Obituary Archive
Lester J. Baxter, 90, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 while under the care of his daughter in Denver, PA. He was the husband of the late Rosella Anna Frederick Baxter who died in 2009. Born on the family farm near New Holland, he was the son of the late Chester Baxter and Bessie Watson Baxter.
Lester was an area resident all his life and a 1947 graduate of...
Lester L. Lewis, Sr., was born in Baltimore, MD on May 17, 1926 to Ervin and Cassandra Lewis. Lester attended the Oxford Area School System and then later joined the Marine Corps. He was a WWII combat veteran having served in the Pacific theater, seeing action in Iwo Jima. He was among the first African American combat troops who occupied the Japanese mainland; although their actions are...
Lester R. Pugh, 72, of Coatesville, died on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Sally Smith Pugh. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Earl and Mary Rhoades Pugh. Lester was employed for 33 years by the Lukens Steel Co. in Coatesville retiring in 1996. He enjoyed trips to the shore, motorcycles and his...
Letitia B. Bailey, 72, of Atglen passed away at her home on Thursday, December 1, 2022. “Tish” was born on June 21,1950 in Easton Maryland. She was the daughter of the late George L. Beatty and Jean (Critchlow) Beatty. She was the beloved wife of Frank J. Murphy with whom she shared 38 years of friendship and marriage.
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Lettie M. Thompson, 86, of West Brandywine, PA died on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of Ira W. Thompson with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Mrs. Thompson was employed by NASA in Washington D.C. as a payload specialist.
Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg, PA.
Levi H. Zerr, Jr., 79, of East Fallowfield Township, passed away at his home on Saturday August 1, 2009. He was the husband of Sara White Zerr with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Levi H. and Hazel Bitler Zerr.
He graduated from Lower Merion High School and earned his Bachelor's...
Lew W. "Wally" MacHenry, Jr., 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Louella D. (Dawson) MacHenry, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.
Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Myrtle and Lew W. MacHenry Sr.
He was retired from the U.S. Army.
He was a 50 year member of the Brandywine-Goddard...
Lewis C. "Skip" Myers Jr., 77, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, in West Chester, PA. He was the husband of the late Susan Kuresko Myers who passed away in March. Born in West Chester he was the son of the late Lewis Sr. and Dorothy Sprecher Myers.
Skip is survived by a daughter, Tonya (Michael) McMillan of Phoenix, AZ, grandchildren,...
Lewis C. Myers, Sr., 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the home of his son Gary. He was the husband of Esther Robert Myers who died in 2002 and his first wife Dorothy L. Sprecher Myers who died in 1992. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late George A. and Maude Hines Myers.
Lewis O. "Lew" Coates, 74, of Coatesville, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, October 18, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Nancy L. Moore Coates with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Lewis O. Coates, Sr. and Alice Dabbak Coates.
Lew lived in the area all his life and was a 1963 graduate of the Octorara High...