Obituaries
Bart Dwight Smith
Dec 22, 2013
Bart Dwight Smith, 66, of Downingtown, died peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mount Joy. He celebrated 42 years of marriage with Mary Lou Smith, who preceded him in death on February 9th of this year. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late David and Joyce Smith.Bart was employed for...
Margaret Althea Wilson
Dec 19, 2013
Margaret Althea Wilson, 77, of West Bradford Twp., passed away at her home on Thursday, December 19, 2013. She was the wife of the late Frank Wilson who died in 2006. They shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Peekskill, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret Broadie Tandy.She was a graduate of of Hendrick Hudson...
Alexander J. "Sandy" Grosser
Dec 18, 2013
Alexander J. "Sandy" Grosser, 64, of Ronks, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy. He was the beloved husband of Julia Durning Grosser with whom he shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Alexander and Mary Johnson Grosser.Alex was employed most of his life as...
Lyle E. Gillespie, Sr.
Dec 15, 2013
Lyle E. Gillespie, Sr., 76, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the beloved husband of Thelma Hall Gillespie with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Christiana, he was the son of the late Lyle G. and Marguerite Thompson Gillespie.Lyle was an area resident all his life and...
Lucy E. Farris Berkeihiser
Dec 15, 2013
Lucy E. Farris Berkeihiser, 82, of Gap, died at her home on Sunday, December 15, 2013. She was the widow of H. Kenneth Berkeihiser who passed away in February. They shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Ridley Park, she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Rosalie McCustion Farris.Lucy was an area resident most of her life...
Kathryn P. Topper
Dec 13, 2013
Kathryn P. Topper, 88, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of the late John J. Topper, who passed away in 1980.Born in Morgantown, Kathryn was the daughter of the late Anna (Loar) and Anthony Petersheim.She was a member of the Friendship United Methodist Church. She belonged to the...
Linda T. Elliott
Dec 9, 2013
Linda T. Elliott, 59, of East Fallowfield, died on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the University of PA Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the beloved wife of V. Wayne Elliott with whom she shared 3 1/2 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Clyde and Elizabeth Habecker Thomas of Coatesville.Linda was a 1973 graduate of Hampton...
Albert Bennett
Dec 7, 2013
Albert Bennett, 88, of Cochranville, Pa., met his heavenly Father Saturday, December 7, 2013, after a long battle with Myasthenia Gravis. Born in Green Mountain, N.C. on July 6, 1925, he was the son of the late Luther Bennett and Hester (Peterson) Bennett. He was the husband of Evelyn (Shull) Bennett. They celebrated 61 years of marriage on July 29th.
Albert...
Francis Kenneth (Frank) Moyer
Dec 7, 2013
Francis Kenneth (Frank) Moyer passed away on December 7, 2013 at home in his 92th year. He was the husband of the late Alma Medora Peterson (1999). He was married for 49 years.Born in Wilmington, Delaware and at an early age, his family moved to the Coatesville area and was educated in the Coatesville Schools and the former Banks Business...
Edith Louise S. Harris
Nov 28, 2013
Edith Louise S. Harris, 86, of Quarryville, died on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the widow of Walter G. Harris who died last year. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Stella Scott Swayne.Louise was an area resident all her life. She was a member of...
James Kirk Wilde
Nov 27, 2013
James Kirk Wilde, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 27,2013, at Honey Brook, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husbandof Betty Stackhouse Wilde and they recently celebrated 61 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late James W. and Ruth Kirk Wilde.He was a graduate of the former Parkesburg High School,...
Brian A. Potts
Nov 23, 2013
Brian A. Potts, 49, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 23, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital.Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Mary (Haer) and Thomas Potts. Brian was an area resident most of his life and was a 1982 graduate of Henderson High School.He was self-employed as a general contractor.He is survived by...
Margaret E. Wallace
Nov 18, 2013
Margaret E. Wallace, 92, of Westwood, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013 at the Inpatient Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the wife of the late Harold Wallace who died in 1968. Born in the historical Brinton House near Chadds Ford, she was the daughter of the late James and Caroline Heaps Thompson.Margaret was employed by Keystone Mushroom of...
Charles D. Keinard
Nov 16, 2013
Charles D. Keinard, 79, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on November 16, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Carol B. Keinard with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.
Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George and Elsie Mann Keinard. Charlie graduated from Scott High School in 1952 and then studied mechanical drawing at...
Warren K. Young
Nov 15, 2013
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 is survived by...
Carol "Kay" Svenson Williams Salinger
Nov 15, 2013
Carol “Kay” Svenson Williams Salinger, wife of Rev. David White Salinger, died peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2013. Born in Philadelphia on August 31, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Gustav Conrad Svenson and Janette Jenkins. She was graduated from Haverford High School, where she met her first husband and many life-long friends. Mrs. Salinger met her second...
Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable
Nov 6, 2013
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 served...
Darlene J. McElyea
Nov 4, 2013
Darlene J. McElyea, 59, of West Caln, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Martin L. McElyea with whom she shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Frank and JoAnn Laniewski Ellis. Darlene was an area resident all her life and a...
Roger Owen Martin
Nov 3, 2013
Roger Owen Martin, 52, of East Fallowfield, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Arthur E. Martin, Sr. of West Chester and Loretta Barkman Bingaman and husband Harry of Leola.Roger was an 1980 honor graduate of Avon Grove High School. After graduation, he continued his education at the...
Bruce A. Copeland
Oct 23, 2013
Bruce A. Copeland, 53, of Parkesburg, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Reading. He was the beloved husband of Denyce Nafziger Copeland with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of Bettie Rife Copeland of Coatesville and the late Donald C. Copeland, Sr.Bruce was an area resident all his...
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