Obituaries

Jan 1, 2009

Dora Snyder, 98, of Havertown, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Alva M. Snyder.

She was born in Dover, DE. After her retirement, Dora was a caretaker for those who were confined to their homes. She was a member of the Grace...

Dec 31, 2008

Donald E. Couram, 51, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on December 31, 2008. He was the husband of Martha Spencer Couram. Born in Taylorville, NC he was the son of the late Edward and Wanda Grogan Couram.

Donald was employed by Rittenbaugh, Inc. of Phoenixville as a truck driver. He enjoyed trips to his hunting...

Dec 29, 2008

Bobby Joe VanHorn, 71, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Judith Ann Allabaugh VanHorn.

Born in Ashland, KY, he was the son of the late Malt and Pearl Bradley VanHorn.

Mr. VanHorn proudly served in the US Air Force from 1955...

Dec 23, 2008

William F. "Bing" Vernon, 90, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday December, 23, 2008 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. He was the husband of Grace Neff Vernon and the widower of his first wife, the late Mabel Neff Vernon who died in 2002. Born in West Chester, Bill was the son of the late William F. Vernon Senior...

Dec 23, 2008

Sheila Coffman Wolfe, 55, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the Christiana Hospital in Delaware.

Born in Bryn Mawr, she was the daughter of Mark Coffman of Earleville, MD and Rose A. Hays, wife of Ron, of Cochranville.  She was a 1971 graduate of the Octorara High School.  Sheila had been employed by...

Dec 23, 2008

Leroy T. "Punkin" Woods, 83, of Bryn Mawr, formerly of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the Haverford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Haverford, PA.

Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert T. Woods and Lottie E. Walton Woods.  He was employed by the Woodward Brothers Farm of...

Dec 19, 2008

Peter Berwind Schiffer died December 19th, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Nutt Schiffer, mother Margaret, sister Susan, and sons Herbert and Peter.

Funeral services will be announced privately at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, please consider the Religious Society of Friends. 

Online condolences can be posted at  www.wildefuneralhome.com 

Dec 18, 2008

Beatrice White Coleman, 83, of Pocopson, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Edward Coleman. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Harriet Smith White.

Mrs. Coleman was an active member of the Mt. Zion AME...

Dec 14, 2008

Dorothy E. Gillespie Simmons, 99, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at her residence at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of the late John E. Simmons, who passed away in 1970.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Gillespie and Cora Belle Entrekin Gillespie. An area resident her entire life,...

Dec 13, 2008

William Warren Scott, Sr., 94, of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Freedom Village in West Brandywine Township. He was the widower of Mary Bernard Scott, with whom he shared 64 years of marriage.

William W. Scott was born on March 5, 1914, in Sadsburyville to Warren Hope Scott and Myrtle McGowan Scott. Mr. Scott,...

Dec 13, 2008

Stephen P. Killingsworth, 52, of Westwood, died suddenly on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Judy A. Hilton Killingsworth, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Thomas A. and Pauline N. Valtilano Killingsworth of Westwood. An area resident his entire...

Dec 12, 2008

Arthur J. Donarski, Sr., 88, of Coatesville, formerly of Florida, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Catherine Rupp Donarski, with whom he shared sixty-four and a half years of marriage.

Born in Chicago, ILL, he was the son of the late Joseph and Martha Claybor Donarski....

Dec 12, 2008

Alice V. Perry, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Anthony H. Perry Jr., with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Mortonville, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee Sr. and Alice M. Schroder Lee. She was an area...

Dec 9, 2008

William C. "Bill" Baker, 75, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Olive Beyer Baker, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Clifford and Palma Cooper Baker. A resident...

Dec 9, 2008

Julia Ann Dickinson, 62, of Seaford, DE, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

Born on February 8, 1946 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Alton Little Crothers and Trula Mae Willis-Crothers-Racz. She was a resident of the Coatesville and Pomeroy Area for 57...

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...