Obituaries

Jan 16, 2018

Myrle Frances (Welsh) Hager a longtime Doylestown resident passed away on January 11, 2018. She was 91. She was the beloved wife of the late G. Clyde Hager.

Myrle was born in Philadelphia on December 23, 1926 to Kathryn (Hess) and Edward Welsh. She was the youngest of four daughters and attended Germantown High School graduating in...

Jan 16, 2018

Shirley R. Heiland, a resident of Manor Care Lansdale passed away Monday January 15, 2018. She was 90.

Born in Baltimore, MD, Shirley was the daughter of the late Frederick and Anna (Hemline) Goodrich and wife of the late Martin Heiland. She is survived by her daughter Barbara Lee Lessard (Gerald); grandchildren Jerry Lessard (Alison) and Lisa...

Jan 15, 2018

Ruth was a compassionate and dignified woman with a passion for life. She had awonderful sense of humour which endeared her to everyone and it is a great testament to her nature that she formed so many long lasting friendships over the years. Ruth Esther Cobb was born August 19, 1916, the midst of World War I. The family...

Jan 12, 2018

Evelyn “Evie” Sacks, 77, went home to be with the Lord on January 10, 2018.

She had an unwavering faith in God for over fifty years. Her greatest joy in life came from spending time with her children and grandchildren. Evie would radiate joy and happiness to everyone in her presence. She is dearly missed by her...

Jan 3, 2018

Patricia C. McCann, of Chalfont Pa, passed away on January 1, 2018 at the age of 88.

Pat is survived by her loving sons John (Regina), William (Judy), Jim (Maryellen), Patrick (Reed) and Kevin as well as eight grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband John F. McCann Sr. in 2016.

In addition to her...

Jan 3, 2018

Vivien Carberry Kradzinski passed away peacefully December 21, 2017 at home surrounded by family. Vivien was 93.

She was born in Philadelphia May 30th, 1924 to Elizabeth and Cornelius Carberry. Vivien graduated from John W. Hallahan Girls High School. She was predeceased by her devoted husband of 54 years, Theodore Christopher Kradzinski in 2008. In addition to...

Jan 3, 2018

Anna Julia Weber passed away January 2, 2018 at the age of 94 while in the nurturing care of Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home. Anna was the beloved wife of the late Adam N. Weber with whom she shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Marie Herbst.

Anna...

Dec 28, 2017

Anna E. Frank, a resident of Doylestown, passed away December 25, 2017. She was 96.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late George and Lucy (Owens) Becker and wife of the late James Frank Sr. Anna is survived by her daughter Arleen Frank and son James Frank Jr. (Faith); grandchildren James Frank III, Timothy...

Dec 22, 2017

Jane Massaro, a longtime resident of Doylestown and Perkasie, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, at home with family by her side. She was 98.

Born in Philadelphia, Jane was the daughter of the late Martin and Frances (Oukasik) Maleck. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Robert Massaro for 66 years until his passing...

Dec 19, 2017

Mildred C. Rava passed away Sunday December 17, 2017 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 92.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Katherine Dema and wife of the late John Rava. She is survived by her daughter Christine Kissig, son Ross Rava and three grandchildren.

Friends and family are...

Dec 14, 2017

Charles D. Strouse, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2017. He was 89.

Born in Furlong, PA he was the son of the late Charles E. and Anna Louisa ‘Lulu' Strouse. He is survived by his children Judith Strelbski, William English Jr. (Janice), Donald (Sindy), Sharon Malseed (Michael) and grandchildren Casey, KellyAnne, Amber and...

Dec 13, 2017

Jennifer M. Heathwood, a resident of Dublin and formerly of New York passed away suddenly Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was 49.

Born in Huntington, NY, she was the daughter of Robert W. Heathwood and the late Dorothy Holmes. In addition to her father, she is also survived by her brother Matthew Heathwood of Doylestown and her...

Dec 8, 2017

Barbara Lee (Jones) Wherry of Chalfont, PA, passed to Eternal Life on December 6, 2017. She was 83 and died peacefully in her sleep due to complications from late onset Alzheimerʼs Disease.

Born Dec. 31, 1933 in Columbus, OH, she was the daughter of the late Urshel and Beatrice (Gardner) Jones, and from the age of eight,...

Dec 7, 2017

Norman Kaplan, a resident of Irvine, CA and formerly from Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017. He was 87. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Max and Mary Kaplan. Norm is survived by his wife, Jennie (Carbone) Kaplan and three daughters, Nikki Fuller (Charles), Robin Miller (Brian), and Amy Kaplan. Also...

Dec 5, 2017

May Haymes Clark of Doylestown, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2017, shortly after a Sunday afternoon family visit and just 2 months shy of her 90 th birthday. Although in failing health for some time, she lived the remainder of these past few months the same as she lived her life - with love in her heart, a...

Dec 5, 2017

Carolyn D. Williams, a resident of Lansdale Borough, passed away at Thomas Jefferson Hospital Saturday December 2, 2017. She was 77.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Bate and wife of the late Henry F. Williams. She is survived by her sons William H. Smith (Jeanette) and Todd D. Smith...

Dec 1, 2017

James J. Murphy, 88, of New Britain Borough died peacefully on Thursday, November 30, 2017. Jim is survived by his wife of 61 years Mary (Moran), their four children Maryellen McCann (James), Dennis (Bernadette), James (Patricia) and Colleen Pond (James), 15 grandchildren and 8 siblings.

Jim grew up in the Germantown section of Philadelphia he came from...

Nov 28, 2017

Margaret Jane Rowland, a resident of Rockhill Mennonite Community and formerly of Chalfont, passed away November 23, 2017. She was 93.

Born in Norristown, she was the daughter of the late William and Alice (Meeh) Evans and the wife of the late George Rowland. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Margaret was a...

Nov 17, 2017

Norbert "Bud" Hysick, a resident of New Britain Borough, passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 16, 2017. He was 83.

Bud was born in Tresckow, PA and was a 1960 graduate of Wilkes College. Prior to that, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Japan shortly after the Korean Conflict. He was employed...

Nov 10, 2017

Kathleen "Fran" Cardamone died suddenly on Wednesday, November 8 th . She was 72.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Katherine (Hennessy) Jordan, the beloved wife of Ralph L. Cardamone, heroic mom of Kate Cardamone Shouse (Ben) and Elizabeth Sarnacki (Michael), and devoted "Gran Fran" of Nico, Chloe, Tyler, and...