Obituaries

Charles L. Cairns

Charles L. Cairns, 99, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsburyville, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. He was the widower of the late Eleanor Nichol Cairns, who passed away in 1990 and the late Olive Drennen Cairns, who passed away in 2004.

Born in West Brandywine Twp., he was the...

Charles L. Alexander, Jr.

Charles L. Alexander, Jr., 69, of Gap, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster, PA. He was the beloved husband of Ann M. Hess Alexander with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Phyllis Nethery Alexander.

Charles was an area resident...

Dennis P. Getsie

Dennis P. Getsie, 67, of Christiana, PA, passed away at his home on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Susan Rausch Getsie with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in St. Clair, PA he was the son of the late Joseph V. and Margaret I. Lango Getsie. Dennis served in the US Army...

Carolyn B. Leike

Carolyn B. Leike, 83, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Freedom Village.  She was the widow of the late William J. Leike, who passed away in 2008 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Carolyn was the daughter of the Robert and Frances Virginia (George) Bea.  An area resident...

Dorothy R. Dickinson

Dorothy R. Dickinson, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late George Dickinson who died in 2011. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Anna Halligar Thompson.

Dorothy was an area resident all her life and a 1951 graduate of...

Catherine M. Donarski

Catherine M. Donarski, 84, of Coatesville, formerly of Florida, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at her daughter Joyce's home in Coatesville. She was the widow of her late husband of 64 years, Arthur Joseph Donarski, Sr. who passed away on December 12, 2008.

Born on March 18, 1924 in Chicago, she was the daughter of...

Dorothy A. Landis

Dorothy A. Landis, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Robert E. Landis, who passed away in 2000.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Anna Stoner Allen. An area resident her entire...

Daniel L. Patterson

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...

Darlene L. Griffin

Darlene L. Griffin, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of John F. Griffin, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Darlene was the daughter of the late Reuben Alexander and Vivian J. (Garnett) Mock.

Darlene was employed as a...

Charles E. Archey

Charles E. Archey, 67, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2009 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roberta B. Archey of Parkesburg.

Charles was an area resident all his life and a 1960 graduate of the Octorara High School. He served in the US Army and was...

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes, of Murrells, Inlet, SC, formerly of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Frank P. Rhodes with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in West Virginia on September 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dotty Gwaltney and Grahm McGrady.

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Charles H. Lavender, Jr.

Charles H. Lavender, Jr., 59, of Parkesburg, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara Hardestry Lavender, with whom he shared 27 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on Friday, June 8, 1951, he was the son of Lorraine Dickinson Lavender of Newark, N.J. and the...

E. Annette Searles

E. Annette Searles, 64, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 21, 2011.

Born in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of Sara May Smith Searles of East Fallowfield and the late William Calvin Searles Sr.

She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her Masters Degree in Social...

Edward E. Mcnamara

On May 21, 2011, Edward McNamara joined his friend, Jesus our Lord, at the age of 73.  Born and raised in Duquesne, PA, he was the son of Edward and Margaret McNamara.  Loving father to his children: Shelly Wurtz, wife of David Wurtz of Marmora, NJ; Shannon McNamara, husband of Lisa McNamara of West Grove, PA; and Heather McNamara...

Benjamin J. Witkowski

Benjamin J. Witkowski, 71, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Monday, April 7, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Joy Anderson Witkowski with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Stella Kalodski Witkowski. Ben was an area resident all his life...

Eleanor M. Powers

Eleanor M. Powers, 91, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Harvey L. Powers, who passed away in 1980.

Born in Coatesville, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Winfield S. Rice and Cora Bell Lammey Rice. She was a member of the Grace Community...

Daniel A. Profeto

Daniel A. Profeto, 62, of Gap, died at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Millie L. Thompson Profeto. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Flora Herbert Profeto of Coatesville and the late Daniel A. Profeto, Sr. Dan was a 1968 graduate of the Coatesville Area H.S. He enlisted in the...

Darlene T. Miller

Darlene T. Miller, 51, departed from this life on Monday, October 19, 2009.

She was the beloved wife of Arnold M. Miller with who 23 years of marriage was shared. Born in Coatesville, Pa., on August 13, 1958, the daughter of the late Eleanor Cooper-Dixon and Eugene Dixon.

Darlene attended Octorara Area High School graduating...

Clair E. Ritchey

Clair E. Ritchey, 89, of Mount Joy, formerly of Pomeroy Heights, died on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Bernice Hinson Ritchey with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Snake Spring Valley, Bedford County, he was the son of the late Clayton and Alma Irene Bollman Ritchey. Clair grew...

Bertha M. Romig

Bertha M. Romig, daughter of the late LeRoy R. and Elizabeth (Strawhacker) Romig, passed away at Jennersville Hospital on May 5th. Miss Romig was born in Norristown on December 20, 1922 and resided in King of Prussia until moving to the Oxford-Parkesburg area in 1986. Miss Romig was a graduate of Upper Merion High School and Pierce Business School....