OBITUARIES

Dec 17, 2023

Ronald B. “Ron” Smith of Doylestown, PA was called home on December 17, 2023. He was 88 years old and married to his junior prom sweetheart and the love of his life, Bernice McCall Smith for 65 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Joseph Smith and Helen Bain.

In addition to his...

Dec 15, 2023

Carol Elizabeth Weiss passed away at Wesley Enhanced Living in Doylestown on Friday, December 15th, 2023. She was 85 years young. For 59 years she was the beloved wife of the late Leon P. Weiss who passed 2019.

Carol was born in Belfast, County Down in Northern Ireland to the late Dr. Alexander Johnson and Winifred Johnson...

Dec 14, 2023

Matthew W. Kozma of Doylestown, passed away on December 14, 2023 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 62 years old and the loving husband of Ruth E. Kozma.

Born in Glen Cove, New York he was the son of the late William A. and Melinda J. Muller Kozma.

Matt was a graduate of Central Bucks High...

Dec 13, 2023

William J. Bishop of Lansdale, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Jefferson Abington Hospital in Abington, PA, after a short illness. He was the loving husband for 58 years of his high school sweetheart, Anne Kircher Bishop.

Born in 1942 at Abington Hospital, he was the son of the late George Bergey Bishop and Verna...

Dec 12, 2023

Edward “Ted” Atkinson Twining, Jr. died December 12, 2023 at the age of 89.

Ted was son of the late Edward A. Twining and Martha Anders Twining of Doylestown, PA.

He was a graduate of Doylestown High School in 1951. While there, he was a multi sport athlete including being a varsity basketball player. Ted...

Dec 12, 2023

It is with the deepest sadness, that we announce Arthur E. Lorentz-Burnett, Sr., age 95, died on December 12, 2023 surrounded by the love of his family and friends.

He is survived by the love of his life, Carol Ann Lorentz-Burnett, with whom he celebrated 40 years of marriage in May 2023. He is also survived by...

Dec 7, 2023

Glenn O. Woodford of Fountainville, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 7, 2023 at Chestnut Hill Hospital. He was 77 years of age and the husband for forty-six years of the late Diane Gribbin Woodford.

Born in Abington, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Okey and Jule Woodford.

Glenn was a graduate of Cheltenham...

Dec 6, 2023

Edward John Grasso, of Warminster Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2023 at Abington Hospital. He was 83 years old and the husband of the late Mary Lou.

Ed was born in Abington and raised in the Abington/ Oreland area. He graduated from Upper Dublin High School. He married the love of his life, Mary Lou...

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...