Obituaries

Francis Kenneth (Frank) Moyer

Francis Kenneth (Frank) Moyer passed away on December 7, 2013 at home in his 92th year.  He was the husband of the late Alma Medora Peterson (1999).  He was married for 49 years. Born in Wilmington, Delaware and at an early age, his family moved to the Coatesville area and was educated in the Coatesville Schools and the former Banks...

Gabriel Philip Milanese, Jr.

Gabriel Philip Milanese, Jr., 56, of Coatesville, passed away after a lengthy illness on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center where he was surrounded by his family.  He was the devoted husband of Patricia (Rigoroso), with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born at the Chester County Hospital, he was the son of Jacqueline (Melrath) and...

Gail Anne Mcginnis Rodgers

Gail Anne McGinnis Rodgers, 72, of Kennett Square passed away on Monday, April 12 at the Jennersville Hospital of West Grove, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of John B. Rodgers, with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.

Born on September 3, 1937 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth McGinnis....

Frances M. Rettew

Frances M. Rettew, 92, formerly of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook. She was the wife of the late LaVerne R. Rettew who died in 1979. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Tillie Kerney Montgomery. Frances was an area resident all her life....

Frank Albert Mowery

FRANK ALBERT MOWERY, 90, Garden Spot Village, New Holland, died unexpectedly, but peacefully at home on Friday, April 27, 2012.

Born in Parkesburg, PA, he was the youngest of eleven children born to the late William V. and Lydia E. (McNelly) Mowery.  He graduated from Parkesburg High School in 1940, served in the U.S. Navy during World War...

Evalee S. Hunter

Evalee S. Hunter, of Oxford, PA, passed away May 31, 2009.

She is survived by her husband, William D. Rawles Jr. and her daughter, Alcina H. Rawles.

Her son, Alexander E. Rawles, predeceased her.

Services are private.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations please be made, in Evalee's name,...

Amelia B. Mackey

Amelia B. Mackey, 91, formerly of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Maple Farms in Akron.  She was the widow of Fredrick Evans, who passed in 1981, and John L. Mackey, who passed away in 2004. Born Kennett Square, Amelia was the daughter of the late Mary Alice (Atkins) and Ralph Baldwin.  An area resident most of...

Cornelius A. "Cornie" Maxwell

Cornelius A. "Cornie" Maxwell, 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Jean Erb Maxwell, with whom he would have shared 58 years of marriage and friendship this coming June.

Born in Coatesville on February 5, 1920, he was the son of the late Richard...

Dorothy S. Tindall

Dorothy S. Tindall, 84, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of Dr. Herbert L. Tindall of Honey Brook. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Mabel Murray Sensenig.

Dorothy was an area resident all her life and a 1944...

Donna S. Sharpless

Donna S. Sharpless, 65, of Avondale, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 after a brief illness.  She was the widow of the late Robert I. Sharpless, who passed away in 2006. Born in Oxford, she was the daughter of the late Clarence J. Simpson and Katherine Schofield Simpson.  She was a 1962 graduate of the Oxford High School. ...

Ellis P. Walton, Sr.

Ellis P. Walton, Sr., 68, of West Chester, died on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Earl T. and Grace B. Edwards Walton. An area resident all his life, he was employed by Highland Orchards for the past 30 years. He enjoyed going fishing with family...

Bruce Oas

Bruce Oas, 51, of Parkesburg, died on Monday, April 14, 2014 due to an auto accident. He was the devoted husband of Jane Lesser Oas with whom he shared 29 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Charles and Ann Morgan Oas of Unionville. Bruce was a 1981 graduate of Unionville High School where he...

Carol Louise Cardwell Richmond

Carol Louise Cardwell Richmond, 51, of Greenville, S.C., passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, September 3, 2011.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Marjorie Bithell Cardwell of Honey Brook and the late Gilbert P. Cardwell. She was a 1977 graduate of Octorara High School and a 1983 graduate of Lancaster Bible College. Carol was...

Dennis L. Moore, Sr.

Dennis L. Moore, Sr., 50, of Christiana, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Holloway Beach in Charleston, MD.  He was the beloved husband of Robin Hamm Moore, with whom he shared nine years of marriage.

Born on Sunday, December 6, 1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was the son of late Jeanne Acker Moore and...

Anne Susan Lev

Anne Susan Lev, 84, of Parkesburg, PA formerly of Ocean City, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.  She was the wife of Paul Lev who died in 1990.  Born in Cape May County, NJ, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Anhalt.  She was employed by Bell Telephone as an operator in Wilmington, DE.

She is...

Anthony W. Gay

Anthony W. Gay, 91, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Nottingham and Coatesville, died on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He was the widower of the late Mary Etta Knorr Gay who died in 2007. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Way Gay.

Tony served in the...

Bertha B. Mock

Bertha B. Mock, 82, of Oxford, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of the late Carl M. Mock who died in 2004. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Edmond and Edna Jenkins Barnes.

An area resident her entire life she...

Bishop Joe Jack Ratliff

Bishop Joe Jack Ratliff (aka “DAD”) age 78 of Wilmington, DE passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 12th, 2010. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends at Christiana Hospital.

He spent his lifetime ministering to others about the love and grace of God whom he worshipped with...

Bonnie Lou Hawk

Bonnie Lou Hawk, 71, of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of John R. Hawk, Sr., with whom she shared 42 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Harry and Janice (Gillespie) Lawrence.  She was a 1959 graduate...

Carol "Kay" Svenson Williams Salinger

Carol “Kay” Svenson Williams Salinger, wife of Rev. David White Salinger, died peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2013. Born in Philadelphia on August 31, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Gustav Conrad Svenson and Janette Jenkins.  She was graduated from Haverford High School, where she met her first husband and many life-long friends. Mrs. Salinger met her second...