Obituaries

Lucy E. Stewart

Lucy E. Stewart, 92, of Lancaster, formerly of Zion Hill, Atglen, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of the late Raymond E. Stewart, who passed away in 1990.

Born in Sadsbury Township, she was the daughter of the late Elnora Watts Johnson and Henry Johnson. A resident of Zion...

Lucy A. Keck

Lucy A. Keck, 80, of Coatesville, died at her home on Monday, October 17, 2011. She was the widow of the late Henry A. Keck who died in 1981. Born in Kennett Square, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Donofrio Vattilana.

She lived all her life in Chester County and attended various schools; she...

Lucy May Jones Searles

Lucy May Jones Searles, 93, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of her late husband, Hubert Searles, who passed away in 1993.

Born on Saturday, May 27, 1916 in Ercildoun, she was the daughter of the late William O. Jones and Ida Ella Ruth Jones. ...

Louise M. Williams

Louise M. Williams, 62, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Clyde R. Ferguson and her first husband the late Ted Williams.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Moore and Bertha Taylor Moore Campbell. Louise was employed in the Housekeeping Dept....

Louise Paxson Morris

Louise Paxson Morris, 97, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late J. Kenneth Morris, who passed away in 2006.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the Anna Belle Gilfillan Paxon and Joseph W....

Louise S. Lubrano

Louise S. Lubrano, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Domenick A. Lubrano, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Louis and Theresa (Bastone) Saracione.  She has been an area resident...

Lois J. Gill Mcguigan

Lois J. Gill McGuigan, 79, of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. She was the widow of Edwin H. McGuigan, with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.

Born on May 23, 1930 in Coatesville, Lois was the daughter of the late Caroline Kelley Gill and Everett...

Mary C. Jilek

Mary C. Jilek, 100, of Christiana, PA, formerly of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana. Born in Whiteford, MD, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ellen R. Weaver Jones.

She is survived by one son Roger P. Jones of Paradise, daughter-in-law R. Jean Jones of Atglen, five...

Mary E. Cleary

Mary E. Cleary, 83, of Conway, S.C., formerly of Caln, died on Saturday September 12, 2009 at her home in Conway, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was the wife of the late Louis E. Cleary who died in 2000. Born in Caln, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Hughes, Sr. and Viola A....

Mary Alice (Baer) Faddis

Mary Alice (Baer) Faddis went to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.

She was a loving and caring wife and mother. Mary was born on Aug. 18, 1934, to James and Ruby Baer in Reading. Mary and her husband, James V. Faddis, started their lives together on Aug. 31, 1954, in Parkesburg. She moved to...

Mary B. Stratton

Mary B. Stratton, 83, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. She was the widow of the late Joseph P. Stratton, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Mary Walsh Duffy.  Mary graduated from the West Catholic High...

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....

Marie D. Mitchell

Marie D. Mitchell, 93, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, November, 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late John J. Mitchell, Jr. who died in 2006. Born in Woodridge, VA, she was the daughter of the late Brady Lee and Catherine P. Wolfe Davis.

Marie was an area resident all her life...

Marie E. Burton

Marie E. Burton, 87, formerly of Thorndale, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late William J. Burton, who passed away in 1974.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Susan Supplee Gibson.  An area...

Marie E. Miller

Marie E. Miller, 81, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. She was the widow of the late Raphael Miller Jr., who passed away in 1991. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Findley Large.

A resident of Parkesburg most of...

Marie K. Malmberg

Marie K. Malmberg, 90, of Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Hospice of Mount Joy. She was the widow of the late Carl W. Malmberg. Born in Abington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Katheryn Gibbons Gilligan.

She was a member of Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church of Parkesburg...

Marvin O. Walton

Marvin O. Walton, aka "Starvin' Marvin", 86, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Coatesville VAMC. He was the widower of the late Florence J. Walton. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Albert and Sadie Brown Walton.

Marvin served with the US Army during WWII in the Pacific. He will...

Margaret F. "Peggy" Copeland

Margaret F. "Peggy" Copeland, 56, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 surrounded by her beloved family.  She was the widow of the late Scott L. Copeland who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 28 years of marriage.

A lifelong resident of Coatesville, Margaret was the daughter of the late...

Margaret P. Skillings

Margaret P. Skillings, 97, of Georgetown, ME and Holden, MA, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Exton, PA. She leaves a son, Dr. John C. Skillings of Dansville, NY; daughter Judith Skillings Frawley of Exton, PA; nephew, Randall C. Perkins of Medford, OR; nieces, Pamela Perkins Smith and Sandra Perkins of...

Margaret Perry

Margaret Perry, 83, of Coatesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Frank E. Perry who died in 1995. They had shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Barberton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Stroncer Vickek. Margaret...