All Obituaries

  William (“Bill”) Spratt, 62, of Coatesville passed from this life on Friday, January 15, 2021.  Bill was born on December 17, 1958 in Manchester, N.H., to Eugene and Kay Spratt, and is survived by his mother.  He is also survived by two sisters and two brothers; Deborah Spratt, of Coatesville, PA, Daniel (Mary Kate) Spratt of Royal Palm Beach FL, Martin (Fortune) Spratt of Sugar Land, TX, Kristine (David) Lary of Coatesville, PA, as well as seven nieces, four...

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Hazel N. Flynn, 90, of Coatesville passed away on December 30, 2020 at Harrison Senior Living, Coatesville. Hazel was the beloved wife of Martin F. Flynn with whom she shared 70 years of marriage. Born on October 7, 1930 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Louise Schulmeister Nafe and was the youngest of four children.  Hazel was a 1948 graduate of Scott High School and worked as a secretary for the Coatesville Area School District.  She was a member of...

Mary Frances Gushanas, 79, formerly of Coatesville died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 surrounded by her family at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the wife of the late Louis Gushanas with whom she shared 39 years of marriage at the time of his death in 1998. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Clarence White, Sr. and Florence Pierce Autherment. Mary was employed as a nursing aide at Hickory House Nursing Home, Honey Brook.  She enjoyed camping, fishing,...

Joyce Marie Thompson, 75, of Coatesville passed away on Wednesday, December 23rd 2020, from a long battle with cancer. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Homer Hash and Eleanor LeFevre Hash. Joyce worked at South Brandywine Middle School for 25 years in the cafeteria. Joyce shared 51 wonderful loving years of marriage to her husband, James Thompson. They loved to spend Saturdays shopping and eating lunch at Chick Fil A. Joyce adored her grandchildren, they were her...

William J. VanFossen, Jr., 76, died Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Wanda Zmuda, 95, of Coatesville died Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Phoenix Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Phoenixville, PA. She was the wife of Franciszek “Frank” Zmuda with whom she shared 48 years of marriage at the time of death in 1998. Born on January 12, 1925 in Warsaw, Poland she was the daughter of Frank and Antonette Zyglinska. After the start of the Second World War and subsequent occupation of Poland by the German army, Wanda took an active part in the...

Carmen F. DePedro, 96, of Coatesville died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born on January 24, 1924 in the 800 block of Coates St. in Coatesville, he was the first generation Italian American born to Frank and Lucia DePedro. His family name can be traced to many different spellings from DiDomonick, to Pietro, then DiPietro and finally DePedro. The bombing of Pearl Harbor saw a 17-year old Carmen as a soldier in WWII. Returning from the war, he landed a job at...

Robert A. Harris, 94, formerly of Coatesville died Monday, November 23, 2020 at the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Village, Pittston where he was a resident for the past several months. He was the husband of Hope Gilbert Harris, who preceded him in death in 2008. Born in Philadelphia, Bob was the son of the late William J. and Mabel Smith Harris. Bob was a 1944 graduate of Coatesville High School and served as an Ensign in the U.S. Maritime Service from 1944 to 1946. Upon graduation from...

Dolores J. (Profeto) Romandino, 90, of Freedom Village died Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the Inn of Freedom Village. She was the beloved wife of the late Phillip A. “Butch” Romandino for 51 years prior to his death in September, 2003. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late James and Rose Poluch Profeto. She was a graduate of the class of 1948 of S. Horace Scott High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Rosary Church and the Ladies Sodality. Dolores...