Obituary Archive
William Michael "Mugsy" Mullen, Sr., 56, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Vicky Lynne Mowday Mullen with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Jean E. Wright Mullen of Gap and the late Chester W. Mullen.
Michael was an area...
William P. Root, 76, of West Chester, passed away on Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at the Pembrooke Health & Rehab Center of West Chester. He was the widower of the late Helen Bergery Root who died in 2005. Born in Valley Township, he was the son of the late William F. and Kathryn Fox Root.
Bill was an area resident all his life. He proudly served in the US Army. He was employed by...
William Parke "Tug" Ogden, 75, of West Brandywine, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at Brandywine Hospital. He was the widow of Linda Ogden, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.
Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Catherine (Softchin) and Harold Ogden. He attended Octorara High School, and was self-employed as a plumber. Tug had recently been working part-time...
William R. Keen, Jr., 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at his home at Freedom Village, Coatesville, PA.
Though he was raised in Delaware County, Bill was the 3rd generation from Atglen/Christiana in Lancaster County. He graduated from Swarthmore High School, where he met Mary Alice West, his high school sweetheart and wife of seventy years. He went on to Franklin...
William R. L. Winters, Sr., 75, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, November, 28, 2016 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. He was the husband of Shirley R. Winters and his first wife the late Anita Persing Winters who died in 2007. Born in Atglen, he was the son of the late William H. Winters and Elsie Hudson Winters.
Bill was an Atglen resident all his life and a 1960 graduate...
William R. Peters, Sr. 84, of Parkesburg, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Work) Peters, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. 
William Ralph Deremer, 66, of Quarryville, passed away on Tuesday, May 10th at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Debra A. (Witherow) Deremer, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Mary Louise (Hosfeld) and Willard Deremer.
He served honorably in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
A graduate of...
William Raymond Steffe, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 6th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hosptial. He was the beloved husband Jacqueline (Kurtz) Steffe, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. 
William Richard Huntsinger, 85, of Atglen, formerly of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley L. Huntsinger (Backenstose), with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA, he was the son of the late Marlin and Hilda Smith Huntsinger.
Bill retired from the Coatesville VA...
William Robert DeCesare, 78, of Kinzer, passed away on Sunday, September 12th, 2021 at Paoli Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., Robert was the son of the late Lillian (Pasacreda) and Joseph DeCesare.
William graduated from an all Catholic Boys high school in Wilmington, DE, and served five years in the United States Air Force and then attended the University of Delaware for two...