Obituaries

E. Catherine Mcbride

E. Catherine McBride, 95, of Glenmoore, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late N. Albert McBride, who passed away in 1962.

Born in Uwchlan Twp., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Linderman Gottier. She had attended the Windsor Baptist...

Edwina Wilgis Wedgewood

Edwina Wilgis Wedgewood, 69, passed away on 10/2/2012 after a short battle with Mesothelioma.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin M. and Mary Elizabeth (Trupe) Wilgis.

She attended Downingtown High School  and lived in Chester County most of her life, but also resided in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.  In her early...

Clara V. Horblinski

Clara V. Horblinski, 77, of West Caln, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. She was the wife of Peter Horblinski, Sr. with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Osborne and Anna Burkey Dean. Clara was an area resident all her life. She...

Betty Franciscus

Betty Franciscus, 79, of Christiana, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Walter Franciscus. Born in Lancaster County, Betty was the daughter of the late Bessie (Cummings) and William Price.  An area resident her entire life, Betty had been employed by the Anderson Pretzel Factory. She was a member...

Emanuel C. Hess

Emanuel C. Hess, 81, of James Creek, Huntingdon County, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. He was the widower of the late Ruth Stackhouse Hess, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg on Sunday, September 16, 1928, he was the son of the late Martha Pine Hess...

Brian M. Mcginnis

Brian M. McGinnis, 39, of Paradise, died on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 in an auto accident. He was the husband of Aldorah Wall McGinnis. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Ralph N. McGinnis, Jr. and Diane K. Dougherty.

He is also survived by sons; Ethen and Jake McGinnis and stepsons Zachery and Cliffton Perez and...

Dolores Ann Thomas

Dolores Ann Thomas, 71, of Oxford, died on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late William J. Thomas, Sr. who died in 2009. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Alice May Haines Baxter. An area resident all her life, Dolores was a member of the...

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young, 76, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home.  She was the beloved wife of George Wilson Young, with whom she shared 20 years of marriage, and her first husband the late William P. Wertz, Sr., with whom...

Elwood Simmons

Elwood Simmons, 94, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home.  He was the widower of Carrie F. Watterson Simmons, who passed away in 2006 after they had shared 68 years of marriage together. Born in Sugar Grove, West Virginia, Elwood was the son of the late Grover and Ola Wilfong Simmons....

Charles Scott, Iii

Charles Scott, III, 41, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at his home.

He was the beloved son of Joyce London Scott of York and the late Charles Scott, Jr.

He belonged to Judah Ministries Church of God in Christ of Coatesville.

Charlie enjoyed fashion and dressing well.

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Charlotte M. Dunn

Charlotte M. Dunn, 65, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Allen R. Schmehl, who died in 1984 and the late Richard M. Dunn, who died in 2006.

Born in West Chester, Charoltte was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Mary Alice...

Doris M. Frantz

Doris M. Frantz, 82, of East Fallowfield, entered into rest on September 17, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

David K. Howett

David K. Howett, 53, of Gap, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Anne Herr Howett with whom he shared nine years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert and Karen Boas Howett. David K. Howett, 53, of Gap, died on Friday, April 19, 2013...

Charles C. Wertz

Charles C. Wertz, 72, of Parkesburg, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Linda Wingert Wertz, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Londonderry Twp., he was son of Laviana Adams Wertz of Honey Brook and the late Jacob Wertz.

A County resident all his life,...

Eleanor Bajor Wasko

Eleanor Bajor Wasko, 89, passed away on December 9, 2010.  Born in Philadelphia on March 24, 1921, she was the only child of Peter and Catherine Bajor. Eleanor was raised in Phoenixville and spent 51 years as a resident of Sadsburyville with her husband Joe who preceded her in passing. Eleanor was a member of St. Josephs Roman Catholic...

Betty Jane Bireley

Betty Jane Bireley, 86, of Pomeroy, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 surrounded by her family at home. She was the widow of the late Benjamin F. Bireley Jr., who passed away in 2001.

She was a graduate of the Holidaysburg High School and was a member of the Coatesville Bible Fellowship. Betty...

Betty A. Roth

Betty A. Roth, 93, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Pocopson Home. Born in Perry Point, MD, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Rhoda Nesbitt Charsha. Affectionately known as "Bingo Betty", she loved playing bingo in the area. She is survived by three children; William H. Roth, Jr. and wife Patricia of West...

Donald F. Tennant, Sr.

Donald F. Tennant, Sr., 67, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at his home. He was the widower of the late Janet Gouge Tennant, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William H. Tennant and Ruth Conway Tennant. He was a 1959 graduate...

Deborah S. Byerly

Deborah S. Byerly, 66, of East Brandywine, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester. She was the widow of the late John B. Byerly. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Helen Benjamin Shaver.

Deborah was a graduate of Scott High School in...

Chelsea L. Davis

Chelsea L. Davis, 36, of Atglen, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  Born on October 2, 1976 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of James E. and Mary (Hoover) Davis of Atglen.

An area resident her entire life, she was a 1995 graduate of the Octorara High School. She is survived, in...