Obituaries

Gary E. Himes

Gary E. Himes, 60, of Modena, died at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Alice Hurst Himes. Gary was an area resident all his life. He was employed by A.J. Blosenski, Inc. He was a member of the Coatesville VFW. He is survived by seven siblings; Shirley...

Florence M. Swift

Florence M. Swift, 56, of Honey Brook, passed away on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at the Briarleaf Nursing Home of Doylestown, Pa.

She was the beloved wife of Donald W. Swift, Jr., with whom she shared 25 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Rubincan Taylor...

Frances Lee Mcewing

Frances Lee McEwing, 91, of Pomeroy, died at her home on Saturday, December 29, 2012. She was the widow of Harry "Bud" McEwing who died in 2001. Born in Mountain City, TN, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mae Arnold Phillippi.

Frances was an area resident most of her life and was employed by...

Frank H. Root

Frank H. Root, 88, of Westwood, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at his home in Westwood. He was the widower of the late Regina Szczepura Root, who passed away in 1997.

Born in Valley Twp., he was the son of the late George W. and Rena Murray Root. An area resident his entire life, he...

Frank V. Morelli

Frank V. Morelli, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Unit surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Karen Fuller Morelli and his first wife Ella Mae Root Morelli who died in 1983.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Frank and Helen Piccolo...

Elizabeth Kuch

Elizabeth Kuch, 81, of West Caln, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center of Narvon. She was the beloved wife of Eugene C. Kuch with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in E. Fallowfield Twp., she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Agnes Harmath Adorian. Betty was a 1951 graduate...

Elizabeth Schenk ( Updated Service Information)

Elizabeth Schenk, 101, of West Chester, formerly of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the Brandywine Hall, West Chester, PA. She was the widow of the late Gustave A. Schenk who died in 1995. Born in the Black Forrest, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Sig...

Enos "Skip" W. Coover, Jr.

Enos "Skip" W. Coover, Jr., 69, of Coatesville, died at his home on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. He was the husband of MaryAnn Klecha Coover. Born in Coatesville on May 12, 1940 he was the son of the late Enos W. Coover, Sr. and Elizabeth Barnes.

Skip worked for the Coatesville Area School District retiring in 2006...

Ernest G. Disante

Ernest G. DiSante, 82, of Thorndale, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was beloved husband of Angelina R. Papaloni DiSante, with whom he would have shared 60 years of marriage in February.

Born on July 27, 1927 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Mary Bartelmo DiSante....

Ethel Mae Middleton

Ethel Mae Middleton, 84, of Rock Run, Coatesville, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 while under the loving and professional care of the nursing staff at Conestoga View in Lancaster. She was the widow of the late Thomas G. Middleton, Jr. who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 60 years of marriage together.

Born...

Dorothy M. Reynolds

Dorothy M. Reynolds, 81, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. She was the beloved wife of William L. Reynolds with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Fair Hill, MD, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Grace Martindell Moore. She graduated from the Elkton High School in...

Dr. Howard O. Thompson

Dr. Howard O. Thompson, 74, of Punta Gorda, Florida, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 in Punta Gorda. He was the beloved husband of Patricia S. Thompson with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William K. and Charlotte Thompson. A veteran of...

Edward P. Pluck, Jr.

Edward P. Pluck, Jr., 55, of Parkesburg, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Saturday, April 2, 2011. He was the husband of Cheryl Gibson Pluck with whom he shared 14 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Edward P. and Mary Ross Pluck, Sr. of Coatesville. Ed was an area resident all his life...

Donald G. Smith

Do nald G. Smith, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, May 16th at Landis Homes after a long illness. He was a Lancaster resident for 46 years.

Born July 9th, 1930 in Lancaster, he was the second son of Walter P. and Alma G. Smith of Parkesburg, PA.

He is survived by his wife...

Donald Lynn Hess

Donald Lynn Hess, 58, of Gap, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester. He was the son of Francis M. Hess and Christine L. "Ford" Hess. Donald was a 1971 graduate of Coatesville High School.  He was employed by Quad Graphics since 1972 as a Print Press Technician. He was a...

Donald R. Coleman

Donald R. Coleman, 83, of East Fallowfield, passed away on November 8, 2011 at the VA Hospital from complications of a stroke.  He was the beloved husband of Lois (Fredd) Coleman, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert Coleman and Margaret Dancer. He was a 1946...

Doris Carter

Doris Carter, 67, of Atglen, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of the late George Carter, with whom she shared 10 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Doris was the daughter of the late Mary Sara (Gibson) and Paul Mann.  She was a 1964 graduate of the Octorara...

Collin Feiler Mcelroy

Collin Feiler McElroy, 16, of Honey Brook, died on Sunday, July 3, 2011 as the result of injuries from an auto accident. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Troy and Pamela Spanakos McElroy. Collin had just completed his sophomore year at Coatesville Area High School where he was a member of the high school baseball team....

Curtis D. Cox, Sr.

Curtis D. Cox, Sr., 79, of East Fallowfield, died at his home on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. He was the husband of Annabelle "Tiz" Cox with whom he shared 37 of marriage.

Curtis was employed by Luria Brothers retiring in 1996.

He is survived, in addition to his wife, by seven children; Bonnie Young, Brenda...

Darlene J. Mcelyea

Darlene J. McElyea, 59, of West Caln, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Martin L. McElyea with whom she shared 34 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Frank and JoAnn Laniewski Ellis. Darlene was an area resident all her life and a...