Obituaries

Jul 30, 2016

Vernon C. Mock, Jr., 76, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Masonic Village of Elizabethtown.

Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late Erma (Rice) and Vernon C. Mock Sr.  He was a 1958 graduate of Octorara High School.  He served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War,...

Jul 26, 2016

Walter T. Marks, 85, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Phyllis (Raine) Marks, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeton, N.J., Walter was the son of the late Esther (Anderson) and the late Samuel Marks.

Walter served as a Airplane...

Jul 25, 2016

George I. Wills, 83, of Sadsburyville, PA, died on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the widower of the late Mary Lou McGinn Wills. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George  W. and Helen Blair Wills. George was born in Philadelphia and raised between Delaware County and Seaford, DE a place...

Jul 23, 2016

William M. Schmidt, Sr., 62, of Valley Township, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 23, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Alberta Robinson Schmidt with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John and Katherine Taylor Schmidt.

Bill was...

Jul 20, 2016

Julia A. Spotts, 91, of Brandamore, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth J. Spotts who died in 2014. Born in Brandamore, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Lucia Sabitina Guiseppe.

Julia was a Brandamore resident all her life...

Jul 17, 2016

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David R. "Rags" Brown, 61, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Brandywine Hospital.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Matilda Gray and Wilbur Brown.

A resident of Parkesburg his entire life, he was a 1973...

Jul 16, 2016

Christian A. Hallgren, 40, of East Fallowfield, passed away July 16, 2016 at home. Born in Central Islip, NY on Saturday October 9, 1975. Christian was a 1994 graduate from Coatesville High School.  He continued his education at West Chester University earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics.  He then graduated...

Jul 15, 2016

Bette (Stone) Hopkins, 83, passed away on July 15, 2016 after several months illness in West Chester, PA.

She was married for 63 years and is survived by her husband, Curtis L. Hopkins, in addition to daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia Hopkins-Dieckmann and Pascal Dieckmann, West Chester, PA; granddaughters, Michelle (Hopkins) More and husband Brad and sons, Woodbury,...

Jul 12, 2016

Maurie Glick, 69, of Philadelphia, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at the Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, PA. He was the beloved husband of Sharyn H. March Glick with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Irvin and Lenore Brill Glick.

Maurie proudly served as a...

Jul 12, 2016

Lois J. Kulp, 83, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the Harrison  Senior Living Center in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late Raymond W. Kulp, Sr. who died in 1998.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Norris W. and Alice Huss Davis. Lois was an area resident...

Jul 10, 2016

Robert C. Gilbaugh, Jr., 62, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 10, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Terry Jo Trumbower Gilbaugh with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Robert C. Gilbaugh of Lockhaven, PA and Patricia J. Ramaley Gilbaugh; and the beloved son-in-law of...

Jul 10, 2016

Raymond Berkey, Sr., 95, of Coatesville passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the Pocopson Home. He was the husband of the late Sarah Nellie Gray Berkey who died in 1975. Born in Glenmoore, he was the son of the late Diller and Florence S. Williams Berkey.

Ray was a County resident all his life. He...

Jul 5, 2016

Nancy Jane Bowman, 61, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 5th, 2016.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of George Thompson, Sr.

Nancy was a 1972 graduate of Coatesville High School.  She was a secretary for the C.C.I.U. of Downingtown.

Nancy is survived by her only son, Teddy G. Bowman, Jr., husband of...

Jul 5, 2016

Juan M. Quinones, 57, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016.

In loving memory of a dear and loving trusted friend who will be sadly missed. Juan was survived by his mother, several cousins, and left behind several children. and many other relatives.

Juan was proceeded in death by his step-father and his son, and...

Jul 3, 2016

Judith Lynn Neff, 62, of Elverson, passed away on Sunday, July 3rd at Chester County Hospital of West Chester.  Born in Bangor, Pa., she was the daughter of Lewis Kessler of Bangor and the late Joan (Beers) Kessler.

She was a graduate of Bangor High School and a 1975 graduate of Coatesville Hospital's School of Nursing, working...

Jul 2, 2016

Dorothy W. "Dot" Schreiber, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at her home.  She was the widow of the late Frederick C. Schreiber, Jr., who passed away in 1999 after they shared 51 years of marriage.

Born in Gum Tree, Dot was the daughter of the late Alberta Montgomery and Forrest Lee Warren...

Jun 30, 2016

Albert J. Pittman, III, 57, of Cochranville, passed away on June 30, 2016 at the Hospice of Central PA in Harrisburg, PA. Born in Lancaster, Calif., he was the son of the late Albert J. and Nohmi Guerrero Pittman. He laid carpet for many years and also enjoyed driving truck for Bill Jackson and Pranges of Kirkwood. His most...

Jun 30, 2016

Gladys Tkachick, 95, of Downingtown, PA entered the arms of our Lord having passed peacefully at the Neighborhood Health Hospice in West Chester, PA Thursday, June 30, 2016.  Gladys  [Joy to all who knew her] is survived by her loving son, Robert and his wife, Susan, of Newark, DE.

Joy was predeceased by her husband and life...

Jun 29, 2016

Edna A. Rendall Martin, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 at her home.  She was the widow of John E. "Jack" Martin with whom she shared 54 years of marriage before his death in 2008.

Born in New Jersey, Edna was the daughter of Edna and Hugh Rendall.  She was a 1949 graduate...

Jun 28, 2016

Robert H. Taylor, 55, of Paradise, PA, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Robert A. and Phyllis A. Hart Taylor.

Rob was an area resident all his life and 1980 graduate of the Downingtown High School. He was employed as...