Obituaries

Oct 4, 2010

Gunnar W. Zorn, Jr., 81, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2010, at Brandywine Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Barbara Morris Zorn, with whom he enjoyed 59 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he was the oldest son of Gunnar W. Zorn, Sr. and Eva R....

Oct 3, 2010

Renee F. Grace, 83, formerly of Gum Tree Rd., Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester.She was the widow of the late Ernest W. Grace, with whom she shared 30 years of marriage.Born on Saturday, May 28, 1927 in Chester Heights, Pa., she was the daughter of the late David Pennell Furey...

Oct 2, 2010

Dorothy M. Robinson, 92, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Virtua Hospital in Berlin, N.J.  She was the widow of the late Oliver H. Robinson, who passed away in 1990 after they had shared 33 years of marriage together.

Born on Monday, September 23, 1918 in Shenandoah, Pa., she was the daughter...

Sep 26, 2010

Irma J. Jones, 75, of Elverson, died on Sunday Sept. 26, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of George H. Jones. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Harry A. and Laura Mae Clemons Griffin. Irma served as a cook at St. Mary Providence of Elverson.

She is survived by three children; Bonnie...

Sep 24, 2010

Robert B. Nippes, 85, of West Chester, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center. He was the husband of the late Jean Conley Nippes and his second wife the late Florence Jane Connor Nippes. Born in Aldan, he was the son of the late Burton and Doris Stansburg Nippes. An area resident all...

Sep 20, 2010

Richard W. Young, 71, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook. He was the husband of Lorraine Wilson Young with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. 

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren E. and Anne Sloyer Young. Richard was a 1957 graduate of Coatesville High School. He...

Sep 17, 2010

Doris M. Frantz, 82, of East Fallowfield, entered into rest on September 17, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  

Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Sep 14, 2010

Marjorie Joyce Wright, 68, of Christiana, formerly of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Florence Weeks Kresge and Samuel W. McCarter.

She had been employed by McGrails of Parkesburg for 29 years, and Lukens Steel for 12 years.

The Memorial Service...

Sep 13, 2010

Dorothy M. Anderson, 90, of Tel Hai Retirement Community, formerly of Pomeroy, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of James W. Anderson with whom she just celebrated 69 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Alice Crandell Wallace.

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Sep 12, 2010

James V. Rice, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Edna Rose Rice who died in 1999. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John R. and Jane Doreshimer Rice.

Jim was an area resident since 1950. He...

Sep 11, 2010

Ruth V. Boyden, 97, formerly of West Grove, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Pocopson Home where she had resided since 1996. She was the widow of the late Lester Boyden.

Born in London Grove Twp., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Blanche Lee Alder. Ruth was an area resident all...

Sep 9, 2010

Peter D. Castetter, 78 of Downingtown died on Thursday September 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the widower of Shirley Lackward Castetter. Born in Berwick, he was the son of the late LeClair and Laura Castetter. 

Peter served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was employed at Lukens Steel as a security guard.

He is survived by...

Sep 7, 2010

Matthew D. Kipp, 29, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital of West Chester.

Born on Saturday, March 14, 1981 at the Bryn Mawr Hospital, he was the son of Zedra Ann (Trythall) Kipp and Jeffrey William Kipp of East Fallowfield.  He was a 1999 graduate of the Coatesville High...

Sep 6, 2010

Bertha C. Lawrence Triplett, 88, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2010 at the Chester Valley Nursing Home in Malvern.  She was the widow Franklin Lawrence and James Triplett.

Born on June 18, 1922 in Ash County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Mary Jane Hamm Taylor and Andrew Taylor.

An area resident most of her life,...

Sep 5, 2010

John Herbert Taylor of Atglen, Pa, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice, West Chester, Pa. after four years of illness from Renal Failure.  He was the son of Gertrude Talbot Taylor and J. Herbert Taylor of Chester PA.

He is survived by his wife, Velma Thornton Taylor and four daughters: Claudia Simeone...

Sep 4, 2010

Thomas J. Foulk, 85, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Nancy T. Foulk, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Born on Wednesday, March 25, 1925 in Homeville, Chester County, Pa., he was the son of the late...

Sep 4, 2010

Edward L. Adams, 44, of Glenmoore, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.

Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Rose Amole Adams of Honey Brook and the late Horace Jacob Adams. He was employed by TriPack of Downingtown in the Shipping and Receiving Department.

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Sep 4, 2010

Amos W. Yoder, 89, formerly of Gap, PA, entered into eternal rest September 4, 2010 at Landis Homes

He was one of the original church planters of the Parkesburg Mennonite Church where he was ordained deacon in 1950 at the age of 29. He later served as pastor.

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Sep 3, 2010

Patricia A. Lyons, 47, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her family, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born on Friday, April 26, 1963 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of Geraldine Thomas Cazillo and the late Pasquale A. Cazillo, Jr., who passed away in 2006.

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Sep 3, 2010

John C. Pechin, Jr., 38, of Phoenixville, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Joyce Sammons Pechin and John C. Pechin, Sr.

He was a 1990 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School.

John is survived, in addition to his parents, by...