Obituary Archive

Austin James Madonna, 21, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Elizabeth PeJaye Williams of Lancaster and Brian (Jamie) Madonna and stepmother Deanne Madonna of Parkesburg. 

Austin was an area resident all his life. He enjoyed hunting,...

Avarella P. "Abbie" Shank, 86, of Westwood, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the home of her daughter. She was the wife of the late Donald Shank who died in 1977. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Steidler Peaco.  
 
An area resident all her life, she was a 1945 graduate of the Scott High School.
She was employed...

B. Ira Needham, 102, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord, on Monday, February 28, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of Jean E. Thompson Needham, whom he shared 60 years of marriage with before she passed away in 2011. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin C. Needham and Virginia Wood Needham.

Ike was...

Bailey Lynn Welton, 6, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at her mother's home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved daughter of  Nicole E. Chintala of East Fallowfield and Benjamin L. Welton of Lancaster. 

She also leaves behind paternal grandmother Carol Welton of Lancaster, maternal grandmother Carol Chintala of East Fallowfield, step-grandfather Dzia dzia...

Barbara “Bobbie” Eby Beach, 90, formerly of Buck Run, passed away at the Pocopson Home on Saturday, November 30, 2019. She was the widow of the late Norman K. Beach who died in 2011. They shared 61 years of marriage together. Born in Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Anne (Maxwell) Eby.

Barbara was an area resident all her life and a 1946 graduate of the Oxford...

Barbara A. Gilbert, 81, of Valley Township, passed away on December 25, 2019, at her home. She was the widow of the late Marcus W. Gilbert Jr., who passed away in1993. Born in Coatesville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Taylor Schmidt.

She attended Coatesville schools and worked at Newberries in Coatesville, Family Dollar in Coatesville and Ames in Thorndale....

Barbara A. Hunter, 72, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the LifeCare Hospital of Mechanicsburg.  She was the widow of Joseph R. Hunter, who passed away in 2008 after they had shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Barbara was the daughter of the late Hazel (Nuse) and Leo Swisher.  An area resident most of her life, she was a 1959 graduate of Scott...

Barbara A. Newkirk, 88, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Monday March 21, 2022 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late John W. Newkirk who died in 2006. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Sabo and Elizabeth Godra Sabo.

She is survived by one brother William M. Sabo, DMD of New Holland, PA. 

Family and friends are invited...

Barbara Ann (Simonds) Radcliff, age 86, of Wyomissing and formerly of Downingtown, PA, died on January 31, 2020, at the Highlands of Wyomissing.  

Born August 6, 1933, in Rochester, NY, Mrs. Radcliff was the daughter of Walter W. and Lillian (Northrop) Simonds and the wife of the late Richard L. Radcliff, who died April 16, 2015.  She is survived by her daughter Lynn R. Macadangdang (...

Barbara Ann Althouse, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Pocopson Home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late L. Wayne Althouse who died in 2005. They shared 51 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John M. Bailey and Anna McGarvey Bailey.

Barbara was a lifelong resident of Cochranville and...

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