Obituary Archive

Chester A. "Chetty" Taylor, Jr., 53, of Parkesburg, passed on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 following a brief illness. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Chester A. Taylor Sr. and Carmille A. Griffith Taylor.

He was a 1973 graduate of the Coatesville High School. Chetty owned and operated "Chester A. Taylor Plumbing and Heating."

Chief Taylor joined the Westwood Fire...

Chester B. London, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021. He was the husband of the late Rose Taylor London. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late Chester A. and Freda E. Crawford-London.

An area resident most of his life he was formerly employed by Pat McGrail's Nu-Pak Metal Fabrication Corporation in Parkesburg. He enjoyed watching sports, westerns,...

Chester Bruce Hoover, 81, formerly of Elverson, PA, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in West Chester, PA.  He was the husband of the late Loretta Kay Hoover.  Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Clifford and Dorothy Shute Hoover.

Chester retired after many years working for Coatesville Electric and Denny Electric. He was an avid Elvis fan who loved to travel. He...

Chester C. Ash, 80, of Westwood, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Arthur "Artie" and Helen "Minnie" Hamilton Ash.  

Chester was an area resident all his life. He was the owner and operator for 47 years of the West End Garage in Coatesville where he specialized as a transmission mechanic. He was a life member of the West...

Chester Charles Mycko, Jr., 71, of Parkesburg, formerly of Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Janet Young Mycko.

Born in Philadelphia, Chester was the son of the late Florence (Stillwell) and Chester Mycko Sr.  

Chester served honorably in the US Navy during Vietnam.  He later served in the Department...

Chester D. Heinzman, Sr., 77, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the VA Medical Center.  He was the beloved husband of Rose Amole Heinzman, with whom he shared 21 years of marriage.  He was predeceased by his first wife, Ida...

Chester R. "Teddy" Criswell, 92, formerly of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Newport Meadows in Christiana, PA.  He was the husband of the late Marie Lewis Criswell who passed away in 1999.  Born in Martins Corner, PA, he was the son of the late Charles Lloyd and Lillian Elizabeth (McMinn) Criswell.

Teddy was educated at the Gum Tree School and then worked as a...

Chester W. Mullen, 79, of Gap, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William A. and Zelva May McGinnis Mullen. 
An area resident all his life, he proudly served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. While serving, he was awarded the "Domain of the Golden Dragon Award" on board...

Christian A. Hallgren, 40, of East Fallowfield, passed away July 16, 2016 at home.
Born in Central Islip, NY on Saturday October 9, 1975. Christian was a 1994 graduate from Coatesville High School.  He continued his education at West Chester University earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics.  He then graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1999.  ...

Christian Lloyd Sweigart, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 10th, 2016.  He was the husband of Mary (Rimel) Sweigart, with whom he would have shared 46 on the 12th of September.  

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Mary (Esch) and Joseph Sweigart.  He served honorably in the US Army.  He had worked at the Chester County Airport and was a Brick Layer by trade...

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