Ethel F. Neff

Ethel F. Neff, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Melvin F. Neff, Sr., who passed away in 1975.

Born on December 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Sanford B. Mowday and Ethel Leslie Mowday.

An area resident her entire life, she was a 1943 graduate of Scott High School. She worked as a House Keeper for 43 years. Ethel was a member of the Wagontown Union Chapel.

She was an avid baker, specializing in pies and cakes; she loved gardening and working in the yard.

She is survived by three children: Lynne N. Gay, wife of David J., of Coatesville, Melvin F. Neff Jr., husband of Rose Marie, of Coatesville, Mark D. Neff, husband of Christi, of Wagontown; six grandchildren, three great grandchildren; and four siblings, Nancy Umile of Coatesville, Patricia Mowday of Quarryville, Howard Mowday of Honey Brook and John Mowday of Coatesville.

The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Wagontown Chapel, 469 W. Kings Hwy., Wagontown, PA, followed by interment in the Fairview Cemetery of Coatesville. Family and friends are invited to attend the viewing, which will be held at the Church on both Sunday evening, from 6 until 8 p.m. and again on Monday morning from 10 until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ethel's memory to either the Wagontown Chapel, P.O. Box 200, Wagontown, PA 19367 or to Neighborhood Hospice, 400 E. Marshall, West Chester, PA 19380.

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