Obituaries

Jun 19, 2017

Joan H. York formerly of Northeast Philadelphia passed away Sunday June 18, 2017 at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. She was 96.

Born in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret York. She is survived by her niece Kathleen O'Neill and several other nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited...

Jun 16, 2017

Harry Charles Prime (Preine) died suddenly in his home in Chalfont Thursday June 15, 2017. He was 97 years young.

Harry was born March 5, 1920 in the East Falls Section of Philadelphia. He was a graduate of St. Bridget's Elementary and Roman Catholic High School.

In the fall of 1944, he entered and won...

Jun 12, 2017

James Elwood Johnson born November 28, 1922 went to his home in heaven on May 21, 2017 to be rejoined with his beloved wife and granddaughter.

Born on the family farm in Pennington, Jim was the son of James B and Lillie (Pfeiffer) Johnson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Mardella J....

Jun 10, 2017

Philip C. Holmen, a resident of Doylestown, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 81. Born in Bronxville, NY, he was the son of the late George and Katherine Holmen. Phil is survived by his loving wife Jeannine (Calande) Holmen, his beloved children Cheryl H. Dean (Nick) of CA, David P. Holmen (Mercedes) of Buckingham,...

Jun 9, 2017

Marguerite C. Andre, a resident of Harleysville and formerly of Chalfont, passed away at Doylestown Hospital Tuesday June 6, 2017. She was 80.

Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Marguerite Chieffo and wife of the late Julian J. Andre, Sr. She is survived by her children David Andre, Sr. of Boston,...

Jun 5, 2017

Anthony Gabriel, a resident of Middletown, Delaware and formerly of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, passed away on June 1, 2017. He was 85 years old.

Born on July 6, 1931 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Anthony was the son of the late Giovanni and Carmella Gabriele, and beloved husband to Marian (Sheen) Gabriel. Anthony is survived by his brother, Victor Gabriele;...

Jun 1, 2017

Gerard A. Boucher, a resident of Elm Terrace Gardens in Lansdale and formerly of Radnor and Ocala, FL , passed away Saturday May 27, 2017. He was 90.

Gerard was the loving husband of Mary K. Boucher. Also surviving him are his children Jeff Boucher, Pamela Boucher, and Bradley Boucher; his stepchildren Sheila Thoder, Steven Parker, Susan...

May 23, 2017

Joseph E. Hohenwarter, a resident of Venice, FL and formerly of Chalfont, Lancaster and Philadelphia, passed away Saturday May 20, 2017. He was 85.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph and Florence (Cuniff) Hohenwarter and beloved husband of Marie (Glennon) Hohenwarter. Also surviving are his children Joseph Jr. (Phoebe), Lynn M. Scafidi...

May 22, 2017

Mary (Hlebanja) Gale, of Gwynedd, passed away peacefully on May 18 at Willowbrooke Court in Fort Washington, PA. She was 97.

Mary is survived by her son Charles H. Gale IV (Barbara) of Doylestown and her daughter, Nancy B. Granese (Deacon Claude Granese) of Worcester. Also surviving are her grandchildren David C. Granese (Marianna Capostagno), Christine M....

May 19, 2017

Laura Ely of Chalfont passed away Thursday May 18, 2017 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 81.

Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Helen Wasser and wife of the late Paul Ely. She is survived by her son Robert Ely and daughter Susan E. Constable (Christopher). Also surviving are her sister Blanch...

May 16, 2017

May 11, 2017, our Mother, Mildred "Mitzi" Hoffman (Junod) of Chalfont, PA passed away surrounded by her loving family and her beloved husband of 61 years, Brook.

Mildred was born on the border of Fishtown and Kensington, Philadelphia, the daughter of William and Ditty (Ferguson) Junod. Mitzi was predeceased in death by her sister, Rita Edinger and...

May 16, 2017

Charles W. Warburton passed away suddenly May 15, 2017 at his residence in Doylestown Township. He was 73.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert and Jean Warburton. Charles is survived by his wife Denise Warburton and his sons Bob Warburton of Austin, Texas and Ken Warburton (Jen) of Willow Grove. Also surviving...

May 2, 2017

David C. Bottke, 79, of Okeechobee, FL and previously of Chalfont, passed away Saturday April 29, 2017 in Okeechobee.

Born February 20, 1938 in Roxborough, he was the son of the late Alfred and Edith Bottke and husband of the late Ruth (Schmidt) Bottke. David is survived by his children Peter Bottke (Lucy) of Harleysville and LeeAnn...

May 2, 2017

Edward J. "Ed" Price of Chalfont passed away April 18, 2017, at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. He was 80 years old. Ed is survived by his son, Gregory, and grandson, Jackson, both of Plano, Texas, his sister Jane (Price) Vincent of Land O Lakes, FL, and his Sisters-in-law Kathy Krajci (George) of Southampton and Dale Doran of Slippery Rock....

Apr 27, 2017

Laura M. Hager of New Britain Borough passed away Wednesday April 26, 2017 at Buckingham Valley Rehab & Nursing. Born January 22, 1923 in Somers Point, NJ, she was the daughter of John Q.A. & Mary (Barrett) Gaskill.

As a young person, she studied and performed in both voice and pipe organ. After a short stay in...

Apr 18, 2017

Albert William Gable died suddenly April 16, 2017. He was 61.

He was the son of the late Albert and Phyllis Gable and is survived by his sisters Carol Moutin and Connie Mulligan.

Funeral Services are private at the request of the family.

Apr 18, 2017

Stuart P. Parsons, a resident of Nazareth, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg in Bethlehem after a long illness. He was 58. Born in Apple Valley, CA, he is survived by his parents, Ladd and Mary Ann (Knott) Parsons of Warminster, his sisters Dana Reed (the late Robert) of New...

Apr 17, 2017

Donna (Hesser) DelVecchio finally found peace April 14, 2017 after a long and valiant fight with Sarcoma cancer. Initially diagnosed with cancer in August of 2014, doctors in January 2015 gave her only a few weeks to live. Her faith and desire to be with family and friends gave her the strength and will to live fully and to...

Apr 5, 2017

Meribeth Rampulla, a resident of Chalfont, passed away suddenly Monday April 3, 2017. She was 74

Meribeth is survived by the love of her life, and husband of almost 45 years, Garrett (Rusty) Rampulla; sons Seth and Micah and their wives Betsy and Joyanne; as well as her two brothers, Edward and Richard McNally. Born in Norristown,...

Apr 4, 2017

Elisabeth (Lisa) Martin died Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Pine Run Health Center in Doylestown, PA after a long illness.

She leaves behind a loving family and many friends she made around the country while pursuing her passion for horses. Lisa grew up in Chalfont, PA and attended Saint Jude Elementary School and Archbishop Wood High School....