Obituaries

Dec 15, 2018

Patricia M. “Pat” Fairbanks, 97, of Coatesville, PA, died at home on Saturday, December 15, 2018, two weeks short of her 98th birthday.

Born in Hartland, Michigan, she was the daughter of William J. Rynearson, M.D., and Ruth Murphy Rynearson. She and the late Theodore H. Fairbanks, Ph.D., a chemist, farmer and artist who preceded her in...

Dec 12, 2018

Elsie Blevins, 82, of Avondale passed away on December 12, 2018, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Daniel Belvins.

Born in Franklin Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William and Callie Poe Eller.

She was a line worker in the yarn industry for many years....

Dec 11, 2018

Robert L. Haines, Sr., 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He was the beloved husband of Sylvia Sanchez Haines with whom he shared 17 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William L. Haines, Sr. and Florence M....

Dec 8, 2018

Wayne H. Mellinger, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Barbara L. Mann Mellinger with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Kemblesville, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel and Josephine Powell Mellinger.

Wayne was an area resident all...

Dec 8, 2018

Donald B. Jordan, Sr., 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Harrison Senior Living Nursing Home in Christiana, PA. He was the companion of the late Florence H. Draper who died in 2011. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Walter H. Jordan and Sara S. Walton Jordan.

Donald...

Nov 29, 2018

Dorothy M. Leike, 91, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away at the Christiana Hospital Hospice in Newark, Delaware on Thursday, November 29, 2018. She was the wife of the late Paul M. Leike who died in 1981. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ira C. Althouse and Pauline Mary Weidiner Althouse.

Dorothy was employed...

Nov 29, 2018

Curtis Wise, 75, of Lewes, Delaware, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy, PA. He was the husband of the late Stephanie A. Riley Wise who recently passed away on September 11, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Oliver Wise and Nellie...

Nov 29, 2018

Karen Marie Flamminio, 64, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018.  She was the daughter of the late Ralph P. and Adele Grabowski Flamminio.

She was born in Coatesville on April 3, 1954, and was an active participant in the Coatesville Area High School, class of 1972.  She was a member of the swim...

Nov 25, 2018

Sherrill P. Edwards, 82, of West Grove, passed away at his home comfortably, surrounded by family, on Sunday, November 25, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Everley Edwards with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late David Carl Edwards and Clarice Elliott Edwards.

Sherrill...

Nov 23, 2018

Carla Ann Hamson, 80, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital of West Grove.  She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Dale Hamson, Sr., with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, Carla was the daughter of the late Carla Dorothy (Eggart) and Clark Newcomb Rice.

Nov 21, 2018

David Laymon Simmons, Sr., 74, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sandra J. Urban Simmons with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Laymon Emmanuel simmons and Anna E. Ferri...

Nov 18, 2018

William J Murray, 69, lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC Hospice Unit surrounded by his family. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alfred A. Murray, Sr. and Ida Jane Franciscus Murray.

Bill was an area resident all his life and a 1968 graduate of...

Nov 17, 2018

Nancy Ann Probst, 86, formerly of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018  at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown PA. She married Russell Probst Sr. on January 25th 1951, shortly before he departed for the war in Korea. They remained married until his passing on December 24th 2012. Born in Strasburg, PA she was the daughter of the late...

Nov 16, 2018

Helen Ann Wallace, 71, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Chester County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Charles R. Wallace with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Bonnie Snyder Barlow of West Grove and the late Pete L. Barlow.

Helen...

Nov 16, 2018

Mark H. Quinn, 61, of Goodville, PA.  passed on November 16, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC. Husband of Christine Quinn. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late James M. Quinn Jr. and Thelma J Schroder Quinn.

Survived, in addition to his wife, by two daughters; Jennifer Edinger and fiance Joel Cummings of Honey Brook...

Nov 15, 2018

Shirley Celeste Hanna, 83, of Parkesburg, PA, beloved wife of Howard H. Hanna, III for 65 years, went to be with our Heavenly Father on November 15, 2018. Born in Westwood, Valley Township, she was the daughter of the late Allen Armentrout, Sr. and Flora Belle Hammer Armentrout.

Shirley was a devout Christian and a member of...

Nov 14, 2018

Michael James Wilson, 28, formerly of Coatesville passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at his home in Philadelphia.  He was the son of Karen Tuel Wilson, of Downingtown, the late Mark William Wilson and his step-mother, Joan Wilson of Sadsburyville.

He was born in Coatesville and graduated from Coatesville High School.  He was employed as...

Nov 10, 2018

Marie C. Congo, 92, of Zion Hill in Atglen, passed away on Saturday, November 10th at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was the widow of the late Ralph E. Congo, Sr., who died in 1977.

Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Bessie (Purnell) and James H. Mosbey.  An area resident...

Nov 9, 2018

Katherine L. Lawrence, 56, of Sadsburyville, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 9, 2018 due to an auto accident in Valley Township. She was the beloved wife of Erik C. Lawrence with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of Joan Brill Ingram of Morgantown, PA and the late Norman Emery...

Nov 8, 2018

Alex Sera, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home of Honey Brook. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Diem) Sera with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.

Alex was born in Nyeibogot, Hungary to the late Istvan and Karoline (Bihary) Sera on April 13, 1934. He...