Obituaries

Robert D. Yanos

Robert D. Yanos

Dec 30, 2016

Robert D. Yanos, 75, husband of Constance A. (Pickar) Yanos of East Coventry Township passed away on Friday December 30, 2016 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Born in Stowe, PA he was the son of the late Mathias and Anna (Waresak) Yanos. Robert was a Tool & Die Maker by trade. He first worked for Dohler-Jarvis Corporation formerly of Stowe,...

Mildred A. Miller

Mildred A. Miller

Dec 28, 2016

Mildred A. (Rader) Miller, 90, widow of Charles R. Miller of Birdsboro and formerly of Pottstown, PA passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2016 at her residence. Born in Frackville, Schuylkill County she was the daughter of the late Bertram and Julia (Denry) Rader. She was a member of St. Aloysius R.C.C., 223 Beech Street, Pottstown, PA . She was...

Rose H. Antonio

Rose H. Antonio

Dec 26, 2016

Rose H. (Selagy) Antonio, 94, widow of Fred J. Antonio passed away on Monday December 26, 2016 at Greenfield Senior Living, Schwenksville, PA . Born in Stowe, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Serdidi) Selagy. Rose was a seamstress for the former Pottstown Textile Company for eleven years. She was a member of St. Aloysius...

Robert C. Gordon

Robert C. Gordon

Dec 26, 2016

Robert C. Gordon, Sr. 85, widower of Shirley (Wheat) Gordon of Big Sky Ranch Stowe, PA passed away on Saturday December 24, 2016 at his residence. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Frank & Leahnore (Graham) Gordon. Robert had worked at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. as a Tire Builder for several years and then...

Gary J Walton

Gary J Walton

Dec 24, 2016

Gary J. Walton, 65, of Pottstown, PA passed away on Saturday December 24, 2016 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Born in Pottstown, PA he was the son of the late John Henry and Ruth Olivia (Jones) Walton. Gary had attended Pottstown School District. Surviving is a son Jerrick Williams of Willingboro, NJ and a granddaughter Lajae Williams also of Willingboro,...

Eleanor T. Benfield

Eleanor T. Benfield

Dec 21, 2016

Eleanor T. Benfield, 86, widow of Calvin F. "Cal" Benfield of Stowe, PA passed away on Wednesday December 21, 2016 at her residence. Born in Girardville, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Eleanor (Flaherty) Purcell. Eleanor had worked for the FBI and then at Rosenberry's and Weiss Markets formerly of Pottstown, PA and worked as a...

Marie D. Himes

Marie D. Himes

Dec 21, 2016

Marie D. Himes, 92, widow of William L. Himes od Upper Pottsgrove Township passed away on Wednesday December 21, 2016 at Seasons Hospice Phoenixville, PA . Born in Pottstown, PA she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Berchetz) Drabinsky. Marie was a School Bus Aide for CMD Services. She was a member of St. Aloysius R.C.C. Pottstown,...

Richard A. Wayock

Richard A. Wayock

Dec 19, 2016

Richard A. Wayock, 76, of Manor Care Pottstown, PA passed away on Monday December 19, 2016 at Manor Care. Born in Pottstown, PA he was the son of the late George A. and Josephine (Trojan) Wayock. Richard had worked in production for 35 years at Doehler-Jarvis Co.formerly of Stowe, PA until his retirement in 2002. He was a member of...

Elizabeth Colgan

Elizabeth Colgan

Dec 17, 2016

Elizabeth D. Colgan,93, of Stowe, PA passed away Saturday December 17, 2016 at Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville. Born in Stowe she was a daughter of the late Peter and Sophie Flisock. She was employed as an Inspector by the Control Data Co. and was a member of St. Gabriel RC Church, Stowe. Surviving is a son R. Dale Colgan and wife...

Donald S. Mourar

Donald S. Mourar

Dec 14, 2016

Donald S. Mourar, 96, widower of Julia H. (Egrie) Mourar, Shillington, PA, passed away at the home of his daughter Judith Bauer on Wednesday December 14, 2016. Born in East Vincent Township, PA he was the son of the late Rentz and Ada (Loomis) Mourar. Donald worked as a die casting technician at Doehler- Jarvis Corporation, retiring in 1978,and a...

Claude A. Dye

Claude A. Dye

Dec 10, 2016

Claude A. Dye, 88, husband of Lois M. (Dye) Dye of Lower Pottsgrove Township passed away on Saturday December 10, 2016 at his residence. Born in Lebanon, Virginia he was the son of the late Luther and Vadalou (Dye) Dye. Claude had worked at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and then for Occidental Chemical in Lower Pottsgrove township. He was...

Robert Charles Hosgood

Robert Charles Hosgood

Dec 3, 2016

Robert Charles Hosgood, 84, husband of Elizabeth L. (Ciocco) Hosgood for the past 62 years passed away on Saturday December 3, 2016 at Seasons Hospice, Phoenixville, PA . Mr. & Mrs. Hosgood were residents of Lehigh Acres, Florida. Born in Mt. Carmel, PA he was the son of the late Stuart and Marie Hosgood. Robert had worked as a machinist...

Harley G. Egolf

Harley G. Egolf

Nov 25, 2016

Harley G. Egolf, Sr., 82, widower of Shirley L. (Schwenk) Egolf passed away on Friday November 25, 2016 at Manor Care, Pottstown, PA Born in Pottstown, PA he was the son of the late John and Emma (Kalis) Egolf. Harley had worked as a carpet installer for the former William Fennell carpets of Pottstown, PA for 34 years. He enjoyed...

Jean E. Hillegass

Jean E. Hillegass

Nov 24, 2016

Jean E. (Bowman) Hillegass, 66, wife of Larry B. Hillegass of Pottstown, PA passed away on Thursday November 24th, 2016 at Phoenixville Hospital. Phoenixville, PA after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Born in Pottstown, PA she was the daughter of the late Leon H. and Catherine (Wentzel) Bowman. Jean was a nurse for over 30 years last...

Joseph J. Ross

Joseph J. Ross

Nov 20, 2016

Joseph J. Ross, 92, husband of Anna Marie (Harbach) Ross of Pottstown, PA passed away on Sunday November 20, 2016 at Gwynedd Square Nursing Home Lansdale, PA . Born in Pottstown, PA he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Elaine) Ross. Joseph had worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Pottstown, PA for twenty-five years. He was...

Donald L. Johnson

Donald L. Johnson

Nov 19, 2016

Donald L. Johnson, 63, husband of Katie Mae (Pope) Johnson of Pottstown, PA passed away on Saturday November 19, 2016 at his residence. Born in Amherst, Virginia he was the son of the late John Duvall and Egenia (Johnson) Vaughn. Donald had worked for Dana Corporation first in Reading, PA for twenty years and then in Pottstown for five years....

Debora A. Bukey

Debora A. Bukey

Nov 18, 2016

Debora Bukey, age 57, died on November 18, 2016 at her home in Pottstown, PA. She was welcomed into a loving family helmed by Harriet Stahre and Robert Donovan on February 13, 1959 and enjoyed a raucous upbringing surrounded by her siblings. Debbie attended Boyertown Area High School and then set off down the path that would shape her life...

Jack Artz

Jack Artz

Nov 12, 2016

Jack Floyd Artz, formerly of Pottstown passed away on November 12 at Manor Care in Sinking Spring. Born in Reading on July 29, 1926, to the late Clarence B. and Naomi E. (Floyd) Artz, he is survived by a daughter, Kim A. Artz, Reading and brothers Eugene W., Reading and Robert C. (Maureen), Peachtree City, GA. He was predeceased by...

Sophia L. Ferenz

Sophia L. Ferenz

Nov 9, 2016

Sophia L. Ferenz, 92, widow of Frank A. Ferenz, Sr. of Stowe, PA passed away on Wednesday November 9, 2016 at Keystone Villa in Douglassville, PA . Born in Phoenixville, PA she was the daughter of the late Fedor and Tekla Fuga. She was a graduate of Phoenixville High School in the class of 1942. Sophia was a member of...

Damon Trimble

Damon Trimble

Nov 7, 2016

Damon Trimble, 39, husband of Jessica M. (Woodley) Trimble passed away on Monday November 7, 2016 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Born in Pottstown, PA he is the son of Richard D. Trimble and his wife Ellen of Mt. Union, PA and Carolyn Trimble wife of Victor Austin of Pottstown, PA. Surviving with his wife and parents are two daughters...