Obituaries

Edith S. "Edie" Landis

Edith S. "Edie" Landis

Apr 6, 2014

Edith S. "Edie" Landis, 71, of Parkesburg, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of James S. Landis Sr. with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.Born in Philadelphia, Edie was the daughter of the late Emily (Caldwell) and Charles Seekamp.  An area resident her entire life,...

Ruby K. Maser

Ruby K. Maser

Apr 1, 2014

Ruby K. Maser, 84, of Cochranville, surrounded by her family, went home to be with the Lord on April 1, 2014 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.   Born near Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Kepler.She was the loving wife of Arthur L. Maser, sharing 60 years of marriage, and the devoted mother of Sherry...

Florence M. Moskel

Florence M. Moskel

Apr 1, 2014

Florence M. (Hoopes) Moskel, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 1st, 2014.  She was the widow of the late George Moskel, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage.Born in Modena, Florence was the daughter of the late Louetta (Milligan) and Raymond Hoopes.  A resident of Modena most of her life, she was a 1946 graduate of the...

Patricia J. Reeder

Patricia J. Reeder

Mar 31, 2014

Patricia J. Reeder, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Conestoga View Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Roland K. "Jake" Reeder who died in 2006. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Jackson Smith.An area resident all her life, she was a...

Samuel B. Morelli, Jr.

Samuel B. Morelli, Jr.

Mar 30, 2014

Samuel B. Morelli, Jr., 44, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Cathy A. Torounian Morelli with whom he shared 19 years of marriage. Born in Media, PA, he was the son of Samuel B. Morelli, Sr. of Florida and Sue A. Yarnall Morelli of Ridley Twp., PA.Sam...

Doris Carter

Doris Carter

Mar 30, 2014

Doris Carter, 67, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of the late George Carter, with whom she shared 10 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Doris was the daughter of the late Mary Sara (Gibson) and Paul Mann.  She was a 1964 graduate of the Octorara High...

Anna Engle Wiggins

Anna Engle Wiggins

Mar 30, 2014

Anna Engle Wiggins, 70, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Charles "Merv Engle" Wiggins, with whom she shared 51 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Anna was the daughter of the late Dorothy and Clifford Hoover.She was a member of the Maple Grove Mennonite Church of Atglen....

Margaret Ann Gomez

Margaret Ann Gomez

Mar 29, 2014

Margaret Ann Gomez, 77, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2014 at Arden Courts in King of Prussia.  She was the widow of the late Benjamin R. Gomez.Born in Nanticoke, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jennie Swida.Margaret was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Rosary of Coatesville.She was the owner and operator of the...

Gary Lee Sensenig

Gary Lee Sensenig

Mar 29, 2014

Gary Lee Sensenig, 53, of Cochranville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Karen L. Sensenig, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Gary was the son of the late Dorothy A. (Graybeal) and Harry K. Sensenig.He was a 1979 graduate of the...

Judith Oliver Thompson

Judith Oliver Thompson

Mar 28, 2014

Judith Oliver Thompson, 79, of Avondale, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA. Born in Hopewell, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Frances Oliver and Ernestine Lutz Oliver.Judy attended the University of Delaware for both her BS and graduate studies. She became an avid horsewoman, learning to fox hunt as an adult...

Donald Edwin Wharton, Jr.

Donald Edwin Wharton, Jr.

Mar 28, 2014

Donald Edwin Wharton, Jr., 56, of Morrisdale, PA, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Geraldine "Jeri" (Rodgers) and Donald Edwin Wharton, Sr.He was a graduate of Unionville High School of Unionville, PA.  Donald was self-employed as an auto mechanic.He is survived by his siblings, Donna Miller of Gap, Wanda Sheridan, wife...

Shirley A. Pfitzenmeyer

Shirley A. Pfitzenmeyer

Mar 24, 2014

Shirley A. Pfitzenmeyer, 67, of West Caln Township, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Pembrooke Health and Rehab Center of West Chester.She was the beloved wife of Charles W. Pfitzenmeyer, Jr., with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Shirley is the daughter of Doris Mentzer Franciscus of Wagontown and the late Russell Franciscus.She...

John A. "Jack" Simmons, Sr.

John A. "Jack" Simmons, Sr.

Mar 24, 2014

John A. "Jack" Simmons, Sr., 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital after battling with cancer for one year. He was the husband of the late Shirley Daily Simmons who died in 2009. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of John E. and Dorothy Gillespie Simmons.Jack was a 1952 graduate of...

Frances Marie Davis Hager

Frances Marie Davis Hager

Mar 21, 2014

Frances Marie Davis Hager, 86, of Modena, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Harrsion Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late Ralph "Curley" Hager. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Clara Hadley Coulter.Frances was an area resident all her life. She was employed by the US...

Barbara Brittingham Monaghan

Barbara Brittingham Monaghan

Mar 21, 2014

Barbara Brittingham Monaghan, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit in West Chester.  She was the wife of  John S. "Jack" Monaghan and her first husband the late Albert S. Lawson.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late David and Belle Lawrence Brittingham.Barb was a 1945 graduate of...

Harry L. Griest

Harry L. Griest

Mar 19, 2014

Harry L. Griest, 77, of Highland Township, Chester County, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Neighborhood Inpatient Unit in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Mary S. Correll Griest with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born and raised in Highland Township, he was the son of the late Newton M. and I. Ruth Howett...

G. Robert Altizer

G. Robert Altizer

Mar 19, 2014

G. Robert Altizer, 74, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Weaver) Altizer with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.Born in Lexington, VA, he was the son of the late M. Pauline (Moore) and C. Garland Altizer.He was a graduate at the Natural Bridge High School of...

Carter Patrick Herd

Carter Patrick Herd

Mar 17, 2014

Carter Patrick Herd, infant son of Brandon L. Herd and Breanne G. Smith of Parkesburg, PA, died at birth on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Chester County Hospital.He will be missed by Grandparents, Great Grandparents and a host of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and beloved pet dog Gemma.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 11am from...

Parke W. Bradford

Parke W. Bradford

Mar 15, 2014

Parke W. Bradford, 73, of Kinzers, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 15, 2014.  He was the beloved widower of the late Nancy V. Bradford who passed away on January 25, 2014 after sharing 26 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Parke was the son of the late Mary and Parke L. Bradford.He was a 1958 graduate...

Larry Joe Lloyd

Larry Joe Lloyd

Mar 15, 2014

Larry Joe Lloyd, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.Born in Memphis, TN he was the son of the late Lila M. Hamilton and Vernon Lloyd.Larry served honorably with the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion and the VFW of...