Obituaries

William J Murray

Nov 18, 2018

William J Murray, 69, lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC Hospice Unit surrounded by his family. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alfred A. Murray, Sr. and Ida Jane Franciscus Murray.

Bill was an area resident all his life and a 1968 graduate of...

Nancy A. Probst

Nov 17, 2018

Nancy Ann Probst, 86, formerly of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018  at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown PA. She married Russell Probst Sr. on January 25th 1951, shortly before he departed for the war in Korea. They remained married until his passing on December 24th 2012. Born in Strasburg, PA she was the daughter of the late...

Helen Ann Wallace

Nov 16, 2018

Helen Ann Wallace, 71, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Chester County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Charles R. Wallace with whom she shared 57 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of Bonnie Snyder Barlow of West Grove and the late Pete L. Barlow.

Helen...

Mark H. Quinn

Nov 16, 2018

Mark H. Quinn, 61, of Goodville, PA.  passed on November 16, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC. Husband of Christine Quinn. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late James M. Quinn Jr. and Thelma J Schroder Quinn.

Survived, in addition to his wife, by two daughters; Jennifer Edinger and fiance Joel Cummings of Honey Brook...

Shirley Celeste Hanna

Nov 15, 2018

Shirley Celeste Hanna, 83, of Parkesburg, PA, beloved wife of Howard H. Hanna, III for 65 years, went to be with our Heavenly Father on November 15, 2018. Born in Westwood, Valley Township, she was the daughter of the late Allen Armentrout, Sr. and Flora Belle Hammer Armentrout.

Shirley was a devout Christian and a member of...

Michael James Wilson

Nov 14, 2018

Michael James Wilson, 28, formerly of Coatesville passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at his home in Philadelphia.  He was the son of Karen Tuel Wilson, of Downingtown, the late Mark William Wilson and his step-mother, Joan Wilson of Sadsburyville.

He was born in Coatesville and graduated from Coatesville High School.  He was employed as...

Marie C. Congo

Nov 10, 2018

Marie C. Congo, 92, of Zion Hill in Atglen, passed away on Saturday, November 10th at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was the widow of the late Ralph E. Congo, Sr., who died in 1977.

Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Bessie (Purnell) and James H. Mosbey.  An area resident...

Katherine L. Lawrence

Nov 9, 2018

Katherine L. Lawrence, 56, of Sadsburyville, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 9, 2018 due to an auto accident in Valley Township. She was the beloved wife of Erik C. Lawrence with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of Joan Brill Ingram of Morgantown, PA and the late Norman Emery...

Alexander Sera

Nov 8, 2018

Alex Sera, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home of Honey Brook. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Diem) Sera with whom he shared 51 years of marriage.

Alex was born in Nyeibogot, Hungary to the late Istvan and Karoline (Bihary) Sera on April 13, 1934. He...

Mark S. Manson

Nov 4, 2018

Mark S Manson, of Parkesburg, PA, formerly of Coraopolis, PA, born on August 12, 1955 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Mary Ann Manson and the late William H Manson, passed away at age 63 on November 4, 2018 after a prolonged illness. Mark was the beloved husband of Joan Manson. Mark graduated from Cornell High School in 1973. He was...

Edmund H. Ebelhar, Iii

Nov 3, 2018

Edmund H. Ebelhar, III, 67, of Honey Brook, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, November 3, 2018 of natural causes. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Edmund H. Ebelhar, Jr. and Virginia Alderman Ebelhar.

Eddie was an area resident all his life and a 1969 graduate of the Pequea Valley High...

Dorothie M. Wallace

Nov 3, 2018

Dorothie M. Wallace, 96, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at her daughter's home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Wallace who died in 2004. Born in West Caln Twp., she was the daughter of the late Cletus and Emily Beam Miller.

Dorothie was a life long...

Vernon W. "Bud" Mattson

Nov 3, 2018

Vernon W. "Bud" Mattson, 74, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, November 3, 2018. He was the beloved husband and companion of Anna Etheridge Mattson for 30 years also of Honey Brook. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Francis Mattson and Pearl E. Reeder Mattson.

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Doris Whitehead Polk

Nov 2, 2018

Doris Whitehead Polk, 88, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Arthur M. Polk, Jr. with whom she shared 44 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Kathryn Towson Cummings.

Doris was an area resident...

Edith "Edie" L. Norton

Nov 2, 2018

Edith "Edie" L. Norton, 69, of Cochranville, passed away on Friday, November 2nd at Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Chester County Hospital, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn C. (Mayo) and Rodney Norton.

Edie was a 1967 graduate of Unionville High School, and she graduated from Lincoln University with a degree in psychology.

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Sandra Lee Houck

Nov 1, 2018

Sandra Lee Houck, 68, formerly of Gap, passed away on Thursday, November 1st at her mother's home on Beacon Light Road, West Caln Township.  She was the Life Partner of the late Linda Riggins, with whom she shared 42 years of companionship.

Born in Ephrata, Sandra was the daughter of Mary Jane (Kieffer) Houck of West Caln,...

Nancy H. Mull

Nov 1, 2018

Nancy H. Mull, 77, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester after a brief battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Mull who died in 1999. Born in Wilmington, DE she was the daughter of the late Benjamin S. and Viola Rubican Zynn....

Donna Jean Haldeman

Oct 31, 2018

Donna Jean Haldeman, 79, of Honey Brook, passed away at her home on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Meritt G. Wise and Jeraldine Vivian Villbrandt Wise.

Donna was an area resident most of her life . She was employed for many years at the former...

John Carl Empie, Jr.

Oct 29, 2018

John Carl Empie, Jr., of Cochranville, PA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 29, 2018 surrounded by his family at home.  He was the loving and devoted husband of Lorraine Maule Empie, with whom he celebrated 60 years of marriage in August. Born at home in 1935, in Carney’s Point, NJ. John was the...

Joseph David Kelnock

Oct 29, 2018

Joseph David Kelnock, 60, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at his home.  He was the widower of Ann Marie Kelnock, who passed away in 2015.

Born in Coatesville, Joseph was the son of Rita Kelnock of Downingtown, and the late Joseph Kelnock.

He was a 1976 graduate of CASH, and...