Obituaries

Vincent Reed ( Rescheduled Funeral Service Addition)

Vi ncent Reed, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsbury Township, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  He was the beloved husband of Edith Wallace Reed, with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.

Born in Sadsbury Township, Chester Co., he was the son of the late Olive Dunlap Reed...

Virgie R. Owens

Virgie R. Owens, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 10th, 2011 at her home.

Born in Mountain City, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Roby and Hollie (Henderson) Owens. She was retired from the Chester County Intermediate Unit where she worked as a Secretary for 20 years. Virgie was a member of the Towerville...

Stephen W. Kocik

Stephen W. Kocik, 79, of Coatesville, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Clarice Kocik, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre in 1929, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Pauline Shromko Kocik. He graduated...

Thelma M. Cornett

Thelma M. Cornett, 70, of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Jefferson University Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas M. Cornett who passed away on August 15th.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lockie Brewer Stewart. Thelma was an area resident all her life and a member...

Theodore C. "Ted" Farren

Theodore C. "Ted" Farren, 56, Modena, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Crozer Chester Medical Center as the result of an accidental fall. He was the fiance of Vicky L. Cox. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Victoria J. Dzikiewicz Farren. Ted was a 1971 graduate of Sharon Hill...

William Lawrence Reardon, Jr.

William Lawrence Reardon, Jr., 60, of Coatesville died on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit.

Born in Avondale, PA, he was the son of the late William L. Reardon, Sr. and Lucy Branca Reardon.  He attended Assumption BVM in West Grove and graduated Bishop Shanahan High School, West Chester in 1967.  He attended...

Warren C. Pechin, Jr.

Warren C. Pechin, Jr., 69, of  Coatesville  passed away on December 4, 2013        in his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. Pechin Sr. and Carolyn Cisarik Pechin. Warren was a 1962 graduate of Bishop Shanahan.  He was employed by Lukens Steel in Production Control and later worked at Kmart. He is survived by...

Thomas J. Ellis, Sr.

Thomas J. Ellis, Sr., 66, of St. Peters, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Harn) Ellis. He served honorable in the US Army.

He was employed by American Roofing as a Roofer.

He is survived...

Virginia E. (Glass) Roth

Virginia E. (Glass) Roth, 92, of Lutheran Knolls, passed away peacefully on November 13 after a short illness.

Virginia (Ginny) enjoyed a long, spry, cheerful life filled with friends and family.  She worked as a cashier well into her 80’s at Smith’s Pharmacy in Claymont and enjoyed daily chats with all her customers, especially those from Sun Oil...

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 24th at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Coatesville on Wednesday, January 6th, 1926, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Esther H. (Hilton) Finnefrock. She was a 1945 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She was employed by the former Lukens Steel Company...

Wilma M. Stinson

Wilma M. Stinson, 65, of West Grove, formerly of Glenmoore, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of the late D. Andrew Stinson. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Vance M. and Lillian Devonshire Matlack.

An area resident all her life, she...

William Raymond Steffe

William Raymond Steffe, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 6th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hosptial.  He was the beloved husband Jacqueline (Kurtz) Steffe, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Bertha May (Phillips) and William J. Steffe.  And area resident his entire life, he was employed by the Lauri Brothers...

Thomas A. "Sam" Riley

Thomas A. "Sam" Riley, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011.  He was the companion of Kathryn A. Clark. Born in Cliffton, N.C., he was the son of Thomas Henry Riley and Josie Marie Roland Riley. He was most recently employed as a Driver for the Amish. Sam is survived by his three children: Frances E....

Victor "Ted" Shaw

Victor "Ted" Shaw, 86, of Gap, passed away on Friday, January 11th at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Joan Shultz Shaw, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

He was born in Philadelphia to the late Thomas and Anna Shaw. He was a...

William H. Backenstose

William H. Backenstose, 75, of West Grove, formerly of E. Fallowfield and Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the husband of Ethel Wise Backenstose with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William and Alene Matthews Backenstose. Bill was an area resident...

William J. Thomas Sr.

William J. Thomas, Sr., 70, of Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Dolores Baxter Thomas, with whom he shared 48 years of friendship and marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William H. and Jane Stoner Thomas. An area resident his...

Vincent F. Emondi

Vincent F. Emondi, 38, of Honey Brook, died on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Wesley C. Galson Emondi, with whom he shared over 11 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Robert L. Emondi and wife Linda of Myerstown and Mary Kathryn "Kit" Wilkinson Hagan and...

William John "Bill" Kochel

William John "Bill" Kochel, 54, of Cochranville passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home.  He was the son of Norman B. Kochel and Elizabeth F. Battistilli. He was a 1977 graduate of Octorara High School and became a Paramedic after two years of college. He was a Past Fire Chief of Parkesburg Fire Company (1996-1999) and Life...

William A. Stong

William A. Stong, 77, of Christiana, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at LifeCare Hospitals of Chester Co. in West Chester.

He was the husband of Patricia L. McCrery Stong with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

An area resident all his life, he served in the US Navy...

Robert H. Keylor, Jr.

Robert H. Keylor, Jr., 59, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was the husband of Agnes "Buffie" R. Jilek Keylor with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Esther Wertz Keylor of Coatesville and the late Robert H. Keylor, Sr. Bob was an area...