Obituaries

Margaret F. "Peggy" Copeland

Apr 24, 2012

Margaret F. "Peggy" Copeland, 56, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 surrounded by her beloved family.  She was the widow of the late Scott L. Copeland who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 28 years of marriage.

A lifelong resident of Coatesville, Margaret was the daughter of the late Margaret and Joseph...

Betty Ann Highfield

Apr 21, 2012

Betty Ann Highfield, 69, of Valley Twp. passed away at her home on Saturday, April 21, 2012. She was the widow of the late Robert A. Highfield who died in 1992. Born in Norristown, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Helen Daily Brennan. An area resident most of her, she was employed by Krapf Coaches as...

Dennis P. Getsie

Apr 20, 2012

Dennis P. Getsie, 67, of Christiana, PA, passed away at his home on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Susan Rausch Getsie with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in St. Clair, PA he was the son of the late Joseph V. and Margaret I. Lango Getsie. Dennis served in the US Army...

Mildred J. Hess

Apr 18, 2012

Mildred J. Hess, 72, of Parkesburg, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Pearl Romig Gay. Mildred lived in the area all her life and was employed by Penquin Industries.

She is survived by five children; Norman F. Hess, Jr. of Coatesville, Bryon...

Grace E. Baylor

Apr 18, 2012

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...

Roy M. Bracken, Jr.

Apr 15, 2012

Roy M. Bracken, Jr., 85, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was the widower of Pauline Huyard Bracken who died in 1991. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roy M. and Ethel Hoover Bracken.

Roy was an area resident all his life. He served in the US Navy during...

Raymond J. Garrett

Apr 12, 2012

Raymond J. Garrett, 96, of Carlisle, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at his home. He was the widower of the late Anna M. (McConnell) Garrett.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John S. and Gertrude (Hurst) Garrett.

Before residing in Carlisle, he lived in Coatesville for 88 years where...

Larry E. Sielski

Apr 8, 2012

Larry E. Sielski, 58, of Gap, passed away on Sunday, April 8th, 2012 at his home.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Edward F. and Mary (Christake) Sielski.An area resident his entire life, he was a 1972 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School.Larry managed Sielski's Speed Shop of Thorndale for 20 years; and was the owner...

Katherine D. "Kathey" Newnam

Apr 8, 2012

Katherine D. "Kathey" Newnam, 63, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Joseph Newnam, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond S. Devlin and Charlotte B. (Whiteman) Devlin.She was a member of the Parkesburg Baptist Church, where she...

Marvin O. Walton

Apr 2, 2012

Marvin O. Walton, aka "Starvin' Marvin", 86, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Coatesville VAMC. He was the widower of the late Florence J. Walton. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Albert and Sadie Brown Walton.

Marvin served with the US Army during WWII in the Pacific. He will...

Rebecca Gee

Apr 1, 2012

Rebecca Gee, 69, of Denver, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 1, 2012,  at the Ephrata Community Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Joel B. Gee, Sr.

Born in Coatestville on Monday, September 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Charles Fellenbaum and Reba (Lowery) Fellenbaum.She was a 1960 graduate of Scott High School in...

Nancy MacNeal McComsey Hicklen

Mar 31, 2012

Nancy MacNeal McComsey Hicklen, 77, of Sadsburyville, PA passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.

For the past nine years she has resided in Sadsburyville with her daughter and son-in-law.  Prior to that Nancy lived in Oxford and Coatesville.Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William H. MacNeal Jr. and Lauretta...

Emma M. Scott Tracey

Mar 29, 2012

Emma M. Scott Tracey, 86, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Kendal Barclay Friends Nursing Home of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Edward John Tracey, Sr. who passed away in 2010 after they had shared 67 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, Chester County on Friday, January 1,...

Raymond F. Simmers

Mar 25, 2012

Raymond F. Simmers of Garden Spot Village, formerly of West Maple Street in Sadsburyville, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012.  Ray had just been served dinner while enjoying a golf match on TV.  A half hour later the nurse returned to check on him, Ray had passed, his food untouched.

Born in May of 1920 in Coatesville to the...

Alfred L. Towles

Mar 25, 2012

Alfred L. Towles, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the V.A. Hospice Center of Coatesville 

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Philip Towles and Carrie Brown Towles.He was retired from the US Army, where he served seven tours in Vietnam.  After serving in the Army, he worked for Lukens Steel.He is survived...

George Martin, Sr.

Mar 24, 2012

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...

Ada G. Clark

Mar 24, 2012

Ada G. Clark, 92, died on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Pleasant acres Nursing Home in York, PA. Born in Salisbury Twp, Lancaster Co., she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes London. She was the last of thirteen siblings.

Ada retired from the former Embreeville State Hospital after many years of service. Many...

Charles I. "Chick" Dunlap

Mar 22, 2012

Charles I. "Chick" Dunlap, 87, of West Caln Twp., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 22, 2012. He was the widower of Elizabeth A. "Betty" Dunlap with whom he shared 51 years of marriage at the time of her passing on November 8, 1999. Born, May 9, 1924 in Coatesville, he was the son of...

Gertrude M. Rettew

Mar 19, 2012

Gertrude M. Rettew, 90, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the home of her son, in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald G. Rettew who died in 1993. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Zachery and Minnie Hunsicker Hayes.

An area resident all her life...

Dwayne Andrew Skiles

Mar 19, 2012

Dwayne Andrew Skiles, 41, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 surrounded by his family at his home. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Lynne "Tricia" DiPuppo Skiles with whom he shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of MaeBelle Jones Nuse of Valley Twp. and the late Horace R. Skiles...