Obituaries

Oct 6, 2015

Edna K. Alberger, 91, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Kerr Alberger and from the age of eight she was raised by Susie Lynch.

Edna was a Parkesburg resident since 1933 and a 1943...

Oct 5, 2015

Naomi M. Hoopes, 90, of West Grove, died on Monday, October, 5, 2015 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Edward R. Hoopes who died in 1998. Born in Sadsbury Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Roy MacNeal and Mabel Esbenshade MacNeal. Naomi was a...

Oct 4, 2015

Louann E. Collins, 58, of Talmage, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Louis Edwin Gibson and Vivian Schoder Gibson of Alexandria, PA.

She is survived by one daughter Tiffany J. Pagano wife of Damain Cavalo of Talmage, PA, two grandchildren; Acacia and...

Oct 4, 2015

John D. Stoltzfus, 86, of Honey Brook, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. He was the  husband of the late Susie S. Stoltzfus who died in 2012. Born in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Daniel B. and Naomi Stoltzfus.

In...

Oct 4, 2015

Helen K. Rogers, 81, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 4th at Harrison Senior Living of Christiana.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Jacob Kowalski.

Helen was a 1952 graduate of Scott High School.  She worked for over 25 years as a Teacher's Aid at Coatesville Child and Career Development...

Oct 1, 2015

Paula J. Smith, 51, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 1 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Matthew F. Smith, with whom she shared 33 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Paula was the daughter of the Paul Krupansky of Coatesville and the late Joanne (Fuller) Krupansky.

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Sep 23, 2015

Kurt M. "Grady" Pendyck, 49, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond and Elizabeth M. Canan Pendyck.

Kurt was a Parkesburg resident all his life and a 1984 graduate of the Octorara High School. He was employed by Tibor J. Lehotay...

Sep 22, 2015

Donna Jean Adams, 59, of Christiana, PA died on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of Wesley E. Adams with whom she shared 27 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Curtis E. Simpson, Sr. and Helen Virginia Hines Simpson. An...

Sep 21, 2015

Charles P. "Chuck" Downes, Jr., 35, of Honey Brook, died at his home on Monday, September 21, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Joseph and Esther Fagan Colella of Honey Brook. He was employed by Walmart of Elverson. He is survived, in addition to his parents, by one daughter Kellsey Downes of Elverson and one sister...

Sep 21, 2015

Geraldine "Honey" Cremmin, 80, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, September 21st at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana.  She was the widow of the late Robert J. Cremmin, who died 2013 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Valley Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn (McCarraher) and William...

Sep 16, 2015

Lt. Col. John "Jack" W. Martin, Pennsylvania Air National Guard (Retired), 93, of Parkesburg, PA died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on September 16, 2015.  Born in Sadsburyville, he was the son of the late Norman G. Martin and Edith Cowan Martin.  He is survived by a sister, Marian Martin Stoner and is predeceased by a brother, Thomas...

Sep 15, 2015

Charles E. Brown, Jr., 73, of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the  Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Ethel Wertz Brown. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Martha Thompson Brown, Sr. An area resident all his life, Charlie was employed by the...

Sep 14, 2015

A. Wayne Good, Jr., 88, of Downingtown, passed away on  Monday, September 14, 2015 at his home. He was the husband of the late Rose Ann Peters Good who died in 2008. They shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late A. Wayne Good, Sr. and Grace Ramsey Good. He was a...

Sep 11, 2015

Cynthia Jane Stackhouse, 78, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, Sept. 11th at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of the late John E. Stackhouse, Jr. who died in 2002. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Ruth Vance Hayes. Cynthia was an area resident most of her life. She...

Sep 11, 2015

Lois M. Collins, 58, of Parkesburg, died on Friday, Sept. 11th at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Christiana, PA. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Lois Davis Kulp of Parkesburg and the late Raymond W. Kulp, Sr.

Lois was a 1975 graduate of the Downingtown High School. She was employed by Walmart of Parkesburg....

Sep 7, 2015

Patricia Elizabeth Groce McKee, 79, of Coatesville, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, September 7th, 2015 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester following a 5 year courageous battle with cancer.

She was the widow of William Glenn McKee who passed away on March 15, 2014 with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.

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Sep 6, 2015

W. Dean Maitland, 95, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 6th at his home surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Alice M. Maitland, with whom he would have shared 69 years of marriage this coming Sept. 29th.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Emma (Clinger) and William Maitland....

Sep 5, 2015

Darlene J. Kuhns, 66, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 5th at her home after a lengthy illness.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Florence Walton, and the adopted daughter of the late Dorothy B. Johnson, who raised her.

Darlene was a graduate of the Octorara High School....

Sep 4, 2015

Edward C. Detterline Hess, 59, of Cochranville, died at his home on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Born in Paoli, he was the son of the late Henry and Sarah Detterline Hess. An area resident all his life, he was employed by the Fenceworks Company of West Chester.

He is survived by one sister, Pamela J. Fonseca (Miguel)...

Sep 3, 2015

Jane T. "Jennie" Przychodzen Kelly, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the widow of Edward Kelly and her first husband the late Frank J. Przychodzen. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Walus. Jennie was an area resident all her life....