Obituaries

Harold D. Swisher

Harold D. Swisher, 91, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Hickory House of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of the late Mary E. Rogers Swisher, who passed away in 2008. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Daniel and Clara Daniels Swisher.  Harold was a 1937 graduate of the Coatesville...

H. Kenneth Berkeihiser

H. Kenneth Berkeihiser, 85, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Lucy E. Farris Berkeihiser with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Elva J. Moffet Berkeihiser. Ken was an area resident all his...

Grace F. Sagnor

Grace F. Sagnor, 95, of New Holland, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Friday, June 29, 2012 at Garden Spot Village where she resided since 2003. She was the widow of the late Francis G. Sagnor who died in 1985.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William and Mabel Devlin Means.

Grace...

Gertrude P. Gill

Gertrude P. Gill, 81, of Honey Brook, died on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of the late John E. Gill who died in 2004. They had shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late James and Esther Hall Ammon.

Gertrude...

Harold R. Thompson

Harold R. Thompson, 84, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Edith M. Morris Thompson, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Kathryn F. Esch Thompson. He was...

Helen Arlene Ford

Helen Arlene Ford, 97, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home following a brief illness.

Born in East Petersburg, Arlene was the daughter of William E. and Elizabeth H. Poole. After attending the schools in East Petersburg, Lancaster and Honey Brook, in Chester County, she graduated as a Registered...

Harold T. Nuse

Harold T. Nuse, 80, of West Grove, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Margaret H. Horner Nuse with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Harold was the son of Ruth (Baxter) and Albert Nuse. Harold proudly served in the US Navy...

George E. Dickinson

George E. Dickinson, 78, of South Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Dorothy Thompson Dickinson, with whom he shared 30 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Edward and Josephine (Hammond) Dickinson. He was employed by the VA Medical Center, the...

Genevieve G. Arasin

Genevieve G. Arasin, 78, formerly of Coatesville and Lancaster, passed away Thursday, February 21st, 2013 at the Pocopson Home after a lengthy illness.  She was the widow of the late Leon A. Arasin, who passed away in 2010 after they had shared 51 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, Genevieve was the daughter of the late Joseph...

Grace M. Nuse

Grace M. Nuse, 59, of Downingtown, entered into rest on April 20, 2010, at the Hospice Center in West Chester.

Born April 29, 1950 to the late James and Mary Stanley Nuse. She is survived by her companion of 30 years, Wayne Tiffany and four daughters, Connie Gebrt of Mortonville, Christel Peters of Coatesville, Denise Levengood of...

George Richard "String" Hoskins, Sr.

George Richard "String" Hoskins, Sr, age 86, of West Caln died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Darlene Giannotta Hoskins. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George (Sonny) Maris Hoskins and the late Isabella Lake Hoskins.  He resided in the Coatesville area all his life. He was a...

George F. "June" Dunlap, Jr.

George F. "June" Dunlap, Jr., 88, of West Caln, passed away on Monday February 2, 2009 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook. He was the widower of the late Agnes Wertz Dunlap.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George F. and Roberta Buck Dunlap.

George lived in the area all...

George S. Ivey

George S. Ivey, 67, of West Chester, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Marie E. (Stewart) and Johnnie A. Ivey Sr.  An area resident his entire life, he graduated from the West Chester Joint Junior/Senior High. George was...

George Martin, Sr.

George Martin, Sr., 71, of East Fallowfield, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 24, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Tricia Willmott Martin with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Downingtown, he was the son of the late Edward and Anna Mae Moyer Martin. George was an area resident all his life. He...

George D. Waldrop

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...

Gladys M. Grow

Gladys M. Grow, 81, of Honey Brook Township, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at her son's home. Born in Honey Brook Township, Gladys was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Florence G. Thompson Ewell. An area resident all her life, she was employed for 22 years by the Coatesville VA Medical Center retiring in 1992....

Harriet E. Newswanger Cribbs

Harriet E. Newswanger Cribbs, 78, of Christiana, died on Monday, February 13, 2012 at her home. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence Mowrey Newswanger.

Harriet was a life long area resident and a 1951 graduate of the Parkesburg High School. She continued her education at Goldey Beacon College. She was...

Helen Kirby Fulmer

He len Kirby Fulmer, 91, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her daughter's home in Mount Joy.  Helen was the widow of the late Henry "Hank" M. Fulmer, who passed away in 1989 after they had shared 49 years of marriage together.

Born on March 8, 1919, in Coatesville, Pa., she was...

George E. Bell

George E. Bell, 78, of Downingtown, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the loving husband of Lois Richardson Bell with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Maplewood, PA, he was the son of the late Ivan W. and...

Grace E. Baylor

Grace E. Baylor, 95, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late C. Edward Baylor who died in 1994. Born in East Fallowfield, she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Clara E. Wallace McClure.

Grace was an area resident...