Obituaries

Dana W. Holmes

Dana W. Holmes, 54, of East Fallowfield Twp., passed away on Saturday, October 22 at his home. He was the husband and best friend of Rachel Kerchner Holmes, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage.

Born in Albuquerque, NM, he was the son of Wiley T. Holmes of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and stepson of Mary Lou Holmes....

Edward Emory Hammond, Sr.

Edward Emory Hammond Sr., "The Steamer", 69, of Parkesburg, Pa., died Sunday, May 20th at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the son of the late Rev. Herbert C. Hammond, Sr. and Josephine P. Dickinson Hammond.

Edward was born in the Coatesville Hospital and lived in the Parkesburg area all of his life.  He graduated from Scott High School...

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...

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. ...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Brian A. Potts

Brian A. Potts, 49, of Coatesville, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 23, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Mary (Haer) and Thomas Potts.  Brian was an area resident most of his life and was a 1982 graduate of Henderson High School. He was self-employed as a general contractor. He...

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....

Deborah A. Teel

Deborah A. Teel, 55, of Pocopson Home died Saturday, November 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Samuel Teel. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Richard I. Chesnet and Zella I. Burke Duncan.

Debbie is survived by two children, Evelyn Chesnet of Coatesville and Michael A. Teel of York, three grandchildren, ...

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...

Donald B. Conley

Donald B. Conley, 73, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.

He was the beloved husband of Lois Rinard Conley, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Dudley, Pa., he was the son of the late Michael and Mildred (Fessler) Conley. An area...

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...

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...

Barbara R. Chaney

Barbara R. Chaney, 70, of Gordonville, died on Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Clarence E. Chaney with whom she shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Elma Simmons Shultz.

Barb was area resident al her life and...

Emmett Joseph Barlow

Emmett Joseph Barlow, infant son of Matthew D. and Valerie A. Wallace Barlow, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he was born on November 4, 2012.

He will be sadly missed also by his maternal grandparents Edward J. and Carol Wallace of Coatesville and paternal grandmother Georgette Barlow of Thorndale, paternal...

Donna E. Barclay

Donna E. Barclay, 74, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the wife of Fred K. Barclay, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Williamsport, Pa., Donna was the daughter of the late Edward and Violet Dibble Askey.  She was a 1953 graduate of the S....

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...