Obituaries

Frances M. Kretchmer

Frances M. Kretchmer, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday November 7, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Kretchmer who died in 2001. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Woodward Goss.

Frances was an area resident all her life. She...

Betty J. Taylor

Betty J. Taylor, 60, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Rubincan Taylor Brown and step daughter to Allen Brown of Sadsburyville. An area resident her entire life, she was employed by QVC in West Chester....

Eugene P. Brown

Eugene P. Brown, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Coatesville V.A. Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Mae Crawford Brown, with whom he shared over 40 years of friendship and marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Eugene was the son of the late Wilbur and Matilda Gray Brown. He was a...

Brandy Lynn Vega

Brandy Lynn Vega, 34, of Cochranville died on Friday, October 11, 2013 as the result of an auto accident. She was the wife of Francisco Vega. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of Barbara Adams Sweed of Cochranville and the late Thomas L. Taylor, Sr. and step father Jeffrey Sweed of Cochranville. Brandy was an area resident all her...

Edna Flanagan Rollinson

Edna Flanagan Rollinson, 69, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 at her son Richard's home in Sadsburyville.  She was the widow of the late Thomas M. Rollinson, Sr. with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Highlinger Flanagan. She was a...

Carter Patrick Herd

Carter Patrick Herd, infant son of Brandon L. Herd and Breanne G. Smith of Parkesburg, PA, died at birth on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Chester County Hospital. He will be missed by Grandparents, Great Grandparents and a host of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and beloved pet dog Gemma. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at...

Forrest C. Book, Jr.

Forrest C. Book, Jr., 81, of West Caln Twp., Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at his home. He was the widower of Joan Book, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 58 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Forrest C. Book Sr. and Elsie...

Frances Rose Riddell

Frances Rose Riddell, 94, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at LifeCare Hospital of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Harold D. Riddell.

Born in Williamsport, Frances was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Frances R. (Dickinson) Coleman. She attended the Parkesburg Methodist Church and had been employed at...

Elmer Chandler Riggins

Elmer C. Riggins, 82, of West Caln, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Beck Riggins with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Marguerite Chandler Riggins. An area resident all...

Fred Talbot Garnett

Fred Talbot Garnett, 90, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hopsice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Jane Dunlap Garnett who died in 1996. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late S. Golden and Matilda Murr Garnett.

Fred was a 1939 graduate of...

Barbara L. (Still) Ruczhak

Barbara L. (Still) Ruczhak, 69, of Christiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Joseph P. Ruczhak, Jr., with whom she shared 45 years of marriage.  Born in Unionville, she was the daughter of the late Loyde and Mary Welsh Still.

She is survived, in addition to her...

Emily M. Amole Garris

Emily M. Amole Garris, 83, of Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, July 31 in Paradise, at her daughter Virginia's home.  She was the widow of William L. Garris, Sr., who passed away in 1991. Born in Bondsville, Chester County, Emily was the daughter of the late Emma (Harpel) and Albert Amole. She was a member of the Atglen Baptist Church,...

Francis Edgar Workman

Francis Edgar "Frank" Workman, 93, of Exton, died on Thursday,  April 17, 2014 at the Coventry Manor Nursing Home of Pottstown. He was the husband of the late Lucy Ciocco Workman who died in 1991. Born in Hanging Rock, W. VA, he was the son of the late Francis and Anna McQuillen Workman. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Emma E. Benson

Emma E. Benson, 100, of Pocopson Home, formerly of Cochranville, died on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Pocopson Home. She was the widow of the late Herbert W. Benson who died in 2000.

Born in Thorndale, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rosa Talhurst Slaughter. Emma was a member of the Thorndale United Methodist...

Catherine J. Filler

Catherine J. Filler, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Franklin A. Filler, III, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Greenville, S.C., on May 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Caroline and Joseph Mansour.

She...

Florence A. Hammond

Florence A. Hammond, 98, of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana, formally of Parkesburg, went home to be with her Lord on September 8, 2009. Born in Lancaster County she was the daughter of late Harry and Josephine White and was the youngest of 11 children.

She was the wife of the late Herbert Hammond.

Florence...

Esther Rita Smith Yeoman

Esther Rita Smith Yeoman, 87, of Downingtown, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Norman C. Yeoman, Jr., who passed away in 2008.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esther Smith.  She was employed at the Bell Telephone Co. for 31...

Donald E. Couram

Donald E. Couram, 51, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on December 31, 2008. He was the husband of Martha Spencer Couram. Born in Taylorville, NC he was the son of the late Edward and Wanda Grogan Couram.

Donald was employed by Rittenbaugh, Inc. of Phoenixville as a truck driver. He enjoyed trips to his hunting...

Frank D. Parent

Frank D. Parent, 56, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.  He was the husband of Susan M. Phillips Parent with whom he shared 7 years of marriage.  Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Marianne Beckett Parent of New Castle, DE and the late William R. Parent, Sr. Frank...

Bernard Patrick Murtaugh

Bernard Patrick Murtaugh, 78, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Flora M. Snyder Murtaugh with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Bernard B. and Margaret Maloney Murtaugh.

Formerly of...