Obituaries

Feb 14, 2025

Elizabeth "Betty" Anne March, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 14, 2025 at the Fairmount Homes Retirement Community of Ephrata. She was the beloved wife of George L. March Jr. with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Christopher W. McClintock and Helen E....

Feb 13, 2025

Jorge Luis Rosa Alago, 70, of Coatesville, PA passed away at his home on Thursday, February 13, 2025. He was the husband of the late Teresa Jane Showalter Rosa who died in 2011. They shared 35 years of marriage together. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Mariana Alago of Puerto Rico and the late Almiran Rosa. 

Jorge...

Feb 12, 2025

William David Jackson, 82, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at his home in Coatesville, PA. Born February 8, 1943 in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of Sgt. William L. Jackson, killed in action April 11, 1944, over Germany, and Jewel L. Brown, nee Selders, and Harold C. Brown. He is survived by Ann Marie Jean Jackson, nee Wescoe,...

Feb 12, 2025

Joyce E. Middleton, 82, of Gap, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in West Chester, PA.  She is now reunited with her late husband, Marvin L. "Mutt" Middleton who passed away in 2016.  Born in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lester Kuhns and Ruth Miller Summers.

Joyce was an area resident most her life ....

Feb 12, 2025

Betty J. Barben, 86, of Pomeroy Heights, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at the King of Prussia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in King of Prussia, PA. She was the widow of the late Harry John Barben, Jr. They shared 23 years of marriage together. Born in Sparks, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Kessler John...

Feb 12, 2025

Michael A. Lowe, 50, of Downingtown, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Kathryn Marsh Lowe and the late Harold A. Lowe,

Mike was an area resident all his life. He attended the Coatesville Area School District.

Feb 9, 2025

Margaret "Peggy" (Nee Palmer) Cumens, 91, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday, February 9, 2025.  She was the beloved wife of Gary L. Cumens of Westwood, for 65 years.  Margaret was the daughter of the late Esrom L. Palmer and Margaret A. Keith Palmer.

She...

Feb 8, 2025

Kyle John Kimbro, 67, of Parkesburg passed away at his home on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Kermit James Kimbro and Merlyn Thoinette Erickson. He attended Del City High School. He worked at Sonobond Ultrasonics for 25 years then moved on and partnered with NAWON USA as an independent...

Feb 7, 2025

Robert Miller Stauffer, 72, of Honey Brook, PA, formerly of Willow Grove, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Kathleen (Yohe) Stauffer for over 52 years. She was the love of his life.

Robert went to Abington Memorial Hospital X-ray school where...

Feb 7, 2025

 Patricia (Pat) Satterthwait Holland, 79, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA.  She was the beloved wife of David L. Holland, with whom she shared over 57 years of marriage. 

 Born on June 12, 1945, in Trenton, NJ, Pat was the devoted daughter to the late Miriam Barclay Satterthwait and...

Feb 5, 2025

Andrea Marie "Bambi" Mancuso Fuller Snell, 76, of Glenmoore, PA, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Gap, PA.  She was the wife of Thomas J. Snell with whom she shared a thirty-nine year relationship, 11 of which were married.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Michael...

Feb 5, 2025

Gladys E. Salada (Tootie), 85, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Christiana, PA.  She was the wife of the late William (Bill) Salada who passed away in 2007.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Hazel Walton Reeder.

Gladys was an area resident most of her...

Feb 5, 2025

David R. Standen, 83, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Autumn Lake Nursing Home in Rising Sun, MD.  He was the husband of Marjorie B. Goeller Standen for over 21 years.  Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, he was the son of the late David B. and Elsie E. Herbert Standen.

David...

Feb 4, 2025

Eunice Mae Kolb, age 85, of Geneva, Illinois, passed Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Michaelsen’s Covenant Living in Batavia with her loving family by her side.

She was born December 28, 1939, in Hanumakonda, Deccan, India, the daughter of Arthur Hemlin Anderson and Sarah Isabell (Barnett) Anderson.

Eunice was the third of four children born...

Feb 1, 2025

Carol Lynn McKinley, 66, of Harrisburg, PA, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 1, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Ben J. McKinley with whom she shared three years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. Austin and Vacie Blevins Austin.

Carol grew up in the...

Jan 30, 2025

Ronald Barry Griffith, 80, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at the Green Meadows Nursing Home of Malvern, PA. He was the beloved husband of Susan Coyler-Griffith with whom he shared 25 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Jackson H. Griffith and Rose Mattson Griffith Messner.

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Jan 27, 2025

Verna Mae Walton, 86, formerly of Atglen, PA, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025, at Fairmount Homes in Ephrata, PA.  She was the wife of the late Robert L. Walton Sr. who passed away in 2020.  Born in Atglen she was the daughter of the late Jay and Martha Kauffman Stoltzfus.

Verna attended the Parkesburg Schools...

Jan 26, 2025

Betty Isabelle (nee Epler) Nikodemski, 103, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025.  She was the wife of the late Edward Joseph Nikodemski who passed away in 1991.  She was born on January 22, 1922, in Omaha, NE, and was the daughter of the late Frank I. Epler and Frances (May) Epler Major....

Jan 24, 2025

Nancy L. Boyd, 88, of Sadsburyville, PA, passed away at her home on Friday, January 24, 2025.  She was the wife of the late George Boyd who passed away in 1985.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Potts Rice and Anna Mae (Freeland) Rice.

Nancy was an area resident all her...

Jan 23, 2025

Eleanor Marie "Ciss" Anderson, 62, of Pottstown, PA, passed away unexpectedly with her family at her side on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA which was the same date that her daughter passed away 40 years earlier.

Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Walter W. Van Dyke Sr. and...