Obituaries

Apr 30, 2009

Luke Ryan "Rex" Bowden, infant son of Richard K. and Rhonda Bernard Bowden of East Fallowfield, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital of West Chester.

He will be missed by his maternal grandparents, H. Ron and Ellen Bernard of East Fallowfield, his paternal grandmother Helen Bowden, wife of the late Walter,...

Apr 29, 2009

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett, 84, of West Grove, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Jenner's Pond Retirement Community. He was the widower of the late Marian S. Phenneger Howett, who passed away in 2003 after they had shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Bart Township, he was the son of...

Apr 28, 2009

William J. Thomas, Sr., 70, of Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Dolores Baxter Thomas, with whom he shared 48 years of friendship and marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William H. and Jane Stoner Thomas. An area resident his...

Apr 27, 2009

Raymond R. Coblentz, 66, of Pomeroy went home with our Lord on April 27, 2009 after a brief illness.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Jo, father, Joseph, and brother, Joseph. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Denise, and three children, Kelly Coblentz of Bethlehem, Larissa Cammer, wife to Michael,...

Apr 27, 2009

Eugene P. Brown, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Coatesville V.A. Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Mae Crawford Brown, with whom he shared over 40 years of friendship and marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Eugene was the son of the late Wilbur and Matilda Gray Brown. He was a...

Apr 27, 2009

Edith M. Moody, 84, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Pocopson Home.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Apr 26, 2009

Nathan T. Bair, 77, of Glenmoore, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 26, 2009. He was the husband of Doris Wettig Bair with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Albert K. and Elizabeth McWilliams Bair.

Nate was an area resident all his life and...

Apr 25, 2009

Moses O. London, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on April 25, 2009 while under the loving care of the Harrison House Nursing Staff of Christiana, PA.

He was the husband of the late Doris Dickinson London who passed away in 1995 after 53 years of marriage.

Born in Christiana, Pa., he was the son of...

Apr 24, 2009

Oscar L. Moore, 95, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. He was the widow of Jean Marsh Moore, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 65 years of marriage together.

Born on November 30, 1913, in Christiana, he was the son of...

Apr 24, 2009

Maryellen "Debbi" Young, 65, of Londonderry Twp., passed away at her home on Friday, April 24, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth W. Young, with whom she shared 44 years of marriage.

Born in Lebanon County, she was the daughter of the late Paul Sheffy and Dorothy Seltzer Sheffy. An area resident her entire life,...

Apr 23, 2009

Dorothy E. Eby, 95, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Christiana. She was the widow of the late W. Glenn Eby who died in 1996.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Ella Townsley White. A lifelong resident of Parkesburg, she...

Apr 21, 2009

Sammy W. McDowell, 65, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at his home.  He was the husband of Maureen O'Flaherty McDowell, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Union County, North Carolina, he was the son of Elizabeth Hargitt Benton and the late William McDowell.  Sammy served honorably in the US...

Apr 21, 2009

Mary Elizabeth (Stanley) Helm, 78, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late John E. Helm, Sr., who passed away in 1995.

Born in Compass, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Sara F. Haas Stanley.  She was employed by the former...

Apr 19, 2009

John Stephen Przychodzien, Jr., 79, of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday April 19, 2009. He was the husband of Dolores R. Cole Przychodzien with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Jan S. and Jozefa Kempisty Przychodzien.

John was an area resident all...

Apr 18, 2009

Elmer "Frit" Leamy Jr., 82 of Pomeroy, died on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Frit was the husband of Dorothy McWilliams Leamy, with whom he had celebrated 62 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Elmer and Miranda Nunemaker Leamy. He served honorably in...

Apr 16, 2009

Shirley A. Killinger, 64, of Narvon, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Townsend "Tiny" Groce and Mildred Walker Groce.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed by the Little Chef of Coatesville as a waitress, retiring in 1993. Shirley enjoyed...

Apr 12, 2009

Theresa M. Slack, 60, of Cochranville went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday April 12, 2009. She was the wife of Alan E. Slack with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Anna Caporaletti Mastrostefano.

Terry was a 1967 graduate of Upper...

Apr 12, 2009

Pauline M. Harris, 70, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Cushman R. Harris, with whom she shared 34 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, she was raised by her grandparents, Edgar and Ethel Thompson of Atglen. The daughter of the late Ethel Thompson Grant and...

Apr 9, 2009

Meriam E. Criswell McCord, 85, of Newark DE, formerly of Oxford, PA passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the University Community Hospital in Tampa, FL. She was the widow of the late John McCord, who passed away in 1998 after they had shared 54 years of marriage together.

Born in Parkesburg, Meriam was the daughter...

Apr 8, 2009

Raymond J. Fulmer, 70, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the his home. He was the beloved husband of Gale Fulmer, with whom he would have shared 49 years of marriage on the 30th of April.

Born in Arden, DE, he was the son of the late Edman Fulmer and Madeleine McCann Rylee,...