OBITUARIES

William H. Hoxworth

William H. Hoxworth

Apr 10, 2022

William H. Hoxworth passed away at home on April 10, 2022. He was 85 and a Doylestown resident for more than sixty-five years.

Born in 1936 he was the son of the late Ruth Wynn Wolford and Harry Hoxworth.

Bill graduated from Central Bucks in 1954. He was an avid reader, had a great interest...

James J. Toll

James J. Toll

Apr 5, 2022

James J. Toll of Doylestown Township passed away on April 5, 2022. He was 90 and the loving husband for more than sixty years of Rita Toll.

Jim was born and raised in Philadelphia and a resident of Bucks County for more than forty years.

He was a graduate of Southeast Catholic High School and...

Mary Lou Finks

Mary Lou Finks

Apr 3, 2022

Mary Lou O’Donnell Finks passed away peacefully at Brookdale Dublin on April 3rd 2022.   She was 87.

She was a wonderful and loving mother and is survived by her five children:  John, Susan, Jennifer, Joan, and Laura; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as her sisters, Virginia Coughlin and Janice Keefner and her brother, Joe O’Donnell....

A. Doris Schloo

A. Doris Schloo

Apr 2, 2022

Alma “Doris” Schloo of Doylestown passed into glory on April 2, 2022 at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge in Sellersville at 95 years of life. Doris embodied the Bible verse “be joyful always, pray at all times, be thankful in all circumstances”, her smile and eyes radiating that joy for her life and God from her earliest childhood pictures...

Jean H. Seidle

Jean H. Seidle

Mar 28, 2022

Jean Helen Seidle of Doylestown, formerly of Plumsteadville, died March 28, 2022. She was 98 and the beloved wife for 60 years of the late Valentine V. Seidle.

Born in Philadelphia, Jean was the daughter of the late John F. “Jack” and Millie A. (Troelsch) Humes.

Jean was a homemaker most of her life. During...

Rita C. Parsil

Rita C. Parsil

Mar 27, 2022

Rita Parsil lived on this earth for more than 100 years. She died in her residence at The Manor at Yorktown on March 27, 2022.

Rita was born in Lynbrook, NY.  She was the daughter of the late Catherine R. and Edwin W. Parsil. Rita was predeceased by her sister, Harriet Schutz and brother, Edwin W. Parsil...

Carmen S. Reed

Carmen S. Reed

Mar 27, 2022

Carmen S. Reed of Doylestown joined her husband and youngest daughter in heaven on March 27, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was 94 years old and the wife of the late Norman E Reed.

Born in Tyrone, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Margaret D. Shollenberger.

Carmen was...

Francis B. Boland, Jr.

Francis B. Boland, Jr.

Mar 20, 2022

Francis Bernard Boland, Jr. M.D. died suddenly at his home on Sunday March 20, 2022.

Born in Philadelphia Francis “Frank” was the son of the late Francis B. Boland, Sr. and Genevieve Marie (Gallagher) Boland.

Frank was a graduate of LaSalle High School, 1954, St. Joseph’s College, 1958 and Jefferson Medical,College in 1962.  After Medical...

Gary K. Munkelt

Gary K. Munkelt

Mar 19, 2022

Surrounded by his loving family, Gary K. Munkelt was called home by our Lord on March 19, 2022, rejoining his loved ones in Heaven after a courageous battle with his chronic conditions. He was 84 and the loving husband for 60 years of Polly.

The loving son of the late Kenneth J. Munkelt and Gladys McBreen Munkelt,...

Thomas J. Lacey, Sr.

Thomas J. Lacey, Sr.

Mar 16, 2022

Thomas Joseph Lacey, Sr, of Furlong, died on March 16, 2022. He was 91 years old and the husband for seventy years of Barbara L. Lacey.

Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late James and Mary (Volk) Lacey.

He is survived by his children: Thomas J. Lacey Jr. (Kathy),...

Charlotte M. Kane

Charlotte M. Kane

Mar 11, 2022

Charlotte Miller Kane, 82, of Warrington, Pennsylvania passed away on Friday March 11, 2022, at The Garden at Pine Run.

Charlotte was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, the youngest daughter of the late Charles Whit Miller and Kathryn Fretz Miller, sister of the late Mary Miller Pughe, and late J. David Miller.

Charlotte grew up and...

Jo-Ann C. Maclatchie

Jo-Ann C. Maclatchie

Mar 6, 2022

Jo-Ann (Joan) Carol MacLatchie passed away Sunday March 6, 2022 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 97 years old.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Bob MacLatchie. She is survived by her daughter, Jan MacLatchie of New York City, and her son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Sharon MacLatchie, and grandson, Kevin MacLatchie all...

Eileen D. Rumell

Eileen D. Rumell

Mar 1, 2022

Eileen D. (Bender) Rumell of Doylestown, passed away surrounded by her loving husband and children on March 1, 2022 at the young age of 76.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Strotbeck) Bender.

Eileen was a graduate of Northeast High School and received a Liberal Arts degree from...

Stephen M. Cooper

Stephen M. Cooper

Mar 1, 2022

Stephen M. Cooper, horticulturist and loving husband, passed away March 1, 2022 with his wife, Tia Foroud, and family by his side.

Born in Doylestown, Steve spent his early years growing up and playing in the fields of Margaret Mead’s childhood home in Holicong. Steve was hired by Earl Jamison at 15 to work at Bountiful Acres,...

Rosemarie C. Smith

Rosemarie C. Smith

Feb 27, 2022

Rosemarie Smith died peacefully at Pine Run in Doylestown on Sunday February 27, 2022. She was 89.

Born in Roselle, NJ, she met the love of her life while working at Prudential Insurance Company. She and Ray married in 1954 and moved to Doylestown in 1971.

Rosemarie was passionately devoted to her husband, children and...

Karen Heaton Cappella

Karen Heaton Cappella

Feb 22, 2022

Karen Lynda (Heaton) Cappella, 73, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, February 22, 2022 after a brave 17 year battle with melanoma.

One of her fondest memories was her childhood growing up in Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania.

Karen was a 1967 graduate of Lower Moreland High School and a 1974 graduate of Arcadia University with...

Joanne L. Rohr

Joanne L. Rohr

Feb 17, 2022

Joanne Lovatt Rohr, age 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 17, 2022, while residing at Pine Run Retirement Community of Doylestown, PA. She was born in Philadelphia to John J. Lovatt and Eleanor (Gaiser) Allen.

Joanne graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1947 where she was president of the Red Cross club; a member of...

Rosella A. Reinl

Rosella A. Reinl

Feb 14, 2022

Rosella A. Reinl, 92, of Furlong, PA passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 14, 2022. She was the wife of Raymond B. Reinl.

Rosella was born in LaCrosse, WI to the late Cleveland and Genevieve Jolivette and grew up on the family farm in Sand Lake Coulée, WI.

She graduated Salutatorian from Onalaska...

Joseph H. Yerkes, Jr.

Joseph H. Yerkes, Jr.

Feb 13, 2022

Joseph H. Yerkes Jr., of Hatboro passed away on February 13, 2022 at his daughter’s home. He was 87 years old and the husband for 65 years of Dolores Yerkes, who passed in 2020.

Born in Hatboro, Joseph was the son of the late Joseph H. and Gladys M. Crockett Yerkes.

Joseph grew up in...

Eugenia P. Rosa Frisco

Eugenia P. Rosa Frisco

Feb 9, 2022

Eugenia P. Rosa Frisco of Doylestown, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 9 surrounded by her family.

Eugenia was born in Poland, having suffered and survived the atrocities of World War II. Her mother, Katarzyna Rosa, perished while her father, Stanislaw Rosa and brother, Albin Rosa were fighting with the Free Polish Army. Eugenia was...