Obituaries

Feb 23, 2019

Judith Marie Wilson (Burkholder) was surrounded by family when she went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Christiana Hospital. Known affectionately by her family as Judi, she was born Downingtown and remained in Pennsylvania for the majority of her life, until 2009 when she moved to Delaware. She was a lover of animals...

Feb 22, 2019

Nguyen Thi Kien "Kim" Bicking of Gap, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, February 22, 2019. She was the beloved wife of David G. Bicking with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Nha Trang, South Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Nguyen Van Cao and Pham Thi Chuc.

Kim and...

Feb 20, 2019

Elmer F. Halterman, 84, formerly of Parkesburg, died at Harrison Senior Living of Christiana on  February 20, 2019.  He was the widow of the late Dorothy Kolodski Halterman who passed away on March 8, 2018, after 57 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Edgar and Clara Pluck Halterman. He served...

Feb 15, 2019

George M. Steidler, 88, of Coatesville passed away at the Southeastern Veterans Center of Spring City on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late Mary Ellen Mallalieu and Russel L. Steidler.

Following his schooling George honorably served in the US Army from 1952 to 1954 and was later employed...

Feb 15, 2019

Robert Myron Kellett, Sr., 80, of Cochranville passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, February 15, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Mattie Arlene Kellett with whom he shared over 59 years of marriage.

Born in Riverside, NJ, he was the son of the late Wilbur Kellett and Lena Brandenberger. Robert was a 1956 graduate...

Feb 15, 2019

George Steidler, 88, of Coatesville passed away at the Southeastern Veterans Center of Spring City on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born in Chester County he was the son of the late Mary Ellen Mallalieu and Russel L. Steidler.

Following his schooling George honorably served in the United States Military and was later employed by William Cohen and...

Feb 14, 2019

Robert M. Bush, 84, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, February 14th, 2019 under the care of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana. He was the beloved husband of Virginia Graybeal Bush with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Caroline (Chambers) and H. Willis Bush.

Bob was...

Feb 13, 2019

Norma Faye Montgomery, 72, of Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February, 13th after a lengthy illness.  She was the beloved wife of Norman J. Montgomery, Sr., with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Norma was the daughter of the late C. Goldie and Norman I. Sellers.  An area...

Feb 13, 2019

Domenick A. Lubrano, 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019.  He was the widower of the late Louise Lubrano, who passed away in 2011 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of the late Rose and Anthony Lubrano.  He was a graduate...

Feb 11, 2019

Larry Allen Ream, Sr., 63, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, February 11th at Lehigh Valley Hospital of Allentown.

Born in West Chester, Larry was the son of the late Peggy A. Clark and Irvin R. Ream.

Larry served honorably in the US Marines.  He was a truck driver.

Larry like to watch...

Feb 7, 2019

Joyce Inez Horn, 79, of Ronks, passed away on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 under the care of St. Martha Center for Rehab and Healthcare of Downingtown.

Born in Atglen, Joyce was the daughter of the late Maggie (Wilson) and Aubrey Poole.  She graduated in the first graduating class of Octorara High School.

Joyce had an...

Feb 6, 2019

Steve Murphy, 79, of Cochranville, passed away on February 6, 2019 at Tel Hai Retirement Home in Honey Brook, PA, following a long illness.  He was the husband of Nancy Teel Murphy with whom he shared 27 years of marriage.  He was the son of the late Lloyd Murphy and Emma Taylor Murphy.

Born in West Grove,...

Feb 6, 2019

William S. Ricciuti, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Jules Ricciuti and Rose Marsico Ricciuti.

Bill grew up in Philadelphia and was a 1955 graduate of South Philadelphia High School. He attended the University...

Feb 6, 2019

Norman J. Disanto, Sr., 82, of Denver, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, February 6th under the care of Heartland Hospice in the Reading.  He was the son of the late Elizabeth (Smith) and Franklin Winward.

Norman served in the US Army and then worked for the former Lukens Steel Co. for 42 years as a “steel heater.”...

Feb 3, 2019

Arthur Ray Merida, 72, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born on May 9, 1946 to the late Anthony and Nancy Bargo Merida of Barbourville, Kentucky.

Ray was a graduate of the Elkton High School in Elkton, MD.  He was retired from the Chrysler Assembly Plant of Newark, Delaware...

Feb 2, 2019

Nancy Ramaley Hayes, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by her family at the home of her son. She was the beloved wife of Jay C. Hayes, Sr. with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Louis J. (Bill) Ramaley and Helen E. Ramaley....

Feb 1, 2019

Thomas P. Gaska, 72, of Lancaster passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. McCoy Gaska with whom he shared over 37 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Francis and Edith Gaska.

Following high school Thomas honorably...

Jan 31, 2019

Carolyn Ruth Thompson Madill, 78 entered her heavenly home on January 31, 2019.

Carolyn was a long time resident of Dade City, moving here in 1960 from Atglen, Pennsylvania. She was born October 24 1940 in Scranton, PA to Robert Landis Thompson and Jane Evans Goodrich. She graduated from Octorara High School in 1958 and attended Florida...

Jan 30, 2019

James “Jim” Charles Hurley, III, 86, of Quarryville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, surrounded by his loving children.

He was married to Dorothy (Dot) Jane Hurley for over 63 joyous years before she passed in 2017.

Born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Charles Hurley, II, and...

Jan 29, 2019

Carol E. Arnold, 95, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald Ellwood Arnold who died in 1989. They shared 44 years of marriage together. Born in Valley Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Horace J. W....