Obituaries

Sep 23, 2013

Richard Lee Heist, Jr., 52, of Paradise, died on Monday, September 23, 2013 as a result of an truck accident near Roanoke, VA. He was the beloved husband of Judy A. Hollinger Heist with whom he shared 20 years of marriage. Born in  Somerset, PA, he was the son of Richard Lee Heist Sr. of Somerset and the late Dolores Weimer...

Sep 22, 2013

Alan P. Mittelman, 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Salome M. (Smoker) Mittelman, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage.Born in Atlantic City, N.J., he was the son of late Ethel Robin and Edward Mittelman.Alan had a Master's Degree in Social...

Sep 21, 2013

Arrietta E. Hess, 91, of Morgantown, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 while being cared for at the home of her granddaughter Jeanette Rader. She was the wife of the late Charles Hess who died in 1987. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late John and Leah McGinnis.Arrietta was employed by the Lenover Corporation...

Sep 13, 2013

Kenneth J. Stoltzfus, 37, of Gap, died on Monday, September 16, 2013, at Lancaster General Hospital as a result of an auto accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul David Stoltzfus, III of Gap, and Linda K. Powell Warden of Cochranville and stepson to Robert T. Warden.Ken was an area resident all of his life and a...

Sep 13, 2013

Jean Henn Wood, 80 of Gap, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in New Jersey, moved to Pennsylvania and raised family there.

Survived by her husband, John, son John Joseph at home, Robert Anthony of

Illinois, daughter Maryanne of Lancaster, son Thomas Edward of Georgia and...

Sep 1, 2013

Gary E. Himes, 60, of Modena, died at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Alice Hurst Himes.Gary was an area resident all his life. He was employed by A.J. Blosenski, Inc. He was a member of the Coatesville VFW.He is survived by seven siblings; Shirley Arnold of...

Aug 31, 2013

Christopher M. Brown, 35, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at his home.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Linda D. (Wagner) and William H. Brown.Chris was a 1996 graduate of the Coatesville Area and Central County Vo-Tech School.  He was a 1998 Auto Mechanic graduate of UTI.He was currently employed by Morning Dew and...

Aug 31, 2013

Dolores Ann Thomas, 71, of Oxford, died on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late William J. Thomas, Sr. who died in 2009. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Alice May Haines Baxter.An area resident all her life, Dolores was a member of the Christiana...

Aug 31, 2013

Doris P.  Heinbach, (Memmy), 74, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Harold H. Heinbach who died last November. Born in Pine Grove, PA she was the daughter of the late Luther and Grace (nee Schneck) Umbenhauer.Doris was an area resident...

Aug 31, 2013

Claire B. Williams, 82, of Coatesville, passed away at the Pocopson Home on Saturday, August 31, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth S. Williams with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth Bricker Benge.Claire was a 1948 graduate of the former Scott High School. She...

Aug 28, 2013

Ira W. "Bud" Thompson, 90, of Christiana, formerly of Washington D.C., died on Wednesday,  August 28, 2013 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. He was the husband of the late Lettie Richardson Thompson who died in 2008 after sharing 55 years of marriage. Born in Bart Township, Lancaster Co., he was the son of the late Edgar and Ethel Harrison...

Aug 26, 2013

Herman H. Schapansky, 83, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was married 62 years to his beloved wife Margaret "Betty" (Miller) Schapansky.Born in Bird-in-Hand, he was son of Agnes (Neustadter) and Herman D. Schapansky.He retired in 1989 at the former Luken's Steel as a Supervisor.  Herman attended the Parkesburg...

Aug 22, 2013

Herbert N. Daniels, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Pocopson Home.  He was the beloved husband of Joanne (Kudlock) Daniels, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Catherine (Mullen) and Frank Daniels.He served honorably in the US Army, stationed in Germany during the Korean War.Herbert coached...

Aug 21, 2013

Rose Marie Garver, 73, of Coatesville, died on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Edith McCowan.A County resident her whole life, she was employed by Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA as an LPN retiring in 2009. Rose was a faithful member of the...

Aug 21, 2013

Daniel "Dan" Kyle Chalfant, 26, formerly of Elverson, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2013, while surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 8th, 1987 at Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA. He was a 2005 Graduate of Twin Valley High School and a member of The National Honor Society. He was employed...

Aug 17, 2013

Patrick Reilly, 58, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at his home.  Born in West Chester, he was the son of Dorothy Mae Wright Reilly of Downingtown and the late John Franklin Rielly.An area resident all his life, he proudly served in the US Army.  Patrick was employed by Rilley Brothers Construction.  He was a member of...

Aug 16, 2013

Donald V. Kauffman, 55, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2013 at the VA Hospice Unit in Coatesville.  Born in Lancaster, Donald was the beloved son of Gloria Dawn Jones of Parkesburg and Louis Kauffman, husband of Janice, of Strasburg.He was a 1976 graduate of Octorara High School.  Donald served five years in the US Army as an...

Aug 15, 2013

Thomas M. Cornett, 72, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 15, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home. He was the husband of Thelma M. Stewart Cornett with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Boone, NC, he was the son of the late Gurney M. and Rena Marie Campbell Cornett.Tom...

Aug 14, 2013

Nicola Ficca, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA.  He was the widower of the late Alica Ficca, who passed away in May of this year after they had shared 67 of marriage together.Born in the Province of Chieti, Torrioilla, Italy, Nicola was the son of the late Felica...

Aug 12, 2013

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 was secretary for...