Obituaries

Raymond W. "Catty" Jackson

Raymond W. "Catty" Jackson, 69, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Carol A. (Dero) Jackson and the widower of the late Clydie E. Jackson. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Anna E. "Betty" (McClure) Jackson. He served honorably in the...

Rosalie Patricia Gentile

Rosalie Patricia Gentile, 71, of Lancaster, formerly of Christiana, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013 following a lengthy illness, at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster. She was the beloved wife of John L. Gentile with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mildred Lorelli DeStefano....

Robert H. Keylor, Jr.

Robert H. Keylor, Jr., 59, of West Caln, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was the husband of Agnes "Buffie" R. Jilek Keylor with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Esther Wertz Keylor of Coatesville and the late Robert H. Keylor, Sr. Bob was an area...

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...

Robert T. Barnett

Robert T. Barnett, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Jeanie Gaido Barnett, with whom he shared 23 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, Robert was the son of the late Amie and Howard Barnett. Robert was honored to serve in the US Army during W.W.II.  He also...

Shirley A. Thompson

Shirley A. Thompson, 77, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Raymond Thompson. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy Hunter Kauffman.

She is survived by two children, Carol, wife of Charles Pletcher of Gap and Randolph Thompson...

Reginald W. "Reggie" Ball

Reginald  W. "Reggie" Ball, 83, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Karen Day with whom he shared 13 years of marriage.  Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Charles and Muriel Mercer Ball. Reggie proudly served in the US Marine Corps...

Robert John Peaco

Robert John Peaco, 50, of New Bethlehem, formerly of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born in Coatesville on July 8, 1960, he was the son of Robert W. and Mildred White Peaco of Coatesville. He is also survived by his sister Suzanne Peaco of Coatesville.

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Shirley May Rigoroso

Shirley May Rigoroso, 78, of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Paoli Hospital. She was the widow of the late Salvatore John Rigoroso who died in 1975. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Letitia Booth Mullen. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Parkesburg. She was employed for 20...

Richard Leroy Herman

Richard Leroy Herman, 79, of Westwood, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce Reisinger Herman with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Leroy and Hazel Shute Herman. Richard lived in the area all his life and...

Rosemary Ann Townsend

Rosemary Ann Townsend, 77, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away on Saturday, November, 22, 2008 while visiting her son in Parkesburg, PA. She was the wife of Joseph R. Townsend, Jr. with whom she shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Bridgeport, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Tidebach Ryan. Rosemary graduated...

Shirley A. Knotts

Shirley A. Knotts, 77, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, November 1st, 2013 at the Chester County Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Lewis H. Knotts, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Chatham, Shirley was the daughter of the late Bernice H. Brown and Fred W. Piper.  She was a 1955 graduate of...

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...

Sophia M. Olinick Hembree

Sophia M. Olinick Hembree, 45, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Saturday, September 12, 2009. She was the wife of Charles E. Hembree, III with whom she shared seven years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Stephen J. Olinick, Jr. and Bernadette E. Middleton Olinick of Coatesville.

Sophia graduated from the...

Rosa L. Frame

Rosa L. Frame, 70, of Parkesburg died on Sunday November 22, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Callie Poe Eller.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed throughout the County in manufacturing.

She is survived by two sons; Donald and...

Richard F. Johnson, Sr.

Richard F. Johnson, Sr., 93, of New Holland, formerly of Kennett Square, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was the husband of the late Sara Pyle Johnson who died in 2005. They shared 60 years of marriage together. Born in Lower Oxford, he was the son of the late...

Shawn B. Green

Shawn B. Green, 46, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2009 at the Reading Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Debbie McDonald Green, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage this past February.

Born in Albany, N.Y., Shawn was the son of Edward and Anne Woodhead Green of Albany, N.Y.  He...

Robert V. Baker

Robert V. Baker, 81, of Downingtown, formerly of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Lifecare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Helen E. Baker who died in 1995. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John A. Baker, Sr. and Marjorie Echoff Baker.

An area resident...

Richard A. Leitch

Richard A. Leitch, 64, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, May 16th at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Darlene Leitch.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Alexander and Dorothy Leitch.

Richard was a self-employed electrician.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by...

Roy M. Bracken, Jr.

Roy M. Bracken, Jr., 85, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was the widower of Pauline Huyard Bracken who died in 1991. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roy M. and Ethel Hoover Bracken.

Roy was an area resident all his life. He served in the US Navy during...