Obituaries

Sandra M. Robertson

Sandra M. Robertson, 73, of East Fallowfield, died on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at her home. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Eugenia Taylor Martin.

A life long resident of the area and graduate of the Unionville High School she was employed by Lukens Steel of Coatesville as a secretary....

Sara Elizabeth Freeman

Sara Elizabeth Freeman, 89, of Unionville, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Heatherwood Retirement Community where she had resided for three years. She was the wife of Earl Freeman with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Lyndell, PA she was the daughter of the late Wayne P. and Elsie Cook Gray. Sara graduated from Downingtown...

Sara Jane Smith

Sara Jane Smith, 78, of Quarryville, formerly of the Coatesville area, passed away at her home on Monday, January 24, 2011. She was the widow of the late William F. Smith and her first husband the late Donald K. Matthews. Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Florence Beekley Holbrook. Sara was a...

Sara K. Miller

Sar a K. Miller, 96, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of the late Charles H. Miller who died in 1966. Born in West Caln, she was the daughter of the late William and Matilda Bilger Killinger.

An area resident all her...

Sara "Nellie" Thomas

Sara "Nellie" Thomas, 86, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. She was the beloved wife of Walter L. Thomas with whom she shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Drumore Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Virginia J. Wagner Graybeal.

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Sammy W. Mcdowell

Sammy W. McDowell, 65, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at his home.  He was the husband of Maureen O'Flaherty McDowell, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in Union County, North Carolina, he was the son of Elizabeth Hargitt Benton and the late William McDowell.  Sammy served honorably in the US...

Sandra L. Smith

Sandra L. Smith, 71, of Pomeroy, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at her home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John R. Clark and Dorothy Rettew Clark. An area resident her entire life, she was a graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. She was retired from Bentley Harris of Lionville,...

Ruth V. Hinkle

Ruth V. Hinkle, 76, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her home.  She was the widow of Melvin W. Hinkle, who passed away in 2006. Born in Edgemont, Pa., Ruth was the daughter of the late Elsie (Greene) and Ellsworth L. Hunter who passed away in 2006. Ruth is survived by her children: Melvin B....

Ruth V. Sagner

Ruth V. Sagner, 86, of West Chester, went home to the Lord on January 8, 2014, at the Chester County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Sagner, Sr. with whom she shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late John and Cathrine Welsh Buchanan. Ruth was an area resident all...

Russell A. Farra, Jr.

Russell A. Farra, Jr., 93, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 20th at the Hickory House of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of the late Vivian (Yost) Farra, who passed away in 1997 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Edna (Sheets) and Russell A....

Ruth E. Lamborn

Ruth E. Lamborn, 49, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Barbara Semple Reece of West Grove and the late Scott Lamborn Sr.

Ruth graduated from Avon Grove High School in 1977.  She was a Methodist by faith.

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Rose R. Klunk

R ose R. Klunk, 93, of Rock Hill, SC, formerly of Chester County, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Agape Senior Center in Rock Hill, SC. She was the widow of the late Arthur J. Klunk who died in 2007. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Pauline Holuba Softchin.

Rose...

Ruby K. Maser

Ruby K. Maser, 84, of Cochranville, surrounded by her family, went home to be with the Lord on April 1, 2014 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.   Born near Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Kepler. She was the loving wife of Arthur L. Maser, sharing 60 years of marriage, and the devoted mother of Sherry...

Rudolph Winchester, Jr.

Rudolph Winchester, Jr., 61, of Van Ormer, PA died Sunday August 5, 2012 at UPMC-Montifiore, Pittsburgh. Born October 14, 1950 in Coatesville, a son of the late Rudolph and Margaret L. (Botkin) Winchester. He was married May 17, 1969, in Elkton, MD., to Kathleen A. Partner who survives along with three children: Rudolph R. (Lori) of Honey Brook, Edward...

Rose Marie Garver

Rose Marie Garver, 73, of Coatesville, died on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late James and Edith McCowan. A County resident her whole life, she was employed by Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA as an LPN retiring in 2009. Rose was a faithful member of...

Rose Marie Hawk Nickle

Rose Marie Hawk Nickle, 68, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009. Born in Elkton, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel B. Nickle and June Donmoyer Kasten.

An area resident most of her, she was employed as the Nottingham Tax Collector for 20 years and volunteered at the Coatesville and Jennersville Hospital....

Rose Marie Shute

Rose Marie Shute, 52, of Atglen, died on Friday August 7, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Rubincan Brown and step daughter of Allen Brown of Sadsburyville.

Rose was a 1975 graduate of Henderson High School. She was employed by Harrison Senior...

Terri Lynn Hill

Terri Lynn Hill, 47, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 22, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Susan V. Helm Thomas of Parkesburg and the late John B. Thomas, Sr.

An area resident all her life, she was employed by McDonald's of Parkesburg as a crew member. She is survived, in...

Terri S. Persch

Terri S. Persch, 50, of Coatesville, PA, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.  She was the wife of Thomas E.  Persch. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of  Ann Kepler Boice of West Chester and the late Paul Boice. She was a graduate of Octorara High School and was employed as an office manager...

Ruth Annebelle Amway Gregor

Ruth Annebelle Amway Gregor, 71, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Abington Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Amway and Ruth Aumut Styer.  She enjoyed crossword puzzles and crochet.

She is survived by her daughters: "Candy" Middleton and Kathy Ann Marnathal; her longtime companion, Sidney Harris; three...