Obituaries

Hower S. "Baba" Smith, Jr.

Hower S. "Baba" Smith, Jr., 78, of Westwood, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Dale E. Thompson Smith with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Westwood, he was the son of the late Hower S. Smith, Sr. and Florence Rebecca Townsley....

Harry Charles "Sonny" Frymiare, Jr.

Harry Charles "Sonny" Frymiare, Jr., 81, of Cochranville, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Adele Cristofalo Frymiare with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Harry C. Frymiare, Sr. and Frances V. English Frymiare.

Sonny served honorably...

Helen E. Hawk

Helen E. Hawk, 92, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late John V. Hawk who died in 1977. Born in Hillsgrove, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Hattie Smell Minnier. Helen was a resident of Parkesburg most of her life. She...

James E. Wilson

James E. Wilson, 80, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, January 6th, 2014 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center.  He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Joan Mills Wilson, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Martinsburg, W.V., James was the son of the late Lottie R. (Zepp) and Elmer J. Wilson.  He served honorably in...

James Bell Smith, Sr.

James Bell Smith, Sr., 82, of Middleburg, Fl., formerly of Chester County, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2010.  He was the widower of his late wife Esther Yoder Smith, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born on March 4, 1928 in Coatesville, he was the son of George H. Smith and Gertrude Mullen Smith.  He...

Henry Francis Ziemak

Henry Francis Ziemak, 78, a lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away suddenly, surrounded by loving family. Henry was born at home on August 15, 1932, the youngest son of the late Benjamin and Anna Szczepura Ziemak.  He was a graduate of Scott Senior High School and proudly served his country in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. ...

Joan M. Sheehan

Joan M. Sheehan, 76, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester, where she resided for the past year. She was formerly married to Clarence E. Martin Sr. of Downingtown.

Born on January 12, 1933 in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Anna R. Moran Sheehan...

Harry E. "Butch" Middleton, Jr.

Harry E. "Butch" Middleton Jr., 62, of Reading, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Joanne Davis Middleton since 1987.

Born in Coatesville, "Butch" was the son of the late Harry E. Middleton Sr. and Thelma States Middleton. He was employed as a chef at the Red Lobster of...

Herman L. "Pete" Hilton

Herm an L. "Pete" Hilton, 86, of Christiana, PA,  passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook. He was the husband of Burnita J. Shindle Hilton with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Christiana, he was the son of the late Paul and Ester M. Hubbard Hilton. Pete...

John C. Pechin, Jr.

John C. Pechin, Jr., 38, of Phoenixville, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Joyce Sammons Pechin and John C. Pechin, Sr.

He was a 1990 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School.

John is survived, in addition to his parents, by...

Henrietta R. Mccrery

Henrietta R. McCrery, 76, of Gordonville, passed away on Monday, January 16th at the Conestoga View in Lancaster.  She was the beloved husband of William McCrery with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Sandy Hill, W. Caln Twp., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Henrietta Dague Trego.  She was a 1952 graduate...

Ivor William "Murph" Townsend, Jr.

Ivor William "Murph" Townsend, Jr., 81, of Oxford, died on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Ware Presbyterian Village where he had resided for 34 years. Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Ivor W. Townsend, Sr. and Elizabeth Etta Deivert Townsend. Murph was a 1949 graduate of Scott High School in Coatesville. He was employed...

Isabel C. Jones

Isabel C. Jones, 96, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Coatesville, where she had resided for the past four years. She was the widow of the late William Alford Jones.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter Leroy and Viola Jackson States.

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James C. Robinson

James C. Robinson, 68, of Gap, passed away on March 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster after a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Pamela Forbes Robinson, with whom he would have shared 44 years of marriage on April 19th, 2013.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clarence...

Joan G. Weaver

Joan Garrison Weaver, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late J. Richard "Dick" Weaver who owned and operated, along with his father and brothers, Weaver Motors in Coatesville. Joan and Dick had shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in...

John Albert "Jc" Collins Jr.

John Albert "JC" Collins Jr., 21, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of John A. Collins Sr. and Joanne McDermott of Strasburg.

He was employed by KST Design of Marietta as a welder. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association....

Harry G. Collison

Harry G. Collison, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hopsice Unit in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Diane M. Cooper Collison, with whom he would have shared 6 years of marriage this coming April.

Born in Camden County, N.J., he was the son of Harry G. Collison...

John Herbert Taylor

John Herbert Taylor of Atglen, Pa, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice, West Chester, Pa. after four years of illness from Renal Failure.  He was the son of Gertrude Talbot Taylor and J. Herbert Taylor of Chester PA.

He is survived by his wife, Velma Thornton Taylor and four daughters: Claudia Simeone...

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...

J. Richard "Dick" Weaver, Sr.

J. Richard "Dick" Weaver, Sr., 79, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Joan Garrison Weaver, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville on October 9, 1930, he was the son of the late Benjamin J. and Edna Saylor Weaver. He...