Obituaries

William K. "Mouse" Johnson

William K. "Mouse" Johnson, 48, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Friday, March 7, 2014. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Rebecca Johnson Smith of Downingtown and the late Larry E. Smith, Sr. An area resident all his life, William was a 1983 graduate of the Downingtown High School. He was employed as an Environmental...

Worth Mullis

Worth Mullis, 86, of Nottingham, passed on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 while staying with his daughter in Boone, NC. He was the husband of the late Evelyn Harvey Mullis who died in 2010. Born in Ashe County, NC, he was the son of the late William L. and Delta C. Barker Mullis. Worth was employed by PennDot as a...

William "Skeet" Ben

William "Skeet" Ben, 65, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John Ben, Sr. and Nettie Harris Ben. Skeet was a lifelong resident of Coatesville and a 1964 graduate of the former Scott High School. He was employed, throughout his life, by Lukens...

William Glenn Mckee

William Glenn McKee, 82, died peacefully on March 15, 2014 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center surrounded by his family.  He was born in Langeloth, Pa. to Peter T. and Mary E. Smith McKee.  Mr. McKee was the husband of Patricia Groce McKee, having just celebrated 60 years of marriage in December, 2013. After the death of his parents, Mr....

William J. "Bill" Harrington

William J. "Bill" Harrington, 84, of Coatesville died of lung cancer on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at his home while under Hospice Care. He was the husband of Lorena Brittingham Harrington with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born on July 26, 1925 in Rock Run, Valley Township, he was the son of the late George and Marie...

Theodore H. Yunkin

Theodore H. Yunkin, 50, of Modena, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Shirley Bailey Byers of Dushore and stepson of the late Gerald Byers.

Ted was a 1980 graduate of CASH and was employed by Krapf Coaches. He was a life member of the Coatesville VFW...

Travis J. Stone Jr.

Travis J. Stone Jr., 18 months, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia. Born on January 28, 2010, he was the beloved son of Travis Stone Sr. and Bridget Kenney of Coatesville.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by his paternal grandparents, Robert Stone and Wendy Patton, both...

William L. Haines, Sr.

William L. Haines, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at  the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Florence Dean Haines who died in  2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Oscar and Alice Hoopes Haines. Bill served honorably in the US Army from 1946 to...

Virgie R. Owens

Virgie R. Owens, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 10th, 2011 at her home.

Born in Mountain City, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Roby and Hollie (Henderson) Owens. She was retired from the Chester County Intermediate Unit where she worked as a Secretary for 20 years. Virgie was a member of the Towerville...

Thelma M. Cornett

Thelma M. Cornett, 70, of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Jefferson University Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas M. Cornett who passed away on August 15th.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Lockie Brewer Stewart. Thelma was an area resident all her life and a member...

William Lawrence Reardon, Jr.

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...

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 24th at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Coatesville on Wednesday, January 6th, 1926, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Esther H. (Hilton) Finnefrock. She was a 1945 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She was employed by the former Lukens Steel Company...

Wilma M. Stinson

Wilma M. Stinson, 65, of West Grove, formerly of Glenmoore, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of the late D. Andrew Stinson. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Vance M. and Lillian Devonshire Matlack.

An area resident all her life, she...

William Raymond Steffe

William Raymond Steffe, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 6th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hosptial.  He was the beloved husband Jacqueline (Kurtz) Steffe, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Bertha May (Phillips) and William J. Steffe.  And area resident his entire life, he was employed by the Lauri Brothers...

Victor "Ted" Shaw

Victor "Ted" Shaw, 86, of Gap, passed away on Friday, January 11th at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Joan Shultz Shaw, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

He was born in Philadelphia to the late Thomas and Anna Shaw. He was a...

William H. Backenstose

William H. Backenstose, 75, of West Grove, formerly of E. Fallowfield and Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the husband of Ethel Wise Backenstose with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William and Alene Matthews Backenstose. Bill was an area resident...

Vincent F. Emondi

Vincent F. Emondi, 38, of Honey Brook, died on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Wesley C. Galson Emondi, with whom he shared over 11 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Robert L. Emondi and wife Linda of Myerstown and Mary Kathryn "Kit" Wilkinson Hagan and...

William A. Stong

William A. Stong, 77, of Christiana, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at LifeCare Hospitals of Chester Co. in West Chester.

He was the husband of Patricia L. McCrery Stong with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

An area resident all his life, he served in the US Navy...

Robert H. Keylor, Jr.

Robert H. Keylor, Jr., 59, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was the husband of Agnes "Buffie" R. Jilek Keylor with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Esther Wertz Keylor of Coatesville and the late Robert H. Keylor, Sr. Bob was an area...

Robert T. Barnett

Robert T. Barnett, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Jeanie Gaido Barnett, with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, Robert was the son of the late Amie and Howard Barnett. Robert was honored to serve in the US Army during W.W.II.  He also...