Obituaries

Mar 21, 2023

Frances E. Riley, 90, of Honey Brook passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born in Concordville, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Franklin E. Chandler and Vera (Bullock) Chandler.

Following her formal education, she served as a Butcher [She skinned 305 deer in one season] for Heyburn’s Butcher Shop. A sassy,...

Mar 21, 2023

Jeffrey Thomas Trego, 59, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.  He was the son of Suzanne Townsley Trego of West Chester, PA, and the late Horace Trego.

Jeff was a 1982 graduate from Coatesville Area High School and worked at Pepperidge Farm, also as a truck driver for various construction...

Mar 17, 2023

Aiden Lee Cummings, infant son of Kelly Diane Groff Cummings and Michael A. Cummings, died at birth on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Women and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, PA.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by paternal grandparents Kenneth and Barbara Cummings of Paradise and maternal grandfather Russ Groff of Paradise. He was preceded...

Mar 17, 2023

Garry Lee Smith, 68, of Valley Township, passed away at his home on Friday, March 18, 2023. Born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Walter Lee Smith and Virginia May (Harbin) Smith. He was the beloved husband of Patty Ann Smith, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Garry attended Downingtown Area...

Mar 17, 2023

Eva Fisher Hershey, 86, of Oxford, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home. She was the widow of the late J. Robert Hershey who died in 2012. They shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Gap, PA she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Fisher and Annie Flaud...

Mar 15, 2023

Arlis Clyde Glenn, 84, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Providence Place Nursing Home in Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Powers Glenn who died in 2021. They shared 62 years of marriage together. Born in Mountain City, TN, he was the son of the late Clyde Arlis...

Mar 14, 2023

Jade Miranda Reel, 42, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Richard A. Reel Sr. of Coatesville and Cheryl Gay Silveri and husband Jonathan of Cochranville, PA.

Jade was an area resident all her life. She was employed as a landscaper. Her favorite hobbies were making...

Mar 11, 2023

Jane Ann Mullen, 90, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the home of her niece in Downingtown, PA.  Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Letitia M. Booth Mullen.

Jane Ann graduated from Parkesburg High School in 1950 and worked as an operator for Bell Telephone. ...

Mar 9, 2023

Earl Amos Doan, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. Mr. Doan was a lifetime resident of the Coatesville area, his ancestors having arrived in Plymouth and also with William Penn. He was born on South 8th Avenue according a newspaper article in the Coatesville Record announcing a “new little mechanic...

Mar 8, 2023

Kenneth Gerald Emerson, 90, of West Chester, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Accentcare Hospice Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Sadsburyville, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo Emerson and Mary E. Bergey Emerson.

Ken was a Chester County resident most of his life. He was employed by the...

Mar 8, 2023

David Michael Dmytryk, 63, of West Brandywine Township, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Nicholas Dmytryk and Patricia Lusky Dmytryk.

David was an area resident all his life and a 1978 graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior...

Mar 6, 2023

Verla Jane Little, 95, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Mt.Joy, PA.  She was the wife of the late James J. Little who passed in 2007.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah C. Thompson.

Verla worked as a beautician and was a member of...

Mar 6, 2023

Nancy L. Butcher, 87, of Pomeroy, PA, passed away at her home on Monday, March 6, 2023.  She was the wife of the late Harry J. Waters who passed away in 1976, and the late Donald J. Butcher Sr. who passed away in 2012.  Born in Parkesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold E. and Ruth...

Mar 5, 2023

Leslie Lynn Pugh, 45, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of Ronald A. Pugh and the late Regina Susan (Taylor) Pugh.

Leslie attended Overbrook school for the blind when she was young and learned her life skills there. She was a 1995 graduate...

Mar 2, 2023

Daniel Alexander Karlin, 20, of Sadsbury Township passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2023. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania he was the son of Edward T. Lego III and Valerie Lego (Karlin).

He attended the Milton Hershey Boarding School and was most recently employed by CTDI Warehouse.

Daniel had a brilliant mind, he was inquisitive, energetic,...

Feb 28, 2023

Walter Gary McLucas Sr., 79, of Coatesville, formally of Pomeroy, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of the late Andrea Reshey McLucas who died in November 2019.  They were high school sweethearts and on February 2, 2023, would have been married for 60 years.

He was...

Feb 26, 2023

On February 26th, 2023, Mary March Kennedy Walsh passed away, one day after her 86th birthday. March, daughter of the late George Chapman Kennedy and the late Margaret Cortright Lockhart, was born on February 25, 1937, in Abington, PA. She is survived by her sister Besty Kennedy and daughters Noel Elizabeth Walsh (Timothy) Fletcher and Mary Kennedy Walsh (Robert)...

Feb 25, 2023

Judith A. Crump, 81, of Gap, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. She was the widow of the late Raymond E. Crump who died in 2012 with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Henry Kisthardt and...

Feb 24, 2023

Frederick A. Walcott Jr., 77, of Fairless hills, PA, passed away at his Son's home on Friday, February 24, 2023. Atglen Pa. He was the husband of the late Diane Reutter Walcott who passed away in 2022.  Born in Vandergrift, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick A. Sr. and Wilma W. Weinel Walcott.

Frederick...

Feb 17, 2023

Anna M. Trommler, 95, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Friday February 17, 2023 at the United Zion Retirement Community of Lititz. She was the widow of the late Karl J. Trommler who died in 2009. Born in Christiana, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Welsch and Mary E. Riley Welsch.

Anna was...