Obituaries

Penny Ann Supplee

Penny Ann Supplee, 53, of Oxford, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove. She was the companion of Robert Rogge, with whom she shared 31 years of companionship.

Born on Wednesday, May 1, 1957 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of Floyd A....

Olive B. Taltoan

Olive B. Taltoan, 84, of Coatesville, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Sherman Taltoan.  Born in Nine Points, Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Elizabeth Dickinson Miller. Olive was a member of the Benardtown Baptist Church of S. Coatesville. She is survived by...

Mary Elizabeth (Stanley) Helm

Mary Elizabeth (Stanley) Helm, 78, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late John E. Helm, Sr., who passed away in 1995.

Born in Compass, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Sara F. Haas Stanley.  She was employed by the former...

Patrick T. Williams

Patrick T. Williams, 61, of Valley Township, Coatesville, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Laurie Timmer Williams with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late James H. and Pauline Laudermilch Williams.

Patrick proudly served in the US...

Norman F. Walton, Jr.

Norman F. Walton, Jr., 73, of West Bradford, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 12, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kay E. Moore Walton with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Norman F. Sr. and Kathryn Wolfe Walton. An...

Patricia J. Reeder

Patricia J. Reeder, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Conestoga View Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Roland K. "Jake" Reeder who died in 2006. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Jackson Smith. An area resident all her life, she was...

Mae Jones

Mae Jones, 83, of Valley Township, died on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Stewart Jones who died in 1972. Born in Green Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Delia Bailey Hopson. Mae is survived by six children; Farley Jones and wife Carol of...

Margaret Ross Rice

Margaret Ross Rice, 91 of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late George R. Rice who died in 2001. Born in London Grove, she was the daughter of the late William K. and Estella Mae Buckelew Ross. An area resident most of her life, she was employed by...

Leroy R. Carolus, Sr.

Leroy R. Carolus, Sr., 86, of Gordonville, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Pauline Bubb Carolus, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born on July 27, 1923 in Lewistown, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary McNeer and Samuel...

Linda L. Mcqueen

Lin da L. McQueen, 62, of Gap, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 9, 2010 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Edward S. McQueen, Sr., with whom she shared 44 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on April 13, 1948, she was the daughter of the late William...

Mary "Connie" Pawling

Mary "Connie" Pawling, 73, of West Grove, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of Edward W. Pawling, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Hogan Richer and Robert N....

Marcus F. Fietz, Jr.

Marcus F. Fietz, Jr., 76, of Coatesville, passed away at the Life Care Hospital of West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Emily Stackhouse Fietz.

Born on August 21, 1933 in Memphis, TN, he was the son of the Late Marcus F. Fietz Sr. and Lorainne Bradburn Fietz. He served honorably in the US Army. An...

Kenneth R. Godschall, Sr.

Kenneth R. Godschall, Sr., 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Rose Casella Godschall with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Norristown, he was the son of Elmer and Florence Mellor Godschall.

Ken proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. He was...

Julianna H. Swede

Julianna H. Swede, 72, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Edwin M. Swede, Sr. with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Mramorak, Yugoslavia, she was the daughter of the late Jakob and Eva Filer Harich. Julianna is retired from...

Marcella Applegate

Marcella Applegate, 91, of Honey Brook, previously of Media and Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Home. She was the widow of the late Walter C. Applegate, Jr. who passed away in 2009.

She is survived by three daughters; Danielle Applegate Ebaugh, and husband William, of Tallahassee, Fl., Sandra Applegate, and...

Lisa G. Mullis

Lisa G. Mullis, 50, of Parkesburg, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Bonnie Powers Denlinger of Honey Brook and the late Robert E. Gill. She is survived by two children; David Collins of Royersford and Christina Keaton of Gap, one grandchild and two brothers Robert S. Gill...

Larry S. Wertz, Sr.

Larry S. Wertz, Sr., 63, of East Waterford, PA, formerly of Springdale, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Gladys Kreider Wertz, with whom he shared 46 years of marriage.

Born in Doe Run, Chester County, he was the son of Mildred A. Wertz Johnson of Kennett...

Leanne Thompson Boerstler

Leanne Thompson Boerstler, 51, of Bird-in-Hand, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Howard A. Thompson of Gap and the late Dorothy Law Thompson.

She was employed at Quebecor for 20 years, working in Customer Service.

Leanne is survived, in addition to her father,...

Lois Varnes Mendenhall

Lois Varnes Mendenhall, 78, of North Port, Florida, previously of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013.  She was the wife of Paul E. Mendenhall with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville Hospital, Lois was the daughter of the late Arthur C. Varnes and Kathryn Miller Varnes.  She was a graduate of Scott High School...

Mary Alice (Baer) Faddis

Mary Alice (Baer) Faddis went to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

She was a loving and caring wife and mother. Mary was born on Aug. 18, 1934, to James and Ruby Baer in Reading. Mary and her husband, James V. Faddis, started their lives together on Aug. 31, 1954, in Parkesburg. She moved to...