Obituaries

Leon C. Wiggins

Leon C. Wiggins, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Phoenixville Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Suzanne Williams Wiggins, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Norman N. Wiggins and Bertha Irene Hart Wiggins. An area resident his entire...

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...

Marilyn E. Stauffer

Marilyn E. Stauffer, 54, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Joseph G. Stauffer with whom she shared 27 years together. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Carol Keinard of Coatesville and the late Charles D. Keinard. Marilyn was an area resident all her life...

Lucille S. Hoskins

Lucille S. Hoskins, 80, of Coatesville, passed away at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit on Saturday, September 10, 2011. Born in Bainbridge Island, Washington, she was the daughter of the late Gunnar and Ingeborg Strand Hanson. She proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean War. Lucille lived in the area for over 57 years. She was employed...

Marian A. Mattson

Marian A. Mattson, 86, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 8th, 2012.  She was the widow of the late Lawrence Mattson, who died in 1983.

Born in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., Marian was the daughter of the late Benjamin Lantz and Mamie K. (Stoltzfus) Lantz. She is survived by her five children, Harvey W....

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...

Karl John Trommler, Sr.

Karl John Trommler, Sr., 85, of Millersville, formerly of Paradise, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the VA Medical Center of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Anna M. Welsch Trommler, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born April 19, 1924 in Waterbury, CT., Karl was the...

Laurie Lynn (Groh) Duncan

Laurie Lynn (Groh) Duncan, 49, of Coatesville, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.

She was born on June 17, 1961 in Pittsburgh, PA, and was the daughter of Anne Groh, Elverson and the late John Groh, Jr.

She is survived by her son, Charles E. Duncan, III, Coatesville and...

Laure Anne Zelley

Laure Anne Zelley, 23, formerly of Atglen, PA died Sunday, October, 11th in a single car accident in Blackstone, VA.

Laure was born in Mt. Holly, NJ on April 19, 1986 to her parents Tom Zelley and Donna Berk.

Laure was raised in Burlington, NJ, and Greenville, SC. She graduated from the Octorara High School...

Linda A. Wilson

Linda A. Wilson, 57, of Coatesville died on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at Brandywine Hospital.

She was the beloved wife of Mark H. Wilson who recently died on Sept. 15th. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA she was the daughter of the late John H. and Margaret E. (McCann) Litchert, and sister to Catherine (Litchert) Minio and John Litchert....

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...

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...

Kathleen W. Mccomsey

Kathleen W. McComsey, 96, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Friday, March 18, 2011. She was the widow of W. Lee McComsey who died in 1986. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.  Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 18, at 11 a.m. at Octorara Cemetery, Route 10, Parkesburg. Memorial contributions can be made...

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...

Lettie M. Thompson

Lettie M. Thompson, 86, of West Brandywine, PA died on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at her home. She was the wife of Ira W. Thompson with whom she shared 55 years of marriage. Mrs. Thompson was employed by NASA in Washington D.C. as a payload specialist. Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg, PA.

Lillian Janet Hilton

Lillian Janet Hilton, 74, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Birdsboro, she was the daughter of the late Cleon and Anne Marie Burns Templin. She was a graduate of the Pottstown Senior High School.

Lillian is survived by her three children: Howard...

Jonathan Mark Xagas

Jonathan Mark Xagas, 59, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, died at his home on Thursday, October 10, 2013. He was the husband of the late Lori A. Gill Xagas who passed away in 2009. Born in St. Charles, Illinois, he was the son of the late Augustus and Carol Schneider Xagas. Jon was involved as a manager in the restaurant business...

Kevin G. Lawrence (Updated Obituary Information)

Kevin G. Lawrence, 57, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, January 5th 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Janice Gillespie and Harry S. Lawrence.

A life time resident of Parkesburg, Kevin will best be remembered as the owner and operator of Hair Sensations styling salon in Parkesburg. He...

Margaret Downing Lyons

Margaret Downing Lyons, 92, was born in West Chester on March 15, 1921 to the late William C. and Emily C. Downing.  She passed away December 14, 2013 at the Harrison House of Christiana, PA. Margaret married S. Robert Lyons of West Chester on January 25, 1943 who passed away on March 25, 1999. Margaret lived in West Chester for...

Marian S. Kinney

Marian S. Kinney, 65, of Reading, formerly of Atglen, died on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at the Reading Hospital.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Marion Killian Shoemaker and was raised, since childhood, by her aunt and uncle the late Greer and Violet Criswell.

Marian was a 1962 graduate...