Obituaries

Jan 24, 2019

Andrea L. Middleton, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Edward Steven Middleton with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Earl E. Taylor, Sr. and Anna Margaret Thompson Brown.

Andi was an...

Jan 23, 2019

Carlos Rivas - Bermudez, Sr., 70, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 23rd at Geisinger Shamokin Area Community College.  He was the beloved husband of Luz Awilda Torres Rivas, with whom he shared nearly 50 years of marriage.

Born in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, Carlos was the son of the late Candido Ortiz and Obe E....

Jan 22, 2019

Davis L. "Plucky" Pluck, 87, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 surrounded by his family at Neighborhood Hospice Care in West Chester. He was the beloved husband of Gloria Seiders Pluck with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George and...

Jan 16, 2019

E. Raymond Kirk, 78, of Coatesville passed away at his home on Wednesday January 16, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Beverly Kirk, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Kathryn (McFarland) and Jesse Kirk.

Raymond was a 1958 graduate of Coatesville Area...

Jan 14, 2019

Donna Ruth Gay, 81, of Atglen, passed away at her home on Monday, January 14, 2019.  She was the wife of William F. Gay for over 62 years.  Born in Smithfield, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lewis G. and Delphia Bates Liggett.

An area resident for the past fifty years she worked as...

Jan 12, 2019

Clyde K. Brownback, Jr., 79, of Westwood, PA, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 12, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Judy Marino Brownback with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Clyde K. and Thelma Nunnemaker Brownback.

Clyde was an area resident all...

Jan 11, 2019

Bengnia L. "Mimi" Jones, 52, of Strasburg, PA passed away at her home on Friday, January 11, 2019. She was the beloved companion of Benjamin F. Carey. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Chester R. and Eva J. Henson Jones of Wrightsville, PA.

Mimi was an area resident all her life and a 1986 graduate...

Jan 8, 2019

Barbara "Bobbie" Doubts Thompson, 82, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, January 8th at her home, surrounded by her beloved family.  She was the wife of Charles Francis Thompson, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Bobbie was the daughter of the late Elaine (Kelly) and Theodore E. Doubts.

She...

Dec 29, 2018

Barbara Wolfe Pacana, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, December 29th, 2018, under the care of Brandywine Hall of West Chester.

Born in Coatesville, Barbara was the daughter of the Leon Wolfe and the late Helen Miller Wolfe, who passed away in July of 2018.

Barbara was a 1971 graduate of Coatesville Area Senior...

Dec 19, 2018

Charles M. Harris, Sr., 95, of Cochranville, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the widower of the late Christine (Kirk) Harris, who passed away in 2001 after they had shared 55 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Cochranville on the family farm, Charles was the son...

Dec 17, 2018

Angelo F. "Andy" Phillips, Sr., 79, of Coatesville, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family.  He was the widower of Betty W. Phillips who died in 2008.

Born in Valley Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late Frederick F. Phillips and Mary M. Cazille Phillips.  He was employed by the Lukens Steel...

Dec 15, 2018

Clifford F. Irons, 93, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, December 15th, 2018 at LifeCare in West Chester.

He was the beloved husband of Olga A. (Gussie) Irons with whom he shared 72 years of marriage.

Born in Eagle, PA, Cliff was the son of the late Raymond S. and Pearl Irons.  Cliff is survived...

Dec 12, 2018

Elsie Blevins, 82, of Avondale passed away on December 12, 2018, at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Daniel Belvins.

Born in Franklin Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late William and Callie Poe Eller.

She was a line worker in the yarn industry for many years....

Dec 8, 2018

Donald B. Jordan, Sr., 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Harrison Senior Living Nursing Home in Christiana, PA. He was the companion of the late Florence H. Draper who died in 2011. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Walter H. Jordan and Sara S. Walton Jordan.

Donald...

Nov 29, 2018

Dorothy M. Leike, 91, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away at the Christiana Hospital Hospice in Newark, Delaware on Thursday, November 29, 2018. She was the wife of the late Paul M. Leike who died in 1981. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ira C. Althouse and Pauline Mary Weidiner Althouse.

Dorothy was employed...

Nov 29, 2018

Curtis Wise, 75, of Lewes, Delaware, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mt. Joy, PA. He was the husband of the late Stephanie A. Riley Wise who recently passed away on September 11, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Oliver Wise and Nellie...

Nov 23, 2018

Carla Ann Hamson, 80, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital of West Grove.  She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Dale Hamson, Sr., with whom he shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, Carla was the daughter of the late Carla Dorothy (Eggart) and Clark Newcomb Rice.

Nov 21, 2018

David Laymon Simmons, Sr., 74, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Sandra J. Urban Simmons with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late Laymon Emmanuel simmons and Anna E. Ferri...

Nov 8, 2018

Alex Sera, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home of Honey Brook. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Diem) Sera with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.

Alex was born in Nyeibogot, Hungary to the late Istvan and Karoline (Bihary) Sera on April 13, 1934. He...

Nov 3, 2018

Dorothie M. Wallace, 96, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at her daughter's home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Wallace who died in 2004. Born in West Caln Twp., she was the daughter of the late Cletus and Emily Beam Miller.

Dorothie was a life long...