Obituary Archive

Donald I. "Tex" Pirches, Sr., 86, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at his home. He was the husband of the late Helen Hanna Pirches who died in 2009. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George R. Pirches and Edna M. McCarraher Leed. 

Donald proudly served in the US Army from 1946 to 1949. He was first employed by the Downingtown Paper...

Donald J. "Doc" Sokso, 74, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at the Reading Hospital in Reading, PA. He was the beloved husband of Carol Lea Vandegriff Sokso with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late George Sokso and Elizabeth Townsend Sokso.

Donald was an area resident all his life. He was employed by the former...

Donald J. Butcher, Sr., 84, of West Grove, passed away on December 25, 2012.  He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Walton) Butcher.  

 
An area resident his entire life, he was retired from the Penguin Industry of Pomeroy. 
 
He served honorably in the US Army during the Korean War.   
 
He is survived, in addition to his wife, by...

Donald J. Harvey, 93, of Honey Brook, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, in West Chester, PA.  He was the husband of the late Mildred "Millie" Harvey who passed away in 2010.  Born in Saxton, Bedford County, PA, he was the son of the late James and Esther (Wyles) Harvey.

Don was a retired welder and worked for The Budd Company metal fabricator of Philadelphia and also as a...

Donald J. Liney, Sr., 61, of Kinzers, passed away at his home on Saturday, July 13, 2019. He was the beloved companion of Deborah A. Nileski. They shared 40 years together. Born in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Alfred and Helen Liney Stevens.

Donald was an area resident most his life. He was employed as a truckdriver by New Enterprise Lime and Stone Company of New...

 Donald J. MacKenzie, 56, of East Fallowfield, died on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Science Building, Vitas Hospice Care Unit, Darby, PA. Born in Troy, NY, he was the son of Alexander and Joan Clark MacKenzie of Downingtown. Donald was an area resident most of his life and a 1970 graduate of the Downingtown High School. He was a self employed house painter.

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Donald J. Mull Jr., 49, of Leola, PA, passed away in Delaware County.  He was the husband of Cortney Coulter Mull.  Born in Lancaster he was the son of Dale Wemett and Donald J. Mull Sr., and the stepson of Pamela Mull.

Donald was a welder and worked manufacturing trailers.  He enjoyed fishing and camping and was an avid fan of the San Diego Chargers.

He is survived by his wife...

Donald John Byrd, 70, of Coatesville, PA formerly of Mulberry Grove, IL, passed away at his home on Monday, September 26, 2022, after a long illness. Born in Anaco, Venezuela, South America, he was the son of the late Samuel Luther Byrd and Viola Mary Wilcoxson Byrd. 

Donald proudly served in the US Army for 24 years retiring in 1994 as a 1st Class Sergeant. Throughout his military...

Donald Joseph "Pop" Missimer, 77, of Coatesville, died on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Coatesville, VAMC Hospice Unit. He was the beloved husband of Charlotte Ann Steczak Missimer with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Joel Missimer and Hester Kropp Missimer Davis.

Don was an area resident all his life and a 1957 graduate of the...

Donald Joseph McDermott, lovingly known as “Don,” passed away June 19th, 2016 at the Coatesville Veterans Hospital. Don was a Vietnam veteran. Don was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Downingtown High School in 1965.
 
He was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps on October 6, 1966, where he served for 4 years as a 6082 Activation Clerk (Airplane Inspector), and 2...

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