Obituaries

Marguerite L. Martin passed away on January 28, 2022 at Evergreen Hospice. She was 95. Born on March 1, 1926 in Sunflower, Mississippi, daughter of the late Earl and Cordia Delia Davis.

Marguerite had been a resident of Woodinville, WA since 1984 and previously resided in Croydon, PA for 25 years.

Marguerite was an electronic...

Helen Conti passed away peacefully on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Attleboro Nursing in Langhorne. Born and raised in Bristol, PA she was a graduate from Bristol Junior-Senior High School and a lifelong member of Saint Ann Parish. Helen was proud of her hometown and her Italian heritage. She retired from Computer Sciences in Horsham where she worked as...

Charles Grote, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Jefferson Bucks Hospital. He was 85. Born in Newark, NJ., son of the late Charles and Katherine Grote, he was a Levittown resident for over 50 years. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Charles was a retired forklift operator at Johnson & Johnson, where...

Nicolas Santana passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Lower Bucks Hospital. He was 77. Born in Puerto Rico, he has been a Bristol Borough resident for over 50 years. Mr. Santana was always there to lend a helping hand and enjoyed spending time with his family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is survived by...

Fred M. Pileggi (1/24/1938-2/25/2020) of Croydon, Pa passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

Fred was the son of Bruno W. Pileggi and Rose (Lontieri) Pileggi. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years Rita I. Placchetti Pileggi. He is survived by his son and daughter- in- law, William M. and Sharon Pileggi of Morrisville, Pa....

Carol Marie Kelly Wallick was born December 24, 1940, and was 1 of 9 children born to Catherine Costigan and John Joseph Kelly. Her father passed in August 1947 when Carol was 6 years old. His absence initiated a period of struggle and poverty that helped shape her into a tenacious yet spiritual person.

Carol married Eugene...

Margaret C. Castor passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne.  She was 94.  Born in Bristol Borough she was a lifelong resident.  Mrs. Castor was a member of St. Ann Church, Bristol, the Red Hat Society, Bristol Senior Citizens and the Bristol Moose Lodge.

Wife of the late Joseph Castor, she...

Elizabeth “Lizanne” Bomentre passed away on Saturday January 29, 2022, at her home. She was 65. She was a life-long resident of Bristol and a retired Radiologic Technologist who more recently worked as a private caregiver. She had a strong work ethic and was well respected everywhere she was employed. Much of her time later in life was spent...

Patrice M. Gallagher Torres passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was 67. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Joseph and F. Patrice Gallagher, she was raised in Bristol Borough and has been a Fairless Hills resident for the past 46 years. Patrice was a graduate of Bristol High School, Class of...

Sara H. Blair passed away peacefully on Friday, November 4, 2022. She was 86. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late James and Anna McHugh Hoffman, she has been a Levittown resident for the past 64 years. Sara graduated from St. Mark Elementary School and Bristol High School.

Wife of the late James R. Blair, Jr., she...

John Thomas Colligon, Sr. passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home, with his loving family and his dog, Bella. He was 76. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Anthony and Rose Colligon, he has been a Bristol Borough resident for over 40 years. John worked at U.S. Steel Fairless Works for 34 years as a...

Steven Wade "Big Steve" passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 15, 2021. He was 61. Born in Bristol, he was raised in Edgely and was a Bristol Borough resident for the past 33 years. Steve was a graduate of Bishop Egan High School, Class of 1977 and was a dedicated and...

Andrew T. Hardy, Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Bristol Borough, Pa, on Monday morning, July 10, 2023.  He was 62 years old.

Born on October 18, 1960, Andrew was the son of the late William R. and Elizabeth N. Hardy (nee Brown).  He graduated from Bristol High School, Class of 1978, and attended nursing...

Ralph Joseph Papandrea, Jr. passed away on Thursday, August 26,2021 at Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Langhorne, PA. He was 65. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he has been a Levittown resident for the past 39 years. Ralph was employed as a steamfitter for Local 420 for many years. He enjoyed fishing, classic rock music, the beach and was an avid Eagles...

Catherine McCarry passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Silver Lake Center. She was 78. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Gerald and Arabelle (nee Barrett) McCarry, she was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. Catherine graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and prior to her retirement worked for many years at Cigna Insurance. She enjoyed traveling and...

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, Sheree A. Napoli, 61, of Bristol, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends. Sheree was the loving daughter of Ruth Ellen Mendick and the late James Leonard Mendick. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Michael Napoli. Sheree is...

Kathryn Timko peacefully passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 surrounded by love. She was 65 years young.  Born in Bristol, Pa., daughter of the late John and Lydia Reckus, she was a lifelong Levittown resident.  Kathryn enjoyed cooking, entertaining and traveling to New England, but most especially enjoyed time spent with her family.

She is survived...

Catherine D. Messinger passed away on Sunday, April 11,2021 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 65. Born in Los Angeles, daughter of the late George and Coral Angebranndt, she has been a Levittown resident most of her life. Catherine was very proud that she put herself through school while raising her children and became a...

Joan G. Ritter passed away suddenly at the age of 87 on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Lower Bucks Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Bristol, PA and the daughter of the late Louis and Mildred Nelson Girard. Joan was a graduate of St. Mark’s School and Nazareth Academy. After high school, Joan was employed as a secretary...

Theresa Morganti passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on October 20, 2022 at the age of 95. Beloved wife of the late Carmen, devoted mother of Carolyn Martin (Francis), Suzanne Monte (preceded in death by Paul), and Patricia Kraeuter (Mark), loving grandmother of Paul Jr., Carla, Tara, Zachary, and Leah, also survived by her great grandchildren...