Obituaries

Fred Dale Varnes

Fred Dale Varnes, 69, of Glenmoore, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at his home. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Kathryn (Miller) and Arthur Varnes. Fred was a 1963 graduate of the Octorara High School.  He was employed at Aer-Core of Pottstown as an Equipment Operator. He served honorably in the US Army....

Deborah A. Teel

Deborah A. Teel, 55, of Pocopson Home died Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Samuel Teel. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Richard I. Chesnet and Zella I. Burke Duncan.

Debbie is survived by two children, Evelyn Chesnet of Coatesville and Michael A. Teel of York, three grandchildren, ...

Evan S. Pringle

Evan S. Pringle, 15, of West Caln, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 as the result of injuries from an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Laura Warren Pringle of Honey Brook and Sean C. Pringle of Coatesville and stepson of Ann Pringle. Evan had just completed his freshmen year at Coatesville Area High...

Donald B. Conley

Donald B. Conley, 73, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.

He was the beloved husband of Lois Rinard Conley, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Dudley, Pa., he was the son of the late Michael and Mildred (Fessler) Conley. An area...

Evelyn “Evie” M. Sciarretta

Evelyn M. “Evie” Sciarretta of Downingtown passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 14, 2010.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lewis and Cora Bones Lewis.

She was an active member of the Chester County Car Club and Active “A”s.  She will fondly be remembered for her love of birds...

Frank S. Lusas, Sr.

Frank S. Lusas, Sr., 84, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 31, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor Agnoni Lusas with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Matthew and Anna Lusas. Frank proudly served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was employed...

Barbara R. Chaney

Barbara R. Chaney, 70, of Gordonville, died on Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Clarence E. Chaney with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elma Simmons Shultz.

Barb was area resident al her life and...

Emmett Joseph Barlow

Emmett Joseph Barlow, infant son of Matthew D. and Valerie A. Wallace Barlow, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was born on November 4, 2012.

He will be sadly missed also by his maternal grandparents Edward J. and Carol Wallace of Coatesville and paternal grandmother Georgette Barlow of Thorndale, paternal...

Donna E. Barclay

Donna E. Barclay, 74, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the wife of Fred K. Barclay, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Williamsport, Pa., Donna was the daughter of the late Edward and Violet Dibble Askey.  She was a 1953 graduate of the S....

Bernice Hinson Ritchey

Bernice Hinson Ritchey, 85, formerly of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mt. Joy.  She was the wife of the late Clair Edwin Ritchey, who died in 2012.  Born in Alum Bank, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Edythe Horne Hinson. An area resident for most of...

Erma Marion Gibson

Erma Marion Gibson, 89, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. Born in Coatesville, Erma was the daughter of the late Bessie (Schweigert) and Charles McCarraher. She is survived by her beloved children: Carol Yoder, wife of William, of Glenmoore, Ronald Gibson, husband of Marion, of Coatesville, and Cindy Barker, wife of...

Franklin Mason King

Franklin Mason King, 77, of Nottingham, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his home. Born in Sutton, W. VA he was the son of the late Howard F. and Sarah Ellen King. Frank was employed by Pipe Maintenance of Exton retiring in 1996. He proudly served in the US Army from 1955 to...

Elisha "Lash" Phipps Patterson

Elisha "Lash" Phipps Patterson, 89, of Coatesville died on Sunday, October 7, 2012. He was the husband of the late Audrey Pearl Patterson with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Mr. Patterson was a farmer most of his life and had retired from Quebecor Printing after 22 years. He was a Chester County resident all his life.

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Frances Ann Mccowan

Frances Ann McCowan, 92, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing Home of Columbia.

She was the widow of the late Aaron McCowan who passed in 1994. She was a 1936 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  She had worked at the former Woolworth Dept. Store of Coatesville, the former...

Erica Marie London

Erica Marie London, 41, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, October, 2, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Sheron Bradley and the late Frances M. London.  A 1987 graduate of Coatesville Area High School, she was employed at the Coatesville VA Medical Center as a CNA. She...

Carole Valjean Schmidt

Carole Valjean Schmidt, 74, of Gap, died on Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. Born in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Theo and Mary Parker Valjean.

In 1989, Carole graduated from the Chester County Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at the Coatesville VA Medical Center...

Evelyn M. Wallace

Evelyn M. Wallace, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at her home.  She was the widow of the late Chester Wallace, who passed away in 2006. Born in Philadelphia, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Bessie E. (Watson) and Chester L. Baxter. She was a graduate of the former Salisbury Township School in White Horse....

Frances C. Cowan

Frances C. Cowan, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsbury Twp., passed away on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.  She was the widow of Everett C. Cowan, Jr. who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 59 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the...

Dorothy E. Eby

Dorothy E. Eby, 95, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Christiana. She was the widow of the late W. Glenn Eby who died in 1996.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Ella Townsley White. A lifelong resident of Parkesburg, she...

Esther May Wettig

Esther May Wettig, 98, of Glenmoore, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at her home. She was the wife of the late George E. Wettig.  Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lena Reynolds Stanley. She is survived by daughter Doris E. Bair of Glenmoore and son George M. Wettig of Willow Street, eight...