OBITUARIES

Oct 19, 2017

Judith Ann Taylor, of Doylestown, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2017 at home. She was 83 and the beloved wife for more that 56 years of Halfred E. Taylor.

Born in Martinsville, Indiana, she was the only child of the late Eugene and Tressie Lewis St. John.

Judy earned a Master Degree in Education...

Oct 18, 2017

Lorraine Kastle of Wagener, SC, formerly of Doylestown passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. She was 94 and the wife of the late Dale E. Kastle, who passed in 1974.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late J. Elwyn and Mabel Allshouse Fretz.

Lorraine graduated from Buckingham High School, class of...

Oct 17, 2017

Alice Carol Skapik of Danboro, passed away on October 17, 2017 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 84 and the wife of the late Joseph P. Skapik.

Born in Benton, PA she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Yuhas Bushko.

Alice graduated Benton High School, class of 1950. She received her R.N. degree...

Oct 17, 2017

Clara J. Pultro of Chalfont, passed away at home with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. She was 88 years old and the wife for 67 years of Salvatore Pultro.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Geraldine Yanuzzi Fiorino.

Clara graduated from St. Hubert Catholic...

Oct 14, 2017

Rudolph Peter Matyas, Ed.D., 87, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017, surrounded by his loving wife and children.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, lrene (nee Kletcho) Matyas, and his children: Cathy Hall (Bruce) of Visalia, CA, Mark Matyas (Sue) of Yardley, PA, Laura Robinson (Gary) of Manhattan Beach, CA and Lisa Crits...

Oct 12, 2017

Roxie Hoover Haines, age 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 12th. She follows to Heaven her husband of 61 years, Rev. David W. Haines who had passed away in February as well as their son, David Andrew Haines who passed away in 2011.

Roxie was born in Idetown, PA, daughter of...

Oct 6, 2017

Fidel V. Diaz, Jr. of Catanauan, Quezon, Philippines, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA. He was 88 years old. He was the beloved husband of Felisa (Clar de Jesus) Diaz for 50 years.

Born in Laguna, Philippines, he was the son of the late Fidel Diaz, Sr. and the late Sofia...

Oct 1, 2017

Melisse J. Bailey, of Warminster, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 1 surrounded by her family. She was 77 years old and the beloved wife for 56years of David G. Bailey.

She was the daughter of the late Victor H. and Imogene C. (Carnahan) Jenkins.

Melisse attended high school in Upper Darby and...

Sep 28, 2017

A. Thomas Holcombe passed away surrounded by his family at his home on September 23, 2017, after a valiant battle against cancer. He was 60 years young.

Tom will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Mary E. Holcombe, his daughter, Michaela, son, Callan, daughter, Molly and stepdaughter, Tina York. Also missing him are his parents, Albert...

Sep 26, 2017

Joseph Paul Skapik of Danboro died on Tuesday, September 26 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 91 and the husband for 63 years of Alice C. Bushko Skapik.

Born in Coaldale, PA he was the son of the late Joseph P. and Sidonia Matovich Skapik.

Joseph was a graduate of Coaldale High School and served in...

Sep 21, 2017

Roberta J. Rutherford, of Doylestown, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She was 84, and the wife of the late Samuel M. Rutherford, who passed away in 2014.

Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Marjorie Greenspan Twilley.

Roberta liked traveling, taking cruises, and camping.

Sep 17, 2017

Patricia M (Koschorreck) Smith of Doylestown went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, September 17. She was 77 years old. Patricia’s loving and devoted children tirelessly made sure she was surrounded with unconditional love during the last few difficult weeks of her life here on earth.

Born in Norristown, Patricia was the devoted daughter of...

Sep 4, 2017

Robert C. Grater, a truly loving and giving man, cherished father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.

Born in 1929 to the late Frank and Katie (Young) Grater, he was the second youngest of 14 children.

Bob was a graduate of Girard College, Class of 1946, a school for poor,...

Sep 4, 2017

Margaret A. ”Peggy” Byrne of Doylestown passed away on Wednesday, September 13. She was 74.

Born in Darby, PA she was the daughter of the late Francis M. and Jane Logue Byrne.

Peggy was employed by Wesley Enhanced Living for more than twenty years where she loved and adored the residents.

She was...

Aug 30, 2017

Joy R. Reed, 68, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 in the presence of her family.

Joy Renae Wellen was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of the late Melvin and Shirley (Rupp) Wellen.

She was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and was a music major at John Brown University. She married...

Aug 16, 2017

Carla W. Sturtevant, of Doylestown, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at her residence. She was 76 and the wife of Robert F. Sturtevant Sr.

Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marie Winkleman Belusa.

Carla graduated from University of Toledo in 1960 with a major in Education....

Aug 14, 2017

Norman F. Pollock of Doylestown passed away peacefully on August 14, 2017. He was 91 years old and the beloved husband of the late Betty L. Pollock. Born in Abington, he was the son of the late Thomas Pollock and Elizabeth (Kurze) Ruger.

Prior to retiring, Norm worked for Young and Bowman. One of his passions was...

Aug 10, 2017

Michael P. Olenick, 89, formerly of Steubenville, Ohio passed away peacefully at the Willow Hospice in Doylestown on Thursday, August 10, 2017. Fittingly, this facility is adjacent to one of his favorite sites; the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Born in Weirton, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Vincent and Dorothy Kubiak...

Aug 2, 2017

Mary E. Phy, of Chalfont, died peacefully at home on Wednesday August 2nd, 2017, surrounded by family. She was 89 years old. Mary was the beloved wife of Albert C. Phy Jr. for 63 years.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Hazel (Dennison) McCrea and raised from the age of 9...

Aug 1, 2017

Mary Lis, of Jamison passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at The Bridges at Warwick. She was 84 years old and the wife of the late Francis Lis

Relatives and friends are invited to her memorial service at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 5 at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335 Lower State Road, Doylestown. Interment will...