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Chester County Coroner's Office Interment Of Unclaimed Veterans
Occasionally there are individuals who pass away in Chester County where the next of kin cannot be located or the next of kin declines responsibility for the individual. In these situations, the Coroner’s Office takes possession of the deceased individual and arranges for a cremation.
In order to determine if any of these individuals are veterans, and therefore eligible for a military funeral with honors, the Coroner’s Office contacts multiple Veterans' agencies to determine eligibility.
Once we determine a veteran is eligible for a military funeral with honors, we work with the military honors groups to arrange for a ceremony.
Unclaimed veterans are interred at Washington Crossing National Cemetery every 2 years, and our most recent interment occurred on October 28, 2021. The slideshow to the right are photos from this interment, and the list below are the veterans who were interred on that date.
Special thanks to Deputy Coroner Lindsey Smith and Deputy Coroner William Tinkleman for their hard work on verifying our veterans' eligibility and making the arrangements for the motorcade escort and interment ceremony.
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Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, PA
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Washington Crossing National Cemetery Pavilion
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Local Veteran Motorcycle Club Members Escorted The CCCO Unclaimed Veterans To The Cemetery
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Unattended Veterans Ceremony Flag Folding
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Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home Donated Wooden Urns For Our Unclaimed Veterans
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Deputy Coroners William Tinkleman and Lindsey Smith With The Ceremonial Flag
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CCCO Staff: Transporter Frank Dowlin, Deputy Coroner William Tinkleman, Chief Deputy Sophia Garcia-Jackson, Deputy Coroner Lindsey Smith, and Coroner Dr. Christina VandePol
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Deputy Coroner Lindsey Smith, Deputy Coroner William Tinkleman, & Chief Deputy Coroner Sophia Garcia-Jackson
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Coroners Dr. Christina VandePol (Chester Co.) and Meredith Buck (Bucks Co.)
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Veterans Paying Their Respects At The Columbarium Vault
Unclaimed Veterans At CCCO to be Interred Fall 2023
Name | Age | Date of Death | Residential Municipality | Service Branch | Service Era |
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Brown, Thomas C. | 69 | 08/03/2021 | Coatesville City | U.S. Marines | Vietnam War Era |
Dougherty, Patrick | 74 | 06/22/2022 | Willistown Twp | U.S. Navy | Vietnam War Era |
Faddis, Charles | 68 | 07/27/2021 | Coatesville City | U.S. Army | Vietnam War Era |
Ferrese, William A. | 81 | 01/14/2021 | Mayfield, PA | U.S. Navy | Post-Korean War Era |
Forbes, Wayne A. | 76 | 09/11/2022 | Willistown Twp | U.S. Air Force | Vietnam War Era |
Jolly, James R. | 75 | 09/13/2022 | West Goshen Twp | U.S. Army | Vietnam War Era |
Pierce, Melvin | 74 | 10/26/2022 | East Bradford Twp | U.S. Army | Vietnam War Era |
Rhymer, Craig | 58 | 10/16/2022 | Baltimore, MD | U.S. Marines | Post-Vietnam War Era |
Schubert, Paul | 73 | 02/24/2021 | West Bradford Twp | U.S. Navy | Vietnam War Era |
Schwartz, Frederick K. | 76 | 04/24/2021 | South Coventry Twp | U.S. Marines | Vietnam War Era |
Sluder, Bob G. | 62 | 11/10/2021 | Downingtown Boro | U.S. Navy | Post-Vietnam War Era |
Unclaimed Veterans Interred October 28, 2021
Name | Age | Date of Death | Residential Municipality | Service Branch | Service Era |
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Brown, Marcellus | 90 | 04/21/2020 | Tredyffrin Twp | U.S. Navy | Post-WWII Era |
Deignan, William P. | 62 | 01/03/2020 | Valley Twp | U.S. Navy | Post-Vietnam War Era |
Fenstermacher, Jeffrey A. | 57 | 03/24/2019 | Parkesburg Boro | U.S. Army | Post-Vietnam War Era |
Ford, Oliver C. | 76 | 05/24/2020 | Coatesville City | U.S. Marines | Vietnam War Era |
Jones, Gregory D. | 62 | 07/15/2020 | Coatesville City | U.S. Navy | Persian Gulf War Era |
Jones, Joseph H. | 86 | 02/09/2019 | West Chester Boro | U.S. Army | Korean War Era |
Marsh, Joan M. | 73 | 09/01/2020 | Honey Brook Twp | Widow of Veteran | N/A |
Marsh, John W. | 73 | 11/04/2019 | Honey Brook Twp | U.S. Air Force | Vietnam War Era |
Ross, Hollis | 75 | 06/21/2020 | Caln Twp | U.S. Naval Reserve | Vietnam War Era |