Obituaries

Bertha A. Lux

Bertha A. Lux, 93, of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Preston Residence Jenners Pond of West Grove. She was the widow of the late John Lux, who passed away in 1976. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edwin Cooke and Grace Pont Cooke.

She was a member of...

Bettina Marie Smith ( Service Date Change)

Bettina Marie Smith, 79, of Parkesburg, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at the LifeCare Center in West Chester. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Belle Stamine Smith. Bettina had been under the care of Kelsch Associates for the past 33 years including living in Life Sharing with the Michael and Pat...

Betty Franciscus

Betty Franciscus, 79, of Christiana, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Walter Franciscus. Born in Lancaster County, Betty was the daughter of the late Bessie (Cummings) and William Price.  An area resident her entire life, Betty had been employed by the Anderson Pretzel Factory. She was a member...

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes

Betty Gwaltney Rhodes, of Murrells, Inlet, SC, formerly of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Frank P. Rhodes with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in West Virginia on September 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dotty Gwaltney and Grahm McGrady.

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Beatrice White Coleman

Beatrice White Coleman, 83, of Pocopson, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Edward Coleman. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Harriet Smith White.

Mrs. Coleman was an active member of the Mt. Zion AME...

Benjamin J. Witkowski

Benjamin J. Witkowski, 71, of Honey Brook, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Monday, April 7, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Joy Anderson Witkowski with whom he shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Stella Kalodski Witkowski. Ben was an area resident all his life...

Bernetta P. "Bernie" Harrell

Bernetta P. "Bernie" Harrell, 85, Parkesburg, formerly of Philadelphia, went home to be with her Lord, on Friday, September 4, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana.  She was the widow of the late Edward P. Harrell, who passed away in 2003.

Born in Powhatan, VA, she was the daughter of the late Scoffield and...

Bertha M. Romig

Bertha M. Romig, daughter of the late LeRoy R. and Elizabeth (Strawhacker) Romig, passed away at Jennersville Hospital on May 5th. Miss Romig was born in Norristown on December 20, 1922 and resided in King of Prussia until moving to the Oxford-Parkesburg area in 1986. Miss Romig was a graduate of Upper Merion High School and Pierce Business School....

Bessie I. Mccarraher

Bessie I. McCarraher, 63, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg.

Barbara L. Garrett

Barbara L. Garrett, 76, of Pocopson Home, formerly of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. She was the widow of the late Charles Garrett, who passed away in 1997.

Born in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Carrie Marshall Stevens. She was...

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young

Barbara Pauline Moyer Wertz Young, 76, of Honey Brook, formerly of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home.  She was the beloved wife of George Wilson Young, with whom she shared 20 years of marriage, and her first husband the late William P. Wertz, Sr., with whom...

Barbara Brittingham Monaghan

Barbara Brittingham Monaghan, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit in West Chester.  She was the wife of  John S. "Jack" Monaghan and her first husband the late Albert S. Lawson.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late David and Belle Lawrence Brittingham. Barb was a 1945 graduate...

Bart Dwight Smith

Bart Dwight Smith, 66, of Downingtown, died peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Lancaster County Hospice Center in Mount Joy. He celebrated 42 years of marriage with Mary Lou Smith, who preceded him in death on February 9th of this year. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late David and Joyce Smith. Bart was employed...

Aubrey Ann Thompson

Aubrey Ann Thompson, of Oxford, PA, infant daughter of John P. and Heidi L. Weaver Thompson, died on Friday, June 26, 2009 at her home. Aubrey was born on July 9, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.

She is survived, in addition to her parents, by four siblings; Lauryn M., Jamie E., John Paul and Morgan A....

Audrey Pearl Patterson

Audrey Pearl Patterson, 82, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. She was the beloved wife of Elisha P. Patterson, with whom she shared 70 years of life together and 66 years of marriage.

Born on August 13, 1926 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the...

Avarella P. Shank

Avarella P. "Abbie" Shank, 86, of Westwood, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the home of her daughter. She was the wife of the late Donald Shank who died in 1977. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Steidler Peaco. An area resident all her life, she was a 1945 graduate of...

Arlene M. Beck

Arlene M. Beck, 70, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 30, 2012 while surrounded by her family at her home. She was the beloved wife of James C. Beck with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late George H. and Emma Leslie Mowday....

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan

Arlene Patricia "Patty" Rubincan, 63, of Nottingham, formerly of Coatesville, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 10, 2011. She was beloved wife of the late Joseph L. Rubincan, Jr. who died in May of 2010. Born in Vineland, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Anthony W. and Mary Etta Knorr Gay. An area resident most...

Arnold Ray Strouth

Arnold Ray Strouth, 44, of Atglen, passed away on Monday, November, 29, 2010 at his home. Born in West Chester, he was the son of Ernest Strouth, Sr. of Downingtown and the late Madeline Bullion Strouth. Ray lived most of his life in Downingtown and was self employed as a painting contractor.

He is survived, in addition...

Arrietta E. Hess

Arrietta E. Hess, 91, of Morgantown, formerly of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 while being cared for at the home of her granddaughter Jeanette Rader. She was the wife of the late Charles Hess who died in 1987. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late John and Leah McGinnis. Arrietta was employed by the...