All Tributes

Please check back shortly for the obituary of Mr. Perrotto. Services will be held privately with the family.

Jade Douglas Simmers, 50, of Mohnton, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022. He was the loving son of Carol A. (Ripka) Lukatch, wife of John, of West Chester and Douglas E. Simmers, husband of Cynthia, of Christiana. Jade was born in West Chester on August 5, 1971. He graduated from Downingtown High School with the class of 1989, and went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from East Stroudsburg University. Jade currently worked as the Director of Risk Management for HMK Insurance...

Dale G. Brooks, 65, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at his home.  He was the husband of Catherine Meinhart Doll, with whom he shared 37 years they married on their 21st anniversary together. Born in Renovo, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James T. and Eleanor Schoonover Brooks. Loving husband, father and friend an old soul lost to the wind. He was a true gentleman who loved his Harley, gardening, all of the animals that they had over the years most...

Eleanor “Elli” (Cunningham) Pavlik, age 78, of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, at Hickory House, Honey Brook. Born on February 24, 1944 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Ellis P. and Anna (Glauner) Cunningham.  Elli graduated from West Chester (Henderson) High School with the class of 1962. She lived in Honey Brook for over 45 years and worked as an accountant for various Chester County businesses, before retiring in 2009....

Martha Hinton Legg, 84, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Harrison House, a Personal Care Home in Coatesville. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul P. Legg, Jr., with whom she shared 22 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2012. Born in Florence, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Hinton and May Blair Hinton. Martha graduated with a degree in Pharmacy and served her community as a pharmacist her entire life.  Before a decline...

Susan (Lee) Shrum, 80, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at her home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Howard Sr. and Marie (McCormick) Lee. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Shrum who passed away in 2016. Susan graduated from West Chester University and was a Physical Education teacher in the Downingtown Area School District for more than 30 years, until her retirement in 2002. She was a member of Whitford Country Club, and a leader in the...

Julia Simonin DeRocco, 82 of Exton, passed away peacefully on the evening of July 30, 2022. Born in Charleroi, PA, Julia was the loving daughter of the late Joseph and Jean (Thornburg) Simonin and devoted sister of the late Jay Simonin. A graduate of Charleroi High School, Julia followed in her father's footsteps to attend The Pennsylvania State University where she became the first woman in her family to graduate with a university degree.  Julia was the mother of three wonderful...

Kathryn L. (Loftus) Martinoli, 72, of Downingtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2022 at her residence. Born in Philadelphia, Kathryn was the daughter of the late Dr. Thomas M. and Margaret B. (Branningan) Loftus. She was the wife of John J. Martinoli. The couple shared 50 years of marriage and many great adventures (Hong Kong, Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, Pawley’s Island, the Marine Corps). Kathryn graduated from Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Flourtown, Class of 1968. She...

Joseph (Joe) D. DiObilda, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on July 29th 2022 at Paoli Hospital. Joe was born on November 8th 1945 in Coatesville Pa. to Joseph D. DiObilda and Teresa Perella DiObilda. Joe lived in the Coatesville area all his life.  Joe leaves behind his-wife Paula Lowry DiObilda. The couple just celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on July 24th 2022. In addition to his wife, Joe leaves behind a daughter: Donna DiObilda DiFelice and her husband Alan DiFelice of...

Alexis Catherine Thorburn, 29, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.  Born in Phoenixville, she was the daughter of Catherine Sadleir Thorburn of Downingtown and Peter Thorburn (Darla) of Brigantine, New Jersey.  Alexis was a 2011 graduate of Downingtown East High School and went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree from Shippensburg University. She spent the next 5 years living in Chambersburg, PA where she...