Obituaries

Peggy Wilda Simms

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...

Michael B. Linhard

Michael B. Linhard, 47, of Cochranville, PA, formerly of Baltimore, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of Anne Clement Hutchison Linhard, with whom he had shared three weeks of marriage.

Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Helen Hertzog Linhard of Towson, MD and the late James...

Parke W. Bradford

Parke W. Bradford, 73, of Kinzers, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 15, 2014.  He was the beloved widower of the late Nancy V. Bradford who passed away on January 25, 2014 after sharing 26 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Parke was the son of the late Mary and Parke L. Bradford. He was a...

Philip W. Mowrey

Philip W. Mowrey, 67, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Philip was the son of the late Lillian Hazel (Mullen) and Norris Levis Mowrey, Sr.  He was a 1964 graduate of the Octorara High School. Philip served his country honorably with the US Marines from 1964 to 1968.  He served in Vietnam during...

Paul J. Fillman

Paul J. Fillman, 88, of Glenmoore, died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Alice S. Fillman who died last June. Born in Downingtown, he was the son of the late Samuel and Ethel Lewis Fillman.

Paul was an area resident all his life and proudly...

Mary L. Doss Forrester

Mary L. Doss Forrester, 91, of Atglen, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Landis Homes of Lititz where she resided for the past 21 months. She was the wife of the late Clinton A. Forrester. Born in Virginia on October 15, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Matt Doss and Lena Mink Doss. She was...

Michael H. Lynch, Sr.

Michael H. Lynch, Sr., 72, of Morgantown, died on November 8, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Bronx, NY and moved to PA in 1973. Mr. Lynch served two years of active duty in the US Navy and worked for Entermann's Bakery for 27 years where he was also an active union...

Mary Ellen Peachey Canan

Mary Ellen Peachey Canan, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, August 28 at the Mount Joy Hospice Center. She was the widow of the late Jack Canan, who passed in 1982.

Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Bertha Keller Peachey. She was a graduate of the Christiana High School.

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Noah L. Hershey

Noah L. Hershey, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the beloved husband of Alta Leaman Hershey, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage.

Born on July 8, 1920 in Parkesburg, Noah was the son of...

Pastor Dorene Janette Mills King

Pastor Dorene Janette Mills King, 56, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away on January 28, 2012.

Pastor King was the founder and Pastor of New Beginnings Apostolic Faith Ministries, Inc.

Survivors include her parents, James C. Mill, Sr., and Doris V. Mills, her loving husband of thirty-six years, Joseph King, a son, Joseph A. King,...

Marsha A. Moyer (Updated Information)

Marsha A. Moyer, 63, of Pomeroy, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the beloved wife of James O. Moyer, Jr. with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Marjorie Rettew Smith.Marsha was an area resident all her...

Paul A. Mullen

Paul A. Mullen, 83, of Ronks, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster. He was the husband of the late Gladys M. Trago Mullen who died in 2007. Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late William and Zelva Mae McGinnis Mullen.

Paul was an area resident...

Ralph Evans Grier

Ralph Evans Grier, 76, of New Holland, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012 under the care of the Garden Spot Village and the Hospice of Lancaster County.  He was the widower of the late Janet Hatfield Grier, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 49 years of marriage together.

Born in Cochranville,...

Mildred "Millie" Harvey

Mildred "Millie" Harvey, 77, of Honey Brook Twp., passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. She was the wife of Donald Harvey with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Huntingdon County, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mildred Fessler Conley.

Millie was a faithful member of the...

Norman K. Beach, Jr.

Norman K. Beach, Jr., 84, of Cochranville, died on Monday, July 4, 2011 at the Conestoga View Nursing Home in Lancaster. He was the husband of Barbara Jeann Eby Beach with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Norman K. Beach, Sr. and Mary Palmer Beach. Norman graduated in...

Martha M. Geedey

Martha M. Geedey, 75, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital. She was the wife of Ronald E. Geedey with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John Wilson Moore, Sr. and Deborah Davis Moore.

Martha was an area resident...

Michael Lynn Shannon

Michael Lynn Shannon, 55, of Exton, Pa., was called to his Savior in Heaven unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Born on September 8, 1955 in West Chester, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Shannon, Sr. and Mildred Paxton Shannon. He was a 1973 graduate of the Downingtown High School.  He was a former Flight Instructor...

Naomi O'Flaherty Catanese

Naomi O'Flaherty Catanese, 79, of Coatesville, died on Friday, February 8, 2013 at LifeCare in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Dominic J. Catanese. Born in Phoenixville, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Naomi Souder O'Flaherty. Naomi was a resident of Coatesville most of her life. She graduated from the former S. Horace...

Mary Elizabeth Sweigart

Mary Elizabeth Sweigart, 87, of Tel Hai Retirement Community, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on June 3rd, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of Joseph Sweigart Jr., who passed away in 1997 after they had shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Mary was the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Whiteman) Swisher. She was...

Marjorie R. Raffier

Marjorie R. Raffier, 74, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Thomas D. Raffier, who whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Marshalton, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ruth Davis Mercer.  A 1952 graduate of the Coatesville High School,...