Obituaries

David L. Schweitzer

David L. Schweitzer, 31, of Valley Township, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Mary Ann March and the late John H. March, Jr. Dave lived in the area all his life and was employed in construction. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by a daughter Sara Lee...

Elizabeth Kuch

Elizabeth Kuch, 81, of West Caln, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center of Narvon. She was the beloved wife of Eugene C. Kuch with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in E. Fallowfield Twp., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Agnes Harmath Adorian. Betty was a 1951 graduate...

Constance J. "Connie" Brackin

Constance J. "Connie" Brackin, 70, of Fairmount Homes Retirement Community, Ephrata passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at the Fairmount Health Care center. She was the beloved wife of William H. Brackin with whom she shared 35 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Malcolm R. and Elizabeth Leike Mulvaney....

Arthur L. "Ozzie" Sagnor

Arthur L. "Ozzie" Sagnor, Jr., 82, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove.

He was the beloved husband of Yolanda "Yola" Umile Sagnor, with whom he would have shared 60 years of marriage on August 12th of this year.

Born on March 21, 1927 in...

Collin Feiler Mcelroy

Collin Feiler McElroy, 16, of Honey Brook, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 as the result of injuries from an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Troy and Pamela Spanakos McElroy. Collin had just completed his sophomore year at Coatesville Area High School where he was a member of the high school baseball team....

Gabriel Philip Milanese, Jr.

Gabriel Philip Milanese, Jr., 56, of Coatesville, passed away after a lengthy illness on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center where he was surrounded by his family.  He was the devoted husband of Patricia (Rigoroso), with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born at the Chester County Hospital, he was the son of Jacqueline (Melrath) and...

Florence M. Moskel

Florence M. (Hoopes) Moskel, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 1st, 2014.  She was the widow of the late George Moskel, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Modena, Florence was the daughter of the late Louetta (Milligan) and Raymond Hoopes.  A resident of Modena most of her life, she was a 1946 graduate of...

Bertha C. Triplett

Bertha C. Lawrence Triplett, 88, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2010 at the Chester Valley Nursing Home in Malvern.  She was the widow Franklin Lawrence and James Triplett.

Born on June 18, 1922 in Ash County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Mary Jane Hamm Taylor and Andrew Taylor.

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Dorothy E. Gillespie Simmons

Dorothy E. Gillespie Simmons, 99, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at her residence at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of the late John E. Simmons, who passed away in 1970.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Gillespie and Cora Belle Entrekin Gillespie. An area...

Dr. Howard O. Thompson

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...

Elizabeth Nyisztor Yeoman

Elizabeth Nyisztor Yeoman, 77, of Atglen, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, June 6, 2009.  She was the beloved wife of Donald George Yeoman, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on December 8, 1931, she was the daughter of Mary Szucs Nyisztor of Bethlehem, PA and the late George...

Deborah J. Oswald

Deborah J. Oswald, 55, of New Holland, died on Monday, July 4, 2011. She was the wife of Robin B. Oswald with whom she shared 37 years of marriage. Born in Cochranville, she was daughter of the late Arthur and Blanche Killingsworth Hall. Debbie was a 1973 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. She was employed as a...

Amos W. Yoder

Amos W. Yoder, 89, formerly of Gap, PA, entered into eternal rest September 4, 2010 at Landis Homes

He was one of the original church planters of the Parkesburg Mennonite Church where he was ordained deacon in 1950 at the age of 29. He later served as pastor.

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Dorothy S. Tindall

Dorothy S. Tindall, 84, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Dr. Herbert L. Tindall of Honey Brook. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Mabel Murray Sensenig.

Dorothy was an area resident all her life and a 1944...

Aileen E. Akers Roop

Aileen E. Akers Roop, 80, of Towerville, East Fallowfield, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

She was the beloved wife of Everett Roop with whom she shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Nanny Dalton Akers.

Aileen was an...

Betty J. Thompson

Betty J. Thompson, 81, formerly of Coatesville, died on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Pocopson Home. She was the widow of the late James R. Thompson who died in 2008. Born in Parkesburg, Betty was the daughter of the late Roy Lammey and Kathryn Wolfe.

Betty was an area resident all her life. She was employed...

David H. Moore, Sr.

David H. Moore, Sr., 52, of Nottingham, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Lancaster Co. Hospice Center in Mt. Joy, PA. He was the beloved husband of Lynette Carrozza Moore with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Donald and Jeanne Acker Moore.

David was...

Gail C. Sturges

Gail C. Sturges, 58, of Westfield, Pa, formerly of Pomeroy., passed away at her home on Thursday, December 4, 2008. She was the wife of Steven A. Sturges with whom she shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Jean Clark Behrenshauser.

Gail graduated from the Coatesville High...

Donald R. Coleman

Donald R. Coleman, 83, of East Fallowfield, passed away on November 8, 2011 at the VA Hospital from complications of a stroke.  He was the beloved husband of Lois (Fredd) Coleman, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert Coleman and Margaret Dancer. He was a 1946...

Anna E. "Betty" Jackson

Anna E. "Betty" Jackson, 82, of Modena, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at her home. She was the companion of Sebastian "Sonny" Mancino, with whom she shared 34 years together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late David Frank McClure and Lillian May Mulvaney McClure. She attended the Romansville Methodist Church...