Obituaries

Jan 4, 2022

Thomas Joseph Wardell “Tommy” “Shuggs” “Wadd” November 8th, 1966 -- January 4th, 2022

Thomas Joseph Wardell, 55, of West Grove, passed away on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 under the care of Chester County Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Sharon “Sherry” Wardell, with whom he shared 40 years of life together and 33...

Jan 4, 2022

Fred Wilson Ham, 95, of West Grove, PA went to be with the Lord on January 4, 2022 surrounded by his loving family at home. He was the husband of Norma Jean “Sue” Ham with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. 

Born to the late Forester “Foster” Ham and Virginia “Jenny” Miller in Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina, he was...

Jan 3, 2022

William Scott Benekam, Sr., 93, of Atglen, PA, passed away at his home on Monday, January 3, 2022. He was the husband of the late Emma "Peg" Griest Benekam who died in 2015. They shared 66 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William Benekam and Emma Taggart Scott Benekam.

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Jan 3, 2022

John Martin Good, 88, entered into eternal life on January 3, 2022, in Athens, Georgia. Born on January 18, 1933, in Coatesville, PA he was the middle son to the late Elwood Martin and Mary Margaret (Beyer) Good. 

He served in the US Army Drum and Bugle Corp in the Korean War for two years with an honorable discharge. After returning...

Jan 2, 2022

Joseph Michael Klejnowski, 69, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at his home. Born in Taylor, PA, he was the son of the late Edward Klejnowski and Margaret Romanko Klejnowski.

He was employed as a Senior Technician in Wiring and Maintenance.

Joe was a private, quiet man, loving his family with...

Jan 1, 2022

Morgan C. "Jake" Reed, 83, of Birdsboro, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the Reading Hospital. Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late Sherman E. Fredericks and Myra Meals Fredericks.

Jake was employed for 25 years by the Transwall Corporation of West Chester, PA as a steel fabricator retiring in...

Jan 1, 2022

Edward George Elvin, Sr., 79, of Cross Fork, PA, formerly of Mortonville, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 1, 2022. He was the husband of the late Judy Mae Foster Elvin who died in 2014. They shared 54 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late E. Howard Elvin and...

Dec 31, 2021

Sgt. David G. Bicking ("Bick") of Gap passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021. He was the husband of the late, Nguyen Thi Kien "Kim" Bicking who passed in 2019. They shared 55 years of marriage and he is now reunited with the love of his life in Heaven.

Born in Coatesville, David was the son of...

Dec 30, 2021

Gloria Jean (Baxter) Kulinich, 78, of East Caln, passed away on Thursday, December 30th, 2021 at her son's home, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born at her childhood home in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Alice (Haines) and Jacob Baxter.  Gloria was a graduate of Scott High School in Coatesville.  She worked at Pactiv...

Dec 29, 2021

Joan L. (Ferron) Scheetz, 76, of Parkesburg, PA and Ocean City, NJ passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. She was surrounded by all of her family.

She was the wife of Carroll W. Scheetz Jr. with whom she shared 57+ years of marriage.

Born in Valley...

Dec 29, 2021

Donald R. "Ducky" Daller, 87, formerly of Wagontown, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in West Chester.  He was the husband of the late Judith M. Wenger Daller who passed in 2004.  Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late George C. and Jane Marie Cahill Daller.

Ducky worked for years for the Borough...

Dec 28, 2021

Deborah L. Wagner, 67, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at her home peacefully on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. She was the wife of the late Gregory Wagner who died June of this year. Born, 3/20/1954, she was the daughter of the late Charles Scott and Marie E. Rubincam Scott.

Debbie was an area resident all her life...

Dec 26, 2021

Harold L. “Rootie” Root, 95, of Coatesville passed away at his home on Sunday, December 26, 2021. Born in Honey Brook, he was the son the late Verna (Lewis) Root and Charles Root. He was the beloved husband of Patricia E. Root with whom he shared 40 years of marriage.

Rootie loved country music, has traveled with...

Dec 26, 2021

Ruth Ann Soto, 69, of Christiana, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Sunday, December 26, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Noah A. Evans. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Horace Givler and Dorothy Hoffman Givler.

Ruth was an area resident all her life...

Dec 25, 2021

Kermeda (Kay) May Welch, 87, of New Holland, entered into eternal life with her Savior Jesus Christ at home on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2021. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Simon Welch who passed in 2000. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Annie (Smoker) Stoltzfus.

Kermeda...

Dec 24, 2021

Jerry V. Moore, Sr., of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 24th under the care of Sunrise Senior Living of Exton.  He was the widow of the late Donna (Urbine) Moore, who passed away in 2014 after they had shared 46 years of marriage.

Born in Meadowview, Virginia, Jerry was the son of Voy Mae Babetski of...

Dec 23, 2021

Harriet C. White, 87, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on the morning of Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 at Sunrise Nursing Home of Exton. Harriet was the widow of the late Sterling D. White, with whom she had shared fifty years of marriage.

She was born in the Bronx in New York City on March 10, 1934 to...

Dec 23, 2021

Betty Lou Rineer Groff, 91, a lifelong resident of Coatesville prior to moving to Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook in 2007, died at Tel Hai on December 23, 2021, after an extended illness, initially brought on by the Coronavirus. She was the beloved wife of the late Lloyd L. Groff with whom she shared 67 years of...

Dec 23, 2021

Cole M. Kopanski, 24, of Mt. Joy, PA, died on Thursday, December 23, 2021. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Michael J. Kopanski, Sr. of Coatesville and Candy A. Sweigart Seese (Todd) of Coatesville.

Cole was an area resident all his life. He was faithfully employed at Dutch Wonderland as a rollercoaster mechanic.

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Dec 20, 2021

D. Marie Manues, 79, of West Caln Township, Chester County, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late William E. Manues. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Leslie Morrissette and Mary Lynn Bohannan Morrissette.

Marie was employed by the Wyeth...