Obituaries

Nov 22, 2009

Doris C. Diem, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of the late Harold E. Diem, Jr. who passed away in 1982 after they had shared 29 years of marriage together.

Born on September 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Clyde J. and Olive...

Nov 22, 2009

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...

Nov 20, 2009

June T. O’Brien, 86, of East Fallowfield died at her home on Friday, November 20, 2009. Born in Suffern, NY on January 14, 1923, she was the daughter of Russell J. and Cecile G. Holley Taylor.

Mrs. O'Brien graduated from Suffern High School in 1940 and from Hackensack, NJ Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.  Prior to...

Nov 19, 2009

Ralph Donald McNeil, 85, of Pomeroy, died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marian Agnes Carlisle McNeil. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Ralph W. McNeil and Dora Townsley McNeil McGowan.

Donald graduated from Scott High School in 1942. After graduation, he entered...

Nov 19, 2009

Bernard Patrick Murtaugh, 78, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Flora M. Snyder Murtaugh with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Bernard B. and Margaret Maloney Murtaugh.

Formerly of...

Nov 18, 2009

William Lawrence Reardon, Jr., 60, of Coatesville died on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit.

Born in Avondale, PA, he was the son of the late William L. Reardon, Sr. and Lucy Branca Reardon.  He attended Assumption BVM in West Grove and graduated Bishop Shanahan High School, West Chester in 1967.  He attended...

Nov 18, 2009

Mary B. Stratton, 83, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. She was the widow of the late Joseph P. Stratton, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Mary Walsh Duffy.  Mary graduated from the West Catholic High...

Nov 16, 2009

Barbara Ann Lowrey, 67, of Gap, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the former wife of William H. Lowrey, Jr. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Marion Buffington Rowan.

Barbara was employed by Schramms of West Chester as a switch board...

Nov 16, 2009

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....

Nov 15, 2009

Larry E. Smith, Sr., 60, formerly of Coatesville, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Pocopson Home. He was the husband of Rebecca Johnson Smith with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Brinton and Edith Williams Smith. Larry was a Chester County resident all...

Nov 15, 2009

Juan Q. Chiguina, 58, of Gap, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Born in Merizo, Guam he was the son of Jose S. and Ana Q. Chiguina. Juan served honorably in the U. S. Army from 1969 to 1972. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor for action in Vietnam.

He...

Nov 14, 2009

Robert William Pavelik, Sr., 72, of New Holland, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

Born on June 6, 1937, in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Adam Pavelik, Jr. and Gretna Kurtz Wartluft. An area resident his entire life, he was a 1955 graduate of the former Scott High School.

Nov 13, 2009

Richard J. Damiani, 48, of Coatesville, formerly of Ardmore, passed away on November 13, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Mary Stewart Damiani with whom he shared 20 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Joseph and Janet Roan Damiani of Caln.

Rick was a...

Nov 12, 2009

Norman F. Walton, Jr., 73, of West Bradford, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 12, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kay E. Moore Walton with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Norman F. Sr. and Kathryn Wolfe Walton. An...

Nov 12, 2009

Joan L. Morefield, 72, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of Bob Rae Morefield, who passed away in 1984, after sharing 29 years of marriage together.

Born on January 31, 1937, she was the daughter of the late William H. Fuller and Edna Mae McCarraher...

Nov 11, 2009

Dorothy E. Wharton, 78, of Narvon, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of the late George Wharton, Sr..

Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Bertha Shannon.

She is survived by her eight children: George Jr. of Blue Ball, Gary, husband...

Nov 11, 2009

Ethel F. Neff, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Melvin F. Neff, Sr., who passed away in 1975.

Born on December 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Sanford B. Mowday and Ethel Leslie Mowday.

Nov 10, 2009

Robert H. Brown Sr., 52, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. He was the son of the late Herbert R. and Lorrene D. McBall Brown.

An area resident his entire life, he was a 1974 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He served honorably in the US Army from 1977 to 1980 and...

Nov 10, 2009

Elsie Mae Beam, 80, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Robert C. Beam, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in East Brandywine Twp., Elsie was the daughter of the late Leo Swisher Sr. and Hazel Nuse Swisher. An area resident her entire life, she...

Nov 8, 2009

Marie D. Mitchell, 93, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November, 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late John J. Mitchell, Jr. who died in 2006. Born in Woodridge, VA, she was the daughter of the late Brady Lee and Catherine P. Wolfe Davis.

Marie was an area resident all her life...