Obituaries

Dec 30, 2019

Kim Allen Berkeihiser, 59, and his wife Staci Ann Berkeihiser, 50, both of Wyomissing passed away within less then 48 hours of each other. They shared 19 years of marriage together. Kim died on Monday, December 30th at the Reading Hospital and Staci passed away also at the Reading Hospital on January 1, 2020 after a lengthly illness.

Dec 27, 2019

Gerald E. "Jerry" Townsend, 71, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, under the care of the VA Hospice Center in Coatesville.  He was the widower of the late Patricia C. Townsend who passed away in August of this year after they had shared 23 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Gerald was the...

Dec 26, 2019

Rose Rita Capanna, 91, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, December 26th, 2019 under the care of Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford.

Born in Philadelphia, Rose was the daughter of the late Annatonia (Giancroce) and Mariano Capanna.

She worked for 17 years at Regina Nursing Home, retiring as a Dietitian Aid.  She was a parishioner...

Dec 25, 2019

Barbara A. Gilbert, 81, of Valley Township, passed away on December 25, 2019, at her home. She was the widow of the late Marcus W. Gilbert Jr., who passed away in1993. Born in Coatesville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Taylor Schmidt.

She attended Coatesville schools and worked at Newberries in Coatesville,...

Dec 25, 2019

Marian L. Barry, 84, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 at her home.

She was the widow of the late J. Robert Barry, who passed away in 2005 after they had shared 44 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, Marian was the daughter of the late Emma (McCarter) and Lawrence Garrett....

Dec 23, 2019

After a long struggle with Breast Cancer & Alzheimer’s Disease, Mary Louise Smallwood Dale, 76, passed away on December 23, 2019 at Brooks-Howell Home in Asheville, NC.

Mary was born in Lancaster, PA, on July 20 th , 1943, to Charles E. Sr. & Flo (Young) Smallwood of Christiana, PA.  She was the twin sister of Melinda...

Dec 23, 2019

Pamala Rene’ Dixon born November 23, 1959 passed away on Monday, December 23,2019 at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Born at Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, PA, she was the eldest daughter of the late Richard C. Dixon and Joyce L. Cooper Dixon. Pamela was born and raised in the Parkesburg area and attended Octorara Area High School...

Dec 21, 2019

Elizabeth A. Cramer, 101, passed away on Saturday, December 21st, 2019, under the care of Harrison House in Christiana.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Anna (LaBeck) and Peter Rudes.

An area resident for her entire life, she worked as a seamstress and a sales representative for Home Interiors.

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Dec 20, 2019

Andrew Swyderski, 95, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Penn Medicine Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Swyderski and Margaret Harris Swyderski.

Andy was an area resident most of his life. He proudly served in the US Navy during WWII...

Dec 19, 2019

David O'Neill, 59, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 19th, 2019 under the care of Brandywine Hall of West Chester.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Jean Marie O'Neill of Coatesville and the late Eugene O'Neill, Sr.

David worked at the former Lukens Steel cafeteria for over 30 years, starting at the...

Dec 18, 2019

William M. Cranata, 80, of West Caln, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at the Brandywine  Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William Cranata and Mary Pallchenie Cranata.

Bill proudly served his Country with the Marine Corp for four years and then in the US Army for 11 years.  He was...

Dec 18, 2019

Theodore Griffith III, 57, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, December 12th, 2019 at the Reading Hospital.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Arlene Claire (Jones) and Theodore Griffith Jr.  An area resident his entire life, he was a 1979 graduate of Octorara High School.

He had previously worked for Longwood...

Dec 15, 2019

Richard Steven Stapleford, 60, of Glenmoore PA passed away peacefully with loved ones at his side on Sunday, December 15, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Margaret Reign Stapleford, of Elverson, and the late Marshall Stapleford.

Rich was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend. An avid hunter, known...

Dec 13, 2019

Barrie L. White Sr., 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the husband of the late Goldie Godra White.  Born in Stottsville, he was the son of the late Wilmer E. and Margaret Thorne White.

In his younger days, he worked at his father's wallpapering and painting...

Dec 13, 2019

Phillip H. Eastburn was born June 13, 1938 in Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, DE to Harrison W. Eastburn and Gertrude J. Eastburn (Sampson).  He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara of 40 years who died in 2002.  He is survived by his son, Jeffrey and his wife, Cindi of Landenberg, Pennsylvania.

Jeff & Cindi would...

Dec 12, 2019

JoAnn M. Walton, 76, of West Caln, passed away at her home on Thursday, December 12, 2019.  She was the wife of Alfred Walton for over 54 years.  Born in Compass, she was the daughter of the late Benton and Kathryn Baxter Coulter.

An area resident all her life she graduated from Coatesville High School and was...

Dec 10, 2019

Clyde R. "Sonny" McCarter, Sr., 90, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alexander F. and Ruth L. Markle McCarter.

Sonny was an area resident all his life and a 1947 graduate of the former Scott High School in Coatesville.  He proudly...

Dec 10, 2019

Mary Ann Wendling, 83, of New Holland, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.  Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Mary Jackson Lichtner.

She was employed most of her life as a waitress.

She is survived by her brother Thomas L. Lichtner and...

Dec 9, 2019

Lawrence "Mac" McClure, 76, of West Chester passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019.  Born in Coatesville, Mac was the son of the late William and Vivian Lyons McClure

Mac was an area resident for his whole life.  After graduating from Scott High School in 1961, he worked for Coca Cola in the administration office for 35...

Dec 9, 2019

Alice M. McCarty, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019, at the Penn Medicine Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Charles R. "Chew" McCarty with whom she shared 68 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late George W. Nitzenberger and Rachel H. Proudfoot Nitzenberger....