Obituary Archive

Robert "Scats" P. Gathercole, Jr., 59, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly, Wednesday, August 14, 2013 while at his favorite vacation location, Ocean City, MD. He was the beloved husband of Joann Nikodemski Gathercole with whom he shared...

Robert “Smitty” Smith, 69, of Gap, passed away peacefully at home in Myrtle Beach surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 19, 2014.  He was the beloved husband of Paula Hilton Smith with whom he would have celebrated 48 years of marriage this November. 

Born on February 20, 1945 in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George and Miriam Neff Smith. He was an incredible family man...

Robert (Bob) A. Reynolds, 77, of Coatesville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  He was the husband of Judith F. Reynolds for over 52 years.  

Born in McCook, NE, Bob was the only son of the late Richard B. and Sally Seldomridge Reynolds. Raised in Paoli, PA, he attended and graduated from Eastern Baptist College (now Eastern University) with a BA in...

Robert (Bob) L. Botkin, Sr., 67, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Jean (Shero) Botkin, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.



Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the...

Robert A. (Rob-Iron-Man) Davidson, Jr. 59 of Denver, Pa., formerly of Coatesville passed away October 6, 2021.

Rob was an avid motorcyclist well known as IRON-MAN.  Rob was the owner-operator of Iron-Man Cycles for 30+ years.  Rob's true passion were Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

He was the son of Helen E. Davidson of Ephrata, formerly of Coatesville, Pa., and the late Robert A....

Robert A. Highfield. Jr., 55, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Friday, July 3, 2020. He was the husband of Erin Galloway Highfield with whom he shared 37 years of marriage. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, he wa the son of the late Robert A. Highfield, Sr. and Elizabeth Brennan Highfield.

Bob was a resident of West Caln for the past nine years. He was an accomplished auto mechanic by...

Robert A. Stackhouse, 60, of Burlington, NJ, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Monday, September 23, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Jenny L. Jackson Stackhouse with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. He was the son of Doris E. Stackhouse of Avondale and the late Raymond H. Stackhouse, Sr.

Bob grew up in Parkesburg and was a 1978 graduate of the Octorara High School. After...

Robert A. Swift, 57, of Christiana, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Carol Houser Swift, with whom he was married since 1983.  

Born in Coatesville, Robert was the son of the late Dorothy K. (Hall) and Donald W. Swift.  

He was member of the Christiana American Legion, the Parkesburg V.F.W. and the Rod and Gun Club...

Robert Aaron Botta, 30, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Dolores May March Botta of Honey Brook and the late John Martin Botta. 

Aaron was an area resident all his life and a 2008 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He was formerly employed as a landscaper. 

He is survived, in addition to his mother, by...

Robert (Bob) A. Linsinbigler, 62, of Highland Township, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. He was the husband of Joan (Bennett) Linsinbigler. Bob was born in Norristown, PA, and was the son of Kenneth Linsinbigler of Coatesville, PA, and the late Gertrude (Susan) Baker Linsinbigler.

Bob proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a supporting and dedicated...

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