Obituaries

Nov 20, 2023

Catherine S. "Minnie" Rice, 91, of West Brandywine Township, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 20, 2023, in Coatesville, PA.  She was the wife of the late James E. Rice who passed away in 2017.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Cornelia (Carroll) Swisher.

Catherine was an area...

Nov 19, 2023

Robert E. Reifsnyder, 82, of West Caln Township passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the Harrison House in Coatesville, PA. He was the husband of the late Judith A. Barr Reifsnyder who died in 2016. They shared 55 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Scott Reifsnyder and Lillian Walton...

Nov 18, 2023

Bernard Peter Grzywacz, 78, of Ronks, PA, passes away at his home on Saturday, November 18, 2023.  He was the husband of Judithann Sheridan Grzywacz for over 42 years.  He was born on May 12, 1945 at Montgomery County Hospital in Norristown, PA, to the late Peter and Eleanor (Wisniewski) Grzywacz.

Bernard was raised in Bridgeport, PA,...

Nov 17, 2023

Ruth Beatrice Perkins, 81, of West Bradford Township, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Ruth was born in Coatesville, PA, on December 12, 1941, to the late Andrew and Beatrice Arnold Arasin. Throughout her adulthood years, Ruth faithfully served the Lord with her husband in various children’s church...

Nov 16, 2023

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we have to share the unexpected passing of Juliann O’Malley, 52, of Ronks. She passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Born in Stratford New Jersey, she was the daughter of Joseph Fogel and Julia (Durning) Grosser.

She attended Kensington High and graduated...

Nov 16, 2023

Paul E. Mendenhall, Sr., 90, of Malvern, PA, formerly of Florida, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lois Varnes Mendenhall who passed away in 2013. They shared 60 years of marriage together. Born in West Brandywine Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late...

Nov 14, 2023

Anna E. Ross, 94, of Quarryville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Lancaster, PA.  She was the wife of the late Harold A. Ross who passed away in 2020.  Born in Lancaster County she was the daughter of the late B. Roy and Elizabeth R. Shaubach Witmer.

Anna worked as a seamstress for Tidy...

Nov 13, 2023

Nerissa June (Lehmer) Kelso, passed away peacefully at home in southern York County, surrounded by loving family, on November 13, 2023, at the age of 94. She was born in Harrisburg, PA in 1929 to Earl L. Lehmer and Beatrice I. Reeser, and she grew up in Lemoyne, on the opposite side of the Susquehanna River. Both sides of...

Nov 11, 2023

George A. "Tony" Gay, 74, of New Holland, PA, passed away suddenly while on a hunting trip with family members in Dauphin County on Saturday, November 11, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Dawn Lucille Basom Gay with whom he shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John Theodore Gay...

Nov 8, 2023

Eleanor D. Weyman, 86, of Coatesville, PA, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Harrison Senior Living in Coatesville. She was reunited in eternity with her beloved husband, Harry D. Weyman, who departed in 2020. Remarkably, Eleanor followed in her late husband’s footsteps, leaving this world on the very same day, three years apart. Eleanor was born...

Nov 7, 2023

Josephine Brown Studiner, 72, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Harrison Senior Living in East Fallowfield, PA.  She was the wife of David Studiner of Coatesville.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Mary Borruso.

Josephine worked in health care as a registered nurse.  She was...

Nov 7, 2023

Doris C. McCully, 88, of Gap, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at The Garden of Stevens Nursing Home in Stevens, PA. Doris was the widow of the late James McCully who died in 2015. They shared 44 years of marriage together. Born in Atglen, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. Conover and...

Nov 7, 2023

Ramon Rosa, 78, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Evaristo Rosa and Aurea Camacho.

Ramon was an area resident most of his life. He was employed as a landscaper.

He...

Nov 4, 2023

Lynn H. Blevins, 65, of Christiana, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA.  She was the beloved wife of Randall L. Blevins with whom she shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Emanuel Hess and Ruth Stackhouse Hess.

Lynn was...

Nov 3, 2023

Wayne R. Fielder, 75, of East Fallowfield, passed away at his home on Friday, November 3, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Rose Marie Lenza Fielder with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Richard Harry Fielder and Johanna Jean Smith Pedé.

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Nov 2, 2023

David Duane McLaughlin, 67, of West Caln Township, Chester County, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 2, 2023. Born on July 15, 1956, in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Roy (Jack) and Eleanor (Susie) Eachus McLaughlin Beamer.

Dave was an area resident all his life. He attended the Octorara Area School District....

Nov 1, 2023

Kimberly M. (Wood) Halota, 58, of Gap, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, in Lancaster, PA, as the result of an auto accident.  Born in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Carol (Weaver) Wood. Octorara graduating class of 1983.

Kim was employed by Parkesburg Walmart for the past twenty...

Oct 30, 2023

Dorothy E. Washington, 71, of Roy, New Mexico, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, under the care of Coal Miners Hospital in Raton, New Mexico.

Dorothy was born June 16, 1952, in Atglen, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Theodore R. Mason and Blanche E. Mason (Miller).

Lovingly known as “Ellen”, she graduated from...

Oct 30, 2023

Nancy J. Bernard, 83, of West Caln Township, PA, passed away at her home on Monday, October 30, 2023.  She was the wife of Albert W. Bernard with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late William B. Sr. and Mary Givler Pratt.

Nancy was an area...

Oct 27, 2023

Mary E. Simon, 86, of Malvern, PA, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Green Meadows Rehab and Nursing Center in Malvern. Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Nagy Simon.

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