Obituaries

Jul 3, 2011

Collin Feiler McElroy, 16, of Honey Brook, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011, as the result of injuries from an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Troy and Pamela Spanakos McElroy.

Collin had just completed his sophomore year at Coatesville Area High School where he was a member of the high school baseball team. He was...

Jul 2, 2011

William L. Haines, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at  the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Florence Dean Haines who died in  2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Oscar and Alice Hoopes Haines. Bill served honorably in the US Army from 1946 to...

Jul 2, 2011

Lester R. Pugh, 72, of Coatesville, died on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Sally Smith Pugh. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Earl and Mary Rhoades Pugh. Lester was employed for 33 years by the Lukens Steel Co. in Coatesville retiring...

Jun 29, 2011

Marian L. "Tiny" Cabott, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her family.   She was the widow of the late Harry J. Cabott, who died in 2005.

Born in West Sadsbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late Henry S. Landis and E. Marian Stauffer Landis.  She graduated from Parkesburg High...

Jun 28, 2011

Sara W. "Sally" Zerr, 83, of East Fallowfield, passed away peacefully into the hands of her Lord at her home on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. She was the devoted wife of the late Levi H. Zerr, Jr. who died in 2009. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer A. and Margaret Thorne White. 

Sally was a lifelong...

Jun 26, 2011

John D. Botkin, III, 44, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Donna M. Beluch Botkin. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Lois Johnson Reid of Sadsburyville and the late John A. Botkin, Jr.

An area resident all his life, he was a 1986 graduate of Octorara...

Jun 25, 2011

Pearle M. Stoltzfus, 86, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011. She was the beloved wife of Harold V. Stoltzfus with whom she shared 69 years of marriage. 

Born in Valley Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Mattie Mallalieu Martin. An area resident all her life, she was...

Jun 24, 2011

Lillian Janet Hilton, 74, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Birdsboro, she was the daughter of the late Cleon and Anne Marie Burns Templin. She was a graduate of the Pottstown Senior High School.

Lillian is survived by her three children: Howard...

Jun 24, 2011

Margaret E. Stoltzfus, 83, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of her late husband, Mark J. Stoltzfus, with whom she shared 51 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret E. Rinier Powell.She was a resident of Cochranville for 60 years and...

Jun 23, 2011

Allen L. Brown, Jr., 75, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Hospice Center of Lancaster County in Mt. Joy.

He was the husband of Edythe Sue Simmons Brown with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Sadsburyville, he was the son of the late Allen L. Brown, Sr. and Florence Leighton Randler and he...

Jun 16, 2011

Linda L. Heinzman, 63, of Pomeroy, died at her home on Thursday, June 16, 2011. She was the wife of the late Chester F. Heinzman who died in 1996. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Ida Denithorne Tyndall. She is survived by five children; Joseph Heinzman of Coatesville, Donna Nuse...

Jun 14, 2011

Mae Elizabeth Parmer "Dolly" Godra, 91, life long resident of Highland Township, Chester County, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Martin Godra, Jr. who died in 1994 and her first husband the late John W. Peterson who died in 1980. Dolly was born in...

Jun 14, 2011

Harold George White, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late George L. and Edith Walpole White.  He graduated from the Parkesburg High School in 1941.  He was a Parkesburg resident his entire life and served as the Borough Auditor for 15 years and the...

Jun 11, 2011

Cyndi L. Taylor, 49, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Born in West Chester, she was the beloved daughter of Charles E. and Shirley Evans Barnes of Coatesville.

She graduated from CASH in 1979.  Cyndi was employed by the Brandywine Hospital as an Operator at the Switch Board.She is survived, by three daughters, Teresa Phillips of Coatesville, Stacy...

Jun 6, 2011

Peggy Wilda Simms, 76, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Eugene Simms, Sr. with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Winchester, VA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar E. and Catherine Golightly Lonas.

An area resident most of her life,...

Jun 3, 2011

Grace Neff Pucik Vernon, 92, of Honey Brook, formerly of Concordville, died on Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of the late William Vernon and her first husband the late John Pucik. Born in Concordville, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Edith Hipple Neff. She was employed as...

Jun 3, 2011

Frances M. London, 61, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, June, 3, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Freda Crawford London of Coatesville and the late Chester London. She is survived, in addition to her Mother, by two children; Erica London of Lancaster and Quinton London of Coatesville, five grandchildren, six great...

Jun 1, 2011

Mabel Banks Stanley, 81, of Christiana, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Edward "Ned" Stanley, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Columbia Jessup Banks.

She is...

May 30, 2011

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;...

May 24, 2011

John Frank Garzia, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester.  He was the husband of Abby Steidler Garzia, with whom he shared 24 years of marriage.

Born in Malvern, John was the son of the late Frank and Anna Garzia.He served honorably in the US Army Air Force during WWII...