Obituaries
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...


