Obituaries

Mar 12, 2011

Pauline Trego Roderer, 79, of West Chester, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Hickory House in Honey Brook. Pauline was the wife of Theodore F. Roderer with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Bellwood, Pa. she was the daughter of the late John Elliott and Laura Watters Trego. She was graduated from the Altoona High School...

Mar 11, 2011

Randy V. Warrick, 59, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved son of Mary Lou Warrick of Cochranville and the late Floyd V. Warrick. He was a graduate of the Patton High School in Elizabethtown.  He served in the US Navy for four years.  He was a painter...

Mar 11, 2011

John A. London, 59, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Brinton Manor of Glen Mills.  He was the beloved son of Freta London of Coatesville and the late Chester A. London. He was employed as a Machine Operator and was the Door Man for the Elks of Coatesville and the VFW Post 2404 of...

Mar 10, 2011

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan, 63, of Nottingham, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 10, 2011. She was beloved wife of the late Joseph L. Rubincan, Jr. who died in May of 2010. 

Born in Vineland, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Anthony W. and Mary Etta Knorr Gay. An area resident most of her...

Mar 9, 2011

Helen K. Wilson, 81, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Donald G. Wilson who died in 1997. Born in Boothwyn, she was the daughter of the late Norman E. and Blanche Wooding Reside. Formerly a resident of West Chester, Helen retired from Wyeth, Inc. of...

Mar 9, 2011

Frederick A. Phillips, 70, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Pauline Suhobrus Phillips with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. 

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Frederick F. and Mary M. Cazille Phillips. An area resident all his life, he was employed...

Mar 9, 2011

David L. Schweitzer, 31, of Valley Township, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Mary Ann March and the late John H. March, Jr. Dave lived in the area all his life and was employed in construction. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by a daughter Sara Lee...

Mar 8, 2011

Helen E. Hawk, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late John V. Hawk who died in 1977. Born in Hillsgrove, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Hattie Smell Minnier. Helen was a resident of Parkesburg most of her life. She...

Mar 7, 2011

 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 as a...

Mar 6, 2011

Shirley H. Brown, 66, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Lawrence H. Brown Jr., with whom she shared 22 years of marriage.Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late William H. Trago and Eva Houck Trago.  She...

Mar 2, 2011

Richard Leonard "Dick" Blosenski, 66, of Parkesburg, formerly of Honey Brook, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Ruth Ann Landis Blosenski with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Lima, PA he was the son of the late Joseph M. Blosenski, Sr. and Ruth...

Mar 2, 2011

Kenneth L. Smith, 47, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at his home.  He was the beloved son of Shirley Ann Pfitzenmeyer Smith and the late Earl F. Smith. He was employed as an Auto Detailer in Downingtown. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by his siblings: Robert E. Smith of Atglen, Gail A....

Mar 1, 2011

Robert V. Baker, 81, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Lifecare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Helen E. Baker who died in 1995. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John A. Baker, Sr. and Marjorie Echoff Baker.

An area resident...

Mar 1, 2011

 Homer R. Coblentz, 70, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.  He was the beloved husband of Martha Freeman Coblentz, with whom he had just celebrated  their 51st wedding anniversary. 

Born in Gap, he was the son of Katie Riehl Coblentz of Honey Brook and his late father, Joseph Coblentz, Sr.  He was a graduate of the...

Mar 1, 2011

Howard Albert "Plug" Thompson, 89, of Gap, previously of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the widower of the late Dorothy Law Thompson, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son...

Feb 25, 2011

Richard J. Nuse, Sr., 70, of Coatesville passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Ash Nuse, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James C. and Lillian Nuse.  He was employed by Lukens Steel Co....

Feb 25, 2011

Elizabeth M. Pendyck, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in west Chester. She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Pendyck who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John and Ida E. Mullen Canan.

An area resident all her life,...

Feb 19, 2011

Forrest C. Book, Jr., 81, of West Caln Twp., Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at his home. He was the widower of Joan Book, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 58 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Forrest C. Book Sr. and Elsie...

Feb 18, 2011

Charles J. (Rudy) Rudewick, 65, of Parkesburg died on February 18, 2011 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester of complications from cancer. Born in Freeland, PA, he was the son of the late John R. Rudewick and Evelyn Yankowski Rudewick.  He was the husband to Jane N. Lepp Rudewick, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Charles worked...

Feb 16, 2011

Grace M. Turner 85 formerly of Pomeroy, Pa. died on Wednesday February 16, 2011, at the Lancashire Hall in Lancaster. Grace was the wife of the late Richard E. Turner and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hazel Murray. and was born in Coatesville.

She had lived in this area most of her life and...