Obituaries

Jul 19, 2020

Mary T. Baxter, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, July 19th, 2020 under the care of Hospice and Community Care of Mt. Joy.  She was the widow of Wilson H. Baxter, with whom she shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Mary was the daughter of the late Sandra (DeFrank) and John Trolio.  She was...

Jul 19, 2020

Eleanor Welsh, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Paoli Memorial Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Donald Hatfield Welsh who died in 2017.  Born in West Chester she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ethel Butler Hendrickson.

An area resident most of her life she worked at Sonoco...

Jul 17, 2020

Camille Florence DiNapoli Barco, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on July 17, 2020, at West Chester, PA.  She was the wife of the late Rev. James F. Barco, who passed in 2015.  Born in Chelsea, MA, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Grace Delaforno DiNapoli.

She retired as an Administrative Secretary from the Montgomery...

Jul 17, 2020

George David Reynolds, 76, of Gap, PA, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. He was the beloved husband of Helen Zelina Reynolds with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George D. Reynolds and Jeanette Hadfield Reynolds.

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Jul 16, 2020

Esther W. Keylor, 93, of Honey Brook, Pa., passed away on Thursday, July 16, at her home, under the care of her granddaughter, Kathy.  Esther was the widow of the late Robert Keylor Sr., who passed away in 1998.

Born in Coatesville, Esther was the daughter of the late Myrtle (Mulvaney) and David Wertz.  Esther was a...

Jul 15, 2020

Frances McGowan Battle, age 79, passed away on July 15, 2020 in her home in West Bradford surrounded by loved ones after a long struggle with cancer. Her parents were William and Julia McGowan of Chester, PA. She got her LPN nursing degree from Our Lady of Victory, NY. She was married to John Joseph Battle (deceased) and survived...

Jul 13, 2020

Richard Lee Williams, 59, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Reading Hospital in Reading, PA. Born in Norristown, PA he was the son of Lydia Salazar Williams and the late Leon Stanley Williams

Richard was an area resident all his life and a 1979 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He...

Jul 12, 2020

Thomas Victor Wimer, 72, of West Brandywine, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 12, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Wimer (Griffith) with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Thomas Wimer and Grace Yeager (Acheson).

Tom was...

Jul 11, 2020

Cynthia R. Howe, 82, of West Caln Township, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Brandywine Hospital.  She was the wife of the late  Vernon Howe who passed in 1998.  Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Helen Beecher Trumbower.

Cynthia was a graduate from Coatesville High School and worked as...

Jul 10, 2020

Joanne M. Budzik, 73, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, July 10th, 2020 under the care of Harrison House, surrounded by her family.

Born in Coatesville, Joanne was the daughter of Wanda Budzik and the late George Budzik Sr.  A Coatesville resident her entire life, she was a graduate of Scott High School.  She was a member...

Jul 8, 2020

Shawn Cody Sturges (Sweet Badger), 32, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Elwood Sturges III and Wonda Sue (Bennett) Sturges.

Shawn was in his third year as a music major.  He played nearly every instrument and wrote and performed folk and native American music with his...

Jul 8, 2020

Paul Landis Leslie, Jr., 75, of West Marlborough, passed away on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Lois Ann (Young) Leslie, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Paul was the son of the late Grace Margaret (Brown) and Paul Landis Leslie,...

Jul 4, 2020

James Bensinger, 81, of Coatesville, better known as "Sonny", left the confines of this earth on the 4th of July surrounded in love by his family and with a slight smile after listening to his favorite hymns.

He is survived by his wife of almost 61 years, Sandra, who he affectionately called "Duck" and by his four...

Jul 3, 2020

Michael Kevin Colyer, 59, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, July 3rd, 2020, surrounded by his family.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Kathryn (Johnston) and Glenn Colyer of East Fallowfield.

Michael was a 1979 graduate of Coatesville High School.  He worked for over 20 years at the former Quebecor in Parkesburg and later...

Jul 3, 2020

Robert A. Highfield. Jr., 55, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Friday, July 3, 2020. He was the husband of Erin Galloway Highfield with whom he shared 37 years of marriage. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, he wa the son of the late Robert A. Highfield, Sr. and Elizabeth Brennan Highfield.

Bob was a...

Jul 2, 2020

Betty M. Salada, 76, of Christiana, PA passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020 while under the care of Newport Meadows Nursing Home where she resided. She was the widow of the late Joseph R. Salada who died in 2005. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Norman L. Griffith and Dorothy E. Smith Griffith.

Jun 29, 2020

Georgia May Root, 73, of Gordonville, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Robert Francis Root, Sr., who died in 1988.  She was the daughter of the late Howard Lee Stone, Sr., and Margaret Simms Stone.

Georgia was an area resident all her life.  She...

Jun 29, 2020

Gregory G. Wagner, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 under the care of Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Deborah Wagner, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Greg was the son...

Jun 28, 2020

Rosemary Rice, 91, of Honey Brook passed away on June 28, 2020 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  She was the widow of the late Harold Lloyd Rice who died on July 9, 2002.

Born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Rose Nieduski and John Raffier.  She attended St Cecilia's Catholic...

Jun 28, 2020

Fredrick A. Parker, 89, of Dallastown, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the Wellspan York Hospital. He was the husband of the late Evelyn Colyer Parker who died in 2016. They shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Fredrick A. Parker, Sr. and Margaret Messick Parker.