Obituary Archive

Allison Rae Refford, 37, formally of Downingtown, passed peacefully at Aria Hospital of Bucks County on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016. 

Born at Chester County Hospital to Deborah Clark-Busbee. She graduated from Downingtown Area School District in 1997. Allison's love for helping others inspired her to work in retail and as a photographer for the majority of her life. She worked for many...

Alma E. Mendenhall, or "Sis" as some know her, 81, of Parkesburg, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, March 6th.  

Alma was born on May 6, 1934 in Parkesburg, PA.  She was the daughter of the late Forrest and Mary (Killian) Criswell.  She is survived by her children, Elwood F. husband of Dale of Gordonville, Jean wife of the late Vincent Lechner...

Alma J. Garver, 79, of West Brandywine Township, PA, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024, in West Chester, PA.  She was the wife of Vernon J. Garver Sr. of West Brandywine.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Gladys Brown Doyle.

Alma was a 1964 graduate of Coatesville and was an area resident all her life.  She was a member of Kingsway Independent...

Alma Ruth (Noble) Collins, 90, formerly of Towerville, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community, Honey Brook, PA.

Born in Trenton, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John Isaac and Winnie Noble.  

An area resident since 1948, she was a homemaker early on and then employed by Coatesville Area School District as Cafeteria Manager at...

Alma Shindle Steen, 102, of Downingtown, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at St. Martha's Manor where she resided. She was the widow of the late Frank Steen who died in 1995. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Horace J.W. Shindle and Edna Mae Hilton Shindle.

An area resident all her life, she volunteered back in the 1950's with the Coatesville Baseball Little...

Alma V. (Scott) Sherman, 74, of Atglen, passed away on January 19th, 2013 at her home.  

 
Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Clinton W. and Fern (Whitmore) Scott.
 
Alma was a...

Alma Wilson Thomas, 94, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday May 27th, 2016, with her family. 
She was the beloved wife of the late Richard D. Thomas, with whom she shared 72 years of marriage.
Born in Christiana, Alma was the daughter of the late Walter H. Wilson and Nora McMillian. She was raised on a farm in Steelville, where she learned the value of hard work and a love of...

Alta F. Caudell, daughter of the late Walter and Annie Thompson, passed away on December 10, 2015 at the Pocopson Home. She was born in Ashe County, NC on Dec. 5, 1929. 
She was employed by Hewlett Packard Co. for several years. 
Alta is survived by her son Bradford G. Sharp & wife Kathy of New Lenox, ILL., two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, one brother Alan "Bill"...

Alta Jane Perry, 95, of Denver, PA, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024, in Ephrata, PA. She was the wife of the late Donald L. Perry who passed away in 1986.  Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Bertha S. (Miller) McCulley.

In her younger days, she was known for talking on the phone for hours with her family and friends, hosting large spaghetti dinners for...

Alta M. "Dolly" Lewis, 56, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester.  She was the beloved wife of Theodore F. Lewis Sr., with whom she shared 27 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, Alta was the daughter of the late Thelma R. (Manning) and Jacob E. Lusby.  

She was employed as an Aid for Home Staff.

Dolly is...

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