Obituaries

Dec 9, 2008

Leon C. Wiggins, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Phoenixville Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Suzanne Williams Wiggins, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Norman N. Wiggins and Bertha Irene Hart Wiggins. An area resident his entire life, he was a...

Dec 5, 2008

Margaret A. "Peg" Watterson, 84, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2008 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Francis R. Watterson, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of Leland and Anna Mary Martin Pyle. A resident of Cochranville...

Dec 4, 2008

Ruth Annebelle Amway Gregor, 71, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Abington Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Amway and Ruth Aumut Styer.  She enjoyed crossword puzzles and crochet.

She is survived by her daughters: "Candy" Middleton and Kathy Ann Marnathal; her longtime companion, Sidney Harris; three...

Dec 4, 2008

Gail C. Sturges, 58, of Westfield, Pa, formerly of Pomeroy., passed away at her home on Thursday, December 4, 2008. She was the wife of Steven A. Sturges with whom she shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Jean Clark Behrenshauser.

Gail graduated from the Coatesville High...

Nov 29, 2008

Alfred L. Swift Jr., 92, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Sterling Healthcare and Rehab Center in Media, PA. Born in Parkesburg, Alfred was the son of the late Alfred Sr. and Ida Detterlien Swift.

He had worked as a farmhand.

He is survived by a sister, Doris E. Weaver of Elverson...

Nov 28, 2008

Kristy Lynn Diem Noel, 30, of Gap, formerly of Honey Brook was taken from those who loved her in a tragically fatal automobile accident on Friday, November 28, 2008. She was the beloved wife of John Noel III.

Kristy was born in Lancaster and lived in Honey Brook her entire life. She was the daughter of John...

Nov 25, 2008

Lettie M. Thompson, 86, of West Brandywine, PA died on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of Ira W. Thompson with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. 

Mrs. Thompson was employed by NASA in Washington D.C. as a payload specialist.

Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg, PA.

Nov 24, 2008

Ruth E. Lamborn, 49, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Barbara Semple Reece of West Grove and the late Scott Lamborn Sr.

Ruth graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1977.  She was a Methodist by faith.

Nov 22, 2008

Rosemary Ann Townsend, 77, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November, 22, 2008 while visiting her son in Parkesburg, PA. She was the wife of Joseph R. Townsend, Jr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeport, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Tidebach Ryan. Rosemary graduated...

Nov 22, 2008

Jean Collins, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday November 22, 2008 at her home at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Coatesville. She was the wife of the late Eugene "Mike" Collins and her first husband the late Warren W. Root. Born in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Retta Ginithan Middaugh. Jean...

Nov 21, 2008

E. "Winn" Chomyn, 84, of West Bradford, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Paul Chomyn who died in 2005.

Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Lecky and Clare Russell. Winn graduated...

Nov 15, 2008

Helen B. Myers, 92, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday November 15, 2008 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, Pa. She was the loving wife of Robert L. Myers with whom she shared 71 years of marriage. Born in West Fallowfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Caroline Chambers Bush.

Helen was an...

Nov 9, 2008

Susan K. Adger of Honey Brook, PA, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 9, 2008.  Born in Coatesville on Dec. 27, 1966, she was 41 years old.

Susan leaves to cherish her memory her husband Marvin, her mother Beatrice Smith, her maternal grandmother Helen L. Nelson of West Chester,  her stepchildren Maurice...

Nov 8, 2008

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...

Nov 7, 2008

Frances M. Kretchmer, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday November 7, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Kretchmer who died in 2001. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Woodward Goss.

Frances was an area resident all her life. She...

Nov 2, 2008

Teresa M. Miller, 51, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2008 at the Lankenau Hospital. She was the wife of Steven A. Miller, with whom she shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Darby, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Francis and Priscilla Mae Wood Nowark. Teresa was a 1975 graduate of Downingtown...

Oct 29, 2008

Marie E. Burton, 87, formerly of Thorndale, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late William J. Burton, who passed away in 1974.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Susan Supplee Gibson.  An area...

Oct 28, 2008

Robert W. Young, 79, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the husband of Helen Shickley Young, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Wilson Young and Edith Wheatman Young. He served honorably in...

Oct 28, 2008

Helen M. Russell, 83, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.  Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Oct 28, 2008

John Albert "JC" Collins Jr., 21, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of John A. Collins Sr. and Joanne McDermott of Strasburg.

He was employed by KST Design of Marietta as a welder. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association....