Obituaries

Ruth T. Simmers

Ruth T. Simmers, 85, of New Holland, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Ephrata Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Raymond F. Simmers, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Susan Myers Trego. An area resident her entire life, she...

Raymond J. Garrett

Raymond J. Garrett, 96, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at his home. He was the widower of the late Anna M. (McConnell) Garrett.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John S. and Gertrude (Hurst) Garrett.

Before residing in Carlisle, he lived in Coatesville for 88 years where...

Rose Marie Hawk Nickle

Rose Marie Hawk Nickle, 68, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009. Born in Elkton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel B. Nickle and June Donmoyer Kasten.

An area resident most of her, she was employed as the Nottingham Tax Collector for 20 years and volunteered at the Coatesville and Jennersville Hospital....

Ronald A. Ferrara

Ronald A. Ferrara, 46, of Christiana, passed away tragically on Sunday, December 4, 2011 in East Earl Township, Lancaster Co. He was the beloved husband of Melanie (Thompson) Ferrara, with whom he shared 13 years of marriage.

Born in Perth Amboy, N.J., he was the son of Ronald A. Ferrara, Sr. and the late Madeline C. Kutchinski;...

Rose Marie Shute

Rose Marie Shute, 52, of Atglen, died on Friday August 7, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Rubincan Brown and step daughter of Allen Brown of Sadsburyville.

Rose was a 1975 graduate of Henderson High School. She was employed by Harrison Senior...

Ronald E. Geedey, Sr.

Ronald E. Geedey Sr., 78, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital.  He was the widower of the late Martha (Moore) Geedey, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Denholm, Pa., he was the son of the late Cloyd E. Geedey and Tressie (Maben) Geedey.  He was a...

Raymond G. Weir, Jr.

Raymond G. Weir, Jr., 74, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of Mary A. Kurtz Weir with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Raymond Weir Sr. and Margaret Doyle Weir.

He is survived, by his wife...

Sandra Lee Smith (Updated With Funeral Information)

Sandra Lee Smith, 48, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. She was the beloved wife of Brian K. Smith with whom she shared 20 years of marriage. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the Richard Barrett of Christiana...

Rose L. Miller

Rose L. Miller, 88, of Lancaster, died on March 23, 2013 at the Chester Valley Rehab Center of Malvern. She was the wife of the late Lawrence R. "Hip" Miller who died in 1999. Born in Alexandria, LA, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Pernella Haywood Washington.

Rose was employed at the former Embreeville Hospital....

Shirley A. Mcdonnell

Shirley A. McDonnell, 75, of Tel Hai Retirement Community, died on Friday, January 14, 2011. She was the wife of James McDonnell also of Tel Hai and her first husband the late Carl W. Geesey, II who died in 1979. Born in Unionville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Frances Patton Linnenbaugh.

Shirley graduated...

Russell L. Probst

Russell L. Probst Jr., 51, of Strasburg, passed away suddenly at the York Hospital. He was the companion of Janice Shubert, with whom he shared 15 years together.

Born on July 21, 1957 in Lancaster, he was the son of Nancy A. and Russell L. Probst Sr. A resident of Strasburg his entire life, he was a...

Randy V. Warrick

Randy V. Warrick, 59, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved son of Mary Lou Warrick of Cochranville and the late Floyd V. Warrick. He was a graduate of the Patton High School in Elizabethtown.  He served in the US Navy for four years.  He was a painter...

Richard Leonard "Dick" Blosenski

Richard Leonard "Dick" Blosenski, 66, of Parkesburg, formerly of Honey Brook, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ruth Ann Landis Blosenski with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Lima, PA he was the son of the late Joseph M. Blosenski, Sr. and Ruth...

Phillip R. House

Philip R. House, 72, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at his home with his sons and his beloved canine guardian, Max, by his side, on Monday, April 29, 2013.   Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Spencer and Grace House.

He was a product of the Coatesville schools and graduated from Sanford Preparatory School...

Shirley A. Smith

Shirley A. Smith, 85, of Thorndale, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2012. She was the widow of the late William Smith, who passed away in 1992.

Born in Coatesville, Shirley was the daughter of the late Charles and Ann (Jones) Benckert.  A graduate of Scott High School, she was then employed at the Acme of Thorndale...

Rose A. Hays

Rose A. Hays, 82, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011 at her home.  She was a loving mother and grandmother, and the devoted wife of Ronald E. Hays, with whom she shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Rose (Murtha) McKay. She is survived, in...

Raymond F. Simmers

Raymond F. Simmers of Garden Spot Village, formerly of West Maple Street in Sadsburyville, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012.  Ray had just been served dinner while enjoying a golf match on TV.  A half hour later the nurse returned to check on him, Ray had passed, his food untouched.

Born in May of 1920 in...

Roger Edinger

Roger Edinger, 57, of Delano PA, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. Born in Delano, he was the son of the late Phaon S. and Blanche Schad Edinger.

He was employed at St. Jude Polymer Corp. of Frackville, PA as a Machine Operator. He was...

Rose Riccardi

Rose Riccardi, 95, of Millsboro, De., formerly of Chester, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Renaissance Healthcare of Millsboro.  She was the widow of the late Anthony Riccardi, Sr. with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Marie Baron Delfino and Nazzaro Delfino. She was...

Polly L. Wolfe

Polly L. Wolfe, 81, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 10, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Donald L. Wolfe, with whom she celebrated 65 years of marriage on June 1st. Born on Nov. 16, 1931 in Bluefield, Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert Paul and Gracie Mae (Atwell) Hendricks....