Obituaries

Esther Rita Smith Yeoman

Dec 27, 2012

Esther Rita Smith Yeoman, 87, of Downingtown, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Norman C. Yeoman, Jr., who passed away in 2008.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esther Smith.  She was employed at the Bell Telephone Co. for 31 years and QVC...

Mark S. Simon

Dec 25, 2012

Mark S. Simon, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on December 25th, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.

Born on April 16, 1962 in Coatesville, he was the son of George A. and Jane E. (Esworthy) Simon of Coatesville.He was a parishioner at the St. Cecilia Parish in Coatesville.  Mark was a graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior High.He was...

Carol Mae Spencer

Dec 25, 2012

Carol Mae Spencer, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 at the Pocopson Home.  She was the wife of Marvin Spencer, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Tobias and Ethel Wanner.She is survived, in addition to her husband, by her daughter, Veronica Spencer of Northeast, MD, and Shannon...

Donald J. Butcher, Sr.

Dec 25, 2012

Donald J. Butcher, Sr., 84, of West Grove, passed away on December 25, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Walton) Butcher.

An area resident his entire life, he was retired from the Penguin Industry of Pomeroy.He served honorably in the US Army during the Korean War.He is survived, in addition to his wife, by his children: Donna Mae Brown,...

Curtis D. Cox, Sr.

Dec 25, 2012

Curtis D. Cox, Sr., 79, of East Fallowfield, died at his home on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. He was the husband of Annabelle "Tiz" Cox with whom he shared 37 of marriage.

Curtis was employed by Luria Brothers retiring in 1996.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by seven children; Bonnie Young, Brenda...

Russell L. Probst Sr.

Dec 24, 2012

Russell L. Probst Sr. born January 19, 1929 went to be with his 2 sons in heaven on December 24, 2012. He was residing at the Masonic Village Health Care Center in Elizabethtown, PA at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Nancy Ann Zimmerman Probst of Strasburg, PA and his son Clintin Samuel and...

John H. ‘Bud’ Carrigan Of Nottingham

Dec 24, 2012

John H. “Bud” Carrigan, 91, of Nottingham, formerly of Wellsboro, Galeton and West Chester, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012.

Born in Russellville, he was the son of the late Elam and Abbey (nee Frye).He attended school in Unionville.John honorably served in the Army Air Force during WWII as a sergeant in the medical corps in England, France and...

Jacqueline Marie Snyder

Dec 21, 2012

Jacqueline Marie Snyder, 38, of Ronks, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the wife of Gary C. Snyder.

Born in Wilmington, DE., she was the beloved daughter of Roger and Joann Reeves of Parkesburg.  She was a 1992 graduate of the Octorara High School and was employed by Service Master.In addition to her...

Suse Marianne Mikhail

Dec 20, 2012

Suse Marianne Mikhail, 72, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Penn Hospice of Rittenhouse Square.

Born on October 20th, 1940 in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Hilda (Hagelstein) Schewe.She employed as a shipping clerk for Patwell Pharmaceutical Solutions.She is survived by her three children: Patrick Michaels of Parkesburg, Pierre Kanaan...

Roberta Elizabeth York

Dec 20, 2012

Mrs. Roberta Elizabeth York, age 75 of Jasper, Georgia died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at her residence, following a period of declining health.

Born Monday, June 28, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Samuel D. Brown and Geraldine Demsey Brown.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, William V. York, Sr., and her son,...

Lorena B. Harrington

Dec 19, 2012

Lorena B. Harrington, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at home.

Born in West Chester on January 21, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Minnie Eaby Brittingham.On August 22, 1948, she married William J. Harrington who preceded her in death in August 2009.Lorena was a 1944 graduate of Unionville High School.She was...

Chelsea L. Davis

Dec 18, 2012

Chelsea L. Davis, 36, of Atglen, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  Born on October 2, 1976 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of James E. and Mary (Hoover) Davis of Atglen.

An area resident her entire life, she was a 1995 graduate of the Octorara High School.She is survived, in addition to her parents,...

Jane L. S. Davidson

Dec 15, 2012

Jane L. S. Davidson, 73, of Glenmoore, Pa., died on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Lester Davidson, who passed away in 2010 after they shared 49 years of marriage together.

Born in Lancaster on April 5th, 1939, she was the daughter of the late David and Helen...

Mary E. Powell

Dec 14, 2012

Mary E. Powell, 89, of Pocopson Home, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Chester County Hospital.  She was the widow of Willie Powell and John Peco.

Born in Columbia, Mary was the daughter of George F. and Erma May (Smith) Ibaugh.She is survived by her children Audrey J. Embly of Maytown, Lynn H. Watts of...

Marietta M. Bard

Dec 14, 2012

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 and Robert Miles III...

Kathryn E. Redcay

Dec 10, 2012

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 lovingly cared for...

Joseph J. Blythe

Dec 9, 2012

Joseph J. Blythe, 57, of Coatesville died on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Coatesville VAMC. He was born in Camden, NJ. Joe served in the US Marine Corp from 1974 to 1976. He was employed at the Coatesville VAMC.

He is survived by one son Michael J. Blythe of Bell Mawr, NJ.Funeral services on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 11am...

Rose R. Klunk

Dec 5, 2012

Rose R. Klunk, 93, of Rock Hill, SC, formerly of Chester County, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Agape Senior Center in Rock Hill, SC. She was the widow of the late Arthur J. Klunk who died in 2007. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Pauline Holuba Softchin.

Rose served her family as...

Frances C. Cowan

Dec 5, 2012

Frances C. Cowan, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsbury Twp., passed away on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.  She was the widow of Everett C. Cowan, Jr. who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 59 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the...

Mary C. Jilek

Dec 4, 2012

Mary C. Jilek, 100, of Christiana, PA, formerly of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. Born in Whiteford, MD, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ellen R. Weaver Jones.

She is survived by one son Roger P. Jones of Paradise, daughter-in-law R. Jean Jones of Atglen, five...