Obituaries
Mabel S. Jones
Aug 12, 2013
Mabel S. Jones, 79, of New Holland, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Denver "Bill" Jones with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Martins Corner, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Ida Rissle Givler.Mabel was an area resident all her life...
Bettie B. Weaver
Aug 12, 2013
Bettie B. Weaver, 82, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of Donald Weaver, who passed away this year after they shared 64 years of marriage together.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Lila and James H. Brown. She was 1949 graduate of...
Robert Martin Gavin, Jr.
Aug 11, 2013
Robert Martin Gavin, Jr., 47, of Rocky Mount, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Port Deposit, MD. He was the beloved husband of Debra P. (Parker) Gavin, with whom he shared two years of marriage.Born in Havertown, Pa., he was the son of Jennie V. (Nolan) Gavin of Sadsburyville and Robert M. Gavin, Sr. of Gordonville.Robert...
James W. Anderson
Aug 11, 2013
James W. Anderson, 93, formerly of Westwood and Pomeroy, passed away on Sunday, August 11th, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the widower of the late Dorothy M. (Wallace) Anderson who died in 2010.Born in Downingtown, James was the son of the late Elizabeth and William Anderson.An area resident most of his life, James was employed by...
James V. Faddis
Aug 5, 2013
James V. Faddis went to be with his Heavenly Father, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013.He was a loving and caring husband and father.James was born on Oct. 19, 1930, to James and Rita Mae Werntz Faddis in Parkesburg. James married the former Mary Alice Baer on Aug. 31, 1954, in Parkesburg. Mary Alice passed away on Dec. 29, 2012.He was a...
Gloria Dee Shearer
Aug 2, 2013
Gloria Dee Shearer, 61, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the University of Penn Hospital She was the beloved wife of Archie F. Shearer.Born in Salt Lake City, she was the daughter of Mary Montrone Behunin of Denver, Co. and the late Delon Behunin.Gloria was a Catholic by faith.She was employed by Lincoln University in...
Emily M. Amole Garris
Jul 31, 2013
Emily M. Amole Garris, 83, of Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in Paradise, at her daughter Virginia's home. She was the widow of William L. Garris, Sr., who passed away in 1991.Born in Bondsville, Chester County, Emily was the daughter of the late Emma (Harpel) and Albert Amole.She was a member of the Atglen Baptist Church, the...
Jane Ellen Simon
Jul 27, 2013
Jane Ellen Simon, 80, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her home. She was the beloved wife of George Andrew Simon, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, Jane was the daughter of the late Rose (Swoyer) Esworthy.Jane was a 1952 graduate of the Coatesville School District and a faithful organizer of...
George Richard "String" Hoskins, Sr.
Jul 27, 2013
George Richard "String" Hoskins, Sr, age 86, of West Caln died Saturday, July 27, 2013 atthe VA Medical Center.He was the husband of Darlene Giannotta Hoskins.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George (Sonny) Maris Hoskins and the late Isabella Lake Hoskins. He resided in the Coatesville area all his life.He was a 1945 graduate of S....
Gabriel Philip Milanese, Jr.
Jul 25, 2013
Gabriel Philip Milanese, Jr., 56, of Coatesville, passed away after a lengthy illness on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center where he was surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of Patricia (Rigoroso), with whom he shared 31 years of marriage.Born at the Chester County Hospital, he was the son of Jacqueline (Melrath) and the...
George S. Ivey
Jul 23, 2013
George S. Ivey, 67, of West Chester, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Marie E. (Stewart) and Johnnie A. Ivey Sr. An area resident his entire life, he graduated from the West Chester Joint Junior/Senior High.George was employed as...
Samuel E. Mattson, Sr.
Jul 13, 2013
Samuel E. Mattson, Sr., 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his home.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Bertha (Frame) and Charles S. Mattson.A lifelong resident of Coatesville, Samuel worked at the former Lukens Steel in the EMS Maintenance Dept. He was a life member of the West End Fire Co., the Lukens Veterans...
Helen A. Salzman
Jul 13, 2013
Helen A. Salzman, 82, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Vincent P. Salzman, who passed away in 1985.Born in Grove City, Pa., Helen was the daughter of the late Alberta E.(MacFarland) and Hutchinson B. Williams.Helen was a graduate from the...
Dennis J. McGinnis
Jul 13, 2013
Dennis J. McGinnis, 56, of Coatesville, died on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the home of his daughter in Narvon. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy Bryson McGinnis. An area resident all his life, he was a carpenter by trade.He is survived by four children; Kimberly Campbell of Royersford, PA, Shannon Hodges of...
Anna Marie Pongonis
Jul 12, 2013
Anna Marie Pongonis, 79, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at the home of her son in Paradise. She was the beloved wife of Victor Lawrence Pongonis with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Bertha Shoemaker Ellis.Anna was...
Clarence E. "Duckeye" Rhoades, Jr.
Jul 8, 2013
Clarence E. "Duckeye" Rhoades, Jr., 87, of East Fallowfield, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 8, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Pauline Rowe Rhoades who passed away back in March. They had shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Modena, he was the son of the late Clarence Sr. and Amy Mattson...
John J. Battle
Jul 7, 2013
John J. Battle, 73, of West Bradford, died at his home on Sunday, July 7, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Frances McGowan Battle with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late John and Helen Rivan Battle.John grew up in Chester. He was employed by the Lukens Steel Co....
Doris Aurand Gabel
Jul 7, 2013
Doris Aurand Gabel, 86, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away June 7, 2013 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital of Columbus, Ohio. She was the widow of Louis W. Gabel, who died in 2001 after they had shared 50 years of marriage together.Born in Lewistown, Pa., Doris was the daughter of the late Fern and Sara (Moore) Aurand.She graduated from Penn State...
Rosalie Patricia Gentile
Jul 4, 2013
Rosalie Patricia Gentile, 71, of Lancaster, formerly of Christiana, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 following a lengthy illness, at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster. She was the beloved wife of John L. Gentile with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mildred Lorelli DeStefano.Mrs....
Howard Carr
Jul 3, 2013
Howard Carr, 84, of Christiana, died on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013, at the Lancashire Hall in Lancaster. Born in Tennessee, he was the son of the late Charles and Maggie Carr.Howard will be remembered for his handling skills with hound dogs and his love of farming and hunting. He was the last of his immediate family and was preceded in...
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