Obituaries

Janet Elaine Krause

Dec 1, 2012

Janet Elaine Krause, 76, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of the late Lloyd A. Krause, with whom she shared 28 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late James Latta and Anna (Osborne) Martin.

She was a 1954 graduate of the Scott High...

Linda F. Kasper

Nov 30, 2012

Linda F. Kasper, 65, of Elverson, passed away at her home on Friday, November 30th, 2012.  She was the wife of Ronald C. Kasper.

Born in Upper Darby (Delaware County), she was the daughter of the late James Christian Fye and Mary Eileen Barger Fye.She had worked at UPS.Linda is survived by her two sons, James R. Wright and Daniel J....

Carole Valjean Schmidt

Nov 30, 2012

Carole Valjean Schmidt, 74, of Gap, died on Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. Born in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Theo and Mary Parker Valjean.

In 1989, Carole graduated from the Chester County Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at the Coatesville VA Medical Center retiring in 1996.She...

Arlene M. Beck

Nov 30, 2012

Arlene M. Beck, 70, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 30, 2012 while surrounded by her family at her home. She was the beloved wife of James C. Beck with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George H. and Emma Leslie Mowday....

David H. Moore, Sr.

Nov 27, 2012

David H. Moore, Sr., 52, of Nottingham, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Lancaster Co. Hospice Center in Mt. Joy, PA. He was the beloved husband of Lynette Carrozza Moore with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Donald and Jeanne Acker Moore.

David was...

Harold H. Heinbach

Nov 25, 2012

Harold H. Heinbach, 79, of Cochranville, passed away on Sunday, November 25th, 2012 at the VA Medical Center Hospice Unit of Coatesville.  He was the beloved husband of Doris P. (Umbenhauer) Heinbach.

Born in Pine Grove, he was the son of the late Edwin and Mary (Zerbe) Heinbach.  An area resident most of his life, he was...

Nan F. Holl

Nov 24, 2012

Nan F. Holl, 90, of West Orange, NJ, died on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, PA. She was the wife of the late Anthony W. Holl. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Ernest K. and Alma Compton Falconer. Nan resided in West Orange over 60...

Robert L. Ford

Nov 22, 2012

Robert L. Ford, 81, of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. He was the husband of the late Viola DeVoe Ford. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Gurt and Blanche London Ford.

Bob served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was employed by...

Lorraine A. Bair

Nov 22, 2012

Lorraine A. Bair, 90, of Coatesville, died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown . She was the wife of the late S. Lewis Bair who died in 1987 and her first husband William W. Melrath who died in 1961. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Smith Beecher....

Grace E. Lease

Nov 22, 2012

Grace E. Lease, 82, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of the late William T. Lease.

Born in Creasptown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Ray Bennett and Lula Ellen (Settle) Bennett.  She was a member of the Wagontown Chapel. Grace is survived by...

Jane E. Townsend

Nov 21, 2012

Jane E. Townsend, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Harvard F. "Buck" Townsend.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. Hanna, Sr. and Sylvia Trimble Haines.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed as...

Gloria A. Shoop

Nov 20, 2012

Gloria A. Shoop, 80, formerly of Merritt Island, FL, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of Lloyd Shoop. Born in PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mabel Smelter Shenk.

She is survived by eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and she was...

Margaret M. "Peg" Long

Nov 17, 2012

Margaret M. "Peg" Long, 90, of Glenmoore, passed away at her home on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was the wife of John Long who died in 1997 and her first husband Earl Miller who died in 1963. Born in Madera, PA she was the daughter of the late Wasco and Mary Russian Moskel.

Peg, formerly of...

Deborah A. Teel

Nov 17, 2012

Deborah A. Teel, 55, of Pocopson Home died Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Samuel Teel. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Richard I. Chesnet and Zella I. Burke Duncan.

Debbie is survived by two children, Evelyn Chesnet of Coatesville and Michael A. Teel of York, three grandchildren, ...

Kathryn "Kass" Welsch McAllister

Nov 15, 2012

Kathryn "Kass" Welsch McAllister, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. She was the widow of the late Lawrence L. Welsch (1981) and Paul James McAllister, Jr. (2006).

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

Virginia E. (Glass) Roth

Nov 13, 2012

Virginia E. (Glass) Roth, 92, of Lutheran Knolls, passed away peacefully on November 13 after a short illness.

Virginia (Ginny) enjoyed a long, spry, cheerful life filled with friends and family.  She worked as a cashier well into her 80’s at Smith’s Pharmacy in Claymont and enjoyed daily chats with all her customers, especially those from Sun Oil Co. where her...

Susan A. Mattson

Nov 4, 2012

 Susan A. Mattson, 40, of Gap, died at her home on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Nancy Farra Mattson of Gap and Samuel Mattson, Sr. of Coatesville. Susan was employed as manager at Hair Express in Parkesburg. She was a member of the 1st Baptist Church of Parkesburg. 

 She is also survived three children;  James...

Brian M. McGinnis

Nov 4, 2012

Brian M. McGinnis, 39, of Paradise, died on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 in an auto accident. He was the husband of Aldorah Wall McGinnis. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Ralph N. McGinnis, Jr. and Diane K. Dougherty.

He is also survived by sons; Ethen and Jake McGinnis and stepsons Zachery and Cliffton Perez and...

Albert K. Archey

Nov 4, 2012

Albert K. Archey, 68, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of Roberta B. Archey of Parkesburg.

A resident of Parkesburg most of his life, Albert served in the US Army and completed two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was employed as a landscaper.He is survived, in...

James S. Hall

Oct 30, 2012

James S. Hall, 55, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. He was the husband of Kim Marie Greenawalt Hall with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Mary Sweinhart Hall of Christiana and the late William Hall.

Jim was an area resident all his...