Obituaries

Donald L. Weaver

Donald L. Weaver, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community. He was the beloved husband of Bettie Brown Weaver with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin F. and Edna Saylor Weaver.

Don was an area resident...

Donald J. Butcher, Sr.

Donald J. Butcher, Sr., 84, of West Grove, passed away on December 25, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Walton) Butcher.

An area resident his entire life, he was retired from the Penguin Industry of Pomeroy. He served honorably in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived, in addition to his wife, by...

Donald J. Mackenzie

Donald J. MacKenzie, 56, of East Fallowfield, died on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Science Building, Vitas Hospice Care Unit, Darby, PA. Born in Troy, NY, he was the son of Alexander and Joan Clark MacKenzie of Downingtown. Donald was an area resident most of his life and a 1970 graduate of the Downingtown High...

Donald Arasin

Donald Arasin, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, February 8th, 2013 at his home, surrounded by loving family. He was the husband of Margaret Miles Arasin, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Andrew and Beatrice (Arnold) Arasin. An area resident his entire life, he...

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr.

Donald E. Kilgore, Sr., 71, of Coatesville, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Janet Bugar Kilgore, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Paul and Dorothy Davis Kilgore.

An area resident all his life, he proudly...

Donald E. Thomas, Sr.

Donald E. Thomas, Sr., 66, of Bart Township, passed away at his daughter Dana's home, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

Born in Ashland, Pa., he was the son of the late Earl Thomas and Emily Henninger Thomas.  He was 1962 graduate of the JW Cooper High School in Shenandoah, PA. Donald served honorably as...

Donald F. Tennant, Sr.

Donald F. Tennant, Sr., 67, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at his home. He was the widower of the late Janet Gouge Tennant, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William H. Tennant and Ruth Conway Tennant. He was a 1959 graduate...

Donald Edwin Wharton, Jr.

Donald Edwin Wharton, Jr., 56, of Morrisdale, PA, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Geraldine "Jeri" (Rodgers) and Donald Edwin Wharton, Sr. He was a graduate of Unionville High School of Unionville, PA.  Donald was self-employed as an auto mechanic. He is survived by his siblings, Donna Miller of Gap, Wanda...

Dolores Ann Thomas

Dolores Ann Thomas, 71, of Oxford, died on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late William J. Thomas, Sr. who died in 2009. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Alice May Haines Baxter. An area resident all her life, Dolores was a member of the...

Dennis P. Getsie

Dennis P. Getsie, 67, of Christiana, PA, passed away at his home on Friday, April 20, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Susan Rausch Getsie with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in St. Clair, PA he was the son of the late Joseph V. and Margaret I. Lango Getsie. Dennis served in the US Army...

Derrick G. "Bubba" Mendenhall

Derrick G. "Bubba" Mendenhall, 41, of Tucson, AZ, formerly of Lancaster County, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Triscia Mendenhall, with whom he enjoyed a loving relationship.

Born in Chester County, PA, Derrick was the son of Paul Mendenhall of The Villages, FL...

Dixie Lee Book Eveler

Dixie Lee Book Eveler, 75, of West Caln, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late James A. Eveler, Sr. who died in 1999. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Ernest "Tip" and Violet Hoffman Book. She lived in Coatesville all...

Deborah S. Byerly

Deborah S. Byerly, 66, of East Brandywine, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Life Care Hospital in West Chester. She was the widow of the late John B. Byerly. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Helen Benjamin Shaver.

Deborah was a graduate of Scott High School in...

Dennis E. Fox

Dennis E. Fox, 72, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Lancaster County Hospice of Mt. Joy. He was the widower of the late Betty L. McGinnis Fox, who passed in 1996 after they had shared 21 years of marriage together.

Born in Glenmoore, he was the son of the late Geraldine Souden...

Dennis Eric Keith Monro Archey

Dennis Eric Keith Monro Archey, 60, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Roberta B. Archey of Parkesburg. He was a 1970 graduate of the Octorara High School.  He graduated from Penn State University and was a member of the Alpha Phi...

Dawn E. Huyard

Dawn E. Huyard, 69, of Blue Ball, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Donald E. Huyard with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Buna Cox Thomas.

She is survived by four children;...

David V. Holmes

David V. Holmes, 55, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Saturday Janaury 10, 2009. He was the husband of Karen Gilchrist Holmes with whom he shared 14 years of marriage. Born in Chester, PA he was the son of Jennie Buonsante Holmes of Brookhaven and the late Joseph Holmes. David was a 1972 graduate of Ridley High...

David L. Pilotti

David L. Pilotti, 50, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dave was the husband of Cheryl B. Ranck Pilotti with whom he shared 24 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Louis and Anne Pitcheralla Pilotti. Dave lived in Coatesville his entire life...

Dawn M. Nettles

Dawn M. Nettles, 48, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014, surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of Scott W. Nettles with whom she shared 12 years of marriage.  Born in Upper Darby, Pa., she was the daughter of Carol Standen Jay of Darby and the late Alfred E. Jay, Jr. She was survived, in addition...

David K. Howett

David K. Howett, 53, of Gap, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Anne Herr Howett with whom he shared nine years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert and Karen Boas Howett. David K. Howett, 53, of Gap, died on Friday, April 19, 2013...