OBITUARIES

Nov 7, 2021

Elaine Rae Squarcia, the matriarch of our family, on All Saints Sunday, November 7, passed above in to God’s loving arms.

Born in Doylestown, Elaine was the only child of the late Isaac and Gladys (Shively) Snyder.

She graduated from Doylestown High School, class of 1945 and was a graduate of Atlantic City School of...

Nov 4, 2021

Lee passed away on Thursday, November 4 at Pine Run Health Center. He was born in Abington, Pennsylvania to the late William and Edna Selner Robinson. The family spent some years in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania while living the majority of their lives in Doylestown.

Lee married Clara Farber in December of 1957. Both Lee and Clara were...

Nov 1, 2021

Renate Nader of Doylestown, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021. She was 85 and the wife to the late Dietmar Nader, who passed in 2011.

Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Erich and Matilda Gietl Mueller.

Renate received her high school diploma after arriving in the United States. She swam...

Oct 31, 2021

E. Louise Dougherty, formerly of New Hope, passed away on Sunday, October, 31, 2021. She was 88 years of age and the wife of the late Ronald J. Dougherty.

Born in Yardley, she was the daughter of the late James A. Dilliplane and Mildred McDonnell Dilliplane.

A graduate of Ryder College with a degree in...

Oct 28, 2021

Nancy Pond Brown, a longtime resident of Doylestown, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at home with her beloved husband. She was 83 and the wife of 62 years to Lloyd Eugene Brown.

Born in Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late Frank Nelson Pond and Catherine Closson Pond.

Nancy attended Stevens...

Oct 24, 2021

It is with great sadness the family of Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson Suhay announces her passing on October 24, 2021 after a long and brave battle with cancer. Liz will be lovingly remembered by her husband of nineteen years, Thomas Suhay, mother, Pauline Johnson, sister, Jennifer Cervenka (husband, Joseph), sister, Holly Johnson, step-sister, Heather Zoltak (husband, Brandon ) two nieces...

Oct 24, 2021

Wendy M. Stottlar of Perkasie passed away on Sunday, October 24 at her home. She was 63 years old.

Born in Bristol, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Albert F. McLaughlin and the late Jeanne E. Painter McLaughlin.

Wendy was someone to everyone. A mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a Nana...

Oct 16, 2021

Donald R. “Don” McClintock of Plumsteadville, passed away on October 16, 2021. He was 90 years old and the husband of Grace McClintock for the past 30 years.

Born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John McClintock and Florence McAllister McClintock.

Don was a long-time teacher and elementary school principal in...

Oct 12, 2021

Lawrence Fell Handy departed this life on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Larry lived his 95 years to the fullest and would have died on the tennis court with a racket in hand if possible.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather to his wife Joan (Lenaghan) (1931-2019), eight children, twenty-five grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Oct 11, 2021

William J. Seltzer of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, formerly of Southampton, passed on October 11, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was ninety years old and the loving husband of Jean Seltzer (Heaney). Born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Seltzer and Margaret Seltzer (Anmerman).

A man of many skills and interests, William...

Oct 2, 2021

Alan P. Bartlett of Doylestown passed away on October 2, 2021. He was 78 years old and the husband of Linda L Bartlett.

Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Kenneth E. and Anna Mae Pollard Bartlett.

Alan served in the United States Navy as an electrical engineer officer on the...

Sep 30, 2021

Mary Kathryn Manning of Doylestown, left her earthly body and was called home to be with her mother and father, whom she loved dearly, in heaven on Thursday, September 30, 2021.  Mary was 70 years old.

She was preceded in death by her father, Martin Manning, Jr. and mother, Katie (Mehring) Manning, also of Doylestown.

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Sep 29, 2021

Ruth A. Peters, of Danboro, passed away early Wednesday morning, September 29, 2021, shortly after celebrating her 94th birthday. If you were lucky enough to know her, you will understand when I say we lost one of the pillars of the community.

Ruth was the daughter of the late Alvin and...

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...