Obituaries

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...

Jul 12, 2022

Alice Rae Peoples, 86, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.  She was the wife of John Robert Peoples for over 54 years.  Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Alice Jordan Moses.

Alice was a graduate of Scott High School, Coatesville, in 1954 and was...

Jul 11, 2022

Ralph Kemerly Jones, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022 at Newport Meadows Nursing Home in Christiana, PA.  He was the widower of the late Norma Lynn Jones who passed away in 2018. They shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Chicago, ILL.,  was the son of the late  Ralph Elmer Jones and Betty Barton Jones....

Jul 9, 2022

Margaret J. Cox, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, July 7th, 2022 under the care of Chester County Hospital of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Fred Cox, with whom she shared 51 years of marriage before his passing in 2007.

Born in Sadsburyville, Margaret was the daughter of the late Anna (McCorkle)...

Jul 9, 2022

Edwin A. Hayes, 60 of Ephrata, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 9, 2022 as a result of an auto accident.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Edwina Wilgis Wedgewood and the grandson of the late, Edwin and Mary Elizabeth Wilgis, who he resided with most of his youth.

He was a Chester...

Jul 9, 2022

Cheryl (Sicheri) Wiley, age 74, of East Fallowfield Township, PA passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Accent Care/Christiana Care Hospice Unit in Wilmington, Delaware. Cheryl was born on September 19, 1947 in Bradford, PA. Cheryl was the daughter of the late Val and June Cordner Sicheri. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Tommy...

Jul 4, 2022

Susan H. Scott, 84, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022 at the Garden Spot Village in New Holland, PA. She was the beloved wife of Edward E. Scott with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Middletown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Kohr Eebersole and Sueie Hess Ebersole....

Jul 2, 2022

Rebecca Ann “Becky” Lewis, 55, of Johnstown Pennsylvania, passed away with her family at her side, at Conemaugh Medical Center on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Judith (Gregor) Lewis and the late John E. Lewis.

She was a 1986 graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School.

Becky loved...

Jun 30, 2022

Ruthanne "June" Osborne Reynolds, 90, of Thorndale, passed away on June 30, 2022 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Osborne, Sr. and Sara Hamilton Osborne.

She was an area resident all her life and a 1950 graduate of the former H. Scott High School in Coatesville, PA.

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Jun 30, 2022

Carol Ann (Dolly) Deatrick, 72, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, June 30th, 2022 under the care of Brandywine Hall.  She was the widow of the late Thomas E. Deatrick, with whom she shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Boliver, Pa., Carol was the daughter of the late Alice (Robinson) and Ben Garland.

Carol...

Jun 27, 2022

Thelma L. Weaver, 85, of Parkesburg, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late Elmer M. Weaver who died in 1995. Born in Highland Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Newton M. Griest and Ruth I. Howett...

Jun 27, 2022

Lois W. Dickey, 88, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife of Harold R. "Bud" Dickey with whom she shared 70 years of marriage. Born in Penn Township, Chester county, she was the daughter of the late William Horace Wright and Olive Baker...