Obituaries

Betty S. Mellinger

Betty S. Mellinger

Mar 28, 2019

Betty S. Mellinger, 91, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, March 28th under the care of Harrison Senior Living in Coatesville.

She was the widow of the late John Jones and the late John Mellinger.

Born in Coatesville, Betty was the daughter of the late Jane (Cromleigh) and J. William Stroup.

Betty was...

Jeffrey Alan Simmons

Jeffrey Alan Simmons

Mar 27, 2019

Jeffrey Alan Simmons, 61, of Parkesburg passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late John and Shirley (Daily) Simmons.

Jeffrey was a graduate of Octorara Area High School and went on to serve as a machine operator at Pepperidge Farms and also worked as a...

Reinhold Balmer, Jr.

Reinhold Balmer, Jr.

Mar 26, 2019

Reinhold Balmer, Age 76, passed away at Harrison Senior Living of Christiana on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Husband of Carol (O’Neill) father of Ronald and Matthew. Brother of the late Earnest Marano (Margaret). Brother-in-law to Jean Neff and James O’Neill. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

A mass of Christian Burial will be held...

William E. "Willie" Johnson

William E. "Willie" Johnson

Mar 25, 2019

William E. "Willie" Johnson, 84, of Frazer, PA passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Janice Darnell Johnson with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Wyalusing, PA he was the son of the late Carl and Mildred Johnson.

Willie proudly served in...

Elise Marie Feliciano

Elise Marie Feliciano

Mar 23, 2019

Elise Marie Feliciano (Oestriech), 56, of Little Britain, Lancaster County, went peacefully home on March 23, 2019. In August of 2015 she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and fought the fight for four years. She shared 33 years of a blissful marriage with her late husband Jesus Feliciano of Little Britain, Pa.

She was born in Coatesville,...

Frances M. Wiggins

Frances M. Wiggins

Mar 21, 2019

Frances M. Wiggins, 87, of Westwood, PA, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, March 21, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late James A. Wiggins, Sr. with whom she shared 36 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late George and Bertha Rotas Harple.

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Sarah J. Beaumont

Sarah J. Beaumont

Mar 20, 2019

Sarah J. Beaumont, 83, of Parkesburg passed away on Wednesday March 20, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. She was the widow of the late Theodore V. Beaumont with whom she shared 35 years of marriage. Born in Lenover, she was the daughter of the late Chockley Hackett Gilbert and Abana Mrytle Thompson Barrett Gilbert.

An area...

Charles Edward Tyndall

Charles Edward Tyndall

Mar 17, 2019

Charles Edward Tyndall, 69, of Coatesville, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. Przychodzen Tyndall with whom he shared 28 years of marriage. Born in Northampton County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Edward Franklin Tyndall and Ida Mae Denithorne. He was...

Donna M. Keller

Donna M. Keller

Mar 14, 2019

Donna M. Keller, 69, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. Born in West Grove, PA she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Francis Keller and Emma Louise Randler Keller.

Donna was an area resident all her life and a 1966 graduate of the Coatesville Area High...

Edith W. Russell

Edith W. Russell

Mar 13, 2019

Edith W. Russell, 101, passed away on March 13, 2019 at Garden Spot Village.  She was the widow of the late Walter A. Russell who passed away in 1997.  Born in Coatesville, PA she was the daughter of the late Grace E. Clingaman and Samuel P. Waddell.

She was a graduate of Coatesville High School and worked...

Eleanor Bernard Alexander

Eleanor Bernard Alexander

Mar 13, 2019

Eleanor Bernard Alexander, 94, of New Oxford, Pa., formerly of Cochranville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 under the care of Brethren Home at Cross Keys in New Oxford.

She was the widow of the late Maurice W. Alexander, Jr. who passed away in 2014 after 67 years of marriage....

Russell C. Johnson

Russell C. Johnson

Mar 12, 2019

Russell C. “Old Pennsylvania Bobcat” Johnson, 91, formerly of Coatesville, PA, passed away Tuesday, March 12,  2019 in Ephrata after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Dawn Seese Johnson, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage.

Born in Glenmore, he was the son of the late Walter A. & Lula E. Greist...

Ella Blanche Miller

Ella Blanche Miller

Mar 10, 2019

Ella Blanche Miller, 97, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 10th, 2019 under the care of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana and three days short of her 98th birthday.  She was the widow of the late Frank Miller with whom she shared 28 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, she was...

Billy G. Latham, Jr.

Billy G. Latham, Jr.

Mar 2, 2019

Billy G. Latham, Jr., 67, of Honey Brook, PA passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of Rosalie Canipe Latham and Billy G. Latham, Sr. of Compass, PA.

Billy was employed by the Glas Mesh Company of West Chester, PA.

He is...

George Frederick Cowperthwaite, Jr.

George Frederick Cowperthwaite, Jr.

Feb 28, 2019

George Frederick Cowperthwaite, Jr., 79, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 28th, 2019 under the care of Brandywine Hospital.  He is the beloved husband of Judith Elizabeth (Thomas) Cowperthwaite.

Born and raised in West Philadelphia, George was the son of the late Dorothy Elaine (Free) and George F. Cowperthwaite, Sr.

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Paul C. Harbach, Jr

Paul C. Harbach, Jr

Feb 28, 2019

Paul C. Harbach, Jr, 72, of Gap, passed away on February 28, 2019 at the Mt. Joy Hospice Center, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Mariann E. O'Hop Harbach with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.  Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late M. Christina Moore Harbach and Paul C....

Lucille Fay Marshall Fleming

Lucille Fay Marshall Fleming

Feb 28, 2019

Lucille Fay Marshall Fleming, 99, of Honey Brook, passed away on February 28, 2019 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  She was the widow of the late Fred Fleming and her first husband Clarence George Wells.   Born in Carroll County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter Peck Marshall and Grace Sutphin Marshall.

She was...

Arlene J. Helm Heinzman

Arlene J. Helm Heinzman

Feb 27, 2019

Arlene J. Helm Heinzman, 81, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Edgar L. Heinzman with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Lebanon, PA she was the daughter of the late Lester Y. Helm and Myrl D. Trout Helm.

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Eugene L. Forsythe

Eugene L. Forsythe

Feb 27, 2019

Eugene Forsythe, 63, of Morgantown, PA passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Fairlane Gardens Nursing and Rehab, Reading, PA. He was the widower of the late Rebecca Elaine Farris Forsythe who died last year. Born in Chester County, he was the son of Sara Elizabeth "Betts" Miller Forsythe of Berks County and the late Millard Leroy...

Howard Avery Milligan, Jr.

Howard Avery Milligan, Jr.

Feb 25, 2019

Howard Avery Milligan, Jr., died on February 25, 2019, with his family by his side.

Howard was born on October 18, 1942 in Jackson Heights, New York to the late Howard Avery Milligan, Sr. and Helen (Denner) Milligan. His father’s job brought the family back to their Philadelphia-area roots in 1955. He was a 1960 graduate of...