Obituaries

C. William "Mac" Mccarty

C. Wi lliam "Mac" McCarty died unexpectedly on May 29, 2009. He was 76 years old. The only child of William M. McCarty and Margaret "Peg" Alexander, he was born and raised in Parkesburg. After graduation, he joined the Navy and served aboard the USS Kearsarge (CVA-33), Port of San Diego where he met Frances Salazar. They were married...

Barbara J. Murray

Barbara J. Murray, 74, of Atglen, passed away on February 19, 2009 at the Pembrooke Nursing Home. There are currently no services scheduled for Barbara.

Bernice Hinson Ritchey

Bernice Hinson Ritchey, 85, formerly of Coatesville, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Hospice and Community Care Center in Mt. Joy.  She was the wife of the late Clair Edwin Ritchey, who died in 2012.  Born in Alum Bank, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Edythe Horne Hinson. An area resident for most of...

Bettie J. Dowlin

Bettie J. Dowlin, 85, formerly of Downingtown, died on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the widow of William O. Dowlin who passed away in 2002. Born in Downingtown, she was the daughter of the late Linn and Clara Fisher Gibson.

Bettie was a 1944 graduate of the Downingtown High School. Down...

Anne L. Pavelik

Anne L. Pavelik, 68, of W. Caln Township, Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  She was the beloved wife of Eugene Pavelik, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, Anne was the daughter of the late Clifford A. Sr. and Mary McAmbley Gardiner. ...

Alfred L. Swift Jr.

Alfred L. Swift Jr., 92, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Sterling Healthcare and Rehab Center in Media, PA. Born in Parkesburg, Alfred was the son of the late Alfred Sr. and Ida Detterlien Swift.

He had worked as a farmhand.

He is survived by a sister, Doris E. Weaver of Elverson...

Alyce B. Sagner

Alyce B. Sagner, 88, of Morgantown, formerly of Lancaster and Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Sunny Crest Homes where she resided for the past eight years. She was the wife of the late Paul L. Sagner who died in 2000. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Nostrovich...

Gary L. Johnson

Gary L. Johnson, 73, of Modena, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Ruth Mellinger Johnson, with whom he would have shared 25 years of marriage this July.

Born in Coatesville, Gary was the son of the late Alfred R. and Isabella Gehirg Johnson. He served honorably...

Gary R. Rutledge, Jr.

Gary Phillip Westfall Jr.

Gary Robert "Gutsy" Rutledge, Sr.

Gary Lee Sensenig

Gary Lee Sensenig, 53, of Cochranville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Karen L. Sensenig, with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Gary was the son of the late Dorothy A. (Graybeal) and Harry K. Sensenig. He was a 1979 graduate...

Gail A. Artus

Gail A. Artus, 71, of West Caln Twp., passed away on Friday, July 6th, 2012 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia.

Born on Monday, January 6th, 1941 in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edgar L. Artus and Bernice N. Rensel Hamer.

An area resident all her life, she was...

Fred P. Parcells

Fred P. Parcells, 83 of Wallace Township, Chester County, passed away at his home on Monday, November 30, 2009. He was the husband of Marie E. Campbell Parcells with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Norwood, PA he was the son of the late Fred P. and Edna A. Vollmer Parcells.

An area resident...

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...

Freda L. James

Freda L. James, 71, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Friday, April 22, 2011. Born in Winchester, VA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee and Launia Racey Nicholson. Freda was an area resident most of her life and was employed by the former Green Giant Plant of Atglen. She was also employed and had...

Freda Mae Crothers

Freda Mae Crothers, 76, of Christiana, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009 while under the care of the Hospice of Lancaster County at the Essa Flory Hospice Center.  She was the widow of the late Charles A. Crothers, with whom she shared 27 years of marriage.

Born in Downingtown, Freda was the daughter of the late...

Freda E. Crawford - London

Freda E. Crawford - London, 85, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at the Brandywine Hall of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Chester A. London, with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Gum Tree, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie Crawford. She is survived...

Frederick A. Phillips

Frederick A. Phillips, 70, of Honey Brook, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Pauline Suhobrus Phillips with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Frederick F. and Mary M. Cazille Phillips. An area resident all his life, he...

Frank S. Lusas, Sr.

Frank S. Lusas, Sr., 84, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 31, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor Agnoni Lusas with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Matthew and Anna Lusas. Frank proudly served in the U.S. Army in WWII. He was employed...