Obituaries

Charles D. Blair, Sr.

Charles D. Blair, Sr., 63, of Parkesburg passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Grayson County, Texas, he was the son of Arthur D. Blair and Octamie Harp.  He was proud of his Potawatomi Indian heritage. He was self-employe as a Flooring Installer. He is survived by his two sons: William Blair...

Edward Wilson Martin

Edward Wilson Martin, 81, of Ephrata, formerly of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 10, 2009. He was the husband of Patricia Barry Martin with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Honey Brook, he was the son of the late Edward and Anna Mae Moyer Martin. Ed proudly served in the US Army during...

Esther R. Speakman

Esther R. Speakman, 89, formerly of Sadsburyville, died on Wednesday, May 18, at Spang Crest Manor, Lebanon, PA.  She was the widow of the late Linton H. Speakman.

Born in Honey Brook she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Mae Trumbower Welsh. She was a resident of Chester County for 84 years before moving to...

Gary R. Rutledge, Jr.

Delma Virignia Chichester

Delma Virginia Chichester, 71, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at her home. She was the widow of the late James Russell Chichester, Jr., who passed away in 2002 after they had shared 42 years of marriage together.

Born Tuesday, December 13, 1938 in Upland, Pa., Delma was the daughter of the late Ida...

C. Scott Aberts

C. Scott Aberts, 45, of Leola, formerly of Thorndale, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. He was the son of Ann M. Aberts and George R. Daniels of Coatesville and Curtis and Judy Aberts of Spring City.

He is survived by his beloved daughter Maria Louise Aberts of Honey Brook, two sisters...

Doris M. Hammaker

Doris M. Hammaker, 79, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital. She was the widow of the late Robert Hammaker and her first husband Michael J. Carrick who died in 1957. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Beatrice Dunlap Hanna. Doris was lifelong resident of Parkesburg...

Alyce B. Sagner

Alyce B. Sagner, 88, of Morgantown, formerly of Lancaster and Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Sunny Crest Homes where she resided for the past eight years. She was the wife of the late Paul L. Sagner who died in 2000. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Nostrovich...

Bettie J. Dowlin

Bettie J. Dowlin, 85, formerly of Downingtown, died on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the widow of William O. Dowlin who passed away in 2002. Born in Downingtown, she was the daughter of the late Linn and Clara Fisher Gibson.

Bettie was a 1944 graduate of the Downingtown High School. Down...

Alfred L. Swift Jr.

Alfred L. Swift Jr., 92, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Sterling Healthcare and Rehab Center in Media, PA. Born in Parkesburg, Alfred was the son of the late Alfred Sr. and Ida Detterlien Swift.

He had worked as a farmhand.

He is survived by a sister, Doris E. Weaver of Elverson...

Charles R. Johnson

Charles R. Johnson, 88, of Ephrata, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Pauline Johnson, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was son of the late Charles R. and Myrtle (Wynn) Johnson.  He was a graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  He...

Evelyn M. Gable

Evelyn Margaret Gable, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Mary Burkholder Barker. Evelyn was an...

Elaine Wallace Smith

Elain e Wallace Smith, 81, of the Garden Spot Village in New Holland, formerly of Westwood, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, July 23, 2010.  She was the widow of her late husband, Howard "Smitty" Smith, who passed away in 2008 after they had shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Sandy Hill, she...

Ethel F. Neff

Ethel F. Neff, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Melvin F. Neff, Sr., who passed away in 1975.

Born on December 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Sanford B. Mowday and Ethel Leslie Mowday.

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Felix Ernest South, Jr.

Felix Ernest South, Jr., 78 of Nottingham went to his Heavenly home to be with his loving wife, on August 22, 2012. He was the husband of the late Mary E. South who died in 2009. Born in Tamarack, NC, he was the son of the late Felix E. and Sarah E. Potter South.

Formerly of Toughkenamon,...

Charles L. Clemens

Charles L. Clemens, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Satteson Clemens with whom he shared 35 years of marriage and his first wife, the late Louella Geodecke Clemens who died in 1973. Born in Lewisburg, PA he was the son of the late George...

Casimer S. "Casey" Debiak

Casimer S. "Casey" Debiak, 93, of Parkesburg, formerly of Chadds Ford, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Anne Marie McClay Debiak with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Clifton, NJ he was the son of the late Kazimerz and Eva Krawiec Debiak. Casey served in...

Gary Lee Sensenig

Gary Lee Sensenig, 53, of Cochranville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Karen L. Sensenig, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Gary was the son of the late Dorothy A. (Graybeal) and Harry K. Sensenig. He was a 1979 graduate...

Ferree C. Grossman, Jr.

Ferree C. Grossman, Jr., 91, formerly of Christiana, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown. He was the husband of the late Mary Jane Summers Grossman who died in 1983. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Ferree C. and Mary Paxon Grossman. An area resident most of his life,...

Dorothy M. Martin

Dorothy M. Martin, 100, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. Born on March 29, 1910 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Grier and Mae Gillespie Martin. An area resident all her life, and a graduate of West Chester University, Miss Martin served the community for several generations...