Obituaries

Lois B. Stoltzfus

Lois B. Stoltzfus, 76, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center.  She was the wife of Abner S. Stoltzfus for 36 years.  Born in Pomeroy she was the daughter of the late Artemis and Anna MacDonald Townsend.

She was a graduate of Scott High School and had lived in...

Linda M. Combs

Linda M. Combs, 65, of Coatesville, died on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster County. Born in Malvern, she was the daughter of the late David Steele, II and Jane Leech Steele Kendrick.

An area resident all her life, she was retired from Kensey Nash of Great Valley. She is survived by...

Linda L. Heinzman

Linda L. Heinzman, 63, of Pomeroy, died at her home on Thursday, June 16, 2011. She was the wife of the late Chester F. Heinzman who died in 1996. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Ida Denithorne Tyndall. She is survived by five children; Joseph Heinzman of Coatesville, Donna Nuse...

Joyce E. Miller

Joyce E. Miller, 49, of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Hospice of Lancaster County's Mount Joy Center. She was the beloved wife of Arnold J. Miller Sr., with whom she shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Ronald C. Twyman Sr. of...

Marian W. Herman

Marian W. Herman, 94, of Elverson, formerly of Pomeroy, passed away on Sunday, October 23 under the care of her family.  She was the widow of the late Ernest E. Herman, Sr. who passed in 1990.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Anna Randler Warden. An area resident all her life, she...

Lenora M. Michnuk

Lenora (Len) M. Michnuk of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Downingtown, PA  passed away Saturday, August  25,2012 in Lewes, DE surrounded by her loving family.

Len was born March 26, 1929 in Coatesville, PA .  She was the daughter of the late Emily B. Miller and Cletus F. Miller of Sandy Hill. She was preceded in death by...

Marjorie T. Whiteford

Marjorie T. Whiteford, 78, of Atglen, formerly of West Chester, Yardley, Ridley Park and Norwood, passed away at her home, on Wednesday, December 29, 2010, surrounded by her family on the 54th anniversary of her marriage to Basil James Whiteford. Born in Wilmington, DE., she was the daughter of the late George S. Thompson and Esther Vining Thompson.  She...

Lyle E. Gillespie, Sr.

Lyle E. Gillespie, Sr., 76, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the beloved husband of Thelma Hall Gillespie with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Christiana, he was the son of the late Lyle G. and Marguerite Thompson Gillespie. Lyle was an area resident all his life...

Marie D. Mitchell

Marie D. Mitchell, 93, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November, 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late John J. Mitchell, Jr. who died in 2006. Born in Woodridge, VA, she was the daughter of the late Brady Lee and Catherine P. Wolfe Davis.

Marie was an area resident all her life...

Lonnie D. Henson

Lonnie D. Henson, 63, of Quarryville, died on Sunday March 1, 2009 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. Born in West Grove, PA he was the son of the late Richard Henson and Vail Ward Moyer. He served honorable in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Lonnie was employed by Michael's Bakery of Strasburg retiring in 2007.

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Katie Riehl Coblentz

Katie Riehl Coblentz, 99, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Joseph Coblentz who died in 1984. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Gideon and Nancy Dinner Riehl. Katie was an area resident all her life and a member of the...

Joyce J. Cazille

Joyce J. Cazille, 67, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester.

Born on Tuesday, March 9, 1943 in Peoria, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Lucile Hawley Ellis and Harry Hensley.

He was employed by Penguin Industries for 25 years as a Production...

Larry E. Sielski

Larry E. Sielski, 58, of Gap, passed away on Sunday, April 8th at his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Edward F. and Mary (Christake) Sielski. An area resident his entire life, he was a 1972 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. Larry managed Sielski's Speed Shop of Thorndale for 20 years; and was...

Josephine Mast

Josephine Mast, 77, of Oxford, formerly of West Caln, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the widow of the late John Mast. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William J.B. and Bertha Phillips Steffe.

She is survived by one...

Larry Joe Lloyd

Larry Joe Lloyd, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Memphis, TN he was the son of the late Lila M. Hamilton and Vernon Lloyd. Larry served honorably with the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion and the...

Marian R. Lindquist

Marian R. Lindquist, 91, of Willow Street, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy. She was the widow of the late Eric A. Lindquist, Jr. who died in 2004.

Born in Lincoln University, PA she was the daughter of the late Wesley A. and Susan Miller Galloway. Marian...

Joshua Tyler Broomell

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...

Larry A. Sellers

Larry A. Sellers, 57, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Cindy Witte Sellers, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Larry was the son of Doris McCore Sellers of Pomeroy and the late Edwin L. Sellers. An area resident his entire life, he...

Lorraine G. Phillips

Lorraine G. Phillips, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, January, 4, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Harvey L. Phillips with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Birdsboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Marks. An area resident most her life, she attended the Central Baptist...

Joshua Lee Wilson

Joshua Lee Wilson, 37, of Gum Tree, Cochranville, died on March 12, 2014 in Coatesville. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Cynthia Wilson Heilner and he was raised by grandparents Norris E. Wilson and the late Eva Kay Wilson. Joshua was an area resident all his life and a 1995 graduate of Octorara High School. He was employed...