Obituaries
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David C. Pratt, 75, of Gordonville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 7, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Brenda K. Carolus Pratt with whom he shared 32 years of marriage with. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Herman and Janet Gregg Pratt.
Dave was an area resident all his life and a 1966 graduate of the former S. Horace Scott High School in...
John Steczak, 89, formerly of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024, in West Chester, PA. He was the husband of the late Ruth Ann Armentrout Steczak, who had been married for sixty-two years. Born in Coatesville on June 20,1935, he was the son of the late Michael J. and Mary Adams Steczak.
John was a 1955 graduate of Scott High School in Coatesville. He worked as...
Dean Blando, of Valley Township, PA, passed away on September 3rd due to complications from open-heart surgery and pneumonia. He was 50 years old.
Dean is survived by his wife Erin Keough Blando, sons Dean Blando Jr. and Christian Bernhardt, grandchildren Natalia Rose Blando, Dean Blando III, Giovanni Blando and Bayley Bernhardt, siblings Vincent Blando (Kim), Nicole Blando, and Paul...
Eva J. Jones, 77, of Wrightsville, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024, in Mt. Joy, PA at Hospice and Community Care peacefully surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Chester R. Jones for over 55 years. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roy E. and Vail (Ward) Henson.
Eva was a supervisor for the former Penguin Industries in Sadsburyville, PA...
Cheryl Ann Balzarano, 64, of Atglen, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2024 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Marvin Balzarano with whom she shared 13 years of marriage with. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert Arnold and Shirley Trumbower Arnold.
Cheryl was an area resident all her life and a 1977 graduate of the...
Tyler Blake Howard, 29, of Kinzers, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of James A. and Kirsten Murray Howard.
Tyler was a graduate of Pequea Valley High School and was a member of Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church in Parkesburg, PA. He was a self-employed IT consultant.
In addition to his parents he is...
Ralph H. Binder, 97, of East Fallowfield, passed away on September 1, 2024 at St. Martha's Manor in Downingtown, PA. Born in Millvale, PA, he was the son of the late Francis and Allie Bauer Binder. He was married for 63 years to his loving wife, Dorothy Smith Binder.
He served in the US Army of Occupation immediately after World War II as a truck driver and he continued to be employed...
Beth S. Graham, 66, of Gap, PA, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 30, 2024. She was the beloved wife of her high school sweetheart, Kenneth L. Graham, with whom she shared 46 years of marriage in May. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ann Sellers Smith.
Beth was an area resident all of her life and a...
Mary L. Sears, 87, of Gap, PA, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024, in Quarryville, PA at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home. She was the wife of the late Frank Sears who passed away in 2004. Born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Margaret (Davis) Pierce.
Mary graduated from Scott High School in Coatesville, PA, in 1955...
Lewis C. "Skip" Myers Jr., 77, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, in West Chester, PA. He was the husband of the late Susan Kuresko Myers who passed away in March. Born in West Chester he was the son of the late Lewis Sr. and Dorothy Sprecher Myers.
Skip is survived by a daughter, Tonya (Michael) McMillan of Phoenix, AZ, grandchildren,...
Kathryn T. Faldeti, 77, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Faldeti who just recently died on August 14th. They shared almost 50 years of marriage together. Born in Ridley Park, PA, she was the daughter of the late Cameron W. Trosino and Cora E. Howard Trosino.
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Earl Dunlap went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 26, 2024. Born on June 30, 1959 in Chester County, he was the son of the late Earl M. Dunlap, Sr. and Hazel L. Dunlap.
He was a respected and cherished husband, dad, pop-pop, and friend to many. Earl had a love for Jesus Christ, his family, friends, and church family with a big heart for helping others. In his...
Kathleen Gowen, 80, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Hospice of Christiana Care in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John I. Gowen and Edilen Murray Gowen.
Kathleen was employed most of her life in the clerical department at the Wilmington VA Medical Center.
She is survived by two sisters; Eileen...
Jahleel Michael "Pee Wee' Tyson Blanton, 27, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of Nakia D. Blanton of Coatesville and Chad M. Tyson of Coatesville.
Jahleel graduated from Coatesville Area Senior High School in 2015. He worked for Lilly Pool and Spa Services of Downingtown, PA. He...
John S. "Jack" Monaghan, 94, of Downingtown, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024 at the St. Martha's Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Downingtown. He was the husband of the late Barbara Brittingham Lawson Monaghan who died in 2014. Born in West Chester, PA he was the son of the late Jerome J. Monaghan, Sr. and Mary L. Simmler Monaghan.
Jack...
Stacey Lynn McGinnis, 51, of Westwood, PA, passed away on Thursday August 22, 2024 in Pottstown, PA. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Donald L. McGinnis, Sr and Helen (Zemacke) McGinnis of Westwood.
Stacey was an area resident all her life. She worked at the Dollar Tree Store in Thorndale and in Parkesburg. She previously worked at the Parkesburg Walmart. She was a big...
James S. Landis Sr., 88, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 25, 2024, in Honey Brook, PA. He was the husband of the late Edith S. "Edie" Seekamp Landis who passed away in 2014. Born in Parkesburg he was the son of the late John B. and Sophia B. Stauffer Landis.
He is survived by his children, James S. (Christine Titter) Landis Jr. of Parkesburg,...
Howard Dean Ewing Jr., 67, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Born on December 12th 1956 in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of Myrtle M. (Lawrence) Reinike of Hesston, PA, and the late Howard Dean Ewing Sr.
Howard had wanted to be an English teacher when he was younger, and enjoyed writing poetry in his free time. He enjoyed fishing, watching...
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...
John Stephen Murphy, 39, of West Chester, PA, passed away suddenly at his home on August 17, 2024. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Kathleen "Kay" Murphy and the late Stephen “Granddad” Murphy who passed away in 2019. John obtained a B.S. of Marketing from York College of Pennsylvania in 2007. After graduation, he worked for The Bank of New York for 12 years in various roles as he...
Corri McNeal, 64, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. She was the fiance of Kenneth L. "Wolfy" Miller of Parkesburg. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Renata Steinohrt McNeal of Parkesburg, and the late Charles F. "Skip" McNeal.
Corri attended the Octorara Schools and worked in the...
Joseph John Faldeti, 94, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the Newport Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Christiana, PA. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Trosino Faldeti with whom he shared almost 50 years of marriage with. Born in Genoa, Italy, he was the son of the late Anthony and Lilliana Faldeti.
Joseph was an area resident for 47...