Obituaries

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...

Dorothy K. Bryson

Dorothy K. Bryson, 88, of Oxford, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of the late Calvert Bryson who died in 1988. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mabel Esworthy Kauffman.

Dorothy was an area resident all her life...

Anna Patricia Eyre

Anna Patricia Eyre passed away in the arms of her parents on July 29, 2011 at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Falls Church, VA.  Anna was born in Leesburg, VA on March 12, 2011.

Anna was the precious daughter of Tom and Keira Eyre (Conner) of Aldie, VA. Anna is survived by her loving grandparents Lynn and...

Arnetta C. Flowers

Arnetta C. Flowers, 52, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Gilbert E. Flowers, Jr.

Born on Tuesday, March 11, 1958 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Joann Brown Cooper of Parkesburg and the late Charles Cooper.

She served honorably with the U.S....

Bruce R. Ammon, Sr.

Bruce R. Ammon, Sr., 64, of Gap, died peacefully at his home with his wife by his side on Thursday, November 17, 2011 after a six month battle with cancer. He was the husband of Debbie Mowrey Ammon with whom he shared 43 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Elaine Stanley Ammon of Lititz...

Elizabeth M. Wertz

Elizabeth M. Wertz, 72, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Howard Wertz, who passed away in 1997.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Edna Murphy Hilton and Parke S. Hilton Sr. An area resident her entire life,...

Alice C. Richey

Alice C. Richey, 76, of Cochranville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of James E. Richey, with whom she would have shared 58 years of marriage in September. Born in Gap, Alice was the daughter of the late Landis and Elva Usner Clark.  An area resident her entire life,...

Anthony W. Gay

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...

Barbara Harnish Christie

Barbara Harnish Christie, 83, of Parkersburg WV, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Samuel Owen Christie Sr. who died in 2001.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Maurice and Gladys Burke Detterline Harnish.

She was a...

Charles L. (Derry) Baker

Charles L. (Derry) Baker, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on November 1, 2011.  He was a resident of Harrison Senior Living.  He was born in 1923 in Coatesville to the late John and Marjorie Echoff Baker.

He is survived by his three daughters, Charlotte (Timothy) Mascuilli, Donna (Vince) Gulli, Terry (Edward) Simpson, six grandchildren, Dana (Ed) Trimbur, Melissa...

Alberto Soto

Alberto Soto, 25, of Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 after a short battle with cancer.  He was the beloved husband of Sherry (Madonna) Soto. Born in Lancaster, Alberto was son of Wanda Soto of Landenburg and Jose Soto of Nottingham. Alberto was active duty with the United States Air Force.  He had been stationed at Dover, DE...

Alberta M. Graham

Alberta M. Graham, 70, of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Chester County Hosptial in West Chester while battling a brief illness.  She was the beloved wife of Rodney P. Graham, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Jeannette Crawford Miller.  ...