Carl R. Pratt, Sr.

Carl R. Pratt Sr., 96, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022.  He was the husband of the late Helen M. Wilson Pratt who passed in 2002.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Mary Katherine Rissel Pratt.

Carl was an area resident all his life.  He served his Country during WWII serving in the Army Air Corp and was a POW.  He worked as a meter tech for PECO and Exelon in Coatesville. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Coatesville.  He was an avid fisherman and golfer and was a lifetime member of the West Caln Sportsman Club.

He is survived by his daughters, Barbara P. Brown of Wagontown and Patricia deFernelmont of New Holland, grandchildren, Allison Brown Lemon, Michael Brown, Brandon deFernelmont, Kaitlyn deFernelmont McFadden, and Nicole Pratt, and eight great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Carl R. Pratt Jr., and siblings, Frances Hagen, Harriet Hartranft, John Pratt, Mary McGinnis, Franklin Pratt, Isabel Martin, Lela Martin, George Pratt, Martha Pratt, William Pratt, Herman Pratt, and Arthur Pratt.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. from the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 107 S. 17th Ave., Coatesville, PA 19320, with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m.  Interment with military honors to follow at Fairview Cemetery in Coatesville.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made directly to the church in his memory at the above address.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg, PA. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com