Obituaries

Dec 18, 2008

Beatrice White Coleman, 83, of Pocopson, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Edward Coleman. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Harriet Smith White.

Mrs. Coleman was an active member of the Mt. Zion AME...

Dec 14, 2008

Dorothy E. Gillespie Simmons, 99, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at her residence at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of the late John E. Simmons, who passed away in 1970.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Gillespie and Cora Belle Entrekin Gillespie. An area resident her entire life,...

Dec 13, 2008

William Warren Scott, Sr., 94, of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Freedom Village in West Brandywine Township. He was the widower of Mary Bernard Scott, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage.

William W. Scott was born on March 5, 1914, in Sadsburyville to Warren Hope Scott and Myrtle McGowan Scott. Mr. Scott,...

Dec 12, 2008

Alice V. Perry, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Anthony H. Perry Jr., with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Mortonville, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee Sr. and Alice M. Schroder Lee. She was an area...

Dec 9, 2008

William C. "Bill" Baker, 75, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Olive Beyer Baker, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Clifford and Palma Cooper Baker. A resident...

Dec 9, 2008

Leon C. Wiggins, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Phoenixville Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Suzanne Williams Wiggins, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Norman N. Wiggins and Bertha Irene Hart Wiggins. An area resident his entire life, he was a...

Dec 4, 2008

Ruth Annebelle Amway Gregor, 71, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Abington Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Amway and Ruth Aumut Styer.  She enjoyed crossword puzzles and crochet.

She is survived by her daughters: "Candy" Middleton and Kathy Ann Marnathal; her longtime companion, Sidney Harris; three...

Dec 4, 2008

Gail C. Sturges, 58, of Westfield, Pa, formerly of Pomeroy., passed away at her home on Thursday, December 4, 2008. She was the wife of Steven A. Sturges with whom she shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Jean Clark Behrenshauser.

Gail graduated from the Coatesville High...

Nov 29, 2008

Alfred L. Swift Jr., 92, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Sterling Healthcare and Rehab Center in Media, PA. Born in Parkesburg, Alfred was the son of the late Alfred Sr. and Ida Detterlien Swift.

He had worked as a farmhand.

He is survived by a sister, Doris E. Weaver of Elverson...

Nov 28, 2008

Kristy Lynn Diem Noel, 30, of Gap, formerly of Honey Brook was taken from those who loved her in a tragically fatal automobile accident on Friday, November 28, 2008. She was the beloved wife of John Noel III.

Kristy was born in Lancaster and lived in Honey Brook her entire life. She was the daughter of John...

Nov 25, 2008

Lettie M. Thompson, 86, of West Brandywine, PA died on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of Ira W. Thompson with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. 

Mrs. Thompson was employed by NASA in Washington D.C. as a payload specialist.

Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg, PA.

Nov 24, 2008

Ruth E. Lamborn, 49, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Barbara Semple Reece of West Grove and the late Scott Lamborn Sr.

Ruth graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1977.  She was a Methodist by faith.

Nov 22, 2008

Rosemary Ann Townsend, 77, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November, 22, 2008 while visiting her son in Parkesburg, PA. She was the wife of Joseph R. Townsend, Jr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeport, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Tidebach Ryan. Rosemary graduated...

Nov 22, 2008

Jean Collins, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday November 22, 2008 at her home at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Coatesville. She was the wife of the late Eugene "Mike" Collins and her first husband the late Warren W. Root. Born in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Retta Ginithan Middaugh. Jean...

Nov 9, 2008

Susan K. Adger of Honey Brook, PA, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 9, 2008.  Born in Coatesville on Dec. 27, 1966, she was 41 years old.

Susan leaves to cherish her memory her husband Marvin, her mother Beatrice Smith, her maternal grandmother Helen L. Nelson of West Chester,  her stepchildren Maurice...

Nov 7, 2008

Frances M. Kretchmer, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday November 7, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Kretchmer who died in 2001. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Woodward Goss.

Frances was an area resident all her life. She...

Nov 2, 2008

Teresa M. Miller, 51, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at the Lankenau Hospital. She was the wife of Steven A. Miller, with whom she shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Darby, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Francis and Priscilla Mae Wood Nowark. Teresa was a 1975 graduate of Downingtown...

Oct 29, 2008

Marie E. Burton, 87, formerly of Thorndale, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late William J. Burton, who passed away in 1974.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Susan Supplee Gibson.  An area...

Oct 28, 2008

Robert W. Young, 79, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the husband of Helen Shickley Young, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Wilson Young and Edith Wheatman Young. He served honorably in...

Oct 28, 2008

John Albert "JC" Collins Jr., 21, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of John A. Collins Sr. and Joanne McDermott of Strasburg.

He was employed by KST Design of Marietta as a welder. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association....