Obituaries

John C. Reese, Sr.

John C. Reese, Sr., 75, of Paradise, passed away on Friday, June 7th at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Burk Reese, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Springdale, Pa., he was the son of the late Raymond E. Reese Sr. and Vera (Gregory) Reese. He was employed by Carolina Freight...

Helen Janice Mccarraher

Helen Janice McCarraher, 90, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2013 at Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Edward Raymond McCarraher, who passed away in 2007.                                                                                                                                                                              Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Earl W. and Helen E. (McHenry) Rutherford. She was a 1941 graduate...

Jesse "Rock" Stauffer

Jesse "Rock" Stauffer, 57, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Sunday, October 9, 2011, surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband of Alice A. (Simon) Stauffer, with whom he shared 34 years of marriage.

Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late Harwin L. "Jake" Stauffer Sr. and Florence  Jessie...

Helen M. Russell

Helen M. Russell, 83, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster.  Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Herman H. Pratt

Herman H. Pratt, 95, of Wagontown, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at the Coatesville VAMC. He was the husband of Janet Pratt with whom he shared almost 70 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Thomas and Catherine Rissel Pratt. He graduated in 1936 from Coatesville H.S. He served in the...

Helen S. Moore

Helen S. Moore, 85, formerly of Downingtown, Pa. passed away on Thursday, September 26th, 2013 at the Pocopson Home.  She was the widow of the late Herbert W. Moore, who passed away in 2001. Born in Parkesburg, Helen was the daughter of the late Lydia Radcliff Conover and Charles S. Scott.  She attended the Parkesburg High School and was a...

Harry E. Schlimme

Harry E. Schlimme, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the widow of the late Marcia L. Dowlin Schlimme, who passed away in 2002.

Born in Coatesville, Harry was the son of the late Fred and Helen Thompson Schlimme.

An area resident his entire life, he...

Honora Ann Zook

Honora Ann Zook, 79, of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Friday, June 14, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of H. Andrew Zook with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Martin Joseph and Anna Kochubka Lefchuk. Honora was a life long resident...

Hazel J. Walton

Hazel J. Walton, 87, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Horace A. Walton, who passed away in 2004 after sharing 61 years of marriage.

Born on Friday, June 30, 1922 in Little Britain Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of Leiper...

Howard Carr

Howard Carr, 84, of Christiana, died on Wednesday, July 3rd at the Lancashire Hall in Lancaster. Born in Tennessee, he was the son of the late Charles and Maggie Carr. Howard will be remembered for his handling skills with hound dogs and his love of farming and hunting. He was the last of his immediate family and was preceded in...

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...

John A. Kennel, Jr.

John A. Kennel, Jr., 89, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home. He was the beloved husband of Mildred Martin Kennel with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late John A. and Emma S. Kauffman...

John J. Battle

John J. Battle, 73, of West Bradford, died at his home on Sunday, July 7, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Frances McGowan Battle with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Chester, he was the son of the late John and Helen Rivan Battle. John grew up in Chester. He was employed by the Lukens Steel...

Homer R. Coblentz

Homer R. Coblentz, 70, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 1, 2011.  He was the beloved husband of Martha Freeman Coblentz, with whom he had just celebrated  their 51st wedding anniversary.

Born in Gap, he was the son of Katie Riehl Coblentz of Honey Brook and his late father, Joseph Coblentz, Sr.  He was a...

Hurlbert L. White

Hurlbert L. White, 68, of Akron, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 at the Ephrata Community Hospital.  He was the widower of the late Donna (Myers) White, who passed away in 2002. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Helen White and the late William White. Hurlbert served honorably with the US Army in Vietnam during the Vietnam...

Irvin R. Houck

Irvin R. Houck, 84, of West Caln Twp., died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane Kieffer Houck with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Honey Brook, he was the son of the late Elmer and Ethel Kiefer Houck.

Mr. Houck lived in the...

James (Jimmy) E. Pierson, Jr.

James (Jimmy) Edward Pierson, Jr., 74, of Lancaster met Jesus, his Savior, face to face on Sunday, July 1, 2012. His last days were spent at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mt. Joy along with family and friends. Born in Washington, D.C., he is survived by his wife of 51 years, Anne, and two daughters: Holly Barlow, wife of...

John A. "Jack" Simmons, Sr.

John A. "Jack" Simmons, Sr., 79, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital after battling with cancer for one year. He was the husband of the late Shirley Daily Simmons who died in 2009. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of John E. and Dorothy Gillespie Simmons. Jack was a 1952 graduate...

Howard G. Mowday, Sr.

Howard G. Mowday, Sr., 85, of Honey Brook, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. He was the husband of the late Sarah Lorraine McCoy Mowday. Born in West Caln Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late Sanford and Ethel Leslie Mowday.

A lifelong resident of Chester County, Howard operated...

John A. Lafferty

John A. Lafferty, 83, of Downingtown, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane Brenna Lafferty, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Wayne, Pa., he was the son of the late Elizabeth Chambers Hanna Lafferty and Charles A. Lafferty....