Obituaries

Robert L. Quaintance, Jr.

Robert L. Quaintance, Jr., 61, of Oxford, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. He was the son of the late Dorothy (Sloyer) and Robert Quaintance, Sr. Robert served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War. An area resident his entire life, he was employed as a Security Guard at TastyKake of Oxford.  ...

Robert J. Cremmin

Robert J. Cremmin, 81, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Friday, July 19, 2013. He was the husband of Geraldine Curry Cremmin with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Marie F. Hughes. An area resident all his life, he was a 1949 graduate of the...

Russell L. Probst

Russell L. Probst Sr. born January 19, 1929 went to be with his 2 sons in heaven on December 24, 2012. He was residing at the Masonic Village Health Care Center in Elizabethtown, PA at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Nancy Ann Zimmerman Probst of Strasburg, PA and his son Clintin Samuel and...

Russell E. Armentrout

Russell E. Armentrout, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 under the care of the Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.  He was the widower of his late wife, Catherine Giannotta Armentrout.

Born in Penlaird, Virginia, he was the son of the late Jacob and Minnie Getz Armentrout. ...

Shirley Ann Titus

Shirley Ann Titus, 62, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 5th, 2014 in Flourtown, PA.  She was the beloved wife of Cortland O. Titus, with whom she shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Shirley was the daughter of the late Dorothy and John March Sr. She is survived by her three sons: Robert, James and Michael March;...

Robert M. Ziegler

Robert M. Ziegler, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Zeist, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Gerard and Angelle Ziegler. Robert formerly lived in Thorndale and Malvern. He was employed as an electrical engineer by the Unisys Corp., formerly Burroughs. He was a member of Praise Fellowship...

Shirley M. Lesoken

Shirley M. Lesoken, 77, of South Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 4th at the Chester Valley Rehab and Nursing Center of Malvern.  She was the widow of the late Charles J. Lesoken, Sr., who passed away in 2012 after they had shared 56 years of marriage together.

Born in North Adams, Mass, she was the daughter of...

Raymond R. Coblentz

Raymond R. Coblentz, 66, of Pomeroy went home with our Lord on April 27, 2009 after a brief illness.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Jo, father, Joseph, and brother, Joseph. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Denise, and three children, Kelly Coblentz of Bethlehem, Larissa Cammer, wife to Michael,...

Roberta Elizabeth York

Mrs. Roberta Elizabeth York, age 75 of Jasper, Georgia died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at her residence, following a period of declining health.

Born Monday, June 28, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Samuel D. Brown and Geraldine Demsey Brown.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, William V. York, Sr.,...

Mary M. Devine

Mary M. Devine, 96, formerly of Downingtown, passed away at Pembrooke Nursing and Rehab on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. She was the wife of the late James W. Devine who died in 1990. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late J. Ralph and Clarissa Trimble Bailey. A Chester County resident her entire life, she had...

Nan F. Holl

Nan F. Holl, 90, of West Orange, NJ, died on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, PA. She was the wife of the late Anthony W. Holl. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Ernest K. and Alma Compton Falconer. Nan resided in West Orange over 60...

Myrtle H. Griffy

Myrtle H. Griffy, 85, of West Chester, died on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at the Pembroke Heatlh & Rehab Center in West Chester. She was the widow of Robert Griffy. Born in Highland Twp., she was the daughter of the late George and Maria Bostic Crawford.

She is survived by two sisters; Pearl and Freda London both...

Robert D. Reel

Robert D. Reel, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the family farm in Highland Twp., Coatesville.  He was the beloved husband of Roma Lantz Reel, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born on Saturday, February 6, 1932 in Thorndale, he was the son of the late Anna Kennedy Reel and...

Pastor Michael James Chodan (November, 12 1958 To April 28, 2012)

Pastor Michael James Chodan, 53, of Christiana is enjoying the presence of his Savior. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Chodan, with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. An area resident for the past 18 years, Pastor Mike was born in Ladysmith, WI to Betty Chodan and the late Robert Chodan. He was a 1976 graduate of...

Mary Proffit

Mary Proffit, 91, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Fluvanna County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Shandy Proffit and Minnie Bell Morris. She was retired from Marionette Mills of Coatesville, where she had worked for 26 years.

She is survived by her three...

Michael D. Lobb

Michael D. Lobb, 39, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Sunday, October 28, 2012. He was the husband of Karen L. Troupe Lobb with whom he shared four years of marriage. Born in Chester County, he was the son of David and Linda Weaver Lobb of Pomeroy.

Michael serviced in the US Army from 1993 to...

Martha Colvin

Martha Colvin, 76, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, June, 15 at the Jennersville Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Joel J. Colvin, with whom she shared 17 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, Martha was the daughter of the late Helen (McVaul) and Charles E. Forbes.  She was a 1956 graduate of the Henderson High School....

Martha C. Ford

Martha C. Ford, 77, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Ronald W. Ford, with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Franklin P. and Lorena Wimer Chew. Martha was a 1953 graduate of the former Scott...

Robert B. Nippes

Robert B. Nippes, 85, of West Chester, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center. He was the husband of the late Jean Conley Nippes and his second wife the late Florence Jane Connor Nippes. Born in Aldan, he was the son of the late Burton and Doris Stansburg Nippes. An area resident all...

Ralph E. Pierce

Ralph E. Pierce, 49, of Honey Brook, formerly of Downingtown, passed away suddenly on June 22nd from reasons unknown at this time.

He is survived by his wife, Lori Pierce, son Joshua and three daughters, Kim, Amber and Jennifer; two grandsons, Conner and Cameron; and five siblings, Charles, Marietta, Anna, Judy, and Lucy.

Ralph's vast...