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Deborah Paulson Groff, 59, of Honey Brook passed away at her residence on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Walter Paulson and Dale Hemmingway. She was the beloved wife of Richard Groff, Jr. with whom she shared 10 years of marriage.
She was an excellent mother who loved her family immensely. Her life revolved around her children and their...
Gregory A. Stanley, Sr., 67, of New Holland, passed away at his home on Monday, March 27, 2023. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late John B. Stanley, Jr. and Betty Lou (Bair) Stanley.
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Marjorie Adele Wright, 70, of East Earl, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Ephrata, PA. She was the wife of John Earl Wright of East Earl for over 49 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Marian Mulvaney Shirk.
Besides her husband she is survived by her sons, John V. (Nicole) Wright of Butler, PA, and Daniel (Caitlin) Wright of Elverson,...
Robin Kay McMichael, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 23, 2023. She was the beloved wife and best friend of Samuel A. McMichael Sr. with whom she shared over 34 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Rothas of Coatesville, and the late Martha Conover Rothas.
Robin was a 1976 graduate of Coatesville Area High School....
Terre Holt Morris passed peacefully surrounded by her family on March 27, 2023. She resided with her late husband, Joseph H. Morris, Sr., with whom she shared 61 years of marriage, in the home they built together in Sadsburyville, PA. Terre and Joe retired to their “happy place” on the Chesapeake Bay in Rock Hall, MD in 1997. Most recently, Terre lived in Coatesville with her daughter and son-...
Robert (Bob) A. Reynolds, 77, of Coatesville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 25, 2023. He was the husband of Judith F. Reynolds for over 52 years.
Born in McCook, NE, Bob was the only son of the late Richard B. and Sally Seldomridge Reynolds. Raised in Paoli, PA, he attended and graduated from Eastern Baptist College (now Eastern University) with a BA in...
Bridget Mary Montoro Doan, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24th, 2023 at home while holding her husband's hand. She was the devoted and loving wife of Randy E. Doan, Sr., whom she spent 38-1/2 tremendous years with. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Auer Montoro.
A lifelong resident of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Bridget graduated from the...
Keith R. Watterson, 64, of Quarryville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 23, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Susan Joan Shaub Watterson with whom he shared 23 years of marriage with. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Raymond Watterson and Betty McGinnis Watterson.
Keith was an area resident all his life. He attended the...
JoAnn Stoltzfus, 85, of Gap, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Stoltzfus who died in 2019. They shared 66 years of marriage together. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest R. Sharitz and Edith Plank LaMar.
JoAnn was an area resident all her life....
Jeffrey Thomas Trego, 59, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. He was the son of Suzanne Townsley Trego of West Chester, PA, and the late Horace Trego.
Jeff was a 1982 graduate from Coatesville Area High School and worked at Pepperidge Farm, also as a truck driver for various construction companies. He was an avid NASCAR fan and especially followed...
Elaine Kathrine Chapman, 88, of Atglen, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 6, 2023. She was the widow of the late James Howard Chapman who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Werner and Frances Marie Kolodski Werner.
Elaine was an area resident all her life.
She is survived by three children; Deborah Linton and husband Fred of...
Frances E. Riley, 90, of Honey Brook passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born in Concordville, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Franklin E. Chandler and Vera (Bullock) Chandler.
Following her formal education, she served as a Butcher [She skinned 305 deer in one season] for Heyburn’s Butcher Shop. A sassy, spunky, funny, loving, wonderful, person with a...
Eva Fisher Hershey, 86, of Oxford, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home. She was the widow of the late J. Robert Hershey who died in 2012. They shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Gap, PA she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Fisher and Annie Flaud Fisher.
Eva was an area resident all her life and a 1955 graduate of the East Lampeter High...
Aiden Lee Cummings, infant son of Kelly Diane Groff Cummings and Michael A. Cummings, died at birth on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Women and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, PA.
He is survived, in addition to his parents, by paternal grandparents Kenneth and Barbara Cummings of Paradise and maternal grandfather Russ Groff of Paradise. He was preceded in death by his maternal Grandmother...
Garry Lee Smith, 68, of Valley Township, passed away at his home on Friday, March 18, 2023. Born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Walter Lee Smith and Virginia May (Harbin) Smith. He was the beloved husband of Patty Ann Smith, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.
Garry attended Downingtown Area Senior High School and went on to serve as a maintenance mechanic...
Arlis Clyde Glenn, 84, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Providence Place Nursing Home in Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Powers Glenn who died in 2021. They shared 62 years of marriage together. Born in Mountain City, TN, he was the son of the late Clyde Arlis Glenn and Rhetta Mae Garland Glenn.
Arlis was an area resident most of...
Jade Miranda Reel, 42, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Richard A. Reel Sr. of Coatesville and Cheryl Gay Silveri and husband Jonathan of Cochranville, PA.
Jade was an area resident all her life. She was employed as a landscaper. Her favorite hobbies were making flower arrangements, working in the garden, fishing at...
Jane Ann Mullen, 90, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the home of her niece in Downingtown, PA. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Letitia M. Booth Mullen.
Jane Ann graduated from Parkesburg High School in 1950 and worked as an operator for Bell Telephone. She later worked for Fred's Clothing and Simon's Shoe Store in...
Kenneth Gerald Emerson, 90, of West Chester, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Accentcare Hospice Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Sadsburyville, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo Emerson and Mary E. Bergey Emerson.
Ken was a Chester County resident most of his life. He was employed by the Hewlett Packard Company in the finance department retiring in...
Earl Amos Doan, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. Mr. Doan was a lifetime resident of the Coatesville area, his ancestors having arrived in Plymouth and also with William Penn. He was born on South 8th Avenue according a newspaper article in the Coatesville Record announcing a “new little mechanic born to Earl A. Doan, Sr. and Lillie May (...
David Michael Dmytryk, 63, of West Brandywine Township, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Nicholas Dmytryk and Patricia Lusky Dmytryk.
David was an area resident all his life and a 1978 graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior High School. He was employed most of his life as a...
Leslie Lynn Pugh, 45, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Ronald A. Pugh and the late Regina Susan (Taylor) Pugh.
Leslie attended Overbrook school for the blind when she was young and learned her life skills there. She was a 1995 graduate of Pequea Valley High School and went to work at the...
Verla Jane Little, 95, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Mt.Joy, PA. She was the wife of the late James J. Little who passed in 2007. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah C. Thompson.
Verla worked as a beautician and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She excelled as a military wife, cooking, maintaining...
Nancy L. Butcher, 87, of Pomeroy, PA, passed away at her home on Monday, March 6, 2023. She was the wife of the late Harry J. Waters who passed away in 1976, and the late Donald J. Butcher Sr. who passed away in 2012. Born in Parkesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold E. and Ruth Nuss Walton.
Nancy was a homemaker and enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, embroidery, gardening, and...
Daniel Alexander Karlin, 20, of Sadsbury Township passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2023. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania he was the son of Edward T. Lego III and Valerie Lego (Karlin).
He attended the Milton Hershey Boarding School and was most recently employed by CTDI Warehouse.
Daniel had a brilliant mind, he was inquisitive, energetic, and passionate about anything that...