Obituaries

Nov 16, 2020

Richard A. Woodall, 86, of Atglen, passed away at his home on Monday, November 16, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Bette Jean White Woodall with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert L. Woodall and Mary E. Beattie Woodall Olkowski.

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Nov 14, 2020

Kathryn M. Taggart, 93, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late Willard L. Taggart and also a longtime companion of 40 years  the late Robert Earl Kurtz who died in May of this year. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of...

Nov 14, 2020

Deborah Faye Simpson, 66, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 14, 2020, with her beloved husband of 28 years by her side.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jean (Griest) Kilby and Richard Dommel.

Deborah was a member of the Calvary Fellowship Church of Downingtown.  She worked...

Nov 11, 2020

Raymond Laurence “Ray” Kelso, Jr., passed away peacefully at home in Martin’s Corner, West Caln Township, as was his wish, on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2020, in his 93 rd year.  He was born at home on 414 Chestnut Street in Coatesville, PA in 1928 to Raymond L. Kelso Sr. and Norah M. Walpole.  His mother had emigrated from...

Nov 11, 2020

Rowland C. Hoopes, 81, of Thorndale, passed away on November 11, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Sara P. Hoopes with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Cora E. Shank and Rowland C. Hoopes, Sr.  He was a 1958...

Nov 8, 2020

Harry D. Weyman, age 86, of Coatesville, PA passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, at the Reading Hospital surrounded by his children. He was the husband of Eleanor (Pearl) Weyman for over 58 years. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late William and Lena (Wiesman) Weyman.

Harry attended the old Northeast High School...

Nov 8, 2020

George Andrew Simon, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jane E. Esworthy Simon who died in 2013. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George J. Simon and Elizabeth Nagy Simon.

George was an area resident all his life...

Nov 7, 2020

Kathleen M. Barker, 78, of Oxford, passed away on Saturday, November 7th, 2020 surrounded by her family, under the care of Reading Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Robert Barker, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in her childhood home in Parkesburg, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Ada (Gibson) and Harry...

Nov 6, 2020

Robert T. "Bo" Anderson, Jr., 53, of Paradise, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mt. Joy, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Kimberly Ann Mowday Anderson with whom he shared 33 years together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Robert T. Anderson, Sr. and...

Nov 5, 2020

Jean E. Sampson-Winchester, a longtime resident of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the Pocopson Nursing Home in West Chester, PA. She was 96 years old and has been a resident at Pocopson since 2014 where she spent much of her time playing (and winning) at bingo and became proficient at decorating and gifting pottery.

Nov 4, 2020

Antonia Faith "Toni" Dickinson, 70, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 4th at her home, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Edward S. "Pie Face" Dickinson III, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, Toni was the daughter of the late Margaret...

Nov 3, 2020

Rainer Eugen Naus, 81, of West Grove, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Janice Lynn Bussler Naus with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Nicholaus Naus and Anna Winter Naus.

Rainer lived in Michigan...

Nov 3, 2020

Rose Elaine Wilson, 95, of Coatesville passed away at her daughter's home on November 3, 2020. Rose was the widow of the late Harold S. Wilson , who died in 1977, after 31 years of marriage.   Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Alice Book Hendricks.  She proudly worked at the Lukens Steel Company...

Nov 1, 2020

Earl Edward Henry, 79, of Barren County, KY, and formerly of Honey Brook, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2020, after battling ALS for 7 years. Earl was born in Bellevue, PA on June 5, 1941, to the late LeRoy K. Henry and Elinor May Schatz Henry. Earl was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was a...

Oct 31, 2020

The Pongonis family received the sad news on Saturday, October 31st, when they learned that Victor L. Pongonis, a beloved father, grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, had passed away at the age of eighty-six years old due to a previous health condition.

Victor was born the youngest of eight siblings on July 27, 1934, in Hunlocks Creek, Luzern County,...

Oct 29, 2020

Sloan Isla Orth, stillborn infant daughter to Travis Michael Orth and Amy Morgan Jacobs Orth of West Chester, died at birth on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

She is survived, in addition to her parents, by one sister Olivia Jade Orth, maternal grandparents Paul and Patricia Jacobs of Coatesville and paternal grandparents...

Oct 27, 2020

Priscilla Jane Hawkins, 77, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Harry Hawkins. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. McComsey and Charlotte Ruth Pierce McComsey.

Priscilla grew up in Parkesburg and was a 1961 graduate...

Oct 26, 2020

River Moon Field-Sturges, stillborn infant, was born and passed away on Monday, October 26th, 2020 at Mt. Mary's Hospital in Langhorne.

She was the daughter of Stacey Field and the late Shawn Cody Sturges, who passed away on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020.

She is survived, in addition to her mother, by her sister, Dezrae Field-Twitchell...

Oct 25, 2020

Sally Y. D’ Antonio, 73, originally from Parkesburg, PA, passed away on October 25, 2020 at Tampa General Hospital.  She was the daughter of Morey S. and Helen Young.  She was predeceased by a brother, David.  She is survived by two brothers, William Young (Judy) and Morey Young (Kathy), 6 nephews, and one niece.

She was married...

Oct 25, 2020

Florence E. Taylor, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late William J. Davis and Maude Benner Davis.

Florence was employed for over 20 years by Unisys in Downingtown retiring in 1991. She enjoyed playing the lottery...