All Tributes - Downingtown & Coatesville, PA

H. Spencer “Spence” Dunlap, age 96, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2020 at home.  He was the husband of the late Suzanne Dunlap, with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Wagontown, PA he was the son of the late William B. and Helen Byerly Dunlap.  He graduated from Scott High School.  Spence was employed at LG Industries  for 39 years as a roll grinder. In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting.  Spence was a life member of West Caln...

John Joseph Dougherty, “Doc”, of West Chester, returned to the Lord on May 20, 2020 after a blessed life of 85 years. Born to Patrick and Mary Anne Dougherty, from Malin Head, Ireland, John spent his earliest years in Delaware County and graduated from St. James Catholic High School, Class of 1952. He attended St. Francis College, Loretto, PA on a football scholarship and entered the Navy upon graduation. John served on the USS Cavalier, West Pacific through 1960. He then...

James Ogden Goodale, 95, originally of Yonkers and Massapequa, New York, and later Fort Myers, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Heatherwood Retirement Community, Honey Brook. Jim was the son of the late Herbert and Ruth (Philp) Goodale. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Miller) Goodale. The couple shared 60 years of marriage. After attending Gorton High School in Yonkers, Jim received his Bachelor’s Degree in French Literature from Wesleyan University, in...

Edna Mae Reber, 73, of West Chester, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Penn Hospice Inpatient Unit. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Leroy Reber, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2019. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Pearl Conner Jones. Mrs. Reber worked in the cafeteria for many schools in the Downingtown Area School District before retiring as a manager after 40 years of service. She loved tending to her...

Muriel C. Andress, 96, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at Paoli Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Andress, who passed away in 2007. Born in Avondale, she was the daughter of the late Everett D. and Katherine Corson Cook. Muriel loved her family. She was always willing to help others and do for others. She was a blessing to everyone she interacted with. While she was able she was active in her church, and played her accordion at Hickory...

John R. (Jack) Herman, Jr. of West Brandywine, PA, passed away at age 95 at Freedom Village on May 17, 2020. He was the loving husband of the late Florence T. Herman, with whom he shared 70 years of marriage prior to her passing in 2018. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late John and Freeda (Weaver) Herman. Jack grew up in Southwest Philadelphia and graduated from West Philadelphia High School in 1942. He proudly served his country during WWII in the 1155th Engineer Combat...

Robert B. Jaszczak, Sr., 68, of Downingtown passed away on May 14th, 2020 at Penn Medicine Hospice after a courageous, hard fought battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife, Diane Jaszczak, whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Boleslous Jaszczak and Angelina Sroor Jaszczak, and stepmother, Floryann Jaszczak. He was raised in West Chester, PA and was a 1969 graduate of Bishop...

Please click here to watch the live streaming of the Mass on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 10:30 am.   William Francis Connor, Jr, 92, of Coatesville, passed away on May 13, 2020 at Freedom Village, Coatesville, PA. He was born to our grandparents William F. and Marie S. Connor, Sr. on September 1, 1927, Coatesville, PA. After serving in the Army, Dad attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy on the GI Bill, now known as The University of the Sciences. While working at his...

A Mass of Christian Bural will be live streamed on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. Family and friends are invited to participate by clicking here for the live stream.   Daria (Dolly) Colella (96), passed away on May 13, 2020 At Barclay Friends from natural causes. She died peacefully with her Rosary in her hands. Dolly lived in her family home for 95 years. Born in Downingtown Pa, she was the daughter of Joseph & Tomasina. She graduated from Downingtown High School...

Robert W. Erickson (Leif), 58, of Downingtown, died peacefully at home on May 13,2020. He was 58. Leif was born on Oct. 18, 1961 in Chester, PA. He grew up in Woodlyn, PA, and was a graduate of St. James Catholic High School. Leif was a life-long electrician and a former member of IBEW Local 98. He most recently worked as an Electrical Controls Engineer at NETZSCH Pumps North America. He loved camping, hiking and taking his motorcycle on long rides. Leif enjoyed spending time in the...