Marie P. Rhoades

Marie P. Rhoades, of West Chester formerly of West Grove, died peacefully at Pocopson Home on February 15 at the age of 93.  

She was the daughter of the late Charles X. Portocales and Ada I. Rineer Portocales. Born in Conshohocken in 1925, she and her family later moved to West Chester where she and her sister helped their father establish his candy making business.       

Marie graduated from West Chester High School, class of 1943. She worked many years as an executive secretary starting with Esco Cabinet Company of West Chester, then Oxy-Catalyst, Inc. The company moved to Harleysville, PA and became Met-Pro Corporation where she retired in 1987.  

Marie was an avid sports fan from the time she was 9 years old and loved watching the Phillies, both on TV and at Connie Mack Stadium and later Veterans Stadium. Then she became an Eagles season ticket holder and attended games with her daughter in the 700 level at the Vet. She joined the Flyers Fan Club and loved traveling to other cities to watch their games. Next to sports, she also loved country music, and going many times to Sunset Park to see the live shows.  

Marie was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary since 1943, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary since 1945, both in West Chester.  

In addition to her parents, she is pre-deceased by her sister, Irene Rhoades, and brother, George Portocales.

She is survived by a daughter, Judy (wife of Jerry Reardon), of Coatesville, and one granddaughter, Jennifer, of Wilmington, Delaware.

Relatives and friends are invited to her Visitation from 10-11a.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc.

410 N. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19380, 610-696-1181, www.DellaFH.com; followed by her Funeral Service at 11:00a.m.  

Interment will be in Green Mount Cemetery immediately after.