Obituaries

Sep 29, 2020

Austin Christopher Stone, 25, of Boyertown, passed away on Monday, September 28th, 2020.

Born in West Chester, Pa., Austin was the son of Raquel Stone of West Grove.

He was a graduate of Boyertown High School and was working as the assistant manager at Sonic.

Austin loved watching Power Rangers and Charmed.  He...

Sep 27, 2020

John Joseph Mullen, 80, of West Grove, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Margaret Kay Reed Mullen with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Morton, PA he was the son of the late James Archibald Mullen and Catherine Schmidt Mullen.

John was a 1958...

Sep 26, 2020

Kathleen Lois Elliott, 64, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the beloved wife of David James Elliott with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Phillip Hess and Kathleen Lois McMullen Hess.

She...

Sep 25, 2020

Fred Mattson, 74, of West Caln, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 while under the care of the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Home in Narvon, PA. He was the husband of the late Faye Johnson Mattson who died in 2016. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Palmer and Grace Hilton Mattson.

Fred was...

Sep 25, 2020

Christine (Fisher) Heller passed away suddenly on Friday, September 25th at her home in Melbourne Fl. She was a 1987 graduate of Octorara High and Coatesville Vo-Tech.  Prior to moving to Florida 8 years ago, Chris resided in Coatesville.  She worked in the medical field for many years.

Chris had the personality to light up a room. ...

Sep 24, 2020

Keith Travis Collis, 91, of Sinking Springs, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Lutheran Home in Topton, PA.  He was the husband of Joyce B. Collis and was previously married to the late Ruth C. Collis.  Born in Philadelphia, he was the youngest child of the late Edwin Collis and Jean Donald Collis. Keith proudly...

Sep 22, 2020

Vera C. Rubert, 95, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 under the care of Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late David Rubert, who passed away in 1999 after they had shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Emmorton, Maryland, Vera was the daughter of the...

Sep 22, 2020

Jay C. Hayes, Sr., 82, of West Brandywine, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, under the care of Green Meadows Rehab Center of Malvern.  He was the widower of the late Nancy Hayes, who passed away in 2019 after they shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in the Coatesville Hospital, Jay was the son of the...

Sep 21, 2020

William A. "Bill" Killinger, 72, of New Holland, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 under the care of Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Frances (Hendricks) Killinger, with whom he shared six years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Bill was the son of the late Sylvia (Martin) and Ruben C. Killinger.

He...

Sep 20, 2020

Martha E. Pennington, 82, of East Fallowfield, passed away at her home on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Born in Ercildoun, PA she was the daughter of the late Samuel O. Pennington and Henrietta L. Washington Pennington.

Martha was a lifelong resident of the Ercildoun area and a 1955 graduate of the former H. Scott High School in...

Sep 20, 2020

Worth Toliver Coldiron, age 92, born December 8, 1927 in Grayson, Ashe County, North Carolina, passed away surrounded by his family at his home in Oxford, PA on Sunday, September 20, 2020.  He was the husband of the late Pearl (Susie) Pennington Coldiron who died in 2005.  He also was preceded in death by four siblings: John F. Coldiron,...

Sep 20, 2020

Elsie B. Yonce, 96, of Honey Brook, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the widow of Newton B. Dowlin, Sr., John G. Moore, and Guy B. Yonce. Born in Upper Uwchlan Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of Frank Norman Gottier and Anna Harriet Linderman Gottier.

Elsie...

Sep 20, 2020

Ediene "Dienie" Jordan-Guth, 70, of West Chester, transferred to Heaven on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Neighborhood Hospice. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Lola L. Perry and the late Paul A. Jordan.

She worked over 35 years for the county in the Domestic Relations Department, was a faithful member of Towerville Christian Church...

Sep 18, 2020

Larry G. Doyle, 68, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, September 18, 2020.  He was the husband of the late Myra Rogers "Ginger" Doyle.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Gladys I. Brown Doyle.

He graduated from Coatesville High School in 1971 and worked a...

Sep 18, 2020

Larry V. Wallace, 57, of West Caln, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, under the care of Reading Hospital.

Born in Coatesville, Larry is the son of Patricia (Null) and Richard Wallace of East Fallowfield.  An area resident his entire life, he was a 1980 graduate of Coatesville Area School District.  He retired from Downingtown School...

Sep 16, 2020

Herbert William Anderson, Sr., 68, of Mohnton, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at his home. Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Gilbert A. Anderson and Elizabeth Jean Conner Anderson.

Herb was an area resident all his life and a 1972 graduate of the Octorara High School. He honorably served...

Sep 15, 2020

Lester J. Baxter, 90, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 while under the care of his daughter in Denver, PA. He was the husband of the late Rosella Anna Frederick Baxter who died in 2009. Born on the family farm near New Holland, he was the son of the late Chester Baxter and Bessie Watson...

Sep 15, 2020

Timothy John Firlein, 40, of Coatesville, PA, died suddenly on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at his home.  He was the husband of Darlene Vaughan Firlein.  Born in Delaware County, he was the son of James J. Firlein and Nancy L. Newcomb Spoonburger and stepson to Geraldine Mena-Firlein.

Timothy was a self-employed contractor and owned and operated DTC...

Sep 15, 2020

David Arthur Book, 66, of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 under the care of Penn Medicine Hospice in West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Donna Marie Book, with whom he shared three years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, David was the son of the late Emma Violet (Mooney) and Albert T....

Sep 12, 2020

George G. Karabetsos, 87, of Holtwood, entered into rest on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at home with his daughter by his side. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Gregory G. and Sarah (Swiderski) Karabetsos. He was the loving husband of Mary E. (Pittman) Karabetsos for over 43 years at the time of her passing in...