Obituaries

Barbara Weber
Aug 27, 2016
Barbara (Saville) Weber, 83, wife of the late Kenneth R. Weber, Sr., of Phoenixville, PA, died on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born on June 29, 1933 in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Eleanor J. (Blake) Saville. Barbara was an active member of Calvary Bible Church. She enjoyed babysitting and working with children. Surviving...

Faith Hagner
Aug 27, 2016
Faith (Famous) Hagner, 91, wife of the late Henry L. Hagner, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born on July 24, 1925 in Collingswood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth (Honan) Famous. Faith was a member of Charlestown United Methodist Church in Malvern, PA. She was a member of United Methodist Womens...

Anita Rhoads
Aug 20, 2016
Anita P. (Loew) Rhoads, age 52 of Phoenixville, passed away Saturday August 20, 2016 at her Phoenixville residence. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth W. Rhoads. Born in Phoenixville, Anita was the daughter of Richard and Irene (Syester) Loew. She had been a lifelong resident of the borough. Anita was a secretary for Frank's Real Estate office. Anita was...

Frances O'Grady
Aug 16, 2016
Frances (Hamilton) O'Grady, 93, wife of the late John J. O'Grady, Sr. of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Katherine (Moran) Hamilton. She was a graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School, class of 1940. She moved to Phoenixville in 1956. She was preceded...

Elona Harding
Aug 15, 2016
Elona Ann (Jones) Harding age 68 of Phoenixville, passed away Monday August 15, 2016 at Phoenixville Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Chester, PA, Elona was the beloved daughter of the late George W. and Elma Jane (Cooper) Jones. Elona was educated in the Chester Public Schools and had worked as a server in the catering and hospitality industry....

Emily Amodei
Aug 13, 2016
Emily (Olsen) Amodei - 94 Emily (Olsen) Amodei, 94, wife of the late Dominic Amodei, died on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Parkhouse Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Upper Providence, PA. Born on June 21, 1922 in Tarrytown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Sigmund Olsen and Catherine (Lee) Olsen. Surviving are: son, Domenic C. Amodei (Marjorie), daughter, Catherine...
Eric Hunter
Aug 11, 2016
Eric Mitchell Hunter, 19, of East Coventry, PA, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of R. Scott and Rebecca A. (Gervais) Hunter of East Coventry, PA. Eric was a 2015 graduate of Owen J. Roberts High School. He worked at Fred Beans Dealership in Boyertown, PA. He was a member of...
Shawn Shevitz
Aug 11, 2016
Shawn Paul Shevitz, 37, husband of Thuy Phan of Phoenixville, PA died on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Born on February 2, 1979 in New Castle, PA he is the son of Frank Joseph and Kathryn Carol (Kelso) Shevitz of Beverly Hills, FL. Shawn graduated from New Castle High School and then received a Bachelor's Degree from Valley Forge Christian College...

John Doswell
Aug 11, 2016
John W. Doswell, Jr., 83, of Phoenixville, PA, passed away on Thrusday, August 11, 2016 at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Zamelia Ann (Travis-Bey) Doswell, with whom he shared 28 years of marriage. Born in Chester, PA on April 20, 1933, he was the son of the late John W. Sr. and Mary (Dawson) Doswell. He was...

Thomas III
Aug 10, 2016
Thomas Joseph Mastrangelo, III, 43, husband of Ilene D. (Krakowitch) Mastrangelo, of Collegeville, PA, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at home. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of Susan F. (Hockersmith) Mastrangelo of Phoenixville, PA, and of the late Thomas J. Mastrangelo, Jr. He was a 1991 graduate of Phoenixville High School, and a graduate of Ursinus...

Thomas Pogash
Aug 6, 2016
Thomas B. Pogash, 87, husband of Anna (Ihnatolya) Pogash, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Phoenixville Hospital. Born on April 20, 1929 in Centralia, PA, he was the son of the late Albert and Veronica (Royack) Pogash. Thomas served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He attended Mt. St. Mary's University in Maryland...

Charles Mack
Aug 3, 2016
Charles Mack, Jr., 86, of Parkesburg, PA, died on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Born on January 31, 1930 in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Charles P. and Margaret (Garber) Mack. He is survived by his brother, Donald Mack of Coatesville, PA, and his sister, Ethel wife of Edward Jefferis of Phoenixville, PA, 3 nephews, 2 nieces...

Patrick Pantozzi
Aug 2, 2016
Patrick Mark Pantozzi, 37, of Ocean Ridge, FL, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Born on January 3, 1979 in Red Bank, NJ, he was the son of Mary M. (Ashe) Pantozzi of Phoenixville, PA and Paul M. Pantozzi and step-mother Nina Pantozzi of Ocean Ridge, FL. Patrick was a 1997 graduate of St. John Vianney High School...

Helen Pawlowski
Jul 30, 2016
Helen Jane Pawlowski, 91, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Saturday, July 30, 2016 in Manatawny Manor, East Coventry, PA. Born in Phoenixville, PA on January 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Gawel) Pawlowski. Helen retired from Container Corporation of America in Oaks, PA. Surviving is her sister, Irene T. "Rene" Szczecinski of Bear, DE,...

Carolyn Plecenik
Jul 29, 2016
Carolyn E. (Cutillo) Plecenik, 97, wife of the late Michael M. Plecenik, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Friday, July 29, 2016 in St. Martha Manor, Downingtown, PA. Born on August 8, 1918, in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (Fusco) Cutillo. Carolyn worked at the West Company in Phoenixville for 27 years. Surviving are:...

Randy Swift
Jul 27, 2016
Randy A. Swift, 59, husband of Diane E. (Michener) Swift, of Royersford, PA, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at home. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of Niome C. (Stolecz) Swift of Mont Clare, PA, and the late Clyde Swift. He worked at Graphic Packaging in Port Providence, PA. He loved spending time with his family...

Isabelle Savastana
Jul 26, 2016
Isabelle M. (Parente) Savastana, 88, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Savastana, Sr., whom she was married to for 65 years. Born in Norristown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Marco and Anna (DeFrangesco) Parente. Isabelle was a lifelong resident of Phoenixville, and was the owner...
Alvin Brown
Jul 25, 2016
Alvin W. Brown, aka Big Boy, 78, of Pottstown, PA, died on Monday, July 25, 2016 at home. He was the loving companion of 36 years to the late Patricia A. Whitehawk. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Alexander and Christine Johnson. He worked at Mayer Pollock Steel in Pottstown, PA. Surviving are 9 children,...
Loretta Dziedziula
Jul 21, 2016
Loretta M. "Lori" (Kosloski) Dziedziula, 83, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Seasons Hospice. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Dziedziula, who was forever the love of her life. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Blanche (Fogelman) Kosloski. Lori worked at Synthane-Taylor Company and the Crane...

Clarence Rittenbaugh
Jul 21, 2016
Clarence L. Rittenbaugh, Jr., 85, husband of Ruth Schultz, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at home. Born in Phoenixville, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence L. Sr. and Lillian (Raby) Rittenbaugh He owned and operated R & R Driveway Service in Phoenixville for 36 years, and was a Chester County Constable for 30...