Obituaries

Feb 25, 2011

Richard J. Nuse, Sr., 70, of Coatesville passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Ash Nuse, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James C. and Lillian Nuse.  He was employed by Lukens Steel Co....

Feb 25, 2011

Elizabeth M. Pendyck, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in west Chester. She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Pendyck who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John and Ida E. Mullen Canan.

An area resident all her life,...

Feb 19, 2011

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...

Feb 18, 2011

Charles J. (Rudy) Rudewick, 65, of Parkesburg died on February 18, 2011 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester of complications from cancer. Born in Freeland, PA, he was the son of the late John R. Rudewick and Evelyn Yankowski Rudewick.  He was the husband to Jane N. Lepp Rudewick, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Charles worked...

Feb 16, 2011

Grace M. Turner 85 formerly of Pomeroy, Pa. died on Wednesday February 16, 2011, at the Lancashire Hall in Lancaster. Grace was the wife of the late Richard E. Turner and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hazel Murray. and was born in Coatesville.

She had lived in this area most of her life and...

Feb 15, 2011

Margaret Marie Gilbert Marsh, 74 of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter in Elverson. She was the wife of William L. Marsh with whom she shared over seven years of marriage and her late husband Chester J. Gilbert, Jr. who died in 1990. Born in West Grove,...

Feb 15, 2011

Francis R. Beard, 79, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sherry Butler Beard, with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Chester Springs, he was the son of the late Jacob A. Beard and Dora E. Famous Beard.

Francis served...

Feb 14, 2011

Beulah E. Steen, 90, of Chester Springs, formerly of Springdell, died on Monday, February 14, 2011 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of the late C. Raymond Steen, Sr.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Evan and Minnie Deck McCarraher. An area resident all her life, she was employed by...

Feb 13, 2011

Donna S. Sharpless, 65, of Avondale, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 after a brief illness.  She was the widow of the late Robert I. Sharpless, who passed away in 2006. Born in Oxford, she was the daughter of the late Clarence J. Simpson and Katherine Schofield Simpson.  She was a 1962 graduate of the Oxford High School. ...

Feb 12, 2011

Henry Francis Ziemak, 78, a lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away suddenly, surrounded by loving family. Henry was born at home on August 15, 1932, the youngest son of the late Benjamin and Anna Szczepura Ziemak.  He was a graduate of Scott Senior High School and proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. ...

Feb 12, 2011

Alice Gee Caldwell, 99, of Thorndale, Oxford, and Cochranville, died at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice Woolard Gee.

Alice was a graduate of Downingtown High School and a 1933 graduate of the Coatesville Hospital School...

Feb 11, 2011

Dorothy Davis Kilgore, 98, of Hickory House, died on Friday, February 11, 2011. She is now with her Risen Lord, along with her husband, the late Paul N. Kilgore with whom she shared 63 years of marriage, her son Paul L. Kilgore, her four daughters; Virginia "Ginny" DeForest, Louise Kilgore, Katherine "Katie" Beale and Margaret "Peggy" Mohr and her...

Feb 11, 2011

Agnes Carolyn Hall, 91, of Heatherwood Retirement Community, Honey Brook, PA, died on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  She was the wife of the late Gaither C. Hall who died in 2003. Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Kelly and Florence Morgan Icard. She was a graduate of Hickory High School...

Feb 8, 2011

Bonnie Ann Charsha, 62, of Christiana, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Joseph G. Charsha, with whom she shared 37 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Ella Elizabeth Conover Sherman. Bonnie was a member of the...

Feb 7, 2011

R. E lmer Watterson, 98, formerly of Cochranville, died on Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford where he had resided for the last eight years. He was the husband of the late Athena M. Wicks Watterson who died in 1989. Born in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late...

Feb 7, 2011

Dorothy Lee Delahoy, 59, of Coatesville, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at Life Care in West Chester. She was born in Williamsport, PA.

She is survived by four daughters, one son, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren and her ex-husband of 33 years, Ronald Delahoy.

Services will be held on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:00am...

Feb 4, 2011

Alexander R. Diller, infant son of Richard J. and Elizabeth T. Ward Diller of Lancaster, died at birth on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by one brother Ivan S. Diller, maternal grandparents Mary and Joseph Ward of Atglen and paternal grandparents Richard...

Jan 27, 2011

 Adalyne F. Woodward, 97, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late John Y. Woodward who died in 2002. Born in Highland Township, she was the daughter of the late Jefferis W. and Sarah Elizabeth Collins Freeman. 

An area resident all her life, she was a member of...

Jan 25, 2011

Michael Lynn Shannon, 55, of Exton, Pa., was called to his Savior in Heaven unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Born on September 8, 1955 in West Chester, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Shannon, Sr. and Mildred Paxton Shannon. He was a 1973 graduate of the Downingtown High School.  He was a former Flight Instructor...

Jan 24, 2011

Sara Jane Smith, 78, of Quarryville, formerly of the Coatesville area, passed away at her home on Monday, January 24, 2011. She was the widow of the late William F. Smith and her first husband the late Donald K. Matthews. Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Florence Beekley Holbrook. Sara was a...