Obituaries

William Gordon Donnelly, Sr.

William Gordon Donnelly, Sr., 81, of Nottingham, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 21, 2010. He was the husband of Betty Greer Donnelly, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born on Friday, April 19, 1929 in West Grove, he was the son of the late Julius and Helen Gordon Donnelly.  An area...

Walter C. Ferguson

Walter C. Ferguson, 69, of Middletown, DE, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen Marie Fagan Ferguson who passed away in 2005 and whom he longed to be with again.

Born in Ogden, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph...

Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable

Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable, 86, of Honey Brook, died on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the husband of the late Evelyn Barker Gable who passed away last year. Born in Glenmoore, he was the son of the late Clarence and Lillian Bussinger Gable. Webb was an area resident all his life. He proudly...

Warren Curry Pechin

Warren Curry Pechin, 90, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Cisarik Pechin who died in 2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. and Catherine E. Miller Pechin. Warren proudly served in the US Navy during WWII aboard...

Thomas C. Crawford

Thomas C. Crawford, 54, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the companion of Pam Toalton, with whom he shared 15 years of his life.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond Taylor and Bertha Carter Crawford. He was employed by the Paulson Built Co....

Thomas Leroy Taylor

Thomas Leroy Taylor, 53, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Donna Taylor, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Lewis L. and Elva E. Taylor. He is survived, in addition to his wife, by his...

William Gilbert

William Gilbert, 66, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Patricia Winchester Gilbert, with whom he shared 24 years together.

Born in Modena, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Collins Gilbert and Jerry Gilbert. An area resident his entire life, he...

Walter L. Sharrer

Walter L. Sharrer, 89, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 30th, 2013 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home.  He was the widower of the late Dorothy E. (Eachus) Sharrer, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 64 years of marriage together. Born in McCartney, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary M. (Mashensic) and James...

W. Lowell Dunlap

W. Lowell Dunlap, 90, passed away on January 1st, 2013 at Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the husband of Margaret White Dunlap for 66 years.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William B. and Helen Byerly Dunlap.

Lowell lived in this area all his life, graduating from Coatesville High School in 1940.  He...

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...

William F. "Bing" Vernon

William F. "Bing" Vernon, 90, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday December, 23, 2008 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. He was the husband of Grace Neff Vernon and the widower of his first wife, the late Mabel Neff Vernon who died in 2002. Born in West Chester, Bill was the son of the late William F. Vernon Senior...

Stella M. Brown

Stella M. Brown, 74, of Avondale, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Robert W. Brown and the companion of Leonard Johnson.

Born in Ash Co., North Carolina, Stella was the daughter of Sherman Greer and Ola Greer.  She was an area resident for the...

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett, 84, of West Grove, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Jenner's Pond Retirement Community. He was the widower of the late Marian S. Phenneger Howett, who passed away in 2003 after they had shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Bart Township, he was the son of...

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...