Obituaries

Shirley May Rigoroso

Shirley May Rigoroso, 78, of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Paoli Hospital. She was the widow of the late Salvatore John Rigoroso who died in 1975. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Letitia Booth Mullen. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Parkesburg. She was employed for 20...

Richard Leroy Herman

Richard Leroy Herman, 79, of Westwood, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce Reisinger Herman with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Leroy and Hazel Shute Herman. Richard lived in the area all his life and...

Rosemary Ann Townsend

Rosemary Ann Townsend, 77, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November, 22, 2008 while visiting her son in Parkesburg, PA. She was the wife of Joseph R. Townsend, Jr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeport, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Tidebach Ryan. Rosemary graduated...

Shirley A. Knotts

Shirley A. Knotts, 77, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, November 1st, 2013 at the Chester County Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Lewis H. Knotts, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Chatham, Shirley was the daughter of the late Bernice H. Brown and Fred W. Piper.  She was a 1955 graduate of...

Ruth V. Sagner

Ruth V. Sagner, 86, of West Chester, went home to the Lord on January 8, 2014, at the Chester County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Sagner, Sr. with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late John and Cathrine Welsh Buchanan. Ruth was an area resident all...

Sophia M. Olinick Hembree

Sophia M. Olinick Hembree, 45, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 12, 2009. She was the wife of Charles E. Hembree, III with whom she shared seven years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Stephen J. Olinick, Jr. and Bernadette E. Middleton Olinick of Coatesville.

Sophia graduated from the...

Rosa L. Frame

Rosa L. Frame, 70, of Parkesburg died on Sunday November 22, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Callie Poe Eller.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed throughout the County in manufacturing.

She is survived by two sons; Donald and...

Richard F. Johnson, Sr.

Richard F. Johnson, Sr., 93, of New Holland, formerly of Kennett Square, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Sara Pyle Johnson who died in 2005. They shared 60 years of marriage together. Born in Lower Oxford, he was the son of the late...

Shawn B. Green

Shawn B. Green, 46, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2009 at the Reading Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Debbie McDonald Green, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage this past February.

Born in Albany, N.Y., Shawn was the son of Edward and Anne Woodhead Green of Albany, N.Y.  He...

Robert V. Baker

Robert V. Baker, 81, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Lifecare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Helen E. Baker who died in 1995. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John A. Baker, Sr. and Marjorie Echoff Baker.

An area resident...

Richard A. Leitch

Richard A. Leitch, 64, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, May 16th at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Darlene Leitch.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Alexander and Dorothy Leitch.

Richard was a self-employed electrician.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by...

Roy M. Bracken, Jr.

Roy M. Bracken, Jr., 85, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was the widower of Pauline Huyard Bracken who died in 1991. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roy M. and Ethel Hoover Bracken.

Roy was an area resident all his life. He served in the US Navy during...

Ruth V. Boyden

Ruth V. Boyden, 97, formerly of West Grove, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Pocopson Home where she had resided since 1996. She was the widow of the late Lester Boyden.

Born in London Grove Twp., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Blanche Lee Alder. Ruth was an area resident all...

Robert L. Myers

Robert L. Myers, 91, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Harrison House Senior Living Center in Christiana. He was the loving husband of Helen B. Myers, who passed away this past November after they had shared 71 years of marriage together.

Born in Highland Twp., he was the son of the late...

Raymond C. Klinovski

Raymond C. Klinovski, 75, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Evelyn M. (Esworthy) Klinovski with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Raymond was the son of the late Mary H. (Swider) and Charles P. Klinovski. He was retired from Donnelly Printing of Lancaster...

Robert "Scats" P. Gathercole, Jr.

Robert "Scats" P. Gathercole, Jr., 59, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly, Wednesday, August 14, 2013 while at his favorite vacation location, Ocean City, MD. He was the beloved husband of Joann Nikodemski Gathercole with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Robert and Shirley Rubincan Gathercole, Sr.

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Shirley A. Killinger

Shirley A. Killinger, 64, of Narvon, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Townsend "Tiny" Groce and Mildred Walker Groce.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed by the Little Chef of Coatesville as a waitress, retiring in 1993. Shirley enjoyed...

Richard F. Wood, Jr.

Richard F. Wood, Jr., 69, of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Carol, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Richard and Marie Wood. He was self-employed as a General Contractor. He is survived by five...

Shirley L. Collins

S hirley L. Collins, 59, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, surrounded by her family at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Luther G. and J. Gertrude Johnson Smith.

Shirley was a 1968 graduate of Coatesville High School. She was employed by Acme...

Sara "Nellie" Thomas

Sara "Nellie" Thomas, 86, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. She was the beloved wife of Walter L. Thomas with whom she shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Drumore Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Virginia J. Wagner Graybeal.

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