Obituaries

Kenneth R. Godschall, Sr.

Kenneth R. Godschall, Sr., 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Rose Casella Godschall with whom he shared 40 years of marriage. Born in Norristown, he was the son of Elmer and Florence Mellor Godschall.

Ken proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. He was...

Julianna H. Swede

Julianna H. Swede, 72, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Edwin M. Swede, Sr. with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Mramorak, Yugoslavia, she was the daughter of the late Jakob and Eva Filer Harich. Julianna is retired from...

Marcella Applegate

Marcella Applegate, 91, of Honey Brook, previously of Media and Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Home. She was the widow of the late Walter C. Applegate, Jr. who passed away in 2009.

She is survived by three daughters; Danielle Applegate Ebaugh, and husband William, of Tallahassee, Fl., Sandra Applegate, and...

Lisa G. Mullis

Lisa G. Mullis, 50, of Parkesburg, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Riddle Memorial Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Bonnie Powers Denlinger of Honey Brook and the late Robert E. Gill. She is survived by two children; David Collins of Royersford and Christina Keaton of Gap, one grandchild and two brothers Robert S. Gill...

Larry S. Wertz, Sr.

Larry S. Wertz, Sr., 63, of East Waterford, PA, formerly of Springdale, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Gladys Kreider Wertz, with whom he shared 46 years of marriage.

Born in Doe Run, Chester County, he was the son of Mildred A. Wertz Johnson of Kennett...

Leanne Thompson Boerstler

Leanne Thompson Boerstler, 51, of Bird-in-Hand, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Howard A. Thompson of Gap and the late Dorothy Law Thompson.

She was employed at Quebecor for 20 years, working in Customer Service.

Leanne is survived, in addition to her father,...

Lois Varnes Mendenhall

Lois Varnes Mendenhall, 78, of North Port, Florida, previously of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013.  She was the wife of Paul E. Mendenhall with whom she shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville Hospital, Lois was the daughter of the late Arthur C. Varnes and Kathryn Miller Varnes.  She was a graduate of Scott High School...

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...

Marian C. Kouba

Marian C. Kouba, 84, of Valley Township, passed away at her home on Monday March 22, 2010.

Born in East Whiteland Twp., she was the daughter of the late Julius and Hallie F. Kuntz Kouba.

Marian was a 1943 graduate of Tredyffrin / Easttown High School; a graduate of West Chester State College, and also...

Josephine S. Rutledge

Josephine S. Rutledge, 82, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 2 at Conestoga View of Lancaster.  She was the wife of John L. Rutledge, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Mary Jo (Brocolli) and Nicholas Iacono. Josephine was a parishioner of the Our Lady of Consolation...

Margaret Marie Gilbert Marsh

Margaret Marie Gilbert Marsh, 74 of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter in Elverson. She was the wife of William L. Marsh with whom she shared over seven years of marriage and her late husband Chester J. Gilbert, Jr. who died in 1990. Born in West Grove,...

Lorraine A. Bair

Lorraine A. Bair, 90, of Coatesville, died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown . She was the wife of the late S. Lewis Bair who died in 1987 and her first husband William W. Melrath who died in 1961. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Smith Beecher....

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...

Linda F. Kasper

Linda F. Kasper, 65, of Elverson, passed away at her home on Friday, November 30th, 2012.  She was the wife of Ronald C. Kasper.

Born in Upper Darby (Delaware County), she was the daughter of the late James Christian Fye and Mary Eileen Barger Fye. She had worked at UPS. Linda is survived by her two sons, James...

Kristy Lynn Diem Noel

Kristy Lynn Diem Noel, 30, of Gap, formerly of Honey Brook was taken from those who loved her in a tragically fatal automobile accident on Friday, November 28, 2008. She was the beloved wife of John Noel III.

Kristy was born in Lancaster and lived in Honey Brook her entire life. She was the daughter of John...

Marjorie Stern Boyes

Marjorie Stern Boyes, 89, of Gumtree, Highland Twp., passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. She was the beloved wife of Herbert Grant Boyes, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Willard E. and Maude Taylor Stern. She...

Lester A. Herr

Lester A. Herr, 93, passed away on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 at Willow Valley of Willow Street, where he had resided for the past 23 years. He was the husband of Nettie Edelman Chalson Herr and his first wife, the late Marjorie (Gusshee) Herr, who passed away in 1990.

Lester was the first born of a family...

Mae Elizabeth Parmer "Dolly" Godra

Mae Elizabeth Parmer "Dolly" Godra, 91, life long resident of Highland Township, Chester County, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Martin Godra, Jr. who died in 1994 and her first husband the late John W. Peterson who died in 1980. Dolly was born in...

Kevin Ellis Roth

Kevin Ellis Roth, 37, of Glenmoore, died suddenly on Sunday, May 6, 2012 as the result of an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of William H. Roth of Coatesville and Edith Stern Roth also of Coatesville and step son to Patricia Sagner Roth and the late Jacqueline A. "Jackie" Roth.

Kevin was...

June T. O'Brien

June T. O’Brien, 86, of East Fallowfield died at her home on Friday, November 20, 2009. Born in Suffern, NY on January 14, 1923, she was the daughter of Russell J. and Cecile G. Holley Taylor.

Mrs. O'Brien graduated from Suffern High School in 1940 and from Hackensack, NJ Hospital School of Nursing in 1944.  Prior to...