Obituaries

Joseph H. Haines

Joseph H. Haines, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the widower of the late Sylvia I. Trimble Haines.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alice Hoopes Haines and Oscar Haines. He served honorably in the US Army. He was...

Marjorie B. Johnson

Marjorie B. Johnson, 92, of Chatham, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of T. Edward Johnson. Born in New London, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Reba Buckalew Bush. Marjorie was an area resident all her life. She proudly served in the Women's Army Corp...

Marion E. Campbell

Marion E. Campbell, 78, of Pomeroy, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of Donald C. Campbell, who passed away 22 years ago.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Miller) Esworthy. She was a 1952 graduate of the former...

Leon A. Arasin

Leon A. Arasin, 83 of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Genevieve Grabowski Arasin with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.

Born in Brandamore, PA, he was the son of the late William and Alexandra Han...

Laura E. Searl

Laura E. Searl, 56, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, March 24 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was a beloved mother to her children: Heather Ickes Olson of Catonsville, MD and Keith D. Ickes of Atglen; the beloved partner of Stephanie Klingler, with whom she shared 24 years of partnership; grandmother to Siana of Atglen;...

Margaret A. Schmidt

Margaret A. Schmidt, 64, of Christiana, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 6, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of John F. Schmidt, Sr. with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Janet Spickler...

Lynne M. Whitely

Lynne M. Whitely, 41, of West Chester, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2010 surrounded by her family and in the embrace of her beloved mother. She passed away at "Brian's House", where she had resided for the past 23 years.

Born in West Chester on Friday, May 24, 1968, she was the beloved daughter of Emily...

Kathleen Vandervliet

Kathleen VanderVliet, 44, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of Roger and Jean Hopkins VanderVliet of Hector, NY.

Kate was employed by Siemens Medical Solutions as a paralegal.

She is survived, in addition to her parents...

Marion Hilton Wiggington

Marion Hilton Wiggington, 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home.

The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg.  The interment will be held the following day at the Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery of Lancaster.

Leon R. Rollins, Sr.

Leon R. Rollins, Sr., 75, of Coatesville, Pa., passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He is survived by his wife, Sandra Wilson Rollins. Born in Christiana, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice Miller Rollins. An area resident his entire life, he had worked at the former...

Lorraine L. Smith

Lorraine L. Smith, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Parvin W. Smith who died last November. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Mabel Wright Lawrence.

Lorraine was a 1942 graduate of the...

Larry E. Smith, Sr.

Larry E. Smith, Sr., 60, formerly of Coatesville, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Pocopson Home. He was the husband of Rebecca Johnson Smith with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Brinton and Edith Williams Smith. Larry was a Chester County resident all...

Kathryn J. Mccormick Fairweather

Kathryn J. McCormick Fairweather, 85, of Romansville, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ralph Terry Fairweather, Jr. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Grace Brittin McCormick. Kathryn was a 1945 graduate of St. Agnes High School. She was employed, for over...

Katherine D. "Kathey" Newnam

Katherine D. "Kathey" Newnam, 63, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Joseph Newnam, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond S. Devlin and Charlotte B. (Whiteman) Devlin. She was a member of the Parkesburg...

Linda T. Elliott

Linda T. Elliott, 59, of East Fallowfield, died on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the University of PA Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the beloved wife of V. Wayne Elliott with whom she shared 3 1/2 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Clyde and Elizabeth Habecker Thomas of Coatesville. Linda was a 1973 graduate of...

Kathryn E. Redcay

Kathryn E. Redcay, 91, of Holtwood, formerly of Cochranville, passed away at the home of her daughter on Monday, December 10, 2012. She was the wife of Henry A. Redcay of Quarryville with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Mary King Stoltzfus.

Kathryn was...

Margaret F. "Peggy" Copeland

Margaret F. "Peggy" Copeland, 56, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 surrounded by her beloved family.  She was the widow of the late Scott L. Copeland who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 28 years of marriage.

A lifelong resident of Coatesville, Margaret was the daughter of the late...

M. Patricia Myers Hoskins

M. Patricia Myers Hoskins, 79, formerly of Downingtown, died on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the Pembrooke Health and Rehab Center of West Chester. She was the widow of the late Robert B. Hoskins, Sr. who passed away in 2007. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Edith Withrow Myers.

Pat...

Loretta Kay Hoover

Loretta Kay Hoover, 59, of Cochranville, passed away at the Heartland Hospice in Pine Creek, Delaware on Sunday June 21, 2009. She was the wife of Chester B. Hoover with whom she shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE she was the daughter of Clarence and Dorothy M. Barker Darnell of Cochranville.

Loretta was a...

June Bogatin Debolt

June Bogatin DeBolt, 89, of West Chester, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester.  She was widow of the late Marion DeBolt. Born in Marvin Gardens, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Ratzburg and Harry Bogatin. June was a school teacher for the KD Markley...