Obituaries

May 5, 2022

Jean Evelyn Mercer Stilwell, 87, of Honey Brook, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2022 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon L Stilwell, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Downingtown, she was the daughter of William Defoster Mercer and Mary Louise Pyle Mercer.

Jean...

May 3, 2022

Roy Albert Kimes, 75, of Gordonville, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, under the care of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Roy Albert Kimes and Icie Maude (Aliff) Kimes. He was the beloved husband of June (Faddis), with whom he shared 53 years of marriage....

Apr 30, 2022

John L. Dmytryk, 73, of Sadsbury Township, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 30th, 2022.  He was the beloved husband of Dorothy "Dot" (Gilman) Dmytryk, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, John was the son of the late Julie (Peppernick) and John Dmytryk.  He served honorably in the US Navy...

Apr 28, 2022

Dorothy Mary Dodds, 93, of Honey Brook, formally of Modena, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Hickory House Nursing Home where she resided for the last six years. She was the wife of the late Earl T. Dodds who died in 2000. Born in Mahanoy City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Richards...

Apr 27, 2022

Earl W. “Jack” Coover, 92 of Coatesville passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Born in Monoa, PA he was the son of the late Harry Coover and Eleanor (Summersgill) Coover Townsend. He was the beloved husband of the late Helene R. (Fleming) Coover with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Following school,...

Apr 25, 2022

James L. DeWalt, Jr., 83, of Lititz, PA passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022 while under the care of the Kadima Nursing and Rehab Center in Lititz, PA. Born in Carlisle, PA, he was the son of the late James L. DeWalt, Sr. and Helen G. Kutz DeWalt.

James honorably served in the US Army from...

Apr 25, 2022

Moses John George, 92, of Gap passed away at his home on Monday, April 25, 2022.  Born in Houtzdale PA he was the son of the late John George and Sophia (Simon) George. He was the beloved husband of the late Betty Jean George who passed in 2018 , married 67 years.

Following his high school graduation,...

Apr 22, 2022

Norman "Ted" Moulder, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on April 22, 2022 under the care of Chester County Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Jean Herron Moulder, with whom he shared over 52 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Norman was the son of the late Emma (Taylor) and Norman T. Moulder.  Norman attended Downingtown Schools...

Apr 19, 2022

Richard Harvey Brooks passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his home in Gap, Pennsylvania.

Richard (Bud) was the son of the late Ross E. Brooks and the late Anna Kimes Brooks. He was the husband of Joan Pavelik Brooks.

Bud grew up in Romansville, PA and served in the United States Army. He...

Apr 18, 2022

Gail René Smith, 78, of Westwood, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, while under the care of Newport Meadows in Christiana, PA.

Born in Coatesville, Gail was the daughter of the late Thelma (Nunamaker) and Clyde Brownback, Sr.

Gail was a domestic house cleaning person. She was also employed for many years at PJ's...

Apr 15, 2022

Ralph Lewis Miller, 75 of Coatesville, PA. passed away on Good Friday April 15, 2022 at the Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. He was the beloved husband of Deborah Thompson Miller with whom he shared 19 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Howard Miller and Jeanette Crawford Miller.

Ralph...

Apr 12, 2022

Kathie (Bradford) Gaitens, 68, of Modena passed away at her home on Tuesday April 12, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Mancil E. (Bill) Bradford Jr. and Ruth Fuller Bradford.

She was a 1971 graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School.

She is survived by her daughter Heather Campbell (Chris) of Coatesville, her...

Apr 11, 2022

William John Saganich, 80, of Lincoln University, PA, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Seasons Hospice in Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware after a brave 6 month fight.  He was the widower of the late Margaret F. Saganich who preceded him in death in 2019. They shared 50 years of marriage together.

Bill was born in...

Apr 10, 2022

Sylvia B. Evans, of the Coniston neighborhood at Kendal-Crossland Communities, West Chester, PA died peacefully on April 10, 2022 with her loving family nearby. Born in Talmage, Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Hornberger and the loving wife of the late Robert L. Evans with whom she shared 63 years of marriage...

Apr 8, 2022

Crystal Lee Armstrong, 59, of Quarryville, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Andrew G. Armstrong with whom she shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Carol Clevenstine Martin of Leroy, IL and the late B. L. Letterman.

Crystal was...

Apr 3, 2022

Alma Shindle Steen, 102, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at St. Martha's Manor where she resided. She was the widow of the late Frank Steen who died in 1995. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Horace J.W. Shindle and Edna Mae Hilton Shindle.

An area resident all her life,...

Apr 2, 2022

Dawn Marie Shulman, 49, of Parkesburg, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 2, 2022, in West Chester, PA.  She was the wife of Stuart Shulman.  Born in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Richard Edward and Mary Ann Rabi Williams.

Dawn worked in both retail and hospitality management.

In addition to...

Mar 30, 2022

Carol Ralph Martin, born March 6th, 1939 to Pearl E. (nee Pyle) Martin and Ernest W. Martin in West Grove, PA, and passed away on March 30, 2022, at the age of 83.

He is predeceased by his parents, two brothers, and five sisters.  He is survived by his brother, Norman L. Martin of West Chester, PA. ...

Mar 30, 2022

Blanche Phipps, 95, of West Grove passed away at Jenners Pond Retirement Community on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Born in West Jefferson, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt Hopper and Pearl (Gamble) Hopper. She was the beloved wife of the late Barney Roscoe Phipps who passed in 1973.

Blanche attended Piny Creek Elementary...

Mar 30, 2022

Margaret Schafer, 94, of Coatesville passed away at Freedom Village Retirement Community on Thursday, March 30, 2022. Born in Delta, Ohio she was the daughter of the late George H and Jessie Thomson. She was the beloved wife of the late I. Robert Schafer with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.

Margaret was a 1949 graduate...