Obituaries

Ernest L. Stoltzfus

Ernest L. Stoltzfus, 55, of Christiana, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012. He was the husband of Brenda Dourte Stoltzfus with whom he shared 26 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Esther P. Doutrich Stoltzfus of Palmyra, PA and the late Glenn R. Stoltzfus.

Ernie was an area resident all his...

Clyde Dolan Simpson

Clyde Dolan Simpson, 74 of East Fallowfield, passed away at his house.  He was the son of the late Dayton C. and Louise E. Simpson.

Born in Avondale, he was previously employed by LaMancha Animal Rescue in East Fallowfield. He is survived by his three children: Diane Bottomley, wife of David, of Unionville, Bradley Simpson, and Eileen Hamilton,...

Anita D. Jones

Anita D. Jones, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Arland D. Jones with whom she shared 29 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Leonard Woodward of Coatesville and Louise Miller Smith of Parkesburg and stepdaughter to Ann...

Bethene Truman Valente

Bethene Truman Valente, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the Heatherwood Retirement Community of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Joseph James Valente, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 57 years of marriage together.

Born in Elk City, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late...

Edward Joseph Wallace, Sr.

Edward Joseph Wallace, Sr., 90, of Wilmington, DE, died on Monday, February 13, 2012 at the St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE. He was the husband of Agnes Crossen Wallace with whom he shared 21 years of marriage and his first wife, the late Genevieve Jones Wallace with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Larksville, PA...

Elmer H. "Buddy" Wallace

Elmer H. "Buddy" Wallace, Jr., 71, of Bowmansville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Reading Hospital. He was the husband of Gertrude E. "Trudy" Rhoades, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Elmer H. Wallace Sr. and Eleanor Mullen Wallace. Previously a resident...

Ernest G. Disante

Ernest G. DiSante, 82, of Thorndale, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was beloved husband of Angelina R. Papaloni DiSante, with whom he would have shared 60 years of marriage in February.

Born on July 27, 1927 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Mary Bartelmo DiSante....

Alfred L. Towles

Alfred L. Towles, 81, of Coatesville, passed away at the V.A. Hospice Center of Coatesville.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Philip Towles and Carrie Brown Towles. He was retired from the US Army, where he served seven tours in Vietnam.  After serving in the Army, he worked for Lukens Steel. He is survived...

Frank H. Root

Frank H. Root, 88, of Westwood, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at his home in Westwood. He was the widower of the late Regina Szczepura Root, who passed away in 1997.

Born in Valley Twp., he was the son of the late George W. and Rena Murray Root. An area resident his entire life, he...

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...