Obituaries

Dec 3, 2017

Alexander Horblinski, 57, of Lebanon, KY, formerly of Coatesville, died at his home on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Peter Horblinski, Sr. of Coatesville and the late Clara Dean Horblinski.

Alex was an area resident most of his life and a 1979 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He...

Dec 2, 2017

Lillian M. Pennington, 103, of Coatesville, passed away on December 2, 2017.  She was the wife of the late Clarence Middleton and the late Vincent Pennington.  Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Morgan Owens.

She was a member of Church of Christ in Ercildoun for over 82 years and she...

Dec 2, 2017

Lillian Leata Abrams Shoemaker, 86, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017.  She was the wife of the late Donald L. Shoemaker Sr. who passed in 2002.  Born in West Chester she was the daughter of the late Fay W. and Leata J.Large Abrams.

She was a resident of  this area all her life...

Dec 1, 2017

Merton Coffroath Sellers, 88, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at Pocopson home.  He was the widower of Billie Marie Doubts Sellers who died in 2013.  Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late Harry J. and Anna M. (Coffroath) Sellers.

Merton was a retired millwright from Lukens Steel Company and...

Dec 1, 2017

Laura Mae Herman, 84, of East Fallowfield, passed away on December 1, 2017, in Honey Brook.  She was the wife of Ernest E. Herman Jr.  Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Fred and Jennie Hadley White.

Laura was a member of the Olivet Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, and was...

Dec 1, 2017

Charles R. "Chew" McCarty, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 at the Hickory House Nursing Home, Honey Brook, PA. He was the beloved husband of Alice Nitzenberger McCarty with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Charles A. "Pete" McCarty and Marian R. Matthews McCarty....

Nov 28, 2017

Mary Elizabeth "Lisa" Wellock, 59, of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Brandywine Hospital. Born in Darby, PA, she was the daughter of Charles E. Wellock, Sr. of Coatesville and the late Patricia Nice Wellock who died in 2015.

Lisa was a 1976 graduate of Upper Darby Senior High School. She was employed by the...

Nov 27, 2017

David Andrew Middleton, Jr., 51, of Pottstown, passed away on Monday, November 27th, 2017.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Florence Irene (Rodgers) and David A. Middleton Sr.

David loved music, fishing and was an organized collector.

He is survived by his three children, David A. Middleton III, James A. Middleton, and Taelor...

Nov 23, 2017

Helene R. Coover, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, November 23rd under the care of Pocopson Home of West Chester.  She was the wife of Earl "Jack" W. Coover, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Landsdowne, PA, Helene was the daughter of the late Helen McFeeley Wells and Robert F. Fleming.  She...

Nov 22, 2017

Elizabeth A. Pinkerton, 61, of Westwood, PA passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at her home. She was the beloved companion of Ronald Brownback. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Brack Pinkerton of Glenmoore, PA and the late Howard James Pinkerton, Jr.

A County resident all her life, she was a...

Nov 22, 2017

Garland W. "Gary" Kiser, 64, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late Thomas Luther Kiser and Nora Lea Moore Kiser LeGates.

Gary was a 1971 graduate of the P.S. DuPont High School of Wilmington, Delaware. He was employed by A. Duie Pyle,...

Nov 21, 2017

Andrea Leah Sarnecki Moore, 42, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, November 21 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Russell C. Moore, with whom she shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, Andrea was the daughter of Barbara A. (Stinson) and Francis E. Sarnecki.  She was a graduate of Downingtown Senior High...

Nov 20, 2017

Ruth W. Taggart, 76, of New Holland, formerly of Honey Grove, PA, died on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald L. Taggart, Sr. who died in 2011. They shared 53 years of marriage together. Born in Malvern, she was the daughter of the late Fred...

Nov 19, 2017

Warren Lewis Robinson, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on November 19, 2017 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of the late Marion Morris Robinson who died in 2016. They shared 66 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren Carter and Blanche L. Busby...

Nov 17, 2017

Joseph David McGrogan, 58, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Friday, November 17, 2017. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Joseph B. McGrogan and Ann McCormick McGrogan.

He is survived by four children; Kira M. McGrogan of Phoenixville, David J. McGrogan of Phoenixville, Gabriel Q. McGrogan of Honey Brook and Liliana...

Nov 17, 2017

Robert Murray, 88, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, under the care of the VA Hospice Unit.  He was the widower of the late Helen Cairns Murray, and the late Gertrude Gay Murray.

Born in Coatesville, Robert was the son of the late Hazel Marie (Swartz) and E. Joseph Murray.

He was...

Nov 13, 2017

Allan H. Newman, Sr., 86, of West Bradford Township, died on Monday, November 13, 2017, at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Ruth E. Wertz Newman with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Long Branch, NJ, he was the son of the late Walter Newman, Sr. and Viola Keller...

Nov 5, 2017

Jean E. Leary, 85, of Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook, passed away on Sunday, November 5th at Chester County Hospital.  She was the widow of William J. "Peachy" Leary, who died in 2007 after 47 years of marriage.

Born in Doe Run, Jean was the daughter of the late Frances (Patton) and Walter Linnenbaugh.  She...

Nov 5, 2017

Betty Lou Thompson, 56, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, November 5th at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Raymond A. Thompson, with whom she shared 12 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Betty Lou was the daughter of Dorothy (Hall) and Donald W. Swift.

She was a 1979 graduate of Octorara...

Nov 4, 2017

Parkesburg — Anna (Ann) Victoria (Summers) Hart, 99, died on November 4, 2017 at her home following a period of declining health.  Ann was born on April 20, 1918 to Amos and Catherine (Brown) Summers in Homeville, PA.  She was the fifth of twelve children.

“Ann would like to let you know that her work here is...