Obituaries

Olive B. Taltoan

Mar 18, 2012

Olive B. Taltoan, 84, of Coatesville, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Sherman Taltoan.  Born in Nine Points, Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Elizabeth Dickinson Miller. Olive was a member of the Benardtown Baptist Church of S. Coatesville. She is survived by...

Nicklous Jacob Adams, Jr.

Mar 14, 2012

Nicklous Jacob Adams, Jr.,  infant son of Nicklous Jacob Adams, Sr. of Cochranville and Jessica Ann Taylor of Downingtown, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. He was born on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by a brother Jonathan Taylor of...

Charles Scott, III

Mar 13, 2012

Charles Scott, III, 41, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at his home.

He was the beloved son of Joyce London Scott of York and the late Charles Scott, Jr.

He belonged to Judah Ministries Church of God in Christ of Coatesville.

Charlie enjoyed fashion and dressing well.

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Mae Jones

Mar 12, 2012

Mae Jones, 83, of Valley Township, died on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Stewart Jones who died in 1972. Born in Green Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Delia Bailey Hopson. Mae is survived by six children; Farley Jones and wife Carol of...

Anna Marie Gurskey

Mar 12, 2012

Anna M. Gurskey, 94, formerly of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Manor Care Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was the widow of Paul Gurskey who died in 1974. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Roudolph K. and Bessie L. Bailey Hess. An area resident all her life she was employed,...

J. Robert "Bob" Hershey

Mar 11, 2012

J. Robert "Bob" Hershey, 81, of Russellville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Eva Fisher Hershey with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Paradise, he was the son of the late Willis E. and Ruth Hershey. An area resident and dairy farmer all his...

Mary S. Mann

Mar 10, 2012

Mary S. Mann, 86, of Highland Township, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home. She was the widow of Paul Mann who died in 1985. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Sagner Gibson. Mary was an area resident all her life and a member of the...

Evelyn M. Gable

Mar 10, 2012

Evelyn Margaret Gable, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Mary Burkholder Barker. Evelyn was an...

Marian A. Mattson

Mar 8, 2012

Marian A. Mattson, 86, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 8th, 2012.  She was the widow of the late Lawrence Mattson, who died in 1983.

Born in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Marian was the daughter of the late Benjamin Lantz and Mamie K. (Stoltzfus) Lantz. She is survived by her five children, Harvey W....

Bettie J. Dowlin

Mar 8, 2012

Bettie J. Dowlin, 85, formerly of Downingtown, died on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the widow of William O. Dowlin who passed away in 2002. Born in Downingtown, she was the daughter of the late Linn and Clara Fisher Gibson.

Bettie was a 1944 graduate of the Downingtown High School. Down through the years,...

Margaret P. Skillings

Mar 5, 2012

Margaret P. Skillings, 97, of Georgetown, ME and Holden, MA, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Exton, PA. She leaves a son, Dr. John C. Skillings of Dansville, NY; daughter Judith Skillings Frawley of Exton, PA; nephew, Randall C. Perkins of Medford, OR; nieces, Pamela Perkins Smith and Sandra Perkins of...

Marian R. Lindquist

Mar 4, 2012

Marian R. Lindquist, 91, of Willow Street, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy. She was the widow of the late Eric A. Lindquist, Jr. who died in 2004.

Born in Lincoln University, PA she was the daughter of the late Wesley A. and Susan Miller Galloway. Marian...

Charles W. Hendricks, Sr.

Mar 3, 2012

Charles W. Hendricks, Sr., 83, of Elverson, passed away on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the beloved husband of Janice L. Hatfield Hendricks, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Doe Run, he was the son of the late Walter C. and Alice E. Book Hendricks.  He was a 1948 graduate...

Sandra Lee Irons

Mar 1, 2012

Sandra Lee Irons, 66, of Thorndale, passed away on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at the Brandywine Hall of East Bradford Twp.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond S. and Mildred Williams Moore Irons.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1963 graduate of Scott High School.Sandra was employed in Housekeeping at the Chester County...

Joyce A. Craig

Mar 1, 2012

Joyce A. Craig, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at her home. She was the widow of the late David Craig. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Dickinson Clayton. Joyce was an area resident all her life and a graduate of the Parkesburg High School. She was employed...

Lorraine L. Smith

Feb 27, 2012

Lorraine L. Smith, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Parvin W. Smith who died last November. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Mabel Wright Lawrence.

Lorraine was a 1942 graduate of the Parkesburg High School....

Charles Richard Pechin

Feb 26, 2012

Charles Richard Pechin, 82, of Pequea, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at his home.  He was the widower of the late Barbara Johnson Pechin.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. and Catherine Miller Pechin.  He was first employed at Schick of Lancaster, then at Cardinal Cotton of Coatesville and at...

Walter G. Harris

Feb 18, 2012

Walter G. Harris, 86, of Quarryville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Quarryville Retirement Community while surrounded by his family.

He was the beloved husband of E. Louise Swayne Harris, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage.Born in Highland Township, he was the son of the late H. Luther and Mary Landis...

Constance L. "Connie" Flinn

Feb 17, 2012

Constance L. "Connie" Flinn, 78, of Glenmoore, Pa., passed away on Friday, Febuary 17, 2012 at her home.  She was the widow of the late Lewis E. Flinn Sr.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry Skiles and Katherine Fox Root, and her stepfather, William Root, Sr..She was employed as a Dental Assistant for the V.A. Medical...

Ernest O. Strouth, Sr.

Feb 17, 2012

Ernest O. Strouth, Sr., 67, of Downingtown, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the widower of the late Madeline Bullion Strough.

An area resident most of his life, he was a retired welder who worked for GTC of New Jersey.He is survived by his two children: Linda G. Flack of Parkesburg...