Obituaries

Edwina Wilgis Wedgewood

Oct 2, 2012

Edwina Wilgis Wedgewood, 69, passed away on 10/2/2012 after a short battle with Mesothelioma.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin M. and Mary Elizabeth (Trupe) Wilgis.

She attended Downingtown High School  and lived in Chester County most of her life, but also resided in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.  In her early...

Anne Susan Lev

Oct 2, 2012

Anne Susan Lev, 84, of Parkesburg, PA formerly of Ocean City, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.  She was the wife of Paul Lev who died in 1990.  Born in Cape May County, NJ, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Anhalt.  She was employed by Bell Telephone as an operator in Wilmington, DE.

She is survived by one...

Linda A. Wilson

Sep 27, 2012

Linda A. Wilson, 57, of Coatesville died on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at Brandywine Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Mark H. Wilson who recently died on Sept. 15th.Born in Bryn Mawr, PA she was the daughter of the late John H. and Margaret E. (McCann) Litchert, and sister to Catherine (Litchert) Minio and John Litchert.Linda worked alongside her father...

Charles C. Wertz

Sep 23, 2012

Charles C. Wertz, 72, of Parkesburg, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Linda Wingert Wertz, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Londonderry Twp., he was son of Laviana Adams Wertz of Honey Brook and the late Jacob Wertz.

A County resident all his life, he quit school...

Helen Y. Crane

Sep 22, 2012

Helen Y. Crane, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Richard Crane, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late William Kenneth and Edna (Diem) Young.  An area resident her entire life, she was a graduate of Octorara...

Mark Herbert Wilson

Sep 15, 2012

Mark Herbert Wilson, 61, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Linda A. Litchert Wilson, with whom he shared 24 years of marriage.

Born in Canton, Ohio, he was the son of Margaret Wilson of Ohio and the late Herbert Wilson.  An area resident most of his life, Mark...

Charles H. Dorsey, Jr.

Sep 15, 2012

Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 15th at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Marian M. Brown Dorsey, with whom he shared over 50 years of marriage.

Born in Lower Oxford Twp., Charles was the son of the late Charles Sr. and the Rev. Mary Louise Swann...

Curtis Dale Cox, Jr.

Sep 11, 2012

Curtis Dale Cox, Jr., 59, of Hockessin, DE and formerly of Coatesville, PA, passed away on September 11th, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Lynn Marie Cox for 42 years.

Born on September 29, 1952, he was the son of Marian Hoover Cox and Curtis Dale Cox, both of Coatesville, PA.Curt is survived by a son, Timothy Dale Cox, husband...

Helen Goldberg Pearlman

Sep 3, 2012

Helen Goldberg Pearlman, 86, of West Caln, died peacefully on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Reuben Pearlman who served in the US Army during WWII and was a war hero.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Leah Goldberg.

She...

Richard Hamilton Wilson

Aug 31, 2012

Richard Hamilton Wilson, 91, of West Marlboro, died on Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. He was the husband of the late Margaret Lundy Wilson who died in 2005. 

Born in Johnson Co., TN, he was the son of the late Hamilton and Myrtle Warden Wilson. Richard proudly served in the US Navy during...

Patricia G. Montgomery

Aug 30, 2012

Patricia G. Montgomery, 76, of Gumtree, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Jay D. Montgomery, who passed away in 1988.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Muriel (Saunders) Gillen.An area resident her entire life, she was a member, Board...

Owen H. Jones

Aug 20, 2012

Owen Howard Jones, 75, of Pomeroy, died on Monday, August 20, 2012 at Harrioson Senior Living in Christiana, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond F. and Janet Townsend Jones.

Owen was an area resident all his life and a 1955 graduate of Scott High School in Coatesville. He was employed, for...

Steven E. Stoltzfus

Jul 30, 2012

Steven E. Stoltzfus, 70, of Kinzers, died at his home on Monday, July 30, 2012. He was the husband of Mary Jane Stoltzfus with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Ida Arment Stoltzfus of Ephrata and the late Steven K. Stoltzfus.

Mr. Stoltzfus was an area resident all his...

Alice C. Richey

Jul 29, 2012

Alice C. Richey, 76, of Cochranville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of James E. Richey, with whom she would have shared 58 years of marriage in September. Born in Gap, Alice was the daughter of the late Landis and Elva Usner Clark.  An area resident her entire life,...

Donald S. Reyburn

Jul 28, 2012

Donald S. Reyburn, 89, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  He was the husband of the late Helen Stackhouse Reyburn who died in 1970.  Born in Lower Oxford, he was the son of the late J. Harvey and Anna McCarter Reyburn. Donald was a 1941 graduate of Avon...

Sandra Lee Smith

Jul 20, 2012

Sandra Lee Smith, 48, of Willow Street, PA passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. She was the beloved wife of Brian K. Smith with whom she shared 20 years of marriage. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the Richard Barrett of Christiana...

Fred Talbot Garnett

Jul 16, 2012

Fred Talbot Garnett, 90, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hopsice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Jane Dunlap Garnett who died in 1996. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late S. Golden and Matilda Murr Garnett.

Fred was a 1939 graduate of...

Sidney L. Hammond

Jul 11, 2012

Sidney L. Hammond, 81, of Gap, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born in Atglen, PA, and was the son of the late Herbert and Florence White Hammond. He was the husband of the late Carol A. Hammond.

An area resident most...

Richard L. Partner

Jul 8, 2012

Richard L. Partner, 54, of Honey Brook Twp., passed away at his home on Sunday, July 8, 2012.  He was the husband of Kimberly McCulley.

Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Richard Leslie Partner and Mary Catherine Moser Partner of Altoona, PA.  He was employed by Irving Textile of Atglen, PA.

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John L. Gill, Sr.

Jul 7, 2012

John L. Gill, Sr., 64, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at AristaCare at Meadow Springs in Plymouth Meeting.  He was the beloved husband of Janice Adams Gill, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, John was the son of the late John M. and Elizabeth (Chesnet) Gill.  An area resident his entire life,...