Obituaries

Helen M. Pirches

Helen M. Pirches, 73, life long resident of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday February 18, 2009 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of Donald I. "Tex" Pirches with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville on March 28, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Harry "Bo"...

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.

Helen P. Cazillo Lonas

Helen P. Cazillo Lonas, 85, of Akron, PA, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 29, 2013 at the Hospice of Lancaster County Center in Mt. Joy.  Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Jennie Kolodski Cazillo, Sr.

She is survived by two brothers; Robert Cazillo and Anthony Cazillo, both of Parkesburg and...

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...

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...

Helen Saponaro Wilson

Helen Saponaro Wilson, 91, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of Theodore Solly Wilson, who passed away in 2009 after they had shared 64 years of marriage.

Born in Dunmore, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Dominick Saponaro and Arcangela Mossuto Saponaro.  She had...

Helen Y. Crane

Helen Y. Crane, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Richard Crane, with whom she shared 39 years of marriage.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late William Kenneth and Edna (Diem) Young.  An area resident her entire life, she was a...

Helen R. Walton

Helen R. Walton, 70, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in West Chester, Helen was the daughter of the late Estella Mae Fillman Walton and Albert H. Walton. She belonged to the St. James Episcopal Church.

She is survived by her siblings: Dorothy E. Langley of Sadsburyville,...

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...

Helen B. Meyers

Helen B. Myers, 92, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday November 15, 2008 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, Pa. She was the loving wife of Robert L. Myers with whom she shared 71 years of marriage. Born in West Fallowfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Caroline Chambers Bush.

Helen was an...

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...

Helen Goldberg Pearlman

Helen Goldberg Pearlman, 86, of West Caln, died peacefully on Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Reuben Pearlman who served in the US Army during WWII and was a war hero.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Leah Goldberg.

She...

Harry F. Norman, Jr.

Harry F. Norman, Jr., 73, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the beloved husband of Judith Althouse Norman.

Born in Atglen on March 10, 1936, Harry was the son of Anna May and Harry F. Norman Sr. He graduated from the Scott High School...

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...

Harry G. Conner

Harry G. Conner, 91, of Unionville, PA passed away Thursday, February 7 at Pocopson Home, Pocopson, PA, after a long illness. Harry was born December 2, 1921 in Baltimore, MD, son of James Conner and Mary Fader Conner.

He attended the University of Delaware and Johns Hopkins University, earning degrees in electrical engineering. Before completing his university studies,...

Harry L. Fisher, ( Rescheduled For Saturday, February 13 )

Harry L. Fisher, Sr., 92, formerly of Nickel Mines, Pa., passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the Masonic Village of Elizabethtown. He was the widower of the late Dorothy B. Mullen Fisher, who passed in 2000.

Born on Sept. 27, 1917 in Victoria, Tx., he was the son of the late Lavina Hooley Fisher...

Harry K Wilson

Harry K Wilson, 87, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County and Elder Care. He was the beloved husband of Jacqueline Lindsay Wilson. Born at home near Atglen, PA, Harry was the son of the late Walter and Nora McMillan Wilson. Harry and Jacqueline were married...

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...

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...

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...