Obituaries

Pamela L. Folks

Pamela L. Folks, 58, of Christiana, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the beloved wife of Robert T. Folks, Jr. with whom she shared 38 years of marriage. Born in Columbia, PA she was the daughter of the late William A. and Esther Waters McCowin Griffin. Pam was a...

Myrtle L. Katz

Myrtle L. Katz, 98, of Parkesburg, formerly of New Jersey and Arizona, passed away on Saturday, May, 21, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital, Coatsville, PA. She was the widow of Charles W. Katz who died in 1974. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian Orr Griesing. She was employed by Homemakers of America....

R. John Miller

R. John Miller, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the widower of the late Diane Miller, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 32 years of marriage together.

Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late Jeanette Crawford and Howard Miller and...

Norma E. Lemheney

Norma E. Lemheney, 87, of Kirkwood, passed away on Sunday, January 13th, 2013 at her daughter Lois' home.  She was the widow of the late Andrew Lemheney, Sr., who passed away in 1992.

Born in West Grove, Norma was the daughter of the late Ralph and Elsie (Cramer) Tolbert.  She had worked at the Lemheney's Butcher Shop, and...

Nathan T. Bair

Nathan T. Bair, 77, of Glenmoore, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 26, 2009. He was the husband of Doris Wettig Bair with whom he shared 55 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Albert K. and Elizabeth McWilliams Bair.

Nate was an area resident all his life and...

Michael F. Zevtchin

Michael F. Zevtchin, 80, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Ethel Myers Zevtchin with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Dimetro and Katherine Condor Zevtchin. An area resident most of his life...

Merritt Conrad Hyers

Merritt Conrad Hyers passed away on March 23rd in East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania.

He was born July 31, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was a minister, professor, and author. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1965. Served as pastor in NJ, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Professor of history of...

Percy C. "Rusty" Trumbower, Iii

Percy C. "Rusty" Trumbower, III, 49, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Martha M. Dunlap Trumbower of Kinzer and the late Percy C. Trumbower, Jr.

Rusty was an area resident all his life and 1982 graduate of...

Penny Ann Supplee

Penny Ann Supplee, 53, of Oxford, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital in West Grove. She was the companion of Robert Rogge, with whom she shared 31 years of companionship.

Born on Wednesday, May 1, 1957 in Coatesville, she was the beloved daughter of Floyd A....

Olive B. Taltoan

Olive B. Taltoan, 84, of Coatesville, died on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Sherman Taltoan.  Born in Nine Points, Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Elizabeth Dickinson Miller. Olive was a member of the Benardtown Baptist Church of S. Coatesville. She is survived by...

Mary Elizabeth (Stanley) Helm

Mary Elizabeth (Stanley) Helm, 78, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late John E. Helm, Sr., who passed away in 1995.

Born in Compass, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Sara F. Haas Stanley.  She was employed by the former...

Patrick T. Williams

Patrick T. Williams, 61, of Valley Township, Coatesville, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Laurie Timmer Williams with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late James H. and Pauline Laudermilch Williams.

Patrick proudly served in the US...

Norman F. Walton, Jr.

Norman F. Walton, Jr., 73, of West Bradford, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 12, 2009 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kay E. Moore Walton with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Norman F. Sr. and Kathryn Wolfe Walton. An...

Patricia J. Reeder

Patricia J. Reeder, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014 at the Conestoga View Nursing Home in Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Roland K. "Jake" Reeder who died in 2006. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Jackson Smith. An area resident all her life, she was...

Mae Jones

Mae Jones, 83, of Valley Township, died on Monday, March 12, 2012 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Stewart Jones who died in 1972. Born in Green Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Delia Bailey Hopson. Mae is survived by six children; Farley Jones and wife Carol of...

Margaret Ross Rice

Margaret Ross Rice, 91 of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late George R. Rice who died in 2001. Born in London Grove, she was the daughter of the late William K. and Estella Mae Buckelew Ross. An area resident most of her life, she was employed by...

Leroy R. Carolus, Sr.

Leroy R. Carolus, Sr., 86, of Gordonville, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Pauline Bubb Carolus, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born on July 27, 1923 in Lewistown, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary McNeer and Samuel...

Linda L. Mcqueen

Lin da L. McQueen, 62, of Gap, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 9, 2010 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Edward S. McQueen, Sr., with whom she shared 44 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on April 13, 1948, she was the daughter of the late William...

Mary "Connie" Pawling

Mary "Connie" Pawling, 73, of West Grove, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of Edward W. Pawling, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Hogan Richer and Robert N....

Marcus F. Fietz, Jr.

Marcus F. Fietz, Jr., 76, of Coatesville, passed away at the Life Care Hospital of West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Emily Stackhouse Fietz.

Born on August 21, 1933 in Memphis, TN, he was the son of the Late Marcus F. Fietz Sr. and Lorainne Bradburn Fietz. He served honorably in the US Army. An...