Obituaries

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...

Franklin Mason King

Franklin Mason King, 77, of Nottingham, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his home. Born in Sutton, W. VA he was the son of the late Howard F. and Sarah Ellen King. Frank was employed by Pipe Maintenance of Exton retiring in 1996. He proudly served in the US Army from 1955 to...

Fred Dale Varnes

Fred Dale Varnes, 69, of Glenmoore, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at his home. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Kathryn (Miller) and Arthur Varnes. Fred was a 1963 graduate of the Octorara High School.  He was employed at Aer-Core of Pottstown as an Equipment Operator. He served honorably in the US Army....

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...

Frank D. Parent

Frank D. Parent, 56, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.  He was the husband of Susan M. Phillips Parent with whom he shared 7 years of marriage.  Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of Marianne Beckett Parent of New Castle, DE and the late William R. Parent, Sr. Frank...

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...

Francis Edgar Workman

Francis Edgar "Frank" Workman, 93, of Exton, died on Thursday,  April 17, 2014 at the Coventry Manor Nursing Home of Pottstown. He was the husband of the late Lucy Ciocco Workman who died in 1991. Born in Hanging Rock, W. VA, he was the son of the late Francis and Anna McQuillen Workman. A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Francis R. Beard

Francis R. Beard, 79, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Chester County Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sherry Butler Beard, with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Chester Springs, he was the son of the late Jacob A. Beard and Dora E. Famous Beard.

Francis served...

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 Ann Mccowan

Frances Ann McCowan, 92, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing Home of Columbia.

She was the widow of the late Aaron McCowan who passed in 1994. She was a 1936 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  She had worked at the former Woolworth Dept. Store of Coatesville, the former...

Frances C. Cowan

Frances C. Cowan, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsbury Twp., passed away on Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.  She was the widow of Everett C. Cowan, Jr. who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 59 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the...

Frances Marie Davis Hager

Frances Marie Davis Hager, 86, of Modena, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Harrsion Senior Living in Christiana, PA. She was the wife of the late Ralph "Curley" Hager. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Clara Hadley Coulter. Frances was an area resident all her life. She was employed by the...

Evelyn M. Wallace

Evelyn M. Wallace, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at her home.  She was the widow of the late Chester Wallace, who passed away in 2006. Born in Philadelphia, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Bessie E. (Watson) and Chester L. Baxter. She was a graduate of the former Salisbury Township School in White Horse....

Evelyn “Evie” M. Sciarretta

Evelyn M. “Evie” Sciarretta of Downingtown passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 14, 2010.  Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lewis and Cora Bones Lewis.

She was an active member of the Chester County Car Club and Active “A”s.  She will fondly be remembered for her love of birds...

F. June Evans Esbenshade

F. June Evans Esbenshade, 84, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Robert W. Esbenshade, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Kennett Square, she was the daughter of the late J. Chester and Bessie Mary (Swinehart) Evans. She was a 1947...

Florence E. Vandyke

Florence E. VanDyke, 75, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Pocopson Home. She was beloved wife of Stanley H. Moody, with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen May Mullen Reath.

An area resident all her life, Florence...

Florence H. Osborn Draper

Florence H. "Aunt Baby" Osborn Draper, 69, of Coatesville, entered into rest at the Brandywine Hospital on Saturday, November 5, 2011, after a long illness. Florence was the wife of Donald B. Jordan Sr. with whom she shared 46 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Allen B. and Edith Laird Osborn and was born in...

Evelyn E. Weaver

Evelyn E. Weaver, 79, of West Chester, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community, where she had resided since 2007.  She was the widow of the late Joseph Edward Weaver, who passed away in 1984.

Born in Media, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Herr Edwards and Harry Edwards....

Evelyn M. Gable

Evelyn Margaret Gable, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Wilbert H. "Webb" Gable with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Mary Burkholder Barker. Evelyn was an...

Evan S. Pringle

Evan S. Pringle, 15, of West Caln, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 as the result of injuries from an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Laura Warren Pringle of Honey Brook and Sean C. Pringle of Coatesville and stepson of Ann Pringle. Evan had just completed his freshmen year at Coatesville Area High...