Obituaries

Dec 6, 2009

Harold R. Thompson, 84, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Edith M. Morris Thompson, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Kathryn F. Esch Thompson. He was...

Dec 6, 2009

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...

Dec 6, 2009

Elmer H. "Buddy" Wallace, Jr., 71, of Bowmansville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Gertrude E. "Trudy" Rhoades, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Elmer H. Wallace Sr. and Eleanor Mullen Wallace. Previously a resident of Gap, Buddy was...

Dec 4, 2009

Walter R. Clark, Sr., 68, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of Anna E. Walton Clark with whom he shared 11 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond G. and Helen Sessler Clark.

Walt was...

Dec 4, 2009

Theodore C. "Ted" Farren, 56, Modena, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Crozer Chester Medical Center as the result of an accidental fall. He was the fiance of Vicky L. Cox. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Victoria J. Dzikiewicz Farren. Ted was a 1971 graduate of Sharon Hill...

Dec 2, 2009

Eleanor E. Ratcliff, 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana where she resided for the past year. She was the widow of the late Esteel M. Ratcliff who died in 1972. Born in East Brandywine, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Sarah Keimer Trumbower.

An...

Nov 30, 2009

Fred P. Parcells, 83 of Wallace Township, Chester County, passed away at his home on Monday, November 30, 2009. He was the husband of Marie E. Campbell Parcells with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Norwood, PA he was the son of the late Fred P. and Edna A. Vollmer Parcells.

An area resident...

Nov 29, 2009

Marcus F. Fietz, Jr., 76, of Coatesville, passed away on November 29, 2009, at the Life Care Hospital of West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Emily Stackhouse Fietz.

Born on August 21, 1933 in Memphis, TN, he was the son of the Late Marcus F. Fietz Sr. and Lorainne Bradburn Fietz. He served honorably in the US Army. An...

Nov 27, 2009

Rose Marie Hawk Nickle, 68, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009. Born in Elkton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel B. Nickle and June Donmoyer Kasten.

An area resident most of her, she was employed as the Nottingham Tax Collector for 20 years and volunteered at the Coatesville and Jennersville Hospital....

Nov 22, 2009

Rosa L. Frame, 70, of Parkesburg died on Sunday November 22, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Callie Poe Eller.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed throughout the County in manufacturing.

She is survived by two sons; Donald and...

Nov 22, 2009

Doris C. Diem, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of the late Harold E. Diem, Jr. who passed away in 1982 after they had shared 29 years of marriage together.

Born on September 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Clyde J. and Olive...

Nov 22, 2009

Aileen E. Akers Roop, 80, of Towerville, East Fallowfield, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

She was the beloved wife of Everett Roop with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Nanny Dalton Akers.

Aileen was an...

Nov 20, 2009

June T. O’Brien, 86, of East Fallowfield died at her home on Friday, November 20, 2009. Born in Suffern, NY on January 14, 1923, she was the daughter of Russell J. and Cecile G. Holley Taylor.

Mrs. O'Brien graduated from Suffern High School in 1940 and from Hackensack, NJ Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.  Prior to...

Nov 19, 2009

Ralph Donald McNeil, 85, of Pomeroy, died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marian Agnes Carlisle McNeil. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Ralph W. McNeil and Dora Townsley McNeil McGowan.

Donald graduated from Scott High School in 1942. After graduation, he entered...

Nov 19, 2009

Bernard Patrick Murtaugh, 78, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Flora M. Snyder Murtaugh with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Bernard B. and Margaret Maloney Murtaugh.

Formerly of...

Nov 18, 2009

Mary B. Stratton, 83, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. She was the widow of the late Joseph P. Stratton, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Mary Walsh Duffy.  Mary graduated from the West Catholic High...

Nov 16, 2009

Barbara Ann Lowrey, 67, of Gap, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the former wife of William H. Lowrey, Jr. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Marion Buffington Rowan.

Barbara was employed by Schramms of West Chester as a switch board...

Nov 16, 2009

Ernest G. DiSante, 82, of Thorndale, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was beloved husband of Angelina R. Papaloni DiSante, with whom he would have shared 60 years of marriage in February.

Born on July 27, 1927 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Mary Bartelmo DiSante....

Nov 15, 2009

Larry E. Smith, Sr., 60, formerly of Coatesville, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Pocopson Home. He was the husband of Rebecca Johnson Smith with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Brinton and Edith Williams Smith. Larry was a Chester County resident all...

Nov 15, 2009

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...