Obituaries

Sep 22, 2015

Donna Jean Adams, 59, of Christiana, PA died on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of Wesley E. Adams with whom she shared 27 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Curtis E. Simpson, Sr. and Helen Virginia Hines Simpson. An...

Sep 21, 2015

Charles P. "Chuck" Downes, Jr., 35, of Honey Brook, died at his home on Monday, September 21, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Joseph and Esther Fagan Colella of Honey Brook. He was employed by Walmart of Elverson. He is survived, in addition to his parents, by one daughter Kellsey Downes of Elverson and one sister...

Sep 21, 2015

Geraldine "Honey" Cremmin, 80, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, September 21st at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana.  She was the widow of the late Robert J. Cremmin, who died 2013 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Valley Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn (McCarraher) and William...

Sep 16, 2015

Lt. Col. John "Jack" W. Martin, Pennsylvania Air National Guard (Retired), 93, of Parkesburg, PA died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on September 16, 2015.  Born in Sadsburyville, he was the son of the late Norman G. Martin and Edith Cowan Martin.  He is survived by a sister, Marian Martin Stoner and is predeceased by a brother, Thomas...

Sep 15, 2015

Charles E. Brown, Jr., 73, of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the  Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Ethel Wertz Brown. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Martha Thompson Brown, Sr. An area resident all his life, Charlie was employed by the...

Sep 14, 2015

A. Wayne Good, Jr., 88, of Downingtown, passed away on  Monday, September 14, 2015 at his home. He was the husband of the late Rose Ann Peters Good who died in 2008. They shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late A. Wayne Good, Sr. and Grace Ramsey Good. He was a...

Sep 11, 2015

Cynthia Jane Stackhouse, 78, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, Sept. 11th at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of the late John E. Stackhouse, Jr. who died in 2002. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Ruth Vance Hayes. Cynthia was an area resident most of her life. She...

Sep 11, 2015

Lois M. Collins, 58, of Parkesburg, died on Friday, Sept. 11th at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Christiana, PA. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Lois Davis Kulp of Parkesburg and the late Raymond W. Kulp, Sr.

Lois was a 1975 graduate of the Downingtown High School. She was employed by Walmart of Parkesburg....

Sep 7, 2015

Patricia Elizabeth Groce McKee, 79, of Coatesville, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, September 7th, 2015 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester following a 5 year courageous battle with cancer.

She was the widow of William Glenn McKee who passed away on March 15, 2014 with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.

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Sep 6, 2015

W. Dean Maitland, 95, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 6th at his home surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Alice M. Maitland, with whom he would have shared 69 years of marriage this coming Sept. 29th.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Emma (Clinger) and William Maitland....

Sep 5, 2015

Darlene J. Kuhns, 66, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 5th at her home after a lengthy illness.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Florence Walton, and the adopted daughter of the late Dorothy B. Johnson, who raised her.

Darlene was a graduate of the Octorara High School....

Sep 4, 2015

Edward C. Detterline Hess, 59, of Cochranville, died at his home on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Born in Paoli, he was the son of the late Henry and Sarah Detterline Hess. An area resident all his life, he was employed by the Fenceworks Company of West Chester.

He is survived by one sister, Pamela J. Fonseca (Miguel)...

Sep 3, 2015

Jane T. "Jennie" Przychodzen Kelly, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the widow of Edward Kelly and her first husband the late Frank J. Przychodzen. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Walus. Jennie was an area resident all her life....

Aug 31, 2015

Curtis Blevins, 47, of Newark passed away on August 31st, 2015. Born in Delaware, he was the son of Mrs. Callie Cole Blevins and the late William Blevins.

He was predeceased by his brother Billy Blevins and his sister Patsy Blevins.

He is survived by his wife and daughter; Deanna and Brianna Blevins of Parkesburg,...

Aug 25, 2015

Sharon E. Highfield, 45, of Ephrata, died on Tuesday, August 25th near Gap as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Highfield, Sr. and Elizabeth Brennan Highfield. Sharon was employed at the Blackhorse Tavern in Denver and she also tended bar at Dolly's in Ephrata.

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Aug 18, 2015

Ella Elizabeth "Betty" Patton, 92, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of Ernest C. Patton who died in 1988. Born in Lyndell, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dudley G. and Beulah Barnes Draucker. Betty was an area resident all her life. She was...

Aug 17, 2015

Augustinea H. (Warmiak) McCarraher, 72, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at Chester County Hospital after a lengthy illness.  She was the widow of George L. McCarraher who passed away in 1992.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Myra (Barkley) and Leon Warmiak.  A resident of Parkesburg for 43 years,...

Aug 13, 2015

Gage Michael Towber, 18, of Paradise, passed away Thursday, August 13th in Ronks.  Born in Lancaster, Gage is survived by his two parents Michael Lee Towber (husband of Lisa M. Towber) and Amber B. Besash (wife of Justin Trout).  Gage's parents wrote him these letters:

For our loving son, we watched you grow over the years from...

Aug 12, 2015

Margaret Patricia "Peggy" Filiault, 58, of Coatesville, PA, passed away suddenly at her home on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Born in Phila. PA. Peggy was raised in Glenolden and attended St. George's grade school and Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, PA.

Peggy was a registered nurse and had been employed down through the years at several...

Aug 11, 2015

Mary E. Lepore, 85, of Chatham, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of Charles S. Lepore who died in 1990.Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Martha Pine Hess. Mary was an area resident all her life and a member of Our Lady...