Obituaries

Harry E. "Butch" Middleton, Jr.

Harry E. "Butch" Middleton Jr., 62, of Reading, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Joanne Davis Middleton since 1987.

Born in Coatesville, "Butch" was the son of the late Harry E. Middleton Sr. and Thelma States Middleton. He was employed as a chef at the Red Lobster of...

Harry E. Schlimme

Harry E. Schlimme, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the widow of the late Marcia L. Dowlin Schlimme, who passed away in 2002.

Born in Coatesville, Harry was the son of the late Fred and Helen Thompson Schlimme.

An area resident his entire life, he...

Harold R. Thompson

Harold R. Thompson, 84, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center of Coatesville. He was the beloved husband of Edith M. Morris Thompson, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Kathryn F. Esch Thompson. He was...

Harold T. Nuse

Harold T. Nuse, 80, of West Grove, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester.  He was the beloved husband of Margaret H. Horner Nuse with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, Harold was the son of Ruth (Baxter) and Albert Nuse. Harold proudly served in the US Navy...

Harold T. "Reds" Mendenhall, Sr.

Harold T. "Reds" Mendenhall, Sr., 80, of Cochranville, died on Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital. Lovingly known as "Pappy", he was born in Brandamore, PA and was the son of the late George and Grace Ann Arters Mendenhall.

"Reds" was last employed by Downingtown Cab as a dispatcher. He was a member of...

Harriet E. Newswanger Cribbs

Harriet E. Newswanger Cribbs, 78, of Christiana, died on Monday, February 13, 2012 at her home. Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence Mowrey Newswanger.

Harriet was a life long area resident and a 1951 graduate of the Parkesburg High School. She continued her education at Goldey Beacon College. She was...

Harold E. Toaltoan

Harold E. Toaltoan, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Carol Raison Toaltoan, with whom he shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late William Clayton Toaltoan and Catherine Frances (Dickerson) Toaltoan.  A resident of Parkesburg his entire...

Harold G. Norton

Harold G. Norton, 87, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, surrounded by his family at the Hickory House Nursing Home of Honey Brook. He was the beloved husband of Betty J. Gillespie Norton, with whom he shared 69 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Emma May Shirk...

Harold George White

Harold George White, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.

Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late George L. and Edith Walpole White.  He graduated from the Parkesburg High School in 1941.  He was a Parkesburg resident his entire life and served as the Borough Auditor for 15...

Harold H. Heinbach

Harold H. Heinbach, 79, of Cochranville, passed away on Sunday, November 25th, 2012 at the VA Medical Center Hospice Unit of Coatesville.  He was the beloved husband of Doris P. (Umbenhauer) Heinbach.

Born in Pine Grove, he was the son of the late Edwin and Mary (Zerbe) Heinbach.  An area resident most of his life, he was...

Hamilton J. "Jay" Pringle

Hamilton J. "Jay" Pringle, 50, of Johnstown, Pa., formerly of Gap, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009 at his home.  He was the son of Hamilton "Hap" and Carol Barr Pringle of Gap.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by two daughters, Kristen M. Pringle and Allissa J. Pringle of Coatesville; and three sisters,...

Harold D. Swisher

Harold D. Swisher, 91, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Hickory House of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of the late Mary E. Rogers Swisher, who passed away in 2008. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Daniel and Clara Daniels Swisher.  Harold was a 1937 graduate of the Coatesville...

Gwendolyn F. Walters Hayes

Gwendolyn F. Walters Hayes, 96, of the Heatherwood Retirement Community of Honey Brook, formerly of Hindsboro, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of William Walters, who died in 1982 and also of J. C. Hayes, who passed away in 2004.

Born in Hindsboro, IL, she was the...

H. Douglas "Doug" Garner

H. Douglas "Doug" Garner, 91, previously of Newport News, Va., passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the home of his niece in Gap, Pa.

He was the beloved husband of Harlene (Proffit) Garner, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Sanford, Fl., Seminole County, he was the son of the late Nathan and...

H. Kenneth Berkeihiser

H. Kenneth Berkeihiser, 85, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Lucy E. Farris Berkeihiser with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Elva J. Moffet Berkeihiser. Ken was an area resident all his...

H. Mildred "Mitz" Conover

H. Mildred Conover, 91, of Tel-Hai Retirement Community, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2010. She was the widow of the late J. Kenneth Conover who died in 1987.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Arnold H. and Helen Craig Scott Harkins. Mitz lived in Parkesburg most of her until...

Gordon R. Taylor

Gordon R. Taylor, 25, of Oxford, entered into rest on Sunday, June 10, 2012. Born in West Chester, he was the beloved son of Lonnie and L' Tanya Taylor of Oxford.

Gordon was a 2005 graduate of the Oxford High School. Following High School he continued his education graduating from Cheyney University in 2009 with a Bachelor...

Grace E. Baylor

Grace E. Baylor, 95, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. She was the wife of the late C. Edward Baylor who died in 1994. Born in East Fallowfield, she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Clara E. Wallace McClure.

Grace was an area resident...

Gunnar W. Zorn, Jr.

Gunnar W. Zorn, Jr., 81, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2010, at Brandywine Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Barbara Morris Zorn, with whom he enjoyed 59 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he was the oldest son of Gunnar W. Zorn, Sr. and Eva R....

Helen Kirby Fulmer

He len Kirby Fulmer, 91, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her daughter's home in Mount Joy.  Helen was the widow of the late Henry "Hank" M. Fulmer, who passed away in 1989 after they had shared 49 years of marriage together.

Born on March 8, 1919, in Coatesville, Pa., she was...