Obituaries

Oct 23, 2013

Anita D. Jones, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Arland D. Jones with whom she shared 29 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Leonard Woodward of Coatesville and Louise Miller Smith of Parkesburg and stepdaughter to Ann...

Oct 22, 2013

Jack Lafferty, 58, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.A public viewing will be held on Friday evening, October 25th at 6 until 8 PM at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg.  The funeral and burial will be private.Memorial donations may be made in Jack's memory to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 603 W 2nd Ave  Parkesburg, PA...

Oct 21, 2013

Hurlbert L. White, 68, of Akron, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 at the Ephrata Community Hospital.  He was the widower of the late Donna (Myers) White, who passed away in 2002.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Helen White and the late William White.Hurlbert served honorably with the US Army in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.He worked...

Oct 18, 2013

Michael Todd Pitch, 44, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer.Born in Lancaster on Sept. 7, 1969, he was the son of Harry E. Pitch of Coatesville and the late Beverly Keylor Pitch. Michael was a 1988 graduate of the Coatesville Senior High School. He loved old cars, motorcycles, working on...

Oct 17, 2013

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 honorably...

Oct 13, 2013

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....

Oct 10, 2013

Earl Robert Beecher, 66 of Conway SC, passed away on October 10, 2013 at the VA Hospital, Charleston SC after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Marlene M. Stoltzfus Beecher.Born August 23, 1947 in Coatesville PA, he was the son of the late Earl James Beecher and Elizabeth Moore Beecher, Brandamore PA.He was a graduate of Coatesville Area...

Sep 30, 2013

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 Sharrer.Walter...

Sep 28, 2013

John "Jack" W. McClay, 82, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Saturday, September 28, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Townsend McClay with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Emily M. Sheehy McClay.Jack was a resident of Parkesburg all...

Sep 26, 2013

Helen S. Moore, 85, formerly of Downingtown, Pa. passed away on Thursday, September 26th, 2013 at the Pocopson Home.  She was the widow of the late Herbert W. Moore, who passed away in 2001.Born in Parkesburg, Helen was the daughter of the late Lydia Radcliff Conover and Charles S. Scott.  She attended the Parkesburg High School and was a Methodist...

Sep 23, 2013

Richard Lee Heist, Jr., 52, of Paradise, died on Monday, September 23, 2013 as a result of an truck accident near Roanoke, VA. He was the beloved husband of Judy A. Hollinger Heist with whom he shared 20 years of marriage. Born in  Somerset, PA, he was the son of Richard Lee Heist Sr. of Somerset and the late Dolores Weimer...

Sep 22, 2013

Alan P. Mittelman, 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Salome M. (Smoker) Mittelman, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage.Born in Atlantic City, N.J., he was the son of late Ethel Robin and Edward Mittelman.Alan had a Master's Degree in Social...

Sep 21, 2013

Arrietta E. Hess, 91, of Morgantown, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 while being cared for at the home of her granddaughter Jeanette Rader. She was the wife of the late Charles Hess who died in 1987. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late John and Leah McGinnis.Arrietta was employed by the Lenover Corporation...

Sep 13, 2013

Kenneth J. Stoltzfus, 37, of Gap, died on Monday, September 16, 2013, at Lancaster General Hospital as a result of an auto accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul David Stoltzfus, III of Gap, and Linda K. Powell Warden of Cochranville and stepson to Robert T. Warden.Ken was an area resident all of his life and a...

Sep 13, 2013

Jean Henn Wood, 80 of Gap, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in New Jersey, moved to Pennsylvania and raised family there.

Survived by her husband, John, son John Joseph at home, Robert Anthony of

Illinois, daughter Maryanne of Lancaster, son Thomas Edward of Georgia and...

Sep 1, 2013

Gary E. Himes, 60, of Modena, died at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Alice Hurst Himes.Gary was an area resident all his life. He was employed by A.J. Blosenski, Inc. He was a member of the Coatesville VFW.He is survived by seven siblings; Shirley Arnold of...

Aug 31, 2013

Christopher M. Brown, 35, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at his home.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Linda D. (Wagner) and William H. Brown.Chris was a 1996 graduate of the Coatesville Area and Central County Vo-Tech School.  He was a 1998 Auto Mechanic graduate of UTI.He was currently employed by Morning Dew and...

Aug 31, 2013

Doris P.  Heinbach, (Memmy), 74, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Harold H. Heinbach who died last November. Born in Pine Grove, PA she was the daughter of the late Luther and Grace (nee Schneck) Umbenhauer.Doris was an area resident...

Aug 28, 2013

Ira W. "Bud" Thompson, 90, of Christiana, formerly of Washington D.C., died on Wednesday,  August 28, 2013 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. He was the husband of the late Lettie Richardson Thompson who died in 2008 after sharing 55 years of marriage. Born in Bart Township, Lancaster Co., he was the son of the late Edgar and Ethel Harrison...

Aug 22, 2013

Herbert N. Daniels, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Pocopson Home.  He was the beloved husband of Joanne (Kudlock) Daniels, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Catherine (Mullen) and Frank Daniels.He served honorably in the US Army, stationed in Germany during the Korean War.Herbert coached...