Obituaries

Robert Myron Kellett, Sr.

Feb 15, 2019

Robert Myron Kellett, Sr., 80, of Cochranville passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, February 15, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Mattie Arlene Kellett with whom he shared over 59 years of marriage.

Born in Riverside, NJ, he was the son of the late Wilbur Kellett and Lena Brandenberger. Robert was a 1956 graduate...

George Steidler

Feb 15, 2019

George Steidler, 88, of Coatesville passed away at the Southeastern Veterans Center of Spring City on Friday, February 15, 2019. Born in Chester County he was the son of the late Mary Ellen Mallalieu and Russel L. Steidler.

Following his schooling George honorably served in the United States Military and was later employed by William Cohen and...

Robert M. Bush

Feb 14, 2019

Robert M. Bush, 84, of Atglen, passed away on Thursday, February 14th, 2019 under the care of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana. He was the beloved husband of Virginia Graybeal Bush with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Cochranville, he was the son of the late Caroline (Chambers) and H. Willis Bush.

Bob was...

Norma Faye Montgomery

Feb 13, 2019

Norma Faye Montgomery, 72, of Gap, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February, 13th after a lengthy illness.  She was the beloved wife of Norman J. Montgomery, Sr., with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Norma was the daughter of the late C. Goldie and Norman I. Sellers.  An area...

Domenick A. Lubrano

Feb 13, 2019

Domenick A. Lubrano, 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019.  He was the widower of the late Louise Lubrano, who passed away in 2011 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of the late Rose and Anthony Lubrano.  He was a graduate...

Larry Allen Ream, Sr.

Feb 11, 2019

Larry Allen Ream, Sr., 63, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, February 11th at Lehigh Valley Hospital of Allentown.

Born in West Chester, Larry was the son of the late Peggy A. Clark and Irvin R. Ream.

Larry served honorably in the US Marines.  He was a truck driver.

Larry like to watch...

Joyce Inez Poole Horn

Feb 7, 2019

Joyce Inez Horn, 79, of Ronks, passed away on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 under the care of St. Martha Center for Rehab and Healthcare of Downingtown.

Born in Atglen, Joyce was the daughter of the late Maggie (Wilson) and Aubrey Poole.  She graduated in the first graduating class of Octorara High School.

Joyce had an...

R. Stephen Murphy

Feb 6, 2019

Steve Murphy, 79, of Cochranville, passed away on February 6, 2019 at Tel Hai Retirement Home in Honey Brook, PA, following a long illness.  He was the husband of Nancy Teel Murphy with whom he shared 27 years of marriage.  He was the son of the late Lloyd Murphy and Emma Taylor Murphy.

Born in West Grove,...

William S. Ricciuti

Feb 6, 2019

William S. Ricciuti, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Jules Ricciuti and Rose Marsico Ricciuti.

Bill grew up in Philadelphia and was a 1955 graduate of South Philadelphia High School. He attended the University...

Norman J. Disanto, Sr.

Feb 6, 2019

Norman J. Disanto, Sr., 82, of Denver, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, February 6th under the care of Heartland Hospice in the Reading.  He was the son of the late Elizabeth (Smith) and Franklin Winward.

Norman served in the US Army and then worked for the former Lukens Steel Co. for 42 years as a “steel heater.”...

Arthur Ray Merida

Feb 3, 2019

Arthur Ray Merida, 72, of Cochranville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 3, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born on May 9, 1946 to the late Anthony and Nancy Bargo Merida of Barbourville, Kentucky.

Ray was a graduate of the Elkton High School in Elkton, MD.  He was retired from the Chrysler Assembly Plant of Newark, Delaware...

Nancy Ramaley Hayes

Feb 2, 2019

Nancy Ramaley Hayes, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by her family at the home of her son. She was the beloved wife of Jay C. Hayes, Sr. with whom she shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Louis J. (Bill) Ramaley and Helen E. Ramaley....

Thomas P. Gaska

Feb 1, 2019

Thomas P. Gaska, 72, of Lancaster passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. McCoy Gaska with whom he shared over 37 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Francis and Edith Gaska.

Following high school Thomas honorably...

Carolyn Ruth Thompson Madill

Jan 31, 2019

Carolyn Ruth Thompson Madill, 78 entered her heavenly home on January 31, 2019.

Carolyn was a long time resident of Dade City, moving here in 1960 from Atglen, Pennsylvania. She was born October 24 1940 in Scranton, PA to Robert Landis Thompson and Jane Evans Goodrich. She graduated from Octorara High School in 1958 and attended Florida...

James “Jim” Charles Hurley, Iii

Jan 30, 2019

James “Jim” Charles Hurley, III, 86, of Quarryville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, surrounded by his loving children.

He was married to Dorothy (Dot) Jane Hurley for over 63 joyous years before she passed in 2017.

Born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Charles Hurley, II, and...

Carol E. Arnold

Jan 29, 2019

Carol E. Arnold, 95, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald Ellwood Arnold who died in 1989. They shared 44 years of marriage together. Born in Valley Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Horace J. W....

Patricia "Pat" Latham Davis

Jan 28, 2019

Patricia "Pat" Latham Davis, 71, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Sunday, January, 27, 2019 at the Green Meadows Nursing home in Paoli.

She was the beloved wife of James G. Davis with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Fred Latham and Ruby Pettigrew...

James C. Mills

Jan 27, 2019

James C. Mills , 86, also known as “The Kid” was born on August 8, 1932 in Washington, DC to the late Otis Mills and Mary Louise Brown Watson.  Jimmy departed this life quietly and peacefully surrounded by family on January 27, 2019.  His last words spoken were, “The Lord is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want.”...

Rev. Dr. William Thomas Scott, Jr.

Jan 27, 2019

Rev. Dr. William (Bill) Thomas Scott, Jr. of Avondale, PA, died Sunday, January 27th, on the 29th anniversary of his marriage to his beloved wife, Susan. He was a month and a day shy of his 75th birthday. Born on Leap Year Day, 1944 in Providence, Rhode Island, Bill liked to say he was still a teenager, given that...

Doris Elaine Diottavio

Jan 27, 2019

Doris Elaine DiOttavio, 89, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019, in Naples, FL.  She was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Elva Warner. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside service on Monday, February 4, 2019, at 3:00pm from Fairview Cemetery, Coatesville, PA.

Service Date: Feb 5 2019 - 2:59pm...