Obituaries

Mar 29, 2009

Emmy Lou Nevin, 94, of New Holland, formerly of Atglen, passed away on March 29th, 2009,  at Garden Spot Village in New Holland, PA. Born March 22, 1915 in New Hampden, VA, she was the daughter of the late Uriah and Clara Mauzy Hevener. During World War II, Emmy Lou worked for the Selective Service in Washington, D.C., where she...

Mar 28, 2009

William B. Cochran, 88, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. McLellan Cochran who died in 2007. Born in Centerville, Alabama, he was the son of the late Henry and Lilly Terry Cochran. Bill enlisted in the US Army in 1939 and served throughout...

Mar 26, 2009

Marjorie Stern Boyes, 89, of Gumtree, Highland Twp., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. She was the beloved wife of Herbert Grant Boyes, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Willard E. and Maude Taylor Stern. She...

Mar 25, 2009

Charles E. Archey, 67, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, May 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 stationed in Germany during...

Mar 21, 2009

Doris M. Baker, 85, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her beloved family. She was the wife of Charles L. "Derry" Baker, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertha McCarraher Bunting. An area resident her...

Mar 19, 2009

Edna Petroskie, 83, of Parkesburg, died Thursday evening, March 19, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of the late John Petroskie, who passed away in 1981 after they had shared 32 years of marriage.

Born in East Carmeron Twp on June 24, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Esther Whary Gilligbauer....

Mar 13, 2009

Shawn B. Green, 46, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2009 at the Reading Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Debbie McDonald Green, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage this past February.

Born in Albany, N.Y., Shawn was the son of Edward and Anne Woodhead Green of Albany, N.Y.  He...

Mar 12, 2009

Craig H. Wittmaier, 45, of West Chester, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital. Born in West Chester, he was the beloved son of Janice Heston Wittmaier of West Chester and the late Herbert N. Wittmaier.

Craig was self-employed as an Electrician. He was a member of the Calvary Chapel Chester Springs...

Mar 11, 2009

Carolyn Elizabeth Meyers Orem, 71 of Exton died peacefully on March 11th 2009 surrounded by her loving family and beloved cat "Max".

She was wife to the late William Spencer Orem Sr. and daughter of the late Marguerite Elizabeth Biery Meyers and Benjamin Franklin Meyers Sr.

Carolyn enjoyed a long career as a registered nurse...

Mar 6, 2009

Timothy James Garress I, 49, of Manheim, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2009 at the Tremont Health and Rehab Center of Tremont, PA.

Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Deloris Ward Osborne, wife of Bob, of Laferia, TX, and the late Charles A. Garress, Sr., husband of Patricia S. Garress...

Mar 6, 2009

Raymond A. Bernard, 49, of York, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of Lisa Jean Sabbi Bernard of Honey Brook.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Deana Barrage Bernard of Paradise and the late Raymond D. Bernard. Raymond was a 1977 graduate of CASH. He was employed...

Mar 5, 2009

Frank H. Root, 88, of Westwood, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at his home in Westwood. He was the widower of the late Regina Szczepura Root, who passed away in 1997.

Born in Valley Twp., he was the son of the late George W. and Rena Murray Root. An area resident his entire life, he...

Mar 4, 2009

Joyce E. Miller, 49, of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Hospice of Lancaster County's Mount Joy Center. She was the beloved wife of Arnold J. Miller Sr., with whom she shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Ronald C. Twyman Sr. of...

Mar 4, 2009

Christopher David Kirk, 39, of Christiana, PA passed away at the Lancaster General Hospital on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was the loving husband of Heather Lynam Kirk with whom he shared 14 years of marriage.

Born in Media, he was the son of Donald H. Kirk of Kirkwood, PA and Lucille Bartley Kahan of Kennett Square...

Mar 3, 2009

Sue Ann Jordan, 65, of Gordonville, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of the late Charles L. "Chuck" Jordan, who passed away in 2003.

Born in Maryland, she was employed at Penguin of Sadsburyville as an assembly line worker. Sue was a member of the United Methodist...

Mar 3, 2009

Gregory L. Evans, 61, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Center. He was the husband of Deborah A. Ondeck Evans.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Amelia B. Mackey of Akron, and the late Fredrick Evans, and the step-son...

Mar 3, 2009

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...

Mar 2, 2009

Stephen W. Kocik, 79, of Coatesville, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Clarice Kocik, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre in 1929, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Pauline Shromko Kocik. He graduated...

Mar 1, 2009

Lonnie D. Henson, 63, of Quarryville, died on Sunday March 1, 2009 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. Born in West Grove, PA he was the son of the late Richard Henson and Vail Ward Moyer. He served honorable in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Lonnie was employed by Michael's Bakery of Strasburg retiring in 2007.

He is survived by...

Feb 28, 2009

Audrey Pearl Patterson, 82, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Elisha P. Patterson, with whom she shared 70 years of life together and 66 years of marriage.

Born on August 13, 1926 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the...