Obituaries

Feb 15, 2023

Arthur A. Cammarota passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. He was 97. Born in Salerno, Italy, he was a Bristol Borough resident for many years. Arthur was a decorated U.S. Army Veteran joining the Army in 1942 at age 17. Basic training brought young Arthur to Paris, Texas and...

Feb 10, 2023

Edward James Evans, Jr. passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023 at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was 70. Born in Easton, Pa., he has been a Morrisville resident most of his life.  Edward was a graduate of Morrisville High School, where he was a proud Morrisville Bulldog.  He was employed as a shipping and...

Feb 8, 2023

Diane Kelly passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Doylestown Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was 60. Born and raised in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Earl, Sr. and Carol (nee Hutcheson) Grow, she has been a Churchville resident for the past 26 years.

“The most truly...

Feb 3, 2023

Catherine "Rena" Simonson passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Silver Lake Nursing Home. She was 96. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Cammarota, she resided in South Philadelphia for most of her life. Catherine was an accomplished seamstress and also worked as a check-in clerk at Philadelphia Airport. She loved animals and visiting...

Feb 2, 2023

Paul J. Marchese, Sr., resident of Fairless Hills passed away February 2, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 16, 1943 and graduated from Bishop Egan 1961. Paul enjoyed photography and playing the accordion and keyboard. He was the owner of J.P. Marchese Company in Bristol Borough where he resided for 75 years. He had...

Feb 2, 2023

Barbara A. Kropa passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Holy Redeemer Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.  She was 80. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Russell and Theresa (nee Schwenk) Buntz, she has been a Langhorne resident for the past 50 years.  She along with her late husband, Edward, were the owners of Northern Fire...

Jan 29, 2023

Edward J. Nidweski passed away on January 29, 2023. He was 75. Born June 15, 1947, son of the late Edward and Helen Nidweski, he was a Bensalem resident most of his life. Mr. Nidweski was a graduate of Bensalem High School, Class of 1965, and Trenton State College, Class of 1974. He was a United States Air Force...

Jan 28, 2023

Michael A. Valerio passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 28, 2023.  He was 59.  Born in Bristol, son of the late Michael and Charlotte (nee Wruble) Valerio, he was a lifelong Bristol resident and attended Delhaas High School.   Michael was employed as a chemical handler at Coyne Chemical in Croydon for 20 years.  He enjoyed playing video games and...

Mar 21, 2022

Pennsylvania State Trooper Martin Francis Mack III passed away tragically, in the line of duty, on Monday morning, March 21, 2022. He was 33. Marty leaves behind his loving wife, Stephanie (nee Spencer) Mack, and his cherished daughters, Olivia Reese "Livvie" and Rowan Jane. He was the devoted son of Martin and Florence (nee McGuigan) Mack, Jr., and brother...

Aug 4, 2021

Kathleen Ann "Katie" Seifert passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at her home in Bensalem. She was 32. Katie graduated from Neshaminy High School, Class of 2007 and earned her BSN from Holy Family University in 2011. She was employed as a Clinical Research Associate at Parexel. Katie enjoyed her work there and was very dedicated. She...

Jean K. Lowden, 96 of Bristol Township, Pa passed away from a short illness on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Kennard. Jean was a graduate of Collingdale High School. She started working at the age of 14 to help her parents during the Great Depression. She had a deep work...

Bill Stricker passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2020, at home with his loving family by his side.  He was 75.  Born in Mt. Holly, NJ, son of the late William and Mildred (Allen) Stricker, he was a lifelong resident of Columbus, NJ.  Bill was a police officer for Mansfield Township, retiring after 27 years of service.  He...

John J. O'Connor "Jack", 86, of Croydon, PA, beloved brother of Andrea Bodmer (Chuck) and Helene O'Connor, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. He was born in Philadelphia to the late Anna Kelly and John O'Connor. Also predeceased by siblings John, Kathleen Coughlin, and Alice Sherick.

Three prized groups in his life were his family...

Judith Ann Bixler of Bristol Pa passed away on December 31, 2020 peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Syracuse, NY, daughter of the late Robert and Grace Lavan, Judy's younger years were spent in Pittston, Pa before moving to the North Park section of Levittown. She was a 1964 graduate of Pennsbury High School. She...

Margaret H. Davis passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, July 15, 2022. She was 77. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Louis Sr. and Mary Kolb, she was a resident of Levittown for many years. Peggy loved to cook, bake, and going to the casinos. She enjoyed playing cards and...

John G. Petrino passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. He was 39. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was a lifelong Edgely resident, moving to Florida a year ago. John attended St. Mark Elementary School and was a graduate of Harry S. Truman High School and received his BA in Criminal Justice from Temple University. He was currently...

Dolores Konowal passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022 at Crestview Center, Langhorne. She was 90. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late William and Anna Konowal, she was a Levittown resident for many years. Dolores enjoyed knitting, reading and music, especially Opera Music.

She is survived by 6 children, Frank Mela (Mary Ellen), Eileen Thompson (Dennis),...

Ross L. Losco, Sr. passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, July 6, 2023.  He was 80.  Born in Temple, Texas, son of the late Joseph and Rose DePinto, he was a Croydon resident for the past 68 years.  Ross was employed as an overhead crane operator at U.S. Steel, Fairless Works, retiring after...

Nanette M. DiLissio passed away on August 28, 2022 in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina after a brief illness. She was 66 years old.

Raised in Bristol Borough, she was a graduate of Bristol High School, class of 1974, and Temple University. She worked for several years as an elementary school teacher for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia before...

Floyd Harper, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 3, 2022. He was 37. Born in Mount Holly, NJ., he has been an area resident for many years. Floyd enjoyed riding his bike and loved being with his family.

He is survived by his mother, Irene Farr, 1 sister, Christan Harper, 1 brother, Matthew Harper and niece...