Obituaries

Vera Marple

Vera Marple, 84, of Thorndale, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.

She was the widow of the late John Marple, who passed away in 1978 after they had shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Gussie...

William R. Peters, Sr.

William R. Peters, Sr. 84, of Parkesburg, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Work) Peters, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Louise (Kropp) and Harry A. Peters.  He was a 1947 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  Bill served...

Warren K. Mears

Warren K. Mears, 88, of Honey Brook, formerly of Springfield, died on Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Bryn Mawr Terrace. He was the husband of Betty Ashman Mears with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Melfa, VA, he was the son of the late Spencer and Maggie Kellam Mears.

Warren served in the...

Vernon Lee Ream

Vernon Lee Ream, 64, of West Brandywine, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Beth Anne Good Ream with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Aaron and Elsie McFadden Ream. Vernon was a 1967 graduate of the...

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Grace Hines Eachus, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Edna Eachus. An area resident his entire life,...

Thelma Pickel Collins

Thelma Pickel Collins, 90, of New Holland, previously of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Garden Spot Village.  She was the widow of the late Warren L. Collins Jr., with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Nine Points, Lancaster Co., Thelma was the daughter of the late Lillie (Boose) and William F. Pickel....

William C. "Bill" Baker

William C. "Bill" Baker, 75, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Olive Beyer Baker, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Clifford and Palma Cooper Baker. A resident...

Stephen P. Killingsworth

Stephen P. Killingsworth, 52, of Westwood, died suddenly on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Judy A. Hilton Killingsworth, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Thomas A. and Pauline N. Valtilano Killingsworth of Westwood. An area resident his entire...

Virginia Ruth Lambert

Virginia Ruth Lambert, 62, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Donald Lambert.

Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Hazel Kennedy Hash and Ivan Hash.

She is survived by two children, Erick Garman of North Carolina,...

The Rev. Charles H. Cummings

The Rev. Charles H. Cummings, 83, was called home on January 31, 2013 after a short illness in the Glen at Willow Valley Retirement Community.  He was the son of the late Gilbert and Mary E. Cummings of Upper Darby.

Charlie graduated from Upper Darby High School, Reformed Episcopal Seminary and Temple University.  He was ordained to the...

Zachary A. Thompson

Zachary A. Thompson, 20, of Christiana, died on Friday, October 12, 2012 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born at the Brandywine Hospital, he was the son of Raymond A. Thompson of Christiana and JoAnn McCarter Harris of Morgantown and step mother Betty Thompson.

Zach was an area resident all his life and a 2011 graduate of...

W. Lloyd Webster

W. Lloyd Webster, 92, of Ercildoun, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Freedom Village of West Brandywine. He was the husband of the late June Yost Webster who died in 2004. Born in Ercildoun, he was the son of the late Warren and Alice Bietler Webster. Lloyd was a lifelong resident of Erildoun. He served in the...

Walter C. Applegate

Walter C. Applegate, 90, of Honey Brook, previously of Media, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home. He was the husband of Marcella Mannucci Applegate, with whom he has shared 64 years of marriage.

Born on March 11, 1919, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Laura Patterson Applegate...

Timothy James Garress

Timothy James Garress I, 49, of Manheim, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2009 at the Tremont Health and Rehab Center of Tremont, PA.

Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Deloris Ward Osborne, wife of Bob, of Laferia, TX, and the late Charles A. Garress, Sr., husband of Patricia S. Garress...

Stephanie Burger

Stephanie Burger, 97, of  West Grove, PA, formerly of Hagerstown, MD, died on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Jenner's Pond Retirement Community where she had resided for the last 18 years.

She was the wife of the late Lloyd H. Burger. Born in Millville, NJ she was the daughter of the late Peter and Marie Bliznuik Kuc....

Vincent De Paul Kuhn, Ii

Vincent de Paul Kuhn, II, 19, of Atglen, ascended this earth on Sunday, August 30, 2009 and went home to be with the Lord. He was the beloved son of Vincent de Paul Kuhn and Crystal Auer Kuhn of Atglen. An area resident all his life, Vince was a 2009 graduate of the Octorara High School. He was employed...

Vincent G. Lechner

Vincent G. Lechner, 62, of Peach Bottom, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster Co. at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Jean E. Mendenhall Lechner with whom he shared eight years of marriage and eighteen years of his life. Born in Lancaster County, he was...

William L. Reynolds

William L. Reynolds, 87, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Kindred Hospital in Havertown, PA. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Moore Reynolds who died in 2011. Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Israel and Sophie Wasson Reynolds. Bill was a resident of Cochranville all his life. He was...

Warren K. Young

Warren K. Young, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of Edna (Diem) and Kenneth Young.  An area resident his entire life, he was employed at the former Embreeville State Hosptial as a Mechanic. He served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Wallace Westley Beach, Jr.

Wallace Westley Beach, Jr., 61 years of age, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Nancy Peralta.  He was the son of Doris Bullock Beach of Charlotte, NC, formerly of East Elmhurst, NY, and the late Wallace W. Beach, Sr. Wallace was born in Flushing, New York on August 28, 1952....