Obituaries

Dec 23, 2010

Harry G. Collison, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hopsice Unit in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Diane M. Cooper Collison, with whom he would have shared 6 years of marriage this coming April.

Born in Camden County, N.J., he was the son of Harry G. Collison...

Dec 23, 2010

Herbert C. Hammond, Jr., 71, of Modena, passed away suddenly, on Thursday, December 23, 2010 just one week after his Mother's passing. He was the husband of Shirley London Hammond with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Rev. Herbert C. and Josephine Hammonds Hammond.

Herb was...

Dec 22, 2010

Dorothy K. Swift, 77, of Atglen, died on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her home. She was the wife of the late Donald W. Swift, Sr. who died in 2008.  Born in Colerain Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Laura Harris Hall. She was employed, for 25 years, by the Christiana American...

Dec 21, 2010

Beverly M. Fox, 83, of Westwood, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Morgantown, PA. She was the widow of the late Stewart P. Fox who died in 1993. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late LaForest and Olive Mann Phillips. An area resident most of her life, she was employed by the former...

Dec 16, 2010

 Josephine P. Hammond, 92, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of Rev. Herbert C. Hammond, who passed away in 1994 after they had shared 56 years of marriage. 

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Josephine Hammonds Dickinson and Edward Dickinson.  An area resident her entire...

Dec 15, 2010

Dorothy E. "Dot" Vannoy, 68, of Kennett Square, died on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Bernard L. Vannoy, Sr. with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in West Marlborough Township, she was the daughter of the late Parke Hilton, Sr. and Edna Mae Murphy Hilton.

Dot was...

Dec 13, 2010

  S. Averetta Bailey, 89, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Ephrata Community Hospital.  

 She was the beloved wife of James H. Bailey, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. 

  Born in Brookville, Pa., he she was the daughter of Quay Hetrick and Lula Wineberg Hetrick.    She was a resident of the Ephrata Manor for the past...

Dec 12, 2010

 George B. Carter, 66, of West Fallowfield Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at his home.  He was the the beloved husband of Doris E. Mann Carter, with whom he shared six years of marriage. 

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late George L. Carter and Ruth M. Henson Rusden.  He was a 1963...

Dec 10, 2010

Albert J. Hensel, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Harrison Senior Living Center. He was the beloved husband of Ruth M. Kochel Hensel, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Thorndale, he was the son of John A. Hensel and Alice Daller Hensel. An area resident his entire...

Dec 9, 2010

Nicholas R. Fantini, 69, of East Fallowfield, PA, formerly of Dunellen, NJ, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit in Coatesville, PA. He was the beloved husband of Colleen Byrnes Fantini with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Ralph and Margaret...

Dec 9, 2010

James Preston Davidson, 81, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 9, 2010.  He was the beloved husband of Amy E. "Betty" Sturgis Davidson, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Oxford, Pa., he was the son of the late Leroy Rambo Davidson and Elma Reburn Davidson.  A resident of Downingtown since 1966,...

Dec 9, 2010

Eleanor Bajor Wasko, 89, passed away on December 9, 2010.  Born in Philadelphia on March 24, 1921, she was the only child of Peter and Catherine Bajor. Eleanor was raised in Phoenixville and spent 51 years as a resident of Sadsburyville with her husband Joe who preceded her in passing. Eleanor was a member of St. Josephs Roman Catholic...

Dec 8, 2010

Christine Pitkow died Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook, PA.  Born March 21, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Marguerite Erickson and George Timmons.  Christine graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1954.  She  married Jay B. Pitkow on November 13, 1960, who died March 31, 2001.Jay was an electronic engineer who...

Dec 8, 2010

 Elam L. Thompson, 92, of West Fallowfield Twp., Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at his home.  He was the widower of his beloved wife, Helen Richey Thompson, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 54 years of marriage together. 

Born on the farm in which he passed, he was the son of the late T. Phillips...

Nov 29, 2010

Gladys F. Sagner, 88, resident of Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA passed away on Monday, November 29, 2010. She was the widow of of the late James M. Sagner. Born in Fairmont, W. VA, she was the daughter of the late Jasper N. and Alice Minor Haught.

Gladys is survived by her three step children: Doris...

Nov 29, 2010

Arnold Ray Strouth, 44, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, November, 29, 2010 at his home. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Ernest Strouth, Sr. of Downingtown and the late Madeline Bullion Strouth. Ray lived most of his life in Downingtown and was self employed as a painting contractor.

He is survived, in addition...

Nov 28, 2010

Joseph B. Hawk, Jr., 76, of the Brandywine Hall in Caln Twp., Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at his residence.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Bessie Russell Hawk and Joseph B. Hawk, Sr. An area resident his entire life, he was a 1953 graduate of the Scott High School....

Nov 27, 2010

 Alan F. Windle, 80, of Cochranville, went to be in the arms of Jesus on November 27th, 2010. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Propst Windle. 

 He is survived by his wife Lillian Hadley Windle, daughter, Judy Mattick, wife of Richard, sons, Edward Windle, husband of Diane, and Barry Windle, husband of September; stepchildren, Charles Hadley and...

Nov 26, 2010

 Joseph Richard Smith, 76, of Sadsbury Township, Coatesville, passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Dorothy R. Warden Smith, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. 

Born on Friday, September 14, 1934 in Westwood, he was the son of the late Earl F. Smith Sr. and Ruth A. Thomas Smith.  An area...

Nov 25, 2010

Emma H.  Thompson, (Sagner Foraker), 91, resident of the Harrison Senior Living of Christiana, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2010. 

She was the daughter of the late Ada F. Griffin Carr and George Carr.Emma is survived by her four children: Doris E. Gouge, wife of Vernon, of Gum Tree, James H. Sagner, husband of Gail, of York, Carol Corum, widow...