County Coroner’s Office to honor memory of 10 unclaimed veterans on Oct. 26

The community is invited to join the Chester County Coroner’s Office at the Unattended Veterans Service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. The ceremony will be held at 830 Highland Road, Newtown, PA on Thursday, October 26, at 2:00 p.m. The Coroner’s Office will honor ten unclaimed veterans who died in Chester County, interring them with full military honors. The veterans include:   William...

Coroner: Majority of COVID-19 deaths at long-term care facilities; total county deaths to date 274, death rate declining

WEST CHESTER — According to information issued Monday by the Chester County Coroner’s Office, the deadliest toll from the COVID-19 virus has taken place at the county’s long-term care facilities. Between March 28 and May 17,  a total of 274 confirmed or probable COVID-19 deaths were reported to the Chester County Coroner’s Office. Of those, 229 (83.6%) were residents of long-term care...

Garcia-Jackson appointed as Chief Deputy Coroner

Chester County Coroner Dr. Christina VandePol and Chief Deputy Coroner Sophia Garcia-Jackson WEST CHESTER — The Chester County Coroner’s Office announced the appointment of Sophia Garcia-Jackson to the position of Chief Deputy Coroner. Garcia-Jackson has been the First Deputy Coroner for the past year and came to Chester County after almost 6 years as a medicolegal death investigator with the New...