Obituary Archive
F. June Evans Esbenshade, 84, of Cochranville, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Robert W. Esbenshade, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. 
Known as "The People's Priest," Father John lived his life as a testament to both justice and love.
Father John Van de Paer was born in Antwerp, Belgium, Nov. 29, 1920. He studied in Brussels and Louvain, Belgium, and joined the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, also known as Missionhurst, upon graduation from high school in 1940...
Faye E. Mattson, 69, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by her family, at her son's home. She was the beloved wife of Fred Mattson with whom she shared 36 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Samuel W. Johnson of Cochranville and the late D. Marie Johnson.
Faye was an area resident all her life and a 1964 graduate of the...
Felix Ernest South, Jr., 78 of Nottingham went to his Heavenly home to be with his loving wife, on August 22, 2012. He was the husband of the late Mary E. South who died in 2009. Born in Tamarack, NC, he was...
Ferree C. Grossman, Jr., 91, formerly of Christiana, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown. He was the husband of the late Mary Jane Summers Grossman who died in 1983. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late...
Flora Fay Rutledge, 91, formerly of West Caln prior to moving to Zerbe Sisters Retirement Community in Narvon in 2016, died peacefully at Zerbe Sisters. She was the beloved wife of late Bruce C. Rutledge with whom she shared 65 years of marriage.
Flora was born in Bloomsburg, PA and grew up on the family farm on Savage Hill in Rohrsburg, Columbia County, PA. She was the daughter of the...
Flora M. Murtaugh, 87, of Havertown, formerly of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Arden Courts of King of Prussia. She was the widow of the late Bernard J.P. Murtaugh who passed away in 2009. They shared 46 years of marriage together. Born in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Alva M. and Dora Bradley Snyder.
Flora graduated from West...
Florence A. Hammond, 98, of Harrison Senior Living of Christiana, formally of Parkesburg, went home to be with her Lord on September 8, 2009. Born in Lancaster County she was the daughter of late Harry and Josephine White and was the youngest of 11 children.
She was the wife of the late Herbert Hammond.
Florence worked for the Bond...
Florence B. Supplee, 87, of Romansville, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at her home. She was the beloved wife of William E. Supplee, Sr. with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Edward C. and Elizabeth Hibberd Bradley.
Florence was a County resident all her life and a 1947 graduate of the Downingtown High School. She was...
Florence C. Karmilowicz, 87, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Harrison Senior Living Center in Chriatiana, PA. She was the beloved wife of Norman C. Karmilowicz with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Putera Stanislow.
Florence was a 1948 graduate of the Edwardsville High School. She...