OBITUARIES

Apr 28, 2019

Erma Patricia Martin, a long-time resident of the Doylestown area, died peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, April 28th, 2019. She was 87 years old.

Born in Coatesville Pa., Erma was the daughter of the late Clyde and Helen Warden. She was also the beloved wife of the late Henry Frank Martin Jr. for over 50...

Apr 27, 2019

Betty Ann Case, a life long resident of Doylestown passed away on April 27th 2019. She was 75 years old and wife for 51 years of the late James Case.

Born in New Britain, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Florance (Hutchens) Rader.

Betty worked at the Doylestown Hospital in...

Apr 26, 2019

Theron Wade Jenkins, III (“Terry” and innumerable nicknames), age 75, died at home on Friday April 26, 2019 after a 3-year relentless battle with bladder cancer. He was a loving, devoted husband to his high-school sweetheart Gayle Hellyer Jenkins, for 58 years; a supportive and adoring Dad to Lorraine Sharaf and Melissa Bollmann-Jenkins; father in-law and compadre to Jonathan...

Apr 24, 2019

Carol Elizabeth Potter Shaw, beloved wife of 50 years to the late Robert S. Shaw, passed away on April 24 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA. She was 86 years old. She was a former resident of Justa Farm, Huntingdon Valley, PA and Buckingham Springs, New Hope, PA.

Born to the late Dwight E....

Apr 23, 2019

Joseph Frederick Smith Jr., of Doylestown died on April 23, 2019 at Neshaminy Manor. He was 79 years old and the husband of the late Kathleen Smith.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late, Joseph F. and Mildred Webster Smith.

Joe graduated from Central Bucks High School in 1957. Joe served in...

Apr 18, 2019

John J. Loughlin of Doylestown died on Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019, with his wife and two sons by his side. He was the beloved husband and dearest friend for 44 years of Pat O’Farrell Loughlin.

Born in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Loughlin. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School...

Apr 15, 2019

A lifelong resident of Doylestown, Caroline Whitenack, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at New Seasons at New Britain. She was 92.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Rev. George M. Whitenack, Jr. and his wife, Margarette Schultze Whitenack.

Caroline, or Carol as she sometimes preferred to be called, graduated from...

Apr 14, 2019

John Scarpill of Warminster passed away at Neshaminy Manor where he resided for 21months and received the BEST care, on Psalm Sunday, April 14. He was 86 and the husband of Nancy L. Gradwell Scarpill who preceded him in death in July 2010.

Born in Warminster, he was the son of the late Louis and Mabel Wood...

Apr 14, 2019

Sara G. Folkes, of Pipersville, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 96 and the wife for 66 years of Jay Folkes.

Born in New Hope, she was the second of seven children of the late Wilmer and Dorothy Ervin Frederick.

Sara grew up in New Hope and Buckingham. The family...

Apr 12, 2019

A. Andrew Miller, of Doylestown, went home to his Christ Jesus and his beloved late wife, Theresa Healy Miller on Friday, April 12. He was 68.

He was born in Allentown, to the late Albert and Edna Miller, he graduated from William Allen High School and Lehigh University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

He...

Apr 7, 2019

Barbara E. Rossi, 78 years old, of Harleysville passed away on Sunday April 7th, after a long and courageous battle with illness. Surrounded by her daughters and son, sister and brother, she left us quickly and without fear.

Born to the late Joseph and Anna Rossi of Wyndmoor, PA, she attended Seven Dolors Elementary School and graduated...

Apr 3, 2019

Ruth Louise Toner, age 91, of Doylestown, passed away on April 3, 2019. She was married to Donald L. Toner (deceased) for 67 years. She was born to Charles Goebel and Matilda Goebel (Peters). She is survived by her children: John D. Toner (Rebecca Bushnell), Jeffrey E Toner, and Julia R. Toner (Robert M. Maxwell), as well her grandchildren...

Mar 30, 2019

Ruth Birk Huntzinger of Doylestown passed away peacfully on March 30, 2019. She was 93, just shy of her 94th birthday.

She was a devoted wife for 56 years to the late, Wendell L. Huntzinger. Ruth was also a beloved sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late...

Mar 29, 2019

Dr. Ronald Baenninger of Doylestown, PA, died suddenly on March 29, 2019, at the age of 81. He was born in 1937 in Yokohama, Japan, where his intrepid parents, Hans Baenninger, a young Swiss from a small town near Zurich, and his mother, Ethel Kyle,a Canadian from a farm family in Saskatchewan, went to start their careers. Ron was...

Mar 29, 2019

Alfonsa González Zorrilla Rojas Cejudo Mora Manglano, “Fonsi” d. March 29, 2019.

Fonsi was born in Madrid and lived there under General Franco. In 1960, a time when a wedding could be a defining act of independence, she startled her family and married the American photographer Harry Gehlert. They moved to the States and had two children,...

Mar 28, 2019

Retired US Navy Commander William Alden Lee (called “Bill” by many) of Heritage Towers, Wesley Enhanced Living, Doylestown formerly of Harrisburg, PA and Frederick, MD, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the age of 85.

Born in New York City, Commander Lee was the son of the late Veatrice (Wilson) and Herbert Martin Lee, Sr....

Mar 26, 2019

It is with great sadness to announce the sudden passing of our beloved Mary Ann (Leibfreid) Hoffman, a longtime resident of Sellersville, on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital. She was surrounded by family and friends. She was 78 and is now reunited with her loving husband of 54 years, Verne R. Hoffman and her cherished daughter, Lorrie...

Mar 14, 2019

Doreen Treat Lewis of Warrington Pennsylvania lost her battle against Leukemia on Thursday, March 14, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was 53 years old and the wife of Alfred Lewis.

Born in Abington Memorial Hospital, she was the daughter of Ronald and Joan (Lear) Treat.

Doreen graduated from Lansdale School of Business and was...

Mar 11, 2019

William H. McMillen of Buckingham, passed peacefully into the arms of His Lord and Savior, joining his beloved wife, Mercedes on March 11.

Bill, as he was known, loved his Catholic faith, his family, and his country.

Born to the late Charles and Lillian (O’Bryan) McMillen in Chicago, Il, Bill grew up in Hammond, IN,...

Mar 5, 2019

George H. Mill of Doylestown, formerly of the Olney neighborhood in Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2019 at his home surrounded by his children. He was married for 59 years to Eleanor (Baker) Mill, who passed in 2016 and whom he loved and missed dearly.

Born in Philadelphia, George was the son of the late...