Obituary Archive
William H. Backenstose, 75, of West Grove, formerly of E. Fallowfield and Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the husband of Ethel Wise Backenstose with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in...
William H. Lowrey Jr., 76, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Rowan Lowrey. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late William H. and Ruth Henry Lowrey Sr.
An area resident most his life William worked as an autocar maker and was a member of the Parkesburg VFW Post 4480....
William H. Roth, Jr., 70, of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia Sagner Roth and his late wife, Jacqueline A. Roth who died in 2003. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late William H. and Betty Charsha Roth.
Bill was a 1965 graduate of the Scott High School. He enlisted in the US Army in 1967 and served...
William Henry Hess, Jr., 47, of Paradise passed away at his home on Sunday, September 24th. He was the husband of Sandra Skasko Hess.
Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Lynn L. LaMar Hess of Spring City, Pa. and the late William H. Hess, Sr. He was a 1988 graduate of Pequea Valley High School and worked at Friendly's restaurant as a dishwasher.
He is survived, in addition...
William Henry Hibbard, Sr., 88, of East Fallowfield, PA passed away at his home on Friday September 13, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Marilyn “Dolly” Hamilton Hibbard who died in July. They shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, Bill was the son of the late William H. and Helen (James) Hibbard.
Together Bill and Dolly raised three children: M. Kathy (Joseph)...
William Hughes Cooper, Sr., 70, Coatesville, PA, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Tacoma, Washington, he was the son of the late Henry Reynolds Cooper and Vida Patricia Hughes Cooper.
Bill grew up in the Wilmington, Delaware area and was a 1968 graduate of the PS Dupont High School in Wilmington, DE. He proudly served in the US Navy from 1973 to 1976. He...
William J Murray, 69, lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC Hospice Unit surrounded by his family. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alfred A. Murray, Sr. and Ida Jane Franciscus Murray.
Bill was an area resident all his life and a 1968 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He proudly served in the US...
William J Russell Sr., age 74, peacefully passed away on July 13th, 2021. Born in Coatesville, He was the son of the late William and Henrietta Russell. He grew up and lived in Parkesburg most of his life. He graduated from Octorara High School in 1964. At the age of 20 he was drafted into the Army and served two years during the Vietnam era as a sharpshooter. He was employed by Reading...
William J. "Bill" Griffith III, 91, of West Caln Twp., passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Born in Malvern, he was the son of the late William J. Griffith Jr. and Mable Kenney Griffith. He was the loving companion of the late Dorothy Kilfara for over 40 years -- They treasured their relationship both having found love a second time in life that was stronger and lasting. (...