Obituaries

May 24, 2019

Raymond Ritchie, Sr., 78, of Cochranville, passed away Friday, May 24th, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Alberta "Sis" Ritchie, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Collingdale, Pa, Raymond was the son of the late Catherine (Carter) and Elmer Ritchie.

Ray was a...

May 22, 2019

Janet Starkey Jackson, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on May 22, 2019, at her home. She was the wife of Charles E. Jackson for 49 years. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and May Taylor Brown Starkey.

A graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School in Wilmington in 1960, she worked at...

May 22, 2019

Chatham R. Wheat IV, 65, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 22, 2019.  He was the beloved husband of Gwendolyn Wheat, with whom he shared nearly 42 years of marriage.

Born in Bryn Mawr Hospital, Chatham was the son of the late Dorothy (Van Pelt) and Chatham R. Wheat III.

Chatham...

May 21, 2019

Juliet C. Evans, 77, of West Caln Township, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Penn Medicine Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Jerry Evans. Born in Evanston, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Henry R. Patterson, Jr.  and Thyra Joy Hughes Patterson.

Juliet was formerly employed...

May 18, 2019

Helen Mary Mowday, 89, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 18, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late Robert Allan Mowday with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Willamena Snyder Ladeck.

Helen grew up...

May 18, 2019

Barry Norman Root, 70, of Gap, passed away Saturday, May 18th, 2019 under the care of Hershey Medical Center.  He was the beloved husband of Sandra Smith Root.

Born in the former Coatesville Hospital, Barry was the son of the late Madeline "Peg" (Hilton) and Norman F. Root.

After graduating from Coatesville High School in...

May 18, 2019

Charles N. Griest Jr., known as "Chuckles" and "Mikie" formerly of Highland Township, passed away suddenly at his home in Bensalem, PA, on Saturday, May 18, 2019.  He was 59 years of age and was the son of Charles N. and Pat Taylor Griest Sr. of Highland Township.

He was a graduate of Octorara High School class...

May 18, 2019

Edwin H. Messner, 95, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice Unit.  Born in Frazer, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin Jacob and Sarah Anna Rogers Messner.

Edwin proudly served in the US Army during WWII and was part of the D-Day invasion in Normandy...

May 17, 2019

Leonardo M. "Lenny" Valmonte, 90, of Kinzers, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Erlinda Hizon Valmonte with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Seattle, WA and raised in Pasay City, Philippines, he was the son of the late Leo and Maria Valmonte...

May 17, 2019

Mary G. McCormick, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. She was the widow of the late Harry W. McCormick who died in 2004. Born in Fig, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James A. Graybeal and Selma Johnson Graybeal.

Mary was an...

May 15, 2019

Eric Spaulding, 44, passed away in the arms of his wife at his home in Honey Brook on May 15, 2019.  He was the beloved husband of Carri Simmers Spaulding with whom he shared 17 years of marriage.  Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Thomas and Lynn Kerr Spaulding .

Eric graduated from Octorara...

May 15, 2019

Lois J. Johnson Green Botkin Reid, 82, passed away on May 15, 2019, at the Pocopson Home in West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Charles P. Green, John A. Botkin, Jr and Robert H. Reid.   Born in Reading, PA she was the daughter of the late Laura Hazel Roth and Harold Houck Johnson.

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May 15, 2019

Donna Lee Hart Roach, 67, of Chester Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 under the care of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Born in Coatesville, Donna was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth (Quaintance) and Howard Charles Hart.

Donna had worked at Weston Solutions, Inc of West Chester, at DCCC as...

May 14, 2019

Margaret F. "Peggy" Saganich, 74, of Lincoln University, was called home to be with the Lord on May 14, 2019 surrounded by her family after a valiant battle with brain cancer.   She and her husband, William J. Saganich, shared 50 years of marriage.  Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Wilson and the late...

May 12, 2019

Margaret M. Hanaway, 97, formerly of Sadsburyville, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019, under the care of Pocopson Home of West Chester.

She was the widow of the late John M. Hanaway, who passed away in 1987.

Born in Modena, Margaret was the daughter of the late Anna (Townsley) and Amos Miller.  An area...

May 11, 2019

Deborah Kaye Clark, 69, of Malvern, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Green Meadows Rehab Center. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Jack E. Busbee, Sr. and Sarah Hopton Busbee.

Debbie was the granddaughter of the late Fred E. and Ola Mae Cheek Busbee, and George W. and...

May 11, 2019

Dolores E. Nuse, 85, of Christiana passed away at Harrison Senior living on Tuesday May 7, 2019. She was the wife of the late Albert J Nuse.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (McLaughlin) Mann.

After completing her education Dolores went on to serve as a maintenance worker...

May 9, 2019

Divina M. "Baby" Dayawon, 69, of Parkesburg, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, May 9th, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Born in Pasay City, Manila, Philippines.

Divina was the daughter of the late Aurelia (Molina) and Apolinar Dayawon, Sr.  She was a widow of Boromeo Marasigan

She graduated from Lyceum College...

May 8, 2019

Tina L. McMinn, 66, of Coatesville passed away on May 8, 2019, at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the spouse of Charles E. McMinn, with whom she shared 12 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late  Romaine Radcliffe and Harry P. Jackson.

Tina was a 1970 graduate of Octorara...

May 6, 2019

Marjorie Ruth Stryker, 90, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019, at Keystone Villa.  She was the widow of Robert W. Stryker who passed away in 2014.  Born in Tyrone, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Witney Shell.

Marjorie was formerly employed as a secretary for the  West Pharmaceutical...