Obituaries

Aug 12, 2017

Mary E. Miller White, 88, of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, August 12th under the care of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana.  She was the beloved wife of Elsworth White, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.

Born in West Sadsbury Township, Mary was the daughter of the late Paul Preston Miller and Jennie Caroline Dickenson...

Aug 9, 2017

Donna Marie Ross, 60, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Edgar K. Ross, IV. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Ruth E. Sagner Alexander.

Donna was an area resident all her life...

Aug 8, 2017

Lester L. Lewis, Sr., was born in Baltimore, MD on May 17, 1926 to Ervin and Cassandra Lewis.  Lester attended the Oxford Area School System and then later joined the Marine Corps.  He was a WWII combat veteran having served in the Pacific theater, seeing action in Iwo Jima.  He was among the first African American combat troops who...

Aug 5, 2017

Darren Michael Hume, 48, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, August 5th at Jennersville Hospital, surrounded by his loved ones.

Born in Coatesville, Darren was the son of Robert J. Hume, Jr. and the late Jean E. Hume.

An area resident for most of his life, Darren was a 1988 graduate of Octorara High School.  ...

Aug 5, 2017

Margaret “Peggy” Taltoan, “Gar Gar”, 67, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday August 5, 2017 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of both the late Fred Wilson and Calvin Taltoan.

Born in Coatesville, Margaret was the daughter of the late Clara (Evans) and Harold K. Hess Sr.

She was a 1968 graduate of...

Aug 5, 2017

Thelma M. Hauman, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday August 5, 2017 at Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the wife of the Late Dewey H. Hauman with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Lena (Thomas) and Obed Mellott.

Thelma was an area...

Aug 3, 2017

Dennis James Hurley, 62, of Quarryville, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Mary Therese Hurley for 15 years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of James Charles Hurley III and the late Dorothy Jane Lepore Hurley.

He is survived in addition...

Aug 3, 2017

Edith S. Hershey, 88, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 3rd at Fairmount Homes of Ephrata.  She was the widow of the late Lester D. Hershey, who passed away in 1991.

Born in Leola, Edith was the daughter of the late Metta (Martin) and Noah P. Steffy.

She was...

Aug 3, 2017

Raymond C. Mowday, Jr., 91, of Coatesville, died on August 3. 2017 at the Brandywine Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the husband of the late Ruth Henderson Mowday.

He was born in West Caln Township and was the son of Raymond C. and Anna Savage Mowday.  He lived in the Coatesville area all his...

Aug 1, 2017

Gerald D. Swisher, 54, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, August 1st, 2017.  He was the son of Joy Gillespie Swisher and the late Horace C. Swisher.

Gerald was a 1981 graduate of Octorara High School.  He worked as a Tow Motor Driver at A. Duie Pyle of Parkesburg, PA.

He is survived, in addition...

Jul 31, 2017

Donald W. Zane, 59, of Atglen, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 31, 2017 at his home.  He was the son of the late Eleanore (Dutill), and Howard Zane.

Donald was a 1976 graduate of Coatesville High School.  He worked as a light laborer for Coatesville Association for the Blind.  He attended Penningtonville Presbyterian Church and had...

Jul 25, 2017

Antonio Rocha, 37, of Parkesburg, passed away on July 22, 2017.  Born in El Paso, Texas, he was the son of Gumersindo and Isidra Chavez Rocha.

He is survived in addition to his parents by his children, Antonio and Lela Rocha and his sister Monica Rocha; two Nephew's Juni and David Cano, and the mother of his...

Jul 24, 2017

Walter W. "Jeff" Pluck, 63, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017, at Harrison Senior Living of Christiana.

Born in Coatesville, Jeff was the son of the late Ida Sue Owens Pluck  and Elmer E. Pluck, Jr.

He was a 1972 graduate of Octorara High School.  Jeff worked at Titanium Manufacturing as a...

Jul 23, 2017

Newton Haught, 86, from Gap, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the Hospice & Community Care Center in Mount Joy, PA. His wife Gail (Gregson) Haught survives. They were married 60 years on June 7, 2017.

He was born on March 26, 1931 at Elk Fork in Tyler County, a son of the...

Jul 19, 2017

James E. Rice, 84, of Coatesville, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Catherine Swisher "Minnie" Rice with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Earl and Anna Wiley Rice.

Jim was an area resident all his life...

Jul 19, 2017

Gary L. "Uncle Ducky" Smith, Sr., 60, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 19th at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Angela (Erdman) Smith with whom he spent 21 years of his life with,12 of them married.

Born in Coatesville, Gary was the son of Miriam (Neff) and George H. Smith.  He attended...

Jul 19, 2017

Lisa Louise Wilson, 56, of Coatesville, passed away on July 19, 2017.  She was the daughter of Phyllis H. Osborn Brown of Maryland and the late Ronald E Brown Jr.

She is survived in addition to her mother by her children, Sam McMichael and wife Melissa of Millersville, Tiffany and Tara Pike of Philadelphia, one granddaughter, Atley...

Jul 18, 2017

Edna T. Houser Lacey, 77, of Highland Township, Chester County, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of the late William C. Houser with whom she shared 29 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Chet and Millie Griffith Taylor.

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Jul 18, 2017

Dorothy V. Wise, 76, of Coatesville passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Born near Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Jay H. and Rhoda Trego Wise.

Dorothy was a 1958 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She was employed by the CIA in Washington, DC in administration. Dorothy was a member...

Jul 16, 2017

Martha S. Hale, 89, of East Earl, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Ephrata Community Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Everett Keith Hale who died in 1981. Born at Big Mountain, Shamokin, PA , she was the daughter of the late John Nele Schlegel and Catherine Mae Kashner...