Obituaries

Nov 22, 2008

Rosemary Ann Townsend, 77, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November, 22, 2008 while visiting her son in Parkesburg, PA. She was the wife of Joseph R. Townsend, Jr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeport, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Tidebach Ryan. Rosemary graduated...

Nov 22, 2008

Jean Collins, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday November 22, 2008 at her home at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Coatesville. She was the wife of the late Eugene "Mike" Collins and her first husband the late Warren W. Root. Born in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Retta Ginithan Middaugh. Jean...

Nov 21, 2008

E. "Winn" Chomyn, 84, of West Bradford, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Paul Chomyn who died in 2005.

Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Lecky and Clare Russell. Winn graduated...

Nov 15, 2008

Helen B. Myers, 92, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday November 15, 2008 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, Pa. She was the loving wife of Robert L. Myers with whom she shared 71 years of marriage. Born in West Fallowfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Caroline Chambers Bush.

Helen was an...

Nov 9, 2008

Susan K. Adger of Honey Brook, PA, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 9, 2008.  Born in Coatesville on Dec. 27, 1966, she was 41 years old.

Susan leaves to cherish her memory her husband Marvin, her mother Beatrice Smith, her maternal grandmother Helen L. Nelson of West Chester,  her stepchildren Maurice...

Nov 8, 2008

Anna V. Deputy, 77, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2008 while under the loving care of her daughter Cathleen at her home in Brandamore. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Deputy. Born in Narberth, PA she was the daughter of the late Sylester F. and Josephine W. Redmond McGeoy.

Anna graduated...

Nov 7, 2008

Frances M. Kretchmer, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday November 7, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Kretchmer who died in 2001. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Woodward Goss.

Frances was an area resident all her life. She...

Nov 2, 2008

Teresa M. Miller, 51, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at the Lankenau Hospital. She was the wife of Steven A. Miller, with whom she shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Darby, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Francis and Priscilla Mae Wood Nowark. Teresa was a 1975 graduate of Downingtown...

Oct 29, 2008

Marie E. Burton, 87, formerly of Thorndale, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late William J. Burton, who passed away in 1974.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Susan Supplee Gibson.  An area...

Oct 28, 2008

Robert W. Young, 79, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the husband of Helen Shickley Young, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Wilson Young and Edith Wheatman Young. He served honorably in...

Oct 28, 2008

Helen M. Russell, 83, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.  Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Oct 28, 2008

John Albert "JC" Collins Jr., 21, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of John A. Collins Sr. and Joanne McDermott of Strasburg.

He was employed by KST Design of Marietta as a welder. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association....

Oct 22, 2008

Horace W. Lowery, 75, of Pomeroy, passed away on Wednesday October 22, 2008 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center. He was the husband of Larelda McLaughlin Lowery with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Horace W. Lowery and Catherine Cremmin Keshuta. Horace was an area resident...

Oct 22, 2008

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...

Dec 26, 1969

May 28, 1922

Helena E. Bergdoll, 92, formerly of Booths Corner, passed away on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 at the Ware Presbyterian Village of Oxford.  She was the widow of the late Leonard L. Bergdoll, Sr., with whom she shared 66 years of marriage.

Born in Kennett Square, Helena was a graduate of the Eddystone High School.  She worked as...

Nov 6, 0213

Frank D. Parent, 56, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.  He was the husband of Susan M. Phillips Parent with whom he shared 7 years of marriage.  Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Marianne Beckett Parent of New Castle, DE and the late William R. Parent, Sr.Frank lived...

Apr 11, 0014

Betty Franciscus, 79, of Christiana, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Walter Franciscus.Born in Lancaster County, Betty was the daughter of the late Bessie (Cummings) and William Price.  An area resident her entire life, Betty had been employed by the Anderson Pretzel Factory.She was a member of the...

Stephen Reshy, 80, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of the late Betty E. Underwood Reshy who died in 2005. Born in Valley Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late Stephen and Julia Juhasz Reshy.

He served honorably in...

William E. McGinnis, 89, of Neffsville, formerly of Ephrata and Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Lancashire Hall. He was husband of the late Sarah B. McGinnis who died in 1999. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William E. and Elizabeth McGinnis, Sr. Bill served honorably in the US Army from...