Ross Kershey Obituary, Philadelphia PA, Resident Has Passed Away

Ross Kershey Obituary, Death – Ross Kershey passed away without any discomfort on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Sunrise of Exton. His son Scott was by his side during his final moments. Mr. Kershey was born in Wendell, West Virginia, on May 11th, 1933. John and Donice Kershey were his father and mother, respectively. He spent his childhood in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. In 1950, he received his diploma from Dunbar Township High, and in 1955, he received his diploma from Temple University.

He was a member of the Temple basketball team all throughout his final season there. In September of 1956, he began his career in education at Coatesville High School, where he also served as a coach. He remained in the classroom for the subsequent 42 years, until he finally retired in June of 1998. He kept teaching senior citizen classes until the age of 87, first at Widener University and then at Immaculata University until the year 2020. He retired from teaching at that age.

He coached the Coatesville High School varsity basketball team for a total of 22 years. He finished his career with a record of 455 wins and 125 losses. His teams won 13 Ches-Mont Championships and 1 District 1 Championship between them. For 14 years, he served as the head coach of the Track team.

His team has a record of 104 victories and one loss in their dual meets. In 1974, his teams won a total of 13 championships, including 12 in Ches-Mont, two in District 1, and one at the state level. As recognition for his achievements as a coach throughout the state of Pennsylvania, he was inducted into nine different Halls of Fame.

Sally, his wife of 62 years, passed away in 2016, which was a tragic loss for him. They went to 26 countries across four continents when they were traveling the world together. M. Scott Kershey, his son, and Dee Rogevich, the woman he was engaged to, are the only members of his family still living.

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