Obituaries

Sep 3, 2018

Robert Emile Ceulers, III, 53, of Downingtown, PA, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 in Perryville, MD. Born in West Chester, PA he was the son of Betty May Ceulers-Rush of Downingtown and Robert E. Ceulers, Jr. of Wagontown.

Bob was a lifelong resident of  Downingtown. He proudly served in the US Navy. He had been...

Sep 2, 2018

Cushman R. Harris, 101, of Coatesville, passed away on September 2, 2018 at Harrison House in Chester County. He was the widow of the late Mildred Harris and his second wife, the late Pauline Thompson Harris. Born in Cecil County, Maryland, he was the son of the late Lewis and Marylee Thomas Harris.

He lived most of...

Sep 1, 2018

Jane Lantz Morano  1941-2018

Jane Morano was surrounded by her family & friends on September 1, 2018 as she passed peacefully into God’s hands. She was a lifelong resident of Atglen, Pennsylvania who loved the beautiful scenery & peaceful life in Southern Chester County.

She was a graduate of Octorara Area School District & Goldey-Beacom...

Aug 29, 2018

Our Dearly departed Margaret “Sister” Esther (Vandegriff) Showalter born on July 09, 1931; has gained her wings and took flight into heavens on August 29, 2018.  Margaret was the daughter of the late Joseph Frederick Vandegriff and Emma (Rappold) Vandegriff .

Margaret “Sister” was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania; although while she lived here in the Coatesville area...

Aug 28, 2018

Joyce K. Slay, 76, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, August, 28, 2018 at Twin Pines Health Care Facility. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Oatha Slay with whom she shared over 18 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Elmira (Ferguson) and Cordell Jason. Following High...

Aug 26, 2018

Nancy J. Smith

Born in Pennsylvania in 1928.  Nancy’s parents, Ernest and Mary Stewart Johnson, moved from Coatesville to Claymont, Delaware for Worth Steel where Nancy grew up, attended the Atonement Methodist Church and Claymont High School, and graduated as an RN from the Delaware Hospital School of Nursing in 1949.

Nancy married John W....

Aug 24, 2018

Marian Elizabeth Cox 82, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at  Brandywine Hospital. Born in Cochranville she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Dorothy Shute Hoover.

She is survived by children Bonnie (Jerry) Young, Patricia Gilmore, Randy and Brian and daughter in law Lynn Cox Bowman.  She is also survived by sisters...

Aug 23, 2018

John W. Mattson, 93, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 23, 2018.  He was the widow of the late Dorothy Elizabeth Shofstall Mattson, who passed away in May of 2009 after they had shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Embreeville, John was the son of the late Martha Bertha (Grabentich) and Fred...

Aug 23, 2018

Curtis Lee Adams, 66, of Coatesville, passed away at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center on August 23, 2018.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Dorothy Barkley and the late Horace William Adams.

He served honorably in the US Army in Vietnam during the war. He was self-employed as an auto mechanic.  He loved...

Aug 22, 2018

Anton Delano Lavender, 42, of Coatesville, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Anthony Andrews of Reading and the late Jacqueline Darlene Lavender.

An area resident all his life, he was by trade, a barber.

He is survived, in addition to his father, by...

Aug 22, 2018

Richard "Dick" Ellingsworth 84, passed away peacefully, Wednesday August 22nd at Tel Hai Hospice. Born June 17, 1934 at Doe Run, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Ellingsworth and Mary (nee Lied) Ellingsworth.

Born and raised on Buck and Doe Run Valley Farms he was one of the King Ranch cowboys. After graduating from...

Aug 21, 2018

Antoinet Malou Peña, 78, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter Wayne Peña and Mildred D. Jackson Peña.

She was employed by the State of New York as a Tax Compliance Representative.

Antoniet was a faithful person...

Aug 19, 2018

Paul R. Blechman, 93, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana, PA.  He was the widow of Evelyn Stanley Blechman.

Born in West Chester, Paul was the son of the late Louis and Pearl (Waldman) Blechman.  He was a graduate of Scott High School.

He...

Aug 19, 2018

Delores Mary Furlong, 67, of Gap, passed away on Saturday, August 19th at Brandywine Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Marvin Thomas Furlong Sr, with whom she shared 48 years and 11 months of marriage.

Born in Lebanon, Pa., Delores was the daughter of the late Ernestine and Richard Kreiser.

Delores was a resident...

Aug 19, 2018

M. Elaine Olonovich, 83, of Westwood PA, passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at Brandywine Hall of West Chester, under the care of Compassus Hospice and Brandywine Hall staff. She was the widow of the late Albert G. Olonovich, whom she shared 50 years of marriage before his passing in 2005.

Born in Coatesville, Elaine was...

Aug 19, 2018

George I. "Bud" McGinnis, 66, of Highland Twp., passed away on Sunday, August 19th at Tower West Reading Hospital.  He was the son of the late Minerva (Lantz) and George Ira McGinnis, Sr.

A lifelong area resident, he was a graduate of Octorara High School and a graduate of Lancaster Bible College.

Bud served honorably...

Aug 18, 2018

Mattie Ann (Dickinson) Miller, 84, of Nine Points, departed this life on Saturday, August 18, 2018, after being cared for at her home by her family.

Mattie Ann was the wife of the late Howard S. Miller, Sr. with whom she celebrated 48 years of marriage before his death in 2004.

Born May 1, 1934...

Aug 17, 2018

Diane Jean Boozer, 65, of Quarryville, passed away at her home on Friday, August 17, 2018. Born in Paradise, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ruth Shultz Gaul.

Diane was an area resident all her life. She attended the Pequea Valley High School. She was a wonderful, kindhearted, loving and caring person. She...

Aug 15, 2018

Anna Mae Wingler, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Modena. She was the widow of the late Frank Wingler, Sr. who died in 2006. they shared 56 years of marriage together. Born in Anawalt, West Virgina, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mattie Belle Elmore...

Aug 14, 2018

Elinor K. Pierce, 98, of Atglen, passed away at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. She was the wife of the late Earle Pierce. Born in the village of Embreeville, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Mayme Clouse Weaver.

Elinor was an area resident all her life...