Obituaries

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...

George B. Mclaughlin

George B. McLaughlin, 82, of Kennett Square, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

Born in Pomroy, he was the son of the late Rufus I. and Anna McLaughlin. He was a 1945 graduate of the Scott High School. He retired in 1989 from the West Chester Ford, where he...

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...

George W. Mullen

George W. Mullen, 83, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester, with his beloved family members by his side.

George was one of America's finest patriots and veteran advocates, as both a World War II veteran and VFW state leader.

George was the beloved husband...

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....

Harold E. Toaltoan

Harold E. Toaltoan, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Carol Raison Toaltoan, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William Clayton Toaltoan and Catherine Frances (Dickerson) Toaltoan.  A resident of Parkesburg his entire...

Elva R. Clark Townsley

Elva R. Clark Townsley, 96, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Woodrow W. Townsley, who passed away in 1993, after they had shared 52 years of marriage together.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Ida Barnett...

Edith S. "Edie" Landis

Edith S. "Edie" Landis, 71, of Parkesburg, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of James S. Landis Sr. with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, Edie was the daughter of the late Emily (Caldwell) and Charles Seekamp.  An area resident her entire...

Franklin A. Filler, Iii

Franklin A. Filler, III, 76, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg, followed by interment in the Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery of Lancaster.  Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation, which will be...

Ethel "Linda" Zell John

Ethel, "Linda" Zell John, 92, wife of L. Kirk John, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community.  She and her husband had lived in the Coatesville area since their marriage in 1946. Mrs. John was the daughter of George and Rebekah Zell of Kennett Square.  She was a graduate of Kennett Consolidated School, class of...

Frances M. Kretchmer

Frances M. Kretchmer, 78, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday November 7, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Kretchmer who died in 2001. Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Woodward Goss.

Frances was an area resident all her life. She...

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....

Eugene P. Brown

Eugene P. Brown, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Coatesville V.A. Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Mae Crawford Brown, with whom he shared over 40 years of friendship and marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Eugene was the son of the late Wilbur and Matilda Gray Brown. He was a...

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...

Edna Flanagan Rollinson

Edna Flanagan Rollinson, 69, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 at her son Richard's home in Sadsburyville.  She was the widow of the late Thomas M. Rollinson, Sr. with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy Highlinger Flanagan. She was a...

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...

Forrest C. Book, Jr.

Forrest C. Book, Jr., 81, of West Caln Twp., Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at his home. He was the widower of Joan Book, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 58 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Forrest C. Book Sr. and Elsie...

Frances Rose Riddell

Frances Rose Riddell, 94, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at LifeCare Hospital of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Harold D. Riddell.

Born in Williamsport, Frances was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Frances R. (Dickinson) Coleman. She attended the Parkesburg Methodist Church and had been employed at...

Elmer Chandler Riggins

Elmer C. Riggins, 82, of West Caln, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Beck Riggins with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Marguerite Chandler Riggins. An area resident all...

Fred Talbot Garnett

Fred Talbot Garnett, 90, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hopsice Center in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Jane Dunlap Garnett who died in 1996. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late S. Golden and Matilda Murr Garnett.

Fred was a 1939 graduate of...