Bucks County Herald obits

Walter F. Campbell of Sellersville, a longtime resident of Bucks County, died Feb. 28 at Grand View Hospital. He was 90 years.
His funeral service was held March 5 in Doylestown. Interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

Rody J. Billia of Clearwater Beach, Fla., died Feb. 26 at his residence. He was 72.
His funeral Mass was celebrated March 7 in Doylestown. Interment will at Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery, Doylestown.

Margaret Mary DuGan died Feb. 28 at her home in Carversville. She was 89.
A celebration of life memorial service will be held later this month.

Esther Smith Nodes of Chalfont died Feb. 28 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 77.
Her funeral service was held March 5 in New Britain. Interment was at Frenchtown Cemetery.

Ray W. Stever of Quakertown died March 2 in St. Luke's Bethlehem Hospital. He was 63.
His service was held March 6 in Quakertown. Interment was at Quakertown Union Cemetery.

Calvin W. Aronow of Greenacres, Fla., previously of Doylestown and Malvern, died Feb. 27. He was 93.
A celebration of life was held March 4.

Charles Victor Johnson of Doylestown died Feb. 28 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 77.
He worked for 29 years as a chef at Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant in Peddler’s Village.
A memorial service was held March 6 in Doylestown.

George E. Gordon, a resident of Chalfont, formerly of Warrington for 35 years, died March 2 at Abington Health Lansdale Hospital. He was 62.
His funeral service was held March 9 in Warrington. Interment was in Newtown Cemetery.

Wayne M. Caton of Doylestown died March 2. He was 20.
His memorial service was held March 6 in Doylestown. Interment was private.

Irene M. (Schembeck) Zanni of Doylestown died March 5 at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown. She was 73.
A funeral Mass was celebrated March 10 in Doylestown. Interment will be in Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

William L. Porter of Perkasie died March 4 at his home. He was 80.
A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13, at the First United Methodist Church, Fifth and Market streets, Perkasie.

Kenneth G. Rhodes of Quakertown died March 5 at Clare Bridge of Dublin in Dublin. He was 75.
There will be no services.

Samuel Laibstain of Doylestown died March 4 at home. He was 87.
Services and interment will be held privately at the family’s convenience.

David Philip Cardinal of Chalfont died Feb. 25 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 90.
A service was held March 23 in New Britain. Interment will take place Friday, March 26, with an 11 a.m. graveside service at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

William R. Jones Jr. of Doylestown died March 7 at his home. He fought the battle against his illness without complaining. He was 53.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 11, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State St., Doylestown, where visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Hatboro Cemetery.

Gary Gordon of Buckingham died suddenly on March 6. He was 29.
His service was held Wednesday, March 10. Interment was at Newtown Cemetery.

Marie (Bracciale) Kuhn, 65, passed away Feb. 17 at her Southampton home after a year of battling cancer. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to be reunited with her beloved husband, William N. Kuhn Sr.
Mrs. Kuhn was a former resident of Northeast Philadelphia before moving to Southampton in 1972. In addition to being a loving wife and mother of two, she worked as an administrative assistant and a retail associate. Marie was a hard worker who enjoyed making people happy.
She is survived by her dearest children and their spouses, Donna M. and Dennis McConomy of Chalfont and William N. Kuhn Jr. and his wife Susan of Sanford, Fla. She is also survived by her four grandchildren Matthew, Alexis, Isabella and Lydia whom she loved dearly and who will miss their grandmom immensely.
Her funeral Mass was held Feb. 20 at The Church Of The Advent. She will be laid to rest at a later date alongside her husband.
Memorial donations may be made to a Boy Scout campership fund established in her husband’s memory. Send donations to the Boy Scouts of America, Bucks County Council, 1 Scout Way, Doylestown 18901. Make checks payable to BCC-BSA with the following in the memo line: Account #764.

Fred N. Smith, 86, of Upper Black Eddy, has started a new life. He passed away Feb. 27 at the Sunrise Assisted Living in Allentown. He was a wonderful husband, father, opa and great-opa.
Born on June 15, 1923, in Frenchtown, N.J., he was the son of the late James and Johanna Naber Smith. He is survived by Edythe M. (Whitman) Smith, wife of 62 years, and sister Gladys Piell of Wellsboro; daughter Brenda Fox and her husband, Todd, of Quakertown; son Roger F. Smith and his partner, Carol Jenkins, of Bethlehem; grandchildren Craig Overpeck and his wife, Heidi, of Blue Bell; Karen Yodis and her husband, Shawn, of Reading; Kami Smith and her partner, Rob Wagner, of Morrisville; Megan Kosmalski and her husband, Jordan, of Quakertown; four great-grandchildren Chase, Aidan and Brendan Overpeck and John J. Yodis.
Fred served as an airplane mechanic during World War II. He was a rural letter carrier in Upper Black Eddy for 39 years and was very involved with the community. He was a member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association; the American Legion of Frenchtown, N.J., and the First United Church of Christ in Milford, N.J. He served as the president of Bridgeton Elementary School PTA, and was a charter member of the Bridgeton Athletic Association, where he served as coach of both Midget and Little League teams. He was also a charter member of the Bridgeton Township, Sportsmen’s Association and treasurer of the Bucks County Rural Letter Carrier’s Association. Fred served several years as Assistant Scoutmaster and then became the Neighborhood Commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America, Bucks County Council. He was active in both Milford and Red Hill senior groups.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7 at the First United Church of Christ, 48 Church St., Milford, N.J. Family and friends are invited to join us to celebrate the wonderful life we had with Fred. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that donations be made in Fred’s name to the First United Church of Christ, 48 Church St., Milford, NJ 08848.
For more information or to send online condolences, visit JohnsonWalton.com.
Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, Milford, N.J.

Bette Ann Grant, 73, of Kintnersville, passed away Feb. 26 in the company of her family at the Hospice House of VNA of St. Luke’s.
Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Kozari) George and the wife of Gordon A. Grant Jr. for 51 years.
She graduated from (Liberty) Bethlehem High School, the Marinello School of Beauty Culture in New York City, and attended Bucks County Community College and Temple University for her teaching license. She worked for many years at Elsie’s Beauty Shop in Bethlehem and also worked as a stylist in Quakertown. She taught cosmetology as a subsitute teacher in the Upper Bucks, Bethlehem, and Northampton Vocation-Technical High Schools. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Elsie Totenbier and Helen Gallo.
Bette Ann is survived by her husband, Gordon, and her children and grandchildren: Lisa Opdyke, her husband Doug, and their sons, Jimmy and Ryan; Gordon Grant III, his wife Holly, and their children Paul, John and Kate; and Kathryn Bontomase, her husband Tony, and their children Jasper and Sarah.
Her memorial service was held March 8 at the Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, Quakertown.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 382, Conshohocken 19428.

Raymond Francis O'Donnell, 93, of Tinicum Township, passed away Feb. 15 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, N.J.
Born on Sept. 23, 1916, in Somerville, N.J., Raymond lived in North Branch, N.J., and Oldwick, N.J., before moving to Tinicum Township in 1984. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Raymond worked for Diehl Manufacturing Co. in Manville, N.J., for many years before working at Research Cottrell in North Branch, N.J., as a purchasing agent. He was a member of St. Edward the Confessor Church in Milford, N.J., and sang in the choir. He was also a member of the Oak Hill Golf Club in Holland Township, N.J. Raymond had a lifelong interest in music and had been a drummer with society bands throughout the 1930s and 40s. He was generous with his time, helping his church and community. His life centered around his wife, family and his home along the Delaware River. For many years, he and his dog, Tink, walked the Frenchtown Bridge and enjoyed visiting with those he met along the way.
Son of the late Raymond and Margaret (Bourke) O'Donnell, Raymond is survived by his wife of 67 years, Alice M. O'Donnell; daughters Constance M. McDonald of Reston, Va., and Margaret A. Canzonier of Pt. Pleasant Beach, N.J.; son Raymond L. O'Donnell of Lebanon, N.J.; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his sisters, Mary Mattel and Marguerite Marsjanik.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 18 in Milford. Interment was in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bridgewater, N.J.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Edward the Confessor R.C. Church, P.O. Box 522, Milford, NJ 08848.
For more information or to send online condolences, visit JohnsonWalton.com.
Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, Milford, N.J.

Olga I. Preg, a resident of Plumstead Township since 1964, died Feb. 22, at Reading Hospital. He was 88.
Olga's funeral service was held Feb. 26, at Shelly Funeral Home, Plumsteadville. Interment was in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Haycock.

Betty Jean Page died Feb. 26. She was 82.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated March 2 at St. Jude Church, Chalfont. Interment was in St. John Neumann Cemetery.

Rodger J. "RJ" Blake of Dublin died Feb. 22 at the Clare Bridge Assisted Living Center in Dublin. He was 77.
Services were private.

Cynthia C. (Cole) Bean, a resident of Doylestown since 1953, died Feb. 27 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 72.
Friends and family are invited to Cindy's funeral service at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 4, at Doylestown United Methodist Church, 320 E. Swamp Road, Doylestown, where friends may call from 12:30 p.m. before the service. Interment will follow in Doylestown Cemetery.

Cyrus R. Hoagland Sr., a lifelong resident of Solebury, died Feb. 26 at his residence. He was 88.
Relatives and friends are invited to share in Cy's life celebration from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 4 at Leaver Cable Funeral Home, Route 202 and Quarry Road, where services will be at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Thompson Memorial Church Cemetery.

Gisele E. Ford of Hilltown Township, formerly of Philadelphia, died Feb. 21 in Quakertown Center Genesis Health Care. She was 85.
Memorial services were held March 1, in the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Quakertown.

Gerd Erwin Froehlich of Perkasie died Feb. 23 in the Hospice House of the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's, Saucon Township. He was 71.
Memorial services were held March 1 in Bernard Suess Funeral Home, Perkasie. Interment was held privately.

Alma M. Funk died Feb. 28 at Doylestown Hospital.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday, March 5, at Scanlin Funeral Home, 175 E. Butler Ave. (Route 202), Chalfont, where the viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Carversville Cemetery.

Anna E. Sklodowski, a lifelong reident of Warrington, died Feb. 22 at Neshaminy Manor. She was 92.
A funeral service was held Feb. 26 at Shelly Funeral Home, Warrington. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Park, Feasterville.

Elinor Ruth Horn passed away Feb. 18 at her residence. She was 83.
A memorial service will be conducted 4 p.m. Thursday, March 4, at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Doylestown. Interment will be held privately.

Janet "Jeanette" Sadowski of Doylestown died Feb. 23 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 97.
Her Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 1 at Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown. Interment will be held in the Shrine Cemetery.

Edith Sarah (Fischgrund) Plakins died Feb. 25 at her New Hope home. She died on her 90th birthday.
A funeral service was held March 3. A private graveside ceremony was held.

Amanda Irene (Bryan) Hart of Richlandtown, formerly of Doylestown, died Feb. 25 at Phoebe Richland Care & Health Center. She was 95.
Funeral services were held March 2 in Doylestown. Burial was at Doylestown Mennonite Church.

Carmela Stewart, a resident of Warrington since 1964, formerly of Germantown, died Feb. 23 at Sunrise Assisted Living, Lower Makefield.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated March 2 in Jamison. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Mrs. Leib was a native of Niagara Falls, Canada, born to the late Frederick and Margaret Chapman of that city. She moved to Bridgeton, N.J., in 1945 to be with relatives, and remained in the United States as a naturalized citizen until the present. After graduating from Bridgeton High School, she became a service representative for New Jersey Bell Telephone and continued her employment with Bell after moving to Trenton upon her marriage in 1949. In later years she worked as a program assistant at Educational Testing Service, from which she retired in 1993. She was a member of the Valley Girls luncheon club of Bucks County and an avid visitor to casinos and was particularly fond of her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Clyde Leib; four daughters Patricia Ermeling and husband Charles of Upper Black Eddy, Cathryn Innacola and companion William Hillegas of Lancaster, Elizabeth Zanine and husband Charles of Green Lane, and Kristina Swanson and husband James of Sacramento, Calif.; three grandchildren Harry and Peter Innacola, and Rachel Zanine, and a cousin who has been like a brother, George McLaughlin.
Funeral services will be at 2pm Tuesday at the FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home, 17 S. Delaware Ave. (River Road), Yardley. The Very Rev. Dr. Daniell Hamby, rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, will officiate. Friends may call 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

Beverly A. Gruver, 56, of Kintnersville, died Sunday, Feb. 21 in her home.
She had been employed in the accounts payable department of the A. & H. Sportswear in Pen Argyl, since 2002, working through her illness until Monday, Feb. 15.
She was born Jan. 24, 1954, in Easton, the daughter of Dorothy Apple Gruver of Quakertown and the late Harold Gruver.
She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Riegelsville, and was a former Sunday School teacher and member of the choir. She was a former Riegelsville girls softball coach and was a 1971 graduate of Easton High School.
She enjoyed her flowers, plants and gardening.
In addition to her mother, she will be greatly missed by her family including her partner and companion of eight years, Bruce Templeton; three sisters, Donna Moll, Williams Township, April Stotz, Durham, and Dietra Kartsounas, Trumbauersville; and her brother, Kenneth Gruver, Lebanon, Conn. She loved her many nieces and nephews especially, Colin and Zoie Kartsounas, and her dog, Cyrus. She was preceded in death by her sister, Cheryl Filipucci, who died in 2006.
A service to celebrate her life will be held 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the church, P.O. Box 188, Riegelsville 18077.
Robert W. Snyder Funeral Home, Riegelsville.

Kenneth Jeffries, 79, of Buckingham, died Feb. 13 at his home.
Born in Lambertville, N.J., Mr. Jeffries first moved to Buckingham in 1955. He lived in Michigan from 1982 to 1990 before returning to
Buckingham. A chemical engineer, Mr. Jeffries was employed by Exide Corporation in Yardley for 22 years before going to work at Energy Conversion Corp. in Troy, Mich. While in Michigan, Mr. Jeffries and his wife joined the staff of the Midwestern Baptist College in Pontiac as dorm parents. There he followed his dream by enrolling in the college and becoming an ordained minister in the Baptist Church.
Upon returning to Buckingham, he began his active membership at the Second Baptist Church of Doylestown where he assumed several leadership roles. He served as an usher and sang in the men’s choir. He was a deacon of the church and at the time of his passing held the title of deacon emeritus. He was active with the Gideons and the Abundant Life Ministries, serving the prison population.
A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Jeffries served with the U.S. Marines from 1951 to 1954. As a young man he worked at the Union Camp Paper Mill in New Hope.
Mr. Jeffries’ life centered on his church and his family. He was the husband of the late Joyce Mabel Nelson Jeffries, the father of the late Gregory A. Jeffries, the son of the late Albert and Mary Gibbs Jeffries and the brother of the late Paul Jeffries, Joe Jeffries, Ruth Silvas, Annabelle Bailey, Alberta Hill and Jane Gaskins. He is survived by his daughters and their husbands, Karen J. and Robert Pinkard Jr. of Fredericksburg, Va.; Brenda M. and the Rev. Robert Hamlin Sr. of Buckingham; his son and daughter-in-law, Keith J. and Indira G. Jeffries of Buckingham; his sister, Mary Morgan of Buckingham; his 16 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; his many nieces and nephews and his church family at the Second Baptist Church of Doylestown.
Funeral services will be held on 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Second Baptist Church of Doylestown, 6055 Swamp Road, Fountainville. Interment will follow at the Mt. Gilead Church Cemetery, Holicong Road, Buckingham.
Calling hours will be held on Friday evening, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, 21 York St., Lambertville, N.J. There will also be calling hours at the church on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Mr. Jeffries’ memory may be made to the Second Baptist Church, 6055 Swamp Road, Fountainville 18923.

Miriam T. Neff, a resident of Bedminster since 1938, passed away Feb. 22 at the Rockhill Mennonite Home. She was 97.
Miriam was the wife of the late George W. Neff Sr.
Born in Beaver Springs, Snyder County, she was a daughter of the late Willam H. and Rohda (Graybill) Try.
Miriam was a longtime member of the Grace Gospel Chapel in Plumsteadville and was active with the quilting group. She also was an avid gardener and enjoyed taking walks.
Miriam is survived by a son, William A. Neff and his wife Grace; and three daughters, Betty L. Vanderlely and her husband Henk, Chris Neff and Mary Ann Bodder and her husband Harold. She is also survived by a son-in-law, Jack Shelly; a sister, Priscilla High and her husband Edward; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Miriam was preceded in death by a daughter, Doris Shelly; a son, George W. Neff Jr.; two brothers, Charles and Woodrow Try, and five sisters, Mary Myers, Grace Corsner, Vergie Wasser, Nora Drake and Darathy Treadway.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. March 1 at the Grace Gospel Chapel, 5582 Easton Road, Plumsteadville. Family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow in Mechanicsville Cemetery
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to any children’s charity of the donor’s choice.
Online condolences may be made at shellyfuneralhomes.com.
Shelly Funeral Home, Plumsteadville.

Dolores J. Hamilton of Perkasie, formerly of Warminster and Philadelphia, died Feb. 15 at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 87.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 20 in Sellersville. Interment was in the St. Agnes parish cemetery, Sellersville.

Martha Myers of Elizabethtown died Feb. 14 at the Masonic Village. She was 88.
Her memorial service was Feb. 21 in Plumsteadville. Interment was in Mechanicsville Cemeter.

William Joseph Haines of Doylestown, formerly of Basking Ridge, N.J., died Feb. 10 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 90.
Services will be held Feb. 20 in New Hope. Internment wasin Thompson Memorial Church Cemetery.

Anne E. Mallon of Doylestown died Feb. 14 at Buckingham Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 93.
Her funeral Mass was held Feb. 19 in Chalfont. Interment was in Beulah Cemetery, New Britain.

Grace Auckland of Quakertown died Feb. 16 in Grand View Hospital. She was 85.
Her funeral service was held Feb. 20 in Quakertown. Interment was in East Swamp Mennonite Cemetery, Quakertown.

Regina F. George, formerly of Perkasie, died Feb. 20 at Lutheran Community at Telford. She was 97.
Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch St., Perkasie. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in St. Stephen's U.C.C. Cemetery, Perkasie.

Victor E. Ruehl III of Doylestown passed away Feb. 20. He was 65.
Relatives and friends are invited to his funeral service at 11 a.m. Feb. 25, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Doylestown, where friends may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m., prior to the service. Interment will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

Mark P. Magness Sr. of Furlong died Feb. 17 at his home. He was 54.
His funeral Mass was held Feb. 23, at Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Church, Jamison. Interment was held privately.

Eleanore E. Culp of Bedminster passed away Feb. 18, with her family by her side. She was 82.
A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held 11 a.m. Feb. 27, at Grace Gospel Chapel, Plumsteadville, with a time to greet the family at 10:30 a.m.

Victor Wiegand passed away surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 20.
His memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m. Feb. 25, at Neshaminy Warwick Presbyterian Church, Hartsville. The family will receive friends following the service.

Glenn H. Astle of Perkasie died Feb. 21 at his home. He was 62.
Funeral services will be held noon Feb. 27, in Bernard Suess Funeral Home, Perkasie. Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon. Interment will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

William E. Buchanan Jr. of New Britain Borough passed away on Feb. 17, at the Clare Bridge Brookdale of Dublin. He was 71.
Relatives and friends are invited to a funeral service at 11 a.m. Feb. 27, at Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Feb. 26, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will follow the service in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Joseph M. "Tex" Peters, a Danboro resident for 56 years, died Jan. 27 at Doylestown Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 81.
Tex was the husband of Ruth Fox Peters for 59 years.
Born in Doylestown Township, Tex was the son of the late Harry C. and Agnes Peppelman Peters.
He attended Doylestown High School. He worked for Fisher's Transfer and Gardenville Dairy before starting his own registered Holstein herd on the Wilmer Althouse Farm in the Pine Run area of Doylestown Township where he pursued his love of farming for 45 years. His Holsteins were shown at local fairs, the Pennsylvania Farm Show and the All-American Dairy Show. He belonged to the Bucks County Farmers' Association; local, state and national Holstein associations, as well as the Plumsteadville Grange.
Over the years, Tex hired many local young people and Delaware Valley College students and tried to share some of his "set in his ways" knowledge with them. It has been said that Tex had "pampered Holsteins."
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: a son, Ross D. Peters of Sybersville, and a daughter, Alice J. Campbell (Steve), and granddaughter, Ashley E. Campbell, all of Chalfont; a brother, Donald Peters of Florida; and three sisters, Marie Longaker of Feasterville, Elizabeth Vaihinger of Doylestown and Margaret Evans (Donald) of Doylestown; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers Charles, George and Harry Peters and sisters Regina Upton and Teresa Rutherford.
His funeral service was held Feb. 1 at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, Doylestown. Interment was in Beulah Cemetery, New Britain.
Memorial contributions in Joseph "Tex" Peters' name may be made to The Heart Institute, c/o Doylestown Hospital Development Office, 595 W. State St., Doylestown 18901.

Elvira Anna (Gallo) Russo of Doylestown, formerly of New Bern, N.C., died Feb. 7 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 92.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 12 in Doylestown. Interment was in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.Y.

Miriam “Mim” G. Bruzas of Sellersville died Feb. 13 at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 87.
Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 104 Green St., Sellersville. Family and friends may call at 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Interment will be in Sellersville Cemetery.

Chester S. Bryan, a resident of Hilltown Township for more than 40 years, died Feb. 8 at Heritage Towers, Doylestown. He was 92.
His funeral service was held Feb. 16 in Plumsteadville. Interment was in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Betty (Richards) Moyer, formerly of Blooming Glen, died Feb. 12 at Lutheran Community at Telford, Telford. She was 79.
Funeral services were held Feb. 17 in Souderton. Interment was in the cemetery at Calvary Church of Souderton.

Dr. David Martin Hopkins Sr. of Tinicum Township died Feb. 11 at his residence. He was 88.
His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Shelly Funeral Home, Easton Road and Kellers Church Road, Plumsteadville, where family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

Dorothy "Dot" (Bennett) Sauer, a lifelong resident of Buckingham Township, died Feb. 10 at New Seasons in Chalfont. She was 93.
Her funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335 Lower State Road, Doylestown, where friends may call from 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Doylestown Cemetery, Doylestown.

Nicholas Griffaton of Kintnersville died Feb. 15 in Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at Robert W. Snyder Funeral Home, 327 Easton Road, Riegelsville, where friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

Emma Rock of Quakertown died Feb. 15. She was a resident of Phoebe Richland Health Care Center in Richlandtown. She was 89.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, 821 W. Broad St., Quakertown. Calling hours are 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Jay Snyder, 78, of Gardner, Fla., set forth on a new journey Feb. 4.
Jay was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 19, 1931, to the late W. Leonard and Margaret Smith Snyder. He spent his childhood in Edgely and entered the navy in 1951. After his tour of duty in Korea, Jay attended the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, where he learned from the best to be the best and received his Doctor of Chiropractic. He started his own chiropractic business in New Hope in 1959 charging $3 a visit, and willingly made house calls, night or day. Jay's mission in life was to heal people. In doing so, many with sundry, physical handicaps were brought back to lead full and happy lives. He was once the mayor of New Hope, and was honored at one time by having Jay Snyder Day.
He married Carole Reynolds in 1999 and moved to Big Pine Key, Fla., where they resided until establishing Long Shadow Ranch in Gardner in 2002. Jay was very supportive of Carole's desire to rescue abandoned animals and now their ranch is home to 18 horses, 12 dogs, a pig and donkey, cats, various other farm animals and anything else that wanders in.
Jay enjoyed fishing, restoring old cars, driving his tractors and was an avid NASCAR fan, whose favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt.
His family and many friends will remember his loving devotion and constant acts of kindness.
Jay is survived by his wife, Carole, of Gardner; son Leonard (Holly) Snyder; grandchildren Kelyn, Joshua, Katie, Christian and Jared of Doylestown; brother Leonard N. (Danielle) Snyder of Bristol; nieces, nephews and numerous friends.
There will be a celebration of Jay's life in Bucks County in the spring. Notification of time and place will be in the local newspaper as that time approaches.
Robarts Funeral Home, Arcadia, Fla.

Norma Jean Jacoby McMillen, 77, of Ann’s Choice, Warminster, departed to join her Lord Feb. 4.
Born Sept. 20, 1932, in Indiana to Margaret and Theodore Jacoby, she attended New Kensington High School and Allegheny Valley Hospital School of Nursing. On June 5, 1954, she married her high school sweetheart, Oliver B. “Ben” McMillen.
She lived in Western Pennsylvania until 1972 when she and her husband moved to Bucks County. They also lived in Wellington, New Zealand, for four years in the 1990s.
Norma was an emergency room nurse and nursery unit nurse until 1968, when she helped found the West Hempfield-Adamsburg Rescue 14 Ambulance Corps. She spent much of the remainder of her career in EMS and paramedic training, starting the first paramedic program in Bucks County and volunteering with both the Warrington Community Ambulance and the Central Bucks Rescue Squads. She also taught CPR throughout Eastern Pennsylvania, served as program director for the American Lung Association in Philadelphia, and worked as a volunteer with the American Red Cross.
Her love of music was dominant in her life, as a choir director, church organist and avid piano player. She was a lifelong member of the Eastern Star. She also enjoyed raising Old English sheep dogs.
Survivors include her husband, Ben, her daughter and son-in-law, Lorraine and Rick Foltz of Lahaska; her son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Lisa McMillen of New Hope; and her three grandchildren, Caitlin, Cory and Chloe McMillen, all of New Hope.
Relatives and friends are invited to Norma’s life celebration 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 11 and 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Feb. 12 at Leaver-Cable Funeral Home, Route 202 and Quarry Road (4886 York Road), Buckingham. Her funeral service and interment will be held at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1680 Aquetong Road, New Hope, at 11 a.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, her family requests memorial contributions to Ann’s Choice Benevolent Care Fund, Attn: Philanthropy, 20000 Ann’s Choice Way, Warminster 18974.
Many thanks to the staff of Renaissance Gardens at Ann’s Choice for their loving care and support.
Leaver-Cable Funeral Home, Buckingham.

Paul C. Sherr, 89, a former chairman of Rider University's English department, an author and a longtime musician, died Jan. 18 at his Holland home following complications from various tick-borne diseases.
An Allentown native, Paul received an undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College in English and languages, a master's degree from Lehigh University and a doctorate in American literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965, after which, he was immediately hired as chair of the Rider English department.
In the 1940s, Dr. Sherr was drafted to fight in World War II. He also traveled with the USO for four years as a musician. He was a member of the Newtown Mudcats and the Paul Sherr Trio.
Aside from music, Paul wrote “The Short Story and the Oral Tradition” and “It Happened in Bucks County: A Comedic View of Reality.”
A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. Feb. 20, with a jazz jam session and a service following at 2 at the Buxmont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2040 Street Road, Warrington.

Christian M. Hansen Jr.
Pediatrician to the poor
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend, inspiration

Christian M. Hansen Jr., a pediatrician committed to civil rights and social justice, whose career took him from U.S. prisons, inner cities and Indian reservations, to one global hot spot after another, died Feb. 3 in Flemington, N.J., from pneumonia brought on by a rare bone marrow disease. He was 77.
“Chris,” to those who knew him, was born in Woodbury, N.J., on Aug. 17, 1932. The son of a Lutheran minister, he grew up in Camden, N.J., and attended Moorestown Friends School before going off to Haverford College and University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
Hansen credited Moorestown Friends and Haverford College with alerting him to issues of global justice. In his privately published autobiography, “In the Name of the Children” (2005), Hansen recalled inspiring visits to Moorestown Friends by the so-called Hiroshima Maidens (disfigured survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan in 1945) and the civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, as well as attending weekend work camps with school faculty in inner city Philadelphia.
After completing his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1961, Hansen began a medical odyssey. With his wife, Alix, and his young family, Hansen moved to the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona, where he worked for the U.S. Public Health Service, providing care for Native American children for a year. Hansen then joined the Peace Corps, taking his family to Ankara, Turkey, for two years.
Upon returning to the States, Hansen rejoined the U.S. Public Health Service, first in Aberdeen, S.D., then in the Mississippi Delta, where he helped pioneer the Tufts Delta Health Center in the town of Mound Bayou (whose welcome sign reads, “the largest U.S. Negro town, settled July 12, 1887, by ex-slaves of Joe Davis [brother of Confederate president Jefferson Davis], who conceived the idea before the Civil War”).
In 1969, Hansen returned north to settle down in New Hope. He helped found the Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton, N.J., before joining the faculty of Rutgers Medical School. With a home base to return to, Hansen took off on a seemingly endless number of short medical missions to global crisis spots including Nigeria, Vietnam, Iraq, Armenia, Rwanda, Kosovo and Haiti.
After Rutgers, Hansen worked at the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) in New Jersey for 20 years. Upon retirement, Hansen tutored men and women in preparation for their G.E.D. at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Hansen made friends everywhere he went. Though a Quaker, he loved meeting the young U.S. soldiers who helped distribute food and medical supplies in Kurdistan at the end of the first Gulf War, and spoke of the powerful support the military can offer to humanitarian missions. He was as comfortable in prisons and embracing homeless people on the street as he was with his own family. Christmas and Thanksgiving mornings found him distributing turkey dinners among the projects in Trenton.
Hansen was hardly a saint; he was instinctively drawn to humanity, often recognizing humanity where others failed to see it. Above all, perhaps, he will be remembered for his playfulness and zest for life, his love of malapropisms and logic puzzles. He loved to sing ribald and ridiculous songs and imitate Peter Laurie. He loved radio-controlled airplanes, train sets and windup toys. He loved to watch European soccer.
Contrary to the wishes of his wife and children, he loved French pastries, potato chips and heavy cream on his cereal. More than anything, he loved setting off model rockets with his family. And he didn’t seem to care too much about just where they came down.
Hansen is survived by his wife, Alix, of 51 years, of New Hope; his children Max, Amy, Jonathan and Nathaniel; their spouses/partners Andrea Kurman Hansen, Mark Canright, Anne Hansen, Shunyi Wu; his grandchildren Oliver, Rebecca, Julian and Nathalie; his sister-in-law Annsi Stephano; and many devoted nephews, nieces and second cousins.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford 19041.

Charles J. Macdonell, 80, died Feb. 3 at the Briarleaf Nursing Home in Doylestown.
Born and raised in Jersey City, N.J., Charles had lived in Wood Ridge and Fanwood, N.J., for many years, and in New Hope for the past 11 years. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, was a former member and communicant at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church in Scotch Plains, and was a member of St. Martin of Tours R.C. Church in New Hope. He retired as a securities broker with Bankers Trust in New York City after 36 years of employment.
Son of the late James A. Macdonell and Julia Hines Macdonell, widower of Mary Ann McDonald Macdonell and father of the late Charles H. Macdonell, he is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lillian Remin Macdonell, one son Jeffrey Macdonell of New Hope, two daughters Robyn Kopin and her husband, Christopher of Branchburg, N.J., Gayle Macdonell and her fiancé, Jason Zampino, of Yardley; and two grandchildren Thomas and Michele Kopin.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 9 at St. Martins of Tours R.C. Church. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, N.J.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 6931 Arlington Road, second floor, Bethesda, MD 20814, or to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Road, Miami, FL 33136-1494.
For further information or to send condolences, visit garefino.com.
Garefino Funeral Home, Lambertville, N.J.

Elaine R. Gray of Bedminster Township died Feb. 1 in Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown Township. She was 57.
Her funeral services were held Feb. 6 in Perkasie. Interment was in Kellers Church Cemetery.

Chester S. Bryan, a resident of Hilltown Township for more than 40 years, died Feb. 8 at Heritage Towers, Doylestown. He was 92.
His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 16, at Shelly Funeral Home, Easton Road at Keller's Church Road, Plumsteadville, where family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 15 and 10 to 11 a.m. the following day. Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Joseph Ponak Jr. of Quakertown, formerly of Easton and Bethlehem, died Feb. 6 in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. He was 81.
Calling hours will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 and 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. Friday in the Morello Funeral Home, 3720 Nicholas St., Palmer Township. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Bernards Oratory, 132 S. Fifth St., Easton. Interment will be in Easton Cemetery.

H. Paul Bohlander, a 60-year resident of North Hills, Abington Township, died Jan. 30 at Artman Lutheran Home, Ambler. He was 90.
Memorial services was held Feb. 6 in Glenside. Interment will be held privately.

Elsa Lee (Krauth) Kaiser of Doylestown died Jan. 5 at Neshaminy Manor, Warrington. She was 93.
A memorial service will be held in May to celebrate her life.

Conrad Mattes of the Lehigh Center, Lower Macungie Township, died Feb. 4 at the center. He was 85.
His funeral service was held Feb. 19 in Riegelsville. Interment was in Nockamixon Union Cemetery, Ferndale.

William H. Yelland III of New Britain died Feb. 4 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 81.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, in Decker Funeral Home, 216 York Road, Warminster, where friends will be received from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

Peter Charles Scott of Doylestown died Jan. 29 at an assisted living facility in North Wales following an extended illness. He was 42.
A private family gathering to celebrate his life will take place in Venice, Fla.

Anna Marie (Easterday) Clark of Doylestown died Feb. 6 at her Edison home. She was 91.
A graveside service was held Feb. 8 at Doylestown Cemetery.

William E. Arrasmith of Quakertown died Feb. 7 in the Hospice House of the Visiting Nurses Association of St. Luke’s, Bethlehem. He was 38.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, in the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, 821 W. Broad St., Quakertown. Calling hours will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Donald C. "Rocky" Steinrock of Hilltown Township died Feb. 6 in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 70.
His funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 12, in Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch St., Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 2 p.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be held at the family’s convenience.

David Jones, a Doylestown resident since 1960, and a resident of Pine Run Community since 2005, died Feb. 5 at Pine Run Health Center. He was 86.
Friends and family are invited to his memorial service at noon Friday, Feb. 12, at Doylestown United Methodist Church, 320 E. Swamp Road, Doylestown, where friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be private.

Dr. Victor John Fredrickson died Feb. 3. He was 88.
A memorial service will be held at Heritage Towers Chapel, 200 Veterans Lane, Doylestown at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13.

Michael J. Weachter of Sellersville died Feb. 2 at Abington Health/Lansdale Hospital. He was 58.
Services will be held Feb. 11 in Sellersville.

Nathen Michael Radosky of East Rockhill Township died Jan. 25 at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was 16.
Services will be held Feb. 13 in Sellersville.

Arthur J. Young of Quakertown died Sunday, Jan. 31 in his home. He was 79.
A memorial service was held Feb. 6 in Quakertown.

Faith B. Neill died suddenly on Jan. 29 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 76.
Faith was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., and moved to her beloved Bucks County in the late 1950s. She was teacher assistant in special education for the Council Rock School District.
Faith is survived by her husband of 54 years, Charles M. Neill; her daughter Katrina A. Neill and son-in-law David J. Goodman of Novato, Calif.; and her brother James R. Boynton of Longmont, Colo.
A service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1680 Aquetong Road, New Hope.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Marcia’s Music and Arts Camp, c/o Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, tmpc.org; or the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Northern California, refb.org.

Sheila Connor Selby of Buckingham Township died Jan. 25 from complications of heart surgery. She was 75.
Born to Francis E. Connor and Nan P. Gibson on June 8, 1934, in Philadelphia, Sheila was a lifelong resident of Bucks County.
In 1953, Sheila started Bountiful Acres, a produce stand in Holicong, with her first husband, the late Earl Hart Jamison. Sheila and Earl created Peddler's Village in 1962 in Lahaska, and Sheila took a hand in every part of the business, from managing the restaurant to putting shingles on roofs, planting flower beds, and laying brick walkways.
In the mid 1970s, Sheila launched a new business. She installed four tennis courts at Fox Briar Farm in Lahaska and opened the Dennis Van Der Meer Tennis Academy, giving lessons to promising players from the area.
In 1977, she married the late John R. Selby, who introduced her to golf, which quickly became her favorite sport. She was a formidable competitor on the golf course and won numerous tournaments, including six Pennsylvania State amateur titles. In 1987, she won the Huntingdon Valley Club Championships in both tennis and golf.
In recent years, the Answers In Genesis/Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., became one of her great passions. Each year she made several trips to Kentucky to help lay out and plant the museum's expansive gardens. She personally planted thousands of flowers in the gardens, along the walking trails and near her beloved koi pond. Nearly a million visitors to the museum have been blessed by her handy work and donations.
Her memorial service was held Feb. 1 in Philadelphia.
Memorial contributions may be made to Answers in Genesis, P.O. Box 510, Hebron, KY 41048-0510.

Alton L. Reiss of West Rockhill Township died Jan. 31 in Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. He was 72.
Family and freinds are invited to call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Feb. 4 at Solomon's U.C.C., 2990 Bedminster Road, Perkasie. A Masonic service will be held at 10:45 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m., followed by military honors.

Michael G. Gaffney, a seven-year resident of Ambler, formerly of Quakertown, died Jan. 29 at Abington Memorial Hospital. He was 48.
His funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 3 in Huntingdon Valley. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

Michael H. Dansby, a 21-year resident of Doylestown, died Jan. 22 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 64.
His funeral service was held Jan. 30 in Doylestown. Interment was in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Warrington Township.

James M. Thompson of Upper Black Eddy died Jan. 26 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.
His funeral service was held Jan. 30 in Milford, N.J. Interment was in Upper Tinicum Cemetery.

Alice C. (Guckin) McGuire of Doylestown died Jan. 25.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 30 in Doylestown. Interment was in St. John Neumann Cemetery.

Constance F. Hollingsworth of Durham Township died Jan. 28 at VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's, Lower Saucon Township. She was 76.
A service was held Jan. 31 in Hellertown.

Jeffrey J. Nemeth of Richlandtown died Jan. 27 in the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's, Bethlehem. He was 54.
Services were held Feb. 1 in Richlandtown.

Robert Lee Smith died Jan. 27 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 76.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 2 in Doylestown. Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Joseph M. "Tex" Peters, a Danboro resident for 56 years, died Jan. 27 at Doylestown Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 81.
His funeral service was Feb. 1 in Doylestown. Interment was in Beulah Cemetery, New Britain.

Winifred (Gowen) Penny of Chalfont died Jan. 26 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown. She was 91.
A memorial gathering was held Feb. 2 in New Britain. Interment was in Doylestown Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in her name may be made to Peace Valley Nature Center, 170 Chapman Road, Doylestown 18901.

James Earl Kornegay of Warrington died Jan. 29 at Abington Memorial Hospital Hospice Center in Warminster. He was 50.
His memorial service was Feb. 2 in Doylestown. Interment was held private.

Edward J. Querner of Doylestown died Jan. 24 at Pine Run Health Center, Doylestown. He was 86.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 259 Forest Ave., Ambler. Visitation with the family will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be held privately.

Esther B. Croissette of Quakertown died Jan. 27 in Belle Haven Nursing Home, Quakertown. She was 68.
Services were held Feb. 3 in Quakertown.

Dolores Ann Wright of Perkasie and formerly of St. Louis, Mo., died Jan. 29 at the Lifequest Nursing Center, Milford, Township. She was 78.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 3 in Hilltown. Interment was in St. John Neumann Catholic Cemetery, Chalfont.

Allonia K. Thompson, a longtime Lambertville resident and civic leader, died on Sunday at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, N.J. She was 83.
Known to all as “Miss Allonia,” she moved to Lambertville in 1955. She worked for many years as a nanny with several area families. She served on the boards of the Municipal Alliance and the Delaware Valley Interfaith Council and was a member of the Lambertville City Recreation Committee. Working hand-in-hand with the area clergy, she raised funds and provided services for those in need.
She was a longtime volunteer at the thrift shop at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and at the Delaware Valley Interfaith Council’s food pantry. For many years she organized the Interfaith Council’s annual community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, which provided a holiday feast for hundreds of friends and neighbors and delivered meals to shut-ins throughout the area. Miss Allonia held regular charity events and concerts including her annual benefit teas, Friends and Family Day and her Mother’s Day Programs.
In 1957, she organized “The Way of the Cross,” an interfaith Good Friday service, that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. She was active in the New Hope-Solebury NGA (the Needlecraft Guild) and contributed her hand made goods to their annual distribution to the needy. Her volunteer service was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey, state Sen.Leonard Lance, Mayor David Del Vecchio and other area leaders. Lambertville Mayor Del Vecchio declared April 14, 2007 Allonia K. Thompson Day.
An avid baseball fan, her favorite teams were the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. She sponsored and managed her own softball team, A.K. Raiders. She also served as the chairman of the Ely Memorial Field Improvement Program. She loved fishing and her home cooked cat fish was a legend of its own.
Prior to coming to Lambertville, Miss Allonia lived in the Washington area and worked at the offices at the Pentagon.
The daughter of the late Willie and Julia Fletcher Middleton, she is survived by her sister Belle B. Campbell of Baltimore; her nephew Peter Douglas Campbell and his wife, Lisa, of Chesapeake, Va.; her great niece Jazmin Campbell; her great nephews Michael Campbell, P’ter Campbell, Peter Douglas Campbell II, Robert Lowe and Kevin Lowe and a large extended family of cousins, friends, neighbors, and the many children she helped to raise.
Funeral services will be held on 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan.30, at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 108 N. Union St. Lambertville.
Interment will follow at the Holcombe-Riverview Cemetery, Delaware Township, N.J.
Calling hours at the Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville, on Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until the start of services.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lambertville-New Hope Rescue Squad, .PO. Box 237, Lambertville 08530.

John B. Kulp of Lansdale, formerly of New Hope, died suddenly on Jan. 21.
John was born in Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown on March 20, 1961. John will always be remembered for his love of sports. He excelled in both baseball and soccer. During John’s teenage sports career, he was recognized as one of the finest soccer players in the suburban Philadelphia area. His leadership and soccer skills were instrumental in the teams for which he played winning a number of championships, both in high school and club level. Perhaps the highlight of his career was the opportunity to train with the Celtic Football Club in Glasgow, Scotland, considered to this day to be a world leader in professional soccer. John was especially passionate about trout fishing, golf, and all Philadelphia sports teams. He had a knack for remembering all sports trivia.
John attended the New Hope-Solebury School system and graduated in 1979. Upon graduation he attended West Chester University and later served in the United States Air Force. Anyone who knew John will remember him for his outgoing personality, ability to tell a great story and how his infectious laugh always filled a room. John’s loyalty was felt by all his relatives, friends and coworkers. John made friends with the intention of staying friends for life. The pride and joy John felt for his sons was always evident in his voice when he spoke of “my boys.”
Professional cooking and all aspects of food service came naturally to John. He was employed by the Meadowood Continuing Care Community in Worcester where he applied his culinary skills in their food service department.
John is survived by his three sons Ryan Kulp and his wife, Monet, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Tyler Kulp and Erik Kulp of Council Bluffs, Iowa; his parents H. Frank and Rose Marie Flood Kulp of Lansdale, formerly of New Hope; his brothers Francis R. and his wife, Janice, of Oreland, and Robert W. Kulp of Coatesville; his sisters and their husbands Jean Marie and Aldo Cuce of Worcester and Rose Ann and Tim Schieber of Doylestown; his many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins and six great-nieces and great-nephews.
His Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 26 at St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church, 1 Riverstone Circle, New Hope 18938. Interment was in the church Cemetery.
Donations in John’s memory may be made to St. Martin of Tours RC Church at the above address.
Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville, N.J.

George F. Golia died Dec. 18. He was 73.
Born and raised in Trenton, N.J., a son of Anthony and Edith Baisley Golia, he had been a Lambertville resident for 24 years.
He was a computer technician working in the Office of Information Technology for the State of New Jersey. He retired in 1999 after 21 years of service. Earlier, he had worked in construction as a steel worker.
An avid Dallas Cowboys fan, George took great pride in having helped build Texas Stadium. A fixture in the Lambertville art community, George was a photographer and artist. He had worked as a commercial photographer, photographing weddings and portraits, but he also was a studio photographer often working in black and white and always with 35 millimeter film.
As the volunteer curator of the J.B. Kline Gallery in Lambertville, George mentored many young artists, advising them as to lighting and techniques and guiding them through their first gallery shows. Every June he staged a group exhibit featuring new local photographers. He volunteered for the Artists’ Gallery and for Artsbridge, both in Lambertville.
He was a former organizer and judge for the annual Shad Festival Poster Auction sponsored by the Lambertville Area Chamber of Commerce. A dedicated model train enthusiast, George designed the Hunterdon Scenic Rail, an elaborate five-track train layout, also on display at Kline’s.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Brian R. and Donna Golia of Gilbert, Ariz.; his daughter, Kerri L. Murray of Hamilton; his grandson, Zachery Murray of Hamilton; his brother and sister-in-law, John and Anne Golia of Florida; his sister and brother-in-law, Andrea and Bill Boydstun of Houston; his great aunt, his cousins, nieces and nephews, and a large inner circle of friends and neighbors whose lives he touched with his gentle spirit.
A celebration of George’s life was held at the J.B. Kline Gallery Jan. 23.
Memorial donations can be made to Father Flanagan’s Boys Town, 300 Flanagan Blvd., Box 7000, Boys Town, NE 68010.
Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville, N.J.

Eugene K. Lear, 91, of Newtown, formerly of Morrisville, died Jan. 22 at Chandler Hall, Newtown.
Born in Trenton, N.J., Mr. Lear lived in Levittown and Morrisville, before coming to Newtown four years ago. He attended Trenton Public Schools. He was a commercial artist for Paterson Parchment Paper in Bristol for 20 years before retiring.
He was the husband of the late Marie Traumann Lear and the son of the late George and Bertha Lear. He is survived by his children Thomas T. Lear of New Hope and Jane T. Lear of Santa Cruz, Calif; his nephew and his wife Frederick “Rick” and Gloria Roth, his great-nephew, Frederick Roth and his great-niece, Alexandria Roth, all of Hamilton, N.J.; and his dear friends Doris and Jay Hambro of Langhorne.
A memorial gathering will be held 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at Hamilton’s Grill Room, 8 Coryell St., Lambertville, N.J. R.S.V.P. by calling Tom Lear at 267-614-4857.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice at Chandler Hall, 99 Barclay St., Newtown 18940.
Van Horn-McDonough Funeral Home, Lambertville, N.J.

Tillie Mae Stover, formerly of Souderton and Perkasie, died Jan. 19 in the Lutheran Community at Telford. She was 91.
Her funeral services were held Jan. 25 in Perkasie. Interment was in Kellers Church Cemetery, Perkasie.

Earl R. Derstine of Quakertown died Jan. 20 in Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke’s. He was 59.
Services were held Jan. 26 in Quakertown. Interment was in Deep Run East Cemetery, Perkasie.

Alleyne Hoot Kramer, a resident of Blooming Glen for the past 60 years, died Jan. 22 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 96.
Her funeral service was held Jan. 26 in Plumsteadville. Interment was in Plumsteadville Cemetery.

Stephen H. Shaw of Doylestown died suddenly Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. He was 49.
A private burial service was held in Doylestown Cemetery Jan. 20.

Bradley Lester Harrison of Philadelphia died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, from injuries due to an accident.
His memorial service was Jan. 22 in Warrington.

Larry H. Wieand of Sellersville died Jan. 16 at his home. He was 62.
His funeral services was held Jan. 23 in Perkasie.

Raymond E. Royer Sr., formerly of Telford and Sellersville, died Jan. 19 in Greenleaf Nursing Home, Doylestown. He was 78.
Funeral services were held Jan. 22 in Telford.

Marie A. Ziegler of Hilltown Township, formerly of the Olney section of Philadelphia, died Jan. 18 at Cambridge-Brightfield Nursing Home, Lansdale. She was 90.
Her funeral Mass was held Jan. 21 in Hilltown. Interment was in Ivy Hill Cemetery.

Guy T. Matthews, Esq., of Langhorne died Jan. 19 at his home. He was 68.
His memorial service was held Jan. 23 in Richboro. Interment will be held privately.

Mary C. Magyar of Furlong died Jan. 20 at Abington Hospice at Warminster. She was 88.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 25 in at Wilmington, Del. Burial was in St. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville.

Erwin Shoudt of Upper Black Eddy died Jan. 20 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. He was 93.
Interment will be held privately at Upper Tinicum Cemetery.

Elizabeth M. Stauffer, a longtime resident of Hilltown Township, died Jan. 21 at her home. She was 85.
Her memorial service was held Jan. 26 in Lansdale. Interment was in William Penn Cemetery, Somerton.

Clayton "Clayte" Walter Sitko of West Rockhill Township died Jan. 20 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was 32.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 25 in Sellersville. Interment will be held privately.

Jayne D. (Herzstein) Kepner of Doylestown died Jan. 22. She was 77.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 28 at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Broad Street, Hilltown, where friends may meet with family 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.

Joanne E. Rinehold of Ottsville died Jan. 21 in Doylestown Hospital. She was 63.
Her funeral service was held Jan. 26 in Penndel. Interment was private.

Rose Demusz, a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant, died Jan. 22 at her home.
A devine liturgy was celebrated Jan. 27 in Warrington. Interment was in St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Elkins Park.

Shirley T. Dovidio, a resident of Revere for the past 35 years, died Jan. 23 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 74.
Her funeral service was held Jan 27 in Plumsteadville. Interment was in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Margaret M. “Polly” Kenrick of Doylestown died Jan. 21 at her home. She was 83.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Susan E. MacNamee of Perkasie died Jan. 23 at her residence. She was 52.
Her funeral service was held Jan. 27 in New Britain. Interment was in Doylestown Cemetery.

Ruth Elizabeth Le Quear died Jan. 20. She was 90.
A memorial celebration of Ruth's life will be planned. Complete information to follow.

Robert G. Rasweiler of Perkasie died Jan. 20. He was 58.
Services and interment will be held privately.

Isabelle (Hibbs) Knipe of Doylestown died Jan. 22 at Heritage Towers, Doylestown. She was 93.
Her funeral service was held Jan. 27 in Newtown. Interment was in Newtown Cemetery.

William Alexander Ingelido Jr. of Perkasie died Jan. 23. He was 23.
His funeral services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 5:30 p.m. until service time. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family.

David H. Glick of Upper Black Eddy died suddenly Saturday, Jan. 9 at his home. He was 48.
Born in Quakertown, he was the son of Barbara (Kihm) Glick of Kintnersville and the late Henry Glick. He is survived by his sons David and Gregory, both of Upper Black Eddy. He is also survived by his brothers Thomas and James of Upper Black Eddy, and his sisters Maryanne Walter of Kintnersville and Kathleen Kershaw of Neshaminy Manor.
David was a longtime employee of United Drilling Company and most recently worked locally for area contractors. He was a three-sport star in Palisades High School and was selected for the 1979 Bucks County All-Star Football Game. After high school, he joined a group of fellow Pirate alumni to bring a midget football program to the area. He coached for many years and felt satisfaction in the fact that the youth program helped to build the Palisades High School into a winning program.
David enjoyed the outdoors including hunting, fishing, boating and snowmobiling. He also took pleasure in the many family camping trips with his family up and down the East Coast.
Memorial services will be private.
David’s friends are invited to join his family for a celebration of his life at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Bridgeton Athletic Association in Upper Black Eddy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the David Glick Memorial Fund at that time.
Heintzelman Funeral Home, Hellertown.

Roxy Horen, a longtime resident of Upper Black Eddy and New York City, died Dec. 31 at Calvary Hospital in New York.
She had been an actress appearing at Circle In The Square with the late Geraldine Page. At the time of her death, she was a personal manager for actors and actresses. Her many friends will remember her humor, warmth and generosity.
Roxy is survived by longtime companion, Susanne Wasson, of New York City; her sister, Iris Dragan, and nieces Roxanne Thom and Alice Dragan, all of Redwood City, Calif. There will be a memorial service at a later date.

Marjorie D. (Beal) Traister passed away on Jan. 15 at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center in Richlandtown at the age of 90.
Born on Nov. 9, 1919, in Kansas City, Mo., she was the daughter of George W. and Gladys (Theil) Beal. Marge was the wife of Freeman S. Traister, having celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary last Christmas Eve.
Marge was the Welcome Wagon Lady for many years for the Newtown-Richboro area. She was also active in Questers and was a charter member of St. Mary’s Medical Center Auxiliary.
In addition to her husband, Marge is survived by two sons: Freeman B. Traister and his wife, Phyllis, of Columbus, Ohio; their children Scott Hunsberger (Nancy Gay) and Debra H. Lewis (John) and their families; and Timothy W. Traister and his wife, Patricia, of Upper Black Eddy, and their son, Timothy D. Traister. She was predeceased by her brother L. Wayne Beal.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in her memory be sent to Phoebe Richland HCC, Attn: Community Life Dept., 108 S. Main St., Richlandtown 18955 to benefit the craft activities that Marge so enjoyed.
Interment will be at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling, Ill., at the convenience of the family.
Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, Milford, N.J.

Kenneth Scarboro of Doylestown passed away Jan. 12 in Lighthouse Point, Fla., while visiting his daughter.
He was the loving husband of 61 years to Lillian Elaine Hellyer Scarboro.
Born in Lumberville, he was the son of the late Lloyd William and Phyllis Shaw Scarboro.
Mr. Scarboro worked many years as a project manager/superintendent in the construction industry. He was acting superintendent for CYMA Corporation on many of their significant projects, including: Historical restoration of the Old Mill House Fairmount Waterworks and historic restoration of Hayden Hall, University of Pennsylvania, both in Philadelphia. Before working for CYMA, he was associated with Colony Construction Company and with Norristown Excavation Company. He was also responsible for managing many large projects, including excavation, foundations and footing work for the Franklin Court restoration and for the Philadelphia Hershey Hotel.
Earlier, Mr. Scarboro had his own construction company. That company completed a total structural rehabilitation and restoration of the Black Bass Hotel and built many private homes in Bucks County. He was a specialist in scaffolding, shoring and structural rehabilitation as well as in excavation and concrete techniques. When a crack was discovered in the primary support beam of the cupola of the Academy of Music, the Philadelphia City engineer called him for the repair. Mr. Scarboro completed the three- to four-month job in six weeks.
Kenneth was an active member of Solebury United Methodist Church. He was a great sportsman, nature lover and always cared about his family, community and neighbors. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
In addition to his wife, Kenneth is survived by his son, Russell Alan Scarboro, his wife, Donna; and his daughter, Kathleen Scarboro, her companion, Carl; grandchildren Benjamin Scarboro, his wife, Sarah, James Scarboro, his wife, Chisel, Nicholas Scarboro, companion Nicole, and Kara Scarboro; and great-grandchildren Jaida, Jasmynne, Sophia, James Jr., Arbella, Meredith and Harrison, as well as many nieces and nephews. Also surviving is a brother, Robert Scarboro, and his wife, Eleanor.
Relatives and friends are invited to his memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Solebury United Methodist Church, 2536 Aquetong Road, New Hope 18938. Interment was held privately in Carversville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Kenneth’s name may be made to Solebury United Methodist Church at the above address.
Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, Doylestown.

Alma C. Gelegonya, 85, of Holland Township, N.J., passed away Jan. 18 at Easton Hospital in Easton.
Born Dec. 28, 1924, in Kingwood Township, N.J., Alma lived in Kingwood before moving to Holland Township more than 30 years ago. She had worked at the Plessey Corp. in Frenchtown and, before that, at Kingwood Venetian Blinds. She was also a homemaker. Alma was a longtime member of the Frenchtown Presbyterian Church. She had many hobbies including gardening, baking, crocheting, traveling, and she was an animal lover. She mostly enjoyed spending time with her family.
Daughter of the late George and Katie Bacorn Opdyke, Alma is survived by her husband, Frank Gelegonya Sr., son Gabriel Richard “Dick” Nagy and his wife, Carole, of Frenchtown, N.J.; two grandsons Michael and Brian Nagy; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by three sisters Bertha Tinsman, Marion Hewitt and Blanche Gingerella.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, 24 Church Road, Holland Township, N.J., with Pastor Patrick Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held 1 to 2 p.m. before the service at the funeral home. Interment will be held privately in Frenchtown Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Milford-Holland Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 251, Milford, NJ 08848.
Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, Holland Township, N.J.

Anna C. (Neikam) Smith of Doylestown died Jan. 8 at Greenleaf Nursing Center. She was 92.
Services and interment will be held at the convenience of the family.

Richard "Rick" Keith Wiley of Pottstown died suddenly Jan. 9.
Services will be held privately.

Elsie (Horn) Poust died Jan. 12 at Masonic Village Warminster. She was 95.
Her funeral service was held Jan. 18 in Southampton. Interment was in Rosedale Memorial Park.

Chester "Chet" Smith of Doylestown, formerly of Dublin, died Jan. 11 in Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown Township. He was 81.
His funeral service was held Jan. 16 in Perkasie. Interment was in the cemetery at Presbyterian Church of Deep Run.

Margaret (Winkler) Hartman of Doylestown, formerly of Washington Crossing, died Jan. 16. She was 79.
Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1680 Aquetong Road, New Hope. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335 Lower State Road, Doylestown.

Eleanor Kratz Denoon died Jan. 7 at Pennswood Village, Newtown. She was 94.
A memorial service was held Jan. 16 at the Wrightstown Friends Meeting.

Gary "Guppy" Paul Patterson of Sellersville died Jan. 7 at St. Luke's Hospital in Quakertown. He was 58.
Memorial services were held Jan. 16 in Souderton.

Frederick L. Becker Sr. of Warrington died Jan. 9 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 88.
His funeral service was held Jan. 16 in Warrington. Interment was in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Catherine E. (Ross) Graff died Jan. 11 at Twining Village She was 82.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 16. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Donald “Whitey” Weisenborn, 70, of Sellersville, formerly of Telford, died Jan. 10 at his residence.
A Celebration of Life service was held Jan. 15 in Sellersville.

Specialist Shane Patrick Smith, U.S. Army, a Sellersville resident, died suddenly Jan. 7 while stationed at Fort Carson, Colo.
His family will receive condolences from 9 a.m. until his funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at Christ the King Church, Morrell Avenue and Chesterfield Road, Philadelphia. Interment will be held privately.

Felice A. Balbi of Hilltown died Jan. 15 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was 74.
His funeral Mass was held Jan. 20 in Hilltown. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

Dennis O. Beck of Quakertown died Jan. 14 surrounded by his family.
Services will be held privately.

Frances M. Schumacher, 66, of Sellersville, died Dec. 30 at St. Luke’s VNA Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township.
A memorial service was held Jan. 16 in Sellersville. Interment will be private.

Anthony "Tony" Michael Famiglietti, a longtime resident of Plumsteadville, died Jan. 12 at Doylestown Hospital, following a brief illness. He was 68.
His funeral service was held Jan. 16 in Doylestown. Interment was in Doylestown Cemetery.

Esther C. Stevens of Quakertown died Jan. 13 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. She was 95.
Services was held Jan. 19 in Quakertown.

Marion S. Overly of Pennsburg, previously of Quakertown, died Jan. 15 in Pennsburg Manor. She was 91.
Service was held Jan. 19 in Spinnerstown. Interment was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Spinnerstown.

Minnie S. Brinker of Doylestown died Jan. 14. She was 92.
Her service was held Jan. 20 in Doylestown. Interment was in Whitemarsh Memorial Park.

William J. Smith of Penns Park died Jan. 15 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 93.
His memorial service was held Jan. 19 in Richboro. Interment will be held privately.

Kenneth K. Trauger of East Rockhill Township died Jan. 15 in Abington Hospice at Warminster. He was 53.
His funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Pennridge Little League Major League Field (outside service), 200 W. Walnut St., Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 3 p.m. until service time. Interment will be held at noon Thursday, Jan. 21, in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, West Market Street, Perkasie.

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