Obituaries

Janet Elaine Krause

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...

John H. Gossert Sr.

John H. Gossert Sr., 73, of East Fallowfield, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 after a brief illness with lymphoma.

John is the son of the late George E. Gossert and Lena R. Gossert. He served in the U.S. Army as a linemen from 1960 to 1962, when he then began working...

John Louis Duffy

John Louis Duffy, 88, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Hospice Center.  He was the husband of Janice R. (Allison) Duffy, with whom he shared 16 and a half years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Arthur and Sarah (Carroll) Duffy. John was retired from...

Helen Goldberg Pearlman

Helen Goldberg Pearlman, 86, of West Caln, died peacefully on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Reuben Pearlman who served in the US Army during WWII and was a war hero.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Leah Goldberg.

She...

John Harlan Windle, Iii

John Harlan Windle, III, 56, of Drumore, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in Providence Twp. as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was beloved husband of Marianne Williams Windle, with whom he shared 17 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of John H. Windle, Jr. of Christiana and the late...

John R. "Dick" Zachary

John R. "Dick" Zachary, 83, of Glenmoore, passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Kay Criswell Zachary, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born on July 21, 1926 in Crawfordsville, Ind., he was the son of the late Elmer D. and Flo Garver Zachary.  He...

James R. Moore

James R. Moore, 88, formerly of Coatesville and Downingtown, died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Coatesville Medical Center Hospice.

He was born on January 31, 1922, to the late Herbert P. Moore and Fay Heim Moore.

Jim was a WWII veteran and served in the European Theater with the 147th Combat Engineers. He landed...

Helen R. Walton

Helen R. Walton, 70, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in West Chester, Helen was the daughter of the late Estella Mae Fillman Walton and Albert H. Walton. She belonged to the St. James Episcopal Church.

She is survived by her siblings: Dorothy E. Langley of Sadsburyville,...

Helen B. Meyers

Helen B. Myers, 92, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday November 15, 2008 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, Pa. She was the loving wife of Robert L. Myers with whom she shared 71 years of marriage. Born in West Fallowfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Caroline Chambers Bush.

Helen was an...

Irene Audell Sylvester

Irene Audell Sylvester, 74, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at her son Edward's home.  Irene was the widow of the late Edward Harvey Sylvester, with whom she shared 30 years of marriage.

Born on Sunday, December 14, 1935 in Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Henry James Edgar Newman and Gladys...

Jess Czetli, Jr.

Jess Czetli, Jr., 67, of Lancaster, formerly of Parkesburg, PA,  passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Virginia McGuigan Czetli with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Hopley, Ohio, he was the son of the late Jess Czetli, Sr. and Phyllis Locke Czetli. Jess proudly served in...

John D. Botkin, Iii

John D. Botkin, III, 44, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Donna M. Beluch Botkin. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Lois Johnson Reid of Sadsburyville and the late John A. Botkin, Jr.

An area resident all his life, he was a 1986 graduate of Octorara...

Jane Ellen Simon

Jane Ellen Simon, 80, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of George Andrew Simon, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Jane was the daughter of the late Rose (Swoyer) Esworthy. Jane was a 1952 graduate of the Coatesville School District and a faithful...

Jena Nichole Moore

Jena Nichole Moore, 23, of Gap, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014.  She was the beloved daughter of Pamela Landis Moore of Narvon, PA and Donald Eugene Moore, Jr. of Gap, PA. Jena was a 2008 graduate of Pequea Valley High School and was a member of the Pequea Presbyterian Church in Narvon, PA.  She was currently working at A....

Jane Bray Yacoe

Jane Bray Yacoe, age 62, died peacefully at her home in Coatesville, PA, on January 31, 2013, after a long battle with brain cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends. Jane was the beloved wife, for 33 years, of Paul Yacoe and the adored mother of Jesse Yacoe and Rosalind Yacoe. She was the daughter of Polly Bray of...

Jennie F. Duda

Jennie F. Duda, 96, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at her home. She was the widow of the late Lewis Duda Sr., who passed away in 1970.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Stephanie Marek Mazurkewiez. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension,...

James J. Kuhn

James J. Kuhn, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Barbara Z. Whiteman Covington Kuhn with whom he had shared 13 years of marriage and his first wife the late, Allison E. Dunn Kuhn who passed in 1994.

Born in Pittsburgh, he...

Joanne Morrison

Joanne Morrison, 78, of Honey Brook, passed way on Monday, January 18, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville on October 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Sarah M. Sollars Guiney and Leon C. Guiney.

Are we worthy? This lady devoted her entire life to family, wholly and completely. She truly gave of...

John Forrest Taylor Iii

John Forrest Taylor III, 67, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, June 6th, 2014 at the Paoli Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Josephine (Volpe) Taylor, with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, John was the son of John Forrest Taylor Jr. and the late Mae Elizabeth (Fox) Taylor.  An area resident his entire life,...

James Dean

James Dean, 66, of Sadsburyville, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, January 18th, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Ida Guest Dean, with whom he shared 21 years of marriage. Born in Ridley Park, Pa, James was the son of the late Florence Clark and Joseph J. Dean. He served in the...