Obituaries

Feb 11, 2015

Mary R. Hopton, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at St. Martha's Manor in Downingtown. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Columbia DeBungo Catanese. Mrs. Hopton was employed by Unisys retiring in 1989 and she continued to work after retirement for 24 years at Qual-Tech Laboratories of Exton.

Feb 9, 2015

Theodore R. Lacey, 86, of Cochranville, passed away at the Twin Pines Healthcare Center of West Grove on Monday, February 9, 2015.  He was the widower of the late Betty Swisher Lacey who died in 1984.

Born in Pughtown, he was the son of the late Dora and Theodore Lacey.

He was employed by Primo...

Feb 9, 2015

Marian M. Dorsey, 77, of Atglen, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 9th at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Charles H. Dorsey Jr., who passed away in 2012.

Born in Parkesburg, Marian was the daughter of the late Matilda (Gray) and Wilbur Brown.  She was a member...

Feb 9, 2015

Graham Fairbanks Young, 79, of West Grove, passed away on Monday, February 9th, 2015 at the Ware Presbyterian Home.  He was the husband of Marie Frances (Bryson) Young with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Burke's Garden, Tazewell County, Va., Graham was the son of the late Stella G. (Lambert) and Homer Fairbanks Young....

Feb 7, 2015

Eleanor S. Young, 87, of West Brandywine Twp., passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 7th, 2015 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late John A. Young.

Born in Greensburg, Pa., Eleanor was the daughter of the late Helen and Herman E. Tapper.  She was a member of the Hibernia U.M. Church.

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Feb 4, 2015

Richard L. Kimes, 80, of Coatesville, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 4th at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the widower of the late Anna Bailey Kimes who passed away in 2007 after they had shared nearly 51 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Richard was the son of the late Eleanor (Finnefrock) and Roy...

Feb 1, 2015

Darla L. Perella, 69 of Parkesburg passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Ernest J. Perella with whom she she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Lois Steen Broschard.

A 1964 graduate of Pittsfield, Mass. High...

Feb 1, 2015

Frances K. Herr (Babel), 90, of Parkesburg started a new journey Saturday, February 1, 2015 surrounded by her family on what would have been her 60 th Wedding Anniversary.

Frances, known to most as Nan or Fran, was born in Washington, PA and grew up in Rock Run, PA.  She was the daughter of the late George...

Jan 31, 2015

K. Laverne Reiter, 80, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, January 31, 2015 surrounded by her family at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the loving wife of her sailor boy, Charles A. Reiter with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late David and Edna Bouder. Laverne was a member...

Jan 28, 2015

Margaret "Betty" (Miller) Schapansky, 81, of Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 at her home.  She was the widow of Herman Schapansky, who passed away in 2013 after they had shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Rising Sun, Md., Margaret was the daughter of the late Brinton and Margaret Miller.

She attended...

Jan 28, 2015

Howard Walker Benner, 83, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family  on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Suzanne E. Roderick Benner with whom he shared more than 52 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Herbert B. and Alice Walker Benner.

Howard...

Jan 28, 2015

Richard Huyard, 78, of West Chester, formerly of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Pembrooke Health and Rehab Center in West Chester. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Frank and Florence Troupe Huyard. Richard was an area resident all his life. He served in the US Army for six years and...

Jan 27, 2015

John Raymond Hawk, Sr., 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Bonnie Lou Lawrence Hawk who died in 2013. Born in Somerset, PA, he was the son of the late John V. and Helen Minnier Hawk.

John was a Parkesburg resident...

Jan 25, 2015

Lillian M. Diem, 94, of Honey Brook, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late John D. Diem, who passed away in 2011.

Born in Chester County, Lillian was the daughter of the late Estella E. and Robert G. Martin.

She was a member of...

Jan 25, 2015

Rose Marie (Mack) Fedorowych of West Chester, Pa passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the age of 81.

She is survived by her only daughter, Modesta Ciarlone, husband Alan, and 2 granddaughters, Kathryn and Erica Ciarlone.  Her beloved partner of 15 yrs, Robert MacHenry introduced her to the Order of the Eastern Star, where she...

Jan 24, 2015

Hamilton A. "Hap" Pringle, Jr., 76, of Gap, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Carol L. Barr Pringle with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Malvern, he was the son of the late Hamilton A. Pringle, Sr. and Helen May Huey Pringle. Hap was a...

Jan 24, 2015

Gertrude N. Carpenter, 86, of Sadsburyville, Pa., passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her beloved family.  She was the beloved wife of Frank G. Carpenter, Sr., with whom she shared 67 years of marriage.

Born West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Annie (Holroyd) and John Crabtree.

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Jan 23, 2015

John F. Antonini, 46, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Brandywine Hospital as the result of an auto accident.

Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., John was the son of Gerri (Peterson) and Felix John Antonini.

An area resident his entire life, John was a Carpenter by trade and a...

Jan 18, 2015

James "Beef" Simmers, 60, of Parkesburg, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 18, 2015.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Evelyn M. and Pennock E. Simmers.

An area resident his entire life, James was a 1972 graduate of the Coatesville High School.  He worked at the former Lukens Steel and he was...

Jan 12, 2015

Clarence Everett Martin, Sr., 85, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Monday, January 12, 2015. Born in Glenmoore, he was the son of the late William P. and Minnie Miller Martin.

A County resident all his life, he proudly served in the US Air Force from 1946 to 1949.

Everett was a lifelong...