Obituaries

Charles L. Alexander, Jr.

Charles L. Alexander, Jr., 69, of Gap, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster, PA. He was the beloved husband of Ann M. Hess Alexander with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Phyllis Nethery Alexander.

Charles was an area resident...

Candace L. Barlow

Candace L. Barlow, 40, of Avondale, died on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of P. David Barlow with whom she shared 17 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of William and Melissa Phillippe Stinnette of Oxford.

An area resident all her life, she...

Bettina Marie Smith ( Service Date Change)

Bettina Marie Smith, 79, of Parkesburg, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the LifeCare Center in West Chester. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Belle Stamine Smith. Bettina had been under the care of Kelsch Associates for the past 33 years including living in Life Sharing with the Michael and Pat...

Clarence H. "Pal" Griffy

Clarence H. "Pal" Griffy, 79, of West Caln Township, passed away on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Joan (Peterson) Griffy, with whom he shared 14 years of marriage.

Born in Gumtree, he was the son of the late Nelson and Mary May (Johnson) Griffy. An area...

Dennis P. Getsie

Dennis P. Getsie, 67, of Christiana, PA, passed away at his home on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Susan Rausch Getsie with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in St. Clair, PA he was the son of the late Joseph V. and Margaret I. Lango Getsie. Dennis served in the US Army...

Carolyn B. Leike

Carolyn B. Leike, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Freedom Village.  She was the widow of the late William J. Leike, who passed away in 2008 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Carolyn was the daughter of the Robert and Frances Virginia (George) Bea.  An area resident...

Dorothy R. Dickinson

Dorothy R. Dickinson, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late George Dickinson who died in 2011. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Anna Halligar Thompson.

Dorothy was an area resident all her life and a 1951 graduate of...

Elwood V. "Chuck" Buohl

Elwood V. "Chuck" Buohl, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband Jane F. Buohl, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Reamstown, PA., Elwood was the son of the late Friday and Lillian Buohl.  He was a graduate of the East...

Catherine M. Donarski

Catherine M. Donarski, 84, of Coatesville, formerly of Florida, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at her daughter Joyce's home in Coatesville. She was the widow of her late husband of 64 years, Arthur Joseph Donarski, Sr. who passed away on December 12, 2008.

Born on March 18, 1924 in Chicago, she was the daughter of...

Dorothy A. Landis

Dorothy A. Landis, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Robert E. Landis, who passed away in 2000.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Anna Stoner Allen. An area resident her entire...

Daniel L. Patterson

Daniel L. Patterson, 59, of Paradise, went home to walk with his Lord on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. Gillespie Patterson, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, Daniel was the son of Harold and Janet Hamilton Patterson of Millersville. He...

Clyde Everett Hall

Clyde Everett Hall, 88, of Ephrata, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Hospice of Lancaster County Mt. Joy location. He was the husband of Rebecca Spickler Hall with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Christiana, PA, he was the son of the late William and Laura Harris Hall.

Clyde entered the...

Darlene L. Griffin

Darlene L. Griffin, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of John F. Griffin, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Darlene was the daughter of the late Reuben Alexander and Vivian J. (Garnett) Mock.

Darlene was employed as a...

Charles E. Archey

Charles E. Archey, 67, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roberta B. Archey of Parkesburg.

Charles was an area resident all his life and a 1960 graduate of the Octorara High School. He served in the US Army and was...

Christopher D. Kirk

Christopher David Kirk, 39, of Christiana, PA passed away at the Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was the loving husband of Heather Lynam Kirk with whom he shared 14 years of marriage.

Born in Media, he was the son of Donald H. Kirk of Kirkwood, PA and Lucille Bartley Kahan of Kennett Square...

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes, of Murrells, Inlet, SC, formerly of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Frank P. Rhodes with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in West Virginia on September 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dotty Gwaltney and Grahm McGrady.

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Charles H. Lavender, Jr.

Charles H. Lavender, Jr., 59, of Parkesburg, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara Hardestry Lavender, with whom he shared 27 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on Friday, June 8, 1951, he was the son of Lorraine Dickinson Lavender of Newark, N.J. and the...

E. Annette Searles

E. Annette Searles, 64, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 21, 2011.

Born in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of Sara May Smith Searles of East Fallowfield and the late William Calvin Searles Sr.

She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her Masters Degree in Social...

Donald E. Thomas, Sr.

Donald E. Thomas, Sr., 66, of Bart Township, passed away at his daughter Dana's home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

Born in Ashland, Pa., he was the son of the late Earl Thomas and Emily Henninger Thomas.  He was 1962 graduate of the JW Cooper High School in Shenandoah, PA. Donald served honorably as...

Elizabeth Irene Whiteman Cumens

Elizabeth Irene Whiteman Cumens, 82, of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the Hospice LifeCare Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Harold Wesley Cumens who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Tait Whiteman.

Betty was an area resident all her...