OBITUARIES

Apr 19, 2018

On Thursday morning, April 19, 2018, Rev. Stephen J. Perry went home to be with his Lord at the age of 69. Steve will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 47 years, Linda, his children: Joshua and Rachel, as well as his three grandchildren, Elijah, Micah and Angelina.

To all who have known and loved Steve...

Apr 13, 2018

Mary K. Howe a life long resident of Doylestown died on Friday, April 13,2018 at Pine Run Health Care Center. She was 100 years old and the wife of the late Joseph W. Howe.

Born in Doylestown Township, she was the daughter of the late Morton House Kalbach and Clara Reed Kalbach.

Mary was a...

Apr 8, 2018

Theresa Marie Kurzawa Latzanich, age 87, was born in DuPont PA and raised in Scranton.

She was the daughter of Anthony and Helen (Boyarski) Kurzawa, and the oldest of her family of four girls: Antoinette, Karol and Constance. Her father – a Polish Immigrant – died heroically at a young age, in a coal mining accident. The...

Apr 1, 2018

John Franklin Carpenter died on April 1, 2018, in Doylestown, after a courageous two-and-a-half-month battle with lymphoma. He was 75.

John was born in 1943 at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. The son of a career Army officer, John spent his childhood moving frequently, spending time in Germany, Washington State, Maryland, New Mexico and North Carolina. It was in...

Mar 22, 2018

Shirley W. Bell, 83, of Warminster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was the wife of William A. Bell, Jr., Ph.D., who passed away in 1996. The couple were married for 40 years and lived in New Hope, PA, where they raised their family.

Born in Bristol, England, Shirley was the daughter of the...

Mar 21, 2018

Frederick Arthur Thoreson, Jr. of North Wales, passed away on Wednesday, March 21 at his home. He was 71 years old and is survived by his wife, Phyllis Thoreson.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Mildred Brown and Frederick Thoreson, Sr.

Fred was a 1964 graduate of Central Bucks High School....

Mar 21, 2018

Mary L. Terry, of Doylestown, formerly of Huntington Valley, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Pine Run Health Care. She was 87 and the wife of Franklin A. Terry.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Watts McCormick and the adopted...

Mar 21, 2018

Mardi passed away at her home in Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania on March 21 where she lived for over 50 years.

She was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

Her passion in life was helping people with mental health challenges and drug and alcohol addictions. A psychiatric nurse, she worked at various...

Mar 19, 2018

George Omer Gelinas, III, of Furlong, PA, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, March 19, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 59 years old.

He was the beloved husband of Helen Kay Gelinas, his wife of nearly thirty-eight years.

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he was the son of the late...

Mar 18, 2018

Bonnie Jean O’Boyle, a beloved sister, aunt and active member of the of Bristol and Doylestown communities passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 18th at her home.

Bonnie was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania to the late Francis and Margaret O’Boyle the former owners and operators of Bristol’s O’Boyle’s Ice Cream and the King George Inn.

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Mar 16, 2018

Odette T. Swan, of Doylestown, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Pine Run Community. She was 89 and the wife of the late Edward S. Swan, who passed away in 2016.

Born in Guilvinec, France, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bernadette Garo Toularasten.

Odette loved the ocean, as she was the...

Mar 16, 2018

A beautiful and caring woman, Denise Bodine, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 16th. She was 53 years old. Though she has passed, her kindness and ever-giving nature will live on within her mother, husband, brother, sister, children, grandchildren and her many friends and relatives.

Denise was a longtime resident of Hunterdon County and a Registered Nurse...

Mar 14, 2018

George W. Fritz, of Mohnton, PA, peacefully passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Reading Hospital. George was 72. His wife of 49 years, Helen Gottschall Fritz, was by his side.

George was born in Philadelphia and raised in Hatboro, along with his brother Robert and sister Nancy. He attended Upper Moreland High School and was the...

Mar 13, 2018

Joan Anciaux of Doylestown, died on March 13, 2018, surrounded by family and friends, a week before her 96th birthday.

Born in Birmingham, England, she married Robert Anciaux in 1944, and came to Doylestown in 1946. She and Robert spent many happy years at the house they built on Easthill Drive. They were fortunate to enjoy caring...

Mar 11, 2018

John “Jack” Mahon, 74, of Ventnor, New Jersey, formerly of Doylestown, passed away at home on March 11, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with stage four gastric cancer diagnosed in July 2017. Jack and his family explored traditional and emerging treatment options and accepted chemotherapy to extend life.

Jack was a good man and led a fulfilling...

Mar 10, 2018

Walter Joseph “Little Joe” Carwithen, of Bedminster passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Briarleaf Nursing Home. He was 69 years old and the husband of Bonnie L. Carwithen.

Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Walter and Ruth Leech Carwithen.

Joe attended Central Bucks High School Class of 1966. He...

Mar 4, 2018

S. Blanche Wehrung, of Upper Black Eddy, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday March 4, 2018. She was 95 and the wife of the late Woodrow “Woody” Wehrung.

Born in Ferndale, PA she was the daughter of the late Peter and Verna Stone Bartman and sister of the late Doris Pierson....

Mar 3, 2018

Lorraine H. Horvath, of Doylestown, died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at her residence. She was 88.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred Moyer Houssell.

Lorraine worked at Penn Engineering for 22 years as a data processing clerk.

She was a member of Salem United Church of...

Mar 2, 2018

Edward L. McGill, Sr., beloved husband of 53 years to Janet Holderness McGill, went to meet his Savior on March 2, 2018.

Much loved father to Edward McGill, Jr., his wife, Lucy; Sean McGill; Diane Tiech, her husband, Ronald and Mary McGill, her husband, Jeffrey Clegg; grandfather to Christopher McGill, William Tiech and Anna Tiech; brother to...

Feb 28, 2018

Richard H. W. Moser, 91, of Warrington Twp., passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Doylestown Hospital.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Richard A. and Martha Veit Moser.

Richard graduated from Doylestown High School. He enlisted in the Army in 1945 and served with Co. A 508th Military Police Battalion...