pannella
Jul 22, 2017
Anthony "Tony" Pannella, 58, of Mont Clare, PA, died on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Harry D. and Nancy M. (Coccia) Pannella. He was a graduate of Spring Ford High School, Class of 1977. He was well beloved who gave his kind heart to helping others. He enjoyed supporting, and...

Gordon McCaleb
Jul 16, 2017
Gordon L. McCaleb, 86, husband of Jacqueline (Feeser) McCaleb of Phoenixville, PA, died suddenly after being stricken at church on Sunday morning, July 16, 2017. Born on June 22, 1931, he was a son of the late Frank and Evie (Ray) McCaleb. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Gordon worked at the former Valley Forge General...

Rose Tanay
Jul 15, 2017
Rose I. (Geczi) Tanay, 91, wife of the late Joseph Tanay, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Seasons Hospice. Born on June 12, 1926 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Esther (Gyulai) Geczi. She worked as a Supervisor of Admissions at Phoenixville Hospital for 25 years. She was a...

Dolores McMullen
Jul 14, 2017
Dolores M. (McLaughlin) McMullen, 88, wife of the late Frank J. McMullen of Phoenixville, PA, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Born on February 5, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice (Kaiser) McLaughlin. Dolores and Frank met while working at General Electric. He was the...

Theresa Manidis
Jul 11, 2017
Theresa Marlyn Bacus Manidis, 87, of Elverson, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 11th 2017 at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia surrounded by her loving husband and children. Born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Bala Cynwyd, PA she graduated from West Catholic High School in 1948 and completed the Secretarial Course at Peirce Junior College in Philadelphia, PA....

Mary Luczkowski
Jul 11, 2017
Mary B. (Kovach) Luczkowski, 84, wife of the late John L. Luczkowski, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in Golden Living Center, Lansdale, PA. Born on August 27, 1932 in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Helen (Almashi) Kovach. Surviving are daughter, Sophie wife of David Clark of Pottstown, PA, 2 grandchildren,...

John Hughes
Jul 10, 2017
John D. Hughes, 79, husband of Barbara M. (Schell) Hughes, of Upper Providence Township, PA, died on Monday evening, July 10, 2017 in Phoenixville Hospital. Born on January 20, 1938 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late James M., Sr., and Laura (Gilbert) Hughes. John was a graduate of Phoenixville High School, Class of 1955. He served...

Thomas Fulmer
Jul 7, 2017
Thomas K. "Radar" Fulmer, 65, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Friday, July 7, 2017. Born on November 27, 1951 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond, Sr., and Frances (McLaughlin) Fulmer. Thomas was a graduate of Northern Chester County Technical School, Class of 1971. He worked for American Ink Company as a Mixer for many years....
Johanna Sauer
Jul 5, 2017
Johanna C. (Foos) Sauer, 73, wife of the late Patrick C. Sauer, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Paoli Hospital. Born on July 28, 1943 in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Margaret (Hunter) Foos. Surviving are, daughter, Deneen and husband Steven Falk, 3 grandchildren, Steven M. Falk, Jr., Donald Falk,...
Jacob Kulp
Jul 4, 2017
Jacob "Jake" Kulp, 34, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Born on February 12, 1983, in Pottstown, PA, he was the son of Denise M. (Berger) Kulp of Phoenixville, PA, and Donald M. Kulp of Boca Raton, Florida. He was born during a snowstorm that dropped 22 inches of snow on Pottstown. Jake attended Methacton High School...

Jacqueline Skillman
Jul 1, 2017
Jacqueline M. Skillman, 88, wife of the late Carleton M. Skillman, Jr. of Phoenixville, PA passed away in her home on Saturday morning July 1, 2017. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 15, 1929 she was a daughter of the late John and Mahala (Agnew) MacNeal She retired from Sun Information Systems. Jacqueline was an active member of Centennial Evangelical...

Richard Barron
Jun 30, 2017
Richard Paul Barron, born Richard Paul Jones, better known as Skipper "Skip" Barron, 77, finally succumbed to his many illnesses (COPD, Chronic Kidney Disease, Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes) on Thursday June 30, 2017, at 3:53pm. All not without a fight and many...many...many years of bitching and complaining. Skip was born to Thomas and Emma Jones, in Norristown PA on...

Joseph Hohenleitner
Jun 29, 2017
Joseph A. Hohenleitner, 87, husband of Rosalie A. (Kacanda) Hohenleitner, of Florham Park, NJ, died on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Born on January 18, 1930 in Folsom, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Anton and Sarah (Burke) Hohenleitner. Joseph was a graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic High School, and Villanova University. Surviving in addition to his wife...

Joan Hewett
Jun 29, 2017
Joan N. "Cowgal " Hewett, 61, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Paoli Hospital. Born on October 3, 1955 in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Clayton K. and Anna Grace (Carlson) Hewett. Joan was a graduate of Philadelphia High School for Girls class of 1973 and a graduate of Delaware Valley...
Maria Boris
Jun 25, 2017
Maria E. (DellaVecchia) Boris, 74, loving wife of Theodore "Ted" Boris, Sr., of Phoenixville, died on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born on July 31, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Rose (Recupito) DellaVecchia. She was a graduate of West Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia. She was a former Administrator for General...
Raymond Schlosser
Jun 23, 2017
Dr. Raymond Schlosser, Jr., 91, husband of Carolyn (Pritchard) Schlosser, of Chester Springs, PA, died on Friday, June 23, 2017. Born on July 19, 1925 in Upper Darby, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond, Sr., and Ella (Murray) Schlosser. He was a graduate of Havertown High School. Dr. Schlosser was an honorably discharged Private having served in...
Peggy Grove
Jun 18, 2017
Peggy (Herr) Grove, 70, wife of the late Roger L. Grove, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Sunday, June 18, 2017. Born on August 20, 1946 in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of Alta (Herr) Herr of Millersville, PA, and the late Richard Herr. Peggy was a graduate of West Chester University and taught Health and Physical Education within the...

Andrew Smrek
Jun 6, 2017
Andrew V. Smrek, Jr. , 57, of Phoenixville, died Tuesday June 6, 2017 in Phoenixville Hospital. Born on June 4, 1960, he was the son of Elizabeth A. (Hritz) Smrek of Phoenixville and the late Andrew V. Smrek, Sr. He was a graduate of Phoenixville High School class of 1978. He was employed as a Master Painter for over 20...

Russell Richards
Jun 3, 2017
Russell Ashton Richards, Sr., 61, of Pottstown, PA, died on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at home. Born on May 12, 1956 in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late William F. and Patricia B. (McMullen) Richards. Surviving are, son, Russell A. Richards, Jr. and wife Justine of Phoenixville, PA, son, Andrew Richards of Birdsboro, PA, 3 grandsons, Travis,...