Obituaries

Carol Louise Cardwell Richmond

Sep 3, 2011

Carol Louise Cardwell Richmond, 51, of Greenville, S.C., passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Marjorie Bithell Cardwell of Honey Brook and the late Gilbert P. Cardwell. She was a 1977 graduate of Octorara High School and a 1983 graduate of Lancaster Bible College. Carol was...

George D. Waldrop

Aug 30, 2011

George D. Waldrop, 65, of Atglen, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth C. Bradley Waldrop, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Henry Dennis Waldrop and Thelma Rebecca (Watts) Waldrop.He served 10 years in the Army and...

Deborah S. Byerly

Aug 30, 2011

Deborah S. Byerly, 66, of East Brandywine, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester. She was the widow of the late John B. Byerly. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Helen Benjamin Shaver.

Deborah was a graduate of Scott High School in...

Richard Leroy Herman

Aug 28, 2011

Richard Leroy Herman, 79, of Westwood, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce Reisinger Herman with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Leroy and Hazel Shute Herman. Richard lived in the area all his life and...

Nancy Lou Mull

Aug 16, 2011

Nancy Lou Mull, 73, of Caln Township, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.

Born on December 3rd, 1937 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Susan E. Mull.

Nancy graduated from Scott High School in 1955 and was employed as a floor clerk at...

Helen L. Johnson

Aug 16, 2011

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 Florence Burrell Hoffman.Helen...

Dorothy S. Hoffman

Aug 15, 2011

Dorothy S. Hoffman, 81, formerly of Biglerville, died August 15 at Masconoment Healthcare Center in Topsfield, MA.   She was born September 19, 1929 in Hanover, the daughter of Horace J. Stine and Irma (Humbert) Stine.

Dottie graduated from Eichelberger High School, Hanover, in 1947.  After graduation, she worked for C.N. Parr, Public Accountant.  On January 10, 1949 she...

Miss Ruth R. Keneagy

Aug 14, 2011

Miss Ruth R. Keneagy, 77, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital after a short illness.  She was the daughter of the late John Elias Keneagy and Lillie Mae Sowers Keneagy.  She was born on September 19, 1933 in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County.

Ruth had been a resident of Pocopson Home since May 20, 1965.  According...

Gladys Huss Kauffman

Aug 12, 2011

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....

John Harlan Windle, III

Aug 10, 2011

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...

Elwood Simmons

Aug 2, 2011

Elwood Simmons, 94, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home.  He was the widower of Carrie F. Watterson Simmons, who passed away in 2006 after they had shared 68 years of marriage together. Born in Sugar Grove, West Virginia, Elwood was the son of the late Grover and Ola Wilfong Simmons....

Thomas Leroy Taylor

Jul 30, 2011

Thomas Leroy Taylor, 53, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Donna Taylor, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Lewis L. and Elva E. Taylor. He is survived, in addition to his wife, by his...

Evelyn E. Weaver

Jul 30, 2011

Evelyn E. Weaver, 79, of West Chester, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community, where she had resided since 2007.  She was the widow of the late Joseph Edward Weaver, who passed away in 1984.

Born in Media, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Herr Edwards and Harry Edwards.She worked as a...

Anna Patricia Eyre

Jul 29, 2011

Anna Patricia Eyre passed away in the arms of her parents on July 29, 2011 at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Falls Church, VA.  Anna was born in Leesburg, VA on March 12, 2011.

Anna was the precious daughter of Tom and Keira Eyre (Conner) of Aldie, VA.Anna is survived by her loving grandparents Lynn and Patricia Conner of Parkesburg,...

Alisa Ann Thompson Whittington

Jul 28, 2011

Alisa Ann Thompson Whittington, 45, of East Norriton, Pa, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at the Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the wife of Sheldon D. Whittington with whom she shared 5 years of marriage.  

Alisa was born on July 15, 1966 in Coatesville Pa, to Robert W. and Shirley A. Oaks Thompson of Chester Springs, Pa....

Norman Leon "Jake" Maser

Jul 26, 2011

Norman Leon "Jake" Maser, 73, of Atglen, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.  He was the husband of Lillian McComsey.  Born in Christiana, PA, he was the son of the late Jacob and C. Myrll Graef Maser.

He was an area resident all his life and was employed at...

Valerie Lynn Canfield

Jul 25, 2011

Valerie Lynn Canfield, 58, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011, at her home.  Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of  the late Irvin and Mary Shearer Reed.

She was a graduate of Octorara high School and was employed in the electronics division of Princeton University.

She is survived by her children,...

Mae Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor

Jul 23, 2011

Mae Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor, 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Hickory House in Honey Brook. She was the wife of John F. Taylor Jr. for over 68 years. Born in Parkesburg she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Lydia Gehring Fox.

She was a 1941 graduate of Scott High School,...

Rose M. Adams Heinzman

Jul 22, 2011

Rose M. Adams Heinzman, 74, of Coatesville, died on Friday, July 22, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of late Horace Adams  who died in 1978 and the late Chester Heinzman who died in 2010.  Born in Bondsville she was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Harple Amole.

She is survived by the...

Curtis Owen Thompson

Jul 14, 2011

Curtis "Curtie" Thompson, 55, of Atglen, died at the Jennersville Hospital in Jennersville on Thursday, July 14, 2011.

He was born in Coatesville and was the son of Thelma E. (Mobley) Thompson of Atglen and the late Charles S. Thompson, Sr.He attended Octorara Area schools, he loved working on cars and landscaping his mother's yard.  He could liven up a party...