Obituaries

Donald Lee Canull

Donald L. Canull, 80, of Gap, died on Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community of Honey Brook. He was the beloved husband of Alice Urban Canull with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Albion, Mich., he was the son of the late Francis W. and Florence Stonesifer Canull. Donald served in the US...

Dwayne Andrew Skiles

Dwayne Andrew Skiles, 41, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 surrounded by his family at his home. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Lynne "Tricia" DiPuppo Skiles with whom he shared 12 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of MaeBelle Jones Nuse of Valley Twp. and the late Horace R. Skiles...

Dawn Marie Wahl Updated Service Information

Dawn Marie Wahl, 40, of Johnstown, PA, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. Born in Darby, she was the daughter of Sherry Butler Beard of Coatesville and John J. Wahl of Newark, DE.

Dawn was a 1989 graduate of the Downingtown High School and a...

Charles R. Johnson

Charles R. Johnson, 88, of Ephrata, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of Pauline Johnson, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was son of the late Charles R. and Myrtle (Wynn) Johnson.  He was a graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  He...

Charles D. Blair, Sr.

Charles D. Blair, Sr., 63, of Parkesburg passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Grayson County, Texas, he was the son of Arthur D. Blair and Octamie Harp.  He was proud of his Potawatomi Indian heritage. He was self-employe as a Flooring Installer. He is survived by his two sons: William Blair...

Christopher M. Brown

Christopher M. Brown, 35, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at his home.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Linda D. (Wagner) and William H. Brown. Chris was a 1996 graduate of the Coatesville Area and Central County Vo-Tech School.  He was a 1998 Auto Mechanic graduate of UTI. He was currently employed by Morning...

Catherine J. Filler

Catherine J. Filler, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Franklin A. Filler, III, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Greenville, S.C., on May 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Caroline and Joseph Mansour.

She...

Carter Patrick Herd

Carter Patrick Herd, infant son of Brandon L. Herd and Breanne G. Smith of Parkesburg, PA, died at birth on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Chester County Hospital. He will be missed by Grandparents, Great Grandparents and a host of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and beloved pet dog Gemma. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at...

Carole Valjean Schmidt

Carole Valjean Schmidt, 74, of Gap, died on Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. Born in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Theo and Mary Parker Valjean.

In 1989, Carole graduated from the Chester County Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at the Coatesville VA Medical Center...

Charles L. Clemens

Charles L. Clemens, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Satteson Clemens with whom he shared 35 years of marriage and his first wife, the late Louella Geodecke Clemens who died in 1973. Born in Lewisburg, PA he was the son of the late George...

Brandy Lynn Vega

Brandy Lynn Vega, 34, of Cochranville died on Friday, October 11, 2013 as the result of an auto accident. She was the wife of Francisco Vega. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of Barbara Adams Sweed of Cochranville and the late Thomas L. Taylor, Sr. and step father Jeffrey Sweed of Cochranville. Brandy was an area resident all her...

C. Scott Aberts

C. Scott Aberts, 45, of Leola, formerly of Thorndale, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. He was the son of Ann M. Aberts and George R. Daniels of Coatesville and Curtis and Judy Aberts of Spring City.

He is survived by his beloved daughter Maria Louise Aberts of Honey Brook, two sisters...

Carol Mae Spencer

Carol Mae Spencer, 72, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 at the Pocopson Home.  She was the wife of Marvin Spencer, with whom she shared 40 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Tobias and Ethel Wanner. She is survived, in addition to her husband, by her daughter, Veronica Spencer of...

Bobby Joe Vanhorn

Bobby Joe VanHorn, 71, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the husband of Judith Ann Allabaugh VanHorn.

Born in Ashland, KY, he was the son of the late Malt and Pearl Bradley VanHorn.

Mr. VanHorn proudly served in the US Air Force from 1955...

Bonnie Ann Charsha

Bonnie Ann Charsha, 62, of Christiana, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Joseph G. Charsha, with whom she shared 37 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Ella Elizabeth Conover Sherman. Bonnie was a member of the...

Barbara Ann Lowrey

Barbara Ann Lowrey, 67, of Gap, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the former wife of William H. Lowrey, Jr. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Marion Buffington Rowan.

Barbara was employed by Schramms of West Chester as a switch board...

Alisa Ann Thompson Whittington

Alisa Ann Thompson Whittington, 45, of East Norriton, Pa, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at the Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the wife of Sheldon D. Whittington with whom she shared 5 years of marriage.  Alisa was born on July 15, 1966 in Coatesville Pa, to Robert W. and Shirley A. Oaks Thompson of Chester Springs,...

Alice S. Fillman

Alice S. Fillman, 92, of Downingtown, did on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Paul J. Fillman with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Montgomery Co., she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Annie D. Brey Smith.

Alice lived in the area most of...

Betty J. Taylor

Betty J. Taylor, 60, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Rubincan Taylor Brown and step daughter to Allen Brown of Sadsburyville. An area resident her entire life, she was employed by QVC in West Chester....

Betty Jane (Ash) Pyle

Betty Jane (Ash) Pyle, 87, of Wagontown, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Clair A. Pyle of Wagontown, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville on March 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Mary Ash Franklin and Ira G....