Obituaries

Jan 17, 2010

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...

Jan 15, 2010

Blanche M. Harper, 88, formerly of Marshallton, Pa., passed away on Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late C. Norman Harper, with whom she had shared 24 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Anna Piwonski Kornet and...

Jan 14, 2010

Anthony W. Gay, 91, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Nottingham and Coatesville, died on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was the widower of the late Mary Etta Knorr Gay who died in 2007. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Way Gay.

Tony served in the...

Jan 11, 2010

Leroy R. Carolus, Sr., 86, of Gordonville, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Pauline Bubb Carolus, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born on July 27, 1923 in Lewistown, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary McNeer and Samuel...

Jan 10, 2010

Morey T. "Mole" "Bud" Young, 69, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2010 surrounded by his family and friends. He loved spending his time with his best friend and wife of 48 years, Blanche E. Perkins Young.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Edna Diem Young. He was...

Jan 9, 2010

Wilson A. Mann, Jr., 62, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Deborah Mann, with whom he shared four years of marriage.

Born on October 16, 1947 in Coatesville, he was the son of Doris Harris Welsch of Gap and the late Wilson A. Mann...

Jan 8, 2010

Dr. Norman Max Warner, 95, of Parkesburg, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Edna F. Ward Warner with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Reeders, Pa., he was the son of the late Milo N. and Alice Butz Warner.

He graduated from Muhlenburg College and...

Jan 7, 2010

Robert Perry, 89, of Pomeroy, passed away at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester on Thursday, January 7, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Nancy R. Ellis Perry, with whom he had shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in Elk Grove, Pa., he was the son of the late Anthony H. and Roxanna Harvey Perry....

Jan 5, 2010

Jess Czetli Sr., 91, formerly of Parkesburg, PA passed away at his home in Clayton, DE on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. He was the widower of the late Phyllis I. Czetli, who died in 2006.

Born in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Steven and Julia Denke Czetli. From 1943 to 1946, Jess served...

Jan 5, 2010

Geraldine White John (Jeri Jon) 80, formerly of Parkesburg PA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning January 5, 2010. She was a resident of Bonham's Nursing Center, Stillwater PA for three years.

She was born August 24, 1929 in Coatesville Pa, the daughter of Wilmer A. and Margaret Thorne White. Surviving are two sisters...

Dec 31, 2009

Marion Helen Toombs, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Larkin Chase Nursing and Rehab Center in Bowie, MD. She was the widow of the late Kermit N. Toombs, who passed away in 1981.

Born on September 10, 1915 in Sadsbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late George and Alice...

Dec 26, 2009

Charles E. Burrell, 60, of Parkesburg, passed away on December 26, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Lenora M. Sneddon Burrell with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Tamaqua, PA he was the son of the late Lester and Mary Keich Burrell. Charles was a 1967 graduate of the Octorara High School....

Dec 25, 2009

Samuel A. Trego, 78, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital following a short illness. He was the husband of Joan M. Hoskins Trego with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Clarence and Henrietta Gottier Trego.

He...

Dec 24, 2009

Perma D. Stiteler, 85, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. She was the widow of the late Daniel K. Stiteler, Jr. who died in 1999. Born in Harleysville, she was the daughter of the late Noah H. and Martha Delp Tyson. Formerly a resident of Coatesville, Perma was a...

Dec 21, 2009

Charles L. Clemens, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Satteson Clemens with whom he shared 35 years of marriage and his first wife, the late Louella Geodecke Clemens who died in 1973. Born in Lewisburg, PA he was the son of the late George...

Dec 19, 2009

Marie E. Miller, 81, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. She was the widow of the late Raphael Miller Jr., who passed away in 1991. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Findley Large.

A resident of Parkesburg most of...

Dec 19, 2009

John W. Hilton, Jr., 76, of Honey Brook, passed away on December 19, 2009 at home surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with emphysema. He was the beloved husband of Marian Hilton, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in Sadsburyville, Pa, John was the son of the late John Hilton Sr....

Dec 19, 2009

Henry Jordan, Jr., 81, of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Elsie Oliver Jordan with whom he would have celebrated 55 years of marriage on the 24th. Born in Pageland, SC, he was the son of the late Henry and Allie Outen Jordan. He served honorable in...

Dec 18, 2009

Francis X. Legieko, 56, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Karen Spence Legieko, with whom he shared 31 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John J. and Josephine Kolodjay Legieko. An area resident his entire life, he...

Dec 16, 2009

Lori A. Gill Xagas, 47, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, was called to eternal comfort and perfect peace on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 while at Samaritan Hospice of Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey.

Lori was born July 18, 1962 at Coatesville Hospital, Pennsylvania. She was the beautiful daughter of Theodore L. and Donna G. Acker Gill...