Obituaries
Joseph J. Ciaccia
Oct 24, 2013
Joseph J. Ciaccia, 92, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Harrison Senior Living of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Violet A. Laurento Ciaccia with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, he was an area resident all his life. Mr. Ciaccia was a decorated WWII Veteran who proudly served in the US...
Bruce A. Copeland
Oct 23, 2013
Bruce A. Copeland, 53, of Parkesburg, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Reading. He was the beloved husband of Denyce Nafziger Copeland with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of Bettie Rife Copeland of Coatesville and the late Donald C. Copeland, Sr.Bruce was an area resident all his...
Anita D. Jones
Oct 23, 2013
Anita D. Jones, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Arland D. Jones with whom she shared 29 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Leonard Woodward of Coatesville and Louise Miller Smith of Parkesburg and stepdaughter to Ann...
Jack Lafferty
Oct 22, 2013
Jack Lafferty, 58, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.A public viewing will be held on Friday evening, October 25th at 6 until 8 PM at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg. The funeral and burial will be private.Memorial donations may be made in Jack's memory to Our Lady of Consolation Church, 603 W 2nd Ave Parkesburg, PA...
Hurlbert L. White
Oct 21, 2013
Hurlbert L. White, 68, of Akron, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. He was the widower of the late Donna (Myers) White, who passed away in 2002.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Helen White and the late William White.Hurlbert served honorably with the US Army in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.He worked...
Brigitte Skram Millar
Oct 20, 2013
Birgitte Skram Millar, 51, beloved mother of Alex, sister of Marianne, Peter, Jørn. and Johnny, and loving wife of more than thirty years of Ron, ended her fight against cancer Oct. 20, 2013 at 6:25 p.m.Her wishes are for neither a viewing nor a funeral. A celebration of Birgitte will be held sometime next spring, her favorite season.Please make donations...
Katie Riehl Coblentz
Oct 19, 2013
Katie Riehl Coblentz, 99, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Joseph Coblentz who died in 1984. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Gideon and Nancy Dinner Riehl.Katie was an area resident all her life and a member of the Simmontown...
Michael Todd Pitch
Oct 18, 2013
Michael Todd Pitch, 44, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer.Born in Lancaster on Sept. 7, 1969, he was the son of Harry E. Pitch of Coatesville and the late Beverly Keylor Pitch. Michael was a 1988 graduate of the Coatesville Senior High School. He loved old cars, motorcycles, working on...
William R. Peters, Sr.
Oct 17, 2013
William R. Peters, Sr. 84, of Parkesburg, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Work) Peters, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.He was the son of the late Louise (Kropp) and Harry A. Peters. He was a 1947 graduate of the Parkesburg High School. Bill served honorably...
Wallace Westley Beach, Jr.
Oct 13, 2013
Wallace Westley Beach, Jr., 61 years of age, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Nancy Peralta. He was the son of Doris Bullock Beach of Charlotte, NC, formerly of East Elmhurst, NY, and the late Wallace W. Beach, Sr. Wallace was born in Flushing, New York on August 28, 1952....
Brandy Lynn Vega
Oct 11, 2013
Brandy Lynn Vega, 34, of Cochranville died on Friday, October 11, 2013 as the result of an auto accident. She was the wife of Francisco Vega. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of Barbara Adams Sweed of Cochranville and the late Thomas L. Taylor, Sr. and step father Jeffrey Sweed of Cochranville.Brandy was an area resident all her life...
Jonathan Mark Xagas
Oct 10, 2013
Jonathan Mark Xagas, 59, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, died at his home on Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was the husband of the late Lori A. Gill Xagas who passed away in 2009. Born in St. Charles, Illinois, he was the son of the late Augustus and Carol Schneider Xagas.Jon was involved as a manager in the restaurant business most...
Earl Robert Beecher
Oct 10, 2013
Earl Robert Beecher, 66 of Conway SC, passed away on October 10, 2013 at the VA Hospital, Charleston SC after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Marlene M. Stoltzfus Beecher.Born August 23, 1947 in Coatesville PA, he was the son of the late Earl James Beecher and Elizabeth Moore Beecher, Brandamore PA.He was a graduate of Coatesville Area...
Warren Curry Pechin
Oct 7, 2013
Warren Curry Pechin, 90, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Cisarik Pechin who died in 2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. and Catherine E. Miller Pechin.Warren proudly served in the US Navy during WWII aboard the...
Mary L. Doss Forrester
Oct 2, 2013
Mary L. Doss Forrester, 91, of Atglen, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Landis Homes of Lititz where she resided for the past 21 months. She was the wife of the late Clinton A. Forrester. Born in Virginia on October 15, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Matt Doss and Lena Mink Doss.She was employed...
Cecilia V. Acosta
Oct 2, 2013
Cecilia V. Acosta, 94, of Landenberg, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of Julio Acosta who died in 2001. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Eugenio Valedon and Rosa Flores Rivera.Cecilia was an area resident since 1953. She was a member of St. Agnes Parish...
Walter L. Sharrer
Sep 30, 2013
Walter L. Sharrer, 89, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 30th, 2013 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home. He was the widower of the late Dorothy E. (Eachus) Sharrer, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 64 years of marriage together.Born in McCartney, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary M. (Mashensic) and James Sharrer.Walter...
John "Jack" W. McClay
Sep 28, 2013
John "Jack" W. McClay, 82, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Saturday, September 28, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Townsend McClay with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Emily M. Sheehy McClay.Jack was a resident of Parkesburg all...
June Bogatin Debolt
Sep 27, 2013
June Bogatin DeBolt, 89, of West Chester, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester. She was widow of the late Marion DeBolt.Born in Marvin Gardens, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Ratzburg and Harry Bogatin.June was a school teacher for the KD Markley Elementary School...
Helen S. Moore
Sep 26, 2013
Helen S. Moore, 85, formerly of Downingtown, Pa. passed away on Thursday, September 26th, 2013 at the Pocopson Home. She was the widow of the late Herbert W. Moore, who passed away in 2001.Born in Parkesburg, Helen was the daughter of the late Lydia Radcliff Conover and Charles S. Scott. She attended the Parkesburg High School and was a Methodist...


