Obituaries

Joyce I. Becker

Joyce I. Becker, 67, of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 7, 2013. She was the wife of the late Norman L. Becker who died in 1986. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Kathleen Paul Barkley.

Joyce was a life long resident of Cochranville and a 1963...

Marcelene M. "Honey" Doubts

Marcelene M. "Honey" Doubts, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.

She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Elaine (Kelly) Doubts.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1956 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School.  She was employed by the A+P Food...

Marietta M. Bard

Marietta M. Bard, 51, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Geisinger Medical Center of Danville.

She was the daughter of Melvin and Ruth (Hunter) Hinkle. She was the beloved mother of Becky Bard of Coatesville, Angel Fancher, wife of David, of Coatesville, Crystal Bard of Honey Brook, Heather Scott of Honey Brook...

Joseph O. Maxwell

J oseph O. Maxwell, 90, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of the late Gertrude Maxwell and the late Hazel Maxwell.

Born on Wednesday, June 2, 1920 in Coatesville, Pa., he was the son of the late Florence Stoner Maxwell...

Lydia Mccoury Davidson

Lydia McCoury Davidson, of Glenmoore and formerly of Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, died on Friday, April 27, 2012, four days after her 93rd birthday, at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania.  Born on April 23, 1919, in Burnsville, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Raphal Malcom and Annalize Webb McCoury.

Mrs. Davidson attended...

Joseph B. Hawk

Joseph B. Hawk, Jr., 76, of the Brandywine Hall in Caln Twp., Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at his residence.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Bessie Russell Hawk and Joseph B. Hawk, Sr. An area resident his entire life, he was a 1953 graduate of the Scott High School....

Lester R. Pugh

Lester R. Pugh, 72, of Coatesville, died on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Sally Smith Pugh. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Earl and Mary Rhoades Pugh. Lester was employed for 33 years by the Lukens Steel Co. in Coatesville retiring...

Marie E. Burton

Marie E. Burton, 87, formerly of Thorndale, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late William J. Burton, who passed away in 1974.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Susan Supplee Gibson.  An area...

Joseph J. Ciaccia

Joseph J. Ciaccia, 92, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Harrison Senior Living of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Violet A. Laurento Ciaccia with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was an area resident all his life. Mr. Ciaccia was a decorated WWII Veteran who proudly served in the...

Karl Killian

Karl Killian, 51, of Honey Brook, died on Sunday, May 19, 2013 as the result of an auto accident. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Harry and Anna P. Lewis Killian.

He is survived by one son Karl Killian, Jr. of Reading, three grandchildren, one brother Rodney Killian of Narvon and girlfriend Sonia Eaches....

Luke Ryan "Rex" Bowden

Luke Ryan "Rex" Bowden, infant son of Richard K. and Rhonda Bernard Bowden of East Fallowfield, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital of West Chester.

He will be missed by his maternal grandparents, H. Ron and Ellen Bernard of East Fallowfield, his paternal grandmother Helen Bowden, wife of the late Walter,...

Mary B. Stratton

Mary B. Stratton, 83, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. She was the widow of the late Joseph P. Stratton, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Mary Walsh Duffy.  Mary graduated from the West Catholic High...

Louise S. Lubrano

Louise S. Lubrano, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Domenick A. Lubrano, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Theresa (Bastone) Saracione.  She has been an area resident...

Lucy A. Keck

Lucy A. Keck, 80, of Coatesville, died at her home on Monday, October 17, 2011. She was the widow of the late Henry A. Keck who died in 1981. Born in Kennett Square, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Donofrio Vattilana.

She lived all her life in Chester County and attended various schools; she...

Marie T. Gethin

Marie T. Gethin, 70, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Maplewood Manor Nursing Home of Philadelphia. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Pierce McKaige.

She is survived by one son; Brendan W. Gethin and wife Veronica of Coatesville, two granddaughters; Victoria and Vanessa Gethin, one...

Lucy May Jones Searles

Lucy May Jones Searles, 93, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of her late husband, Hubert Searles, who passed away in 1993.

Born on Saturday, May 27, 1916 in Ercildoun, she was the daughter of the late William O. Jones and Ida Ella Ruth Jones. ...

Levi H. Zerr, Jr.

Levi H. Zerr, Jr., 79, of East Fallowfield Township, passed away at his home on Saturday August 1, 2009. He was the husband of Sara White Zerr with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Levi H. and Hazel Bitler Zerr.

He graduated from...

Kathryn "Kass" Welsch Mcallister

Kathryn "Kass" Welsch McAllister, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. She was the widow of the late Lawrence L. Welsch (1981) and Paul James McAllister, Jr. (2006).

Born in Atglen, she was...

Kenneth J. Stoltzfus (Updated Service Location)

Kenneth J. Stoltzfus, 37, of Gap, died on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital as a result of an auto accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul David Stoltzfus, III of Gap and Linda K. Powell Warden of Cochranville and stepson to Robert T. Warden. Ken was an area resident all his life and...

Kenneth L. Smith

Kenneth L. Smith, 47, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at his home.  He was the beloved son of Shirley Ann Pfitzenmeyer Smith and the late Earl F. Smith. He was employed as an Auto Detailer in Downingtown. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by his siblings: Robert E. Smith of Atglen, Gail A....