Obituary Archive
Ruth Janet Miller, 96, a lifelong resident of Parkesburg, arrived home in Heaven on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of Chester E. Miller, former President of Parkesburg's First Farmer's Bank and Mildred Russell Miller of Stottsville and owners of the Russell Mill. She was also the granddaughter of H.C. Miller, a Parkesburg music...
Ruth K. Wertz, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Ernest W. Wertz, Sr., with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.
Born in East Fallowfield, Ruth was the daughter of the late Bessie (Springer) and Harry A. Patton. She was an area resident her entire life.
Ruth was an active, lifelong member...
Ruth M. Hensel, 92, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020, at the Hickory House Nursing Home after her long battle with severe dementia and recent complications from Covid-19. She was the widow of Albert J. Hensel and the daughter of Leroy and Sarah Moffit Kochel.
A Downingtown and Coatesville area resident her entire life, Ruth obtained her cosmetology license after...
Ruth R. Wilson, 98, of West Chester, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in west Chester. Born in Gum Tree, Highland Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Frank and Della Emerson Wilson.
Ruth graduated from Scott High School, Coatesville, in 1941, and a graduated of the Chester County School of Nursing in West Chester. She retired from the Chester County Hospital as a...
Ruth T. Simmers, 85, of New Holland, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Ephrata Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Raymond F. Simmers, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.
Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Susan Myers Trego. An area resident her entire life, she was 1941 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She was employed at PECO...
Ruth V. Boyden, 97, formerly of West Grove, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Pocopson Home where she had resided since 1996. She was the widow of the late Lester Boyden.
Born in London Grove Twp., she was the daughter...
Ruth W. Taggart, 76, of New Holland, formerly of Honey Grove, PA, died on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald L. Taggart, Sr. who died in 2011. They shared 53 years of marriage together. Born in Malvern, she was the daughter of the late Fred Whitely, Sr. and Elizabeth Zug Whitely.
Ruth attended the West...
Ruthann "Rudy" Smith, 63, of Westwood, died on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Theodore A. Smith with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Santucci Gehring.
Rudy was an area resident all her...