Obituaries

Michael R. Cajigas

Mich ael R. Cajigas, 62, of Atglen, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. He was the husband of Linda Anderson Cajigas with whom he shared 24 years of marriage.

Born in Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of the late Arthur and Juanita Negron Cajigas. Mr. Cajigas proudly served with the US...

Retta L. Miller

Retta L. Miller, 92, of Wagontown, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late David Edgar Miller, who died in 2006. Born in Battle Creek, NE, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Phoebe Cornett Grubb.

Retta graduated as a Registered Nurse from the Coatesville...

Rebecca Gee

Rebecca Gee, 69, of Denver, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 1 at the Ephrata Community Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Joel B. Gee, Sr.

Born in Coatestville on Monday, September 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Charles Fellenbaum and Reba (Lowery) Fellenbaum. She was a 1960 graduate of Scott...

Nicholas R. Fantini

Nicholas R. Fantini, 69, of East Fallowfield, PA, formerly of Dunellen, NJ, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit in Coatesville, PA. He was the beloved husband of Colleen Byrnes Fantini with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Ralph and Margaret...

Mary Louisa Charsha

Mary Louisa Charsha, 57, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.  Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home.

Michael Towber, Jr.

Michael Towber, Jr., 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Lillian (Simms) and Michael Towber Sr.  He was the husband of Joanne Lynn Towber of Oxford. Michael served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War.  He was a member of the...

Nancy Lou Mull

Nancy Lou Mull, 73, of Caln Township, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.

Born on December 3rd, 1937 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Susan E. Mull.

Nancy graduated from Scott High School in 1955 and was employed as a floor clerk at...

Richard L. Marshall, Sr

Richard L. Marshall, Sr., 77, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at the Jefferson Hospital of Neuroscience of Philadelphia. He was the beloved husband of Elsie M. (Semple) Marshall, with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Valley Twp., Chester County, he was the son of the late Arthur L. and...

Nancy T. Thompson Foulk

Nancy T. Thompson Foulk, 86, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home. She was the widow of the late Thomas J. Foulk who died in 2010. They shared 63 years of marriage together. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late H. Taylor and Helen Edwards Thompson.

Nancy...

R. Elmer Watterson

R. E lmer Watterson, 98, formerly of Cochranville, died on Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford where he had resided for the last eight years. He was the husband of the late Athena M. Wicks Watterson who died in 1989. Born in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late...

Olive M. Parker

Olive M. Parker, 99, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the widow of the late Harry A. Parker who died in 1996. Born in Sheltonham, PA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin C. and Virginia Wood Needham.

Olive was an...

Moses O. London

Moses O. London, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on April 25, 2009 while under the loving care of the Harrison House Nursing Staff of Christiana, PA.

He was the husband of the late Doris Dickinson London who passed away in 1995 after 53 years of marriage.

Born in Christiana, Pa., he was the son of...

Mary Jane Irvin Keim

Mary Jane Irvin Keim, 86, of Lancaster, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at her home in the Brethren Village Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late George V. Keim. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late J. Martin and Viola Luttenberger Irvin.

Mary Jane graduated from McCaskey...

Pauline Elizabeth Spencer

Pauline Elizabeth Spencer, 70, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013.  She was the beloved wife of Paul C. Spencer, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born on Sunday, February 22, 1942 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary (Cazille) Phillips.  She was a 1960 graduate of C.A.S.H. and...

Nancy Lee Watts

Nancy Lee Watts, 70, formerly of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital.  She was the widow of the late John Watts. Born and raised in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of Anna Ruth (Thomas) and Edgar W. Smith.  She worked for 17 years at Mariano's Deli. She loved...

Pauline L. "Polly" Scheetz

Pauline L. "Polly" Scheetz, 93, of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Carroll W. Scheetz, Sr. who died in 1978. Born in Atglen, PA she was the daughter of the late Ronald and Anna Goodyear Detterline. Polly was an area resident all her life and a 1936...

Renee F. Grace

Renee F. Grace, 83, formerly of Gum Tree Rd., Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Ernest W. Grace, with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born on Saturday, May 28, 1927 in Chester Heights, Pa., she was the daughter of the late...

Paige Yoder Stapleton

Paige Yoder Stapleton, 52, of Lancaster, PA passed peacefully this past Thursday 2/6/14. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Wanda and William Yoder.

She is survived by two daughters, Katie and Molly Stapleton, both of Lancaster.  She was preceded in death by her husband Matthew G. Stapleton. She was an active member of Hopewell...

Patricia A. Hannum

Patricia A. Hannum, 79, of Parkesburg, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite (Mowery) Devlin.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1951 graduate of the Parkesburg High School. Patricia was a member of the...

Mary E. "Betty" Murphy

Mary E. "Betty" Murphy, 90, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Harrison House of Christiana. She was the widow of the late James R. Murphy.

Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Stella Davis Brownback. An area resident her entire life, Betty was a graduate of...