Obituaries

Curtis D. Cox, Sr.

Curtis D. Cox, Sr., 79, of East Fallowfield, died at his home on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. He was the husband of Annabelle "Tiz" Cox with whom he shared 37 of marriage.

Curtis was employed by Luria Brothers retiring in 1996.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by seven children; Bonnie Young, Brenda...

Alfred C. Prime

Alfred C. Prime, 88, of Malvern, died on Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Levis Prime and his first wife the late Ann Lea Fletcher Prime who died in 1977. Born in Bryn Mawr, he was the son of the late Alfred C. and...

Dewey "Ray" Barlow

Dewey "Ray" Barlow, 68, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, February 15 under the care of LifeCare Hospital of West Chester.  He was the the beloved husband of May Barlow, with whom he shared 45 years.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of James and Emma Barlow. Ray was employed as a Hay and Straw Broker....

Curtis Dale Cox, Jr.

Curtis Dale Cox, Jr., 59, of Hockessin, DE and formerly of Coatesville, PA, passed away on September 11th, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Lynn Marie Cox for 42 years.

Born on September 29, 1952, he was the son of Marian Hoover Cox and Curtis Dale Cox, both of Coatesville, PA. Curt is survived by a son,...

Alan P. Mittelman

Alan P. Mittelman, 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Salome M. (Smoker) Mittelman, with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Atlantic City, N.J., he was the son of late Ethel Robin and Edward Mittelman. Alan had a Master's Degree...

Anna Krencik

Anna Krencik, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Harrison House in Christiana. She was the beloved wife of Mike J. Krencik, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Charleroix, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Padovich.

She is survived, in addition...

Bonnie Lou Hawk

Bonnie Lou Hawk, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of John R. Hawk, Sr., with whom she shared 42 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Harry and Janice (Gillespie) Lawrence.  She was a 1959 graduate...

Beverly M. Fox (With Updated Funeral Information)

Beverly M. Fox, 83, of Westwood, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Morgantown, PA. She was the widow of the late Stewart P. Fox who died in 1993. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late LaForest and Olive Mann Phillips. An area resident most of her life, she was employed by the former...

Angela C. Schaffer

Angela C. Schaffer, 41, of Chester Springs, passed away on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital. Born in Richardson, Texas, she was the daughter of James and Barbara Darnell Morris of Plano, Texas.

Angela is survived, in addition to her parents, by two sons; Christopher "C.J." Schaffer and William "Liam" Schaffer, both of Chester...

Bettie B. Weaver

Bettie B. Weaver, 82, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.  She was the widow of Donald Weaver, who passed away this year after they shared 64 years of marriage together. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Lila and James H. Brown.  She was 1949 graduate...

Ernest O. Strouth, Sr.

Ernest O. Strouth, Sr., 67, of Downingtown, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the widower of the late Madeline Bullion Strough.

An area resident most of his life, he was a retired welder who worked for GTC of New Jersey. He is survived by his two children: Linda...

Albert K. Archey

Albert K. Archey, 68, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of Roberta B. Archey of Parkesburg.

A resident of Parkesburg most of his life, Albert served in the US Army and completed two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was employed as a landscaper....

Ada G. Clark

Ada G. Clark, 92, died on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Pleasant acres Nursing Home in York, PA. Born in Salisbury Twp, Lancaster Co., she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes London. She was the last of thirteen siblings.

Ada retired from the former Embreeville State Hospital after many years of service. Many...

Elizabeth K. Wallace

Elizabeth K. Wallace, 86, of Westwood, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of Ralph "Bud" Wallace who passed away in 2009. Born in Oxford, PA, she was the daughter of Lewis and Mary Carrol Nelson. Elizabeth was an area resident all her life. She was employed by Wyethe Laboratories. She was...

Bertha B. Mock

Bertha B. Mock, 82, of Oxford, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of the late Carl M. Mock who died in 2004. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Edmond and Edna Jenkins Barnes.

An area resident her entire life she...

Adalyne F. Woodward

Adalyne F. Woodward, 97, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late John Y. Woodward who died in 2002. Born in Highland Township, she was the daughter of the late Jefferis W. and Sarah Elizabeth Collins Freeman. An area resident all her life, she was a...

Elizabeth Schenk ( Updated Service Information)

Elizabeth Schenk, 101, of West Chester, formerly of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hall, West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Gustave A. Schenk who died in 1995. Born in the Black Forrest, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Sig...

Gary E. Himes

Gary E. Himes, 60, of Modena, died at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Alice Hurst Himes. Gary was an area resident all his life. He was employed by A.J. Blosenski, Inc. He was a member of the Coatesville VFW. He is survived by seven siblings; Shirley...

Claire B. Williams

Claire B. Williams, 82, of Coatesville, passed away at the Pocopson Home on Saturday, August 31, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth S. Williams with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth Bricker Benge. Claire was a 1948 graduate of the former Scott High School....

Arthur S. "Art" Collins

Arthur S. Collins, 52, of New Holland, passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning, May 9th, 2012.

He was the son of Richard A. Collins of Daytona Beach, Fl. and the late Caroline Vandegriff Collins, who passed away in 1998.

An area resident most of his life, he was a self employed mechanical contractor. He is survived...