Obituaries

Mar 26, 2023

Marjorie Adele Wright, 70, of East Earl, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Ephrata, PA.  She was the wife of John Earl Wright of East Earl for over 49 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Marian Mulvaney Shirk.

Besides her husband she is survived by her sons,...

Mar 25, 2023

Thomas Kirby Maxwell, 67, of Wagontown, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  He was the husband of Patricia Jane "PJ" Moore Maxwell for over 36 years.  Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Richard S. and Margaret S. Baily Maxwell.

Thomas retired from the Coatesville Veterans Medical...

Mar 25, 2023

Robert (Bob) A. Reynolds, 77, of Coatesville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  He was the husband of Judith F. Reynolds for over 52 years.

Born in McCook, NE, Bob was the only son of the late Richard B. and Sally Seldomridge Reynolds. Raised in Paoli, PA, he attended and graduated...

Mar 24, 2023

Bridget Mary Montoro Doan, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24th, 2023 at home while holding her husband's hand. She was the devoted and loving wife of Randy E. Doan, Sr., whom she spent 38-1/2 tremendous years with. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Auer Montoro.

A lifelong resident of...

Mar 23, 2023

JoAnn Stoltzfus, 85, of Gap, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Stoltzfus who died in 2019. They shared 66 years of marriage together. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest R. Sharitz and Edith Plank...

Mar 23, 2023

Keith R. Watterson, 64, of Quarryville, PA, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 23, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Susan Joan Shaub Watterson with whom he shared 23 years of marriage with. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Raymond Watterson and Betty McGinnis Watterson.

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Mar 23, 2023

Robin Kay McMichael, 64, of Lancaster, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 23, 2023.  She was the beloved wife and best friend of Samuel A. McMichael Sr. with whom she shared over 34 years of marriage.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of Robert Rothas of Coatesville, and the late Martha Conover Rothas.

Mar 21, 2023

Frances E. Riley, 90, of Honey Brook passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Born in Concordville, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Franklin E. Chandler and Vera (Bullock) Chandler.

Following her formal education, she served as a Butcher [She skinned 305 deer in one season] for Heyburn’s Butcher Shop. A sassy,...

Mar 21, 2023

Jeffrey Thomas Trego, 59, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.  He was the son of Suzanne Townsley Trego of West Chester, PA, and the late Horace Trego.

Jeff was a 1982 graduate from Coatesville Area High School and worked at Pepperidge Farm, also as a truck driver for various construction...

Mar 17, 2023

Aiden Lee Cummings, infant son of Kelly Diane Groff Cummings and Michael A. Cummings, died at birth on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Women and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, PA.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by paternal grandparents Kenneth and Barbara Cummings of Paradise and maternal grandfather Russ Groff of Paradise. He was preceded...

Mar 17, 2023

Garry Lee Smith, 68, of Valley Township, passed away at his home on Friday, March 18, 2023. Born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Walter Lee Smith and Virginia May (Harbin) Smith. He was the beloved husband of Patty Ann Smith, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Garry attended Downingtown Area...

Mar 17, 2023

Eva Fisher Hershey, 86, of Oxford, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 17, 2023 at her home. She was the widow of the late J. Robert Hershey who died in 2012. They shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Gap, PA she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Fisher and Annie Flaud...

Mar 15, 2023

Arlis Clyde Glenn, 84, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Providence Place Nursing Home in Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of the late Mary Frances Powers Glenn who died in 2021. They shared 62 years of marriage together. Born in Mountain City, TN, he was the son of the late Clyde Arlis...

Mar 14, 2023

Jade Miranda Reel, 42, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Richard A. Reel Sr. of Coatesville and Cheryl Gay Silveri and husband Jonathan of Cochranville, PA.

Jade was an area resident all her life. She was employed as a landscaper. Her favorite hobbies were making...

Mar 11, 2023

Jane Ann Mullen, 90, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the home of her niece in Downingtown, PA.  Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Letitia M. Booth Mullen.

Jane Ann graduated from Parkesburg High School in 1950 and worked as an operator for Bell Telephone. ...

Mar 9, 2023

Earl Amos Doan, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. Mr. Doan was a lifetime resident of the Coatesville area, his ancestors having arrived in Plymouth and also with William Penn. He was born on South 8th Avenue according a newspaper article in the Coatesville Record announcing a “new little mechanic...

Mar 8, 2023

Kenneth Gerald Emerson, 90, of West Chester, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Accentcare Hospice Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Born in Sadsburyville, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo Emerson and Mary E. Bergey Emerson.

Ken was a Chester County resident most of his life. He was employed by the...

Mar 8, 2023

David Michael Dmytryk, 63, of West Brandywine Township, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Nicholas Dmytryk and Patricia Lusky Dmytryk.

David was an area resident all his life and a 1978 graduate of the Coatesville Area Senior...

Mar 6, 2023

Verla Jane Little, 95, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Mt.Joy, PA.  She was the wife of the late James J. Little who passed in 2007.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah C. Thompson.

Verla worked as a beautician and was a member of...

Mar 6, 2023

Nancy L. Butcher, 87, of Pomeroy, PA, passed away at her home on Monday, March 6, 2023.  She was the wife of the late Harry J. Waters who passed away in 1976, and the late Donald J. Butcher Sr. who passed away in 2012.  Born in Parkesburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harold E. and Ruth...