Barbara A. Guss

Barbara A. Guss of West Chester Barbara A. Guss, 71, of West Chester passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 at her home after a brief illness. She was the wife of G. Robert Guss of West Chester. A lifelong resident of West Chester, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Helen Carey Higgins. Barbara was a graduate of Bishop Shanahan High School and Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa. An elementary school teacher, her thirty-six year career began in the Rose Tree Media School District; she went on to educate generations of children in the West Chester Area School District until her retirement in 2002. Upon retirement, Barbara was a volunteer at the Chester County Historical Society. Along with her husband of 49 years, Barbara is survived by her daughter, Jane G. Liga and her husband Edward Liga of West Chester; grandchildren Kimberly, Michelle and Colin of Columbia, South Carolina; a sister Eileen Herley and her brother-in-law Louis Herley of West Goshen; nephew John Herley and his wife Meredith and great nephew Jake of East Goshen. Barbara was preceded in death by her son, Thomas A. Guss. Relatives and friends are invited to her Memorial Mass at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013 at St. Agnes Church, 233 W. Gay St., West Chester, Pa 19380. Family will receive friends after mass. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara's memory may be made to Neighborhood Hospice, 795 E. Marshall St. Suite 204, West Chester, PA 19380. Arrangements by DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc. 610-696-1181 www.DellaFH. com