All Obituaries

Joshua David Neal Busch of West Chester. Joshua David Neal Busch, 31 of West Chester, PA died Friday April 3, 2020 at the Brandywine Hall Care Center in West Chester. Born February 20, 1989 in Ohio, he was the son of Richard D. Busch and Gail Craven. Joshua was a graduate of Unionville High School. He was a member Episcopal Church of the Trinity in Coatesville. Joshua enjoyed playing video games with his friends.  In addition to his parents he is survived by his brother, Arthur...

Carol V. Powell, 81 of West Chester, PA died Sunday March 29, 2020 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester.  She was the wife of Carl L. Hinderer. Born January 7, 1939 in Canton, OH she was the daughter of the late Walter E. Dorn and the late Alma Staver Dorn. Carol was a histology technologist at the Chester County Hospital from the 1967 to 1980, and later at the Bryn Mawr Hospital from 1980-2001. She also was a realtor for several years working at the Berkshire Hathaway, Fox...

Lorraine R. Moore, 71 of West Chester, PA died on March 25, 2020 after a strong fight with metastatic breast cancer. Lorraine had just celebrated 50 years of marriage to James T. Moore a few months prior.   Born in Binghamton, NY, she was the daughter of the late Josephine and William Rose. She graduated from Catholic Central High School and Broom Tech Community College. She worked in the insurance industry for 40 years. Her last few years of work was at Villa Maria Mother House...

John A. Lepes, Jr. of West Chester. John A. Lepes, Jr., 85 of West Chester, PA died at his home on Wednesday March 25, 2020. He was the husband of the late Margaret Ruth Lepes.      Born June 8, 1934 in Plattsburgh, NY he was the son of the late John and Helen (Banki) Lepes. After high school he served his country in the US Army as an anti-aircraft gunner in Japan. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and worked as a...

Sr. Mary Agnes Loftus, IHM Formerly Sister M. Michael Raphael, IHM on March 22, 2020. In addition to her congregation of IHM Sisters, she is survived by her sister, Sister Anne Marie Loftus, IHM, her sister-in-law Madeline, loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews. Predeceased by her parents Michael J. and Agnes C. Bockius Loftus, her brother Joseph and her sister Agnes Quaile (Andrew). Visitation, Funeral Mass and Interment will be private on Wednesday March 25, 2020. A Memorial...

Dolores "Dee" E. Jarrett, 83 of Unionville, PA passed away peacefully on March 21, 2020 at Penn Medicine Hospice of Chester County. She was the wife of Richard J. Jarrett, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage.  Born January 12, 1937 in Parryville, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert Fink and the late Arlene Hibbler Fink. Dee, along with one sister and three brothers, was raised in The Methodist Home for Children at 4300 Monument Rd. in...

Henry F. (Hank) of West Chester, PA passed away March 21, 2020 at White Horse Village. He was the husband and dearest friend of Ida Ebling Guckes for over 50 years. He and his identical twin brother were born in Philadelphia, PA and were the only children of the late Henry F. and Laura Oates Guckes. As a child, he lived in Upper Darby and Pennington NJ, but at age 13 the family moved to Springfield, PA. Henry graduated from Springfield High School, where he played varsity baseball and...

Gerald Joseph Tinder, 77 of West Chester, PA died Monday March 16, 2020 at the Chester County Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. Tinder, with whom he had shared 57 years of marriage. Born August 5, 1942 in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Everett R. Tinder, Sr. and the late Elva Crosby Tinder. Gerry lived in West Chester all his life and graduated from Henderson High School. He loved fishing and being on his boat. As a dog lover, Gerry enjoyed training retrievers for...

John “Jack” Edward Jaenisch John “Jack” Edward Jaenisch, 85, of West Chester, died at home, embraced by his family, on Monday, March 16, 2020. Jack was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was a graduate of St. Thomas Military Academy in St. Paul and studied engineering at the University of Minnesota until he enlisted in the United States Naval Construction Battalion (Seabee) during the Korean War. Jack served in various engineering assignments in Kwajalein Atoll of...

Marian L. Travis, 91 of West Chester died peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at her home in West Chester. She was born December 10, 1928 in Philadelphia and was raised by the late John and Mary Haney. Marian was the beloved wife of the late Edmond E.Travis with whom she shared 60 treasured years of marriage. Marian is survived by four sons Michael of Coatesville, Dennis (Tracey) and Kevin of West Chester, Brian (Shelly) of Glenmoore, and predeceased by son Shawn. Marian had five...