Obituaries

Oct 2, 2010

Dorothy M. Robinson, 92, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Virtua Hospital in Berlin, N.J.  She was the widow of the late Oliver H. Robinson, who passed away in 1990 after they had shared 33 years of marriage together.

Born on Monday, September 23, 1918 in Shenandoah, Pa., she was the daughter...

Sep 26, 2010

Irma J. Jones, 75, of Elverson, died on Sunday Sept. 26, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of George H. Jones. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Harry A. and Laura Mae Clemons Griffin. Irma served as a cook at St. Mary Providence of Elverson.

She is survived by three children; Bonnie...

Sep 20, 2010

Richard W. Young, 71, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook. He was the husband of Lorraine Wilson Young with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. 

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren E. and Anne Sloyer Young. Richard was a 1957 graduate of Coatesville High School. He...

Sep 17, 2010

Doris M. Frantz, 82, of East Fallowfield, entered into rest on September 17, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  

Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Sep 11, 2010

Ruth V. Boyden, 97, formerly of West Grove, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Pocopson Home where she had resided since 1996. She was the widow of the late Lester Boyden.

Born in London Grove Twp., she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Blanche Lee Alder. Ruth was an area resident all...

Sep 9, 2010

Peter D. Castetter, 78 of Downingtown died on Thursday September 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the widower of Shirley Lackward Castetter. Born in Berwick, he was the son of the late LeClair and Laura Castetter. 

Peter served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was employed at Lukens Steel as a security guard.

He is survived by...

Sep 7, 2010

Matthew D. Kipp, 29, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital of West Chester.

Born on Saturday, March 14, 1981 at the Bryn Mawr Hospital, he was the son of Zedra Ann (Trythall) Kipp and Jeffrey William Kipp of East Fallowfield.  He was a 1999 graduate of the Coatesville High...

Sep 6, 2010

Bertha C. Lawrence Triplett, 88, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2010 at the Chester Valley Nursing Home in Malvern.  She was the widow Franklin Lawrence and James Triplett.

Born on June 18, 1922 in Ash County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Mary Jane Hamm Taylor and Andrew Taylor.

An area resident most of her life,...

Sep 4, 2010

Amos W. Yoder, 89, formerly of Gap, PA, entered into eternal rest September 4, 2010 at Landis Homes

He was one of the original church planters of the Parkesburg Mennonite Church where he was ordained deacon in 1950 at the age of 29. He later served as pastor.

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Sep 3, 2010

Patricia A. Lyons, 47, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her family, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born on Friday, April 26, 1963 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of Geraldine Thomas Cazillo and the late Pasquale A. Cazillo, Jr., who passed away in 2006.

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Aug 29, 2010

Patricia Ann Boyd Launi, 59, of Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at her home. She was the wife of Michael Launi with whom she shared 14 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth Ammon Boyd.

Pat was a 1968 graduate...

Aug 29, 2010

Clifton Allen Jackson, 53, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2010, at the Washington County Hospital of Hagerstown.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Jacqueline A. White Hallager of Wagontown, Pa. and the late Willie Jackson.  He was a 1976 graduate of the Octorara High School.  He proudly served in the US Army from 1976 to...

Aug 25, 2010

Lois E. Broschard, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Ware Presbyterian Villiage of Oxford.  She was the widow of the late William E. Broschard, who passed away in 1994.

Born on Wednesday, March 12, 1924 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Ellen LaMar Steen Martin and William Steen....

Aug 19, 2010

Donald J. MacKenzie, 56, of East Fallowfield, died on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Science Building, Vitas Hospice Care Unit, Darby, PA. Born in Troy, NY, he was the son of Alexander and Joan Clark MacKenzie of Downingtown. Donald was an area resident most of his life and a 1970 graduate of the Downingtown High...

Aug 16, 2010

Herman L. Whiteman, went home to be with the Lord after a long illness on August 16th, 2010, in Tel Hai Nursing Center, Honey Brook, PA. He is survived by his wife of two years, Emily (Delaney) Whiteman. He was predeceased by his first wife of 65 years, Marion E. (Watkins) Whiteman.

He was the loving father of three children: Herman,...

Aug 12, 2010

Charles H. Lavender, Jr., 59, of Parkesburg, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara Hardestry Lavender, with whom he shared 27 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on Friday, June 8, 1951, he was the son of Lorraine Dickinson Lavender of Newark, N.J. and the...

Aug 4, 2010

Sandra M. Robertson, 73, of East Fallowfield, died on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at her home. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Eugenia Taylor Martin.

A life long resident of the area and graduate of the Unionville High School she was employed by Lukens Steel of Coatesville as a secretary....

Aug 1, 2010

Kenneth H. Dale, 70, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Parkesburg and Atglen, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Mary Smallwood Dale, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage.

Born on Monday, September 18, 1939 at the former Coatesville Hospital, he was the son of the late...

Jul 28, 2010

Richard G. Himelright, Sr., 70, of Coalport, PA,  formerly of Coatesville and Modena, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Altoona Regional Hospital.

He was the husband of Barbara Bradford Himelright with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.

Born in Downingtown, he was the son of the late Jesse L. and Anna...

Jul 28, 2010

Dorthea M. Davis, 88, of New Holland, formerly of East Fallowfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Garden Spot Village.  She was the widow of the late Miller S. Davis, who passed away in 1963.

Born on November 15, 1921 in Millington, Md., she was the daughter of the late Mildred E. Wheatman Stevens...