Obituary Archive
Jean E. Leary, 85, of Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook, passed away on Sunday, November 5th at Chester County Hospital. She was the widow of William J. "Peachy" Leary, who died in 2007 after 47 years of marriage.
Born in Doe Run, Jean was the daughter of the late Frances (Patton) and Walter Linnenbaugh. She was a 1950 graduate of Unionville High School.
Jean worked...
Jean E. Needham, 92, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family at her home on Thursday, May 12, 2011. She was the beloved wife of B. Ira Needham with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville...
Jean E. Sampson-Winchester, a longtime resident of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the Pocopson Nursing Home in West Chester, PA. She was 96 years old and has been a resident at Pocopson since 2014 where she spent much of her time playing (and winning) at bingo and became proficient at decorating and gifting pottery.
Jean was married three times, once to the...
Jean Evelyn Mercer Stilwell, 87, of Honey Brook, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2022 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon L Stilwell, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Downingtown, she was the daughter of William Defoster Mercer and Mary Louise Pyle Mercer.
Jean was a resident, along with her late husband, of Downingtown for...
Jean Hubler Brown, 99, of Caln, PA, passed away at her son's home in Parkesburg, PA, on Monday, May 8, 2023. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Brown Sr. Born in Palestine, Clearfield County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Hubler and Alberta Crowell Hubler Wolownik and the stepdaughter of the late Joseph Wolownik of Coatesville, PA.
Jean was a member of the...
Jean H. Coates, 85, of New Holland, passed away at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy on Monday, March 1, 2021.
Born in Calvert, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James F. Herr and Olive Beatrice (Fox) Herr. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul L. Coates, Jr. with whom she shared 34 years of marriage.
Jean was a graduate of Oxford Senior High and went on to pursue...
Jean H. Steele, 89, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of the late Clarence "Bob" J. Steele, who passed away in 2002.
Born in Highland Twp., she was the daughter of the late Mary Schaffer Harris and H. Luther Harris. An area resident her entire life, she was a 1939 graduate of Cochranville High School and...
Jean Henn Wood, 80 of Gap, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2009.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in New Jersey, moved to Pennsylvania and raised family there.
Survived by her husband, John, son John Joseph...
Jean Hope Irwin, 91, of East Fallowfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 17, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family.
Jean J. Cummings, 89, of Lancaster, was called home on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Glen at the Willow Valley Retirement Community. She was the beloved wife of the late Rev. Charles H. Cummings who died in 2013. They shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Jennie Watson Jeffries.
Jean and her husband formerly...