OBITUARIES

Dec 7, 2022

Howard N. Fetterolf, age 85, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at his home.

A Hilltown Township resident for the last 45 years, he had previously resided in Jenkintown and was born in 1937 in Gordon, Schuylkill County, PA.

Mr. Fetterolf graduated from Ashland High School, Ashland, PA in 1955 and served in the US Army...

Dec 4, 2022

It is with great sorrow that we must announce the passing of Robert William Olcott Ball, Jr. on Sunday, December 4, 2022, just three days shy of his 77th birthday.

Born in Laredo, Texas to Patricia Jane (Shanley) Ball and Lt. Col. Robert W. O. Ball, he was the eldest of five children. As the child of...

Dec 4, 2022

Virginia L. Waters of Buckingham died on Sunday December 4th, 2022. She was 78 years old and the wife of Richard L. Blenheim. Born in Philadelphia, Virginia was the daughter of the late Clifford Nimon and Evelyn (Ewing) Nimon.

Virginia was active in her life and enjoyed riding her bike, cross-country skiing, going to the gym and...

Nov 22, 2022

David J. Boyer of Souderton, PA passed away at the age of 76 on Tuesday, November 22 , 2022.

Born in Doylestown, he was the loving son of the late Luther K. and Helen P. (Rodgers) Boyer. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Swanstrom, of Doylestown.

A 1964 graduate of Central...

Nov 8, 2022

Lena Mirabile Romano (98) of Doylestown passed away on Tuesday, November 8 at Wesley Enhanced Living in Doylestown. She was the wife for 51 years of the late William Anthony Romano who passed in 1997.

She was born in Norristown, PA in 1923 to the late Anna (Giaimo) and Joseph Mirabile, Sr.

Lena worked in...

Nov 7, 2022

Elisabeth “Betty” Wiley, 80, of Doylestown, died Monday, November 7, 2022. She was the wife of the late Bruce Wiley and was the daughter of the late Robert and Amy (Ferguson) Neely.

Betty grew up in Vestal, NY before marrying Bruce and moving to Doylestown in 1968. She worked as a legal secretary for more than twenty...

Nov 5, 2022

Karen Canini Fumento of Doylestown passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was predeceased by her loving and devoted husband, Robert F. Fumento.

Born in Port Chester, New York in 1946, Karen was the daughter of the late Joseph and June Canini. She has a younger brother Joseph. She graduated from...

Nov 3, 2022

Margaret M. “Peggy” Blanco passed away on November 3, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Gabriel Blanco, the love of her life to whom she was married for 54 years. She is also survived by her children and their spouses: Christina Blanco and Steven Rickards and Theresa Blanco and Glenn Pritchard. She had five grandchildren along with their...

Nov 2, 2022

Margaretha “Margie” McDaid of Doylestown passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 2 at the age of 78 surrounded by her family.

Margie was born in 1944 in the Netherlands and immigrated with her family to the US in 1957. She is a 1963 graduate of South Philadelphia High School. After marriage, she lived in West Philadelphia and...

Oct 31, 2022

Darlene M. Fell of Doylestown passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on October 31, 2022 at home in Lansdale. She was 79 years old.

Darlene was employed by the Bucks County Senior Center in Doylestown and enjoyed the many friends and co-workers she met while there. She was a longtime member and beloved employee...

Oct 27, 2022

Elizabeth “Liz” Ferber Westcott of Doylestown, passed away on October 27, 2022, at the age of 94. She was born to the late Frederick G. and Elizabeth Reese Ferber in 1928 in Scranton, PA. She was raised there, graduated from American University in Washington, DC, married the late Charles J. “Chuck” Westcott, Jr., in 1951 and settled in the...

Oct 13, 2022

Raymond E. Raab of Buckingham died peacefully Thursday morning October 13, 2022. He was a caring, giving and loving husband, father, brother, uncle, son and friend.

Born in Doylestown in 1955, Ray was the son of the late Walter and Barbara (Brown) Raab.

He was a graduate of Central Bucks High School East and attended...

Oct 9, 2022

Judith E. Allin of Doylestown passed away on October 9 at her home surrounded by family. Judy was 83 and the wife of William G. Allin.

Born in Doylestown she was the daughter of the late Margaret Braedy and Daniel Tomlinson.

Judy attended Bryn Mawr Nursing School to become a pediatric nurse as an LPN....

Oct 3, 2022

Janie Ruth Vaughan of Doylestown, PA died on October 3, 2022, peacefully at home after an unbelievable battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 63 years old.

Born in Gainesville, FL she was the daughter of the late Daniel P. and Marie (Knoell) Vaughan.

Janie was a graduate of Central Bucks East High School and...

Sep 30, 2022

Alexandra “Ali” Leigh Tomzack of Chalfont, Pa was called to heaven on Friday, September 30, 2022. She was 37 years old and the beloved fiancée of Richard Keczely.

Residing in Bucks County, Pa. Ali is survived by her mother and stepfather, Lynda and Mark Terry, stepmother, Mary Beth Tomzack, older sister and brother-in-law, Jessica and Nick Clark,...

Sep 29, 2022

Family means something. For Ideal, family means everything. And his family is large. With his beautiful wife of 67 years, Frances. Ideal enjoyed his three sons, Mark, Tom and Michael and his daughter, Pamela, his grandchildren, Sara, Elena, Senan, Yasha, Michael John, and Ian, his great grandchildren, Emma and Romeo, his many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended Italian family...

Sep 24, 2022

Jane G. Malecki of New Britain, Pa. died on September 24th, surrounded by her family. She was 86 years old and the wife for 70 years of Theodore Malecki, Sr.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Jane and Glenn Kellar. They moved to Mechanicsville and she attended Buckingham High School and Central Bucks...

Sep 17, 2022

Elsie G. Kummer of Doylestown, PA went to be with her Lord on September 17, 2022. She was 103 years old and lived at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. She was the wife of the late John P. Kummer who died in 1977 in Newville, PA.

Born in 1918 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late...

Sep 16, 2022

Walter Norman Holkey, a lifelong resident of Doylestown, died on Friday, September 16 at 89 years of age.

He was the oldest son of the late Walter Elwood Holkey and Hannah Naylor Holkey.

He is survived by his three children: Sharon Holkey, Dawn Slade, her husband, Bill and Mark Holkey, his wife, Darla and his...

Sep 15, 2022

Helen A. Battiste, mother, grandmother and sister passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at her home in Doylestown. She was 92.

Helen was predeceased by her husband, two sisters and one brother.

Helen was dedicated to her faith, cherished her family and enjoyed the company of many good friends throughout her lifetime.

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