OBITUARIES

Apr 21, 2017

V. Elaine Gilmore of Doylestown passed away peacefully on April 21, 2017 at Pine Run Health Center. She was the beloved wife of Robert D. Gilmore for 61 years.

Born in Philadelphia, Elaine was the daughter of the late William and Vivian E. Tricebock Buchanan.

Elaine graduated Central Bucks High School in 1953 having been...

Apr 21, 2017

Ethel Eola Strand of Doylestown passed away on April 21 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 89 years old and the devoted wife of Carl H. Strand who passed away in April of 2011.

She is survived by her five children: Carl E. Strand (Maria), Virginia G. Eismann (William), Lisa K. Dixon (William), Robert S. Strand (Jill), Christopher...

Apr 16, 2017

William Mount of Doylestown died on Sunday, April 16th at Doylestown Hospital. He was 78. He was the husband of Nancy C. Tilley.

Born in Princeton, NJ, he was the son of the late Bernard and Lillian Meyer Mount.

William grew up on the Mount Apple Farm in Princeton and attended Princeton High School. From...

Apr 13, 2017

Dorothy E. Onkow, 90, a longtime resident of Warrington passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 13, at Wesley Enhanced Living in Doylestown where she had resided since 2012, a town that held fond memories and a special place in her heart. She was married to her husband, Anthony, for 65 years, who passed in 2012.

She was...

Apr 10, 2017

Ruth Ann Hager, a life long resident of Doylestown passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 79.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Edwin T. and Ada Haldeman Scarborough.

Ruth was a 1955 graduate of Central Bucks High School. She worked for...

Apr 6, 2017

Richard R. (Dick or Dr. Van) Vanderbeek, M.D., of Doylestown, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 6th at home. He was 85 years old. Dick was the loving husband for 53 years of the late Bernice (Bunny) F. Vanderbeek, who passed last November.

Born in 1931 and raised in Englewood, NJ, he was the son...

Apr 4, 2017

Robert Franklin (Bob) Daily passed away peacefully at Neshaminy Manor on April 4. He was 94 and predeceased by his loving wife, Ruth, in 2011.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Bob lived in Morristown, NJ prior to graduating from Princeton University and joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942. He participated in the Battle of lwo Jima as...

Apr 3, 2017

John Michael Frekot, Sr. of Doylestown passed away peacefully on April 3, 2017.

John lived a full life with great love of family and an endless supply of humor.

Born in 1932 to the late Adam and Elizabeth Frekot, he lived his early years three and one half blocks from Wrigley Field, the friendly confines...

Apr 3, 2017

Elisabeth “Else” Grimm (Borghi family), of Pine Run, Doylestown, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017.

Else was born in Eschborn, Germany to the late Albert and Wilhelmina Bindewald. She was 92 years old.

Relatives and friends are invited to her memorial service at 11 a.m., Friday, June 9 at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335...

Apr 2, 2017

Janet Coulton of New Britain passed away at home with her family by her side . She was just shy of her 95 th birthday. She was the wife of the late Frank L. Coulton, Jr.

Born in Doylestown she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Laura (Swartz) Hamilton.

Janet contributed to the...

Mar 31, 2017

Doris O. Young died peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2017. She was 89.

She was the loving and devoted wife for 66 years of Claud “Bud” Young.

She was born Feb. 28, 1928 in Philadelphia to the late John and Dora O’Neil. Doris attended Little Flower High School and graduated from Bucks County Community College...

Mar 27, 2017

Thomas Michael LoCasale passed away on March 27, 2017, at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. He was 79. Tom was raised in Philadelphia but spent the last 56 years in Bucks County (42 years in Doylestown).

Tom is survived by his wife, Joan (Tarris), with whom he shared 55 wonderful years of marriage. He is also survived by...

Mar 25, 2017

Sally (Geraldine) Kaufman Bremier of Doylestown passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 25 at Pine Run Health Center following a long illness with dementia. She was 91.

Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Margaret and Henry Kaufman.

Sally spoke fondly of her early years in Pittsburgh and of how...

Mar 20, 2017

On Monday, March 20th, Harry J. Armitage, with his daughter Mary and his dog, Ella by his side, passed peacefully away. Harry was 70 years of age and the devoted husband of the late Margaret who passed in 2012, as well as a loving caregiver, brother, father and best friend to his daughter, Mary.

Harry was born...

Mar 19, 2017

Mildred G. “Midge” Miller, of New Seasons of New Britain, Chalfont, formerly of Doylestown, died Sunday, March 19, 2017. She was 92 and the wife of the late Leroy Miller, who passed in 1991.

Born in Sheridan, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Gladys Dell Thistlethwaite.

Midge and Leroy met while...

Mar 12, 2017

Robert D. Selby, of Wycombe passed away suddenly Sunday, March 12 at his home. He was 54 years old and the loving husband for 34 years of Renee A. McCluskey Selby.

Bob was the son of Lyla Day Selby and the late John R. Selby. He grew up in a large family with his siblings: John, Sara,...

Mar 12, 2017

Harry Sandford Weeks, Executive Director Emeritus of the Bucks County Free Library, died Sunday, March 12 at his home in Plumstead Township. He was 92.

Born in Middletown, New York, he was the son of the late Lucy Kendall Sandford and Harry Calvin Weeks.

Mr. Weeks graduated from The City College and Columbia University in...

Mar 4, 2017

Delwin “Del” L. Bokelman, D.V.M., Ph.D of Doylestown, passed away on March 4, 2017. He was 82 years old, and lived a good and full life dedicated to his family and friends, and the betterment of human and animal health.

A son of the American heartland, Del was born in Linn, Kan. Growing up he called Greenleaf,...

Mar 3, 2017

Lolita Maria Anthos passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on March 3 rd , 2017. She was 82.

Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the only child of Meta Mary and Henry August Pape.   Following her mother’s passing when she was age two, Loltia was raised by her mother’s sister, Mary Sofia Pape, .

Feb 27, 2017

William C. Partsch, a life long resident of Doylestown, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017, at Buckingham Valley Rehab and Nursing Center. He was 94.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Heinrich and Bertha Jarski Partsch.

Mr. Partsch dedicated his life to music, having studied under the likes of Rudolpf Serkin...