Obituary Archive

James A.  Pegler, Sr., 59, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 surrounded by his family.  He was the loving partner of the late Brenda E. Owens, with whom he shared 25 years of his life.

 
Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late James and Catherine Pegler.  
 
James was retired from Schramm of West Chester, where he had...

James Albert Wiggins Jr., 67, of Modena, PA, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.  He was the husband of Bettylee Marsh Wiggins for over 36 years.  Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late James A. Sr. and Frances M. Harple Wiggins.

James attended the Coatesville Schools and was a retired press operator at the former Quebecor in Atglen, PA.  He was a member...

James B. Norton III, 79, formerly of Parkesburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Coatesville, PA.  He was the husband of the late Nancy Dumbauld Norton who passed away in 2019.  They shared 50 years of marriage together. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late James B. Norton Jr. and Florence Alden Norton.

Jim was a Coatesville and Parkesburg resident his entire...

James B. Trego, 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital of West Chester. He was the husband of Barbara A. Dolin Trego, with whom he has shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Valley Township on Dec. 22, 1938 to the late Clarence W. and Henrietta Gottier Trego. He was retired from the Worthington...

James Bell Smith, Sr., 82, of Middleburg, Fl., formerly of Chester County, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2010.  He was the widower of his late wife Esther Yoder Smith, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.  

 
Born on March 4, 1928 in Coatesville, he was the son of George H. Smith and Gertrude...

James Bensinger, 81, of Coatesville, better known as "Sonny", left the confines of this earth on the 4th of July surrounded in love by his family and with a slight smile after listening to his favorite hymns.

He is survived by his wife of almost 61 years, Sandra, who he affectionately called "Duck" and by his four children, Wendy Taggart, James Jr., husband of Dawn, Dana Houston, wife...

James C. Mills, 86, also known as “The Kid” was born on August 8, 1932 in Washington, DC to the late Otis Mills and Mary Louise Brown Watson.  Jimmy departed this life quietly and peacefully surrounded by family on January 27, 2019.  His last words spoken were, “The Lord is My Shepherd, I Shall Not Want.”

 Jimmy received his early education in the...

James C. Robinson, 68, of Gap, passed away on March 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster after a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Pamela Forbes Robinson, with whom he would have shared 44 years of marriage on...

James Chambers Buchanan, 88, of Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Monday, March 22, 2021, after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Hilton Buchanan with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Thorndale, he was the son of the late William Lewis Buchanan, Sr. and Catherine L. Markle Buchanan.

Jim was an area resident all his life and a 1950 graduate of the...

James D. Dugan, 82, of Atglen, died on Monday, October 10, 2016 as the result of an auto accident along Route 41 near his home. He was the husband of the late Barbara Simpson Dugan who died in 1999 with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Chester, PA he was the son of the late Harry and Dorothy Mealey Dugan.

Jim was an Atglen resident since 1976. He was employed, for 38 years...

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