Obituaries

Nov 19, 2020

Wilton R. Halstead, a resident of Chalfont, PA, passed away at his home Tuesday November 17, 2020.  It was his 78 th birthday.

Born in Abington, he was the son of the late Wilton D. and Bernadine Halstead.  Will  is survived by his beloved wife Marian S. Halstead, his loving children Wm. Christian Halstead and Jeanette Shade...

Nov 10, 2020

Roselma Roberts of St Petersburg, FL, formerly of Doylestown, PA, passed away on November 8, 2020 at Bon Secours Maria Manor, where she received loving care for 2 ½ years. She was 95.

Born in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of James and Roselma Chambers. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 51 years, John...

Nov 4, 2020

William J. Brookley of New Britain Township, PA died on November 3, 2020 at the age of 92.

Born October 8, 1928, Bill was the only child of William and Helen Brookley.  He attended Logan High School, Philadelphia and after he graduated, he got his first job at Bell Telephone which launched his sixty-year career in Telecommunications. ...

Oct 30, 2020

Evelyn (Brandy) Barr of Chalfont passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 28, 2020 at her residence in Chalfont after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 76. She was born on August 14, 1944 in Wichita Falls, TX and was the daughter of the late Henry Kovnesky and the late Collette Reynolds. She was the loving sister...

Oct 21, 2020

Lois S. Culp of Chalfont passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon, October 15, 2020, at her residence at New Seasons at New Britain assisted living. She was 92.

Dolly was the wife of the late Merlin W. Culp (deceased 2009) to whom she was married for 62 years. She was born August 22, 1928 in Lehighton, Carbon...

Oct 16, 2020

Joseph A. Gebhardt, Sr., of Chalfont and formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday October 15, 2020. He was 88.

Joe was the husband of the late Marie (Popeck) Gebhardt and is survived by his beloved children Joe Jr. (Carla) and Sharon Hertz (Jim); 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He adored his family who loved him in...

Oct 14, 2020

Sheila Anne  (Casey) Brooks passed away peacefully on the evening of October 12, 2020. Her husband of over 50 years, Donald J. Brooks, passed away 5 years ago. She is survived by daughter Lisa Magarity and son-in-law Kevin, son Donald J. Brooks, Jr. and daughter-in-law Caroline, and son Kevin M. Brooks and daughter-in-law Jen. Sheila is also survived by...

Oct 13, 2020

Dorothy Kapps-Slack (Dotty) passed away peacefully at her home in Souderton, Sunday, October 11, 2020 after a long, tenacious struggle with cancer.  Dotty was 68.   She was surrounded by her adoring husband Keith, her sons, her daughter and her large extended family.

Dotty was predeceased by her former husband, John P. Kapps, parents, Albert J. Becker, Sr.,...

Oct 12, 2020

Alice Troester (Graber), a resident of New Britain, PA, passed away peacefully in her home on October 9, 2020.  She was 81.

Alice was born in Riverside, NJ and graduated from Central Bucks West High School.  She is survived by her daughters, Wendy Canzanese and Jill Shrophshire.  She was predeceased by her husband Wayne and daughter, Cindy...

Sep 29, 2020

Antonio Ventresca of Chalfont PA passed away peacefully on September 28, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.

He was 79.  He was the son of the late Enelino and Anna Ventresca.  He was predeceased by his brother Americo(Eda).    He is survived by his sister Philomena Bevilacqua (Azelio) of Canada and many nieces, nephews, family and friends...

Sep 28, 2020

Mrs. Emily Ward Paynter, age 81, a resident of Lutheran Community of Telford and formerly of Chalfont, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2020.

She was the only child of Walker and Mildred Carpenter Ward of Flatwoods, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her devoted husband of almost...

Sep 28, 2020

Joyce Frazier of Furlong passed away peacefully at Chandler Hall Hospice Sunday September 27, 2020, with her husband and family by her side. She was 77.

Joyce was the loving wife of Donald E. Frazier with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred...

Sep 14, 2020

Eileen M. Frankenfield (89), of Warrington, formerly of Chalfont & Willow Grove, went home to our Lord on September 11, 2020.

She was the loving wife of Francis R. (Fritz) Frankenfield Sr. for 68 years. Born in Lambertville, NJ on July 31, 1931 to the late Paul J. & Alice C. Smith, she is survived by a...

Sep 3, 2020

Eleanor Anne O'Connor ("little Ellie") passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 1 , 2020 surrounded by her family.

Ellie is survived by her devoted husband, Francis, her six children, Mary Novick, Kathleen Meade, Margaret Every (Ronald), Patricia Feher (Philip), Nancy Walsh (Joseph) and John O'Connor (Theresa); 17 grandchildren, Brian (Allison), Lindsay (Michael), Christopher (Collyn), Scott, Shane, Chelsea...

Aug 28, 2020

Kathryn A. Wassmuth, a resident of Neshaminy Manor, left this world Wednesday August 26, 2020.  She was 98 years young.

Born in Souderton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Della (Kratz) Yerger.

She is survived by her beloved daughter Debra K. Carr (the late Thomas) and son Robert K. Wassmuth.  Also...

Aug 25, 2020

Carol Davis, a resident of East Rockhill Township, passed away peacefully at home on August 24, 2020 with her family by her side after a long brave fight with cancer. She was born on June 26, 1938. Carol was the daugher of the late John Setzer and the late Mable (Drake). Carol was the loving wife of David C...

Aug 24, 2020

On August 22, 2020, Margaret (Cruice) Nemec passed away peacefully after a brave battle with cancer.

Marge is survived by her husband of 49 years, David B. Nemec, her daughters Danielle Nemec Haupert(Dennis) and Michelle Nemec Detweiler(Anthony), grandsons Andrew, Zachary, Austin, and Micah, and her brother Francis X. Cruice(Patricia) of Venice, FL.  She also leaves behind numerous...

Aug 21, 2020

Anita Regina (Swiren) Higgins was a 5'2" quiet oak, gentle soul of a woman; she died 13 August 2020 at 7:07 a.m..  A heavy downpour blanketed the path as her earthly body was being removed; we're not sure if they were her tears, or ours.

She was joyfully born to Abraham (Jesse) and Laura Swiren on 5...

Aug 20, 2020

David A. Stalte of Chalfont, PA died on Monday afternoon, August 17, at Doylestown Hospital. David was lovingly cared for by his wife (Maureen), sister (Grace), and daughter (Susan). He was born in Philadelphia in 1957 and attended Yeadon Area High School. After high school, he attended an electronic technician school. He was easily able to fix everything. He...

Aug 14, 2020

Mary Ann Parsons, a resident of Ann's Choice in Warminster, passed away Friday August 14, 2020.  She was 86.

Born in Louisville, KY, she was the loving wife for 64 years of Ladd J. Parsons and beloved mother of Dana C. Reed (the late Robert), Ladd J. Parsons, Jr. (Judith), Edan L. Rhoades (Matthew).  Also survived by...