Obituaries

Jun 6, 2013

Gerald Lynn "Bub" Smith, Jr., 24, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2013.He was the beloved son of Susan M. Cazillo of Parkesburg and Gerald L. Smith Sr. of Columbia, PA.Bub was a 2007 graduate of Octorara High School.  He was employed by Pinnacle Stone Products of Parkesburg as a Stonecutter.Bub was an avid fisherman, hard worker, devoted...

Jun 2, 2013

Larry A. Sellers, 57, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Cindy Witte Sellers, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Larry was the son of Doris McCore Sellers of Pomeroy and the late Edwin L. Sellers.An area resident his entire life, he was employed...

May 29, 2013

David A. Crothers, 35, of West Caln, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Shannon Crothers with whom he shared 15 wonderful years together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Donald D. Dodds and Linda L. Crothers of Modena.Dave was an area resident all his life. He was...

May 28, 2013

Ruth Alderfer Metz Lapp, 82, of Parkesburg, passed into eternity on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, after a lengthy illness.  She was the widow of the late Isaac L. Lapp.  Born in Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Eva Alderfer Metz. Ruth was a member of Sandy Hill Community Church and the Gideons International Ladies Auxilliary.She is...

May 25, 2013

H. Douglas "Doug" Garner, 91, previously of Newport News, Va., passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the home of his niece in Gap, Pa.

He was the beloved husband of Harlene (Proffit) Garner, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage.Born in Sanford, Fl., Seminole County, he was the son of the late Nathan and Elvira Garner.  His mother...

May 21, 2013

Elizabeth Irene Whiteman Cumens, 82, of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Hospice LifeCare Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Harold Wesley Cumens who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Tait Whiteman.

Betty was an area resident all her life. For several...

May 13, 2013

Nancy T. Thompson Foulk, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home. She was the widow of the late Thomas J. Foulk who died in 2010. They shared 63 years of marriage together. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late H. Taylor and Helen Edwards Thompson.

Nancy was a 1944...

May 13, 2013

Charles L. Alexander, Jr., 69, of Gap, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster, PA. He was the beloved husband of Ann M. Hess Alexander with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Phyllis Nethery Alexander.

Charles was an area resident all his life...

May 9, 2013

Donald L. McPherson, 71, of Quarryville, died on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital after battling ALS. He was the beloved husband of Judy Soulliard McPherson with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Avondale, he was the son of the late Horace and Katherine Connor McPherson.

Donald was an area resident all his life and...

Apr 29, 2013

Helen P. Cazillo Lonas, 85, of Akron, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 29, 2013 at the Hospice of Lancaster County Center in Mt. Joy.  Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Jennie Kolodski Cazillo, Sr.

She is survived by two brothers; Robert Cazillo and Anthony Cazillo, both of Parkesburg and many nieces, nephews,...

Apr 27, 2013

Frances Rose Riddell, 94, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at LifeCare Hospital of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Harold D. Riddell.

Born in Williamsport, Frances was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Frances R. (Dickinson) Coleman.She attended the Parkesburg Methodist Church and had been employed at the former "Kathy's Children...

Apr 26, 2013

A. "Mim" Wright, 89, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Anna Coffrath Sellers.  An area resident her entire life, she was employed at the former A & P of Downingtown.She is survived by her three beloved children: Brenda Lasak,...

Apr 25, 2013

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Grace Hines Eachus, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Edna Eachus.An area resident his entire life, Bud was self-employed as...

Apr 24, 2013

Martin Skiles, 86, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Barbara J. Wagner Skiles with whom he shared 15 years of marriage and his first wife the late Doris M. Skiles who died in 1998. Born on the family farm in West Caln, he was the son...

Apr 19, 2013

    David K. Howett, 53, of Gap, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Anne Herr Howett with whom he shared nine years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert and Karen Boas Howett.      David K. Howett, 53, of Gap, died on Friday, April 19, 2013...

Apr 17, 2013

Mr. Charles Edward Williams, 93, of Coatesville,  passed away on February 17, 2013 at Pembrooke Nursing Home, in West Chester.

He was the son of the late Deacon Benjamin and Louise Williams and the devoted husband of Mrs. Oretha Williams. Charles served in the US Army during WWII. He was employed by the Lukens Steel Co. retiring with 35 years of service. He...

Apr 9, 2013

 Dorothy K. Bryson, 88, of Oxford, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of the late Calvert Bryson who died in 1988. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mabel Esworthy Kauffman. 

 Dorothy was an area resident all her life and a graduate of...

Apr 7, 2013

Joyce I. Becker, 67, of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 7, 2013. She was the wife of the late Norman L. Becker who died in 1986. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Kathleen Paul Barkley.

Joyce was a life long resident of Cochranville and a 1963...

Apr 7, 2013

 Helen Saponaro Wilson, 91, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of Theodore Solly Wilson, who passed away in 2009 after they had shared 64 years of marriage. 

Born in Dunmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Dominick Saponaro and Arcangela Mossuto Saponaro.  She had a Bachelors Degree...

Apr 6, 2013

Kathleen VanderVliet, 44, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of Roger and Jean Hopkins VanderVliet of Hector, NY.

Kate was employed by Siemens Medical Solutions as a paralegal.

She is survived, in addition to her parents...