Obituaries

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young

May 15, 2012

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young, 76, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home.  She was the beloved wife of George Wilson Young, with whom she shared 20 years of marriage, and her first husband the late William P. Wertz, Sr., with whom she...

Robert (Bob) L. Botkin, Sr.

Robert (Bob) L. Botkin, Sr.

May 14, 2012

Robert (Bob) L. Botkin, Sr., 67, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Jean (Shero) Botkin, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John and Violet (Perry) Botkin. He served honorably in the US...

Shirley A. Smith

Shirley A. Smith

May 13, 2012

Shirley A. Smith, 85, of Thorndale, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2012. She was the widow of the late William Smith, who passed away in 1992.

Born in Coatesville, Shirley was the daughter of the late Charles and Ann (Jones) Benckert.  A graduate of Scott High School, she was then employed at the Acme of Thorndale...

Carol J. McKim

Carol J. McKim

May 13, 2012

Carol J. McKim, 66, of Pomeroy, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at the Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia.  She was the beloved wife of Bryan H. McKim, with whom she shared 45 years of marriage.

Born in Clarksville, Ark., Carol was the daughter of the late James F. and Wanda J. (Morelock) Baskin.  An area resident for the past 38...

Linda A. Wolfe

Linda A. Wolfe

May 11, 2012

Linda A. Wolfe, 61, of Parkesburg, died on Friday, May 11, 2012 at Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Alan M. Wolfe with whom she shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and JoAnn Laniewski Ellis.

Linda was an area resident all her life and a...

Richard L. Marshall, Sr

Richard L. Marshall, Sr

May 10, 2012

Richard L. Marshall, Sr., 77, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at the Jefferson Hospital of Neuroscience of Philadelphia. He was the beloved husband of Elsie M. (Semple) Marshall, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Valley Twp., Chester County, he was the son of the late Arthur L. and...

Kenneth H. Price

Kenneth H. Price

May 10, 2012

Kenneth H. Price, 69, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Emma Price, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Millwood, Gap, he was the son of Bessie Mae Cummings Bunker.  He was employed as a Security Guard.He is survived, in addition to his wife, by...

Arthur S. "Art" Collins

Arthur S. "Art" Collins

May 9, 2012

Arthur S. Collins, 52, of New Holland, passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning, May 9th, 2012.

He was the son of Richard A. Collins of Daytona Beach, Fl. and the late Caroline Vandegriff Collins, who passed away in 1998.

An area resident most of his life, he was a self employed mechanical contractor. He is survived...

Susie S. Stoltzfus

Susie S. Stoltzfus

May 8, 2012

Susie S. Stoltzfus, 81, of Honey Brook, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife of John D. Stoltzfus with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Narvon, she was the daughter of the late Ammon and Emma Stoltzfus.

Susie was...

Charles P. Grow

Charles P. Grow

May 8, 2012

Charles P. Grow, 82, of Centre Hall, PA, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA. Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late Harry J. and Winfred H. Sheppard Grow.

Charles was employed most of his life as a millwright.He is survived by two sons; Ronald Grow and wife Janet...

Margaret Perry

Margaret Perry

May 7, 2012

Margaret Perry, 83, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Frank E. Perry who died in 1995. They had shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Barberton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Stroncer Vickek. Margaret...

Kevin Ellis Roth

Kevin Ellis Roth

May 6, 2012

Kevin Ellis Roth, 37, of Glenmoore, died suddenly on Sunday, May 6, 2012 as the result of an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of William H. Roth of Coatesville and Edith Stern Roth also of Coatesville and step son to Patricia Sagner Roth and the late Jacqueline A. "Jackie" Roth.

Kevin was...

Peter L. "Pete" Barlow

Peter L. "Pete" Barlow

May 5, 2012

 Peter L. "Pete" Barlow, 86, of West Grove, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of May 5th, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie Snyder Barlow with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Mountain City, TN, he was the son of the late James and Sarah Walker Barlow. 

 He was...

Bertha M. Romig

Bertha M. Romig

May 5, 2012

 Bertha M. Romig, daughter of the late LeRoy R. and Elizabeth (Strawhacker) Romig, passed away at Jennersville Hospital on May 5th, 2012. 

Miss Romig was born in Norristown on December 20, 1922 and resided in King of Prussia until moving to the Oxford-Parkesburg area in 1986. Miss Romig was a graduate of Upper Merion High School and Pierce Business School. She...

Robert Franklin Roussey, Sr.

Robert Franklin Roussey, Sr.

May 4, 2012

Robert Franklin Roussey, Sr., 94, husband of the late Rhoda M. Diem Roussey, died on Friday, May 4, 2012, at Tel Hai Retirement Community, Honey Brook, where he had lived since 2006.

Bob and Rhoda, who died in June 2008, were married on July 5, 1941, in Coatesville and would have celebrated their 67th anniversary.Bob was the son of the late...

Nancy M. Foreman

Nancy M. Foreman

Apr 30, 2012

Nancy M. Foreman, 72, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012, at Robert Packer Hospital after a long battle with many physical adversities. Prior to her death, she enjoyed a fabulous weekend of good health, laughs, and memories with her children and several friends. Nancy was born on September 2, 1939, in Pomeroy, PA, the daughter of Malcolm and Elizabeth...

Pastor Michael James Chodan

Pastor Michael James Chodan

Apr 28, 2012

Pastor Michael James Chodan, 53, of Christiana is enjoying the presence of his Savior. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Chodan, with whom he shared 23 years of marriage.An area resident for the past 18 years, Pastor Mike was born in Ladysmith, WI to Betty Chodan and the late Robert Chodan.He was a 1976 graduate of Flambeau High School,...

Lydia McCoury Davidson

Lydia McCoury Davidson

Apr 27, 2012

Lydia McCoury Davidson, of Glenmoore and formerly of Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, died on Friday, April 27, 2012, four days after her 93rd birthday, at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania.  Born on April 23, 1919, in Burnsville, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Raphal Malcom and Annalize Webb McCoury.

Mrs. Davidson attended schools in Burnsville,...

Frank Albert Mowery

Frank Albert Mowery

Apr 27, 2012

FRANK ALBERT MOWERY, 90, Garden Spot Village, New Holland, died unexpectedly, but peacefully at home on Friday, April 27, 2012.

Born in Parkesburg, PA, he was the youngest of eleven children born to the late William V. and Lydia E. (McNelly) Mowery.  He graduated from Parkesburg High School in 1940, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was...

Harold E. Toaltoan

Harold E. Toaltoan

Apr 26, 2012

Harold E. Toaltoan, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Carol Raison Toaltoan, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William Clayton Toaltoan and Catherine Frances (Dickerson) Toaltoan.  A resident of Parkesburg his entire live, he was...