Obituaries

Apr 21, 2020

Amanda Marvin, 40, of Kirkwood, passed away on Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in West Chester, Amanda was the daughter of Sarah Walton of Gap.

Amanda is survived by her two children, Dakota J. Kelly of Kirkwood and Christopher Welk of Georgetown; siblings, Sarah Beth Couram of Millersville, Jeremy William Couram of...

Apr 20, 2020

David Lawrence Tennant, Sr., 77, of Elverson, passed away on Monday, April 20th, 2020 at his son's home.  He was the beloved husband of Mary E. (Mowrey) Tennant, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, David was the son of the late Ruth Emma Conway Tennant and William H. Tennant Sr.  He was...

Apr 19, 2020

Phyllis C. Hoover, 79, of Wagontown, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 19, 2020.  She was the wife of James L. Hoover for over 58 years.  Born in Surveyor, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hylan B. and Dolly Cole Jury.

She was a 1961 graduate from Clearfield  High School.  When she located...

Apr 19, 2020

Margaret E. Jackson, 82, of New Holland, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 19, 2020.  She was the wife of Charles W. Jackson for over 58 years.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Eber L. and Caroline Coulder Kurtz.

She attended the Coatesville Area Schools and was a self-employed bookkeeper for...

Apr 19, 2020

Miriam A. Curry, 83, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 19, 2020. She was the widow of the late Charles F. Curry who died in 1996. They shared 40 years of marriage together. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Louis Linne and Thersa Fuggizzi Linne.

She...

Apr 18, 2020

Norma Jean Pidcock, 91, of Christiana, passed away on Saturday, April 18th under the care of Newport Meadows Nursing Home of Christiana.

She was the widow of the late Gerald Dunlap, who passed away in 1977, and the late John Pidcock who passed away in 1999.

Born in Coatesville, Norma Jean was the daughter of...

Apr 18, 2020

Linda Jean Fregeau, 65, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved companion of James Rosser.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. Killingsworth and Maxine Spangler Killingsworth.

Linda was a Parkesburg resident of most of her life. She was...

Apr 16, 2020

Wilfrid K. Price, 85, of Berwyn, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Wellington Terrace of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of JoAnn Maxwell Price, with whom he shared 28 years of marriage.

Born in Englewood, N.J., Wilfrid was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, majoring in Political Science and Industrial Engineering.

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Apr 16, 2020

Jason Russell Kieffer, 32, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Jeffrey C. Kieffer, Sr. and Linda Mae Mowery Kieffer of Atglen.

Jason was an area resident all his life. He was employed in manufacturing construction framing.

He is survived, in addition to his...

Apr 16, 2020

Charles Francis "Skip" McNeal, 87, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Newport Meadows in Christiana.  He was the husband of Renate Steinohrt McNeal.  Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late John Roy Anthony and Winifred Ruth Ryan McNeal.

Charles proudly served in the U.S. Army.  He was a graduate...

Apr 15, 2020

Maynard G Engel, 85, of Newport Meadows, Christiana formerly of Leola, PA passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Newport Meadows. He is the beloved husband of Nancy Dorthea Keck Engel.

He was born in Chester County, PA. Son of the late Martin N Engel & Susan V (Umble) Engel. He was a member of the...

Apr 15, 2020

Megan Amber Testa, 34, of Cochranville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 at her home.

Born in West Chester, Megan was the daughter of Stephania A. (Losito) and Larry A. Testa.  Megan was a 2003 graduate of Octorara High School.

Megan enjoyed trips to the mountains in Somerset County and working on her...

Apr 14, 2020

John J. Saccucci, 93, of East Fallowfield, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.  Born and raised in Modena, he was the son of the late Orazio Saccucci and Assunta Pia Saccucci.

John was a Chester County resident all his life. He proudly served in the US Army during WWII. After the war, he was...

Apr 11, 2020

Gene R. “Pete” Cromleigh Sr., 86, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 11th, under the care of Brandywine Hospital.

He was the widower of the late Lorene Cromleigh, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 46 years of marriage.  Born at the former Coatesville Hospital, Pete was the son of the late Dot...

Apr 11, 2020

Daniel H. Refford, 81, of Thorndale, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Penn Medicine Hospice Center in West Chester.  Daniel was the beloved husband of Ruth Ann Gregor Refford with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, PA he was the son of the late Daniel H. and Helen Mae Englerth Refford.

Apr 10, 2020

Ruth Elaine Oman Peraria, 80, of Coatesville, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away at Newport Meadows on April 10, 2020.  She was the widow of the late Raymond S. Peraria who passed away in 1998.  Ruth was born in Philadelphia, was the daughter of the late Ereck Henry and Freda (Koehl) Oman.

Ruth graduated from Abraham Lincoln High...

Apr 10, 2020

Robert Aaron Botta, 30, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Dolores May March Botta of Honey Brook and the late John Martin Botta.

Aaron was an area resident all his life and a 2008 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He was formerly...

Apr 9, 2020

Teresa Warner, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Norman W. Warner who died in 1990. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edward Monaghan and Margaret Fitzpatrick Monaghan.

Teresa was an area resident all...

Apr 9, 2020

John W. "Jack" Norton, 78, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Hilma Morgan Norton with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Joseph Norton and Hazel Skiles Norton.

Jack was an area resident all...

Apr 9, 2020

Shirley A. Marple, 85, of Downingtown, passed away at Sunrise Senior Living on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Born in Downingtown she was the daughter of the late John Raymond and Esther Ann (Marsh) Marple.

Shirley was a graduate of Coatesville Senior Area High School. She was later employed by Pepperidge Farm of Downingtown for over 43 years,...