Obituaries
William A. "Skeets" Taylor
Sep 15, 2018
William A. "Skeets" Taylor, 68, of Cochranville, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester, PA. He was the beloved husband of Nancy J. Chandler Taylor with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late George A. and Elizabeth Anton Taylor.
...Carl A. Rogers
Sep 14, 2018
Carl A. Rogers, 85, of Honey Brook, formerly of Newtown Square, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Mildred "Milly" Rogers, with whom he shared over 62 years of marriage.
Born in Newark, N.J., Carl was the son of the late Marie (L'Alemond) and Richard Rogers. After graduating high school, he...
Robert "Cowboy" "Junior" Wilson
Sep 13, 2018
Robert "Cowboy" "Junior" Wilson, 69, of Coatesville, passed away on September 13, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Dianita Marie Thomas Wilson for 38 years.
Born in Bishopville, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Conell Wilson and Ella Mae Peterson Powers. He also lived in Baltimore Maryland in which, he graduated...
Jane F. Buohl
Sep 9, 2018
Jane F. Buohl, 89, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, September 9th at Pocopson Home. She was the widow of the late Elwood V. "Chuck" Buohl, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.
Born in Denver, she was the daughter of the late Sara (Stricker) and Melvin Burkholder. She was a graduate of Cocalico High...
Alice K. Stiles
Sep 8, 2018
Alice K. Stiles, 87, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in West Chester, PA she was the daughter of the late C. Edwin Stiles and Lydia F. Deitrick Stiles.
Alice was a County resident all her life. She was a 1952 graduate of the...
Shirley Mae Ash
Sep 6, 2018
Shirley Mae Ash, 77, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur M. Ash, Sr. and Helen Mae Hamilton Ash.
Shirley was a lifelong resident of Coatesville. She was employed for over 60 years at Zeke's Gas...
Donna D. Sharrer
Sep 5, 2018
Donna D. Sharrer, 65, of West Caln, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Walter Leroy Sharrer who died last year. They shared 25 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Herbert Lachman and Dorothy Pierce Lachman.
Donna was an area...
Brenda F. Diprospero
Sep 5, 2018
Brenda F. DiProspero, 57, of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Joseph F. DiProspero of Kennett Square.
Born in Jennersville, she was the daughter of the late Frank T. and Patricia Lurty Ruggieri Jr.
Brenda grew up in...
John Ernest Spence, Sr.
Sep 4, 2018
John Ernest Spence, Sr., 73, of Newark, DE, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE. Born in Wilmington, he was the son of the late James H. Spence, Sr. and Mildred M. Houg Spence.
John was an area resident all his life. He enlisted in the...
Betty Jane Grabowski
Sep 4, 2018
Betty Jane Grabowski, 89, of Boothwyn, PA, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 4, 2017. She was the widow of the late Joseph A. Grabowski. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Geraldine Frick Stern.
She is survived by three daughters; Beth Bowman, whom she lived...
William B. Froelich
Sep 3, 2018
William B. Froelich, 75, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at his home. He was the widow of the late Donna F. Froelich who died in 2009. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Wesley and Ruth Netherly Froelich.
An area resident all his life, he was a member of the...
Robert Emile Ceulers, Iii
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...
Cushman R. Harris
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...
Jane Lantz Morano
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...
Margaret E. Showalter
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...
Joyce K. Slay
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...
Nancy J. Smith
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....
Marian E. Cox
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...
Curtis Lee Adams
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...
John W. Mattson
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...