Obituaries

Julia Ann Dickinson

Julia Ann Dickinson, 62, of Seaford, DE, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford.

Born on February 8, 1946 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Alton Little Crothers and Trula Mae Willis-Crothers-Racz. She was a resident of the Coatesville and Pomeroy Area for 57...

Julia H. Vollmer

Julia H. Vollmer passed away quietly during her afternoon nap this past Thursday, August 2, 2012 at her Freedom Village home in West Brandywine, PA.  She was a resident of Freedom Village since moving there in 2003 shortly after the death of her husband of 55 years, Harden D. Vollmer.

Julia was born March 2,...

Judith Oliver Thompson

Judith Oliver Thompson, 79, of Avondale, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 at Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA. Born in Hopewell, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Frances Oliver and Ernestine Lutz Oliver. Judy attended the University of Delaware for both her BS and graduate studies. She became an avid horsewoman, learning to fox hunt as an...

Julia "June" Sharrer

Julia "June" Sharrer, 93, of Modena, passed on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late George H. Sharrer who died in 2001. Born in Madera, PA on June 30, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Wasco and Mary Russin Moskel. Julia had lived in Modena since 1941 moving to...

Joyce A. Craig

Joyce A. Craig, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at her home. She was the widow of the late David Craig. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Dickinson Clayton. Joyce was an area resident all her life and a graduate of the Parkesburg High School. She was employed...

Joyce E. Miller

Joyce E. Miller, 49, of Lancaster, formerly of Coatesville passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at the Hospice of Lancaster County's Mount Joy Center. She was the beloved wife of Arnold J. Miller Sr., with whom she shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Ronald C. Twyman Sr. of...

Joyce I. Becker

Joyce I. Becker, 67, of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 7, 2013. She was the wife of the late Norman L. Becker who died in 1986. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Kathleen Paul Barkley.

Joyce was a life long resident of Cochranville and a 1963...

Joseph O. Maxwell

J oseph O. Maxwell, 90, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of the late Gertrude Maxwell and the late Hazel Maxwell.

Born on Wednesday, June 2, 1920 in Coatesville, Pa., he was the son of the late Florence Stoner Maxwell...

Joseph Richard Smith

Joseph Richard Smith, 76, of Sadsbury Township, Coatesville, passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Dorothy R. Warden Smith, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Born on Friday, September 14, 1934 in Westwood, he was the son of the late Earl F. Smith Sr. and Ruth A. Thomas...

Juan Q. Chiguina

Juan Q. Chiguina, 58, of Gap, PA, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Born in Merizo, Guam he was the son of Jose S. and Ana Q. Chiguina. Juan served honorably in the U. S. Army from 1969 to 1972. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor for action in Vietnam.

He...

Joshua Tyler Broomell

Joshua Tyler Broomell, 13, of Honey Brook, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at the Reading Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, Joshua was the beloved son of Donald B. Broomell, Jr. of Honey Brook and Kristie L. Broomell of Lancaster. Joshua attended the Wyebrook Baptist Church of Elverson. Joshua was in the seventh grade at the Pequea Valley...

Joy Kathleen Gill

Joy Kathleen Gill, 38, of Parkesburg, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of James L. Gill, Sr. of Parkesburg and the late Anne Yunkin Gill.

She is survived, in addition to her father, by four children; Chelsea Gill of Christiana, Shawn, Andrew and Dallas Gill all...

Joyce J. Cazille

Joyce J. Cazille, 67, of Gap, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester.

Born on Tuesday, March 9, 1943 in Peoria, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Lucile Hawley Ellis and Harry Hensley.

He was employed by Penguin Industries for 25 years as a Production...

Joshua Lee Wilson

Joshua Lee Wilson, 37, of Gum Tree, Cochranville, died on March 12, 2014 in Coatesville. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Cynthia Wilson Heilner and he was raised by grandparents Norris E. Wilson and the late Eva Kay Wilson. Joshua was an area resident all his life and a 1995 graduate of Octorara High School. He was employed...

Josephine Mast

Josephine Mast, 77, of Oxford, formerly of West Caln, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford. She was the widow of the late John Mast. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William J.B. and Bertha Phillips Steffe.

She is survived by one...

Josephine P. Hammond

Josephine P. Hammond, 92, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of Rev. Herbert C. Hammond, who passed away in 1994 after they had shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Josephine Hammonds Dickinson and Edward Dickinson.  An area...

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...

Joseph Jarvis Walters, Sr.

Joseph Jarvis Walters, Sr., 88, of Coatesville, West Caln Twp., passed away at the Hickory House Nursing Home on Friday, October 22, 2010.  He was the beloved husband of Mary Livingston Walters, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Born on Thursday, February 9, 1922 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, he was the son of the late...

Joseph B. Hawk

Joseph B. Hawk, Jr., 76, of the Brandywine Hall in Caln Twp., Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at his residence.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Bessie Russell Hawk and Joseph B. Hawk, Sr. An area resident his entire life, he was a 1953 graduate of the Scott High School....

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...