Obituaries

Suse Marianne Mikhail

Suse Marianne Mikhail, 72, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Penn Hospice of Rittenhouse Square.

Born on October 20th, 1940 in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Kurt and Hilda (Hagelstein) Schewe. She employed as a shipping clerk for Patwell Pharmaceutical Solutions. She is survived by her three children: Patrick...

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...

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...

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock

Sylester E. "Dimples" Finnefrock, 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 24th at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Coatesville on Wednesday, January 6th, 1926, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Esther H. (Hilton) Finnefrock. She was a 1945 graduate of the Coatesville High School. She was employed by the former Lukens Steel Company...

Wilma M. Stinson

Wilma M. Stinson, 65, of West Grove, formerly of Glenmoore, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of the late D. Andrew Stinson. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Vance M. and Lillian Devonshire Matlack.

An area resident all her life, she...

Trey Allen Toaltoan

Trey Allen Toaltoan, 22, of Parkesburg, formerly of Florida, passed away tragically on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Sonya Pannell of Jacksonville, Fl. and Theodore L. Toaltoan, Sr. of Parkesburg, and the stepson of Deborah Supplee Toaltoan of Parkesburg.  He had been living in Parkesburg for the past two years.

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William Raymond Steffe

William Raymond Steffe, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 6th, 2013 at the Brandywine Hosptial.  He was the beloved husband Jacqueline (Kurtz) Steffe, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Bertha May (Phillips) and William J. Steffe.  And area resident his entire life, he was employed by the Lauri Brothers...

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...

Thomas A. "Sam" Riley

Thomas A. "Sam" Riley, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2011.  He was the companion of Kathryn A. Clark. Born in Cliffton, N.C., he was the son of Thomas Henry Riley and Josie Marie Roland Riley. He was most recently employed as a Driver for the Amish. Sam is survived by his three children: Frances E....

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...

William H. Backenstose

William H. Backenstose, 75, of West Grove, formerly of E. Fallowfield and Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the husband of Ethel Wise Backenstose with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William and Alene Matthews Backenstose. Bill was an area resident...

William J. Thomas Sr.

William J. Thomas, Sr., 70, of Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Dolores Baxter Thomas, with whom he shared 48 years of friendship and marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William H. and Jane Stoner Thomas. An area resident his...

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;...

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...

William John "Bill" Kochel

William John "Bill" Kochel, 54, of Cochranville passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home.  He was the son of Norman B. Kochel and Elizabeth F. Battistilli. He was a 1977 graduate of Octorara High School and became a Paramedic after two years of college. He was a Past Fire Chief of Parkesburg Fire Company (1996-1999) and Life...

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...

Ronald C. Wiggins

Ronald C. Wiggins, 53, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, PA.  He was the beloved son of Suzanne Williams Wiggins of Parkesburg and the late Leon C. Wiggins.  He was the beloved father to his son, Justin Wiggins of Parkesburg.

A resident of Parkesburg, most of his life,...

Scott R. Ellis

Scott R. Ellis, 49, of Terre Hill, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Manor Care of Reading. He was the beloved husband of Carol D. (Coates) Ellis, with whom he shared 14 years of marriage.

Born in Oyster Bay, New York, he was the son of Raymond B. and Avis M. (Connor) Ellis of...

Sidney L. Hammond

Sidney L. Hammond, 81, of Gap, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born in Atglen, PA, and was the son of the late Herbert and Florence White Hammond. He was the husband of the late Carol A. Hammond.

An area resident most...