Obituaries

Feb 16, 2016

Guy N. Prange, Sr., 79, of Columbia, PA, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie E. Prange with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in E. Fallowfield Twp., Chester County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Edna Hershour Prange....

Feb 13, 2016

Jeanette I. Brooks, 53, of Paradise, PA passed away at her home on Saturday, February 13, 2016. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Martin and Rose Brooks. Jeanette was area resident all her life and a 1980 graduate of McCaskey High School. She was a member of the Grace Community Church of Parkesburg, PA. She is survived,...

Feb 12, 2016

Joseph E. Olsav, 79, of Coatesville, went home peacefully on February 12th to be with his Lord and Savior after a long battle with cancer. Born in Freeland, PA, he was the son of John and Cecelia Olsav. He is survived by his wife Barbara of 44 years, his sons, David and Paul John, daughter, Deborah (Olsav) Holmes, six...

Feb 12, 2016

Sidney Francis Abbs, Jr., 77, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Dorothy (Krempa) Abbs, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Bryn Mawr, he was the son of the late Anna and Sidney F. Abbs Sr.

He...

Feb 12, 2016

Conde Joseph McGinley, 95, of Coatesville PA,  entered into his eternal rest on February 12, 2016.  He was the beloved husband of the late Wilda (Feeman) McGinley.

Conde proudly served his Country during WWII as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.  He was the founder and President of National Security Enterprises Inc. (NATSEC), located in Coatesville,...

Feb 12, 2016

Cassandra B. Erkert, 65, entered into eternal rest at her home on February 12, 2016.  She was the wife of the late Thomas J. (McCloskey) Erkert, who passed away in 2013.  She is survived by her sons, Thomas J. Erkert, Jr. of Levittown and Daniel J. Erkert of Cochranville. Raised in Wayne, she was the daughter of the late...

Feb 9, 2016

Geraldine V. "Shirley" Schapansky, 83, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late David Schapansky who died in 1999. Born in Tuckerdale, NC, she was the daughter of the late Vaughn and Viola Hurley Miller.

Geraldine was  a resident of...

Feb 7, 2016

Irene G. Patton, 90, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Hickory House Nursing Home, Honey Brook, PA. She was the wife of the late Carol E. Patton, Sr. who died in 2003. Born in Mountain City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Hollie Henderson Owens. Irene was an area...

Feb 4, 2016

Stephanie A. Fuller, 44, of Coatesville, passed away on February 4, 2016. She was the wife of the late William Fuller who died in 2006. Born in Unionville, NJ, she was the daughter of James Shawley and Charlotte Travis. Stephanie was a graduate of Coatesville Area High School and was currently employed as a home aid nurse. Stephanie, is...

Feb 2, 2016

Grace W. Martin, 86, of Parkesburg, died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late William B. Martin who died in 1998. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Anna Taylor Winward.

Grace was a lifelong resident of Parkesburg and a 1947 graduate...

Feb 2, 2016

Dolores E. Townsley, 84, of Fairmount Homes, passed away on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 at Wellspan Hospital of Ephrata.  She was the widow of Jesse Townsley Jr., with whom she shared 65 years of marriage before his passing in 2015.

Born in Coatesville, Dolores was the daughter of the late Lena M. (Thatcher) and Edward C. Rice....

Jan 29, 2016

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, William Cross, Jr., 69, of Parkesburg died unexpectedly on Friday, January 29, 2016 surrounded by those who loved him dearly. Born in Coatesville, Bill was married to Barbara Davis Cross for 47 years and they had lived in Parkesburg since 1980.

Bill worked for Lukens Steel for more than...

Jan 29, 2016

Frank J. "Gus" Robins, 66, of Quarryville, passed away on Friday, January 29th at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy, PA. He was the beloved husband of Joyce A. Riley Robins with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Towanda, PA. He was the son of the late Howard and Catherine Fox Robins.

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Jan 25, 2016

Constance L. "Connie" Miller, 87, of Honey Brook, PA, died on Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raphael N. Miller, Sr. and Gertrude McGinness Miller.

Connie grew up in Parkesburg and graduated from the Parkesburg High School in 1946. She continued her education at the...

Jan 24, 2016

Pietro P. "Pete" Blanck, 76, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit. He was the beloved husband of Anna Pearl Blanck with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George Blanck and Sylvia Pologruto Blanck Condo.

Pete was an...

Jan 23, 2016

David Michael Jones, 62, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 23, 2016 in the evening, surrounded by his loved ones. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Zorn Jones with whom he shared 35 years of marriage. Born in Camden, NJ, he was the son of the late William and Joyce Strohl Jones.

Jan 21, 2016

Ada “Jeanette” March Guthrie, 90 of Caln Township passed away peacefully at Hickory House Rehabilitation Center on Thursday morning January 21st after a brief illness.  She was the daughter of the late William W. March Sr. and Jennie A. Orr March.  Born February 16, 1925 in Elverson, PA she was the wife of the late Ralph L Guthrie for...

Jan 21, 2016

Sylvia P. Hughes, 96, of Modena, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Freedom Village.  She was the husband of Charles M. Hughes, Jr. with whom she would have shared 54 years of marriage in March.

Born in Mifflin Co., Sylvia was the daughter of the late Sally (Zook) and Jonathan Kauffman.

Born Mennonite...

Jan 18, 2016

Donna Lou Hare, 71, of Phoenixville, laid her valiant 25-year Struggle with cancer to rest on January 18, 2016. Born on March 3, 1944 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the Maurice J. Hare and Mildred Mowday Gregson. Donna grew up in the Coatesville area and was a 1961 graduate of Scott High School where she excelled at...

Jan 18, 2016

Amos Edward Neuhauser, "Ed," was born in Morton, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1937 and passed away on January 18, 2016 after many years of serious heart, lung and kidney issues.

He was the son of Warren Amos Neuhauser of Gap, Pennsylvania, a turbine engineer for Westinghouse, and Mary Ella Houder Neuhauser of Parkesburg, PA.  Ed was the...