Obituaries

John J. Giordanelli, Jr.

John J. Giordanelli, Jr.

Sep 19, 2025

John J. Giordanelli, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 19, 2025 at his home. He was 70 years old. Born in Staten Island, New York, son of the late John J., Sr. and Frances (nee Shepard) Giordanelli, he resided in several cities along the East Coast before moving to Bristol Township 10 years ago....

Rosemary Besack

Rosemary Besack

Sep 18, 2025

Rosemary Besack, 82, of Bristol, PA passed away peacefully on September 18, 2025 at Jefferson Hospital in Langhorne, PA. Rose, as she was known by all, was born in Mahanoy City, PA in 1943 and later moved to Bristol, PA where she graduated from Bishop Egan HS. She met and married John A. Besack and they began their life and...

Roberto Rivera

Roberto Rivera

Sep 15, 2025

Roberto Rivera passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, September 15, 2025 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was 78 years old. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, son of the late Juan Rivera Natal and Ana Maria Morales Vera, he was a Bristol resident for the past 55 years. Mr. Rivera was a...

Patrick Joseph Wooley

Patrick Joseph Wooley

Sep 14, 2025

Patrick Joseph Wooley, beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, died peacefully on September 14, 2025, at Penn Hospital in hospice care, after bravely facing leukemia for 10 months. He was 68.

Pat was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, on May 3, 1957, to Mary Eckert Wooley and Joseph Wooley, Jr. He grew up in Levittown, PA, later resided in Elkhart, Indiana,...

Nadya Hill

Nadya Hill

Sep 12, 2025

Nadya Hill passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at Oxford Crossings, Langhorne. She was 89 years old. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Paul and Francis Reem, she was a Bristol Township resident for over 70 years. Mrs. Hill was employed at Lockheed Martin for many years.

She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Hill, Sr., her son,...

Kathryn Simpson-Sanchez

Kathryn Simpson-Sanchez

Sep 8, 2025

Kathryn "Cass" Simpson-Sanchez passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, September 8, 2025. She was 74 years old. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Willard and Lottie Simpson, she was a lifelong Bensalem resident. Cass was employed with Prudential Insurance Company for over 50 years. She was an expert cake-decorator and worked for many local bakeries. She also...

Victoria L. Simone

Victoria L. Simone

Sep 8, 2025

Victoria L. Simone passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, September 8, 2025 at her home. She was 65 years old. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Timothy L., Sr. and Doris (nee Crosby) Bersani, she was raised in Bristol and was a graduate of Bristol High School, Class of 1978. Victoria resided in Brigantine, New...

Frank C. Carey

Frank C. Carey

Sep 5, 2025

Frank C. Carey passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 5, 2025 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 81 years old. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Francis and Marie (nee DeCurnou) Carey, he was a Philadelphia resident for most of his life and has resided in Bristol Borough since 2008. Frank began...

David R. Albright, Sr.

David R. Albright, Sr.

Aug 30, 2025

David Albright passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 67 years old. Born in Bristol, son of the late Ned S. and Anna May (nee Carman) Albright, he was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. Dave was a graduate of Bristol High School, Class of 1975, and Pennco...

Edward F. Carson, Jr.

Edward F. Carson, Jr.

Aug 26, 2025

Edward F. Carson, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was 69 years old. Ed was born and raised in Philadelphia, just around the corner from his lifelong partner, Patricia. They fell in love at the young age of 15 years old....

Robert Michael Dyszel

Robert Michael Dyszel

Aug 26, 2025

Robert Michael Dyszel passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Langhorne. He was 87 years old. Born in Fountain Springs, PA, son of the late Michael Dyszel and Mary Sedor, he was a Bristol Borough resident for over 58 years. Mr. Dyszel was employed at Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, NJ...

Nancy Hammar

Nancy Hammar

Aug 26, 2025

Nancy Hammar passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 28, 2025 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was 87 years old. Born and raised in Clairton, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Stim) Hammar, she was a Levittown resident for the past 56 years. Nancy was a proud employee at The Law School Admission Council in Newtown for...

Charles Kelly, Jr.

Charles Kelly, Jr.

Aug 25, 2025

Charles Kelly, Jr. passed away suddenly on Monday, August 25, 2025 at his home in Churchville. He was 62 years old. Born and raised in Philadelphia, son of the late Charles, Sr. and Jeannette Kelly, he has been a Churchville resident for the past 28 years. Charles was a graduate of Archbishop Ryan High School, Class of 1980, and was...

Edward S. Margavich

Edward S. Margavich

Aug 15, 2025

Edward S. Margavich passed away suddenly on Friday, August 15, 2025, after succumbing to his Line of Duty injuries sustained during the performance of his duties while operating on Box 11-36 on August 8, 2025 in Croydon. He was 80 years old.

Born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, son of the late Edward and Jeanne Margavich, he has been a Bristol resident for...

Grace C. Ghantt

Grace C. Ghantt

Aug 13, 2025

Grace C. Ghantt passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. She was 92 years old. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late George A. and Pearl (nee Long) Manley, she was a West Bristol resident for many years prior to moving to Susquehanna in 2005 and returned to Croydon in 2017. Grace began her...

Katherine "Kitty" Shellenberger

Katherine "Kitty" Shellenberger

Aug 9, 2025

Katherine "Kitty" Shellenberger passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, August 9, 2025. She was 91 years old. Born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, she was a Levittown resident for the past 47 years. Kitty was employed as a Secretary for the Railroad in Connecticut. She was a dedicated and active member of St. Michael the...

Bruce Smith Jones

Bruce Smith Jones

Aug 5, 2025

Bruce Smith Jones was born to Perry and Elizabeth Gillette on March 5, 1947 in Sauquoit, NY. Sauquoit's gorgeous natural environment in upstate New York was a young boy's dream with endless woodlands, fishing creeks, and swimming holes. And young Bruce was even more fortunate to grow up in the crown jewel of the area, as his father was the...

Sophie Phillips

Sophie Phillips

Jul 31, 2025

Sophie Phillips passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Oxford Crossings, Langhorne. She was 90 years old. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Thomas and Sophie (nee Szymanski) Giordano, she was a Philadelphia resident for many years prior to moving to Southampton. Mrs. Phillips was a graduate of Little Flower High School and worked for State Farm Insurance...

Mary Desandro

Mary Desandro

Jul 28, 2025

Mary Desandro passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025 at her home in Croydon. She was 67 years old. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late John Joseph, Sr. and Dorothy (nee Connors) Fusaro, she was a Bensalem resident prior to moving to Croydon almost 40 years ago. Mary was the owner of Quality Abstract Title Company for many years....

Jerry T. Campbell

Jerry T. Campbell

Jul 24, 2025

Jerry T. Campbell passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 94 years old. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late George and Hazel (nee Harris) Campbell, he was a lifelong Croydon resident. Mr. Campbell was a self-employed Truck Driver, owning his own business for 40 years. He was a...

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