Obituary Archive
Shirley Ann Peters, 86, of Kennett Square and formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Linden Hall Friends Nursing Home in Kennett Square. She was the wife of the late William R. Peters who passed in 2013. Born in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde K. and Mary Madonna Work.
Shirley was a graduate of McCaskey High School and worked as a...
Shirley Ann Walton, 76, of Narvon, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Albert E. Walton, Sr. and Neva Guiney Walton.
Shirley was an area resident all her life and had lived, for the last ten years, at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center of Narvon. She enjoyed babysitting and she loved watching movies...
Shirley Anne (Beck) Riggins, 91, of Coatesville entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 13, 2023. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Clinton Webb Beck and Ora Mae Coder Beck. She was the beloved wife of the late Elmer Chandler Riggins with whom she shared 58 years of marriage.
She was a 1950 graduate of S. Horace Scott High School located in Coatesville,...
Shirley Celeste Hanna, 83, of Parkesburg, PA, beloved wife of Howard H. Hanna, III for 65 years, went to be with our Heavenly Father on November 15, 2018. Born in Westwood, Valley Township, she was the daughter of the late Allen Armentrout, Sr. and Flora Belle Hammer Armentrout.
Shirley was a devout Christian and a member of the Sandy Hill Community Church. She loved to sing and perform...
Celebrating the life of Shirley E Nixon
Shirley E. Nixon, who was 88 years old, passed away peacefully where she resided at the Harrison House Assisted Living in Coatesville, PA on Saturday, August 17, 2024. She was born September 6, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Earl A. White and Helen Myers White.
Later the family moved to Pennsylvania where Shirley attended the...
Shirley Elaine Root, 88, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Robert L. Root with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George Pluck and Lulu Bussinger Pluck.
Shirley was an area resident all her life and a 1953 graduate of the former Scott...
Shirley Gilmore Robbins, 81, of Ronks, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 21, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Bruce A. Robbins with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Rice Gilmore.
Shirley was an area resident all her life. She was employed by the US Postal Service as a mail carrier and years ago...
Shirley H. Brown, 66, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 6, under the care of the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. She was the widow of the late Lawrence H. Brown Jr., with whom she shared 22 years of marriage.
Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late William H. Trago and Eva Houck Trago. She was employed throughout her life by...
Shirley Louise Backenstose Huntsinger, 86, of Atglen, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on December 12th, after battling dementia for the last 5 years. She was the wife of William Huntsinger, with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Robert and Irma Eshleman Backenstose.
Shirley retired from secretarial work and proceeded to enjoy...