Obituaries

Dec 25, 2009

Samuel A. Trego, 78, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Friday, December 25, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital following a short illness. He was the husband of Joan M. Hoskins Trego with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Clarence and Henrietta Gottier Trego.

He...

Dec 24, 2009

Perma D. Stiteler, 85, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. She was the widow of the late Daniel K. Stiteler, Jr. who died in 1999. Born in Harleysville, she was the daughter of the late Noah H. and Martha Delp Tyson. Formerly a resident of Coatesville, Perma was a...

Dec 21, 2009

Charles L. Clemens, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Satteson Clemens with whom he shared 35 years of marriage and his first wife, the late Louella Geodecke Clemens who died in 1973. Born in Lewisburg, PA he was the son of the late George...

Dec 19, 2009

Marie E. Miller, 81, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. She was the widow of the late Raphael Miller Jr., who passed away in 1991. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Findley Large.

A resident of Parkesburg most of...

Dec 19, 2009

John W. Hilton, Jr., 76, of Honey Brook, passed away on December 19, 2009 at home surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with emphysema. He was the beloved husband of Marian Hilton, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in Sadsburyville, Pa, John was the son of the late John Hilton Sr....

Dec 19, 2009

Henry Jordan, Jr., 81, of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Elsie Oliver Jordan with whom he would have celebrated 55 years of marriage on the 24th. Born in Pageland, SC, he was the son of the late Henry and Allie Outen Jordan. He served honorable in...

Dec 18, 2009

Francis X. Legieko, 56, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Karen Spence Legieko, with whom he shared 31 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John J. and Josephine Kolodjay Legieko. An area resident his entire life, he...

Dec 16, 2009

Lori A. Gill Xagas, 47, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, was called to eternal comfort and perfect peace on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 while at Samaritan Hospice of Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey.

Lori was born July 18, 1962 at Coatesville Hospital, Pennsylvania. She was the beautiful daughter of Theodore L. and Donna G. Acker Gill...

Dec 14, 2009

Laura M. Baker, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Robert E. Baker with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Theressa Pennington Stanton.

Laura was a life long area resident...

Dec 14, 2009

Hamilton J. "Jay" Pringle, 50, of Johnstown, Pa., formerly of Gap, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home.  He was the son of Hamilton "Hap" and Carol Barr Pringle of Gap.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by two daughters, Kristen M. Pringle and Allissa J. Pringle of Coatesville; and three sisters,...

Dec 8, 2009

Bertha A. Lux, 93, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Preston Residence Jenners Pond of West Grove. She was the widow of the late John Lux, who passed away in 1976. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edwin Cooke and Grace Pont Cooke.

She was a member of...

Dec 7, 2009

Maggie L. Stone, 64, of Paradise, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Lancaster General Hospital after a long, hard fight with cancer.

She was the loving wife of William C. Stone, Sr., with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Union, West Virginia, Maggie was...

Dec 6, 2009

James J. Kuhn, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Barbara Z. Whiteman Covington Kuhn with whom he had shared 13 years of marriage and his first wife the late, Allison E. Dunn Kuhn who passed in 1994.

Born in Pittsburgh, he...

Dec 6, 2009

Harold R. Thompson, 84, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Edith M. Morris Thompson, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Kathryn F. Esch Thompson. He was...

Dec 6, 2009

Daniel L. Patterson, 59, of Paradise, went home to walk with his Lord on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. Gillespie Patterson, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, Daniel was the son of Harold and Janet Hamilton Patterson of Millersville. He...

Dec 6, 2009

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 of Gap, Buddy was...

Dec 4, 2009

Walter R. Clark, Sr., 68, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of Anna E. Walton Clark with whom he shared 11 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond G. and Helen Sessler Clark.

Walt was...

Dec 4, 2009

Theodore C. "Ted" Farren, 56, Modena, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Crozer Chester Medical Center as the result of an accidental fall. He was the fiance of Vicky L. Cox. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Victoria J. Dzikiewicz Farren. Ted was a 1971 graduate of Sharon Hill...

Dec 2, 2009

Eleanor E. Ratcliff, 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana where she resided for the past year. She was the widow of the late Esteel M. Ratcliff who died in 1972. Born in East Brandywine, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Sarah Keimer Trumbower.

An...

Nov 30, 2009

Fred P. Parcells, 83 of Wallace Township, Chester County, passed away at his home on Monday, November 30, 2009. He was the husband of Marie E. Campbell Parcells with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Norwood, PA he was the son of the late Fred P. and Edna A. Vollmer Parcells.

An area resident...