Obituaries

Jan 2, 2013

Charles Homer Weller, 88, of Kennett Square, died on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Doris E. Miller Weller with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Richard H. and Margaret C. Watson Weller.

Mr. Weller was an area resident all...

Jan 1, 2013

W. Lowell Dunlap, 90, passed away on January 1st, 2013 at Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the husband of Margaret White Dunlap for 66 years.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William B. and Helen Byerly Dunlap.

Lowell lived in this area all his life, graduating from Coatesville High School in 1940.  He served in the...

Dec 31, 2012

Charles R. Johnson, 88, of Ephrata, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Pauline Johnson, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was son of the late Charles R. and Myrtle (Wynn) Johnson.  He was a graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  He served honorable in...

Dec 30, 2012

Mrytle M. Baynard, 88, of Thorndale, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012, at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Walter Baynard, who passed away in 1997.

Born in Nine Points, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Ethel (Harrison) Thompson.She was a member of the Mt. Zion AME Church of Atglen.She was employed at...

Dec 30, 2012

Dennis M. Shute, Jr., 25, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Pauline Powers Shute.

Born in Coatesville, he was son of Dennis M. Shute Sr. of Waymart, Pa and the late Rose Taylor Shute.  He was a 2005 graduate of Octorara High School.Dennis is survived, in addition to...

Dec 29, 2012

Mary Alice (Baer) Faddis went to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

She was a loving and caring wife and mother. Mary was born on Aug. 18, 1934, to James and Ruby Baer in Reading.Mary and her husband, James V. Faddis, started their lives together on Aug. 31, 1954, in Parkesburg. She moved to Quford, where she was...

Dec 29, 2012

Frances Lee McEwing, 91, of Pomeroy, died at her home on Saturday, December 29, 2012. She was the widow of Harry "Bud" McEwing who died in 2001. Born in Mountain City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mae Arnold Phillippi.

Frances was an area resident most of her life and was employed by...

Dec 28, 2012

Hope E. Means, 89, of Coatesville, passed away on December 28th, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of Wayne S. Means, who passed away in 2006.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Pauline A. Flood.  She was a graduate of the Scott High School in Coatesville.Hope was a member of the...

Dec 27, 2012

Esther Rita Smith Yeoman, 87, of Downingtown, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Norman C. Yeoman, Jr., who passed away in 2008.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esther Smith.  She was employed at the Bell Telephone Co. for 31 years and QVC...

Dec 25, 2012

Mark S. Simon, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on December 25th, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.

Born on April 16, 1962 in Coatesville, he was the son of George A. and Jane E. (Esworthy) Simon of Coatesville.He was a parishioner at the St. Cecilia Parish in Coatesville.  Mark was a graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior High.He was...

Dec 25, 2012

Carol Mae Spencer, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 at the Pocopson Home.  She was the wife of Marvin Spencer, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Tobias and Ethel Wanner.She is survived, in addition to her husband, by her daughter, Veronica Spencer of Northeast, MD, and Shannon...

Dec 25, 2012

Donald J. Butcher, Sr., 84, of West Grove, passed away on December 25, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Walton) Butcher.

An area resident his entire life, he was retired from the Penguin Industry of Pomeroy.He served honorably in the US Army during the Korean War.He is survived, in addition to his wife, by his children: Donna Mae Brown,...

Dec 25, 2012

Curtis D. Cox, Sr., 79, of East Fallowfield, died at his home on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. He was the husband of Annabelle "Tiz" Cox with whom he shared 37 of marriage.

Curtis was employed by Luria Brothers retiring in 1996.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by seven children; Bonnie Young, Brenda...

Dec 24, 2012

Russell L. Probst Sr. born January 19, 1929 went to be with his 2 sons in heaven on December 24, 2012. He was residing at the Masonic Village Health Care Center in Elizabethtown, PA at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Nancy Ann Zimmerman Probst of Strasburg, PA and his son Clintin Samuel and...

Dec 24, 2012

John H. “Bud” Carrigan, 91, of Nottingham, formerly of Wellsboro, Galeton and West Chester, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012.

Born in Russellville, he was the son of the late Elam and Abbey (nee Frye).He attended school in Unionville.John honorably served in the Army Air Force during WWII as a sergeant in the medical corps in England, France and...

Dec 21, 2012

Jacqueline Marie Snyder, 38, of Ronks, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the wife of Gary C. Snyder.

Born in Wilmington, DE., she was the beloved daughter of Roger and Joann Reeves of Parkesburg.  She was a 1992 graduate of the Octorara High School and was employed by Service Master.In addition to her...

Dec 20, 2012

Suse Marianne Mikhail, 72, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Penn Hospice of Rittenhouse Square.

Born on October 20th, 1940 in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Hilda (Hagelstein) Schewe.She employed as a shipping clerk for Patwell Pharmaceutical Solutions.She is survived by her three children: Patrick Michaels of Parkesburg, Pierre Kanaan...

Dec 20, 2012

Mrs. Roberta Elizabeth York, age 75 of Jasper, Georgia died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at her residence, following a period of declining health.

Born Monday, June 28, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Samuel D. Brown and Geraldine Demsey Brown.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, William V. York, Sr., and her son,...

Dec 19, 2012

Lorena B. Harrington, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at home.

Born in West Chester on January 21, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Minnie Eaby Brittingham.On August 22, 1948, she married William J. Harrington who preceded her in death in August 2009.Lorena was a 1944 graduate of Unionville High School.She was...

Dec 18, 2012

Chelsea L. Davis, 36, of Atglen, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  Born on October 2, 1976 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of James E. and Mary (Hoover) Davis of Atglen.

An area resident her entire life, she was a 1995 graduate of the Octorara High School.She is survived, in addition to her parents,...