Obituaries

Jan 27, 2024

Alma J. Garver, 79, of West Brandywine Township, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in West Chester, PA.  She was the wife of Vernon J. Garver Sr. of West Brandywine.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Gladys Brown Doyle.

Alma was a 1964 graduate of Coatesville and was...

Jan 20, 2024

Eric Jason Konchek, 45, of Exton, PA, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 20, 2024.  He was the husband of Jennifer Wilson Konchek  for over 18 years.  Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of Francis and Janet Holl Konchek of Coatesville, PA.

Eric was a graduate of Coatesville High School and CHI Institute.   He...

Jan 18, 2024

Brian Gilbert, 61, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the Pembrooke Health and Rehab Center in West Chester, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Marcus W. Gilbert Jr. and Barbara A. Schmidt Gilbert.

Brian was an area resident all his life and a 1980 graduate of the Coatesville...

Jan 7, 2024

Gary G. Gatano, 73, of Coatesville, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA.  He was the beloved husband of Ann Shank Gatano with whom he shared 50 years of marriage.  Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel J. and Catherine E. (Forti) Gatano.

Gary was a 1968 graduate...

Jan 5, 2024

Benjamin Joseph Fuller, 77, of Wagontown, PA, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Christine Alice Stephens Fuller with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry Fuller and Eleanor Jane Stringer Fuller.

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Jan 2, 2024

Elaine Patton, 100, of Highland Township passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late George Milton Hayburn and Esther C. (Wert) Hayburn. She was the beloved wife of John L. Kissell who passed in 1974 and remarried Jim Patton who passed in 2007.

Elaine was...

Dec 29, 2023

Ellen Morgan, 57, of Columbia, Pennsylvania passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023, at Susquehanna Valley Rehabilitation Center. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Arthur A. Morgan and Lois (Crossan).

She attended Coatesville Area School District. Ellen enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and valued time spent with her family.

She is survived...

Dec 26, 2023

Eddie Ray Pierce, 64, of West Caln Township, Chester County, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Williams Pierce with whom he shared 26 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Willie Joe Pierce and Zola Ina Mae Osborne Pierce....

Dec 22, 2023

Elmer E. Pluck, III, 77, of Pomeroy, departed this life on Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Pocopson Home, West Chester, PA. Born and raised in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Elmer E. Pluck, II and Ida Sue Owens Pluck.

Elmer was a 1964 graduate of the Octorara High School, joined the US Navy...

Dec 22, 2023

Charles M. Harris, III, 66, of West Grove, PA, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis J. Watkins Harris with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Charles M. Harris, Jr. and Mary J. Brown Harris.

Charles...

Dec 12, 2023

Beverly Louise Powell, known as Bubbles, of Parkesburg, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.  She leaves to cherish her memory three children; Robert Douglas. (Dougie) Miller (wife Carol) of West Chester, Dawn Hall (husband the late Edwin Hall) of Hampton, VA, Lenora Darden (spouse David) of Port St. Lucie, Florida, two stepsons, (Pep and Corey)...

Dec 10, 2023

Charlotte May Liney, 66, of Phoenixville, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at the Phoenix Center Nursing Home. Born in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of James J. Liney, Jr. of West Chester and the late Edna May Bickings Liney.

Charlotte was an area resident all her life and a 1974 graduate of the...

Dec 9, 2023

Charles S. Scott, Jr., 93, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at the Sunrise Nursing Care Center in Exton, PA. He was the beloved husband of Jill E. Coover Scott with whom he shared 21 years of marriage. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Charles S. Scott, Sr. and Lydia Radcliffe...

Dec 7, 2023

Charles Hendren Wein, 78, of Cochranville, PA passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2023. He was the husband of Deborah Anne Ball Wein for over 46 years. Born in Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Henry Nicholas Wein and Helen Elizabeth (Hendren) Wein.

He is survived by his wife and children, Matthew...

Dec 6, 2023

Estelle Ahearn (Hart) DiObilda, affectionately known as "Starr", age 87 years, of Coatesville, PA, died on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.  Born in Coatesville, Starr was one of 4 daughters of Eugene and Gertrude (Kennedy) Ahearn.  She was a graduate of St. Agnes School in West Chester and Goldey- Beacom College in Wilmington, DE.  Starr was a devoted mother and grandmother,...

Dec 3, 2023

Doris Ellen Stackhouse, 97, formerly of Nottingham, PA, and Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, in West Chester, PA.  She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Stackhouse Sr. who passed away in 2008.  Born in Devault, Chester County, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Jones Clardy Sr. and the late Lillian...

Nov 29, 2023

Carole Lynne Zipperlen, 64, of Sadsbury Township, PA, passed away at Paoli Hospital on Wednesday November 29, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Charles P. Zipperlen Jr., with whom she shared 42 years of marriage. Born in Delaware County, she was the daughter of the late Angelo D’Alessandro and Nancy Lee (Itzenson) D’Alessandro.

Carole was a...

Nov 20, 2023

Catherine S. "Minnie" Rice, 91, of West Brandywine Township, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 20, 2023, in Coatesville, PA.  She was the wife of the late James E. Rice who passed away in 2017.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Cornelia (Carroll) Swisher.

Catherine was an area...

Nov 18, 2023

Bernard Peter Grzywacz, 78, of Ronks, PA, passes away at his home on Saturday, November 18, 2023.  He was the husband of Judithann Sheridan Grzywacz for over 42 years.  He was born on May 12, 1945 at Montgomery County Hospital in Norristown, PA, to the late Peter and Eleanor (Wisniewski) Grzywacz.

Bernard was raised in Bridgeport, PA,...

Nov 14, 2023

Anna E. Ross, 94, of Quarryville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Lancaster, PA.  She was the wife of the late Harold A. Ross who passed away in 2020.  Born in Lancaster County she was the daughter of the late B. Roy and Elizabeth R. Shaubach Witmer.

Anna worked as a seamstress for Tidy...