Obituaries

Sep 3, 2024

Dean Blando, of Valley Township, PA, passed away on September 3rd due to complications from open-heart surgery and pneumonia. He was 50 years old.

Dean is survived by his wife Erin Keough Blando, sons Dean Blando Jr. and Christian Bernhardt, grandchildren  Natalia Rose Blando, Dean Blando III, Giovanni Blando and Bayley Bernhardt, siblings Vincent Blando (Kim), Nicole...

Sep 2, 2024

Mary L. Sears, 87, of Gap, PA, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Quarryville, PA at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home.  She was the wife of the late Frank Sears who passed away in 2004.  Born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Margaret (Davis) Pierce.

Mary...

Sep 2, 2024

Cheryl Ann Balzarano, 64, of Atglen, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2024 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Marvin Balzarano with whom she shared 13 years of marriage with. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert Arnold and Shirley Trumbower Arnold.

Cheryl was an area...

Sep 1, 2024

Tyler Blake Howard, 29, of Kinzers, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2024.  Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of James A. and Kirsten Murray Howard.

Tyler was a graduate of Pequea Valley High School and was a member of Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church in Parkesburg, PA.  He...

Sep 1, 2024

Ralph H. Binder, 97, of East Fallowfield, passed away on September 1, 2024 at St. Martha's Manor in Downingtown, PA.  Born in Millvale, PA, he was the son of the late Francis and Allie Bauer Binder. He was married for 63 years to his loving wife, Dorothy Smith Binder.

He served in the US Army of Occupation...

Aug 30, 2024

Beth S. Graham, 66, of Gap, PA, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 30, 2024. She was the beloved wife of her high school sweetheart, Kenneth L. Graham, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage in May. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ann Sellers...

Aug 27, 2024

Kathryn T. Faldeti, 77, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Faldeti who just recently died on August 14th. They shared almost 50 years of marriage together. Born in Ridley Park, PA, she was the daughter of the...

Aug 26, 2024

Lewis C. "Skip" Myers Jr., 77, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, in West Chester, PA.  He was the husband of the late Susan Kuresko Myers who passed away in March.  Born in West Chester he was the son of the late Lewis Sr. and Dorothy Sprecher Myers.

Skip is survived...

Aug 26, 2024

Earl Dunlap went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 26, 2024. Born on June 30, 1959 in Chester County, he was the son of the late Earl M. Dunlap, Sr. and Hazel L. Dunlap.

He was a respected and cherished husband, dad, pop-pop, and friend to many. Earl had a love...

Aug 25, 2024

Kathleen Gowen, 80, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Hospice of Christiana Care in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John I. Gowen and Edilen Murray Gowen.

Kathleen was employed most of her life in the clerical department at the Wilmington VA Medical Center.

Aug 25, 2024

James S. Landis Sr., 88, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 25, 2024, in Honey Brook, PA.  He was the husband of the late Edith S. "Edie" Seekamp Landis who passed away in 2014.  Born in Parkesburg he was the son of the late John B. and Sophia B. Stauffer Landis. He is survived by his...

Aug 23, 2024

John S. "Jack" Monaghan, 94, of Downingtown, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024 at the St. Martha's Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Downingtown. He was the husband of the late Barbara Brittingham Lawson Monaghan who died in 2014. Born in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Jerome J....

Aug 22, 2024

Jahleel Michael "Pee Wee' Tyson Blanton, 27, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, August 22, 2024.  Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of Nakia D. Blanton of Coatesville and Chad M. Tyson of Coatesville.

Jahleel graduated from Coatesville Area Senior High School in 2015. He worked for...

Aug 22, 2024

Stacey Lynn McGinnis, 51, of Westwood, PA,  passed away on Thursday August 22, 2024 in Pottstown, PA. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Donald L. McGinnis, Sr and Helen (Zemacke) McGinnis of Westwood.

Stacey was an area resident all her life. She worked at the Dollar Tree Store in Thorndale and in Parkesburg. She...

Aug 18, 2024

Howard Dean Ewing Jr., 67, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 18, 2024.  Born on December 12th 1956 in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of Myrtle M. (Lawrence) Reinike of Hesston, PA, and the late Howard Dean Ewing Sr.

Howard had wanted to be an English teacher when he was younger,...

Aug 17, 2024

Celebrating the life of Shirley E Nixon

Shirley E. Nixon, who was 88 years old, passed away peacefully where she resided at the Harrison House Assisted Living in Coatesville, PA on Saturday, August 17, 2024.  She was born September 6, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Earl A. White and Helen Myers White.

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Aug 17, 2024

John Stephen Murphy, 39, of West Chester, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on August 17, 2024.  Born in West Chester, he was the son of Kathleen "Kay" Murphy and the late Stephen “Granddad” Murphy who passed away in 2019.  John obtained a B.S. of Marketing from York College of Pennsylvania in 2007.  After graduation, he worked for...

Aug 14, 2024

Joseph John Faldeti, 94, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the Newport Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Christiana, PA. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Trosino Faldeti with whom he shared almost 50 years of marriage with. Born in Genoa, Italy, he was the son of the late Anthony and Lilliana Faldeti....

Aug 14, 2024

Barry L. Baylor, 78, of Gap, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in Hershey, PA with family by his side. He was the husband of Janis (Neff) Baylor for over 56 years. Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late C. Edward Sr. and Grace Elizabeth (McClure) Baylor.

Barry proudly served his...

Aug 13, 2024

Kenneth A. Wyerman, 99, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at his home at Simpson Meadows on Monday, August 13, 2024.  Born in Duncansville, PA, Blair County, he was the son of the late Luther Earl Wyerman and Mary Estella (Boop) Wyerman.  Ken graduated from Hollidaysburg, PA Senior High School in 1941 at the age of 16, and...