Obituaries

Bethene Truman Valente, 80, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the Heatherwood Retirement Community of Honey Brook. She was the widow of the late Joseph James Valente, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 57 years of marriage together. 

Helen Arlene Ford, 97, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Home following a brief illness.

Donna F. Froelich, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of William B. Froelich, with whom she shared 50 wonderful years of marriage.

Born on August 8, 1944 in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Martha Campbell Hess and Arthur E. Hess. An area resident all of her life, she was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension of Parkesburg.

She enjoyed doing crafts and building puzzles.

Aubrey Ann Thompson, of Oxford, PA, infant daughter of John P. and Heidi L. Weaver Thompson, died on Friday, June 26, 2009 at her home. Aubrey was born on July 9, 2008 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.

Loretta Kay Hoover, 59, of Cochranville, passed away at the Heartland Hospice in Pine Creek, Delaware on Sunday June 21, 2009. She was the wife of Chester B. Hoover with whom she shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE she was the daughter of Clarence and Dorothy M. Barker Darnell of Cochranville.

Loretta was a 1968 graduate of the Octorara High School. She was employed by Chemical Leaman Corp. of Downingtown as an accountant and most recently she was employed by Accutome of Malvern retiring in 2007. She was a member of the Kelton Church of Christ.