Obituaries

Theodore C. "Ted" Farren

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...

William Lawrence Reardon, Jr.

William Lawrence Reardon, Jr., 60, of Coatesville died on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit.

Born in Avondale, PA, he was the son of the late William L. Reardon, Sr. and Lucy Branca Reardon.  He attended Assumption BVM in West Grove and graduated Bishop Shanahan High School, West Chester in 1967.  He attended...

Warren C. Pechin, Jr.

Warren C. Pechin, Jr., 69, of  Coatesville  passed away on December 4, 2013        in his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. Pechin Sr. and Carolyn Cisarik Pechin. Warren was a 1962 graduate of Bishop Shanahan.  He was employed by Lukens Steel in Production Control and later worked at Kmart. He is survived by...

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 24th at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Coatesville on Wednesday, January 6th, 1926, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Esther H. (Hilton) Finnefrock. She was a 1945 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She was employed by the former Lukens Steel Company...

Wilma M. Stinson

Wilma M. Stinson, 65, of West Grove, formerly of Glenmoore, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of the late D. Andrew Stinson. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Vance M. and Lillian Devonshire Matlack.

An area resident all her life, she...

William Raymond Steffe

William Raymond Steffe, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 6th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hosptial.  He was the beloved husband Jacqueline (Kurtz) Steffe, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Bertha May (Phillips) and William J. Steffe.  And area resident his entire life, he was employed by the Lauri Brothers...

Victor "Ted" Shaw

Victor "Ted" Shaw, 86, of Gap, passed away on Friday, January 11th at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Joan Shultz Shaw, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

He was born in Philadelphia to the late Thomas and Anna Shaw. He was a...

William H. Backenstose

William H. Backenstose, 75, of West Grove, formerly of E. Fallowfield and Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the husband of Ethel Wise Backenstose with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William and Alene Matthews Backenstose. Bill was an area resident...

Vincent F. Emondi

Vincent F. Emondi, 38, of Honey Brook, died on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Wesley C. Galson Emondi, with whom he shared over 11 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Robert L. Emondi and wife Linda of Myerstown and Mary Kathryn "Kit" Wilkinson Hagan and...

William John "Bill" Kochel

William John "Bill" Kochel, 54, of Cochranville passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home.  He was the son of Norman B. Kochel and Elizabeth F. Battistilli. He was a 1977 graduate of Octorara High School and became a Paramedic after two years of college. He was a Past Fire Chief of Parkesburg Fire Company (1996-1999) and Life...

William A. Stong

William A. Stong, 77, of Christiana, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at LifeCare Hospitals of Chester Co. in West Chester.

He was the husband of Patricia L. McCrery Stong with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

An area resident all his life, he served in the US Navy...

Robert H. Keylor, Jr.

Robert H. Keylor, Jr., 59, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was the husband of Agnes "Buffie" R. Jilek Keylor with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Esther Wertz Keylor of Coatesville and the late Robert H. Keylor, Sr. Bob was an area...

Robert T. Barnett

Robert T. Barnett, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Jeanie Gaido Barnett, with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, Robert was the son of the late Amie and Howard Barnett. Robert was honored to serve in the US Army during W.W.II.  He also...

Reginald W. "Reggie" Ball

Reginald  W. "Reggie" Ball, 83, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Karen Day with whom he shared 13 years of marriage.  Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Charles and Muriel Mercer Ball. Reggie proudly served in the US Marine Corps...

Robert John Peaco

Robert John Peaco, 50, of New Bethlehem, formerly of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born in Coatesville on July 8, 1960, he was the son of Robert W. and Mildred White Peaco of Coatesville. He is also survived by his sister Suzanne Peaco of Coatesville.

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Shirley A. Knotts

Shirley A. Knotts, 77, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, November 1st, 2013 at the Chester County Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Lewis H. Knotts, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Chatham, Shirley was the daughter of the late Bernice H. Brown and Fred W. Piper.  She was a 1955 graduate of...

Sophia M. Olinick Hembree

Sophia M. Olinick Hembree, 45, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 12, 2009. She was the wife of Charles E. Hembree, III with whom she shared seven years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Stephen J. Olinick, Jr. and Bernadette E. Middleton Olinick of Coatesville.

Sophia graduated from the...

Roy M. Bracken, Jr.

Roy M. Bracken, Jr., 85, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was the widower of Pauline Huyard Bracken who died in 1991. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roy M. and Ethel Hoover Bracken.

Roy was an area resident all his life. He served in the US Navy during...

Robert L. Myers

Robert L. Myers, 91, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Harrison House Senior Living Center in Christiana. He was the loving husband of Helen B. Myers, who passed away this past November after they had shared 71 years of marriage together.

Born in Highland Twp., he was the son of the late...

Raymond C. Klinovski

Raymond C. Klinovski, 75, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Evelyn M. (Esworthy) Klinovski with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Raymond was the son of the late Mary H. (Swider) and Charles P. Klinovski. He was retired from Donnelly Printing of Lancaster...