Obituaries

Apr 2, 2013

Sharon F. Davis, 48, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the Paoli Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Randy A. Davis, with whom she shared 13 years of marriage.

Born in Ephrata, Sharon was the beloved daughter of George A. Welsh Jr. and Lillian (Sensing) Welsh of Coatesville.She was a 1982 graduate of the Coatesville High...

Mar 26, 2013

Donald L. Weaver, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the beloved husband of Bettie Brown Weaver with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Edna Saylor Weaver.

Don was an area resident...

Mar 23, 2013

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. She was a...

Mar 20, 2013

Barbara Harnish Christie, 83, of Parkersburg WV, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Samuel Owen Christie Sr. who died in 2001.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Maurice and Gladys Burke Detterline Harnish.

She was a...

Mar 13, 2013

James C. Robinson, 68, of Gap, passed away on March 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster after a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Pamela Forbes Robinson, with whom he would have shared 44 years of marriage on April 19th, 2013.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clarence Diller Robinson and...

Mar 11, 2013

Daniel Drag, 80, of Atglen, passed away at his home on Monday, March 11, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Priscilla Germano Drag, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Frackville, PA, he was the son of the late Peter and Sophia Chobey Drag.

Dan proudly served in the US Army during the...

Mar 10, 2013

Patricia A. Hannum, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite (Mowery) Devlin.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1951 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.Patricia was a member of the Parkesburg Baptist Church.She worked...

Mar 10, 2013

Candace L. Barlow, 40, of Avondale, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of P. David Barlow with whom she shared 17 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of William and Melissa Phillippe Stinnette of Oxford.

An area resident all her life, she was employed by...

Mar 2, 2013

Hower S. "Baba" Smith, Jr., 78, of Westwood, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Dale E. Thompson Smith with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Westwood, he was the son of the late Hower S. Smith, Sr. and Florence Rebecca Townsley.

Hower served...

Mar 1, 2013

Billie Marie Sellers, 79, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Pocopson Home. She was the beloved wife of Merton C. Sellers with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Elaine Kelly Doubts.

Billie was a 1953 graduate of the Scott High School in...

Feb 28, 2013

Rhea Allen Hart, Sr., 75, of New Holland, passed away on Thursday, February 28th, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Marie R. (Kita) Hart, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. 

Born in Coatesville, Rhea was the son of the late Earl and Edna (Burrell) Hart.  He was a 1955 graduate of...

Feb 28, 2013

Katherine Ann Coleman (Mommy), 29, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Michele M. Everhart Summers of Honey Brook and the late William H. Coleman and step daughter to Garry Summers of Honey Brook.

Katherine was an area resident all her life. She...

Feb 23, 2013

Bonnie Lou Hawk, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of John R. Hawk, Sr., with whom she shared 42 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Harry and Janice (Gillespie) Lawrence.  She was a 1959 graduate of the Octorara...

Feb 15, 2013

Jennifer Dorbich, 42, of Atglen, passed away on Friday, February 15th, 2013, under the care of Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester.  She was the beloved wife of Edward Dorbich, with whom she shared 18 years of marriage.

Born in Downingtown, Jennifer was the daughter of Lee and Karen (Stees) Ely.  She was a 1988 graduate of the Downingtown High School and...

Feb 15, 2013

Dewey "Ray" Barlow, 68, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013, under the care of LifeCare Hospital of West Chester.  He was the the beloved husband of May Barlow, with whom he shared 45 years.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of James and Emma Barlow.Ray was employed as a Hay and Straw Broker.He is survived, in...

Feb 7, 2013

Emmett Joseph Barlow, infant son of Matthew D. and Valerie A. Wallace Barlow, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was born on November 4, 2012.

He will be sadly missed also by his maternal grandparents Edward J. and Carol Wallace of Coatesville and paternal grandmother Georgette Barlow of Thorndale, paternal aunt and uncle...

Feb 6, 2013

Joan L. Martin , 74, of Birdsboro and formerly of Parkesburg, died on February 6, 2013, at the Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook. She was the wife of the late Harold L. Martin, who died in 1988. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter  of the late Andrew J. Abrams and Loretta Townsley Abrams of Compass Road,...

Feb 5, 2013

Barbara L. (Still) Ruczhak, 69, of Christiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Joseph P. Ruczhak, Jr., with whom she shared 45 years of marriage.  Born in Unionville, she was the daughter of the late Loyde and Mary Welsh Still.

She is survived, in addition to her husband, by two...

Feb 5, 2013

Alice T. Cody, 74, of Parkesburg, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late William J. Cody who died in 2000. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Alice Paradise Crean.

Alice was employed as a Nanny. She was also a member of Our Lady...

Feb 3, 2013

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr., 71, of Coatesville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Janet Bugar Kilgore, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Paul and Dorothy Davis Kilgore.

An area resident all his life, he proudly...