Obituary Archive

William Glenn McKee, 82, died peacefully on March 15, 2014 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center surrounded by his family.  He was born in Langeloth, Pa. to Peter T. and Mary E. Smith McKee.  Mr. McKee was the husband of Patricia Groce...

William Glenn Nevin, 67, of Jefferson, MD, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Ann (Walraven) Nevin, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage.  

 
Born in Washington D.C. at the Walter Reed Army Hospital, he was the son of the late Glenn W. and Emmy Lou (Hevener) Nevin.  He was a 1962 graduate of the Octorara High School of...

William Gordon Donnelly, Sr., 81, of Nottingham, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 21, 2010.  
 
He was the husband of Betty Greer Donnelly, with whom he shared...

William H. Backenstose, 75, of West Grove, formerly of E. Fallowfield and Parkesburg, passed away at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He was the husband of Ethel Wise Backenstose with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in...

William H. Lowrey Jr., 76, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, at Harrison Senior Living in Christiana.  He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Rowan Lowrey.  Born in Coatesville he was the son of the late William H. and Ruth Henry Lowrey Sr.

An area resident most his life William worked as an autocar maker and was a member of the Parkesburg VFW Post 4480....

William H. Roth, Jr., 70, of Coatesville, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia Sagner Roth and his late wife, Jacqueline A. Roth who died in 2003. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late William H. and Betty Charsha Roth. 

Bill was a 1965 graduate of the Scott High School. He enlisted in the US Army in 1967 and served...

William Henry Hess, Jr., 47, of Paradise passed away at his home on Sunday, September 24th. He was the husband of Sandra Skasko Hess.   

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Lynn L. LaMar Hess of Spring City, Pa. and the late William H. Hess, Sr.  He was a 1988 graduate of Pequea Valley High School and worked at Friendly's restaurant as a dishwasher.

He is survived, in addition...

William Henry Hibbard, Sr., 88, of East Fallowfield, PA passed away at his home on Friday September 13, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Marilyn “Dolly” Hamilton Hibbard who died in July. They shared 61 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, Bill was the son of the late William H. and Helen (James) Hibbard.

Together Bill and Dolly raised three children: M. Kathy (Joseph)...

William Hughes Cooper, Sr., 70, Coatesville, PA, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Born in Tacoma, Washington, he was the son of the late Henry Reynolds Cooper and Vida Patricia Hughes Cooper.

Bill grew up in the Wilmington, Delaware area and was a 1968 graduate of the PS Dupont High School in Wilmington, DE. He proudly served in the US Navy from 1973 to 1976. He...

William J Murray, 69, lifelong resident of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at the Coatesville VAMC Hospice Unit surrounded by his family. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Alfred A. Murray, Sr. and Ida Jane Franciscus Murray.

Bill was an area resident all his life and a 1968 graduate of the Coatesville Area High School. He proudly served in the US...

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