Obituaries

Jean H. Steele

Jean H. Steele, 89, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Clarence "Bob" J. Steele, who passed away in 2002.

Born in Highland Twp., she was the daughter of the late Mary Schaffer Harris and H. Luther Harris.  An area resident her entire...

Jean Henn Wood

Jean Henn Wood, 80 of Gap, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, grew up in New Jersey, moved to Pennsylvania and raised family there.

Survived by her husband, John, son John Joseph at home, Robert Anthony of

Illinois, daughter Maryanne of Lancaster, son Thomas Edward of Georgia and...

Jean Hope Irwin

Jean Hope Irwin, 91, of East Fallowfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 17, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Jean was the beloved wife of Edward W. Irwin who went to be with the Lord in March of 2008. Jean graduated from Coatesville High School in the class of 1939 and was a graduate of...

Jean L. Conover

J ean L. Conover, 83, of Oxford, died on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the widow of the late Robert Conover.

Born in Chester Co., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ada Hoffecker Lilley.

She was employed by Coventry Nursing Home and most recently by Kitchen...

Jean Larue Borrell

Jean Larue Borrell, 85, of Atglen, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital as the result of an auto accident. She was the wife of Francis "Pete" Borrell with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Rock Run, Valley Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Agustus and Beulah...

Jean Collins

Jean Collins, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday November 22, 2008 at her home at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Coatesville. She was the wife of the late Eugene "Mike" Collins and her first husband the late Warren W. Root. Born in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Retta Ginithan Middaugh. Jean...

Janet Elaine Krause

Janet Elaine Krause, 76, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of the late Lloyd A. Krause, with whom she shared 28 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late James Latta and Anna (Osborne) Martin.

She was a 1954 graduate of the Scott High...

Jane L. S. Davidson

Jane L. S. Davidson, 73, of Glenmoore, Pa., died on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Lester Davidson, who passed away in 2010 after they shared 49 years of marriage together.

Born in Lancaster on April 5th, 1939, she was the daughter of the late...

Jane P. Ely

Jane P. Ely, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Lester D. Ely, Sr.. Born in Newcastle, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Della Noggle Packer. Jane was employed, most of her life as a secretary. She retired as secretary for the Parkesburg...

Jane Bray Yacoe

Jane Bray Yacoe, age 62, died peacefully at her home in Coatesville, PA, on January 31, 2013, after a long battle with brain cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends. Jane was the beloved wife, for 33 years, of Paul Yacoe and the adored mother of Jesse Yacoe and Rosalind Yacoe. She was the daughter of Polly Bray of...

Jane E. Townsend

Jane E. Townsend, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Harvard F. "Buck" Townsend.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. Hanna, Sr. and Sylvia Trimble Haines.

An area resident her entire life, she was employed as...

Jane Ellen Simon

Jane Ellen Simon, 80, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of George Andrew Simon, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Jane was the daughter of the late Rose (Swoyer) Esworthy. Jane was a 1952 graduate of the Coatesville School District and a faithful...

James Russell Shaffer

James Russell Shaffer, 85, of Gap, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center hospice facility.  He was predeceased by his loving wife, Eleanor Grace (Payne) Shaffer.

Born in Compass, West Caln Twp. on November 28, 1927, James was the son of the late Russell George and Viola Blanche (Ritenour) Shaffer.  He was...

James S. Hall

James S. Hall, 55, of Parkesburg, died at his home on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. He was the husband of Kim Marie Greenawalt Hall with whom he shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Mary Sweinhart Hall of Christiana and the late William Hall.

Jim was an area resident all his...

James S. Purcell, Jr.

James S. Purcell, Jr., 88, of Paradise, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2010 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Hospice Center. He was the husband of Lillian Klecha Purcell with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Oxford, he was the son of the late James...

James Kirk Wilde

James Kirk Wilde, 84, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at Honey Brook, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the husband of Betty Stackhouse Wilde and they recently celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late James W. and Ruth Kirk Wilde. He was a graduate of the...

James J. Kuhn

James J. Kuhn, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Barbara Z. Whiteman Covington Kuhn with whom he had shared 13 years of marriage and his first wife the late, Allison E. Dunn Kuhn who passed in 1994.

Born in Pittsburgh, he...

Jason E. Hallgren

Jason E. Hallgren, 38, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Long Island, N.Y. on Friday, February 2, 1973, he was the beloved son of Charles R. Hallgren and Susan Scheland Hallgren.  Jason was a 1991 graduate of the Coatesville High School.  He was self employed with his...

James R. Scott

James R. Scott, 76, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 29, 2013. He was the husband of Charmaine M. Beems Scott with whom he shared 27 years of marriage. Born in Bondsville, Chester County, he was the son of the late Charles and Stella McComsey Scott. Mr. Scott was an area resident all his life. He...

James V. Faddis

James V. Faddis went to be with his Heavenly Father, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. He was a loving and caring husband and father. James was born on Oct. 19, 1930, to James and Rita Mae Werntz Faddis in Parkesburg. James married the former Mary Alice Baer on Aug. 31, 1954, in Parkesburg. Mary Alice passed away on Dec. 29, 2012....