Obituaries

Joseph O'Brien passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at St. Mary Medical Center. He was 89. He joins the love of his life, Lorraine (Grotz) O'Brien, whom he married on Valentine's Day, 1953. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Richard and Catherine May Roper O'Brien, he has been a Bristol Township resident for the past 70 years....

Steven Iwanyshyn passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 74 years of age.  He was Ukrainian, born in Landshut, Germany on June 26, 1946.  Steven was a very proud veteran of the U.S. Army, retired from a career as a vending route man and was a Bensalem resident.

Steven was a devoted husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather,...

Karen Franzson A Life Well Lived For Her God and Savior

Karen Franzson was promoted to Glory on December 2, 2022. Karen is survived by her Sister Claudine Franzson Taylor. Karen was Claudine's precious Sister and best Friend throughout all their lives. Life on this earth will forever be empty without Karen. Being with Karen, for Claudine, was being...

Marvin James Bixler, Jr "Jay", passed away suddenly on Thursday August 5, 2021 at the age of 68.

Born in Pottsville, Pa, son of the late Shirley and Marvin Bixler, Sr., Jay was a lifelong resident of Bristol, Pa. Jay was a proud U.S. Marine Veteran, serving in Vietnam and received the National Defense Service Medal and...

Linda C. McCafferty passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, with her loving family by her side. She was 72. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Walter and Mae Gruszka, she was raised in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, and was a Croydon resident for 45 years until recently moving...

Joyce Pray Holden passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. She was born in Croydon Manor, raised in Bristol, later moving to Levittown where she raised her children and after 40 years she moved and retired in Bristol in the home in which she was raised. Joyce was the daughter of...

Maria P. Gregory passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Jefferson Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. She was 58. Born in Puerto Rico, she was a Bristol resident most of her life. Maria was a great cook, loved her animals and crime shows and was a real people person, who loved taking care of others, but most especially enjoyed spending...

Linda Ann Marshall Sheetz passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her home. She was 67. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Frederick J. and Genevieve Mitchell, she has been a Bristol area resident most of her life. Linda was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Class of 1972. She enjoyed gardening, antique collecting and...

Josephine M. Siesser passed away on December 5, 2020 at Juniper Village at Bensalem. She was 89 years old. Born in the Tacony section of Philadelphia to the late Vincenzo and Felicetta Potalivo, she was a longtime resident of Levittown before moving to Juniper Village.

Wife of the late Edward J. Siesser, mother of the late Stephen...

Diane L. Gormley passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Chandler Hall Hospice surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.  She was 65.  Born in Bristol Township, daughter of the late James P. and Claire Reilly Dunn, she was raised in Levittown and has been a Bristol Borough resident for the past 37 years. ...

Robbye R. Voorhees passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at her home. She was 83. Born in Mount Union, Pa., daughter of the late Warren and Helen Henry, she was longtime Levittown resident.

Loving wife of the late John C. "Jack" Voorhees, Jr., she is survived by her children, Roxane McHugh (David), John Voorhees, III (Bonnie)...

Christine Margaret Toombs, 91, gloriously entered through the gates of heaven on May 17, 2021. She resided at Grundy Gardens in Bucks County, PA for the last 16 years.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Mark Roman Catholic Church,1025 Radcliffe Street, Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania 19007 on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Viewing at 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM...

Jeremy Robert Johnson was called to Heaven suddenly on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was 27 years young. Born in Philadelphia, he was a Bensalem resident most of his life. Jeremy was a graduate of Lakeside High School and was employed in security at the Oasis Club, where he made many friends. He lived a lot...

Irene J. Esposito passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 88. Born in Bristol Borough, daughter of the late Walter and Sally Markel, she was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. Mrs. Esposito retired after many years working at the Rohm & Haas Credit Union. She was an avid golfer....

On Sunday, December 13, 2020, a bright light in Bristol Borough was dimmed when Virginia [Cocci] DiMaggio, loving wife of the late, Rosario “Russell” John DiMaggio and the devoted mother of two daughters, Virginia Joy DiMaggio, and Linda Joy Kuzma [Edward], passed away at the age of 96.

Virginia was born on September 14, 1924 to Pierino...

Carolyn Mae Onimus passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at her home. She was 77. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Claudius Charles and Wilhelmina Davenport, she resided most of her life in the Tacony section of Philadelphia and has been a Croydon resident since 1995.  Mrs. Onimus was employed as a Ophthalmic Technician for various doctors...

Robert Thomas Guenther III, 60, of Croydon, PA passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020, peacefully in his home. He spent the majority of his life living in Edgewater Park, NJ and was a lifelong cook at the Masonic Home in Burlington, NJ for 44 years.

Born June 11, 1959 in Riverside, NJ, Bob was the son...

Nancy Hartman passed away on January 28th at St Mary's Hospital in Langhorne PA after a valiant battle with COPD. She was born to Edna and Frank Rester on Sept. 27th, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married her late husband Thomas Hartman on December 02, 1972. She raised her family in Bristol, Pennsylvania. After Thomas’ passing she spent many...

Rita H. Strobele passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at her home. She was 90. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Daniel and Louella Chamberlain Dugan, she was a lifelong Bristol resident. She was a self-employed hairdresser and later worked as a clothing inspector for Jones New York. Mrs. Strobele loved spending time with her family especially...

Rosemary Coughlin passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Jefferson-Torresdale. She was 59. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Henry and Rose (nee Volpe) McManus, she was raised in West Bristol and has been a Bristol Borough resident for the past 32 years. Rosemary was a graduate of Delhaas High School and was employed as a Day...