Obituaries

Apr 11, 2023

Reita G. Good of Downingtown (Reita Gottier Good) died on 4/11/2023 at home with loved ones.  She was 94 years of age.

She was the wife of the late James L. Good with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. She was born in Upper Uwchland Twp. and was the daughter of the late Norman and Anna...

Apr 10, 2023

Steven Keith Hoopes, 52, of Christiana, PA, departed this life on Monday, April 10, 2023 at Kindred Hospital in Havertown, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Arthur J. Hoopes, Jr. and Janice Townsend Hoopes.

Steve was a lifelong resident of Christiana, PA and a 1989 graduate of Octorara High School. He continued...

Apr 8, 2023

Gary Irvin Simmers, 81, of Coatesville passed away at his residence on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Irvin Simmers and Bertha (Bradway) Simmers. He was the beloved husband of Tina Simmers with whom he shared 32 years of marriage.

Gary worked in the steel industry for most of...

Apr 5, 2023

Joan E. Ramstine, 88, of Honey Brook passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Tel Hai Nursing Home. Born in Lansdale she was the daughter of Clarence Rader and Florence Hitchens. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvin C. Ramstine who passed away in 1992.

She was a graduate of Central Bucks East High...

Apr 4, 2023

Michele Lynn Martin, 52, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Paoli, PA.  Born in Valley Forge, PA, she was the daughter of William H. Hart and Mildred J. Pluck Butler.

Michele was a graduate of Coatesville High School and worked in childcare.  She was a member of the Olivet Methodist Church in...

Apr 3, 2023

Wesley Elbert Davis, 52, of Mohnton, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, April 3, 2023.  Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of Gary C. and Carol A. Thomas Davis of Elizabethtown, PA, and formerly of Coatesville.

Wesley went to the Coatesville Area Schools and worked as a mechanic.  He also had a...

Apr 2, 2023

James Edward Richey, 87, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Alice Clark Richey who died in 2012. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late James E. and Helen Prange Richey.

Jim was a Cochranville area resident all...

Mar 31, 2023

Madolyn (Midge) E. Massey, 92 of Oxford passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023, at Ware Presbyterian Village. Born in West Marlborough Township, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Massey and Esther Elizabeth Mattson.

An area resident all her life Madolyn was a graduate of Henderson High School and went on to obtain an associate...

Mar 31, 2023

James Witherspoon, 73, of Gordonville, passed away at his home on Friday, March 31, 2023. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles Bell and Lillian Witherspoon. Their foster mother raised James and his brother Charles Witherspoon, the late Martha Hicks Brown of West Grove. He was the beloved husband of Ruby J. Witherspoon, with whom...

Mar 30, 2023

Deborah Paulson Groff, 59, of Honey Brook passed away at her residence on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Walter Paulson and Dale Hemmingway. She was the beloved wife of Richard Groff, Jr. with whom she shared 10 years of marriage.

She was an excellent mother who loved her...

Mar 30, 2023

Yancel Clyde Campbell, 85, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023. He was formerly married to the late Dorothy Rhoads Campbell. Born in Bristol, TN, he was the son of the late Ira and Laura Hicks Campbell. Yancel resided with his partner, Judy Fetters.

Yancel was a Chester County resident most of his...

Mar 27, 2023

Gregory A. Stanley, Sr., 67, of New Holland, passed away at his home on Monday, March 27, 2023. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late John B. Stanley, Jr. and Betty Lou (Bair) Stanley.

Gregory was a 1973 graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School and most recently worked for Weaver Precast-Superior Walls. He...

Mar 27, 2023

Terre Holt Morris passed peacefully surrounded by her family on March 27, 2023. She resided with her late husband, Joseph H. Morris, Sr., with whom she shared 61 years of marriage, in the home they built together in Sadsburyville, PA. Terre and Joe retired to their “happy place” on the Chesapeake Bay in Rock Hall, MD in 1997. Most...

Mar 26, 2023

Marjorie Adele Wright, 70, of East Earl, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Ephrata, PA.  She was the wife of John Earl Wright of East Earl for over 49 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Marian Mulvaney Shirk.

Besides her husband she is survived by her sons,...

Mar 25, 2023

Thomas Kirby Maxwell, 67, of Wagontown, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  He was the husband of Patricia Jane "PJ" Moore Maxwell for over 36 years.  Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Richard S. and Margaret S. Baily Maxwell.

Thomas retired from the Coatesville Veterans Medical...

Mar 25, 2023

Robert (Bob) A. Reynolds, 77, of Coatesville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  He was the husband of Judith F. Reynolds for over 52 years.

Born in McCook, NE, Bob was the only son of the late Richard B. and Sally Seldomridge Reynolds. Raised in Paoli, PA, he attended and graduated...

Mar 24, 2023

Bridget Mary Montoro Doan, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24th, 2023 at home while holding her husband's hand. She was the devoted and loving wife of Randy E. Doan, Sr., whom she spent 38-1/2 tremendous years with. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Auer Montoro.

A lifelong resident of...

Mar 23, 2023

JoAnn Stoltzfus, 85, of Gap, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Stoltzfus who died in 2019. They shared 66 years of marriage together. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest R. Sharitz and Edith Plank...

Mar 23, 2023

Keith R. Watterson, 64, of Quarryville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 23, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Susan Joan Shaub Watterson with whom he shared 23 years of marriage with. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Raymond Watterson and Betty McGinnis Watterson.

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Mar 23, 2023

Robin Kay McMichael, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 23, 2023.  She was the beloved wife and best friend of Samuel A. McMichael Sr. with whom she shared over 34 years of marriage.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Rothas of Coatesville, and the late Martha Conover Rothas.