Obituaries

Helen L. Olsen

Helen L. Olsen, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the home of her sister Bobbi and companion Duke Gavin of Gordonville. She was the widow of the late Howard Olsen who died in 1984. Born in Johnson City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Smith and Grace...

Helen Arlene Ford

Helen Arlene Ford, 97, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home following a brief illness.

Born in East Petersburg, Arlene was the daughter of William E. and Elizabeth H. Poole. After attending the schools in East Petersburg, Lancaster and Honey Brook, in Chester County, she graduated as a Registered...

Helen A. Salzman

Helen A. Salzman, 82, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook.  She was the widow of the late Vincent P. Salzman, who passed away in 1985. Born in Grove City, Pa., Helen was the daughter of the late Alberta E.(MacFarland) and Hutchinson B. Williams. Helen was a graduate...

Helen K. Wilson

Helen K. Wilson, 81, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Donald G. Wilson who died in 1997. Born in Boothwyn, she was the daughter of the late Norman E. and Blanche Wooding Reside. Formerly a resident of West Chester, Helen retired from Wyeth, Inc. of...

Gregory L. Evans

Gregory L. Evans, 61, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 while under the care of Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Center. He was the husband of Deborah A. Ondeck Evans.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Amelia B. Mackey of Akron, and the late Fredrick Evans, and the step-son...

Gregory P. Kellon

Gregory P. Kellon, 54, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Donald P. and Eleanor "Diz" Thornton Kellon.

Greg was a lifelong resident of Parkesburg and a graduate of Octorara High School, class of 1973. He was employed most of...

Harry L. Griest

Harry L. Griest, 77, of Highland Township, Chester County, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Neighborhood Inpatient Unit in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Mary S. Correll Griest with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born and raised in Highland Township, he was the son of the late Newton M. and I. Ruth Howett...

Grace Neff Pucik Vernon

Grace Neff Pucik Vernon, 92, of Honey Brook, formerly of Concordville, died on Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. She was the widow of the late William Vernon and her first husband the late John Pucik. Born in Concordville, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Edith Hipple Neff. She was employed as...

Grace M. Nuse

Grace M. Nuse, 59, of Downingtown, entered into rest on April 20, 2010, at the Hospice Center in West Chester.

Born April 29, 1950 to the late James and Mary Stanley Nuse. She is survived by her companion of 30 years, Wayne Tiffany and four daughters, Connie Gebrt of Mortonville, Christel Peters of Coatesville, Denise Levengood of...

Grace M. Turner

Grace M. Turner 85 formerly of Pomeroy, Pa. died on Wednesday February 16, 2011, at the Lancashire Hall in Lancaster. Grace was the wife of the late Richard E. Turner and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Hazel Murray. and was born in Coatesville.

She had lived in this area most of her life and...

Grace F. Sagnor

Grace F. Sagnor, 95, of New Holland, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Friday, June 29, 2012 at Garden Spot Village where she resided since 2003. She was the widow of the late Francis G. Sagnor who died in 1985.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William and Mabel Devlin Means.

Grace...

Gloria Johnson

Gloria Johnson, 70, of Thorndale, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Lee Johnson. Born in Kirchberg, Germany, Gloria was the daughter of the late Anna Jolowa and John Makar. An area resident most of her life, Gloria was employed by Hoffmann - La Roche...

Grace E. Lease

Grace E. Lease, 82, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2012, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of the late William T. Lease.

Born in Creasptown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Stanley Ray Bennett and Lula Ellen (Settle) Bennett.  She was a member of the Wagontown Chapel. Grace is survived by...

Gloria A. Shoop

Gloria A. Shoop, 80, formerly of Merritt Island, FL, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the widow of Lloyd Shoop. Born in PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mabel Smelter Shenk.

She is survived by eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren and she was...

Gloria Ann Ryerson Jacobs

Gloria Ann Ryerson Jacobs, 77, of Avondale, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2009 at her home, with her beloved husband of 40 years, Wallace Gerald "Jerry" Jacobs, at her side. She will be remembered as a loving spouse and best friend.

Born in Detroit, MI, Gloria was the daughter of the late Isabel Clark and James...

Gloria Dee Shearer

Gloria Dee Shearer, 61, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the University of Penn Hospital  She was the beloved wife of Archie F. Shearer. Born in Salt Lake City, she was the daughter of Mary Montrone Behunin of Denver, Co. and the late Delon Behunin. Gloria was a Catholic by faith. She was employed by...

Gloria J. Eidson

Gloria J. Eidson, 80, of West Caln, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the widow of Omer Eidson and her first husband the late Warren Gregory. Born in Plymouth, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde R. and Margaret Arnot Payne. Gloria was an area resident since 1958....

Gladys F. Sagner

Gladys F. Sagner, 88, resident of Harrison Senior Living in Christiana, PA passed away on Monday, November 29, 2010. She was the widow of of the late James M. Sagner. Born in Fairmont, W. VA, she was the daughter of the late Jasper N. and Alice Minor Haught.

Gladys is survived by her three step children: Doris...

Gladys Huss Kauffman

Gladys Huss Kauffman, 72, of Berwick, formerly of Lancaster County, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011 while under the care of Hospice Community Care in Nanticoke, PA. She was the wife of the late Roy J. Kauffman who died in 2002.  Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Paul P. and Ella Church Hawthorne....

Gladys M. Grow

Gladys M. Grow, 81, of Honey Brook Township, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at her son's home. Born in Honey Brook Township, Gladys was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Florence G. Thompson Ewell. An area resident all her life, she was employed for 22 years by the Coatesville VA Medical Center retiring in 1992....