Obituaries

Feb 26, 2020

Walter Weaver “Skip” Proudfoot, 88, of Honey Brook, previously of Parkesburg passed away peacefully at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community on February 26, 2020 surrounded by family. He was married to R. Fay Varnes-Proudfoot for over 64 years. Born in Parkesburg, PA he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Ella Nora Weaver Proudfoot.

Skip grew...

Feb 26, 2020

Eric DeMoss Munson, 65, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Charlene M. Rusden Munson with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Drexel Hill, PA, he was the son of Joan Guistwhite Munson of Mohnton, PA and the late George Edward Munson.

Eric...

Feb 25, 2020

Jennie Veronica Gavin, 86, formally of Coatesville,  passed away in Shermandales, Pa. on February 25, 2020.  Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William and Queeny Nolan.

She attended St. Agnes High School and graduated from St. Anastasia in 1951.  She was employed by the  Kraft Bus Company for 25 years.  She enjoyed...

Feb 24, 2020

Helen R. Reynolds, 91, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, February 24th, 2020 under the care of Pocopson Home.

Born in Coatesville, Helen was the daughter of the late Eva (Contolok) and Umberto Rosciolo.

Helen had worked at the former Marionette Mills of Coatesville, the former Devitts Hardware of Coatesville and at the Thorndale Giant...

Feb 24, 2020

Ethel Jean Shaw, 73, of South Coatesville, passed away at her home on Monday February, 24, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late John L. Shaw with whom she shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harry Haws and Elisabeth Josephine Kuenzner Haws.

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Feb 22, 2020

Jane Adelaide Fenner Thayer, 102, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 while under the care of Manor Care Nursing Home in Yardley, PA.

Jane was born on May 7, 1917, on a farm in Ludowville in the Finger Lakes area of New York. Canal boats still plied the waters of nearby Cayuga Lake,...

Feb 21, 2020

David Simmons Young , 68, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020, after bravely battling several lengthy illnesses.

He leaves behind his wife of 34 years Joellyn (Cox) Young; sons Daniel Young and Jonathan Young, two brothers William Young and wife Judy, Morey Young and wife Cathy, sister Sally (Young) D’Antonio, nephews William Young, Steven Young, Shannon Young...

Feb 20, 2020

Joseph Vincent Santucci Sr., AKA Big Joe, JNG, Tuch, and P-Pop, 65 years old, of West Grove, PA passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on February 20th, 2020.

The funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 27th at 11:30 AM at New London Baptist Church 226 Pennock Bridge Rd, West Grove, PA...

Feb 19, 2020

Barbara Ann Althouse, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Pocopson Home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late L. Wayne Althouse who died in 2005. They shared 51 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John M. Bailey and Anna McGarvey Bailey....

Feb 15, 2020

Barry A. Alexander, 70, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 15, 2020. He was the husband of Dolores L. Carr Alexander with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Amos John Alexander and Ruth E. Sagner Alexander.

Barry was an area resident all...

Feb 15, 2020

Lillian B. Moore, 99, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of honey Brook where she resided. She was the widow of the late Lewis Moore. Born in Thorndale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John W. Bunker and May Slaughter Bunker Logan.

Lillian was...

Feb 14, 2020

Franklin E. Pratt Jr., 85, of Wallingford passed away at Paoli Memorial Hospital on Friday, February 14, 2020. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late Franklin E. and Doris (Minker) Pratt. He was the beloved husband of Frances Lewis Pratt.

Franklin was a graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School. Following his graduation, he...

Feb 14, 2020

John F. Schmidt, 80, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret A. Rodgers Schmidt who died in 2009. Born in Chester, PA he was the son of the late John A. Schmidt and Catherine Taylor Schmidt.

John was an area resident most...

Feb 12, 2020

Samuel G. Schroder, 74, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Cundiff Schroder, with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Henry F. Schroder and Helen Boyle Schroder.

Sam was an area resident...

Feb 9, 2020

George Richard "Rich" Daniels, III, 52, of Elkton, MD, passed away suddenly on February 9, 2020, at Union Hospital in Elkton.  He was the husband of Nichole Hart Daniels. Born in West Chester he was the son of Virginia Catherine "Kitty" Young Daniels and the late George Richard Daniels Jr.

Rich worked as a press operator for...

Feb 9, 2020

Jim Bradley was a humble man who came from humble beginnings. The youngest of Walter and Mattie Bradley’s three children and the only son meant he would take on many different roles even as the baby of the family. With his best friend from Kindergarten, Danny Davidson, Jim learned to hunt at an early age and it was a...

Feb 7, 2020

Melissa Kaye Henley, 51, of Chester, PA, departed this life on the 7th day of February, in the year of our Lord, two thousand and twenty, following a recent illness.  She was the wife of William C. Henley II for over thirty years.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of Samuel R. Kauffman and the late Ruth...

Feb 7, 2020

Martha Ann Schmidt, 80, of Kinzers, PA, passed away at Harrisburg UMPC Pinnacle Hospital on Friday, February 7, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Jacob Henry Schmidt with whom she shared over 50 years together.

Born in Caln Township she was the daughter of the late Charles McKinley Hughes and Viola Alice Harkin Hughes....

Feb 3, 2020

Andrew C. Turpin, 69, of West Chester, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020.  Born and raised in Kennett Square, he was the son of the late Theodore H. and Virginia Morris Turpin.

He had a degree in horticulture and was self employed as a land shaper and landscaper for over forty years.  He enjoyed college football...

Jan 31, 2020

Barbara Ann (Simonds) Radcliff, age 86, of Wyomissing and formerly of Downingtown, PA, died on January 31, 2020, at the Highlands of Wyomissing.

Born August 6, 1933, in Rochester, NY, Mrs. Radcliff was the daughter of Walter W. and Lillian (Northrop) Simonds and the wife of the late Richard L. Radcliff, who died April 16, 2015.  She...