Obituaries

Emily L. "Em" Mcclay

Emily L. "Em" McClay, 90, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at her home.  She was the widow of the late Joseph McClay, with whom she shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Chatham, Emily was the daughter of the late Anna and William Strode.  She was a parishioner of the Our Lady of Consolation...

Eugene Pavelik

Eugene Pavelik, 74, of Coatesville, PA passed away October 3, 2012 at the Neighborhood Health Hospice Services, West Chester, PA after a two year battle of esophageal cancer.

Born in Coatesville, Gene was the son of the late Adam Pavelik and the late Gretna Kurtz Pavelik Wartluft.  He was married to Anne Gardiner Pavelik who died February 11,...

Betty Jane (Ash) Pyle

Betty Jane (Ash) Pyle, 87, of Wagontown, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Clair A. Pyle of Wagontown, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville on March 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Mary Ash Franklin and Ira G....

Barbara Ann Lowrey

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...

Donald O. Lamar

Donald O. LaMar, 72, of East Earl, formerly of Westwood, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Norma Jean Collins LaMar, with whom he shared 37 years of marriage.

Born in Westwood, he was the son of the late Mary A. Guersky LaMar and Robert B. LaMar....

Eugene M. Hall, Sr.

Eugene M. Hall, Sr., 83, of Ephrata, died on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at his son's home in Denver. Born in Christiana, PA he was the son of the late William and Laura Harris Hall. Mr. Hall proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was employed by Car Quest as a driver. He is survived by...

Dorothy M. Proudfoot

Dorothy M. Proudfoot, 93, of Columbia, formerly of Gordonville, Strasburg and Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 2.

She was the widow of Elwood Proudfoot who passed away in 1999 after they had shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Verna Paltnay Ammon. She is survived by her...

Edward Emory Hammond, Sr.

Edward Emory Hammond Sr., "The Steamer", 69, of Parkesburg, Pa., died Sunday, May 20th at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the son of the late Rev. Herbert C. Hammond, Sr. and Josephine P. Dickinson Hammond.

Edward was born in the Coatesville Hospital and lived in the Parkesburg area all of his life.  He graduated from Scott High School...

Anne L. Pavelik

Anne L. Pavelik, 68, of W. Caln Township, Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the beloved wife of Eugene Pavelik, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, Anne was the daughter of the late Clifford A. Sr. and Mary McAmbley Gardiner. ...

Gail A. Artus

Gail A. Artus, 71, of West Caln Twp., passed away on Friday, July 6th, 2012 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia.

Born on Monday, January 6th, 1941 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edgar L. Artus and Bernice N. Rensel Hamer.

An area resident all her life, she was...

Barbara J. Murray

Barbara J. Murray, 74, of Atglen, passed away on February 19, 2009 at the Pembrooke Nursing Home. There are currently no services scheduled for Barbara.

Donald Lee Canull

Donald L. Canull, 80, of Gap, died on Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. He was the beloved husband of Alice Urban Canull with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Albion, Mich., he was the son of the late Francis W. and Florence Stonesifer Canull. Donald served in the US...

Brian A. Potts

Brian A. Potts, 49, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 23, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Mary (Haer) and Thomas Potts.  Brian was an area resident most of his life and was a 1982 graduate of Henderson High School. He was self-employed as a general contractor. He...

Deborah A. Teel

Deborah A. Teel, 55, of Pocopson Home died Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Samuel Teel. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Richard I. Chesnet and Zella I. Burke Duncan.

Debbie is survived by two children, Evelyn Chesnet of Coatesville and Michael A. Teel of York, three grandchildren, ...

Evan S. Pringle

Evan S. Pringle, 15, of West Caln, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 as the result of injuries from an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Laura Warren Pringle of Honey Brook and Sean C. Pringle of Coatesville and stepson of Ann Pringle. Evan had just completed his freshmen year at Coatesville Area High...

Donald B. Conley

Donald B. Conley, 73, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.

He was the beloved husband of Lois Rinard Conley, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Dudley, Pa., he was the son of the late Michael and Mildred (Fessler) Conley. An area...

Evelyn “Evie” M. Sciarretta

Evelyn M. “Evie” Sciarretta of Downingtown passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 14, 2010.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lewis and Cora Bones Lewis.

She was an active member of the Chester County Car Club and Active “A”s.  She will fondly be remembered for her love of birds...

Frank S. Lusas, Sr.

Frank S. Lusas, Sr., 84, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 31, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor Agnoni Lusas with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Matthew and Anna Lusas. Frank proudly served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was employed...

Barbara R. Chaney

Barbara R. Chaney, 70, of Gordonville, died on Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Clarence E. Chaney with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elma Simmons Shultz.

Barb was area resident al her life and...

Bernice Hinson Ritchey

Bernice Hinson Ritchey, 85, formerly of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mt. Joy.  She was the wife of the late Clair Edwin Ritchey, who died in 2012.  Born in Alum Bank, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Edythe Horne Hinson. An area resident for most of...