OBITUARIES

Sep 27, 2021

96 years! WOW!

Dorothy was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend and she was excellent in those roles.

She cherished education and the arts, taught her kids the value of a penny and looked for beauty in all she did.

It is with some sadness but mostly love and...

Sep 15, 2021

John S. Brown of Doylestown passed away on September 15, 2021 at Einstein Medical Center. He was 87 years old and the husband of Ellouise (Roeger) Brown.

Born in Norristown, John was the son of late Carl and Ruth (Coulton) Brown.

Mr. Brown had a 30-year career as a substation mechanic for Philadelphia Electric Company...

Sep 8, 2021

Donald R. Price, of Doylestown, passed away peacefully on September 8 at the age of 84.

Born in 1936 in Sellersville, he was the youngest son of the late J. Wilford and Florence (Shelly) Price and brother of Royden and Lorell Price, who preceded him in death.

Donald was the beloved husband of Ruth E....

Sep 7, 2021

Edwin Joseph Heitman, of Warminster and Barnegat Light, NJ, passed away on September 7, 2021 while on hospice care at Doylestown Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, he was 97 years old, five days shy of age 98.

Ed was the beloved Uncle of his two nieces: Barbara Lacey (Thomas) of Furlong and Lynn Peay, Norristown; great uncle of...

Sep 1, 2021

Marion “Trish” Hallowell passed away at home on her farm Wednesday night, the 1st of September, with her family at her side. She was 91 years old and the wife of the late Penrose ‘Penny’ Hallowell.

Born1930 and raised in Pittsburgh, she was the younger daughter of the late A. Wallace Wilson and Emily Taylor.

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Aug 28, 2021

Gina Hitcho Garretson, 74, of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 28, 2021, in Abington, Pennsylvania.

She was born in 1947, the first of seven children born to Michael E. and Frances J. (Mehlakowski) Hitcho in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

She graduated from Louis E. Dieruff High School in Allentown with...

Aug 11, 2021

Louis B. “Lou” Spence passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Neshaminy Manor, Warrington, PA at the age of 81.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Sherry (Whittock) Spence; two daughters: Lisa (Spence) Armstrong Zimmerman and Lynne (Spence) Schwass; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Born in Overbrook, West Philadelphia, he...

Aug 7, 2021

Marjean Marie (Cicero) Rackovan passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at age 69. She was daughter of the late Anita and Mario Cicero, wife for 43 years of Dave Rackovan and mother of David and Anita.

Born in 1952, Marjean grew up in Carrolltown, PA, having attended St. Francis University in Loretto prior to earning a Master...

Jul 31, 2021

Leroy L. Brown, Jr., a lifelong resident of Doylestown, died at Abington Health Hospice, on July 31, 2021. He was 86, husband for more than 61 years of Joan Hoxworth Brown and son of the late Leroy and Viola Strouse Brown.

“Corky,” as he was known, was a 1954 graduate of Central Bucks High School, having played...

Jul 29, 2021

Clara Martha Stock (nee Horn) passed away peacefully on July 29, 2021 in her residence at Wesley Enhanced Living in Doylestown. Clara was born in 1927 in Ringtown, PA. Her husband, Raymond Carl Stock, preceded her in death in 2009.

Clara and Ray met as students at Penn State University after he returned from Europe following World...

Jul 24, 2021

A lifelong Bucks County farmer, Penrose ‘Penny’ Hallowell Sr.,  passed away at home on his farm Saturday, July 24, 2021, surrounded by family.  He was 92 years old and the husband of Marion ‘Trish’ Hallowell. Born on the farm at the corner of Mearns and Bristol Roads in Ivyland, he was the youngest son of the late Joseph and...

Jul 21, 2021

Paul F. Kyack, Jr. died peacefully July 21, 2021 at Doylestown Hospital.

Paul and Gale, his wife of 53 years, always lived life to the fullest – whether traveling to explore new destinations or to visit with many of the exchange students they shared their life with.

A mentor, a role model, a friend, these...

Jul 20, 2021

Leo T. Johnson, a/k/a Big Dog, of Doylestown and formerly of New Britain, passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was 69.

Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Dorothy E. (Buehler) Johnson.

He is survived by his sisters: Kristine Nilsen (Richard Leopold)...

Jul 19, 2021

Richard Lambert of New Britain, died on July 28, 2021. He was 91 years old. He was the husband of the late Alberta L. Lambert.

Born in Philadelphia, Richard was the son of the late Millard F. Detweiler and Beatrice Moyer Detweiler and was raised in a loving home in Doylestown.

He graduated from Doylestown...

Jul 19, 2021

The Doylestown business community and the regional soccer community lost an icon on Monday, July 19, as George Garthly, 92, passed away. He was the long-time proprietor of Striker Soccer, believed to be the second oldest soccer store in the country and the second oldest retail establishment in Doylestown.

Growing up through the depression, George turned to...

Jul 19, 2021

George Auerbach, a man who broke medical records, passed peacefully into the outstretched arms of his mother, his family and his Maker on July 19, 2021.

George was born in 1930 to John Karl and Katharine (Yeager) Auerbach in Roxborough, Philadelphia, the youngest of 5 children. George’s parents and siblings pre-deceased him: John Joseph, Martin John, Madeline...

Jul 17, 2021

Shirley Grace Barclay, a resident at Pine Run Lakeview in Doylestown, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 17. She was 97 years old and the wife of the late William R. Barclay.

Born in Philadelphia, Shirley was the only child of the late William Campbell and Florence Brown Boyd. She lost her mother in an...

Jul 14, 2021

Donna Rae Shindell (née Ehlert) passed away peacefully at her Bucks County, Pennsylvania home on July 14, 2021 surrounded by her husband and daughters.

Donna was born in 1938 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Raymond and Loretta (née Bertram) Ehlert.

She moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1960 where she was a model, etiquette...

Jul 10, 2021

Willetta K. “Willie,” “Willa,” Gourley of Pine Run Community, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the age of 93 with her daughter at her side.  S he was the beloved wife and partner of John C. Gourley for 62 years until his passing in November 2013.

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Jul 9, 2021

B. Jill Vogt, of Haycock, died on July 9, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was 71 years old.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Richard K Moyer and Dorothy S Lear Moyer.

Jill graduated from Central Bucks High School...