Obituaries

Alesia Kay Twyman

Alesia Kay "Lee", "Si", Twyman, 51, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of Juan M. Quinones. Born in LaFayette, IN., she was the daughter of Dwight R. Price of Cochranville and the late Julia E. Barlow Price. Alesia attended the Octorara School District. She was loved and looked...

Ethel Mae Middleton

Ethel Mae Middleton, 84, of Rock Run, Coatesville, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 while under the loving and professional care of the nursing staff at Conestoga View in Lancaster. She was the widow of the late Thomas G. Middleton, Jr. who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 60 years of marriage together.

Born...

Alta M. Hershey

Alta M. Hershey, 92, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.

She was the wife of the late Noah L. Hershey, Sr. who died in 2010. Born on November 19, 1919 in Ronks, PA, she was the daughter of the...

Alexander R. Diller

Alexander R. Diller, infant son of Richard J. and Elizabeth T. Ward Diller of Lancaster, died at birth on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by one brother Ivan S. Diller, maternal grandparents Mary and Joseph Ward of Atglen and paternal grandparents Richard...

Adonis Rafael Rodriguez

Adonis Rafael Rodriguez, 39, of Parkesburg passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014 at his home. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of Jose R. Rodriguez and Margarita Taliercio Mejias. He attended the J&J Institute of Philadelphia. He is also survived by his brother, Nia Rodriguez (Raquel Torres) and sister Adoris Zoe Rodriguez (Juan Lopez); his grandparents, Mercedes...

Frances M. Rettew

Frances M. Rettew, 92, formerly of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook. She was the wife of the late LaVerne R. Rettew who died in 1979. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Tillie Kerney Montgomery. Frances was an area resident all her life....

Arnold Ray Strouth

Arnold Ray Strouth, 44, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, November, 29, 2010 at his home. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Ernest Strouth, Sr. of Downingtown and the late Madeline Bullion Strouth. Ray lived most of his life in Downingtown and was self employed as a painting contractor.

He is survived, in addition...

Carol Louise Cardwell Richmond

Carol Louise Cardwell Richmond, 51, of Greenville, S.C., passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Marjorie Bithell Cardwell of Honey Brook and the late Gilbert P. Cardwell. She was a 1977 graduate of Octorara High School and a 1983 graduate of Lancaster Bible College. Carol was...

Florence H. Scheid

Florence H. Scheid, 84, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook. She was the widow of Elwood Scheid who died in 2000. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Fred and Bessie Powell Hamill.

Florence was employed as a seamstress for Penn Dutch of New...

Albert Bennett

Albert Bennett, 88, of Cochranville, Pa., met his heavenly Father Saturday, December 7 after a long battle with Myasthenia Gravis.  Born in Green Mountain, N.C. on July 6, 1925, he was the son of the late Luther Bennett and Hester (Peterson) Bennett.  He was the husband of Evelyn (Shull) Bennett.  They celebrated 61 years of marriage on July 29th....

Charles J. (Rudy) Rudewick

Charles J. (Rudy) Rudewick, 65, of Parkesburg died on February 18, 2011 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester of complications from cancer. Born in Freeland, PA, he was the son of the late John R. Rudewick and Evelyn Yankowski Rudewick.  He was the husband to Jane N. Lepp Rudewick, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Charles worked...

Alice Maris Dague

Alice Maris Dague, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook.

Born on Thursday, March 15, 1934 in Valley Township, Chester Co., Alice was the daughter of the late D. Oscar and Clara Way Dague.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1952 graduate of the...

Althea W. Taggart

Althea W. Taggart, 93, of Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook, formerly of Wagontown, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2010.  She was the widow of the late Raymond Taggart, who died in 1990.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Laura Mathewson Wright and John Wright.  She attended the Wagontown Union Chapel. ...

Alice V. Perry

Alice V. Perry, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Anthony H. Perry Jr., with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Mortonville, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee Sr. and Alice M. Schroder Lee. She was an area...

Donna F. Froelich

Donna F. Froelich, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of William B. Froelich, with whom she shared 50 wonderful years of marriage.

Born on August 8, 1944 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Martha Campbell Hess and Arthur E. Hess. An...

Alice T. Cody

Alice T. Cody, 74, of Parkesburg, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late William J. Cody who died in 2000. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Alice Paradise Crean.

Alice was employed as a Nanny. She was also a member...

Anna Irene Wharton

Anna Irene Wharton, 92, of Modena, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of George W. Wharton. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late David F. and Ella Smith.

Irene lived in the area all her life and was a member of the Modena Church of...

Alexander E. Clark

Alexander E. "Bucky" Clark, 7, of East Fallowfield, formerly of Paoli, passed away on Sunday April 5, 2009 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Born in Norfolk, VA he was the son of Todd Warrick and Amber Clark.

Bucky was a 1st grade student at East Fallowfield Elementary School. He was recently inducted as an honorary member...

Anna Engle Wiggins

Anna Engle Wiggins, 70, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Charles "Merv Engle" Wiggins, with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Anna was the daughter of the late Dorothy and Clifford Hoover. She was a member of the Maple Grove Mennonite Church...

Aileen M. Carr

Aileen M. Carr, 42, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Wednesday, February, 3, 2010 after a long and courageous battle while under the loving care of her family and the Neighborhood Hospice. She is the beloved wife of Nathan L. Carr with whom she shared 10 years of marriage. Born in Cinnaminson, NJ, she is the daughter...