Obituaries

Mar 28, 2013

Carol D. Gerow, 85, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Walter L. Gerow who died in 1995. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Helf Hildebrand.

Carol had lived for 40 years in Syosset,...

Mar 26, 2013

Donald L. Weaver, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the beloved husband of Bettie Brown Weaver with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Edna Saylor Weaver.

Don was an area resident...

Mar 24, 2013

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;...

Mar 23, 2013

Rose L. Miller, 88, of Lancaster, died on March 23, 2013 at the Chester Valley Rehab Center of Malvern. She was the wife of the late Lawrence R. "Hip" Miller who died in 1999. Born in Alexandria, LA, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Pernella Haywood Washington.

Rose was employed at the former Embreeville Hospital. She was a...

Mar 23, 2013

Merritt Conrad Hyers passed away on March 23rd, 2013, in East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania.

He was born July 31, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 He was a minister, professor, and author. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1965. Served as pastor in NJ, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Professor of history of religions at Beloit College and Gustavus...

Mar 20, 2013

Leota Ann Skiles, 68, of Westwood, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, PA. She was the beloved wife of William L. Skiles with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Wayne A. and Leota G. Root Smith.

Leota was an area resident all her...

Mar 20, 2013

Barbara Harnish Christie, 83, of Parkersburg WV, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Samuel Owen Christie Sr. who died in 2001.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Maurice and Gladys Burke Detterline Harnish.

She was a...

Mar 16, 2013

Pauline Rhoades, 85, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Clarence E. "Duckeye" Rhoades, Jr., with whom she shared 69 years of marriage.

Born in Mortonville, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. Rowe and Cora (Schroder) Wright.  She was a graduate of...

Mar 16, 2013

Randall L. Reynolds, 64, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was the husband of Barbara Cook Reynolds with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George D. and Jeannette Hatfield Reynolds.

Mr. Reynolds was a 1966 graduate of Coatesville High School. After graduating, he served...

Mar 13, 2013

James C. Robinson, 68, of Gap, passed away on March 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster after a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Pamela Forbes Robinson, with whom he would have shared 44 years of marriage on April 19th, 2013.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clarence Diller Robinson and...

Mar 13, 2013

Dorothy R. Dickinson, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late George Dickinson who died in 2011. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Anna Halligar Thompson.

Dorothy was an area resident all her life and a 1951 graduate of the Scott High...

Mar 11, 2013

Daniel Drag, 80, of Atglen, passed away at his home on Monday, March 11, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Priscilla Germano Drag, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Frackville, PA, he was the son of the late Peter and Sophia Chobey Drag.

Dan proudly served in the US Army during the...

Mar 10, 2013

Patricia A. Hannum, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite (Mowery) Devlin.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1951 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.Patricia was a member of the Parkesburg Baptist Church.She worked...

Mar 10, 2013

Candace L. Barlow, 40, of Avondale, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of P. David Barlow with whom she shared 17 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of William and Melissa Phillippe Stinnette of Oxford.

An area resident all her life, she was employed by...

Mar 9, 2013

Kevin W. McCafferty, Sr., of Parkesburg, passed away on his 54th birthday, Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at the Chester County Hospital.  He was the husband of Susan Stone McCafferty.

Born in Bryn Mawr Hospital, Kevin was the son of Margaret Wright McCafferty and the late John McCafferty.He was employed as at Truck Driver for CPC of King of Prussia and was...

Mar 8, 2013

Nicholas Mastrippolito, 86, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, March 8th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the widower of the late Frances Mastrippolito.

Born in Embreeville, he was the son of the late Antonio and Vera Mastrippolito.He was employed by the former Lukens Steel Co. in the Maintenance Dept.He is survived by his son Joseph Mastrippolito of East...

Mar 8, 2013

Jerome T. Rokins, Sr., 59, of Reading, previously of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 8th, 2013 at the Reading Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Ella Dixon Rokins, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Jerome was the son of Nina Mae Parker Rokins of Coatesville and the late Lemmey Rokins, Sr..  He was a...

Mar 7, 2013

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 Store at Downingtown...

Mar 7, 2013

Marjorie Bithell Cardwell, 85, of Tel Hai Retirement Community, formerly of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 7, 2013.

She was the widow of Gilbert P. Cardwell who died in 1999 with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Esther Zipf Bithell.Marge was employed...

Mar 2, 2013

Hower S. "Baba" Smith, Jr., 78, of Westwood, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Dale E. Thompson Smith with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Westwood, he was the son of the late Hower S. Smith, Sr. and Florence Rebecca Townsley.

Hower served...