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Robert Miller Stauffer, 72, of Honey Brook, PA, formerly of Willow Grove, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kathleen (Yohe) Stauffer for over 52 years. She was the love of his life.
Robert went to Abington Memorial Hospital X-ray school where he taught for many years and also earned his...
Patricia (Pat) Satterthwait Holland, 79, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was the beloved wife of David L. Holland, with whom she shared over 57 years of marriage.
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David R. Standen, 83, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Autumn Lake Nursing Home in Rising Sun, MD. He was the husband of Marjorie B. Goeller Standen for over 21 years. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, he was the son of the late David B. and Elsie E. Herbert Standen.
David was a retired postal worker in Broomall, PA. He proudly served his country in the U.S....
Margaret "Peggy" (Nee Palmer) Cumens, 91, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, February 9, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Gary L. Cumens of Westwood, for 65 years. Margaret was the daughter of the late Esrom L. Palmer and Margaret A. Keith Palmer.
She graduated in 1952 from the former Scott High School...
Carol Lynn McKinley, 66, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 1, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Ben J. McKinley with whom she shared three years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. Austin and Vacie Blevins Austin.
Carol grew up in the Cochranville area and was a 1976 graduate of the Octorara High School,...
Andrea Marie "Bambi" Mancuso Fuller Snell, 76, of Glenmoore, PA, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Gap, PA. She was the wife of Thomas J. Snell with whom she shared a thirty-nine year relationship, 11 of which were married. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael M. Mancuso Sr. and Marjorie Lorraine Hoey Mancuso.
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Gladys E. Salada (Tootie), 85, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late William (Bill) Salada who passed away in 2007. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Hazel Walton Reeder.
Gladys was an area resident most of her life. She enjoyed listening to country music and Elvis. She was...
Ronald Barry Griffith, 80, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at the Green Meadows Nursing Home of Malvern, PA. He was the beloved husband of Susan Coyler-Griffith with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Jackson H. Griffith and Rose Mattson Griffith Messner.
Ron was an area resident all his life and a 1962...
Lynn Edward Ondrizek, 82, of Parkesburg, PA, and formerly of Gettysburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in Paoli, PA. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Daniels Ondrizek who passed away in 2019. Born in Zelienople, PA, he was the son of the late Edward H. and Harriett Marsh Ondrizek of Zelienople, PA
Lynn was a graduate of Zelienople High School, Penn State...
Verna Mae Walton, 86, formerly of Atglen, PA, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025, at Fairmount Homes in Ephrata, PA. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Walton Sr. who passed away in 2020. Born in Atglen she was the daughter of the late Jay and Martha Kauffman Stoltzfus.
Verna attended the Parkesburg Schools and graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School. She worked...
Eleanor Marie "Ciss" Anderson, 62, of Pottstown, PA, passed away unexpectedly with her family at her side on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA which was the same date that her daughter passed away 40 years earlier.
Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Walter W. Van Dyke Sr. and Florence (Reath) Van Dyke. She married John Joseph Anderson...
Betty Isabelle (nee Epler) Nikodemski, 103, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025. She was the wife of the late Edward Joseph Nikodemski who passed away in 1991. She was born on January 22, 1922, in Omaha, NE, and was the daughter of the late Frank I. Epler and Frances (May) Epler Major.
Betty lived most of her younger life in Tamaqua and...
Nancy L. Boyd, 88, of Sadsburyville, PA, passed away at her home on Friday, January 24, 2025. She was the wife of the late George Boyd who passed away in 1985. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Potts Rice and Anna Mae (Freeland) Rice.
Nancy was an area resident all her life. She graduated from the former Scott High School in Coatesville and worked as...
Charles L. “Skip” Huston III:
Lukens’ “Man of Steel” Remembered
“With charm, poise, and overwhelming generosity, Skip Huston has truly made himself beloved by his classmates. Sincere and honest, he begrudges no one the talents he does not have and says little of the ones he does have. He fights not for himself, but for others—for what is right and for what he believes. He has...
Laura V. Johnson, (Aunt Sis) 102, of Morgantown, PA, formerly of Coatesville, PA, passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. She was the wife of the late Walter G. Johnson. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Grant and Bessie Wonderly Hilton. Her eleven brothers and sisters called her Sis, they preceded her in death: Grant, Susie, Grace, Bill, Florence,...
Dorothy V. O'Neill, 94, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Newport Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of the late Edward O'Neill. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Skwirut) Novak.
Dorothy was a devoted wife and mother and a parishioner at Our Lady of Consolation Church in...
Lola M. McCarter Smith, 91, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Dallas "Buck" Smith and ex-wife of the late Clyde R. "Sonny" McCarter. Born in Sparta, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert Rector and Lura Edwards Rector.
Lola was an area...
Phyllis H. Beck Ferguson, 94, of West Caln Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Tel Hai Retirement Community, Honey Brook, PA. She was born in Upper Darby, PA to the late Clinton and Ora Coder Beck. She was married to the late John T. Ferguson, Jr.
Phyllis was a 1948 graduate of the former H. Scott High School in Coatesville, PA where she played French horn...
Aldus B. "Sonny" Price, 83, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of the late Edna Marie Booth Price who passed away in August. Born in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of the late William and Betsy Cummings Bunker.
Aldus worked various jobs over his lifetime. He started farming in his youth, worked...
William B. Miller Sr., 89, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Newport Meadows. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth F. Wertz Miller. Born in Glenmoore, PA ,he was the son of the late Adam B. and Ella Ortlip Miller.
William worked as a farmer and also as a press operator for Grecco Company.
He is survived by his sons, William B. Jr. of Elverson...
Glenn George Schwoerer, 75, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. He was the husband of Joanne Combs Fox Schwoerer for over 20 years. Born in Santa Barbara, CA, he was the son of the late Frank Schwoerer and Dorothy Bullock Schwoerer.
Glenn was a graduate of Great Valley High School and worked as a welder in the steel industry. He helped to...
Ronald Keith Filler, 60, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the beloved husband of Karen L. Glauner Filler with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Media, PA, he was the son of the late Franklin A. Filler, III and Catherine Mansour Filler.
Ron was an area resident most of his life and a 1983...
Franklin Earl "Skip" Lammey Jr., 91, of Gilbertsville, PA, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at Daylesford Crossing in Paoli, PA. He was the husband of the late Joyce Scott Lammey who passed away in 2017 after 61 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Franklin E. Sr. and Margaret Smith Lammey.
Frank was a 1955 graduate from Duke University and...
Raymond E. Kepler Jr., 92, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 12, 2025. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. Diem Kepler who passed away in 2004. Born in Russellville, Chester County, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond Sr. and I. Ruth Griffith Kepler.
Raymond attended the Cochranville School as a child. He then worked for Keen's and later Whitelock...
Marjorie McLaren Keen, 92, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, Pa, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Rochester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Shannon and Edna Shorten McLaren. She was the former wife of the late E. Arthur Keen Jr.
Marjorie spent her early life in suburban Pittsburgh. She studied...
Helen Helena Lohr, 91, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at St. Martha's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Downingtown, PA. She was the widow of the late James Robert Lohr who died in 2019. They shared 55 years of marriage together. Born in Kobe, Japan, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. Turner and Hana Ito Turner.
She was a...