Obituary Archive

Elsie M. Ranck, 89, of Reading, passed away on Tuesday, February 14th under the care of Berks Heim Nursing and Rehabilitation of Reading.  She was the widow of the late Roy H. Ranck who passed away in 1993 after they had shared 45 years of marriage together.

Born in Coatesville, Elsie was the daughter of the late Kathryn and Harold Thompson.  

She was a graduate of Scott High...

Elsie Mae Beam, 80, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Robert C. Beam, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in East Brandywine Twp., Elsie was the daughter of the late Leo Swisher Sr. and Hazel Nuse Swisher. An area resident her entire life, she was a 1947 graduate of the...

Elsie Marie Marshall, 85, of Coatesville, PA, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 5, 2024.  She was the wife of the late Richard L. Marshall who passed away in 2012.  Born in Highland Township, Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. Semple and the late Elizabeth N. (Thompson) Semple Laus.

Elsie was an  area resident most of her life and a graduate of Scott High...

Elva Irene Althouse, 100, of Cochranville, passed away at the Ware Presbyterian Village in Oxford on Saturday, June 19, 2021 where she resided the last years of her life. She was the wife of the late Marvin S. Althouse who died in 1995. Born in Cochranville, Elva was the daughter of the late Alexander Bruce Campbell and Bessie White Campbell.  

Elva was a lifelong resident of...

Elva R. Clark Townsley, 96, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Woodrow W. Townsley, who passed away in 1993, after they had shared 52 years of marriage together.

Born in Cochranville, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Ida Barnett Clark. She was employed...

Elwood Simmons, 94, formerly of Cochranville, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home.  He was the widower of Carrie F. Watterson Simmons, who passed away in 2006 after they had shared 68 years of marriage...

Elwood V. "Chuck" Buohl, 84, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.  He was the beloved husband Jane F. Buohl, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. 
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Elynor R. Sperber was born on May 3rd 1922 at home in Hoboken, New Jersey. She passed away peacefully on September 21 2012.

Elynor spent her early years living in northern New Jersey and working at various jobs in New York City...

Emanuel C. Hess, 81, of James Creek, Huntingdon County, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the Lancaster Regional Hospital. He was the widower of the late Ruth Stackhouse Hess, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg on Sunday, September 16, 1928, he was the son of the late Martha Pine Hess and Arthur E. Hess. He...

Emil "Chick" Tkachick, 91, of Downingtown, passed away on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 while under the care of the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook.  He was the beloved husband of Gladys (Fussell) Tkachick, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. 

Born in Garfield, N.J., he was the son of the late Mary (Zelenak) and Peter Tkachick. 

Chick served honorably in the US Navy...

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