OBITUARIES

Dec 5, 2023

Peter Jerome Mack of Center Valley, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2023, following a series of complications associated with heart failure. He was 80 years young. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Donna (Kline) Mack.

Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Peter A. and Doris B....

Dec 2, 2023

James G. Boulton of New Britain passed away on December 2, 2023 in Doylestown. He was 69 and the husband of Elaine T. Boulton.

Born in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Roy and Marie Sakos Boulton.

Jim graduated from Central Bucks West High School, class of 1973. He loved sports ~...

Nov 29, 2023

Alan W. Ashmore, of Buckingham, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2023 at home surrounded by his family at the age of 93. Alan was a loving husband, father, grandfather and dear friend to many.

Born in Birmingham, England in 1930, much of his childhood took place during World War II. As the son of a professional...

Nov 29, 2023

Ann M. Geddes of Plumsteadville passed away on November 29, 2023 at Temple University Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 65 years old and the life partner of Matthew Moore.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of Lovett Geddes and the late Cora Buckman Geddes.

Ann was a graduate of New Hope-Solebury High...

Nov 27, 2023

Gustav Fred Petry, Jr., of Doylestown, PA, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2023. He was 89 years old.

Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Fred was the son of the late Gustav and Gertrude Petry and the brother of Rev. William Petry of Ambler and the late Doris Hardy.

He was the devoted husband of Elizabeth...

Nov 26, 2023

Robert M. Bottorff of Jamison, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at The Bridges of Warwick at the age of 87.

Born in the Germantown Section of Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Francis and Margaret Lalley Bottorff.

Mr. Bottorff graduated from LaSalle High School in 1954. He went on to...

Nov 20, 2023

John Jeffrey Overholt of Palmer, Alaska passed away on November 20, 2023 at his home, He was fifty-two years old.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of Janet Towler Overholt and the late William “Bill” Overholt.

John graduated from New Hope Solebury High School, class of 1990. He attended Widener University and Bucks County...

Nov 18, 2023

Leonard (Lenny) R. Hulme of Doylestown, PA, passed away on November 18, 2023, at Doylestown hospital. He was 91 years old. He had been married for 54 years to his wife, Mary Maxwell Hulme, who died in 2007. Born in Philadelphia, Lenny was the son of John R. Hulme and Ann Wolfe Hulme of Philadelphia.

Lenny was...

Nov 14, 2023

Margaret Ann Schweinfurth passed away at home November 14, 2023. She was 98 years old.

Born in Southampton to the late Horace and Loretta Sauerman, she had two brothers, Earl and Don and an older sister, Irene.

She graduated from Southampton High School in 1942 and in 1943 married her high school sweetheart, William Schweinfurth...

Nov 13, 2023

Julie Rebbeca Steltz of Sellersville, unexpectedly passed away on November 13, 2023 at the University of Pennsylvania Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. Julie was 59 years young.

Born at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s, Maryland, she was the daughter of William J. Steltz and the late Barbara J. Mitchell, where at the time of Julie’s birth...

Nov 11, 2023

Linda Van Sant Wegscheider, 80, of Erwinna, PA, passed peacefully on November 11th at her home in Tinicum Township. She was the widow of Harold B. Wegscheider.

Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John A. Van Sant Sr. and Emma (Reid) Van Sant.

She was a 1961 Palisades High School...

Nov 8, 2023

Bernard “Bernie” Finch, 94, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania died at Wesley Enhanced Living on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

He was born in Philadelphia, at home, to the lateGeorge and Katherine (Opalisky) Finch, who dearly loved their family, valued hard work and had a steadfast integrity stemming from their deep Ukrainian Orthodox Catholic faith. The third of five brothers...

Oct 26, 2023

Beverly Ann Banks of Doylestown, Pennsylvania passed away on October 26, 2023 at Wesley Enhanced Living. She was 87 and the loving wife for 65 years of Leon A. Banks.

Born in Rochester, New York, she was the daughter of the late C. Harold and Blanche Stark Heberger.

Beverly was a volunteer at Doylestown Hospital...

Oct 19, 2023

Charles J. Poole of Doylestown, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at Wesley Enhanced Living Doylestown.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Richard and Theresa Poole.

Charles attended St Benedict’s Prep School in New Jersey and earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Seton Hall University, also in...

Oct 19, 2023

David Bentley of Doylestown, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2023 at Doylestown Hospital.

He was born in Cleveland , Ohio and raised in Vermilion, Ohio, where he graduated from Vermilion High School in 1955. David went to Case Institute of Technology for undergraduate studies and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He attended Officers...

Oct 18, 2023

Diane Lynn McGerr, a dedicated nursing home administrator at Briarleaf Nursing Home for an impressive 41 years, passed away on October 18, 2023, leaving a void that will be deeply felt. Her life’s purpose was clear, as she devoted herself to the compassionate care of those in need. Beyond her professional commitments, Diane found solace and joy in crafting...

Oct 14, 2023

Ruth Alice Hedrick of Doylestown died at home on Saturday, October 14, 2023, with her family by her side. She was 95 years old.

Born in Doylestown, Ruth was the daughter of the late Matthew and Edith Godshall.

She graduated from Doylestown High School, class of 1946 and Lansdale School of Business, class of 1948....

Oct 13, 2023

Martha M. Groman of Doylestown passed away peacefully on October 13 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 83 years old and the wife of the late Oliver A. Groman who passed in 2015.

Born in Plumsteadville, she was the daughter of the late Clarence M. and Dorothy M. Kepler.

Marti, was an LPN at Doylestown Hospital,...

Oct 11, 2023

Mike (The King, Shemp, Ski, Har, South Philly, Crazy Man) Sciarra of Doylestown PA passed away the evening of Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 7:30pm in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family. He was 58 years old.

He was born on July 20, 1965 to parents, Sam, Sciarra and Elizabeth (nee, Sinko) Sciarra, and...

Sep 29, 2023

Nancy Keller Auerbach, a lifelong resident of Doylestown passed away on September 29 at Wesley Enhanced Living where she was a resident for 16 years. She was 93 years old and was the wife of the late Martin John Auerbach.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of  the late Norman Luther Keller and Ruth Davies Keller....