Obituaries

Aug 27, 2009

Ellen Elizabeth Miller Gordon, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at her home.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Jeanette Jackson Miller and Charles Miller. Ellen was a 1942 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  She was a 50 year member of the Parkesburg Methodist Church.Ellen is survived by her daughter, Donna K....

Aug 25, 2009

Charles A. Pluck, 81, of Spring, TX, formerly of Westwood and Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Kay Pluck, with whom he shared 38 years of marriage.

Born in Westwood, he was the son of Mary Martz and Elmer Pluck Sr. He served honorably in the...

Aug 23, 2009

James "Arnold" Young, 77, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2009. He was the husband of Linda Young, with whom he would have shared 41 years of marriage today.

Born in Burke's Garden, Va., he was the son of the late Stella and Homer Young. He was a 1952 graduate of the Unionville High...

Aug 21, 2009

Mary "Connie" Pawling, 73, of West Grove, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of Edward W. Pawling, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Hogan Richer and Robert N....

Aug 15, 2009

Lista M. Smith, 95, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home, where she had lived for four years. She was the widow of Clinton L. Smith, who passed away in 1980.

Born in Altoona, PA she was the daughter of the late Maud Amos Miller and Jacob Miller. She was a...

Aug 11, 2009

Mary L. Smith, 93, of Westwood, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late Carl N. Smith, who passed away in 1998.

Born in Ashland, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Byrnes Zealburg and Joseph Zealburg. An area resident for 51...

Aug 11, 2009

John H. Gossert Sr., 73, of East Fallowfield, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 after a brief illness with lymphoma.

John is the son of the late George E. Gossert and Lena R. Gossert. He served in the U.S. Army as a linemen from 1960 to 1962, when he then began working...

Aug 11, 2009

Gwendolyn F. Walters Hayes, 96, of the Heatherwood Retirement Community of Honey Brook, formerly of Hindsboro, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of William Walters, who died in 1982 and also of J. C. Hayes, who passed away in 2004.

Born in Hindsboro, IL, she was the...

Aug 8, 2009

Theodore Solly Wilson, 92, of East Fallowfield, Pa., passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Helen Saponaro Wilson with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Richboro, PA he was the son of the late Harry and Edna Solly Wilson.

Ted graduated from George School in...

Aug 7, 2009

Rose Marie Shute, 52, of Atglen, died on Friday August 7, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Rubincan Brown and step daughter of Allen Brown of Sadsburyville.

Rose was a 1975 graduate of Henderson High School. She was employed by Harrison Senior...

Aug 5, 2009

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...

Aug 5, 2009

Dr. Howard O. Thompson, 74, of Punta Gorda, Florida, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 in Punta Gorda. He was the beloved husband of Patricia S. Thompson with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William K. and Charlotte Thompson. A veteran of the United States Air...

Aug 1, 2009

Levi H. Zerr, Jr., 79, of East Fallowfield Township, passed away at his home on Saturday August 1, 2009. He was the husband of Sara White Zerr with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Levi H. and Hazel Bitler Zerr.

He graduated from...

Jul 31, 2009

LeRoy Glatts, 79, of Atglen, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Glatts.

An area resident his entire life, he retired from the Lukens Steel Co. in 1992. He was a member of the American Legion Benner Shoff...

Jul 29, 2009

Laurence W. Miller, Sr., 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the widower of the late Elizabeth "Bibs" Cunningham Miller, who passed away in 1991.

Born in Sadsburyville on June 25, 1923, he was the son of the late Emily Beam Miller and Cletus F....

Jul 22, 2009

Walter C. Ferguson, 69, of Middletown, DE, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen Marie Fagan Ferguson who passed away in 2005 and whom he longed to be with again.

Born in Ogden, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph...

Jul 22, 2009

Walter C. Applegate, 90, of Honey Brook, previously of Media, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home. He was the husband of Marcella Mannucci Applegate, with whom he has shared 64 years of marriage.

Born on March 11, 1919, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Laura Patterson Applegate...

Jul 18, 2009

Samuel John "Jack" Handy, 65, of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home, after a long battle with cancer. He lived in Parkesburg most of his life and had a deep love for his Church, Family and his Farm that he worked for over 60 years.

He was the husband of...

Jul 18, 2009

Leanne Thompson Boerstler, 51, of Bird-in-Hand, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Howard A. Thompson of Gap and the late Dorothy Law Thompson.

She was employed at Quebecor for 20 years, working in Customer Service.

Leanne is survived, in addition to her father,...

Jul 16, 2009

Shirley Ann Daily Simmons, 74, of Parkesburg, entered into rest with the Lord on Thursday, July 16, 2009.  Shirley was the loving wife of John A. Simmons Sr.  They were married in 1953.

She was the daughter of the late John H. and Pearl Glenn Daily.  She lived in Parkesburg all her life and had worked at...