Obituaries

Ruth Annebelle Amway Gregor

Ruth Annebelle Amway Gregor, 71, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Abington Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Amway and Ruth Aumut Styer.  She enjoyed crossword puzzles and crochet.

She is survived by her daughters: "Candy" Middleton and Kathy Ann Marnathal; her longtime companion, Sidney Harris; three...

Sammy W. Mcdowell

Sammy W. McDowell, 65, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at his home.  He was the husband of Maureen O'Flaherty McDowell, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Union County, North Carolina, he was the son of Elizabeth Hargitt Benton and the late William McDowell.  Sammy served honorably in the US...

Samuel A. Trego

Samuel A. Trego, 78, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital following a short illness. He was the husband of Joan M. Hoskins Trego with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Clarence and Henrietta Gottier Trego.

He...

Ruthann "Rudy" Smith

Ruthann "Rudy" Smith, 63, of Westwood, died on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Theodore A. Smith with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Santucci Gehring.

Rudy was an area resident all her life and a...

Robert L. Ford

Robert L. Ford, 81, of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. He was the husband of the late Viola DeVoe Ford. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Gurt and Blanche London Ford.

Bob served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was employed by...

Raphael Reyes

Raphael Reyes of Norristown passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the Temple Hospital.  Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

S. Averetta Bailey

S. Averetta Bailey, 89, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Ephrata Community Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of James H. Bailey, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Brookville, Pa., he she was the daughter of Quay Hetrick and Lula Wineberg Hetrick. She was a resident...

Robert J. Barnett

Robert C. Barnett, 61, of East Fallowfield, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 6, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Deborah A. McClure Barnett with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Robert T. and Frances B. Gillespie Barnett. Bob was an area resident all his life...

Robert H. Brown, Sr.

Robert H. Brown Sr., 52, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. He was the son of the late Herbert R. and Lorrene D. McBall Brown.

An area resident his entire life, he was a 1974 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He served honorably in the US Army from 1977 to 1980 and...

Robert Hoag

Robert Hoag, 62, of Lincoln University, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 13, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Margo Rosenthal Hoag with whom he shared 39 years of marriage.

Born in Darby, PA he was the son of the late Robert L. and Harriet Jorgensen Hoag. Robert was retired from Wyeth Labs in West...

Rudolph Winchester, Jr.

Rudolph Winchester, Jr., 61, of Van Ormer, PA died Sunday August 5, 2012 at UPMC-Montifiore, Pittsburgh. Born October 14, 1950 in Coatesville, a son of the late Rudolph and Margaret L. (Botkin) Winchester. He was married May 17, 1969, in Elkton, MD., to Kathleen A. Partner who survives along with three children: Rudolph R. (Lori) of Honey Brook, Edward...

Steven C. Nikodemski

Steven C. Nikodemski, 46, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013 at his home in Philadelphia. He was the son of Betty Epler Nikodemski of Honey Brook and the late Edward J. Nikodemski. Steven was a graduate of Coatesville High School and a parishioner of St Stanislaus Kostka Parish. A resident of Coatesville most of his life,...

Raymond J. Fulmer

Raymond J. Fulmer, 70, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the his home. He was the beloved husband of Gale Fulmer, with whom he would have shared 49 years of marriage on the 30th of April.

Born in Arden, DE, he was the son of the late Edman Fulmer and Madeleine McCann Rylee,...

Sara Virginia Ranck Werntz

Sara Virginia Ranck Werntz, 94, of Dandridge, TN, died at her home August 12, 2013. She was the wife of 66 years of the late Claude Hershey Werntz. Born in West Brandywine Twp., PA on July 13, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Parke Edgar and Alma Bernard Ranck. A 1936 graduate of Scott Senior High School, she...

Robert W. Young

Robert W. Young, 79, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the husband of Helen Shickley Young, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Wilson Young and Edith Wheatman Young. He served honorably in...

Sara Jane Smith

Sara Jane Smith, 78, of Quarryville, formerly of the Coatesville area, passed away at her home on Monday, January 24, 2011. She was the widow of the late William F. Smith and her first husband the late Donald K. Matthews. Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Florence Beekley Holbrook. Sara was a...

Sharon Elizabeth Mcgibbon Law

Sharon Elizabeth McGibbon Law, 64, of East Fallowfield, died on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Edwin A. Law, Jr. with whom she shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Elizabeth W. Walker McGibbon of Coatesville and the late Waldron S. McGibbon.

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Sharon F. Davis

Sharon F. Davis, 48, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 2 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...

Robert William Pavelik, Sr.

Robert William Pavelik, Sr., 72, of New Holland, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

Born on June 6, 1937, in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Adam Pavelik, Jr. and Gretna Kurtz Wartluft. An area resident his entire life, he was a 1955 graduate of the former Scott High School.

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Sara Elizabeth Freeman

Sara Elizabeth Freeman, 89, of Unionville, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Heatherwood Retirement Community where she had resided for three years. She was the wife of Earl Freeman with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Lyndell, PA she was the daughter of the late Wayne P. and Elsie Cook Gray. Sara graduated from Downingtown...