Obituaries

Laura E. Searl

Laura E. Searl, 56, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, March 24 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was a beloved mother to her children: Heather Ickes Olson of Catonsville, MD and Keith D. Ickes of Atglen; the beloved partner of Stephanie Klingler, with whom she shared 24 years of partnership; grandmother to Siana of Atglen;...

Marion Hilton Wiggington

Marion Hilton Wiggington, 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home.

The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg.  The interment will be held the following day at the Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery of Lancaster.

Kathryn J. Mccormick Fairweather

Kathryn J. McCormick Fairweather, 85, of Romansville, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ralph Terry Fairweather, Jr. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Grace Brittin McCormick. Kathryn was a 1945 graduate of St. Agnes High School. She was employed, for over...

Katherine D. "Kathey" Newnam

Katherine D. "Kathey" Newnam, 63, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of Joseph Newnam, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond S. Devlin and Charlotte B. (Whiteman) Devlin.She was a member of the Parkesburg Baptist Church, where she...

June Bogatin Debolt

June Bogatin DeBolt, 89, of West Chester, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester.  She was widow of the late Marion DeBolt. Born in Marvin Gardens, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Ratzburg and Harry Bogatin. June was a school teacher for the KD Markley...

Juan Q. Chiguina

Juan Q. Chiguina, 58, of Gap, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Born in Merizo, Guam he was the son of Jose S. and Ana Q. Chiguina. Juan served honorably in the U. S. Army from 1969 to 1972. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor for action in Vietnam.

He...

Jonathan L. Trego

Jonathan L. Trego, 74, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. He was the husband of Emilie Gable Trego with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in West Chester on June 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Haines and Ethel Snow Trego.

Jonathan was a heavy equipment...

Marian L. "Tiny" Cabott

Marian L. "Tiny" Cabott, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 29th at her home, surrounded by her family.   She was the widow of the late Harry J. Cabott, who died in 2005.

Born in West Sadsbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late Henry S. Landis and E. Marian Stauffer Landis.  She graduated from Parkesburg...

Marian H. Williams

Marian H. Williams, 82, of West Bradford, died at her home on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Marian was the widow of Robert E. Williams, who died in 1994. They shared 49 years of marriage together. Born in Whi teford, MD,  she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Sophie Lange Henck. She had lived in Chester County most...

Marvin O. Walton

Marvin O. Walton, aka "Starvin' Marvin", 86, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Coatesville VAMC. He was the widower of the late Florence J. Walton. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Albert and Sadie Brown Walton.

Marvin served with the US Army during WWII in the Pacific. He will...

Leroy Glatts

LeRoy Glatts, 79, of Atglen, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Glatts.

An area resident his entire life, he retired from the Lukens Steel Co. in 1992. He was a member of the American Legion Benner Shoff...

Joseph J. Blythe

Joseph J. Blythe, 57, of Coatesville died on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Coatesville VAMC. He was born in Camden, NJ. Joe served in the US Marine Corp from 1974 to 1976. He was employed at the Coatesville VAMC.

He is survived by one son Michael J. Blythe of Bell Mawr, NJ. Funeral services on Thursday, December...

Kenneth Isaac "Bud" Ellingsworth, Jr.

Kenneth Isaac "Bud" Ellingsworth, Jr., 82, of Atglen, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Ada Jacqueline Ellingsworth, with whom he shared 12 years of marriage and his first wife of 47 years the late Clara Howell Ellingsworth who died in 1996.

Born in Doe...

Julie Guillonneau

Julie Guillonneau, 15, of Sadsburyville, passed away suddenly at her home on Thursday, December 22, 2011.  She was the beloved daughter of Veronique (Brochet) and Francois T. Guillonneau; the beloved sister of Jeremy; and the beloved goddaughter of Bill and Colleen Witmer of Frazer.

Julie was in the 9th grade at Coatesville Area High School. Julie loved everyone...

Margaret H. Morgan

Margaret H. Morgan, 91, of Rehoboth Beach, DE, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away in at her home on Saturday January 10, 2009. She was the widow of the late Ralph N. Morgan. Born in Gap, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Wise Hendry. "Peg" was employed by the former Lukens Steel Co. of Coatesville....

Leroy L. Cooper, Sr.

Leroy L. Cooper, Sr., 86, of Caln Township, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Coatesville VAMC Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Georgia Marie Thompson Cooper who died in 2008. Born in Delta, PA, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Florence Cooper.

Leroy proudly served in the US...

Julia Ann Dickinson

Julia Ann Dickinson, 62, of Seaford, DE, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

Born on February 8, 1946 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Alton Little Crothers and Trula Mae Willis-Crothers-Racz. She was a resident of the Coatesville and Pomeroy Area for 57...

Mae Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor

Mae Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor, 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Hickory House in Honey Brook. She was the wife of John F. Taylor Jr. for over 68 years. Born in Parkesburg she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Lydia Gehring Fox.

She was a 1941 graduate of Scott High School,...

Margaret O. Houston

Margaret O. Houston, 82, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009, surrounded by her family at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Paul A. F. Houston.

Born on April 12, 1927 in Newhall, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dillon and...

Margaret M. "Peg" Long

Margaret M. "Peg" Long, 90, of Glenmoore, passed away at her home on Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was the wife of John Long who died in 1997 and her first husband Earl Miller who died in 1963. Born in Madera, PA she was the daughter of the late Wasco and Mary Russian Moskel.

Peg, formerly of...