1940
Anthony
2016
Anthony Iacovelli
January 26, 1940 — August 29, 2016
Anthony G. Iacovelli, 76, of West Chester, PA passed peacefully on August 29, 2016 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, PA.
Beloved husband of Barbara S. (Smith) Iacovelli; loving father of Lisa Whitten (Mark), Michael Iacovelli (Stephanie) and the late Jami Collins (Leon); dear brother of Tammy Crumlish (Jim) and step-father of Joseph Corba (Faye), Nicole Corba and Melissa Grady (Todd); loving grandfather of Mark, Matthew, Joseph, Michael, Jane and Anne.
Born in 1940 in Bryn Mawr, he was the son of the late Joseph and Cecelia (Picarelle) Iacovelli.
Tony was a graduate of Lower Merion High School and attended Stetson University where he was a sportswriter for the university newspaper and was a sports referee. After working for different employers, he founded the road construction company, A.J. James Company, Inc.
He was very active in his church with his young family and was instrumental in their lives. He was president of various West Chester East High School booster clubs, and was a coach and founding member of various sports clubs including the Greater Chester Valley Soccer Association and Great Valley Big League baseball team. Tony went on to start the Chesco Chiefs baseball club in the West Chester Adult Baseball League and coached there for several years. Tony was an avid sports fan and rooted passionately for all Philadelphia sports teams.
Tony was elected as an East Goshen Township Supervisor serving as chairman for a number of years, and he was also a commissioner of the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department. He had a major interest in military history
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especially with his father serving in the US Navy during World War II.
Relatives and friends are invited to his Visitation 2:30-3:00 PM Saturday, September 10, 2016 at St. Francis in the Fields Church, 689 Sugartown Rd., Malvern, PA 19355. The memorial service begins at 3:00 p.m., with interment following the service in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to the Westtown East Goshen Police Association, 1041 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 or to the East Goshen Fire Company, 1320 Park Ave, West Chester, PA 19380 or to The Wounded Warriors Project, 1120 G Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, www.woundedwarrior.org.
Arrangements by The Donohue Funeral Home, 1627 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382, 610-431-9000.
Online condolences at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.
St. Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Road Malvern 19355, United States
St. Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Road Malvern 19355, United States
Beloved husband of Barbara S. (Smith) Iacovelli; loving father of Lisa Whitten (Mark), Michael Iacovelli (Stephanie) and the late Jami Collins (Leon); dear brother of Tammy Crumlish (Jim) and step-father of Joseph Corba (Faye), Nicole Corba and Melissa Grady (Todd); loving grandfather of Mark, Matthew, Joseph, Michael, Jane and Anne.
Born in 1940 in Bryn Mawr, he was the son of the late Joseph and Cecelia (Picarelle) Iacovelli.
Tony was a graduate of Lower Merion High School and attended Stetson University where he was a sportswriter for the university newspaper and was a sports referee. After working for different employers, he founded the road construction company, A.J. James Company, Inc.
He was very active in his church with his young family and was instrumental in their lives. He was president of various West Chester East High School booster clubs, and was a coach and founding member of various sports clubs including the Greater Chester Valley Soccer Association and Great Valley Big League baseball team. Tony went on to start the Chesco Chiefs baseball club in the West Chester Adult Baseball League and coached there for several years. Tony was an avid sports fan and rooted passionately for all Philadelphia sports teams.
Tony was elected as an East Goshen Township Supervisor serving as chairman for a number of years, and he was also a commissioner of the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department. He had a major interest in military history
-
especially with his father serving in the US Navy during World War II.
Relatives and friends are invited to his Visitation 2:30-3:00 PM Saturday, September 10, 2016 at St. Francis in the Fields Church, 689 Sugartown Rd., Malvern, PA 19355. The memorial service begins at 3:00 p.m., with interment following the service in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to the Westtown East Goshen Police Association, 1041 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382 or to the East Goshen Fire Company, 1320 Park Ave, West Chester, PA 19380 or to The Wounded Warriors Project, 1120 G Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, www.woundedwarrior.org.
Arrangements by The Donohue Funeral Home, 1627 West Chester Pike, West Chester, PA 19382, 610-431-9000.
Online condolences at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.
Visitation
Saturday, September 10, 2016 2:30 PM - 3:00 PMSt. Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Road Malvern 19355, United States
Funeral Service
Saturday, September 10, 2016 3:00 PMSt. Francis in the Fields Church
689 Sugartown Road Malvern 19355, United States
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