Obituaries

Vera Marple

Vera Marple, 84, of Thorndale, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.

She was the widow of the late John Marple, who passed away in 1978 after they had shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Gussie...

Warren K. Mears

Warren K. Mears, 88, of Honey Brook, formerly of Springfield, died on Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Bryn Mawr Terrace. He was the husband of Betty Ashman Mears with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Melfa, VA, he was the son of the late Spencer and Maggie Kellam Mears.

Warren served in the...

Stephen P. Killingsworth

Stephen P. Killingsworth, 52, of Westwood, died suddenly on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Judy A. Hilton Killingsworth, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Thomas A. and Pauline N. Valtilano Killingsworth of Westwood. An area resident his entire...

W. Lloyd Webster

W. Lloyd Webster, 92, of Ercildoun, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Freedom Village of West Brandywine. He was the husband of the late June Yost Webster who died in 2004. Born in Ercildoun, he was the son of the late Warren and Alice Bietler Webster. Lloyd was a lifelong resident of Erildoun. He served in the...

Timothy James Garress

Timothy James Garress I, 49, of Manheim, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2009 at the Tremont Health and Rehab Center of Tremont, PA.

Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Deloris Ward Osborne, wife of Bob, of Laferia, TX, and the late Charles A. Garress, Sr., husband of Patricia S. Garress...

Stephanie Burger

Stephanie Burger, 97, of  West Grove, PA, formerly of Hagerstown, MD, died on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Jenner's Pond Retirement Community where she had resided for the last 18 years.

She was the wife of the late Lloyd H. Burger. Born in Millville, NJ she was the daughter of the late Peter and Marie Bliznuik Kuc....

Vincent De Paul Kuhn, Ii

Vincent de Paul Kuhn, II, 19, of Atglen, ascended this earth on Sunday, August 30, 2009 and went home to be with the Lord. He was the beloved son of Vincent de Paul Kuhn and Crystal Auer Kuhn of Atglen. An area resident all his life, Vince was a 2009 graduate of the Octorara High School. He was employed...

Vincent G. Lechner

Vincent G. Lechner, 62, of Peach Bottom, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster Co. at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Jean E. Mendenhall Lechner with whom he shared eight years of marriage and eighteen years of his life. Born in Lancaster County, he was...

William L. Reynolds

William L. Reynolds, 87, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Kindred Hospital in Havertown, PA. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Moore Reynolds who died in 2011. Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Israel and Sophie Wasson Reynolds. Bill was a resident of Cochranville all his life. He was...

Theron D. Cook

Theron D. Cook, 55, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 under the care of Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Cathy (Brooks) Cook, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Marie (Decker) Cook of Cochranville and the late Allen B....

William M. Nickle

William M. Nickle, 52, of New Castle, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Christiana Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Karen Albright Nickle, with whom he shared 27 years of marriage.

Born on October 26, 1956 in Wilmington, he was the son of Louis Nickle Jr. of Elkton, Md., and the late Dorothy...

The Rev. H. Roberts Lorenz

The Rev. H. Roberts Lorenz died peacefully at Meadow Ridge, Tel Hai in Honey Brook, PA. on July 26th, 2012.  Fr. Lorenz was born on December 15, 1932 in Norristown, Pa to Edward Alexander and Katherine Roberts Lorenz.

He received a B.A. degree from Maryville College in Tennessee, received a Masters of Divinity from the Philadelphia Divinity School...

William E. Kenworthy

William E. Kenworthy, 78, of Wagontown, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Mary Pat Lohr Kenworthy with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Compass, he was the son of the late Marvin and Marion Wattson Kenworthy.

Bill was a resident of Chester County...

Thomas J. Phipps, Iii

Thomas J. Phipps III, 61, of East Fallowfield, Pa. went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital in Caln Township, PA. He was the beloved husband of Teresa Girafalco Phipps with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Born October 6, 1949 in West Chester, Pa., Thomas was the second of...

Valerie Lynn Canfield

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,...

Thomas Joseph Mccloskey Erkert, Sr.

Thomas Joseph McCloskey Erkert, Sr., 61, entered into eternal rest with his wife beside him on May 4, 2013 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.  In his final hours, he was surrounded by his family.

He was the husband of Cassandra Smith Erkert, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.  He was the father of Thomas...

Steven Gerald Keck, Jr.

Steven Gerald Keck, Jr., 24, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Lewes, Delaware.

Born on September 1, 1986 in West Chester, he was the beloved son of Steven Sr. and Sherry Lynn (Baker) Keck. Steve was a 2004 graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior High.  After graduation, he took a four week camping trip...

William B. Cochran

William B. Cochran, 88, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. McLellan Cochran who died in 2007. Born in Centerville, Alabama, he was the son of the late Henry and Lilly Terry Cochran. Bill enlisted in the US Army in 1939 and served throughout...

William D. Welsch

William D. Welsch, 89, of Landis Homes, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November 14, 2010 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster county at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the husband of Doris Harris Welsch since 2004 and his first wife the late Faye M. Welsch. Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of...

William Arthur Reinike, Jr.

William Arthur Reinike, Jr., 83, of Bainbridge, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2011 in Columbia. He was the beloved husband of Myrtle M. Reinike, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage, and the widower of Sally (Huber) Reinike, who passed in 1988 after 41 years of marriage.

Born in New Castle, DE, He was the...