Obituaries
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...
Robert L. Quaintance, Jr.
Jul 22, 2013
Robert L. Quaintance, Jr., 61, of Oxford, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.He was the son of the late Dorothy (Sloyer) and Robert Quaintance, Sr.Robert served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War.An area resident his entire life, he was employed as a Security Guard at TastyKake of Oxford. Robert was a...
Robert J. Cremmin
Jul 19, 2013
Robert J. Cremmin, 81, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Friday, July 19, 2013. He was the husband of Geraldine Curry Cremmin with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Marie F. Hughes.An area resident all his life, he was a 1949 graduate of the Coatesville...
Theodore R. Hendricks, Jr.
Jul 18, 2013
Theodore R. Hendricks, Jr., 53, of Honey Brook, died on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Rose Mastrippolito Hendricks of Honey Brook and the late Theodore R. Hendricks Sr.He is survived, in addition to his mother, by two daughters Karia and Stephanie Hendricks and two sisters...
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...
Josephine S. Rutledge
Jul 2, 2013
Josephine S. Rutledge, 82, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Conestoga View of Lancaster. She was the wife of John L. Rutledge, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Mary Jo (Brocolli) and Nicholas Iacono.Josephine was a parishioner of the Our Lady of Consolation Catholic...
Elizabeth Kuch
Jul 2, 2013
Elizabeth Kuch, 81, of West Caln, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center of Narvon. She was the beloved wife of Eugene C. Kuch with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in E. Fallowfield Twp., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Agnes Harmath Adorian.Betty was a 1951 graduate of...
James R. Scott
Jun 29, 2013
James R. Scott, 76, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 29, 2013. He was the husband of Charmaine M. Beems Scott with whom he shared 27 years of marriage. Born in Bondsville, Chester County, he was the son of the late Charles and Stella McComsey Scott. Mr. Scott was an area resident all his life. He proudly...
Steven C. Nikodemski
Jun 28, 2013
Steven C. Nikodemski, 46, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013 at his home in Philadelphia.He was the son of Betty Epler Nikodemski of Honey Brook and the late Edward J. Nikodemski.Steven was a graduate of Coatesville High School and a parishioner of St Stanislaus Kostka Parish.A resident of Coatesville most of his life, he was employed...
Nancy Lee Watts
Jun 28, 2013
Nancy Lee Watts, 70, formerly of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of the late John Watts.Born and raised in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of Anna Ruth (Thomas) and Edgar W. Smith. She worked for 17 years at Mariano's Deli.She loved being with...
Reba Taylor
Jun 27, 2013
Reba Taylor, 93, of Coatesville, died on Thursday, June 27th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of George Taylor. Born in Lenover, she was the daughter of Jacob and Hanna Griffy Hammonds. She was a faithful member of the Mt. Zion AME Church where she served as Stewart and member of the Choir and Missionary Society.She is...


