Obituaries

Doris M. Hammaker

Oct 17, 2011

Doris M. Hammaker, 79, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital. She was the widow of the late Robert Hammaker and her first husband Michael J. Carrick who died in 1957. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Beatrice Dunlap Hanna. Doris was lifelong resident of Parkesburg...

Barbara R. Chaney

Oct 14, 2011

Barbara R. Chaney, 70, of Gordonville, died on Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Clarence E. Chaney with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elma Simmons Shultz.

Barb was area resident al her life and...

Zachary John Everett Stasny

Oct 12, 2011

Zachary John Everett Stasny, 26, of Thorndale, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.

He was the beloved son of John B. and Susan M. Stasny of Downingtown.  He was a loving father to his son, Collin Matthew.Zachary attended Coatesville Area Senior High and attained his GED and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2007 from which he received an honorable...

Victor Lynn Weaver

Oct 9, 2011

Victor Lynn Weaver, 61, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of East Brandywine Township, died on October 9, 2011 after a long illness. He was the son of Thelma Weaver of Brandamore and the late Charles Weaver.

Victor moved to Florida in the early 1970's where he became an accomplished mason contractor specializing in artistic designs in brick,...

Gertrude P. Gill

Oct 8, 2011

Gertrude P. Gill, 81, of Honey Brook, died on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of the late John E. Gill who died in 2004. They had shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late James and Esther Hall Ammon.

Gertrude...

Victoria M. "Vicky" Morefield

Oct 2, 2011

Victoria M. "Vicky" Morefield, 48, of Quarryville, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at her home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Bob R. and Joan Fuller Morefield. She is survived by her two sisters, Deborah Ammon, companion of Jim Stauffer, of Gap and Brenda Hogg, companion of Jim Floyd, of New Providence;...

Dorothy M. Proudfoot

Oct 2, 2011

Dorothy M. Proudfoot, 93, of Columbia, formerly of Gordonville, Strasburg and Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011.

She was the widow of Elwood Proudfoot who passed away in 1999 after they had shared 60 years of marriage.Born in Pomeroy, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Verna Paltnay Ammon.She is survived by her beloved daughter, Patricia P....

Erica Marie London

Oct 2, 2011

Erica Marie London, 41, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, October, 2, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Sheron Bradley and the late Frances M. London.  A 1987 graduate of Coatesville Area High School, she was employed at the Coatesville VA Medical Center as a CNA.She is survived by five...

Franklin Mason King

Sep 4, 2011

Franklin Mason King, 77, of Nottingham, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his home. Born in Sutton, W. VA he was the son of the late Howard F. and Sarah Ellen King. Frank was employed by Pipe Maintenance of Exton retiring in 1996. He proudly served in the US Army from 1955 to...

Deborah S. Byerly

Aug 30, 2011

Deborah S. Byerly, 66, of East Brandywine, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester. She was the widow of the late John B. Byerly. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Helen Benjamin Shaver.

Deborah was a graduate of Scott High School in...

Richard Leroy Herman

Aug 28, 2011

Richard Leroy Herman, 79, of Westwood, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce Reisinger Herman with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Leroy and Hazel Shute Herman. Richard lived in the area all his life and...

Helen L. Johnson

Aug 16, 2011

Helen L. Johnson, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Coatesville.  She was the widow of the late Harold Johnson, Sr., who passed away in 2001 after they had shared 54 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Hoffman and Florence Burrell Hoffman.Helen...

Miss Ruth R. Keneagy

Aug 14, 2011

Miss Ruth R. Keneagy, 77, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital after a short illness.  She was the daughter of the late John Elias Keneagy and Lillie Mae Sowers Keneagy.  She was born on September 19, 1933 in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County.

Ruth had been a resident of Pocopson Home since May 20, 1965.  According...

Elwood Simmons

Aug 2, 2011

Elwood Simmons, 94, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home.  He was the widower of Carrie F. Watterson Simmons, who passed away in 2006 after they had shared 68 years of marriage together. Born in Sugar Grove, West Virginia, Elwood was the son of the late Grover and Ola Wilfong Simmons....

Evelyn E. Weaver

Jul 30, 2011

Evelyn E. Weaver, 79, of West Chester, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community, where she had resided since 2007.  She was the widow of the late Joseph Edward Weaver, who passed away in 1984.

Born in Media, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Herr Edwards and Harry Edwards.She worked as a...

Anna Patricia Eyre

Jul 29, 2011

Anna Patricia Eyre passed away in the arms of her parents on July 29, 2011 at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Falls Church, VA.  Anna was born in Leesburg, VA on March 12, 2011.

Anna was the precious daughter of Tom and Keira Eyre (Conner) of Aldie, VA.Anna is survived by her loving grandparents Lynn and Patricia Conner of Parkesburg,...

Alisa Ann Thompson Whittington

Jul 28, 2011

Alisa Ann Thompson Whittington, 45, of East Norriton, Pa, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at the Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the wife of Sheldon D. Whittington with whom she shared 5 years of marriage.  

Alisa was born on July 15, 1966 in Coatesville Pa, to Robert W. and Shirley A. Oaks Thompson of Chester Springs, Pa....

Rose M. Adams Heinzman

Jul 22, 2011

Rose M. Adams Heinzman, 74, of Coatesville, died on Friday, July 22, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of late Horace Adams  who died in 1978 and the late Chester Heinzman who died in 2010.  Born in Bondsville she was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Harple Amole.

She is survived by the...

Curtis Owen Thompson

Jul 14, 2011

Curtis "Curtie" Thompson, 55, of Atglen, died at the Jennersville Hospital in Jennersville on Thursday, July 14, 2011.

He was born in Coatesville and was the son of Thelma E. (Mobley) Thompson of Atglen and the late Charles S. Thompson, Sr.He attended Octorara Area schools, he loved working on cars and landscaping his mother's yard.  He could liven up a party...

Ronald C. Wiggins

Jul 13, 2011

Ronald C. Wiggins, 53, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, PA.  He was the beloved son of Suzanne Williams Wiggins of Parkesburg and the late Leon C. Wiggins.  He was the beloved father to his son, Justin Wiggins of Parkesburg.

A resident of Parkesburg, most of his life, Ron was a...