Obituaries

William C. "Bill" Baker

William C. "Bill" Baker, 75, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Olive Beyer Baker, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Clifford and Palma Cooper Baker. A resident...

William B. Cochran

William B. Cochran, 88, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. McLellan Cochran who died in 2007. Born in Centerville, Alabama, he was the son of the late Henry and Lilly Terry Cochran. Bill enlisted in the US Army in 1939 and served throughout...

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Grace Hines Eachus, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Edna Eachus. An area resident his entire life,...

Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable

Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable, 86, of Honey Brook, died on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the husband of the late Evelyn Barker Gable who passed away last year. Born in Glenmoore, he was the son of the late Clarence and Lillian Bussinger Gable. Webb was an area resident all his life. He proudly...

Willard "Dutch" Mattson

Willard "Dutch" Mattson, 65, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday October 22, 2009 at the Lancaster County Hospice in Mt. Joy. He was the husband of Jacqueline E. Marshall Mattson with whom he shared 46 years of marriage.

Born at Beaver Dam near Coatesville, he was the son of the late Palmer and Grace Hilton Mattson. Dutch...

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett, 84, of West Grove, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Jenner's Pond Retirement Community. He was the widower of the late Marian S. Phenneger Howett, who passed away in 2003 after they had shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Bart Township, he was the son of...

W. Lowell Dunlap

W. Lowell Dunlap, 90, passed away on January 1st, 2013 at Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the husband of Margaret White Dunlap for 66 years.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William B. and Helen Byerly Dunlap.

Lowell lived in this area all his life, graduating from Coatesville High School in 1940.  He...

Walter R. Clark, Sr.

Walter R. Clark, Sr., 68, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of Anna E. Walton Clark with whom he shared 11 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond G. and Helen Sessler Clark.

Walt was...

Virginia Ruth Lambert

Virginia Ruth Lambert, 62, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Donald Lambert.

Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Hazel Kennedy Hash and Ivan Hash.

She is survived by two children, Erick Garman of North Carolina,...

Vivian Saeger Hayes

Vivian Saeger Hayes, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother was born in Allentown, PA in 1913. She passed away at Tel Hai Retirement Community, Honey Brook, PA on November 5th. She was 98 years old. Vivian was the daughter of Edwin P. Saeger and Florence Stephens Saeger who ran their plumbing company in Allentown for more than 50...

W. Lloyd Webster

W. Lloyd Webster, 92, of Ercildoun, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Freedom Village of West Brandywine. He was the husband of the late June Yost Webster who died in 2004. Born in Ercildoun, he was the son of the late Warren and Alice Bietler Webster. Lloyd was a lifelong resident of Erildoun. He served in the...

W. Lloyd Webster

W. Lloyd Webster, 92, of Ercildoun, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Freedom Village of West Brandywine.

He was the husband of the late June Yost Webster who died in 2004. Born in Ercildoun, he was the son of the late Warren and Alice Bietler Webster.

Lloyd was a lifelong resident of...

Violet Mildred Brackin Althouse

The Althouse family is mourning the death of Violet Mildred Brackin Althouse who died at St. Anne's Retirement Community Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at the age of 97. Violet was born on May 22, 1913, in Londonderry Township, Chester County, to the late Walter H. and Emma Burnite Brackin.  She graduated from Coatesville High School in 1931 and from the...

Virgie G. Needham

Virgie G. Needham, 92, of West Grove, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 under the care of Ware Presbyterian Home.  She was the widow of the late Edgar Needham, who passed away in 1987.

Born in Washinton Co., Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lou Marks Johnson and James D. Johnson.  She was a member...

Virgie R. Owens

Virgie R. Owens, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 10th, 2011 at her home.

Born in Mountain City, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Roby and Hollie (Henderson) Owens. She was retired from the Chester County Intermediate Unit where she worked as a Secretary for 20 years. Virgie was a member of the Towerville...

Virginia E. (Glass) Roth

Virginia E. (Glass) Roth, 92, of Lutheran Knolls, passed away peacefully on November 13 after a short illness.

Virginia (Ginny) enjoyed a long, spry, cheerful life filled with friends and family.  She worked as a cashier well into her 80’s at Smith’s Pharmacy in Claymont and enjoyed daily chats with all her customers, especially those from Sun Oil...

Vincent F. Emondi

Vincent F. Emondi, 38, of Honey Brook, died on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Wesley C. Galson Emondi, with whom he shared over 11 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Robert L. Emondi and wife Linda of Myerstown and Mary Kathryn "Kit" Wilkinson Hagan and...

Vincent G. Lechner

Vincent G. Lechner, 62, of Peach Bottom, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster Co. at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Jean E. Mendenhall Lechner with whom he shared eight years of marriage and eighteen years of his life. Born in Lancaster County, he was...

Vincent Reed ( Rescheduled Funeral Service Addition)

Vi ncent Reed, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsbury Township, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  He was the beloved husband of Edith Wallace Reed, with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.

Born in Sadsbury Township, Chester Co., he was the son of the late Olive Dunlap Reed...

Vernon Lee Ream

Vernon Lee Ream, 64, of West Brandywine, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Beth Anne Good Ream with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Aaron and Elsie McFadden Ream. Vernon was a 1967 graduate of the...