Obituaries

Billie Marie Sellers

Billie Marie Sellers, 79, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Pocopson Home. She was the beloved wife of Merton C. Sellers with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Elaine Kelly Doubts.

Billie was a 1953 graduate of the Scott...

Bertha A. Lux

Bertha A. Lux, 93, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Preston Residence Jenners Pond of West Grove. She was the widow of the late John Lux, who passed away in 1976. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edwin Cooke and Grace Pont Cooke.

She was a member of...

Caroline A. Babel Dipietrantonio

Caroline A "Babel" DiPietrantonio "Tootie" peacefully and happily departed this life on November 15,2013 from the Quarryville Presbyterian Home where she had lived since August. She was 87. Caroline has started her new journey home to be reunited with her beloved husband "Tony" DiPietrantonio. She was preceded in death by her parents William "George" and Helen Babel, her sister Mary...

Bessie I. Mccarraher

Bessie I. McCarraher, 63, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Craig D. Williamson

Craig D. Williamson, 50, of Leola, went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, March 18, 2011 under the care of Lancaster County Hospice.  He was the beloved husband of Sheila Gill Hershey Williamson, with whom he shared eight years of marriage.

Born on December 31, 1960, he was the son of John F. and Emily Damon...

Donald L. Weaver

Donald L. Weaver, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the beloved husband of Bettie Brown Weaver with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Edna Saylor Weaver.

Don was an area resident...

Dawn E. Huyard

Dawn E. Huyard, 69, of Blue Ball, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Donald E. Huyard with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Buna Cox Thomas.

She is survived by four children;...

Charles T. Cooper, Jr.

Charles T. Cooper, Jr., 72, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday June 13, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Joanne Brown Cooper with whom he shared 52 wonderful years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles T. and Arnetta Watson Cooper.

Charles attended Parkesburg High School....

Donald J. Mackenzie

Donald J. MacKenzie, 56, of East Fallowfield, died on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Science Building, Vitas Hospice Care Unit, Darby, PA. Born in Troy, NY, he was the son of Alexander and Joan Clark MacKenzie of Downingtown. Donald was an area resident most of his life and a 1970 graduate of the Downingtown High...

Clifford H. Ratcliff

Clifford H. Ratcliff, 85 of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.

He was the beloved husband of Florence Bradley Ratcliff with whom he would have celebrated 12 years of marriage in June. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Jean Nitzenberger Ratcliff who died...

Bart Dwight Smith

Bart Dwight Smith, 66, of Downingtown, died peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mount Joy. He celebrated 42 years of marriage with Mary Lou Smith, who preceded him in death on February 9th of this year. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late David and Joyce Smith. Bart was employed...

Avarella P. Shank

Avarella P. "Abbie" Shank, 86, of Westwood, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the home of her daughter. She was the wife of the late Donald Shank who died in 1977. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Steidler Peaco. An area resident all her life, she was a 1945 graduate of...

Christine Pitkow

Christine Pitkow died Wednesday, December 8 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...

Dora Snyder

Dora Snyder, 98, of Havertown, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Alva M. Snyder.

She was born in Dover, DE. After her retirement, Dora was a caretaker for those who were confined to their homes. She was a member of the Grace...

Dorothy M. Robinson

Dorothy M. Robinson, 92, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Virtua Hospital in Berlin, N.J.  She was the widow of the late Oliver H. Robinson, who passed away in 1990 after they had shared 33 years of marriage together.

Born on Monday, September 23, 1918 in Shenandoah, Pa., she was the daughter...

Doris E. (Nee Williams) Heinzman

Doris E. (nee Williams) Heinzman, of Quarryville, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Alvin G. Williams, Sr. and Helen May Williams. Doris, also known as "Pete" to many, was a homemaker.  She was a Methodist by faith...

Edward C. Smith

Edward C. Smith, 92, of Parkesburg, entered into rest on Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the Coatesville V.A. Hospice Center.  He was the husband of Mary Martz Smith, with whom he shared 72 years of marriage.

Born in Williamstown, Pa. he was the son of the late Edward H. and Anna Witman Smith. Mr. Smith served honorably...

Daniel "Dan" Kyle Chalfant

Daniel "Dan" Kyle Chalfant, 26, formerly of Elverson, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2013, while surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born on May 8th, 1987 at Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA. He was a 2005 Graduate of Twin Valley High School and a member of The National Honor Society. He was employed...

Donald L. Mcpherson

Donald L. McPherson, 71, of Quarryville, died on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital after battling ALS. He was the beloved husband of Judy Soulliard McPherson with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Avondale, he was the son of the late Horace and Katherine Connor McPherson.

Donald was an area resident all...

Dr. Norman Max Warner

Dr. Norman Max Warner, 95, of Parkesburg, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Edna F. Ward Warner with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Reeders, Pa., he was the son of the late Milo N. and Alice Butz Warner.

He graduated from Muhlenburg College and...