Obituaries

Thomas F. O'Brien, Jr.

Thomas F. O'Brien, Jr., 88, of East Fallowfield, Pa., passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Bellingham Retirement Home, where he has resided since January. He was the widower of the late June Taylor O'Brien who passed away in 2009 after they had shared 65 years of marriage together.

Born in Long Island, N.Y., he...

William Glenn Nevin

William Glenn Nevin, 67, of Jefferson, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Ann (Walraven) Nevin, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.

Born in Washington D.C. at the Walter Reed Army Hospital, he was the son of the late Glenn W. and Emmy Lou (Hevener) Nevin.  He was...

Thomas J. Foulk

Thomas J. Foulk, 85, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Nancy T. Foulk, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Born on Wednesday, March 25, 1925 in Homeville, Chester County, Pa., he was the son of the late...

Thomas C. Bicking

Thomas C. Bicking, 59, of Gum Tree Rd., Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Eileen Bicking, with whom he shared 37 years of friendship and marriage.

Born on October 18, 1949 at the former Coatesville Hospital, Thomas was the son of Miriam Herr Bicking and the...

Virgie G. Needham

Virgie G. Needham, 92, of West Grove, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 under the care of Ware Presbyterian Home.  She was the widow of the late Edgar Needham, who passed away in 1987.

Born in Washinton Co., Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lou Marks Johnson and James D. Johnson.  She was a member...

Theodore R. Hendricks, Jr.

Theodore R. Hendricks, Jr., 53, of Honey Brook, died on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Rose Mastrippolito Hendricks of Honey Brook and the late Theodore R. Hendricks Sr. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by two daughters Karia and Stephanie Hendricks and two...

William K. "Mouse" Johnson

William K. "Mouse" Johnson, 48, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Friday, March 7, 2014. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Rebecca Johnson Smith of Downingtown and the late Larry E. Smith, Sr. An area resident all his life, William was a 1983 graduate of the Downingtown High School. He was employed as an Environmental...

Worth Mullis

Worth Mullis, 86, of Nottingham, passed on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 while staying with his daughter in Boone, NC. He was the husband of the late Evelyn Harvey Mullis who died in 2010. Born in Ashe County, NC, he was the son of the late William L. and Delta C. Barker Mullis. Worth was employed by PennDot as a...

William "Skeet" Ben

William "Skeet" Ben, 65, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John Ben, Sr. and Nettie Harris Ben. Skeet was a lifelong resident of Coatesville and a 1964 graduate of the former Scott High School. He was employed, throughout his life, by Lukens...

Thomas M. Rollinson

Thomas M. Rollinson, 73, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit of West Chester. He was the husband of Edna Flanagan Rollinson, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Norman and Violet Oxier Rollinson. He served honorably in...

Theodore Harding Fairbanks

Theodore Harding Fairbanks, 88, of Valley Township, died at home on Friday, November 1st, 2013.  Ted, as he was known, was born in Waterville, Maine, and served in the Navy, stationed in China, during WW II.  He was a Ph.D. chemist, civil rights advocate in the 1950s, farmer, artist, trumpet player and avid computer user.  He studied Mandarin Chinese, enjoyed...

Tiffany C. Dickinson

Tiffany C. Dickinson, 33, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010 at her home surrounded by her Family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Matthew Folks, Jr. of Charlotte, NC and Barbara Denson Beachum of Parkesburg. An area resident all her life she was a 1997 graduate of Octorara High School. She continued her education...

William Glenn Mckee

William Glenn McKee, 82, died peacefully on March 15, 2014 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center surrounded by his family.  He was born in Langeloth, Pa. to Peter T. and Mary E. Smith McKee.  Mr. McKee was the husband of Patricia Groce McKee, having just celebrated 60 years of marriage in December, 2013. After the death of his parents, Mr....

William J. "Bill" Harrington

William J. "Bill" Harrington, 84, of Coatesville died of lung cancer on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at his home while under Hospice Care. He was the husband of Lorena Brittingham Harrington with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born on July 26, 1925 in Rock Run, Valley Township, he was the son of the late George and Marie...

Theodore H. Yunkin

Theodore H. Yunkin, 50, of Modena, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Shirley Bailey Byers of Dushore and stepson of the late Gerald Byers.

Ted was a 1980 graduate of CASH and was employed by Krapf Coaches. He was a life member of the Coatesville VFW...

Theresa "Tessie" Kozlowski

Theresa "Tessie" Kozlowski, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Mt. Carmel, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Kozlowski and Helen Kozlowski Yarnall. Theresa was under the care NHS of Chester County in Parkesburg for the last 24 years. She is survived by her sister-in-law Florence Kozlowski of...

Travis J. Stone Jr.

Travis J. Stone Jr., 18 months, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia. Born on January 28, 2010, he was the beloved son of Travis Stone Sr. and Bridget Kenney of Coatesville.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by his paternal grandparents, Robert Stone and Wendy Patton, both...

Thomas M. Cornett

Thomas M. Cornett, 72, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 15, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home. He was the husband of Thelma M. Stewart Cornett with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Boone, NC, he was the son of the late Gurney M. and Rena Marie Campbell Cornett....

Theodore "Ted" Francis Roderer

Theodore “Ted” Francis Roderer Jr., 83, of West Chester PA went home to be with the Lord on April 23, 2013.

Born December 1, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA to Theodore Francis Roderer and Alicia Meyers, he was married for almost 60 years to the late Pauline Joyce Trego Roderer. Mr. Roderer is survived by his six children and...

William L. Haines, Sr.

William L. Haines, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at  the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Florence Dean Haines who died in  2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Oscar and Alice Hoopes Haines. Bill served honorably in the US Army from 1946 to...