OBITUARIES

Mar 5, 2019

Matthew Sohanic, of Warrington, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019. He was 25.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of Lisa (Welch) Sohanic (Mark Schmeltzer) and Michael Sohanic (Tricia).

Matthew graduated from William Tennent High School Class of ’11.

He enjoyed gaming with his brothers and friends and was a passionate Philadelphia...

Mar 4, 2019

Alfred J. Clougherty of Doylestown, passed away on March 4th, 2019 at the age of 86. Alfred is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Joan (Peppelman) Clougherty.

Born and raised in Boston, he was the son of the late Coleman and Alice Clougherty, dear brother of the late Coleman (late Peggy) and Edward Clougherty. Al...

Mar 4, 2019

Alene “Sue” Donne Haines, 85, formerly of Ambler, went home to be with her Lord on March 4, 2019. She was the wife of the late David Earl Haines.

Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of Philip Womelsdorf and Marion (Freed) Donne.

Alene earned a BA from Muhlenberg College in 1966 and taught...

Feb 28, 2019

Dana Ray Iacconi, known to his family and friends as “Ike,” passed away at 55 years of age on February 28, 2019 at his home in Jamison. He battled stage four cancer for one year.

Ike was born in 1964 in Brownsville, PA, to the late Iona Smith and Tony Iacconi Sr.

He earned a...

Feb 23, 2019

Ethel B. Kohl, a lifelong resident of Doylestown passed away with family by her side on Saturday, February 23, 2019. She was 96 and the wife for 54 years of the late R. Joseph Kohl, who passed away in 2004.

She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Lavanda Stilwagon Brown.

Ethel was a...

Feb 22, 2019

Donald O. Fischer of Doylestown passed away peacefully on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Pine Run Health Center surrounded by his family. Don was 87 years old and the husband of Anne McSkimin Fischer, to whom he was married for 57 years.

Born in Queens, New York, he was the son of the late Otto and Theresa...

Feb 20, 2019

Jennifer (Kear) Bauman, of Doylestown, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 54.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of Lois (McCreary) Kear and the late Robert Kear.

Jennifer was a graduate of Central Bucks West High School and the nursing program at Upper Bucks Technical School.

Throughout...

Feb 19, 2019

William “Bill” Herman Grob, Sr., 84 years young of Doylestown, PA went home to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Bill lived his life with diligence to his many talents, loved his family and shared his enthusiasm from his many travels and experiences through animated stories remembering life’s happy moments.

Bill passed away...

Feb 15, 2019

Charlotte Todd, a 50 year resident of Plumsteadville, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Friday, February 15, 2019. She was 89 and preceded in death by the love of her life for thirty-five years, James Byron Todd.

She was born to the late John R. and Ada Wilbert.

Charlotte will be remembered as...

Feb 13, 2019

Earl D. Handy, Jr., of Doylestown  passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at his home. He was 89.

The Bucks County artist was born in Buckingham and moved to Doylestown in 1941.   Earl graduated from Doylestown High School in 1948 and studied art at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art.   He finished art school in 1952...

Feb 11, 2019

Pinky Hampton of New Britain passed away on February 11, 2O19 at her home. She was 89 years and the beloved wife of the late Earl W. Hampton Sr., who passed in 2015.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edith Lake Elliott.

Pinky worked as a secretary throughout her...

Feb 10, 2019

Gertrude “Trudy” Garretson, of Doylestown, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 77 and the beloved wife for 58 years of Charles W. Garretson, Jr.

Trudy was born in Germany and worked for more that thirty years at Mt. Lake Pool & Patio, Doylestown.

In addition to her husband, she...

Feb 10, 2019

Irvin R. Rutherford of Perkasie died peacefully at home on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the age of 87 surrounded by family and friends. Irvin was the beloved and devoted husband for 54 years of Theresa (Peters) and to Patricia (Wisneski) for the past 14 years.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late James...

Feb 5, 2019

M. Gail Kessling, of Doylestown, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at her residence.

Feb 5, 2019

Lorenzo R. Scott, of Doylestown, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Greenleaf Nursing Facility. He was 86 and husband of the late Yvonne Wilson Scott.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Lorenzo and Christine Roy Scott.

Lorenzo was a graduate of Ambler High School and worked for many years...

Feb 4, 2019

Dolores S. “Dee” Ball of Doylestown, formerly of Broomall, PA passed away on February 4, 2019 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 91 years old and the loving wife of the late, George L. Ball, Jr., with whom she shared 47 years of marriage.

Born in Bradford, PA she was the daughter of the...

Feb 2, 2019

Frank Tome, of New Britain, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving wife of 64 years, Ruby (Brown) Tome and his children: Kathleen Tome-Lattig, of Staten Island, New York, JoAnn Tome, of New Britain and Frank Richard Tome, of Lansdale.

Born in Patchogue, Long Island, New York in 1930, he was...

Feb 2, 2019

Anna Mae Wallowitch (Hock, Shaw) of Doylestown passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at home. She was 83 and widowed from Charles Shaw and divorced from John Hock.

Born in Philadelphia, Anna Mae was the daughter of the late John and Anna Norbutas Wallowitch.

Anna Mae always had a great interest in people and...

Feb 1, 2019

Rose Babicki Sfirri died peacefully at Pine Run Lakeview, an assisted living community in Doylestown, on February 1, at the age of 92. She was the eighth of ten children born to Thomas and Vincentine Babicki in Chester, Pennsylvania.

She graduated from Chester High School in 1944. In 1947 she married George Sfirri, also from Chester, where...

Jan 31, 2019

It is with profound sadness to all whose lives she touched that we announce the passing of Lida Coulter of Doylestown on January 31st, 2019 at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. She was 96 years young and the loving wife of the late William Thompson Coulter.

Born in Frackville, PA she was the daughter of the late Chilson...