OBITUARIES

Aug 8, 2019

Albert “Jim” C. Phy, Jr. of Chalfont, died peacefully at Christ’s Home on Thursday, August 8, 2019 surrounded by family, he was 93 years old. He was the beloved husband for 63 years of the late Mary E. (McCrea) Phy who passed in 2017. Together they raised five children.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of...

Aug 7, 2019

Leon P. Weiss of Doylestown passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Wesley Enhanced Living. He was 91 years old.

Born in Philadelphia, Leon was the son of the late Frank and Julia Kessler (Rakosky).

Leon grew up in Conshohocken and graduated from Conshohocken High School. He then proudly served in the United States Army...

Aug 4, 2019

Helen C. Ludsick, a lifelong resident of the area who grew up in Buckingham Valley, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at The Community at Rockhill. She was 96 and the wife of Joseph Ludsick, who preceded her in death.

Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary Reilly Crouthamel.

Aug 3, 2019

Dorothy L. Poole, of Doylestown, formerly of the Chicago area, London, England, Stamford, CT and Richmond, VA, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 88 and wife of Charles J. Poole.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Gosta and Louise Grimm Sandemar.

Dorothy volunteered at...

Jul 28, 2019

Edward J. Hirowski of Philadelphia passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home. He was 92.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Dolinski Hirowski.

Ed was the son of Polish immigrants, orphaned at an early age, having spent his youth in an orphanage until...

Jul 27, 2019

Engracia Rivera Fuentes, of Doylestown, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital at the age of 93. She was the wife of the late Lino A. Fuentes, Sr.

Born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, She was the daughter of the late José and Maria Gonzales Rivera.

Engracia married Lino on Sept. 11, 1945. Engracia...

Jul 27, 2019

Mary McDowell, a lifelong resident of the Doylestown and Warrington area, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital, with her daughter by her side. She was 83, and the wife of the late Hugh Frank McDowell, who passed away in 1981.

Born at Grandview Hospital in Sellersville, she was...

Jul 20, 2019

Charles H. “Chuck” Hartkorn passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his home. He was 42.

He was the son of Charles H. Kooker of Warminster and June M. Hartkorn Brauer and Charles M. Brauer of Hilltown.

Chuck was a 1995 graduate of Pennridge High School and Upper Bucks Technical Institute.

Chuck...

Jul 18, 2019

Alice E. “Betty” Bentzley, of Fountainville, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 91.

Born in Ferndale, she was the daughter of the late William and Ethel Lines.

Betty graduated from Palisades High School. She worked at Keller Glove in Plumsteadville for several years before getting married and becoming a...

Jul 18, 2019

Donald J. Evans died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on July 18, 2019 at the age of 87. He was the husband of his devoted wife, Margaret M. Peters Evans. They recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary and 70 years as a couple in June.

Donald was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania to the late...

Jul 18, 2019

Edwin W. Howe, Jr. of Doylestown, passed away on Thursday, July 18 surrounded by his loving wife, son, step-daughter and good friends. He was 70 and the loving husband of Cathy Wiggins Howe.

Born in Doylestown, Ed was the son of the late Edwin W. and Helen Snyder Howe.

Ed was a graduate of Central...

Jul 9, 2019

Louis F. Malizia, a decorated World War II Veteran, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was 94 years old and the husband for 42 years of MaryAnn Shea Malizia.

Louis was born and raised in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.

He joined the Army and served as a Transportation Tugboat Captain in the...

Jun 22, 2019

Ryan M. Trefz of Doylestown passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 22nd. Ryan was the cherished son of Richard V. Trefz, III and Frances A. Cunningham-Trefz and the beloved brother of Christopher R. Trefz.

Ryan Michael was the adored grandson of Sheila (Grammy) and Richard (Pop-pop) Trefz, Jr. He will be lovingly remembered by his aunts and...

Jun 16, 2019

Kathryn D. Miller of Doylestown, formerly of Revere passed away on Sunday, June 16. She was 100 and the wife of the late S. Lehman Miller who passed away in 1986.

Born in the family home in Revere, once owned by her great-grandmother, Kathryn was the daughter of the late Walter and Catherine Shick Smith.

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Jun 15, 2019

Robert J. McVan, a lifelong resident of Doylestown passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday June 15, 2019. He was the husband of Noreen McVan and the son of the late Martin P McVan and Anna Mae Coolen.

Following graduation from Central Bucks High School in 1958, he served in the United States Navy working in...

Jun 13, 2019

Joseph A. Simpson, Jr., of Doylestown, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on June 13, 2019. He was 83 and the beloved husband of Eleanor (Scavello) Simpson.

Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph and Catherine Simpson.

Joe graduated from Saint Patrick’s High School in Norristown, Class...

Jun 12, 2019

Judith (Zacharias) Maneval of Doylestown, passed away on the morning of June 12, 2019. She was 78 years old.

Born and raised in Hanover Pennsylvania, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education from Susquehanna University in 1963. It was here as a freshman student that Judy met her husband of 56 years, Vance M. Maneval.

Jun 9, 2019

Mary E. Clark, of Doylestown, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at home. She was 75 and the wife of William S. Clark, Jr.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Rowland and Margaret Culver Worthington.

Mary was a graduate of Central Bucks High School, a member of Plumsteadville 4-H Club and...

Jun 2, 2019

Elaine Carolyn (Steinmetz) Matthews of Warminster, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2019. She was 90 years old and the wife for nearly 65 years of Donald N. Matthews.

Born in Allentown, PA in 1929, she was the daughter of the late Ralph M. and Edna L. (Hoffner) Steinmetz.

Elaine was a 1947 graduate of...

May 31, 2019

Samuel Joseph Arrigo, Sr. of Castle Rock, Colorado died on May 31, 2019. He was 90 years old and the husband of Elizabeth Aherne Arrigo.

Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Samuel was the son of Santo and Rose Tursi Arrigo.

Samuel moved to Upper Bucks County at a young age and attended Nockamixon Elementary/High school.