OBITUARIES

Oct 24, 2021

Wendy M. Stottlar of Perkasie passed away on Sunday, October 24 at her home. She was 63 years old.

Born in Bristol, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Albert F. McLaughlin and the late Jeanne E. Painter McLaughlin.

Wendy was someone to everyone. A mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a Nana...

Oct 16, 2021

Donald R. “Don” McClintock of Plumsteadville, passed away on October 16, 2021. He was 90 years old and the husband of Grace McClintock for the past 30 years.

Born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John McClintock and Florence McAllister McClintock.

Don was a long-time teacher and elementary school principal in...

Oct 12, 2021

Lawrence Fell Handy departed this life on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Larry lived his 95 years to the fullest and would have died on the tennis court with a racket in hand if possible.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather to his wife Joan (Lenaghan) (1931-2019), eight children, twenty-five grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Oct 11, 2021

William J. Seltzer of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, formerly of Southampton, passed on October 11, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was ninety years old and the loving husband of Jean Seltzer (Heaney). Born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Seltzer and Margaret Seltzer (Anmerman).

A man of many skills and interests, William...

Oct 2, 2021

Alan P. Bartlett of Doylestown passed away on October 2, 2021. He was 78 years old and the husband of Linda L Bartlett.

Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Kenneth E. and Anna Mae Pollard Bartlett.

Alan served in the United States Navy as an electrical engineer officer on the...

Sep 30, 2021

Mary Kathryn Manning of Doylestown, left her earthly body and was called home to be with her mother and father, whom she loved dearly, in heaven on Thursday, September 30, 2021.  Mary was 70 years old.

She was preceded in death by her father, Martin Manning, Jr. and mother, Katie (Mehring) Manning, also of Doylestown.

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Sep 29, 2021

Ruth A. Peters, of Danboro, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 29, 2021, shortly after celebrating her 94th birthday. If you were lucky enough to know her, you will understand when I say we lost one of the pillars of the community.

Ruth was the daughter of the late Alvin and...

Sep 27, 2021

96 years! WOW!

Dorothy was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend and she was excellent in those roles.

She cherished education and the arts, taught her kids the value of a penny and looked for beauty in all she did.

It is with some sadness but mostly love and...

Sep 15, 2021

John S. Brown of Doylestown passed away on September 15, 2021 at Einstein Medical Center. He was 87 years old and the husband of Ellouise (Roeger) Brown.

Born in Norristown, John was the son of late Carl and Ruth (Coulton) Brown.

Mr. Brown had a 30-year career as a substation mechanic for Philadelphia Electric Company...

Sep 8, 2021

Donald R. Price, of Doylestown, passed away peacefully on September 8 at the age of 84.

Born in 1936 in Sellersville, he was the youngest son of the late J. Wilford and Florence (Shelly) Price and brother of Royden and Lorell Price, who preceded him in death.

Donald was the beloved husband of Ruth E....

Sep 7, 2021

Edwin Joseph Heitman, of Warminster and Barnegat Light, NJ, passed away on September 7, 2021 while on hospice care at Doylestown Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was 97 years old, five days shy of age 98.

Ed was the beloved Uncle of his two nieces: Barbara Lacey (Thomas) of Furlong and Lynn Peay, Norristown; great uncle of...

Sep 1, 2021

Marion “Trish” Hallowell passed away at home on her farm Wednesday night, the 1st of September, with her family at her side. She was 91 years old and the wife of the late Penrose ‘Penny’ Hallowell.

Born1930 and raised in Pittsburgh, she was the younger daughter of the late A. Wallace Wilson and Emily Taylor.

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Aug 28, 2021

Gina Hitcho Garretson, 74, of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 28, 2021, in Abington, Pennsylvania.

She was born in 1947, the first of seven children born to Michael E. and Frances J. (Mehlakowski) Hitcho in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

She graduated from Louis E. Dieruff High School in Allentown with...

Aug 11, 2021

Louis B. “Lou” Spence passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Neshaminy Manor, Warrington, PA at the age of 81.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Sherry (Whittock) Spence; two daughters: Lisa (Spence) Armstrong Zimmerman and Lynne (Spence) Schwass; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Born in Overbrook, West Philadelphia, he...

Aug 7, 2021

Marjean Marie (Cicero) Rackovan passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at age 69. She was daughter of the late Anita and Mario Cicero, wife for 43 years of Dave Rackovan and mother of David and Anita.

Born in 1952, Marjean grew up in Carrolltown, PA, having attended St. Francis University in Loretto prior to earning a Master...

Jul 31, 2021

Leroy L. Brown, Jr., a lifelong resident of Doylestown, died at Abington Health Hospice, on July 31, 2021. He was 86, husband for more than 61 years of Joan Hoxworth Brown and son of the late Leroy and Viola Strouse Brown.

“Corky,” as he was known, was a 1954 graduate of Central Bucks High School, having played...

Jul 29, 2021

Clara Martha Stock (nee Horn) passed away peacefully on July 29, 2021 in her residence at Wesley Enhanced Living in Doylestown. Clara was born in 1927 in Ringtown, PA. Her husband, Raymond Carl Stock, preceded her in death in 2009.

Clara and Ray met as students at Penn State University after he returned from Europe following World...

Jul 24, 2021

A lifelong Bucks County farmer, Penrose ‘Penny’ Hallowell Sr.,  passed away at home on his farm Saturday, July 24, 2021, surrounded by family.  He was 92 years old and the husband of Marion ‘Trish’ Hallowell. Born on the farm at the corner of Mearns and Bristol Roads in Ivyland, he was the youngest son of the late Joseph and...

Jul 21, 2021

Paul F. Kyack, Jr. died peacefully July 21, 2021 at Doylestown Hospital.

Paul and Gale, his wife of 53 years, always lived life to the fullest – whether traveling to explore new destinations or to visit with many of the exchange students they shared their life with.

A mentor, a role model, a friend, these...

Jul 20, 2021

Leo T. Johnson, a/k/a Big Dog, of Doylestown and formerly of New Britain, passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was 69.

Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Dorothy E. (Buehler) Johnson.

He is survived by his sisters: Kristine Nilsen (Richard Leopold)...