Obituaries

Clair E. Ritchey

Clair E. Ritchey, 89, of Mount Joy, formerly of Pomeroy Heights, died on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Bernice Hinson Ritchey with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Snake Spring Valley, Bedford County, he was the son of the late Clayton and Alma Irene Bollman Ritchey. Clair grew...

Bertha M. Romig

Bertha M. Romig, daughter of the late LeRoy R. and Elizabeth (Strawhacker) Romig, passed away at Jennersville Hospital on May 5th. Miss Romig was born in Norristown on December 20, 1922 and resided in King of Prussia until moving to the Oxford-Parkesburg area in 1986. Miss Romig was a graduate of Upper Merion High School and Pierce Business School....

Daniel Lynn Van Orsdale

Daniel Lynn Van Orsdale, 87, of Cochranville, passed away at his home on Monday, March 28, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Jacqueline Freeman Van Orsdale with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Lynn F. and Mabel O. Simmons Van Orsdale.  Dan served honorably in the...

Charles W. Hendricks, Sr.

Charles W. Hendricks, Sr., 83, of Elverson, passed away on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the beloved husband of Janice L. Hatfield Hendricks, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Doe Run, he was the son of the late Walter C. and Alice E. Book Hendricks.  He was...

Betty Jane Patton White

Betty Jane Patton Witte, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.  She was the wife of Charles W. Witte, who passed away in 1992. Born in Lebanon, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Jackson F. and Sarah C. Jane (Miller) Patton. A graduate of the Benner High School.  ...

Doris Virginia Fisher

Doris Virginia Fisher, 83, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Garden Spot Village of New Holland.  She was the beloved wife of William L. Fisher, Jr., with whom she shared 20 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Anna (Shephard) Smale.  She was retired from...

Dennis E. Fox

Dennis E. Fox, 72, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Lancaster County Hospice of Mt. Joy. He was the widower of the late Betty L. McGinnis Fox, who passed in 1996 after they had shared 21 years of marriage together.

Born in Glenmoore, he was the son of the late Geraldine Souden...

Daniel James Fulmer

Daniel James Fulmer, 18, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2010.

The Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, December 26 at 1 PM at the Oxford Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 260 South Third St., Oxford, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the George...

Charles "Boe" Passmore

Charles "Boe" Passmore, 92, of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born on Wednesday, August 1, 1917, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Alice Gill Passmore. He served honorably in the US Army during World War II and was a proud member of the V.F.W. in Downingtown.

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Barbara Brittingham Monaghan

Barbara Brittingham Monaghan, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit in West Chester.  She was the wife of  John S. "Jack" Monaghan and her first husband the late Albert S. Lawson.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late David and Belle Lawrence Brittingham. Barb was a 1945 graduate...

Derrick G. "Bubba" Mendenhall

Derrick G. "Bubba" Mendenhall, 41, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Lancaster County, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Triscia Mendenhall, with whom he enjoyed a loving relationship.

Born in Chester County, PA, Derrick was the son of Paul Mendenhall of The Villages, FL...

Elynor R. Sperber

Elynor R. Sperber was born on May 3 rd 1922 at home in Hoboken, New Jersey. She passed away peacefully on September 21 2012.

Elynor spent her early years living in northern New Jersey and working at various jobs in New York City. On July 8 th 1950 she married Andrew G. Sperber (Sept. 22 1919 –...

Charles Leon Berkey, Jr.

Charles Leon Berkey Jr., 66, of Lancaster, died at his home on July 10, 2010.  He is survived by six brothers and three sisters.  His memorial service will be held at the convenience of his family.

Beulah E. Steen

Beulah E. Steen, 90, of Chester Springs, formerly of Springdell, died on Monday, February 14, 2011 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of the late C. Raymond Steen, Sr.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Evan and Minnie Deck McCarraher. An area resident all her life, she was employed by...

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr.

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr., 71, of Coatesville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Janet Bugar Kilgore, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Paul and Dorothy Davis Kilgore.

An area resident all his life, he proudly...

Alice M. Lawrence

Alic e M. Lawrence, 86, of Modena, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Lawrence who died in 2001.

Born in Wall, SD, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Edith Wright Villbrandt. Alice was an area resident most...

Doris Aurand Gabel

Doris Aurand Gabel, 86, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away June 7, 2013 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital of Columbus, Ohio.  She was the widow of Louis W. Gabel, who died in 2001 after they had shared 50 years of marriage together. Born in Lewistown, Pa., Doris was the daughter of the late Fern and Sara (Moore) Aurand. She graduated from...

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan

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...

Anne Susan Lev

Anne Susan Lev, 84, of Parkesburg, PA formerly of Ocean City, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.  She was the wife of Paul Lev who died in 1990.  Born in Cape May County, NJ, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Anhalt.  She was employed by Bell Telephone as an operator in Wilmington, DE.

She is...

Amelia B. Mackey

Amelia B. Mackey, 91, formerly of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Maple Farms in Akron.  She was the widow of Fredrick Evans, who passed in 1981, and John L. Mackey, who passed away in 2004. Born Kennett Square, Amelia was the daughter of the late Mary Alice (Atkins) and Ralph Baldwin.  An area resident most of...