Obituaries

Bruce Oas

Bruce Oas

Apr 14, 2014

Bruce Oas, 51, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 14, 2014 due to an auto accident. He was the devoted husband of Jane Lesser Oas with whom he shared 29 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Charles and Ann Morgan Oas of Unionville.Bruce was a 1981 graduate of Unionville High School where he was...

Helen L. Rice

Helen L. Rice

Apr 13, 2014

Helen L. Rice, 91, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Everett Rice Sr., with whom she shared 48 years of marriage before his death in 1988.Born in Compass, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Thompson) and Fred Schlimme.  Helen was...

Georgiann Gustis

Georgiann Gustis

Apr 12, 2014

Georgiann Gustis, 70, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.  She was the beloved wife of Michael Gustis, with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Irene (Pospiech) and George Paxson.  She was a graduate of the Maria Goretti High School of...

Evelyn M. Wallace

Evelyn M. Wallace

Apr 11, 2014

Evelyn M. Wallace, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at her home.  She was the widow of the late Chester Wallace, who passed away in 2006.Born in Philadelphia, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Bessie E. (Watson) and Chester L. Baxter.She was a graduate of the former Salisbury Township School in White Horse.Evelyn is survived...

Betty Franciscus

Betty Franciscus

Apr 11, 2014

Betty Franciscus, 79, of Christiana, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Walter Franciscus.Born in Lancaster County, Betty was the daughter of the late Bessie (Cummings) and William Price.  An area resident her entire life, Betty had been employed by the Anderson Pretzel Factory.She was a member of the...

Stephen J. Harkins

Stephen J. Harkins

Apr 9, 2014

Stephen J. Harkins, formerly of Hatboro and Hellertown, PA, passed away April 9, 2014 at the Abington Hospice of Warminster, due to heart failure.  He was 57.Steve was the son of Frances M. Harkins of Hatboro and the late James J. Harkins, Jr.  Also surviving are brothers, Kevin and Sean, sister, Frances, a niece and a nephew.A 1974 graduate of...

Miriam H. Bicking

Miriam H. Bicking

Apr 9, 2014

Miriam H. Bicking, 103, of Highland Township, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. She was the wife of the late Walter J. Bicking who died in 1970. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Albert B. Herr and Mary Shirk Herr.Miriam was a lifelong area resident. Since...

Benjamin J. Witkowski

Benjamin J. Witkowski

Apr 7, 2014

Benjamin J. Witkowski, 71, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Monday, April 7, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Joy Anderson Witkowski with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Stella Kalodski Witkowski.Ben was an area resident all his life and...

Robert J. Barnett

Robert J. Barnett

Apr 6, 2014

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 and...

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....

Reginald W. "Reggie" Ball

Reginald W. "Reggie" Ball

Mar 29, 2014

Reginald  W. "Reggie" Ball, 83, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Karen Day with whom he shared 13 years of marriage.  Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Charles and Muriel Mercer Ball.Reggie proudly served in the US Marine Corps from...

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...