Obituaries

Doris Aurand Gabel

Doris Aurand Gabel, 86, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away June 7, 2013 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital of Columbus, Ohio.  She was the widow of Louis W. Gabel, who died in 2001 after they had shared 50 years of marriage together. Born in Lewistown, Pa., Doris was the daughter of the late Fern and Sara (Moore) Aurand. She graduated from...

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan, 63, of Nottingham, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 10, 2011. She was beloved wife of the late Joseph L. Rubincan, Jr. who died in May of 2010. Born in Vineland, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Anthony W. and Mary Etta Knorr Gay. An area resident most...

Anne Susan Lev

Anne Susan Lev, 84, of Parkesburg, PA formerly of Ocean City, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.  She was the wife of Paul Lev who died in 1990.  Born in Cape May County, NJ, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Anhalt.  She was employed by Bell Telephone as an operator in Wilmington, DE.

She is...

Amelia B. Mackey

Amelia B. Mackey, 91, formerly of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Maple Farms in Akron.  She was the widow of Fredrick Evans, who passed in 1981, and John L. Mackey, who passed away in 2004. Born Kennett Square, Amelia was the daughter of the late Mary Alice (Atkins) and Ralph Baldwin.  An area resident most of...

Frances M. London

Frances M. London, 61, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, June, 3, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Freda Crawford London of Coatesville and the late Chester London. She is survived, in addition to her Mother, by two children; Erica London of Lancaster and Quinton London of Coatesville, five grandchildren, six great...

Anna Marie Gurskey

Anna M. Gurskey, 94, formerly of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Manor Care Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was the widow of Paul Gurskey who died in 1974. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Roudolph K. and Bessie L. Bailey Hess. An area resident all her life she was employed,...

Adele C. Flamminio, "Babci"

Adele C. Flamminio, "Babci", 81, of Coatesville, died on Thursday August 5, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Ralph P. Flamminio who died in 1986. Born on November 29, 1928 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Henrietta and Joseph Grabowski. Adele was employed at the Coatesville Record as a proof...

Donald G. Smith

Do nald G. Smith, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, May 16th at Landis Homes after a long illness. He was a Lancaster resident for 46 years.

Born July 9th, 1930 in Lancaster, he was the second son of Walter P. and Alma G. Smith of Parkesburg, PA.

He is survived by his wife...

Enos "Skip" W. Coover, Jr.

Enos "Skip" W. Coover, Jr., 69, of Coatesville, died at his home on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. He was the husband of MaryAnn Klecha Coover. Born in Coatesville on May 12, 1940 he was the son of the late Enos W. Coover, Sr. and Elizabeth Barnes.

Skip worked for the Coatesville Area School District retiring in 2006...

Alice Gee Caldwell

Alice Gee Caldwell, 99, of Thorndale, Oxford, and Cochranville, died at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice Woolard Gee.

Alice was a graduate of Downingtown High School and a 1933 graduate of the Coatesville Hospital School...

Anna B. Aerie Hines

Anna B. Aerie Hines, 90, of West Chester, and formerly of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at the Chester Co. Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen McKim Aerie.

She is survived by two sons; Jackie Hines of Kennett Square and Wesley A. Collier of Parkesburg.

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Alexander J. "Sandy" Grosser

Alexander J. "Sandy" Grosser, 64, of Ronks, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy. He was the beloved husband of Julia Durning Grosser with whom he shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Alexander and Mary Johnson Grosser. Alex was employed most of his...

Elsie Mae Beam

Elsie Mae Beam, 80, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Robert C. Beam, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in East Brandywine Twp., Elsie was the daughter of the late Leo Swisher Sr. and Hazel Nuse Swisher. An area resident her entire life, she...

Alma V. (Scott) Sherman

Alma V. (Scott) Sherman, 74, of Atglen, passed away on January 19th, 2013 at her home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Clinton W. and Fern (Whitmore) Scott. Alma was a great wife and mother, who devoted her life to taking care of her family. Alma is survived by her husband of 38 years,...

Evelyn M. Harmon

Evelyn M. Harmon, 101, of Kennett Square, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Arron Harmon. Born in Nottingham, PA on December 23, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Georgiana Thomas Jones.

She is survived by one brother...

Audra M. Aston

Audra M. Aston, 41, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Eric D. Aston. Born in Bryn Mawr, she was the daughter of The odore B. and Judy M. Hodges Melrath of Millsboro, DE.

An area resident all her life, Audra was a...

Ann Marie Mendenhall Kessner

Ann Marie Mendenhall Kessner, 50, of Modena, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at her home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Alma Criswell Mendenhall of Modena and the late Elwood H. Mendenhall. She was a 1978 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She is survived by her three beloved children: Karen Pennypacker, wife of...

Doris Carter

Doris Carter, 67, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of the late George Carter, with whom she shared 10 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Doris was the daughter of the late Mary Sara (Gibson) and Paul Mann.  She was a 1964 graduate of the Octorara...

Anna V. Deputy

Anna V. Deputy, 77, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 while under the loving care of her daughter Cathleen at her home in Brandamore. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Deputy. Born in Narberth, PA she was the daughter of the late Sylester F. and Josephine W. Redmond McGeoy.

Anna graduated...

Donald Lynn Hess

Donald Lynn Hess, 58, of Gap, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the son of Francis M. Hess and Christine L. "Ford" Hess. Donald was a 1971 graduate of Coatesville High School.  He was employed by Quad Graphics since 1972 as a Print Press Technician. He was a...