Obituaries

Apr 14, 2010

Zachary A. Weaver, 24, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on December 20, 1985 in West Chester, he was the son of D. Scott and Charlynn Allen Weaver of Coatesville.  He was a...

Apr 13, 2010

John R. "Dick" Zachary, 83, of Glenmoore, passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Kay Criswell Zachary, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born on July 21, 1926 in Crawfordsville, Ind., he was the son of the late Elmer D. and Flo Garver Zachary.  He...

Apr 12, 2010

Bishop Joe Jack Ratliff (aka “DAD”) age 78 of Wilmington, DE passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 12th, 2010. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends at Christiana Hospital.

He spent his lifetime ministering to others about the love and grace of God whom he worshipped with...

Apr 12, 2010

Gail Anne McGinnis Rodgers, 72, of Kennett Square passed away on Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Jennersville Hospital of West Grove, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of John B. Rodgers, with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born on September 3, 1937 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth McGinnis. She attended both...

Apr 11, 2010

Peter J. Dolan, 89, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Genevieve R. Simmers Dolan, with whom he would have shared 40 years of marriage on April 25th.

Born on March 23, 1921 in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of the...

Apr 10, 2010

Pearl Emma Hardy Hagan, 83, of Lancaster, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at home, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of the late John P. Hagan Sr., who passed away in 1995 after they had shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in East Fallowfield on January 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the...

Apr 9, 2010

Lin da L. McQueen, 62, of Gap, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 9, 2010 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Edward S. McQueen, Sr., with whom she shared 44 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on April 13, 1948, she was the daughter of the late William...

Apr 9, 2010

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...

Apr 8, 2010

Ronald J. Wolfe, 68, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Life Care Hospital of West Chester. He was the husband of Fonda Mercer Wolfe, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born on August 30, 1941 in Parkesburg to Frank and Beatrice Jordan Wolfe. An area resident his entire life,...

Apr 8, 2010

Leon A. Arasin, 83 of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Genevieve Grabowski Arasin with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.

Born in Brandamore, PA, he was the son of the late William and Alexandra Han...

Apr 8, 2010

Charl es J. "Jiggs" Johnson, 89, of Akron, Pa., passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Maple Farm Nursing Home of Akron, where he had resided for the past two years.  He was the widower of the late Marian Clevenstine Johnson, who passed away in 2000.

Born in Westwood, he was the son of the...

Apr 6, 2010

Rosemary Gaul, 63, of Paradise, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of the late Walter H. Gaul, who died in 2005 after they had shared 35 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Levering J. and Margaret Heisler Conover. She...

Mar 31, 2010

Betty S. Morton, 77, of Hampton, Va., formerly of Parkesburg and Oxford, passed to her eternal rest on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.  She was the eldest child of the late Poulson Bolden and the late Alice Flamer Wilson.

In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse B. Morton, Sr.; her beloved...

Mar 30, 2010

Trey Allen Toaltoan, 22, of Parkesburg, formerly of Florida, passed away tragically on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Sonya Pannell of Jacksonville, Fl. and Theodore L. Toaltoan, Sr. of Parkesburg, and the stepson of Deborah Supplee Toaltoan of Parkesburg.  He had been living in Parkesburg for the past two years.

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Mar 27, 2010

Shirley L. Spotts, 73 of Gap, passed away at her home on Saturday March 27, 2010 surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of the late John R. Spotts who died in 2006. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Marie K. Berkey Englerth.

She is survived by one...

Mar 27, 2010

Josephine Mast, 77, of Oxford, formerly of West Caln, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the widow of the late John Mast. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William J.B. and Bertha Phillips Steffe.

She is survived by one...

Mar 23, 2010

Donna E. Barclay, 74, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the wife of Fred K. Barclay, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Williamsport, Pa., Donna was the daughter of the late Edward and Violet Dibble Askey.  She was a 1953 graduate of the S....

Mar 23, 2010

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes, of Murrells, Inlet, SC, formerly of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Frank P. Rhodes with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in West Virginia on September 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dotty Gwaltney and Grahm McGrady.

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Mar 22, 2010

Marian C. Kouba, 84, of Valley Township, passed away at her home on Monday March 22, 2010.

Born in East Whiteland Twp., she was the daughter of the late Julius and Hallie F. Kuntz Kouba.

Marian was a 1943 graduate of Tredyffrin / Easttown High School; a graduate of West Chester State College, and also...

Mar 19, 2010

Ferree C. Grossman, Jr., 91, formerly of Christiana, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown. He was the husband of the late Mary Jane Summers Grossman who died in 1983. 

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Ferree C. and Mary Paxon Grossman. An area resident most of his life, Ferree enlisted...