Obituaries

May 24, 2023

David Irvings Coty, 64, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Hospice and Community Care of Mount Joy. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Louis J. Coty and Marjorie A. (Tomlin) Coty. He was the beloved husband of Wilma Winifred (Wolfe) Coty.

David was a graduate of Coatesville Area Senior...

May 20, 2023

Deborah Ann Hoffman Short, age 65, passed away on May 20th, 2023 at her home in Coatesville, PA, surrounded by her loved ones.  She was the wife of the late William T. Short.She was born in Phoenixville, PA.  She is now with her late parents, John Houston Hoffman, Sr and Anna Elizabeth Wadsworth Hoffman, and three brothers: John Jr.,...

May 20, 2023

Barbara Elsa Hines, 67, left this world peacefully after a brief time under home hospice care at her home, May 20, 2023, in Downingtown, PA.

She was the partner of Keith Millington also of Downingtown, a constant in her life for over 20 years. She was previously married to and divorced from Barry Hines with whom she...

May 13, 2023

Charles “Keith” Priddy, 58, of East Hempfield Township passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Hospice and Community Care located in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles J. Priddy (1999) and Sue Geraldine (Farris) Priddy of Paradise. He was the beloved husband of Karen Sue (Crosby) Priddy with whom he...

May 11, 2023

Evelyn I. Esworthy, 83, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William H. Hatfield and Evelyn I. (Hess) Hatfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles E. Esworthy with whom she shared 34 years of marriage.

She was a...

May 8, 2023

Barbara May Combs, 86, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023.  Born in Downingtown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Burkey and Barbara R. Nelson.

Barb was a former member of the Glenmoore Methodist Church where she would make and sell chocolate-covered peanut butter eggs for the church at Easter...

May 6, 2023

Charles Ray Wallace, 85, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at his home. He was the husband of the late Helen Ann Barlow Wallace who died in 2018. They shared 57 years of marriage together. Born in Lansing, NC, he was the son of the late Fred Wallace and Clyde Welch Wallace.

Charles...

May 6, 2023

Daniel G. Hagans, 91, of Coatesville, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 6, 2023.  He was the husband of the late Lois Anne Nichols Hagans who passed away in January 2023.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Burwood and Frances Pratt Hagans.

Daniel graduated from Scott Senior High School in...

Apr 28, 2023

Frances "Frankie" Ann Maxwell, 70, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Mickey L. and Matilda Miller Harrington.

Frankie was a Coatesville area resident most of her life and a 1970 graduate of CASH. She was employed by Handicrafters of Thorndale retiring...

Apr 28, 2023

Francis L. Brown, 84, of Cochranville, PA, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Janet Austin Brown with whom he shared almost 63 years of marriage with. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Allen L. Brown, Sr. and Florence Leighton Randler...

Apr 13, 2023

Deborah L. Flahart, 55, of Cochranville went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 13th, 2023 at Twin Pines Nursing facility in Chatham, PA.

Born October 5, 1967 in Coatesville, PA to James E. Flahart and the late Janet Mccauley Flahart. A resident of Cochranville and Chester County all of her life. She attended...

Apr 8, 2023

Gary Irvin Simmers, 81, of Coatesville passed away at his residence on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Irvin Simmers and Bertha (Bradway) Simmers. He was the beloved husband of Tina Simmers with whom he shared 32 years of marriage.

Gary worked in the steel industry for most of...

Mar 30, 2023

Deborah Paulson Groff, 59, of Honey Brook passed away at her residence on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Walter Paulson and Dale Hemmingway. She was the beloved wife of Richard Groff, Jr. with whom she shared 10 years of marriage.

She was an excellent mother who loved her...

Mar 24, 2023

Bridget Mary Montoro Doan, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24th, 2023 at home while holding her husband's hand. She was the devoted and loving wife of Randy E. Doan, Sr., whom she spent 38-1/2 tremendous years with. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Auer Montoro.

A lifelong resident of...

Mar 21, 2023

Frances E. Riley, 90, of Honey Brook passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born in Concordville, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Franklin E. Chandler and Vera (Bullock) Chandler.

Following her formal education, she served as a Butcher [She skinned 305 deer in one season] for Heyburn’s Butcher Shop. A sassy,...

Mar 17, 2023

Garry Lee Smith, 68, of Valley Township, passed away at his home on Friday, March 18, 2023. Born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Walter Lee Smith and Virginia May (Harbin) Smith. He was the beloved husband of Patty Ann Smith, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Garry attended Downingtown Area...

Mar 17, 2023

Eva Fisher Hershey, 86, of Oxford, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home. She was the widow of the late J. Robert Hershey who died in 2012. They shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Gap, PA she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Fisher and Annie Flaud...

Mar 17, 2023

Aiden Lee Cummings, infant son of Kelly Diane Groff Cummings and Michael A. Cummings, died at birth on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Women and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, PA.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by paternal grandparents Kenneth and Barbara Cummings of Paradise and maternal grandfather Russ Groff of Paradise. He was preceded...

Mar 15, 2023

Arlis Clyde Glenn, 84, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Providence Place Nursing Home in Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Powers Glenn who died in 2021. They shared 62 years of marriage together. Born in Mountain City, TN, he was the son of the late Clyde Arlis...

Mar 9, 2023

Earl Amos Doan, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. Mr. Doan was a lifetime resident of the Coatesville area, his ancestors having arrived in Plymouth and also with William Penn. He was born on South 8th Avenue according a newspaper article in the Coatesville Record announcing a “new little mechanic...