All Obituaries

Carmen F. DePedro, 96, of Coatesville died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born on January 24, 1924 in the 800 block of Coates St. in Coatesville, he was the first generation Italian American born to Frank and Lucia DePedro. His family name can be traced to many different spellings from DiDomonick, to Pietro, then DiPietro and finally DePedro. The bombing of Pearl Harbor saw a 17-year old Carmen as a soldier in WWII. Returning from the war, he landed a job at...

Yolanda Erra, 98, of Coatesville died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at her home.  Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine Autuori Erra.  Yolanda was a member of Our Lady of the Rosary Church.  She was employed as a bookkeeper for Capital Bakers and Coca Cola Bottling Works.  Yolanda devoted her life to the care of her parents, brother, and sisters. She is survived by her nephews; Bobby, Joey and Eddie and nieces, Marjie and...

Florence A. Regina, 95, formerly of Coatesville died Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Tel Hai, Honey Brook where she resided for the past 13 years. She was the wife of Philip V. Regina, who preceded her in death in 2007 having shared 56 years of marriage. Florence was born in the Bronx, New York and when she moved to Coatesville she worked at the A & P grocery store.  As her children were born, her work was in the home serving the most delicious meals for all family celebrations. ...

John H. Plank, 66, of Honey Brook died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at his home. He was the husband of Brenda J. Reese Plank with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Clair “Mickey” and Doris Trainor Plank. John was self-employed in the construction industry.  His hobbies included cars and motorcycles and shooting pool at Owen’s. Surviving him, in addition to his wife, Brenda, are his children, Denise Clifford, April...

Bruce J. A. Kirkner, 59, of Thorndale died Monday, July 26, 2021 at his home. Born in West Chester, he was the son of William and Catherine Chernous Kirkner. After serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1980 to 1981, Bruce was employed in the construction industry. He attended the Second Baptist Church of Coatesville. Playing softball, playing pinball and shooting pool were his favorite hobbies. Surviving him are his companion of 27 years, Lisa Lister; two brothers, William (Debi) and...

Charles “Chuck” Clifford Tooley, 64, born February 9, 1957, passed away at home on July 22, 2021.  He was predeceased by his parents, Charles Patrick Tooley and Priscilla Anne (Hales) Tooley. He was the beloved husband of Lola Mae (Hoss) Tooley for 41 years. Chuck grew up in Montoursville, PA and graduated from Loyalsock High School. He graduated from Williamsport Area Community College with a degree in Journalism, where he received the President’s Award. He began...

Gerald “Gerry” Kulinich, 69, of Coatesville passed away on July 2, 2021 at his home. Gerry was born in Coatesville, PA on Augusut 1, 1951.  He was the son of the late Michael Kulinich, Sr. and Verna Kulinich.  He is survived by three siblings, Michael Kulinich, Jr. (brother), Denise Kulinich (sister) and Dawn Barr (sister).  He was preceded in death by his sister, Diane Dougherty. Gerry graduated from Coatesville Area Senior High School in 1969.  He was...

Joan Laura McCuen, 88, of Glen Mills died Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Crozer Hospital, Chester, PA. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of William J. and Laura Wells McCuen. She was employed as a project manager for Arco Chemical. Joan is survived by two nieces, Tracy McFadien (Tom) and Kirsten S. Poole (Bill Campbell); four great nieces, Laurie Simpers (Joey), Kate Yoder (Jonathon), Leslie Fanning (Matt), Danielle Foster (Collin) and a great nephew, David McFadien; and seven great...

Sharon K. Zislis, 73, of Exton died Sunday, June 20, 2021 at her home. She was the wife of Paul M. Zislis with whom she shared 52 years of marriage. Born in Aurora, IL, she was the daughter of Lester and Elinore Kaufmann. Sharon was employed for many years as a fundraising director for non-profit agencies. She was dedicated to helping people. Surviving her in addition to her husband, Paul are her sons, Dan Zislis (Jennifer) and Ben Zislis (Jaime Thompson) and a daughter, Rachel Mussaf...

Grace Eskridge Arnold, 82, of Coatesville, PA, passed peacefully with her family by her side at Freedom Village on the morning of June 17, 2021.  Grace was born on October 8, 1938, to Eliza Jane and Samuel Ford Eskridge in Galestown, MD.  She was a graduate of Laurel High School in Delaware, where she played basketball and participated in the 4H Club. After high school, Grace moved to Wilmington, DE, for nursing school and began her career as a Labor and Delivery Room Nurse at...