Obituaries

Aug 26, 2018

Nancy J. Smith

Born in Pennsylvania in 1928.  Nancy’s parents, Ernest and Mary Stewart Johnson, moved from Coatesville to Claymont, Delaware for Worth Steel where Nancy grew up, attended the Atonement Methodist Church and Claymont High School, and graduated as an RN from the Delaware Hospital School of Nursing in 1949.

Nancy married John W....

Aug 24, 2018

Marian Elizabeth Cox 82, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at  Brandywine Hospital. Born in Cochranville she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Dorothy Shute Hoover.

She is survived by children Bonnie (Jerry) Young, Patricia Gilmore, Randy and Brian and daughter in law Lynn Cox Bowman.  She is also survived by sisters...

Aug 23, 2018

Curtis Lee Adams, 66, of Coatesville, passed away at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center on August 23, 2018.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Dorothy Barkley and the late Horace William Adams.

He served honorably in the US Army in Vietnam during the war. He was self-employed as an auto mechanic.  He loved...

Aug 23, 2018

John W. Mattson, 93, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 23, 2018.  He was the widow of the late Dorothy Elizabeth Shofstall Mattson, who passed away in May of 2009 after they had shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Embreeville, John was the son of the late Martha Bertha (Grabentich) and Fred...

Aug 22, 2018

Anton Delano Lavender, 42, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Anthony Andrews of Reading and the late Jacqueline Darlene Lavender.

An area resident all his life, he was by trade, a barber.

He is survived, in addition to his father, by...

Aug 22, 2018

Richard "Dick" Ellingsworth 84, passed away peacefully, Wednesday August 22nd at Tel Hai Hospice. Born June 17, 1934 at Doe Run, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Ellingsworth and Mary (nee Lied) Ellingsworth.

Born and raised on Buck and Doe Run Valley Farms he was one of the King Ranch cowboys. After graduating from...

Aug 21, 2018

Antoinet Malou Peña, 78, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter Wayne Peña and Mildred D. Jackson Peña.

She was employed by the State of New York as a Tax Compliance Representative.

Antoniet was a faithful person...

Aug 19, 2018

M. Elaine Olonovich, 83, of Westwood PA, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Brandywine Hall of West Chester, under the care of Compassus Hospice and Brandywine Hall staff. She was the widow of the late Albert G. Olonovich, whom she shared 50 years of marriage before his passing in 2005.

Born in Coatesville, Elaine was...

Aug 19, 2018

George I. "Bud" McGinnis, 66, of Highland Twp., passed away on Sunday, August 19th at Tower West Reading Hospital.  He was the son of the late Minerva (Lantz) and George Ira McGinnis, Sr.

A lifelong area resident, he was a graduate of Octorara High School and a graduate of Lancaster Bible College.

Bud served honorably...

Aug 19, 2018

Delores Mary Furlong, 67, of Gap, passed away on Saturday, August 19th at Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Marvin Thomas Furlong Sr, with whom she shared 48 years and 11 months of marriage.

Born in Lebanon, Pa., Delores was the daughter of the late Ernestine and Richard Kreiser.

Delores was a resident...

Aug 19, 2018

Paul R. Blechman, 93, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana, PA.  He was the widow of Evelyn Stanley Blechman.

Born in West Chester, Paul was the son of the late Louis and Pearl (Waldman) Blechman.  He was a graduate of Scott High School.

He...

Aug 18, 2018

Mattie Ann (Dickinson) Miller, 84, of Nine Points, departed this life on Saturday, August 18, 2018, after being cared for at her home by her family.

Mattie Ann was the wife of the late Howard S. Miller, Sr. with whom she celebrated 48 years of marriage before his death in 2004.

Born May 1, 1934...

Aug 17, 2018

Diane Jean Boozer, 65, of Quarryville, passed away at her home on Friday, August 17, 2018. Born in Paradise, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ruth Shultz Gaul.

Diane was an area resident all her life. She attended the Pequea Valley High School. She was a wonderful, kindhearted, loving and caring person. She...

Aug 15, 2018

Anna Mae Wingler, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Modena. She was the widow of the late Frank Wingler, Sr. who died in 2006. they shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Anawalt, West Virgina, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mattie Belle Elmore...

Aug 14, 2018

Sally Ann Leusky, 58, of Malvern, PA, formerly of Downingtown, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Carroll Russell Leusky.

Sally was an area resident all her life and a 1981 graduate of the Child Development Center. She was employed, for...

Aug 14, 2018

Elinor K. Pierce, 98, of Atglen, passed away at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. She was the wife of the late Earle Pierce. Born in the village of Embreeville, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Mayme Clouse Weaver.

Elinor was an area resident all her life...

Aug 13, 2018

Kathleen M. Gildersleeve, 57, of Carlisle, PA, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of Nancy Kupperman Gildersleeve of Monroeville, PA and the late John Gildersleeve.

Kathleen was employed, for over 25 years, by the Army War College in Carlisle...

Aug 13, 2018

Richard Wilson Lawrence, Jr., 75, of Atglen, PA, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Joan Niemeyer Lawrence with whom he shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Richard W. Lawrence, Sr. and Thelma Street Lawrence.

Richard...

Aug 12, 2018

William A. Temple, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 12, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Donna Gordon Temple with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy Durbrow Temple.

Bill was a county resident all his life...

Aug 5, 2018

Rodger E. Faddis, 87, of Ronks, PA, formerly of Coatesville, died at his home on Sunday, August 5, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Gloria M. Reynolds Faddis with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Chalkley Y. & Gladys M. Emery Faddis.