Paul Bush, 96, of Hockessin, formerly of West Grove, died Thursday, Jan. 1, at the Franciscan Care Center. He was the husband of Elizabeth Greer Bush, who died in 2000, and with whom he shared 37 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, he was the son of the late James P. and Reba Buckalew Bush. He was a self-employed dairy farmer. Mr. Bush was…
Barbara Ann Garver, 69, of Coatesville, died Thursday, Jan. 1, at Heartland Hospice in Wilmington. She was the wife of Richard H. Garver, with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Graham and Leona Rich Heath. Barbara was a certified nursing assistant at Chatham Acres for more than 37 years. She was a member…
Amid police and paparazzi, a 9-year-old West Chester boy returned Wednesday night from a memorable odyssey that began with a geographic miscue. Alex Collins turned quite a few heads at the Philadelphia International Airport, where a welcoming entourage awaited when he exited the plane. Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh and three Philadelphia Police officers escorted him to his mother, who was already surrounded by…
A detective’s warm response to a teenage girl’s need for a winter coat generously snowballed in the weeks before Christmas. West Goshen Township Det. David Maurer learned from workers at the Crime Victims’ Center (CVC) of Chester County that a number of police departments that annually donate money to the agency around the holidays had redirected their contributions this year. The reason stemmed from the…