OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Morrisville, PA, Bucks County & Surrounding Areas

D. Steven Phillips
May 10, 2013
D. Steven Philips, age 61, of Florida, passed away on May 10, 2013 in Florida. Steven was a graduate of Morrisville High School in 1971. He started his apprenticeship as a golf professional at Hopewell Valley Golf Club under John Belluardo, which he completed in 1975. His first professional employment was Stoney Brook Golf Club in Hopewell, NJ. He moved...

William A. Pogany
May 8, 2013
William A. Pogany, age 89, of Morrisville, PA, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, PA. Born in River Rouge, MI, he was a lifelong Morrisville resident.Prior to his retirement in 1988, he was employed as a structural engineer with Amtrak for many years. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church in...

Camille Patterson (ditoro)
May 2, 2013
Camille Patterson, age 97, of Drexel Hill, PA, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. Born in Italy, she lived in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia before moving to Drexel Hill 15 years ago. Camille was a member of the Drexel Hill Senior Center, where she loved to participate in line dancing. She was a wonderful...

Reverend John Earl Naegele
May 2, 2013
The Reverend John Earl Naegele passed away peacefully on May 2, 2013 at the age of 88, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised in the Doylestown, PA area, the son of the late John Jacob and dora (Myer) Naegele. Rev. Naegele graduated from Temple University and Colgate Divinity School, Rochester, NY. After he was ordained as...

William S. Resch
May 1, 2013
May 3, 2013 Obituary of William Seaman ReschWilliam S. Resch, 96, formerly of Morrisville, PA, died Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Clare Bridge, Dublin, PA.He was the husband of the late Mildred (Rich) Resch and the brother of the late Lyle Resch. After 48 years of employment, he retired from the Roller Bearing Company of America. He was active in...

Amelia D. Toth (henger)
May 1, 2013
Amelia D. Toth, age 83, of Morrisville, Pa, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Chandler Hall Hospice Services on Buck Rd. and Barclay St. in Newtown, Pa. Born in Trenton, NJ, Amelia was a lifelong resident of the area.Amelia started her working career as a dental hygienist. After her years working as a waitress at Trionfetti's, she worked...

Betty Lee Abrams (lee)
Apr 30, 2013
Betty Lee Abrams, age 81, of Lambertville, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, April 30 2013 at Sunrise Assisted Living, Yardley, PA. Born in Sayre, PA, Betty was raised in Trenton, NJ, and lived in Yardley, New Hope for 15 years, and finally Lambertville, NJ for 22 years.Mrs. Abrams was employed as a bookkeeper, working with her husband, Stanley at Abrams,...
Mossie Lee Deel (bartley)
Apr 26, 2013
Mossie Lee (Bartley) Deel, age 76, of Fairless Hills, PA., formerly of Morrisville, PA, died peacefully on April 26, 2013. Mossie was born in Elkhorn, KY. She was married to Gilbert Deel for 60 years. She had worked many years as a restaurant manager. She was the daughter of the late Orville and Gracie (Mullins) Bartley.Services will be held privately...
John R. Hovanec
Apr 17, 2013
John R. Hovanec, age 82, of Morrisville, PA, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Swoyerville, PA, John lived in Kingston, PA and Trenton, NJ before moving to Morrisville in 1966.Mr. Hovanec began his working career as a bricklayer in the construction industry. He worked for Prior Typewriter Company, of...

Elizabeth Trageser
Apr 10, 2013
Elizabeth Trageser, age 51, of Morrisville, PA, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 peacefully at her home in Morrisville, Born in New York, she lived in Montclair,and Yardley before moving to Morrisville 12 years ago. Elizabeth had been employed with Horizon Blue Cross in New Jersey as Senior Managed Care Coordinator.Friends and loved ones are invited to attend her memorial service...

Robert G. Krier
Apr 9, 2013
Robert G. Krier, age 60, of Tullytown, PA, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Jersey Shore Hospital in Neptune, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was a lifelong Morrisville resident. Mr. Krier was self-employed as a caterer. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Morrisville. Robert loved cruising his boat at The Penn Warner Club as well...

Shirley J. Robinson (bacon)
Mar 23, 2013
Shirley Jo Robinson, 80, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, was released from her pain on Saturday, March 23, 2013, after a long illness.The only child of Charles Wesley Bacon and Florence (Wing) Bacon, of Augusta, Kansas, Shirley married her high school sweetheart, Stanley Arthur Robinson, at the age of 19, and they had three children. They divorced after their children were grown,...
Peter J. Kerner Iii
Mar 17, 2013
Peter J. Kerner, III, age 62, of Morrisville, PA, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at his home. Born in Philadelphia, he was a lifelong Morrisville resident.Mr. Kerner had worked as a steelworker for U.S. Steel (USX) for 32 years. He was a member of the Fairless Hills Elks Lodge # 2023. Peter was an avid hunter who loved fishing and...

John Leo Callahan
Mar 14, 2013
John Leo Callahan, age 54, of Morrisville, PA died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, with his family by his side. Born in Syracuse, NY, John lived in Chesapeake, VA and Yardley before moving to Morrisville 21 years ago.John was a self-employed handyman, owning his own home improvement company. He also enjoyed working as...

Steven P. Carroll
Mar 14, 2013
Steven P. "Herman" Carroll, age 57, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Mr. Carroll lived in Morrisville for the past 53 years.Employed as a landscaper, Mr. Carroll was also a member of the Carpenter's Union. He was extremely neighborly and enjoyed helping out in the...

Morrisville, P. Furente
Mar 14, 2013
MORRISVILLE, Pa. - Raymond P. Furente, age 87, died after a long illness on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in Langhorne, Pa., surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of Morrisville for more than 65 years. He was a longtime railroad employee, working as a welder...
Sumner Dr. R. Ziegra Sr.
Mar 12, 2013
Sumner R. Ziegra, M.D., age 90, of 22 Beidler Dr. Washington Crossing, PA died suddenly at home on March 12, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Marie Rolleri Ziegra, a daughter, Cynthia Jane Ziegra, VMD, PhD, of Ringoes, NJ, 4 sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, and several nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews. He was predeceased by a son Sumner...
Patricia C. Walbridge (cunningham)
Feb 25, 2013
Patricia Cunningham Walbridge, age 77 of Royersford, PA and Long Neck DE, wife of the late Rev. Alan D. Walbridge, Sr., formerly of Fallsington, PA, passed away on February 25, 2013 at Doylestown Hospital. She was born in Lancaster, PA in 1935 of the late Paul and Katherine Ernst Cunningham.Patricia graduated from the Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing and served...
Elizabeth Pelehaty (barkasy)
Feb 23, 2013
Elizabeth Pelehaty 92, of Hamilton, NJ died, Saturday Feb. 23, 2013 in Hamilton Continuing Care, Hamilton NJ.Born in Yardley, Pa Mrs. Pelehaty was a long time resident of Morrisville, and resided in Ocala, FL for 4 years before moving to Hamilton.She was formerly employed as a seamstress for the H.G. Lee Company in Trenton and for several years was an...
Thomas Olson
Feb 19, 2013
Thomas H. Olson passed away on Tuesday, February 19. He was the husband of Florence Olson, who predeceased him in 2012, and the loving father of Linda Olson (son-in-law Eugene Redko) of Yardley, PA and Richard Olson (daughter-in-law Rebecca) of Cedar Park, TX. Thomas and Florence had been married for 71 years. Thomas graduated from Frankford High School in Philadelphia...