Obituaries

Wayne Keylor Clark

Wayne Keylor Clark, 85, of Coateville, died at his home on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. He was the husband of Betty Jane Shepperd who died in 1967 and 40 year companion of Betty Moore. Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Harry and Anna Smedley Clark.

Wayne was an area resident all his life....

William "Skeet" Ben

William "Skeet" Ben, 65, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John Ben, Sr. and Nettie Harris Ben. Skeet was a lifelong resident of Coatesville and a 1964 graduate of the former Scott High School. He was employed, throughout his life, by Lukens...

William A. Stong

William A. Stong, 77, of Christiana, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at LifeCare Hospitals of Chester Co. in West Chester.

He was the husband of Patricia L. McCrery Stong with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

An area resident all his life, he served in the US Navy...

Warren C. Pechin, Jr.

Warren C. Pechin, Jr., 69, of  Coatesville  passed away on December 4, 2013        in his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. Pechin Sr. and Carolyn Cisarik Pechin. Warren was a 1962 graduate of Bishop Shanahan.  He was employed by Lukens Steel in Production Control and later worked at Kmart. He is survived by...

Warren Curry Pechin

Warren Curry Pechin, 90, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Cisarik Pechin who died in 2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Warren C. and Catherine E. Miller Pechin. Warren proudly served in the US Navy during WWII aboard...

Warren K. Mears

Warren K. Mears, 88, of Honey Brook, formerly of Springfield, died on Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Bryn Mawr Terrace. He was the husband of Betty Ashman Mears with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Melfa, VA, he was the son of the late Spencer and Maggie Kellam Mears.

Warren served in the...

Warren K. Young

Warren K. Young, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of Edna (Diem) and Kenneth Young.  An area resident his entire life, he was employed at the former Embreeville State Hosptial as a Mechanic. He served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He...

Walter G. Harris

Walter G. Harris, 86, of Quarryville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Quarryville Retirement Community while surrounded by his family.

He was the beloved husband of E. Louise Swayne Harris, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Highland Township, he was the son of the late H....

Walter J. Pluck

Walter J. Pluck, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of S. Mildred "Millie" Pluck, who passed away in 2000 after they had shared 53 years of marriage together.

Born in Chester County, he was the son of George and Lulu (Bussinger) Pluck.  He...

Walter James Mcewing

Walter James McEwing, 80, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. He was the beloved husband of Ruth Ellen Mowrey McEwing, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born on Wednesday, November 10, 1929 in Buck Run, he was the son of the late Harry P....

Walter L. Sharrer

Walter L. Sharrer, 89, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 30th, 2013 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home.  He was the widower of the late Dorothy E. (Eachus) Sharrer, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 64 years of marriage together. Born in McCartney, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary M. (Mashensic) and James...

Walter L. Thomas

Walter L. Thomas, Sr. 86, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday October 15, 2009 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook. He was the husband of the late Sara Graybeal Thomas who died on June 9, 2009. They had shared 67 years of marriage.

Born in Upper Oxford Twp., he was the son of...

Victoria M. "Vicky" Morefield

Victoria M. "Vicky" Morefield, 48, of Quarryville, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at her home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Bob R. and Joan Fuller Morefield. She is survived by her two sisters, Deborah Ammon, companion of Jim Stauffer, of Gap and Brenda Hogg, companion of Jim Floyd, of New Providence;...

Wallace Westley Beach, Jr.

Wallace Westley Beach, Jr., 61 years of age, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Nancy Peralta.  He was the son of Doris Bullock Beach of Charlotte, NC, formerly of East Elmhurst, NY, and the late Wallace W. Beach, Sr. Wallace was born in Flushing, New York on August 28, 1952....

Walter C. Applegate

Walter C. Applegate, 90, of Honey Brook, previously of Media, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home. He was the husband of Marcella Mannucci Applegate, with whom he has shared 64 years of marriage.

Born on March 11, 1919, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Laura Patterson Applegate...

Walter C. Ferguson

Walter C. Ferguson, 69, of Middletown, DE, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen Marie Fagan Ferguson who passed away in 2005 and whom he longed to be with again.

Born in Ogden, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph...

Victor Lynn Weaver

Victor Lynn Weaver, 61, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of East Brandywine Township, died on October 9, 2011 after a long illness. He was the son of Thelma Weaver of Brandamore and the late Charles Weaver.

Victor moved to Florida in the early 1970's where he became an accomplished mason contractor specializing in artistic designs in brick,...

Victor "Ted" Shaw

Victor "Ted" Shaw, 86, of Gap, passed away on Friday, January 11th at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Joan Shultz Shaw, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

He was born in Philadelphia to the late Thomas and Anna Shaw. He was a...

Timothy John Scott

Timoth y John Scott, 37, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, July, 4, 2011 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James P. and Marjorie A. Ebert Scott. He is survived by one daughter Haley Ann Anderson and five brothers; Paul, David, John, Mark and Charles Scott. Family and...

Tiffany C. Dickinson

Tiffany C. Dickinson, 33, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010 at her home surrounded by her Family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Matthew Folks, Jr. of Charlotte, NC and Barbara Denson Beachum of Parkesburg. An area resident all her life she was a 1997 graduate of Octorara High School. She continued her education...