Obituaries

Elynor R. Sperber

Elynor R. Sperber was born on May 3 rd 1922 at home in Hoboken, New Jersey. She passed away peacefully on September 21 2012.

Elynor spent her early years living in northern New Jersey and working at various jobs in New York City. On July 8 th 1950 she married Andrew G. Sperber (Sept. 22 1919 –...

Charles Leon Berkey, Jr.

Charles Leon Berkey Jr., 66, of Lancaster, died at his home on July 10, 2010.  He is survived by six brothers and three sisters.  His memorial service will be held at the convenience of his family.

Beulah E. Steen

Beulah E. Steen, 90, of Chester Springs, formerly of Springdell, died on Monday, February 14, 2011 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of the late C. Raymond Steen, Sr.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Evan and Minnie Deck McCarraher. An area resident all her life, she was employed by...

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr.

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr., 71, of Coatesville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Janet Bugar Kilgore, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Paul and Dorothy Davis Kilgore.

An area resident all his life, he proudly...

Alice M. Lawrence

Alic e M. Lawrence, 86, of Modena, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Lawrence who died in 2001.

Born in Wall, SD, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Edith Wright Villbrandt. Alice was an area resident most...

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan, 63, of Nottingham, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 10, 2011. She was beloved wife of the late Joseph L. Rubincan, Jr. who died in May of 2010. Born in Vineland, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Anthony W. and Mary Etta Knorr Gay. An area resident most...

Amelia B. Mackey

Amelia B. Mackey, 91, formerly of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Maple Farms in Akron.  She was the widow of Fredrick Evans, who passed in 1981, and John L. Mackey, who passed away in 2004. Born Kennett Square, Amelia was the daughter of the late Mary Alice (Atkins) and Ralph Baldwin.  An area resident most of...

Frances M. London

Frances M. London, 61, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, June, 3, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Freda Crawford London of Coatesville and the late Chester London. She is survived, in addition to her Mother, by two children; Erica London of Lancaster and Quinton London of Coatesville, five grandchildren, six great...

Anna Marie Gurskey

Anna M. Gurskey, 94, formerly of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Manor Care Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was the widow of Paul Gurskey who died in 1974. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Roudolph K. and Bessie L. Bailey Hess. An area resident all her life she was employed,...

Adele C. Flamminio, "Babci"

Adele C. Flamminio, "Babci", 81, of Coatesville, died on Thursday August 5, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Ralph P. Flamminio who died in 1986. Born on November 29, 1928 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Henrietta and Joseph Grabowski. Adele was employed at the Coatesville Record as a proof...

Donald G. Smith

Do nald G. Smith, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, May 16th at Landis Homes after a long illness. He was a Lancaster resident for 46 years.

Born July 9th, 1930 in Lancaster, he was the second son of Walter P. and Alma G. Smith of Parkesburg, PA.

He is survived by his wife...

Enos "Skip" W. Coover, Jr.

Enos "Skip" W. Coover, Jr., 69, of Coatesville, died at his home on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. He was the husband of MaryAnn Klecha Coover. Born in Coatesville on May 12, 1940 he was the son of the late Enos W. Coover, Sr. and Elizabeth Barnes.

Skip worked for the Coatesville Area School District retiring in 2006...

Alice Gee Caldwell

Alice Gee Caldwell, 99, of Thorndale, Oxford, and Cochranville, died at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice Woolard Gee.

Alice was a graduate of Downingtown High School and a 1933 graduate of the Coatesville Hospital School...

Anna B. Aerie Hines

Anna B. Aerie Hines, 90, of West Chester, and formerly of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at the Chester Co. Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen McKim Aerie.

She is survived by two sons; Jackie Hines of Kennett Square and Wesley A. Collier of Parkesburg.

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Elsie Mae Beam

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...

Evelyn M. Harmon

Evelyn M. Harmon, 101, of Kennett Square, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Arron Harmon. Born in Nottingham, PA on December 23, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Georgiana Thomas Jones.

She is survived by one brother...

Audra M. Aston

Audra M. Aston, 41, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Eric D. Aston. Born in Bryn Mawr, she was the daughter of The odore B. and Judy M. Hodges Melrath of Millsboro, DE.

An area resident all her life, Audra was a...

Ann Marie Mendenhall Kessner

Ann Marie Mendenhall Kessner, 50, of Modena, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at her home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Alma Criswell Mendenhall of Modena and the late Elwood H. Mendenhall. She was a 1978 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She is survived by her three beloved children: Karen Pennypacker, wife of...

Anna V. Deputy

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...

Clarence E. "Duckeye" Rhoades, Jr.

Clarence E. "Duckeye" Rhoades, Jr., 87, of East Fallowfield, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 8, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Pauline Rowe Rhoades who passed away back in March. They had shared 69 years of marriage. Born in Modena, he was the son of the late Clarence Sr. and Amy Mattson...