Obituaries

Mar 7, 2014

Henry L. "Tim" Seal, 69, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Linda K. (Ranck) Seal.Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Adena (Hill) and Henry L. Seal, Sr.He served in the US Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967 during the Vietnam War.  He was...

Mar 6, 2014

James F. Filoromo, 65, passed away on Thursday, March 6th, 2014, at the Harrison House of Christiana.  He was the beloved husband of Grace Gowen Filoromo with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Josephine V. (Mento) and James F. Filoromo.James was a 1966 graduate of the S. Horace Scott H.S....

Mar 4, 2014

Marilyn E. Stauffer, 54, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Joseph G. Stauffer with whom she shared 27 years together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Carol Keinard of Coatesville and the late Charles D. Keinard.Marilyn was an area resident all her life and...

Mar 1, 2014

Thelma Pickel Collins, 90, of New Holland, previously of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Garden Spot Village.  She was the widow of the late Warren L. Collins Jr., with whom she shared 59 years of marriage.Born in Nine Points, Lancaster Co., Thelma was the daughter of the late Lillie (Boose) and William F. Pickel.She was...

Feb 28, 2014

Parke Elwood Morrison, 84, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Pocopson Home. He was the husband of the late Joanne L. Guiney Morrison who died in 2010 after sharing 60 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Parke was the son of the late Pearl (Johnson) and Arthur Morrison.He was a graduate of the Coatesville High...

Feb 25, 2014

Robert B. Taylor, Sr., 75, of Honey Brook, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Tel-Hai Retirement Community.  He was the husband of the late Shirley Scott and the late Gladys McComsey Taylor.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Clarence L. and Ruth T. McDonald Taylor.An area resident all his life, he was employed by Coatesville...

Feb 25, 2014

Ethel, "Linda" Zell John, 92, wife of L. Kirk John, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community.  She and her husband had lived in the Coatesville area since their marriage in 1946.Mrs. John was the daughter of George and Rebekah Zell of Kennett Square.  She was a graduate of Kennett Consolidated School, class of 1939...

Feb 23, 2014

Gloria Johnson, 70, of Thorndale, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Lee Johnson.Born in Kirchberg, Germany, Gloria was the daughter of the late Anna Jolowa and John Makar.An area resident most of her life, Gloria was employed by Hoffmann - La Roche Inc. of...

Feb 21, 2014

Anne Marie Bennett, 72, of Coatesville, died on Friday, February 21, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Joseph Bennett, Jr. with whom she shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Scranton, PA she was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Joyce.Anne was a 1960 graduate of Scott High School. She was a member of Holy Rosary Church of Coatesville...

Feb 16, 2014

John D. "Jack" Simpson, 55, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Susan Dower Simpson with whom he shared 27 years of marriage. Born in Darby, PA, he was the son of the late John G. Simpson and Marian Kennedy Simpson.Jack was employed by Siemens of Malvern, PA....

Feb 16, 2014

Elizabeth K. Wallace, 86, of Westwood, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of Ralph "Bud" Wallace who passed away in 2009. Born in Oxford, PA, she was the daughter of Lewis and Mary Carrol Nelson.Elizabeth was an area resident all her life. She was employed by Wyethe Laboratories. She was a...

Feb 15, 2014

Michael Towber, Jr., 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Lillian (Simms) and Michael Towber Sr.  He was the husband of Joanne Lynn Towber of Oxford.Michael served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War.  He was a member of the V.F.W. of...

Feb 15, 2014

Bernice Hinson Ritchey, 85, formerly of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mt. Joy.  She was the wife of the late Clair Edwin Ritchey, who died in 2012.  Born in Alum Bank, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Edythe Horne Hinson.An area resident for most of her...

Feb 13, 2014

Richard Leon Hall, Jr., 47, of Gap, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 13, 2014.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Paula Lee Wallace Hall of Gap and the late Richard Leon Hall Sr., who passed away in 2001.He was employed by Merk Construction Inc. of Lancaster.A resident of Gap most of his life, he had...

Feb 12, 2014

Vernon Lee Ream, 64, of West Brandywine, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Beth Anne Good Ream with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Aaron and Elsie McFadden Ream.Vernon was a 1967 graduate of the Pequea...

Feb 6, 2014

Paige Yoder Stapleton, 52, of Lancaster, PA passed peacefully this past Thursday 2/6/14. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Wanda and William Yoder.

She is survived by two daughters, Katie and Molly Stapleton, both of Lancaster.  She was preceded in death by her husband Matthew G. Stapleton. She was an active member of Hopewell...

Feb 6, 2014

Geraldine May Middleton, 81, of "Rock Run", Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 6, 2014. She was the wife of the late Donald B. Middleton, Sr. who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Virginia E. Taylor and step father Benjamin March and she was raised by her...

Feb 2, 2014

William S. Wilson, 93, of West Goshen, died on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at the Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester.  He was the husband of L. Virginia Schreck Wilson with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Mina E. McMullen and Arthur F. Wilson.  He was a native of Dunkirk,...

Jan 31, 2014

Joshua Tyler Broomell, 13, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at the Reading Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, Joshua was the beloved son of Donald B. Broomell, Jr. of Honey Brook and Kristie L. Broomell of Lancaster.Joshua attended the Wyebrook Baptist Church of Elverson.Joshua was in the seventh grade at the Pequea Valley Intermediate School.  He was on...

Jan 25, 2014

Nancy Virginia Holland Bradford, 80, of Kinzers, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Parke William Bradford, with whom she shared 26 years of marriage.Born in Paoli, Nancy was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth (Leitzel) and James Henry Beaver, Sr..Nancy earned an...