Obituaries

Helen Y. Crane

Helen Y. Crane, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Richard Crane, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late William Kenneth and Edna (Diem) Young.  An area resident her entire life, she was a...

J. Robert "Bob" Hershey

J. Robert "Bob" Hershey, 81, of Russellville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Eva Fisher Hershey with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Paradise, he was the son of the late Willis E. and Ruth Hershey. An area resident and dairy farmer all his...

James V. Rice

James V. Rice, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Edna Rose Rice who died in 1999. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John R. and Jane Doreshimer Rice.

Jim was an area resident since 1950. He...

James A. Pegler, Sr.

James A.  Pegler, Sr., 59, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 surrounded by his family.  He was the loving partner of the late Brenda E. Owens, with whom he shared 25 years of his life.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late James and Catherine Pegler. James was retired from...

John William "Bill" Stroup, Jr.

John William Stroup, Jr. (Bill), 85, of Honey Brook, passed away peacefully into the hands of his Lord on Monday, April 29, 2013 at Harrison House in Christiana, PA.

He was the beloved  husband of Nancy K. Stroup with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born July 7, 1927 to John William Stroup and Jane Cromleigh Stroup...

Harry K Wilson

Harry K Wilson, 87, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County and Elder Care. He was the beloved husband of Jacqueline Lindsay Wilson. Born at home near Atglen, PA, Harry was the son of the late Walter and Nora McMillan Wilson. Harry and Jacqueline were married...

John F. Smith

John F. Smith, 65, of Atglen, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the husband of Judith Pacana Smith with whom he shared 20 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Lewis C. and Marie Harple Smith. A County resident all his life,...

Ira W. "Bud" Thompson

Ira W. "Bud" Thompson, 90, of Christiana, formerly of Washington D.C., died on Wednesday,  August 28, 2013 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. He was the husband of the late Lettie Richardson Thompson who died in 2008 after sharing 55 years of marriage. Born in Bart Township, Lancaster Co., he was the son of the late Edgar and Ethel Harrison...

Herbert L. Tindall, Jr. Md

Herbert L. Tindall, Jr., MD, 97, died October 4, 2012 at Tel Hai Retirement Community. Born October 7, 1914 in Philadelphia, he was the oldest child of the late Herbert L. Tindall, Sr. and Edith May Kelley Tindall of Elkins Park, PA. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Dorothy S. Tindall, who died in 2011, and...

Gladys Huss Kauffman

Gladys Huss Kauffman, 72, of Berwick, formerly of Lancaster County, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011 while under the care of Hospice Community Care in Nanticoke, PA. She was the wife of the late Roy J. Kauffman who died in 2002.  Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Paul P. and Ella Church Hawthorne....

Grace Neff Pucik Vernon

Grace Neff Pucik Vernon, 92, of Honey Brook, formerly of Concordville, died on Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of the late William Vernon and her first husband the late John Pucik. Born in Concordville, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Edith Hipple Neff. She was employed as...

H. Mildred "Mitz" Conover

H. Mildred Conover, 91, of Tel-Hai Retirement Community, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2010. She was the widow of the late J. Kenneth Conover who died in 1987.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Arnold H. and Helen Craig Scott Harkins. Mitz lived in Parkesburg most of her until...

Glenn A. Sheetz

Glenn A Sheetz, 77, of West Caln Twp.,formerly of Westwood, passed away on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of  Joyce McComsey Sheetz, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Edgemont, Pa. at the DelChester Farm, he was the son of the late Paul and Bessie Almoney Sheetz....

Gerald P. Mcmenamin

Gerald P. McMenamin, 49, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2009 at his home. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Margaret Bebco McMenamin of Coatesville and the late William J. McMenamin.

A resident of Philadelphia for most of his life, he was employed by the Cary Insurance Company.

He is survived,...

Gloria A. Shoop

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...

Helen L. Johnson

Helen L. Johnson, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Coatesville.  She was the widow of the late Harold Johnson, Sr., who passed away in 2001 after they had shared 54 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Hoffman and...

George M. Stanislow

George M. Stanislow, 85, formerly of Aston, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.

Born on Sunday, February 22, 1925 in Edwardsville, Pa., he was the son of the late Anna Putera Stanislow and Michael Stanislow.

He served honorably in the U.S. Navy during W.W.II, serving...

Harold George White

Harold George White, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late George L. and Edith Walpole White.  He graduated from the Parkesburg High School in 1941.  He was a Parkesburg resident his entire life and served as the Borough Auditor for 15...

Gary T. Amoriello

Gary T. Amoriello, 53, of Cochranville, passed away tragically as the result of an auto accident on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

He was the companion of 22 years to Darlene Smale Wertz of Cochranville. Born in Chester County, Pa., he was the son of the late Ada (Madron) and Frank L. Amoriello.  He attended...

George B. Carter

George B. Carter, 66, of West Fallowfield Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at his home.  He was the the beloved husband of Doris E. Mann Carter, with whom he shared six years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late George L. Carter and Ruth M. Henson Rusden.  He...