Obituary Archive

James H. Althouse, 85, of Coatesville, died on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Christiana, PA. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Harvey and Gertrude Haws Althouse. 

Jim was an area resident all his life and was a self employed carpenter. He was also an avid Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles fan.

He is survived by three step children; Susan...

James H. Bailey, 92, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Ephrata Manor.  He was the widower of the late S. Averetta Hetrick Bailey, who passed away in 2010 after they had shared 63 years of marriage together...

James H. Leslie, Jr., 81, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Garden of Grace Hospice Center at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Charlotte Ettien Leslie of Downingtown with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Newtown Square, PA he was the son of the late James H. Leslie, Sr. and Naomi Brown Leslie. 

Jim was an area...

James H. Stauffer, 67 of Gap passed away at his home on May 3, 2016.  He was the loving companion of Deborah Ammon .  Born in Caernarvon, PA he was the son of the late Harwin L.  and Dorothy E. Lammey Stauffer.  

Being an area resident his whole life, he graduated from Coatesville and was employed by Sheiler Oil Co. of West Chester for 25 years.  

He is survived by his companion...

 

James H. Zynn, 78, of East Brandywine Township passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved son of the late Marvin R. Zynn and Emma (McGinnis) Zynn. James was survived by his loving wife Vida (Matthews) Zynn with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. 

He was a graduate of Downingtown High School, class of 1962...

James Hamilton Leitch, 74, of Downingtown, PA passed away on Wednesday August 25, 2021 at the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Alexander Leitch and Dorothy Irene Johnson Leitch. 

Jim was an area resident most of his life and a graduate of the former H. Scott High School in Coatesville. He was employed by the Lukens Steel Company as a crane operator...

James J. Ahern, Jr., 62, of Elverson, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 while under the care of Freedom Village at Brandywine. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Olise Ahern with whom he shared 33 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late James J. Ahern, Sr. and Cecelia Kasmark Ahern.

Jim was an area resident all his life and a 1974 graduate of the...

James J. Halter, 90, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday March 15, 2024 at the Tel-Hai Nursing Home, Honey Brook, PA. 

Jim was a Parkesburg resident all his life and a 1952 graduate of the former Parkesburg High School. He enlisted in the US Navy and served on the heavy cruiser USS Toledo in the Pacific during the Korean Conflict and later he served on the USS Destroyer Shelton in the...

James J. Kuhn, 76, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Barbara Z. Whiteman Covington Kuhn with whom he had shared 13 years of marriage and his first wife the...

James J. Porreca, 101, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022. He was the husband of the late Concetta M. (Gallo) Porreca, who preceded him in death in 2002.

Born on a farm in Sadsbury Township, Chester County, James was the son of Vincenzo and Bambina Connicella Porreca. He was the ninth of ten children. James moved to Coatesville when he was three years old and as...

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