Obituaries

Jun 11, 2024

Chester R. "Teddy" Criswell, 92, formerly of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Newport Meadows in Christiana, PA.  He was the husband of the late Marie Lewis Criswell who passed away in 1999.  Born in Martins Corner, PA, he was the son of the late Charles Lloyd and Lillian Elizabeth (McMinn) Criswell.

Teddy...

Jun 9, 2024

Audrey L. Skelton, 69, of Highland Township, Chester County, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Born in Huntington, NY, she was the daughter of the late Captain George I. Skelton and Mildred Kraemer Skelton.

Audrey never met an aminal she didn't want to help or a person she didn't want to mother. She...

Jun 4, 2024

Betty D. Buchanan, 92, of Sadsburyville, PA, passed away at her home on  Tuesday, June 4, 2024.  She was the wife of the late George Buchanan of Honeybrook.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Jennie F. (Mazurkewicz) Duda Sr.

Betty was an area resident all of her life.  She worked...

May 29, 2024

Brandon Waddell Joseph Heald, Sr., 41, of Newark, Delaware, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at the Christiana Hospital as a result of an auto accident. He was the beloved husband of Christina Lee Treece Heald, with whom he shared 16 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Susan Acker Heald of Coatesville...

May 28, 2024

Charles E. Jackson, 84, of Highland Township, Chester County, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Christiana Hospital of Newark, Delaware. He was the husband of the late Janet Starkey Jackson who died in 2019. They shared 49 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late John A. Jackson and Pearl E....

May 19, 2024

Catherine F. "Kay" Whiteford, 78, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, May 19, 2024. She was the beloved wife of Vincent W. Whiteford with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, Kay was the daughter of the late Francis Montgomery and Annabelle McHugh Montgomery.

Kay was a 1963...

May 17, 2024

Elizabeth Wood Walker McGibbon, 102, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the home of her daughter. She was the wife of the late Waldron McGibbon, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage until his passing in 2001. Born in Chadds Ford, Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Albert and Ada (Weigard) Walker.

May 16, 2024

Charles W. Jackson, Jr., 87, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" E. Kurtz Jackson who died in 2020. They shared over 58 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles W. Jackson, Sr....

May 15, 2024

Charles Edmund Young (Smoke) ,76, of Gap, PA, passed away on May 15, 2024 at the Hickory House in Honey Brook, PA.

Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Herbert E. Young and Janet (Laird) Young.

Employed by Exelon, Co., (formerly PECO) as an aerial lineman for many years.  He...

May 13, 2024

Edward Lewis Bardonski, 77, of Scranton, passed away at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center , where he resided since 2011. Born in Coatesville, the son of the late Walter L. Bardonski and Rose E. Bardonski.

Lewis was an area resident of Coatesville most of his life and a 1964 graduate of the former Scott High School...

May 8, 2024

David W. Henkels, 89, of West Brandywine Township, PA, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.  He married Kathaleen Levengood on May 12,1956 and they were together for over 67 years.  Born in Chester Springs, PA, he was the son of the late David and Rebecca Burgess Henkels.

David was an area resident most...

May 5, 2024

Dale Sylvia Veith Boughton, age 85 of New Holland, PA passed away peacefully on May 5, 2024.

Dale was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on July 2, 1938 to the late Ferdinand ‘Fred’ Veith and the late Hazel Sylvia Marcy.

Dale was predeceased by the love of her life Eugene ‘Gene’ Sanford Boughton. Together they celebrated...

May 5, 2024

Elsie Marie Marshall, 85, of Coatesville, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 5, 2024.  She was the wife of the late Richard L. Marshall who passed away in 2012.  Born in Highland Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. Semple and the late Elizabeth N. (Thompson) Semple Laus.

Elsie...

May 3, 2024

Doris Emily Hufcut, 92 of Ronks, PA, formerly a longtime resident of Dover Plains NY passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 3, 2024. She was born on November 11, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Laura Bittner.

She married Robert Hufcut on May 3, 1972 in Pleasant Valley NY, who predeceased...

Apr 28, 2024

Edwin James Smith passed away in Fort Worth, TX, April 28, 2024. He was married for 63 years to the late Patricia Landis Smith. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of Walter Parvin Smith and Alma Wilson Smith. Surviving family include sister Joan Moore, sons James Steven Smith, Brinton T. Smith, and daughter Natalie Smith Bledsoe as well...

Apr 22, 2024

Elaina Catherine Sole, infant daughter of Joshua A. Sole and Simone V. Smith, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, in West Chester, PA, after a few courageous hours after birth.

She will be missed by her grandparents , Tanya Roane and Daniel King of Coatesville, grandmother, Karen Gurnee of West Chester, great-grandmother, Kathleen...

Apr 9, 2024

David M. Quaintance, 68, of Oxford, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in West Chester, PA.  Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Robert L. Quaintance Sr. and Dorothy M. (Sloyer) Quaintance.

David was employed by the Unionville Chadds Ford school district in the maintenance department and also Tasty Cake Bakery...

Apr 7, 2024

"AJ", Alexander Michael Balla Jr., 28, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 7, 2024, as the result of a motorcycle accident.  Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of Alexander Balla Sr. and Sherry (Schwoerer) Balla, and the stepson of Denise E. (Thompson) Balla.

AJ graduated from Pequea Valley High School and...

Apr 6, 2024

Carol E. Messner, 75, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Narvon, PA.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edward G. and Olive B. (Thompson) Bell.

Carol was an area resident all her life and was a graduate of the Coatesville School District. She retired from Pepperidge...

Apr 5, 2024

Charles R. Killinger, 93, formerly of Pomeroy, PA, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Coatesville, PA. He was the husband of the late Florie (Pugh) Killinger who passed away in 2022, and his first wife, the late Kattie Elsie Killinger, who passed away in 1974.  Born in Limeville, Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, he was the son of...