OBITUARIES

Aug 18, 2024

Russell H. Ott of Doylestown passed away on Sunday, August 18 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 61.

Born in Point Pleasant, PA he was the son of the late Russell and Dorothy Ference Ott.

He was a high school graduate and carpenter for Reeves & Company. Russell loved hunting, music, especially the band, Grateful Dead....

Aug 14, 2024

Claudia Schlanger Rutherford of Bedminster Township, PA, and LaBelle, FL, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after a courageous and valiant battle with Leukemia. She was 70 years old. Claudia was the cherished wife of Jack Everett Rutherford for 37 years.

Born in Lower Merion, PA, Claudia was...

Aug 14, 2024

Rodham E. Stem of Doylestown, Pa passed away on August 14th, 2024. He was 78 years old, born in Buckingham, PA, the only son of Earl Stem and Ruth Findley Stem.

Rod is survived by his wife Shari Stem who was the love of his life throughout their 53 years of marriage. He is also survived by...

Aug 9, 2024

Robert M. Deiley, a longtime resident of Doylestown and later years, Warwick, Pennsylvania passed away on Friday, August 9 at his home. He was 88 and the husband for sixty-five years of Martha O’Neill Deiley.

Born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Harvey C.J. and Charlotte Thomas Deiley.

Bob graduated...

Aug 7, 2024

Kenneth Howard Newbrough, known affectionately as Kenny, passed away on August 7, 2024 at his home in Frankford, Delaware.

Ken was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1943. He had three siblings: Carolyn, Gail and Cheryl.

Kenneth was a career military man, having served in the Navy. He bravely served his country in...

Aug 6, 2024

Dorothy Jean Harvey of Southampton, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday, August 6, at Jefferson Abington Hospital. She was 89 and the wife of the late Albert Harvey.

Born in Lebanon, PA she was the daughter of the late Howard Swope and Emily Strack. Dorothy received a Bachelor of Science in 1959 from Drexel Institute of Technology (Drexel...

Aug 4, 2024

Joann Sonntag Chesterman, formally of Doylestown, passed away on August 3, 2024. She was 93 years old.

At her request there will be no funeral.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Joann’s name may be made to: PEO Chapter AZ, 3695 Secondwoods Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 or to: Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania, Attn: Development,...

Aug 3, 2024

Mary Helen Brown of Doylestown passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 3 at her home. She was 87 and the wife of the late Lee Brown.

Born in Doylestown she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Minerva F. Wiley Riordan.

Mary worked at as a lab technician for over thirty years. She...

Jul 29, 2024

Clayton Long, 93, of Doylestown, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 29, 2024. He was the husband of Constance L. Long for 64 years until her passing in 2022.

He was the son of  the late Julius and Martha Long and was born in the first Doylestown Hospital on East Oakland Avenue. He was...

Jul 29, 2024

Sabina E. “Bonnie” Volko, age 87, a resident of Doylestown, died on July 29, 2024.

Born in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William Scully and the late Sara Black Scully.  She graduated from Little Flower High School and then attended Delaware Valley University in Doylestown.

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Jul 25, 2024

Konstance Ann McCaffree of Doylestown, PA and Twitchell Lake, Eagle Bay, NY died suddenly on July 25, 2024.

Born in Independence, Iowa, Konnie the only child of the late Frank Klumpar and Elizabeth Edmonds.

She earned a Bachelor Degree from the University of Wisconsin and her Doctorate Degree from New York University.

She...

Jul 21, 2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Jason Augustus Van Hoof, aged 47, who passed away suddenly on the evening of July 21, 2024.

Born to Patricia Wittmann and Peter Van Hoof, in Appleton Wisconsin, Jason, along with his older brother Steve, were the light of his parents’ lives. Jason as a baby...

Jul 21, 2024

Lois Burek, age 98, a resident of Ottsville, PA, formerly of Rileyville, PA and Kearny, NJ. passed away on July 21, 2024 at the home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law. She was the wife of the late Edward Burek.

Born in Kearny, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Rieck and the late...

Jul 17, 2024

Elizabeth Rose Gates (née Stockhausen) of Doylestown passed away on July 17, 2024, at The Garden at Pine Run in Doylestown. She was 87 years old. Elizabeth was the beloved wife of the late John Ward Gates.

Born in North Bergen, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Charles Stockhausen and Elizabeth Haring.

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Jul 13, 2024

Doris E. Kieffer of Allentown passed away on Saturday, July 13 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was 86 and the wife of the late Horace Kieffer.

Born in Doylestown, she he was the daughter of the late Harry and Doris Funk Castelow.

She is survived by her loving children: James Fahie, Richard...

Jul 10, 2024

Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Willett, age 92, of Doylestown Pennsylvania, began her peaceful journey of eternal rest on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 from the comfort of her own home embraced by the loving warmth of her devoted family. She was the loving wife of the late Charles A. Willett. Sarah was born on November 13, 1932 in Gloucester, Massachusetts at...

Jul 3, 2024

Ashley Russell King, 78, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on July 03, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born on July 27, 1945, in Cobleskill NY, the son of Doris and Ashley King. Ashley’s passion for antiques and clocks defined his life. A free spirit, who traveled extensively, enjoyed entrepreneurial adventures and connected with people to share his vast...

Jun 29, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Reinhardt passed away on June 29, 2024. She was 84 and the devoted wife of John P. Reinhardt who passed away on November 2, 2014.

Mrs. Reinhardt was a resident of Furlong since 1971. Prior to moving to Bucks County, she and her family resided in Omaha, NE. Mrs. Reinhardt was born in Grand Island,...

Jun 28, 2024

Helena Maria Ponce de Leon, age 89, a resident of Doylestown, PA died on June 28, 2024. She was the beloved wife for 55 years of Gonzalo Marcos Ponce de Leon.

Born in Madrid, Spain, Helena was the daughter of the late Alejandro Pidal Marques de Valderrey and the late Elena Maria Corral Marques de Valderrey.

Jun 10, 2024

Ludwig Carl Fetzer of Dublin, Pennsylvania passed away on June 10, 2024 at his home. He was 86.

Born in Abington, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Ludwig A. and Marie Steng Fetzer.

Carl was graduate of Central Bucks High School, class of 1956 and of Cornell University, class of l960 with a...