Obituaries

Oct 15, 2009

Walter L. Thomas, Sr. 86, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday October 15, 2009 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook. He was the husband of the late Sara Graybeal Thomas who died on June 9, 2009. They had shared 67 years of marriage.

Born in Upper Oxford Twp., he was the son of...

Oct 14, 2009

Charlotte D. Travis Gregor, 55, of Coatesville passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Jefferson Hospital of Philadelphia. She was the widow of the late Thomas Gregor, who passed away in May of 2009.

Born in Hastings, she was the daughter of the late Anna May Distin and Benjamin Travis. She was employed by the...

Oct 11, 2009

Laure Anne Zelley, 23, formerly of Atglen, PA died Sunday, October, 11th in a single car accident in Blackstone, VA.

Laure was born in Mt. Holly, NJ on April 19, 1986 to her parents Tom Zelley and Donna Berk.

Laure was raised in Burlington, NJ, and Greenville, SC. She graduated from the Octorara High School...

Oct 11, 2009

Isabel C. Jones, 96, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Coatesville, where she had resided for the past four years. She was the widow of the late William Alford Jones.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter Leroy and Viola Jackson States.

An area resident her entire life,...

Oct 11, 2009

Franklin A. Filler, III, 76, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009.  

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg, followed by interment in the Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery of Lancaster. 

 Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation, which will be held at...

Oct 6, 2009

George B. McLaughlin, 82, of Kennett Square, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

Born in Pomroy, he was the son of the late Rufus I. and Anna McLaughlin. He was a 1945 graduate of the Scott High School. He retired in 1989 from the West Chester Ford, where he...

Oct 1, 2009

Bessie I. McCarraher, 63, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Sep 27, 2009

Thomas C. Crawford, 54, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the companion of Pam Toalton, with whom he shared 15 years of his life.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond Taylor and Bertha Carter Crawford. He was employed by the Paulson Built Co....

Sep 19, 2009

Steven Charles Gilmore, II, 23, of Christiana, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.  Born in West Chester, he was the beloved son of Steven C. Gilmore I and Beverly Chandler Gilmore of Christiana.

He was employed at the McClures Bakery as a Maintenance Technician.  He attended the Parkesburg United Methodist Church.He is survived, in addition to...

Sep 18, 2009

Edna Flanagan Rollinson, 69, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 at her son Richard's home in Sadsburyville.  She was the widow of the late Thomas M. Rollinson, Sr. with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Highlinger Flanagan.She was a catholic by faith.She is survived...

Sep 18, 2009

Doris E. (nee Williams) Heinzman, of Quarryville, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Alvin G. Williams, Sr. and Helen May Williams.Doris, also known as "Pete" to many, was a homemaker.  She was a Methodist by faith and was educated at the...

Sep 12, 2009

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...

Sep 12, 2009

Mary E. Cleary, 83, of Conway, S.C., formerly of Caln, died on Saturday September 12, 2009 at her home in Conway, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was the wife of the late Louis E. Cleary who died in 2000. Born in Caln, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Hughes, Sr. and Viola A. Foreman Hughes.Mary was a...

Sep 12, 2009

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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Sep 10, 2009

Edward Wilson Martin, 81, of Ephrata, formerly of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 10, 2009. He was the husband of Patricia Barry Martin with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.Born in Honey Brook, he was the son of the late Edward and Anna Mae Moyer Martin. Ed proudly served in the US Army during the...

Sep 9, 2009

E. Catherine McBride, 95, of Glenmoore, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late N. Albert McBride, who passed away in 1962.

Born in Uwchlan Twp., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Linderman Gottier. She had attended the Windsor Baptist...

Sep 8, 2009

Florence A. Hammond, 98, of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana, formally of Parkesburg, went home to be with her Lord on September 8, 2009. Born in Lancaster County she was the daughter of late Harry and Josephine White and was the youngest of 11 children.

She was the wife of the late Herbert Hammond.

Florence...

Sep 4, 2009

Bernetta P. "Bernie" Harrell, 85, Parkesburg, formerly of Philadelphia, went home to be with her Lord, on Friday, September 4, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana.  She was the widow of the late Edward P. Harrell, who passed away in 2003.

Born in Powhatan, VA, she was the daughter of the late Scoffield and Fredericka Tyler Mayo.  She...

Aug 30, 2009

Dora Newnam, in her 89th year, of Christiana Pa. was called to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday August 30, 2009 while at the Golden Living Nursing home in Lancaster Pa. She was born October 6, 1920 in Altoona Pa. She was the daughter of the late Orazio and Assunta Rabotina Saccucci.

She was a...

Aug 29, 2009

William J. "Bill" Harrington, 84, of Coatesville died of lung cancer on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at his home while under Hospice Care. He was the husband of Lorena Brittingham Harrington with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born on July 26, 1925 in Rock Run, Valley Township, he was the son of the late George and Marie...