Obituaries

Mar 9, 2011

Frederick A. Phillips, 70, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Pauline Suhobrus Phillips with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. 

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Frederick F. and Mary M. Cazille Phillips. An area resident all his life, he was employed...

Mar 9, 2011

David L. Schweitzer, 31, of Valley Township, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Mary Ann March and the late John H. March, Jr. Dave lived in the area all his life and was employed in construction. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by a daughter Sara Lee...

Mar 8, 2011

Helen E. Hawk, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late John V. Hawk who died in 1977. Born in Hillsgrove, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Hattie Smell Minnier. Helen was a resident of Parkesburg most of her life. She...

Mar 7, 2011

 Dorothy M. Martin, 100, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. Born on March 29, 1910 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Grier and Mae Gillespie Martin. 

An area resident all her life, and a graduate of West Chester University, Miss Martin served the community for several generations as a...

Mar 6, 2011

Shirley H. Brown, 66, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Lawrence H. Brown Jr., with whom she shared 22 years of marriage.Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late William H. Trago and Eva Houck Trago.  She...

Mar 2, 2011

Richard Leonard "Dick" Blosenski, 66, of Parkesburg, formerly of Honey Brook, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ruth Ann Landis Blosenski with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Lima, PA he was the son of the late Joseph M. Blosenski, Sr. and Ruth...

Mar 2, 2011

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....

Mar 1, 2011

Robert V. Baker, 81, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Lifecare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Helen E. Baker who died in 1995. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John A. Baker, Sr. and Marjorie Echoff Baker.

An area resident...

Mar 1, 2011

Howard Albert "Plug" Thompson, 89, of Gap, previously of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the widower of the late Dorothy Law Thompson, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son...

Feb 25, 2011

Richard J. Nuse, Sr., 70, of Coatesville passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Ash Nuse, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James C. and Lillian Nuse.  He was employed by Lukens Steel Co....

Feb 18, 2011

Charles J. (Rudy) Rudewick, 65, of Parkesburg died on February 18, 2011 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester of complications from cancer. Born in Freeland, PA, he was the son of the late John R. Rudewick and Evelyn Yankowski Rudewick.  He was the husband to Jane N. Lepp Rudewick, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Charles worked...

Feb 15, 2011

Margaret Marie Gilbert Marsh, 74 of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter in Elverson. She was the wife of William L. Marsh with whom she shared over seven years of marriage and her late husband Chester J. Gilbert, Jr. who died in 1990. Born in West Grove,...

Feb 15, 2011

Francis R. Beard, 79, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sherry Butler Beard, with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Chester Springs, he was the son of the late Jacob A. Beard and Dora E. Famous Beard.

Francis served...

Feb 13, 2011

Donna S. Sharpless, 65, of Avondale, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 after a brief illness.  She was the widow of the late Robert I. Sharpless, who passed away in 2006. Born in Oxford, she was the daughter of the late Clarence J. Simpson and Katherine Schofield Simpson.  She was a 1962 graduate of the Oxford High School. ...

Feb 12, 2011

Henry Francis Ziemak, 78, a lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away suddenly, surrounded by loving family. Henry was born at home on August 15, 1932, the youngest son of the late Benjamin and Anna Szczepura Ziemak.  He was a graduate of Scott Senior High School and proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. ...

Feb 11, 2011

Dorothy Davis Kilgore, 98, of Hickory House, died on Friday, February 11, 2011. She is now with her Risen Lord, along with her husband, the late Paul N. Kilgore with whom she shared 63 years of marriage, her son Paul L. Kilgore, her four daughters; Virginia "Ginny" DeForest, Louise Kilgore, Katherine "Katie" Beale and Margaret "Peggy" Mohr and her...

Feb 11, 2011

Agnes Carolyn Hall, 91, of Heatherwood Retirement Community, Honey Brook, PA, died on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  She was the wife of the late Gaither C. Hall who died in 2003. Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Kelly and Florence Morgan Icard. She was a graduate of Hickory High School...

Feb 7, 2011

Dorothy Lee Delahoy, 59, of Coatesville, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at Life Care in West Chester. She was born in Williamsport, PA.

She is survived by four daughters, one son, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren and her ex-husband of 33 years, Ronald Delahoy.

Services will be held on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:00am...

Feb 4, 2011

Alexander R. Diller, infant son of Richard J. and Elizabeth T. Ward Diller of Lancaster, died at birth on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by one brother Ivan S. Diller, maternal grandparents Mary and Joseph Ward of Atglen and paternal grandparents Richard...

Jan 27, 2011

 Adalyne F. Woodward, 97, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late John Y. Woodward who died in 2002. Born in Highland Township, she was the daughter of the late Jefferis W. and Sarah Elizabeth Collins Freeman. 

An area resident all her life, she was a member of...