Obituaries

Deborah (Thomas) Brophy passed away on Saturday, December 12 in Bristol, PA at the age of 67, six months to the day of the passing of her daughter, Kimberly Rossi.

Born June 1953 in St Charles, Virginia, Debbie was raised in Willingboro, New Jersey and lived in Bristol Borough since the 1980s. She worked many jobs including...

Charles "Chuck" J. Vettori passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, June 9, 2022. He was 87. Born in Ehrenfeld, Pa., son of the late Enrico and Mary Vettori, he has been a Bristol Township resident for over 60 years. Chuck was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Reedman Auto World,...

William Anthony Carango, 93, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2020. Born in Bristol Borough on February 7, 1927, he was the last of eleven children born to the late Antonio and Maria Carango.

William served his country during WW2 in Italy and upon his return, met the love of his life Joan. In his early 20’s...

Hanh Thi Walker passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.  She was 73.  Born in Vietnam, she has been a Bristol resident for the past 48 years.  Mrs. Walker worked as an assembler at Zober Industries in Croydon and retired after 25 years of service.  She enjoyed being with her family and friends and especially...

John Walter Baradziej was born in West Hazleton on June 27, 1937. He passed away suddenly on Friday, February 18, 2022.

Better known as Jack to his family and friends, he attended West Hazleton High School, graduating in 1954. Jack spent 4 years in the United States Air Force before attending Penn State University from which he...

Joseph D. Gann passed away at his home on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Born in Bristol, he was a lifelong resident. Joseph was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Gann. He is survived by his children, James Jenner, Amanda Jenner, and Stephanie Jo Gann, and his grandchildren, Caleb Rodriguez, Lacey Flores, Gabriel Jenner, Philip Ceriani Jr, and Joseph Troxell.

George A. Voroscak passed away on June 6, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 89.  Born in Dickson City, Pa., son of the late George and Mary Migacz Voroscak, he has been a Bristol Borough resident for the past 66 years.  Mr. Voroscak served as an Army Medic during the Korean War, where he...

Corrine Sarf (née Saba) of Edgely, Pa, was called to Heaven on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Corrine’s entire life was focused on her family, friends, and church. Her happiest moments were experienced when her family surrounded the dining room table.

Corrine was part owner of Hel-Anna’s pizza for over thirty years. She...

Francis "Frank" Battershell passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his home. He was 68. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, son of the late Francis and Elizabeth (nee Tatray) Battershell, he was raised in Levittown, Pa, and was a resident of the Edgely section of Bristol Township for the past 47 years. Mr. Battershell was a U.S....

Margaret Ann Nuxoll passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at her daughter's home in Philadelphia.  She was 86.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Ball, she resided in Philadelphia for over 50 years.  Mrs. Nuxoll loved being a homemaker.

Wife of the late Frederick Nuxoll, she is survived by her children;...

James Flannery of Felton, DE, passed away on March 6, 2021. He was 76. Jim was retired as President of Generator and Starter Exchange. His hobbies included working on his G Scale Trains, traveling to Las Vegas and Reno and cooking. Jim enjoyed coaching girls' softball and the Phillies.

He was predeceased by his former wife, Kathleen...

James M. Lima passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023. He was 34. Born in Philadelphia, he was a Levittown resident for most of his life.  Jim was a graduate of Harry S. Truman High School, Class of 2006 and studied at Bucks County Community College.  He was employed in the Receiving Department at Boscov's Department Store.  Jim enjoyed...

William Fioravanti passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 78. Born in Bristol, son of the late Louis "Lucky" and Sarah Fioravanti, he was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. Bill was a Bristol High School graduate, Class of 1963 and served in the U.S. Army, First Calvary Division in...

Robert C. Goodwin passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. He was 64. Born in Camden, NJ, son of the late Charles and Margaret Goodwin, he has been a resident of Holland,. Pa for the past 25 years. Mr. Goodwin was employed in the Import/Export business. He was an avid golfer and loved all sports.

He is...

John J. DeLuca passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at his home. He was 64. Born in Bristol, son of the late Frank J. and Marion (nee Boyd) DeLuca, he was raised in West Bristol and has been a Fairless Hills resident for the past 25 years. John was a graduate of Delhaas High School. He enjoyed listening...

Russell Robert Lynn passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, after a lengthy illness.  He was 76.  Born in Trenton, NJ, he was a Morrisville resident for many years.  Mr. Lynn was employed as a Police Officer with Amtrak for 25 years and for 10 years was the youngest serving Chief of Police...

Maria Raccagno passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 70. Born and raised in Bristol, daughter of the late Gasper and Margaret Salerno, she has been a resident of the Edgely section of Bristol Township for the past 54 years. Maria worked at the family owned Bristol Diner...

Paul E. Slotilick passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 in his home following a long period of declining health. Born on November 17, 1942 in Philadelphia to the late Paul and Helen Schweibinz Slotilick. He grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Croydon, Pa, where he lived for over 44 years. Paul was a skilled craftsman and...

Louis M. Carosi passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Lower Bucks Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  He was 75.  Born in Bristol, son of the late Emidio and Catherine Carosi, he was a lifelong Bristol resident.  Mr. Carosi was a graduate of Bristol High School, Class of 1962 and served in the U.S. Army during the...

Elaine Ruth (nee Craven) Whitworth passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. She was 79. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Francis and Gertrude Hanson Craven, she was a resident of West Virginia for over 40 years.

She is survived by her husband, Richard P. Whitworth, Jr., 2 daughters, Heather Whitworth and Amy Aliff (Mark), 2...