Obituaries

Oct 27, 2015

Thomas R. Simms, Sr., 81, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Thelma (Halterman) Simms with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in East Fallowfield Township, he was the son of the late Aleah (Mattson) and James Simms.  An area resident his entire life,...

Oct 27, 2015

Thomas John Shaw, 41, of New Castle, DE, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in West Sadsbury Twp., Chester County as a result of an auto accident. He was the beloved husband of Shanna Leigh Wilson Shaw, with whom he shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Ethel Jean Haws Shaw of New...

Oct 26, 2015

Michael J. English, 64, of East Fallowfield, died on Monday, October 26, at the Paoli Memorial Hospital.  Born in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late William P. and Ruth M. Duffy English. Michael retired as a manager of the Jos. A. Bank  Clothier Store in Exton Mall. He is survived by a brother, Patrick (Debora Bentley)...

Oct 24, 2015

Robert I. Stoltzfus, 91, of Honey Brook, died on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his home. He was the husband of the late Jane Dunett Stoltzfus who died in 2000. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Nicholas S. and Hanna Lindey Stoltzfus.

Bob was an area resident all his life. He proudly served...

Oct 21, 2015

David Nelson Lease, 54, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.

Born in Cumberland, Maryland, David was the son of Grace Ellen Bennett Lease and William T. Lease.

He worked in construction as a roofer.

David enjoyed volunteering at The Salvation Army and was...

Oct 21, 2015

Justus M. “Jay” Hogeland, 88, a seven year resident of Garden Spot Village in New Holland, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 21, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family.  Formerly a 58 year resident of Feasterville, PA, he was the beloved husband of Marion Ryan Hogeland with whom he shared nearly 65 years of marriage.  Born in Huntingdon...

Oct 18, 2015

George H. Glassco, 81, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. He was the husband of Amanda E. Green Glassco with whom he shared 37 years of marriage.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Major Alfonso Glassco and Edna Weaver Glassco. An area resident all his life,...

Oct 15, 2015

Linda Mae (Hill) Conover, 63, of Paradise, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at her home.  She was the wife of George H. Conover with whom she shared 33 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Linda was the daughter of the late Brantley Frank George Hill and Minerva Elizabeth Killian.

She worked as a...

Oct 15, 2015

Lois M. Pyott, 64, of Paradise, passed away at the  Hospice of Lancaster County in Mt. Joy on Thursday, October 15, 2015 surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of William P. Pyott with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Rebecca Spickler Hall of Ephrata and the...

Oct 14, 2015

Sarah Adaline Holley, 89, of Atglen, PA, formerly of Milton, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, surrounded by her family at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, PA  while under the care and support of nurses from Holisticare Hospice. She was the beloved wife of the late John R. Holley, Jr. who died in 2014....

Oct 13, 2015

Victoria V. Pawlowski, 94, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully on Ocotber 13, 2015 at the Pocopson Home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late Alfons J. Pawlowski who passed away in August 2009. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Ralph Stone who passed away in 1954. Born in Mountain City, TN,...

Oct 10, 2015

Gloria Whitman Cowan, 91, died in her home in Virginia Beach, VA on October 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late James H. Cowan who died in 1996. Mrs. Cowan was a graduate of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA where she majored in business and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. During her years in Coatesville,...

Oct 9, 2015

Leon S. Wolfe, 89, of Coatesville, died on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Helen Jeanne Miller Wolfe with whom he shared 66 and a half years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Frank F. and Anna R. Stover Wolfe.

Lee was an...

Oct 6, 2015

Edna K. Alberger, 91, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Kerr Alberger and from the age of eight she was raised by Susie Lynch.

Edna was a Parkesburg resident since 1933 and a 1943...

Oct 5, 2015

Naomi M. Hoopes, 90, of West Grove, died on Monday, October, 5, 2015 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Edward R. Hoopes who died in 1998. Born in Sadsbury Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Roy MacNeal and Mabel Esbenshade MacNeal. Naomi was a...

Oct 4, 2015

Louann E. Collins, 58, of Talmage, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Louis Edwin Gibson and Vivian Schoder Gibson of Alexandria, PA.

She is survived by one daughter Tiffany J. Pagano wife of Damain Cavalo of Talmage, PA, two grandchildren; Acacia and...

Oct 4, 2015

John D. Stoltzfus, 86, of Honey Brook, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. He was the  husband of the late Susie S. Stoltzfus who died in 2012. Born in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Daniel B. and Naomi Stoltzfus.

In...

Oct 4, 2015

Helen K. Rogers, 81, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 4th at Harrison Senior Living of Christiana.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Jacob Kowalski.

Helen was a 1952 graduate of Scott High School.  She worked for over 25 years as a Teacher's Aid at Coatesville Child and Career Development...

Oct 1, 2015

Paula J. Smith, 51, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 1 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Matthew F. Smith, with whom she shared 33 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Paula was the daughter of the Paul Krupansky of Coatesville and the late Joanne (Fuller) Krupansky.

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Sep 23, 2015

Kurt M. "Grady" Pendyck, 49, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond and Elizabeth M. Canan Pendyck.

Kurt was a Parkesburg resident all his life and a 1984 graduate of the Octorara High School. He was employed by Tibor J. Lehotay...