Obituaries

Feb 5, 2022

After a hard-fought battle with cancer, and with her family by her side, Mary Catherine Allison, 79 of Coatesville, PA won victory over cancer and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022.

Mary was born in Coatesville, PA on June 17, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Ann...

Feb 4, 2022

Terrence James "Terry" Alexander, 73, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, February 4th, 2022 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Debra Barr-Alexander, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Terry was the son of the late Phyllis (Nethery) Alexander.  After graduating high school, Terry joined the US Army in...

Feb 2, 2022

Thomas Edmond Wertz, Sr., 83, of Gap, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Alice Jean Kreider Wertz with whom he shared almost 65 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin Wertz and Helen Huss Wertz.

Tom was...

Feb 1, 2022

Joan Louise Melicher, 83, of Ephrata, passed away at her daughter's home in Parkesburg on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. She was the wife of the late Joseph Paul Melicher who passed in 1985.

Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late W. Russell and Bessie Berkiehiser McWilliams.

After graduating from Coatesville School of...

Feb 1, 2022

Owen Lee Davis, 20, of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at his home.  Born in Fernandina Beach, Florida, Owen was the son of  Gwenn Anne (DeGezelle) Davis and Richard L. Davis, Jr.

Owen had attended Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and was currently working as a line cook at The Station Taproom.

Jan 31, 2022

Donald J. "Doc" Sokso, 74, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at the Reading Hospital in Reading, PA. He was the beloved husband of Carol Lea Vandegriff Sokso with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George Sokso and Elizabeth Townsend Sokso.

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Jan 31, 2022

Neil H. Heineman Sr., 77, of Pomeroy, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022.  He was the husband of Jane Darlington Heineman for over 57 years.  Born in Tampa, Florida. he was the son of the late Albert F. III and Eleanor Hazelhurst Heineman.

Neil was a 1962 graduate of Hampton High School in Allison Park, PA,...

Jan 28, 2022

Clark Cleaver Baumbach, 65, of Limerick, PA, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at the Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville, PA. Born in Hanover, PA, he was the son of Doris Cleaver Baumbach of New Holland, PA and the late Jack M. Baumbach.

Clark was a resident of Phoenixville most of his life and a 1974 graduate...

Jan 27, 2022

Evelyn L. Townsend, 83, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of David E. Townsend, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Liberty Grove, Maryland, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Charles S. Lamkin and Ida Tome Rasmussen.

Jan 27, 2022

Edward (Ed) W. Nileski, 79, of Sadsburyville, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 under the care of the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. He was the beloved husband of Carol Stoskey Nileski with whom he shared 62 years of life together and 60 years of marriage. Born in Revlock, PA, Ed was the son of...

Jan 27, 2022

Ralph Thomas Garris III, 60, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 27, 2022. He was the husband of Kimberly A. Hammond for over 28 years. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph T. Jr. and Betty Jane Grigsby Garris.

Ralph was a 1979 graduate of Coatesville Area High School...

Jan 27, 2022

Evelyn Marie Klinovski, 84, formerly of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, January 27th, 2022 under the care of Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lancaster.  She was the widow of the late Raymond Klinovski, who passed in 2014 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Evelyn was the daughter of the late Marie (Miller) and Charles Esworthy. ...

Jan 23, 2022

Charlotte R. Levengood, 82, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late William D. "Skip" Levengood with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Cecil S. Garris and Mary Bryson Garris.

Charlotte was...

Jan 23, 2022

Edward Richard Salada, 45, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Gladys N. Seese Salada of Honey Brook and the late Norman J. Salada, Sr.

Eddie was an area resident all his life. He was employed for most of his...

Jan 22, 2022

Daniel Scott Hoey, 61, of Downingtown, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. He was the beloved husband of Rahn G. Brackin with whom he shared 21 years prior their marriage in 2015.

Born in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, he was the son of the late...

Jan 21, 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...

Jan 21, 2022

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Albert James Hanna, Jr., 87, of Ephrata. Albert was our loving and devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend; his absence is greatly felt by all whose lives he touched. On Friday, January 21, 2022, he left us peacefully at his home, surrounded by the family he so greatly...

Jan 20, 2022

Suzette Solange Jones, 62, of Parkesburg passed away unexpectedly at her home on January 20, 2022. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Clayton B. Jones Jr. and the late Odette (Lee) Jones. She was married to the late Stanley Warren, with whom she shared 26 years of marriage.

Suzette was a...

Jan 20, 2022

John B. Carr, 90, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 under the care of Jenner's Pond of West Grove. He was the husband of Shirley Scott Carr, with whom he's shared 36 years of marriage, and the widower of the late M. Yvonne Morton Carr, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage.

Born...

Jan 20, 2022

Deborah Rolletta (Turner) Cooper, 74, of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Reading Hospital.

She was born on Sunday, March 16, 1947, in Paulsboro, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Richard Emerson and Maude Grace Turner Sr.

She graduated from S. Horace Scott in 1965, worked a seamstress for many...