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Arthur R. Hanrahan
Nov 7, 2022
Arthur R. Hanrahan age 92 of Wilmington DE passed away on Monday, November 7th 2022 at Wilmington Hospital. He was born on September 19th 1930 in Malverne Long Island NY to the late Aloysius and Isabelle Hanrahan. Art's wife Joan recently passed away on April 10th 2022.
Art is survived by a daughter, Betty Mulholland (Matt), a...
Linda T. Heuser
Nov 3, 2022
Linda T. (Terry) Heuser passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at her home in Normandy Farm Estates in Blue Bell, PA. She was 82. Born in Easton, PA on August 4, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Catherine (Serfas) Terry.
She attended Gettysburg College where she met the love of...
Drew Wood Hood
Nov 1, 2022
Drew Wood Hood passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Jefferson- Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia. He was born in Norristown on September 10, 1960 to the late Charles K. and Elizabeth Jane (nee Wood) Hood. Drew was a golf professional for 14 years at General Washington Golf Club and stayed on when it became The Club at Shannondell....
Donald Ray Hamerla
Oct 30, 2022
Donald Ray Hamerla passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 at the Heartland Rehabilitation Center and Nursing Home in Royersford, PA. He was 91.
Mr Hamerla was a 66 year resident of King of Prussia, PA. He graduated high school in 1949 from Wausau HS, and earned his bachelor degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University...
Sharon Herrmann Urell
Oct 28, 2022
Longtime Newark, Delaware resident Sharon Herrmann Urell died peacefully at Christiana Hospital Oct. 28. The native of Stamford, Conn. was 81.
Born Sept. 18, 1941 to Margaret and William F. Herrmann Jr., she was the second oldest of their seven children. She attended Stamford schools and was a 1959 graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford. She...
Edith M. Barbone
Oct 26, 2022
Edith M. Barbone passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Brightview Senior Living in E. Norriton, PA. She was 94. Ms. Barbone was a former resident of Bridgeport, PA. She had worked as office administrator / cashier for the former A & P Supermarket in King of Prussia for over 35 years. She was a member of...
Peter G. Crescitelli
Oct 24, 2022
Peter G. Crescitelli age 86 of Eagleville passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2022 at home with his family by his side. He was born August 10, 1936 in Philadelphia to the late Michael and Teresa Crescitelli. Also preceded in death by 3 sisters, Anne McCabe, Phyllis DeMattei and Lucille VanCamp.
Peter is survived by his...
Robert C. D'Ginto
Oct 23, 2022
Robert C. D'Ginto passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home in King of Prussia, PA. He was 81. Mr. D'Ginto was a US Airforce veteran. He was self-employed in construction. Robert was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Bridgeport, PA. He enjoyed playing squash and loved anything outdoors, especially gardening, flowers, and his outside...
Dorothy B. Deemer
Oct 23, 2022
Dorothy B. (Beidler) Deemer passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at the Wayne Center. She was 87. Dottie was a resident of King of Prussia, PA. Born in Norristown, PA on October 3, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Clara (Williams) Beidler; and the wife of the late William R. Deemer. Surviving is...
Marcella Baumann
Oct 21, 2022
Marcella Baumann died peacefully on Friday, October 21, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years young. Marcella was a loving wife, sister, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William Baumann; her brother, Frank Lombardi; and sister, Helen Morris. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Gail Nelson and son-in-law, Stephen...
Anthony Salvatore Catagnus
Oct 20, 2022
Anthony Salvatore Catagnus, Sr. of Worcester, Pennsylvania, passed away at the age of 63, peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday, October 20th, 2022 at 7:41 pm. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on December 17th, 1958, to the late Frederick Catagnus and Phyllis Vuotto.
Anthony is survived by his wife, Donna M. (nee Groves); 3...
Henry John Wajda, Sr.
Oct 19, 2022
Henry John Wajda, Sr., of Bensalem, PA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 19th, 2022, at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital. He was 90 years old. Henry was born and raised in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia on February 16, 1932, the youngest of two sons of the late Rozalia (Wnek) and Antoni Wajda. He was a longtime Bensalem resident,...
Joseph 'Jay" Robert Tittermary
Oct 19, 2022
Joseph R. (Jay) Tittermary, 80, of Philadelphia, PA passed away suddenly on Tuesday,
October 18th, 2022. Jay was born in Darby, PA on April 29, 1942, a son of the late Marie (Erkert) and
Earl Tittermary. He was the brother of the late Dennis.
Jay was a longtime member of St. Leo the...
Diane P. Varady
Oct 19, 2022
Diane P. (Ritrovato) Varady died peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at her home. She was a resident of Bridgeport for over 68 years and graduated from Upper Merion High School, Class of 1971. Diane was a member of the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Bridgeport. She worked for Transamerica for 35 years before retiring in...
James Powers Wilkinson
Oct 19, 2022
James Powers Wilkinson passed away quietly on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, surrounded by family at his home after battling illness for 3 years. He was 71. Mr. Wilkinson was a resident of King of Prussia, PA. He served in the US Navy from June 1970 to May 1974, during which time his ship was off the coast of Vietnam....
Lyla G. Miller
Oct 19, 2022
Lyla G Miller, 102, of Jenkintown, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Rydal Park, Abington. Lyla was born in El Salvador in Central America, on September 29, 1920, a daughter of the late Felicita Gutierrez and Salvador Brizuela. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert D Miller Sr. and mother of the late...
Mary Jane Bates
Oct 18, 2022
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Mary Jane (nee Livezey) on October 18, 2022, of the Philadelphia Protestant Home, formerly of Lamott, PA. Preceded in death by her husband, L. Joseph Bates, Sr. She was the loving mother of Mitzie (the late Bill), Joe (Colleen), Jane (Skip), Betsy (Ray), Michael (Mac), Mark (Lynanne) and the late Nancy (David). She is also survived...
Rita Marie Hamerla
Oct 13, 2022
Rita Marie (Eickholtz) Hamerla passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at ProMedica Skilled Nursing in King of Prussia, PA. She was 93. Mrs. Hamerla was a resident of King of Prussia. She earned a Bachelor Degree in Home Economics from Purdue University in 1952. Rita was a member of the International 4H Youth Exchange Program in Austria...
James "Jimmy" William Dankanich
Oct 12, 2022
James “Jimmy” William Dankanich, 69, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022.
Jimmy was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 7, 1953, a son of the late Anna (Dankanich) and Andrew Mityka.
He worked as a Mechanic for many years. Jimmy had a love for cars, music, and sports, especially the...
Ronald W. Novalski, Sr.
Oct 9, 2022
Ronald W. Novalski, Sr., 84, of Bensalem, PA, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2022. Born in Hazelton, PA on May 9, 1938; son of the late Walter and Anna (née Maxwell); beloved husband of Anita (née Strauss); loving father of Kevin (Bernadette) and Ronald, Jr. (Angela); dear brother of late Patricia and Philip, beloved grandfather...
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