Obituary Archive
Frank William Matchner, Jr., 99, of Fort Myers, FL (and formerly of Oxford, PA and Elkton, MD)
was called Home by his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on July 1, 2019. Born September 13, 1919 in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Frank Wiseman Matchner, Sr and the late Martha Betts (Rickards) Matchner. He is preceded in death by his first wife of 45 years Grace Emma (Leike)...
Franklin A. Filler, III, 76, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 11 a.m. at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St., Parkesburg, followed by interment in the Mellinger's Mennonite Cemetery of Lancaster. Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation, which will be held at the Funeral Home from 10 until...
Franklin D. Harry, 74, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, April 19th at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Joy A. Harry, with whom he shared 58 plus years of marriage.
Born in West Chester, Franklin was the son of the late Pearl Ruth (Estheimer) Harry and Lester W. Harry, Sr. An area resident his entire life, he worked for Amtrak in the...
Franklin E. Pratt Jr., 85, of Wallingford passed away at Paoli Memorial Hospital on Friday, February 14, 2020. Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late Franklin E. and Doris (Minker) Pratt. He was the beloved husband of Frances Lewis Pratt.
Franklin was a graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School. Following his graduation, he went on to honorably serve in the United States...
Franklin Earl Haney, 86, of West Grove, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Linden Hall Nursing Home in Kennett Square, PA. Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late James C. Haney and Hazel M. Fox Haney.
Frank was a lifelong resident of West Grove. He proudly served in the US Army from 1957 to 1959. He was employed locally most of his life as a machinist in...
Franklin Mason King, 77, of Nottingham, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his home. Born in Sutton, W. VA he was the son of the late Howard F. and Sarah Ellen King. Frank was employed by Pipe...
Franklin N. Butcher, 80 of Coatesville, PA, formerly of Downingtown and Phoenixville, passed away at his home on April 23, 2016. He was the widower of the late Pamela Francis. Born in Unionville, he was the son of the late Milton and Genevia H. Butcher Cheers.
An area resident all his life he was employed as a machinist for Lasko Manfacturing of West Chester.
Franklin served...
Franklin Toland “Toby” Connell Jr., 74, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away at Tel Hai Nursing Facility on Friday March, 9, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Aleta Smith Connell, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Franklin Toland Connell, Sr. and Bessie (Stoner) Connell.
Toby was an area resident his whole life and was a 1961...
Fred H. “Buddy” Casey, 67, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at his home in Gap. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Fred and Sara Rissell Casey.
An area resident most his life he was a 1969 graduate of the Octorara High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. Buddy was a retired steel worker from Lukens and Allegheny...