Obituaries

Apr 16, 2017

Betty Lou Madonna  87 of the Chance Community died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville.  She was the wife of Albert G. Madonna, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter Cecila and George Rees.

Betty was of the Catholic faith and belonged...

Apr 12, 2017

Robert W. Esbenshade, 89, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the widower of the late June Evans Esbenshade who died in 2013. They shared 55 years of marriage.  Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late David Walter and Helen Spencer Esbenshade.

Bob was...

Apr 11, 2017

Andrew G. Simon, 57, of West Chester, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2017 at Pembrooke Health & Rehab Center.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of George A. Simon and the late Jane (Esworthy) Simon.

Andrew was a Catholic by faith, and was a parishioner at the former St. Cecilia Church of Coatesville....

Apr 10, 2017

Donna Jean Cook, 81, of Parkesburg passed away on April 10, 2017 at Hickory House, Honey Brook, PA.  She was the widow of the late William A. Cook.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elma Simmons Shultz.  An area resident, she attended Parkesburg United Methodist Church.  She was employed as a...

Apr 10, 2017

Edith Elaine (Miles) Supplee, 85 of Sadsburyville, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 10th, 2017.  She was the wife of Floyd "Sonny" Supplee, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Edith (Lawrence) and Thomas Miles.  An area resident most of her life, she...

Apr 9, 2017

Lydia Margaret White Dunlap, 90, of Coatesville, PA, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 9, 2017.  She was born January 9, 1927, the oldest of five children of the late Wilmer A. and Margaret Thorne White.  She was the wife of W. Lowell Dunlap, with whom she shared 66 years of marriage.  An area resident all her...

Apr 9, 2017

Margaret Walton, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Born in Unionville, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Alda Wright Walton.

Margaret was a County resident all her life. She was employed by Wyeth Laboratories in West Chester for 23 years retiring in 1997.

She is...

Apr 9, 2017

Michael Andrew Ratliff, 31, of Claymont, DE, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Woodbury, NJ. Born in Newark, DE, he was the beloved son of John E. and Teresa J. (Ratliff) Spence of Claymont, DE.

Michael attended Concord High School and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in Wilmington. He was employed by Amtrak as...

Apr 9, 2017

Mildred Ann (White) Peaco, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, April 9th, 2017 at Hickory House Nursing Home.  She was the wife of Robert William Peaco, with whom she shared nearly 62 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Jennie (Stackhouse) and Fred White.  An area resident her entire life,...

Apr 3, 2017

Joseph Richard Pierson of Faggs Manor Road in Cochranville, formerly of Hockessin, DE, died April 3rd, 2017, peacefully at home.

The son of Joseph Reese Pierson and Lucy Hahn Pierson, husband of Joan Porter Pierson.  He was predeceased by his parents, sister Mary Alice Sissel of Georgia and son Wayne Porter Pierson of Millmont, formerly of Cochranville....

Apr 3, 2017

Edward J. Banach, 91, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Wallingford Nursing Home in Wallingford, PA. Married to Anne Lesoken Banach, who died in 2004 and whom he always declared “the prettiest woman in town”, they shared 54 years of marriage.  Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Michael S. and...

Mar 30, 2017

Kathleeen Virginia Kuc, 67, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017 after a tough fought battle with cancer.

Born in Darby, PA, Kathleen was the daughter of the late Virginia Margaret (Switz) and Edward Kempf O'Reilly. A resident of the area her entire life, she attended Charles E. Ellis School for Girls in Newtown Square,...

Mar 29, 2017

Greta Marie Wiggins, 73, of Gap, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at her home.

She was the widow of the late Stanley T. Wiggins. Sr.  Born in Parkesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry "Mike" and Grace Wright Peace.

Greta was an area resident all her life and was...

Mar 29, 2017

Beatrice M. Devlin, 90, of Lebanon, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 under the care of Cedar Haven Healthcare Center in Lebanon. She was the widow of the late Lewis E. Devlin, who passed away in 1971 after they had shared 23 years of marriage. Born in Chester County, Beatrice was the daughter of the late Sara...

Mar 26, 2017

Mildred P. Cunningham, of East Fallowfield, PA, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 26, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Harry G. Cunningham who died in 1993. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Helen (Thomas) Pyle.

Mildred was an area resident all...

Mar 24, 2017

Joseph C. Callahan, 70, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at his home.  He was the husband of Shelley L. (Evans) Callahan, with whom he shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, Joseph was the son of the late Joseph F. and Edith A. (Freed) Callahan.

He attended Edison High...

Mar 24, 2017

Lavania E. Wertz, 98, of Londonderry Township, died on Friday, March 24, 2017.  She was the widow of the late Jacob Wertz who died in 1988.

Born in East Caln Township, she was the daughter of the late John and Bessie (Killinger) Adams.  She had lived with her grandson, Glenn "T.J." Senter and his wife Brenda for...

Mar 24, 2017

Robert L. Gebhard, 77, of Honey Brook, PA, died on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. He was the beloved husband of Ruth Ann Archer Gebhard with whom he shared 14 years of marriage. Born in Pottstown, he was the son of the late Lynn and Eva Moon Gebhard.

Bob was employed,...

Mar 23, 2017

Sarah Margaret Bailey Wiley, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mount Joy, PA after 3 months in her residence under the care of her daughter, Janet and Hospice Nurses. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Horace A. and Anna Mae Carpenter Bailey.

Mar 22, 2017

Michele Ann Hutzler Kelnock, 52, of Christiana, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Hutzler, Jr. and Lois Daphne Semple Dill.

Michele was an area resident all her life. She was employed, for 5 years, by the former Quad Graphics Printing...