Obituaries

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Elaine Winecoff Lantz Pickering, 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday March 15, 2024 after a brave struggle with Lymphoma.

Elaine graduated from Octorara Area High School in 1963, and was working in the Chester
County Commisioners Office when she met and married the love of her life, Norman Pickering.

She was full of life and enjoyed...

James J. Halter, 90, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday March 15, 2024 at the Tel-Hai Nursing Home, Honey Brook, PA. 

Jim was a Parkesburg resident all his life and a 1952 graduate of the former Parkesburg High School. He enlisted in the US Navy and served on the heavy cruiser USS Toledo in the Pacific during the Korean Conflict and later he served on the USS Destroyer Shelton in the...

Jan Marie John Gordon, 67, of Gap, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, March 10, 2024.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Edna Geraldine "Jeri " (White) John, and step-daughter of Janis John of West Chester, PA.

Jan was a 1974 graduate of Octorara High School and was employed as a daycare worker and as a dance instructor at Jeri Jon’s Studios...

Terrence J. Marlowe, 67, of East Brandywine Township, PA, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.  He was the husband of Robin (Smith) Marlowe for over 39 years.  Born in Darby, PA, he was the son of the late James J. and Mary Jane (Ortolon) Marlowe.

Terry was 1974 graduate of Malvern Prep and received his B.A. from Villanova...

Vicki Carol Gouge, 80, of Paradise, PA passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of the late Alfred Gouge who died in 2004. They shared 45 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Peace and Bertha Hilton Peace. 

Vicki was an area resident all her life and had attended the Octorara High School, Atglen,...

James Joseph Liney, Jr., 91 of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Wellington at Hershey’s Mill Memory Care Community in West Chester, PA. He was the husband of the late Edna May Bickings Liney with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James J. Liney, Sr. and Catherine E. Groce Liney.

Jim was an area resident all his life...

Harry Thomas "Hap" Milman, Sr., 83, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. He was the beloved husband of Maureen Fletcher-Milman with whom he shared the past 41 years. He was born in Wilmington, DE to George Kenneth "Kenny" Millman, Sr. and Helen Reed (Smith) Millman. 

Hap grew up in Colywn,PA, after which he proudly served his country in...

Susan Myers, 74, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. She was the wife of Lewis "Skip" Myers for over 54 years. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Beatrice (White) Kuresko. Susan was a graduate of Coatesville High School and worked at several forms of employment over the course of her life. These included...

Heather Marie Walton, 45, of Gap, PA, passed away at her home suddenly on Monday, March 4, 2024.  She was the wife of Jeffrey Allen Walton Sr. for over 25 years.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Bonita (Lyons) Gordon.

Heather worked as a home health aide.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her children, Jeffrey A. Walton Jr., and...

William W. Maxwell, 87, of Clifton Forge, VA, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on February 21, 2024 at the Woodlands Health & Rehab Center in Clifton Forge, Virginia. He was the husband of the late Marion A. Slider Maxwell who died in 2020. They shared 65 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George T. Maxwell and Lottie Mae Jacobs Maxwell. 

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Sandra L. Sera, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, PA. She was the widow of the late Alexander Sera who died in 2018. They shared 42 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Temple E. Diem and Ruth Myers Diem. 

Sandy was a Chester County resident all her life and a 1961...

Alfred Ray Tester (“Al”), 87, of West Caln Township, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.  He was the husband of Sandra Wise Tester for 63 years.  Born in Mountain City, TN, he was the son of the late Alex and Myrtle Mae (Dean) Tester.

Al retired from Lenape Forge. He also worked at Lenape Nursery.

He enjoyed being outside, yard work, watching the...

Andrew G Sperber 72 of Gap, PA, Passed away on Thursday February 29th 2024. He was the husband of Vicki Sperber for 54yrs. Born in Dover, New Jersey.

He was the son of late Andrew & Elynor Sperber of Christiana, PA. Andy had 3 Children. Kevin of Christiana, Pa, Craig of Cochranville, Pa and Andy of Gap, Pa. He also had a Brother Mark of West Chester, PA.

Andy loved muscles...

Richard M. Jones, born on October 4, 1935, in Steelton, PA, peacefully departed this world on February 28, 2024 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. He was the beloved son of Charles and Reba (Dangler) Jones. Richard shared 47 years of marriage with his beloved Charmaine (Madrigale) Jones until her passing in 2007.

In the embrace of his family, Richard leaves behind a...

Alta Jane Perry, 95, of Denver, PA, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024, in Ephrata, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald L. Perry who passed away in 1986.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Bertha S. (Miller) McCulley.

In her younger days, she was known for talking on the phone for hours with her family and friends, hosting large spaghetti dinners for...

Margaret L. Sagnor, 83 of Coatesville, passed away Saturday February 24, 2024, at the Pocopson Home in West Chester, PA. She shared 61 years of marriage to Horace W. Sagnor Jr, who passed away in 2022. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Frances E. (Brooks) Oliver.

She was a graduate of Scott High Schools class of 1959.

She was employed by Krapf’s...

Gayle Audrey Little, 76, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 24, 2024.  Born in San Francisco, CA, she was the daughter of the late Even Solberg and the late Audrey DeRenard Lenderman.  She was the ex-wife of the late Jack Little.

Gayle worked many jobs over the years including secretarial and overnight data entry for the former Brandywine...

Donald W. Martz, 73, of West Caln Township, PA, passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.  He was the husband of H. Louise (Swisher) Martz for over 54 years.  Born in Berwick, PA, he was the son of the late William and Jeanette (Kreasy) Martz.

Donnie was a graduate of Coatesville High School and was a self-employed contractor.  He built over 50...

Dennis Ward Shead, 75, of Gap, PA, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, February 16, 2024. He was the husband of the late Irene Greenway Shead who died in 2015. They shared 45 years of marriage together. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George and Margaret Beese Shead.

Dennis grew up in Philadelphia. He started out working as a welder at...

Michael Thomas Altland, 26, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 in Chester Township, Delaware County. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Robert Jackson Altland and Tiffinee Lynn Baker.

Michael was an area resident all his life and a 2016 graduate of the Phoenixville Technical School. He was employed in the real estate business as a salesman....

Aurelia Mae Brown, 82, of Downingtown, PA, passed away on Saturday, February, 17, 2024 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Eugene P. Brown who died in 2009. They shared over 40 years of marriage and friendship together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late  Albert Archey and Bertha Carter Crawford.

Mae was an area resident...

Daniel Lamana Jr., 89, of Oxford, PA, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 15, 2024.  He was the husband of Edna Margaret (Summers) Lamana for over 67 years.  Born in Washington Township, NJ, he was the son of the late Daniel Sr. and Mary Delea Lamana.

Daniel proudly served his country in the U. S. Army and he worked for Penn Metals and Southwark Metals and retired from there...