Obituaries

Jul 30, 2022

Marjorie Steinwachs Connell, 95, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Freedom Village in West Brandywine.  She was the wife of the late John Edward "Jack" Connell who passed in 1998.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Max William and Mary Ann Johnson Steinwachs.

Marjorie was a resident of...

Jul 30, 2022

James E. Geesey, 75, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital. Jim was the beloved husband of Kathleen Welsch Geesey. They shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Unionville, PA, he was the son of the late Carl W. and Margaret Gibson Geesey.

James was employed as a heavy equipment...

Jul 28, 2022

Karen Leamy Mann, 64, of Coatesville passed away at Chester County Hospital on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of Ralph Leamy and Edith (Carr) Leamy. She was the Beloved wife of Raymond R. Mann.

She was a graduate of Great Valley High School and went on to serve as a driver...

Jul 28, 2022

Donna Park, 85, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA.  Born in Toughkenamon, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Dadley and Dorothy Brown Dadley.

Donna was an area resident all her life and a 1955 graduate of the Kennett High School. She...

Jul 27, 2022

Albert F. Steen, 76, of Coatesville passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late Franklin and Alma G. Steen.

An area resident all of his life, he was a graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School and went on to serve our nation in the...

Jul 27, 2022

Joanne S. Eckman, 67, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. She was the beloved wife of James H. Eckman, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late John E. Ney and Doris M. Herb Ney.

Joanne was an area resident...

Jul 25, 2022

Marie Frances "Jo" Young, 85, of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville and Kennett Square, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lancaster. She was the widow of the late Graham Fairbanks Young who died in 2015. They shared 60 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Paul...

Jul 19, 2022

William Thomas Martin, Jr., 78, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William Thomas Martin Sr. and Edith Naomi (Bernard). He was the beloved husband of the late Joyce Jean (Phillips) Martin with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

William was...

Jul 19, 2022

Brenda Lee Morris, 64, of Caln Township passed away peacefully with her beloved son at her bedside on Tuesday, July 19,2022. She was the companion of the late Kenneth Patton, who predeceased her in 2019. Born in Exton, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Rose Stone Roop.

Brenda was known far and wide...

Jul 19, 2022

Tammy L. London Butcher, 63, of Lancaster, passed away on July 19th, 2022 at the Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Hospital.  She was the former wife of Marvin L. Butcher of Parkesburg.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Samuel L. London and Betty J. Toaltoan London.  She passed on the same date as her mom...

Jul 18, 2022

Joanne Lynn Towber, 69, of Coatesville, Pa passed away at Chester County Hospital on Monday, July 18, 2022. Born in Baltimore Maryland she was the daughter of the late Andrew Henry Maurer and Shirley Ruth (Minton) Maurer. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Towber Jr. with whom she shared 42 years of marriage.

She...

Jul 17, 2022

James Edward Rice, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. He was the beloved husband of Katherine A. Franciscus Rice with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James Thomas Rice and Anne Cunningham Rice.

Jim was...

Jul 16, 2022

J. Donald Tillman, Jr., 82, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the widower of the late Marsha (Miller) Tillman, with whom he shared 21 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Elizabeth (Helyak) and James Donald Tillman, Sr.  He...

Jul 16, 2022

Christopher Silva, 50, of New Holland, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 16, 2022.  He was the husband of Shannon Wright for over nine years.  Born in Phoenix, AZ, he was the son of the late Patricia Taylor Silva.

Chris was a former resident of Parkesburg in his younger years and worked as an...

Jul 16, 2022

Jennifer Marie Wimmer, 38, of Coatesville, PA, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Jackson and Patricia Wimmer Lee, wife of Morris, of Oxford, PA.

Jennifer was a graduate of the Coatesville Area School District. She was a fixture in the community as...

Jul 15, 2022

Winnifred Ann “Winky” Bergdoll, 80, of Cochranville passed away at Christiana Hospital on Friday, July 15, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd Ford and Grace Abbott. She was the beloved wife of Leonard Bergdoll with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.

She was a 1960 graduate of Chester High School and went on...

Jul 15, 2022

Linda L. Dodds, 60, of Modena, passed away on Friday, July 15th at her home, surrounded by loved ones.  She was the wife of Donald D. Dodds, with whom she shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Linda was the daughter of the late Mildred (Wilmont) and Donald Crothers.  She had worked as a nurse's aide...

Jul 15, 2022

Carolyn Ruth Broomall, 82, a life-time resident of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, July 15 under the care of Newport Meadows Nursing Facility in Christiana.

Born at Coatesville Hospital, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Lorraine Ruth (Broomall) Woods and Walter Broomall.

She obtained her bachelor's and graduate degree from West Chester State University...

Jul 13, 2022

Wayne Walter Heinze, 73, of Paoli, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2022, with his wife and son by his side.

He was the son of Walter and Veronica Hinchcliffe Heinze, born in Kearny, New Jersey.  He grew up in the projects there with his younger brother Rick, living in the chaos and violence of a...

Jul 12, 2022

Juanita C. (Cephas) Lewis, was born in Christiana, PA on October 29, 1927, to Walter and Emma (Thompson) Cephas. She graduated from Parkesburg High School and had aspirations of being a nurse. In 1947 she married the love of her life, Lester L. Lewis, Sr., and the two of them embarked on a 69-year partnership of farming, raising four...