Obituaries

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...

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...

Marie T. Gethin

Marie T. Gethin, 70, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Maplewood Manor Nursing Home of Philadelphia. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Pierce McKaige.

She is survived by one son; Brendan W. Gethin and wife Veronica of Coatesville, two granddaughters; Victoria and Vanessa Gethin, one...

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. ...

Levi H. Zerr, Jr.

Levi H. Zerr, Jr., 79, of East Fallowfield Township, passed away at his home on Saturday August 1, 2009. He was the husband of Sara White Zerr with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Levi H. and Hazel Bitler Zerr.

He graduated from...

Kathryn "Kass" Welsch Mcallister

Kathryn "Kass" Welsch McAllister, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. She was the widow of the late Lawrence L. Welsch (1981) and Paul James McAllister, Jr. (2006).

Born in Atglen, she was...

Kenneth J. Stoltzfus (Updated Service Location)

Kenneth J. Stoltzfus, 37, of Gap, died on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital as a result of an auto accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Paul David Stoltzfus, III of Gap and Linda K. Powell Warden of Cochranville and stepson to Robert T. Warden. Ken was an area resident all his life and...

Kenneth L. Smith

Kenneth L. Smith, 47, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at his home.  He was the beloved son of Shirley Ann Pfitzenmeyer Smith and the late Earl F. Smith. He was employed as an Auto Detailer in Downingtown. He is survived, in addition to his mother, by his siblings: Robert E. Smith of Atglen, Gail A....

Joseph H. Haines

Joseph H. Haines, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. He was the widower of the late Sylvia I. Trimble Haines.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alice Hoopes Haines and Oscar Haines. He served honorably in the US Army. He was...

Marjorie B. Johnson

Marjorie B. Johnson, 92, of Chatham, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of T. Edward Johnson. Born in New London, she was the daughter of the late James P. and Reba Buckalew Bush. Marjorie was an area resident all her life. She proudly served in the Women's Army Corp...

Marion E. Campbell

Marion E. Campbell, 78, of Pomeroy, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of Donald C. Campbell, who passed away 22 years ago.

Born in Honey Brook, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Miller) Esworthy. She was a 1952 graduate of the former...

Leon A. Arasin

Leon A. Arasin, 83 of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County. He was the beloved husband of Genevieve Grabowski Arasin with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.

Born in Brandamore, PA, he was the son of the late William and Alexandra Han...

Laura E. Searl

Laura E. Searl, 56, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, March 24 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was a beloved mother to her children: Heather Ickes Olson of Catonsville, MD and Keith D. Ickes of Atglen; the beloved partner of Stephanie Klingler, with whom she shared 24 years of partnership; grandmother to Siana of Atglen;...

Margaret A. Schmidt

Margaret A. Schmidt, 64, of Christiana, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 6, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of John F. Schmidt, Sr. with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Janet Spickler...

Lynne M. Whitely

Lynne M. Whitely, 41, of West Chester, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2010 surrounded by her family and in the embrace of her beloved mother. She passed away at "Brian's House", where she had resided for the past 23 years.

Born in West Chester on Friday, May 24, 1968, she was the beloved daughter of Emily...

Kathleen Vandervliet

Kathleen VanderVliet, 44, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Ithaca, NY she was the daughter of Roger and Jean Hopkins VanderVliet of Hector, NY.

Kate was employed by Siemens Medical Solutions as a paralegal.

She is survived, in addition to her parents...

Marion Hilton Wiggington

Marion Hilton Wiggington, 89, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home.

The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg.  The interment will be held the following day at the Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery of Lancaster.

Leon R. Rollins, Sr.

Leon R. Rollins, Sr., 75, of Coatesville, Pa., passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He is survived by his wife, Sandra Wilson Rollins. Born in Christiana, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice Miller Rollins. An area resident his entire life, he had worked at the former...

Lorraine L. Smith

Lorraine L. Smith, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Parvin W. Smith who died last November. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Mabel Wright Lawrence.

Lorraine was a 1942 graduate of the...

Larry E. Smith, Sr.

Larry E. Smith, Sr., 60, formerly of Coatesville, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Pocopson Home. He was the husband of Rebecca Johnson Smith with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Brinton and Edith Williams Smith. Larry was a Chester County resident all...