OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Morrisville, PA, Bucks County & Surrounding Areas
Robert E. Mcguigan Jr.
Feb 17, 2016
Robert E. "McGoo" McGuigan, Jr., age 79, of Levittown, PA, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his home. Born in Morrisville, PA, Robert moved to Levittown in 1971. Prior to his retirement in 1982, he was employed as a supervisor with Robertson Tile Company of Morrisville for 30 years. He then worked as a supervisor at American Standard for...
Ruthann F. Diretto (farina)
Feb 15, 2016
Ruthann F. Diretto, age 53, of Yardley, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 15, with her husband Marc and her children Marc, Liz and Christina by her side. Born in Trenton, NJ, and raised in Ewing, Ruthann lived in Texas for 6 years before moving to Yardley in 1996.Ruthann started her career at Ewing Bank,...
Thomas A. Farabaugh
Feb 14, 2016
Thomas A. Farabaugh, age 86, of Spring City, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 at the Southeastern Veteran Center, Spring City, PA. Born in Loretto, PA Mr. Farabaugh lived in Morrisville, PA from 1953 until 2000. He then moved to Alburtis, PA and Liverpool, PA before moving to Spring City in 2013. Prior to his retirement, he...
Marie T. Esslinger (burke)
Feb 7, 2016
Marie T. "Aunt Sissy" Esslinger, age 89, of Morrisville, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Aria Torresdale Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she had lilved in Warminster, PA before moving to Morrisville 30 years ago.Prior to her retirement, she was employed in retail sales with Hallmark, Clover, Butch's Auction, and J.C. Penney. She was...
Charles Lester Bigley
Feb 6, 2016
February 8, 2016 Obituary of Charles Lester BigleyCharles Lester Bigley, age 65, of Yardley, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at Statesman Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Levittown, PA. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, he graduated from North Hunterdon High School and Marietta College, OH, where he played football. He taught math and physics and coached football at...
Bette A. Hankel (stimpson)
Feb 3, 2016
Bette AA. Hankel, age 92, of Morrisville, PA, passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2016 at Attleboro Nursing Home, Langhorne, PA.. Bette was born in Blair NE.Prior to her retirement, she was employed with the NJ State Department of Labor as a data entry clerk for 10 years. Daughter of the late Arthur and Ella (Berry) Stimpson, and wife of...
Mary Jo Norum (barnstead)
Feb 3, 2016
Mary Jo Norum, age 73, of Newtown, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. Born in Champaign, IL, she lived in northern New Jersey before moving to Newtown 27 years ago.Jo was an outstanding cook and an avid reader but her true passion was in the care and advocacy of children. She was both a wonderful mother and...
Ludwig Emil Schmelzer
Jan 31, 2016
Ludwig Emil Schmelzer, age 85 of Morrisville, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home, Warrington, PA. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Mr. Schmelzer had lived in Morrisville since 1941.Ludwig graduated from Morrisville High School, where he was voted "Boy of the Year". He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict....
Robert Thomas Schuler
Jan 29, 2016
Robert Thomas Schuler, age 86, of Langhorne, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2016 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Schuler has lived in Lower Bucks County for the past 60 years. Prior to his retirement, Robert was employed as a baker with the Bond Baking Company for over 35 years. He was...
Carol A. Ceo (horbert)
Jan 26, 2016
Carol A. Ceo, age 76, of Hockessin, DE, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2016 at Heartland Hospice in Wilmington, DE. Born in Bronx, NY, she lived on Long Island for many years, before retiring to the Outer Banks in North Carolina for 16 years before moving to Hockessin 3 years ago.Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Ceo worked as a...

Donald E. Grogan
Jan 24, 2016
Donald E. Grogan, age 78, of Yardley, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chicago, IL, Don lived in Bluffton, IN before moving to Yardley 44 years ago.Don was the loving husband of 55 years to Genevieve (Leibach) Grogan. He was a loving father to six children, Gregory...
Dr. Peter Gray
Jan 21, 2016
Dr. H. Peter Gray, age 91 of Belle Mead, NJ, passed away peacefully at Arden Courts, Yardley, PA on January 21, 2016. He was born in Cheltenham, England on July 4, 1924, the son of the late Frederick James Gray and Annie (Burch) Gray. He was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School, served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force...
Dianne A. Davis (widmann)
Jan 21, 2016
Dianne A. Davis, age 71, of Levittown, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 at her home. Born in Yardley she was a lifelong area resident.Among her interests were playing bingo and going to the casinos.Daughter of the late Anthony and Lillian (Miller) Widmann, wife of the late Bernard Joseph Davis, sister of the late Toni Garlitzs, and...
Gale Bonno (cohen)
Jan 21, 2016
Gale Bonno, age 60, of Trevose, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, Gale lived in Trevose for the past 5 years, and was a 29 year resident of Bucks County. Mrs. Bonno was employed as a purchasing agent with the Department of the Navy. Her passion was rescuing animals. She loved...
Frances Kuhn (licarti)
Jan 19, 2016
Frances Kuhn, 87, of Morrisville, PA died at 10:58 AM, Tuesday, January 19, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born September 12, 1928 in Trenton, New Jersey. Frances enjoyed crocheting blankets for special people close to her.She is pre-deceased by her parents, all of her sisters, her son Ralph Kuhn, Jr. and her lifelong best friend Mary...
L. Irwin
Jan 18, 2016
Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Burial Service Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family.
Juanita Gaynor Zadora
Jan 13, 2016
Juanita "Sue" Zadora, maiden name Gaynor, passed away peacefully at her home in Clermont, FL on January 13th, 2016. She was 87. She is preceded in death by her husband John Claude Zadora and survived by her son Claude Richard Zadora of Annapolis, MD. Sue was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 21st, 1928 to Helen and Richard Gaynor. She...
William Terry Baldwin
Jan 6, 2016
William "Terry" Baldwin, age 71 of Morrisville, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 6, 2015 at his home. Born in Trenton, NJ, Terry was a lifelong Morrisville resident.Mr. Baldwin was a graduate of Morrisville High School, where he was the starting quarterback on the football team. Prior to his retirement, Terry was an electrician with I.B.E.W. # 269, Trenton...
James William Lord Sr.
Dec 31, 2015
James William Lord, Sr., age 81, of Robbinsville, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at his home. Born in Fallsington, PA, James lived in Trenton before moving to Robbinsville 57 years ago.Prior to his retirement, Mr. Lord was employed as an auto mechanic with Hudler Ford, McCafferty Ford, and Haldeman Ford for over 60 years. He was...
Julia T. Foust
Dec 29, 2015
Arrangements under the direction of J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, Morrisville, PA.Julia T. Foust of Morrisville, PA passed away on December 29, 2015 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 42.Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Julie was raised in Lower Makefield and graduated from Pennsbury High School. She went on to study nursing at Bucks County Community College. As a...