Obituaries

Mar 22, 2020

Joanne P. Cooper, 82 of Parkesburg passed away at her home on Sunday, March 22, 2020. She was the widow of the late Charles T. Cooper Jr., with whom she shared 52 yrs of marriage. Born in West Chester she was the daughter of the late Edward & Elva Brown and the stepdaughter of the late Edith Brown.

Mar 20, 2020

Virginia Lee Marshall, 65, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at her home, with her family.  She was the beloved wife of 38 years to her husband, Dennis Marshall.

Born in Norristown, Virginia was the daughter of the late Adeline (Bloomer) and Romeo Gingras.

She was a graduate of Methacton High School....

Mar 18, 2020

Melissa Lynn (Essaf) McCarraher, 40, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Born in Chester, PA, she was the beloved daughter of Myra L. Shelton Essaf and the late Stephen Essaf.

Melissa lived in the area all her life and attended the Octorara High School. She was employed by ABM Industries.

She is...

Mar 18, 2020

Charles J. "Little Chuckie" Gill, Sr., 47, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Rochelle L. Gill of Gap and Charles M. Hughes, III and wife Crystale of Westwood, PA.

Charles was an area resident all his life....

Mar 13, 2020

William G. Solen, Jr., 51, of Cochranville, passed away suddenly from a cardiac event on Friday, March 13th under the care of Reading Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Deborah Solen, with whom he shared 24 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Bill was the son of the Janice J. (Johnson) and the late William G....

Mar 13, 2020

Carl L. Hilton, 71, of Christiana, passed away on Friday, March 13th at his home.  He was the beloved companion of Linda M. Levenite Glauner for over 20 years. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Burnita Shindle Hilton and Herman L. "Pete" Hilton.

Carl was an area resident all his life. He attended...

Mar 12, 2020

Earnest McKinney, 96, of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. He was the husband of the late Mildred S. Thompson McKinney who died in 2012. They shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Manning, SC, he was the son of the late Ransom and Hattie McKinney....

Mar 12, 2020

Elaine Mammarella, 74, of Nottingham, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 12, 2020.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Edith Catena Mammarella.

She was a graduate from Scott High School in Coatesville and worked as tech support for Agilent Technologies, Inc. in Wilmington.  She was a member of...

Mar 10, 2020

THE GRAVESIDE SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

Alberta Ann Schmidt, 62, of Valley Township, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 surrounded by her family and friends, under the care of Brandywine Hall of West Chester.  She was the widow of William Michael Schmidt, Sr., with whom she shared 40 years of marriage before his passing...

Mar 7, 2020

Betty Alice Aubry, 79, of Quarryville, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 7, 2020. She was the beloved wife of James P. Aubry with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George and Bessie Weidler Caldwell and later adopted and raised by James...

Mar 5, 2020

Wendy Annabelle Moore, 51, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, March 5th, 2020, peacefully in her home. She was the high school sweetheart, best friend, and wife of 31 years to her beloved husband, Stuart Michael Moore. As Mike put it, it was love at first sight; their 32nd wedding anniversary is March 26th.

Born in Baltimore,...

Mar 5, 2020

Agnes Dorothy "Dotsy" McCarraher, 87, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Brandywine Living in Fenwick Island, DE.  She was the widow of the late Wilmer "Sonny" McCarraher who passed in 2018.  Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Joseph Melicher and Mary Polakovic Melicher.

She was a 1950 graduate...

Mar 5, 2020

Geraldine Baynard, 71 of Coatesville, Pa., passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 under the care of Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Leroy D. Baynard, Sr., with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. She was a loving and devoted mother to her three sons, Leroy Jr, Dennis and Brian. She is the daughter of the late...

Mar 5, 2020

Miriam "Mim" Green, 92, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 under the care of Newport Meadows of Christiana.  She was the beloved widow of the late Herman Green with whom she shared over 50 years of marriage.

Miriam worked at Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator and as a cafeteria cook at Paxon Hollow...

Mar 4, 2020

Marvin R. Reece, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on March 4, 2020, at his home. He was the loving husband of Lois J. Montgomery Reece for 62 years.   Born in Hillsville, VA, he was the son of Virginia Henley and Jessie Reece.

He was a superintendent at Ballymore in West Chester.

He is survived by...

Mar 4, 2020

Thomas A. Frederick, 72, of West Brandywine Township, passed away at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Cynthia White Frederick with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Anthony and Idelle...

Mar 4, 2020

Thomas Franklin Russell, 74, unexpectedly left family and friends for greener pastures on March 4, 2020.  Born in Unionville, Pa, Tom was the youngest child of the late Thomas F. and Edith Best Russell, and was preceded in death by his siblings Elmer, Margaret, Lydia, and Mary.

After the death of his father at the age of...

Mar 2, 2020

Charles W. "Chuck" Rice, 58, of Reading, PA, died of natural causes at his home on Monday, March 2, 2020. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles W. Rice, Sr. and Evelyn Ruth Straub Rice.

Chuck was an area resident all his life and a 1980 graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior High...

Mar 2, 2020

Walter J. Warfield, 92, of Coatesville, PA, formerly of Metuchen and Island Heights, New Jersey, peacefully passed away at his daughter's home surrounded by his family on Monday, March 2, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Edith Frieda Nietzold Warfield with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.  He was born in Perth Amboy, NJ and was the...

Feb 26, 2020

Richard Matthew Schmidt, 73, of East Earl, died on Wednesday, February 26th at Lancaster General Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Nancy Schmidt, with whom he shared nearly 54 years of marriage.

Born in Chester, Pa., he was the son of the late Katherine (Taylor) and John Schmidt.

He served honorably in...