Diane Szygiel Owad, of Southampton, formerly of Levittown and New Hope died peacefully on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Southampton Estates. She was 90.

She was the beloved wife of the late Jan Szygiel and John Owad.

She is survived by her five sons Lester and Darlene (Trapani) Szygiel of Bensalem, Stanley and Sharon (Lombardi) Szygiel of Doylestown, Jas and Annette (Mouthaan) Szygiel of Chalfont, Richard and LeeAnn (Hanf) Szygiel of Levittown and Edward Szygiel of Mt. Laurel, NJ.  She is also survived by her seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. Jesse Szygiel, Lauren (Szygiel) and Marco De Paulis, Jason Lombardi, Stefan and Samantha (Levy) Szygiel, Andrzej Szygiel, Chelsea Szygiel, Ricky Szygiel and great grandson, Cassius Lombardi. 

Her family will receive relatives and friends from 10:00 AM  to 12:00 Noon, on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901. Her interment will follow in Our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine Cemetery, Doylestown.  

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to ACTS Legacy Foundation, c/o Southampton Estates, 238 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966, attn. Lisa Conte 

 "My Story" 

I was born in a small town in Poland which is now part of the Ukraine. I was the oldest of four children. I had two brothers and a sister. At the start of WWII, in 1939, Germany invaded Poland from the east and Russia invaded from the west. In February, of 1940, very late one evening my family was rousted by Russian soldiers (NKVD). They ordered us out of our home.  They declared we are being moved to Siberia. They loaded us onto horse riding sleds and took us to the railroad station and put us on the freight trains.

The conditions on the trains were horrendous. There were wooden benches covered with straw and a small coal stove on the floor. It was very cold, with snow everywhere. Every so often, the door would slide open and we would be given some thin gruel and bread and a small piece of coal for the stove. It was a very long journey traveling deep into the wilderness, all you could see was snow and woods.

When we arrived at the camp, everything was frozen. Our housing was infested with bugs. The adults were sent into the forest to work, cutting and hauling trees and other manual labor. The children were sent to the village school without proper winter clothing or food. My poor mother had no food to cook. All they gave us was a slice of black bread and some watery soup, once a day. It didn’t take long for the older people and children to get sick and in many cases die. 

After nearly two years, amnesty was granted to Polish citizens that were victims of the USSR’s invasion of Poland. The Polish Army was being organized in the Uzbekistan region. We were put on trains again.  It was going to be another long journey from snow covered Siberia to Uzbekistan. During this journey our trains would stop from time to time to let people come and go at certain places and get food supplies for the day, but you had to wait in line to get it.  During this trip my five year old sister got very sick with Typhoid fever. My mother had to stay with her. I had to go find food. I was the oldest sibling. By the time I came back, our train was gone. I was now separated from my family. They didn’t keep good records of names and families or which trains they were on.  And I didn’t know the number of the train anyway. The area was Tashkent. I tried to get help at the train station office but nobody could help. It happened to be New Years Day. Frozen and hungry, with no place to go, I joined the other lost children. We slept in empty wagons or in stalls at neighboring farms. We ate food made for the cattle, it was all roughage from oats and corn. It was so dense, we had to soak it in water. Since there was no water, we had to break pieces of ice and melt it in our mouths.

After a few days, a train pulled into the station and it was carrying Polish soldiers. They opened the doors and were tossing cans of food to us. The station was loaded with many displaced people. I got close to the doors and told the soldiers I was Polish with no family. One of the soldiers had listened to me and picked me up, and put me in their train car. They helped me and took me to their camp. They scrubbed me down due to my clothes being full of lice. They had no clothing for a small girl but they did give me a shirt and sweater that went down to my ankles.  After a few days, one of their supply men made me a little uniform; this man eventually became my father-in-law. They even had a teacher help me with my schooling. While there I was hospitalized with Typhoid fever. When it was time for the Polish Army to move to Persia and Iraq, they placed me with other orphaned civilians and I was sent to Persia. I was supplied with a summer uniform and sandals. The temperature was in the 100’s and the mosquitos were unbearable, but it was better than the cold of Siberia and we had food. Still, people were dying from Dysentery and other diseases. I ended up contracting malaria. 

From Persia, we went to another camp, until finally, under British Order, they built camps in India, near Karachi. The camps held thousands of families and orphans. We had schools, churches, hospitals, and cafeterias. This became home for the next few years. We were taken good care of. But, unfortunately there was no family life, no mother, father or brothers and sister. While there I was able to finish high school and one year of college. I was now an adult and It was time to move on.

Many of went to England and lived with house mothers to help us with our transition. Within a short time, I met the man I would marry. He was a Polish soldier named, Jan Szygiel, the son of the man who made me my little soldier's uniform all those years ago. We lived in England for a few years. My first son, Lester was born there. We were thinking about returning to Poland, but my husband’s family was going to America, so we followed them.

Once we got to America, we had a bit of a rough time with finding proper housing and with language barriers. My husband soon found good work in Levittown, PA. And we built our home there. Our family grew. We now had five sons. Lester, Stas, Jas, Rick and Ed. The boys enjoyed working with their father during the summer and weekends. When my husband suddenly passed away at age 60, four of my sons took over the business and created a very successful company. My other son started a successful graphic design and art business.

I was a widow for five years, and during that time I worked for Cybis Porcelain as a detail artist for their limited edition porcelain items.  I met my second husband, John Owad, who was also Polish, and served in the United States Marine Corps. We had 20 great years together in New Hope, PA. We travelled and went to numerous Marine Corps reunions around the country. 

After John passed I moved to Southampton Estates, a peaceful and caring community. I have made many new and cherished friends. I am fortunate enough to enjoy my family that includes five sons and their wives, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 

Patrick James Dennigan of Las Vegas passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Patrick was the beloved husband of Jing Wen.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Veronica and James Dennigan.

Patrick was referred to as “Paddy” and his sense of humor and mischief laid the foundation for his early years.  If Paddy was being chased by a neighborhood kid wearing a full pizza pie, he managed to get away and his family didn’t think much of it.   

“Paddy” was our Dad, a Dad to me; Erin, Patrick and our Kevin.  Paddy was easy to love; he was a kind and giving Dad. 

All of our lives took a turn when we lost our Kevin on September 16, 2017.  However, Patrick was still able to hear Kevin’s voice and that brought him comfort. Their reunion must have been glorious, and his family was so comforted by that.

Patrick served in the Marine’s during the Vietnam War and then worked as a project estimator in New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and finally Las Vegas.  He worked hard and gave his family a happy and comfortable childhood. 

Patrick was a fun-loving guy, he was always laughing and making jokes.  He had a great laugh and thought that his children were some of the funniest people in the world.  That was a gift.  He was also witty and sarcastic but at the same time was sensitive.  Patrick had a truly great personality. He was also an animal lover and leaves behind his beloved Irish Terrier, Seamus.  Patrick enjoyed taking long walks with Seamus as he always loved and appreciated the beauty of nature. He was also a talented musician who played the mandolin and guitar.  His love of music was something that he passed down to his family; no one from our generation can say that they saw Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash play live as children, but we can.  He gave us music as an outlet, an expression of all things, and as a tool to feed our souls.  Our way of honoring him now always includes the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more. Patrick loved unconditionally and was never shy of saying so, one of his final texts to his daughter was “We love like our dogs do; unconditionally”.  He is and will always be missed by his family. Patrick’s love can be summarized in a quote. “I love thee to every breadth and depth and height my soul can reach...” 

Patrick is survived by his stepson, Steven of Las Vegas, NV.  Also surviving are Patrick James II and his grandson, Sean of Hillsborough, NJ.   Additionally, he is survived by his grandson, Jack Dennigan of Flemington, NJ, as well as his daughter, son in law and granddaughters: Erin, Eric, Shannon and Bridget Pirog of Newtown, PA.   Also surviving are his brother and sister in law; James and Connie Dennigan Long Island, NY and his sister Mary Burke and brother in law Jimmy of Freehold, NJ.  Patrick leaves behind his nieces and nephews Jimmy, John, Chrissy, Kerry and Matt. He will always be remembered as the fun uncle.   

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family from 11:30am until his Funeral Service 12:30pm on Friday, March 15^th  in the Joseph A.. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Patrick’s interment with military honors will follow at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown.

If so desired, please consider a contribution in Patrick's memory to the American Cancer Society, Philadelphia Area, 1626 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19103.

Lillian B. Snyder of Langhorne died peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Attleboro Nursing and Rehab Center in Langhorne. She was 91.

Born to her Native American Parents, Frank and Alice Albert in Kokrines, Alaska, Lillian was the beloved wife of “her Peaches” the late George E. Snyder Sr., and the loving mother of late Mary Huxley and George E. Snyder Jr.

Lillian was an Original Levittowner who with her GI husband purchased their home in 1954, which is still a family home.  As a mom to seven children, she was a busy homemaker who also volunteered at her Church in the Queen Aides.  She loved playing Bingo and surrounding herself with family.  The Family is grateful for the care Lillian received from the residents, staff, Nurses, and especially from Kathy Schroeder at Attleboro.  We are indebted to her.   

Lillian is survived by her loving children; Alice Amareld and her husband Dennis of Amelia Island, FL, Kathryn Kangas and her husband Ivan of Ruby, AK, Diane Walter and her husband Robert of Red Hill, PA, Franklin Snyder of Levittown, and Barbara Imperato of Tamarac, FL.  She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and many great grandchildren, also her grand dog Scout who brought her much joy for the past 15 years.

Lillian’s family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:00am at the Chapel  of St. Louise de Marillac at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Road, Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery in Huntingdon Valley.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Cats Angels Inc., 709 S. 8th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.   

Ida R. Hume

Date of Birth, November 6, 1922

Date of Death, January 18, 2019

Richard E. Michel of the Birches in Newtown and formerly of Yardley, PA died surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 17, 2019.  He was 90. He will be missed by all who loved and knew him.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Richard was the husband of 65 years to the late Rose Marie Kist Michel and he was the son of the late Elmer and Emma Davies Michel.

Richard owned and operated a packaging company for many years until his retirement in 1994. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps Reserves and was Past Master of the Free and Accepted Masons Dormont-Whitehall Lodge Number 684 in Pittsburgh. A longtime member of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association and the Yardley Lions Club, he was also a volunteer for over 10 years at St. Mary Medical Center.  Richard attended and studied accounting at Duquesne University and used his education as a tool to build a successful business that would go on to support his family and many charitable endeavors that were close to his heart.

He enjoyed planning and preparing meals, going out dining with friends and family, traveling abroad with his wife, and spending time in Hilton Head, but he most loved the yearly trips he took with his children and grandchildren to Disney World and the Jersey Shore.  Richard will be greatly missed, but eternally loved by his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sister and niece.

Richard is survived by his three children, Maureen Ann Loesberg and her husband, Kenneth, of Collegeville, PA, Cynthia Lynn Kiskurno and her husband, Jeffrey, of Newtown, PA, and Lori Beth Newman and her husband, Michael, of Washington Crossing, PA. He is also survived by his sister Carol Feltz and her husband Walter of Pittsburgh, his nine loving grandchildren, Melissa Loesberg-Turner and her husband Paul, Jason, and Andrew Loesberg, Ryan (Kristina), Scott, and Brandt (Kandace) Kiskurno, Adam, Drew (Brittany), and Brett Newman, and his great grandchildren,  Kandace and Mia Kiskurno and Margaret and Eleanor Turner.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Thursday, January 24, 2019, from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Service at 11:00 AM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954.  Interment will be private at Newtown Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3551 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19140  or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Lorenz P. “Sam” Anton Jr., of Doylestown, PA died on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Doylestown Hospital. He was 82.

He was the beloved husband of 59 years to Frances Arcade Anton.

Born in Thief River Falls, MN, he was the son of the late Lorenz P. and Dorothy Fuller Anton and brother of the late Thomas Anton.

Lorenz grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Minnesota and had a strong work ethic both on the farm and in the classroom.  He was an exceptional student and in his senior year was offered a scholarship to study Veterinary Science; however, he declined, because he wanted to see the world.  He loved to be outdoors and was good with his hands which quickly landed him a job working as a welder on the gas pipe line and where his fellow workers gave him the nickname, “Sam”.

Sam’s work on the pipeline led him north and eventually to Pennsylvania where he met Frances and fell in love. It wasn’t long before they were married and settled in to Bucks County. He took a job with Sylvan Pools in the early 1960’s and worked with them for many years as well as other pool companies in the area before joining Penn Walt Fabricating. After retiring from Penn Walt, he decided to continue with the pool business, this time with his sons. In 1994 they started Anton & Sons Pools.

Although work was a large part of his life, his family was the most important.  He loved to cook for his family and friends but rarely used or believed you needed a recipe. He spent his free time and weekends going to his sons’ and grandsons’ hockey and football games, and even worked the sidelines as part of the chain gang to get closer to the action “n that”. His love of family and good nature will always be treasured.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his three children; Thomas Anton of Perkasie, Theresa Frekot and her husband Jeffrey of Middletown, PA, and Timothy Anton and his wife Cheryl of Doylestown, his two sisters Janice Semanko of Fargo, ND and Carol Anton-Kooyer of Dilworth, MN. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Ryan, Jarod, Dylan, Joseph and Danielle (Zach) Boyette.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 9:00 am until his Funeral Service at 11:00 on Friday, January 25, 2019 in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 241 East Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd,) New Britain, PA 18901.  His interment will be held privately. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Doylestown Health Foundation, 595 West State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.     

Eugene H. O’Keefe of Perkasie and formerly a long time resident of Upper Makefield passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at his home.  He was 91. 

Eugene was the loving husband of the late Erika Theissen O’Keefe. 

Born in Queens, NY he was the son of the late Charles and Margaret Buhl O’Keefe and brother of the late Charles and Margaret O’Keefe.

Gene was a graduate of the University of Bridgeport and proudly served with the United States Army during the Korean War.  He led a long career as a pharmacologist with Bristol Meyers Squibb, retiring in 1994. 

Gene was very involved with youth sports having coached baseball, softball, and soccer and he was a Cub Scout Pack Leader.  A lover of anything and everything outdoors, Gene especially loved hiking, hunting and fishing both locally and in the Adirondacks.  He will be dearly missed as a devoted father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. 

Surviving are his children Timothy G. O'Keefe of Perkasie and Heather Murphy (Walter) of Perkasie; his brothers and sister-in-law, Neal and Barbara O’Keefe and Howard O'Keefe; and  his grandchildren, Justin O'Keefe and Erika Murphy

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Friday, January 25, 2019 and to his Funeral Service 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954.  His interment will follow in Newtown Cemetery.  

For those desiring, donations may be made in Gene’s name to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163.

Michael C. Coluzzi of Philadelphia and Holland died on January 17, 2019. He was 31.

Born in Philadelphia, Michael was the devoted son of Kenneth D. Coluzzi and his wife Karen Coluzzi and Deborah Bucolo Flowers and her husband Leon.

Michael was a long time resident of Bucks County. He was a graduate of Pennsbury High School, class of 2005.  After serving his 4 year apprenticeship in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local # 98, he went on to work on many construction projects in the Delaware Valley area. 

Michael enjoyed fishing with family and friends at the Jersey shore, his happiest time have been with his beloved daughter Audriana.

In addition to his parents, Michael is survived by his precious daughter Audriana and her mother Nicole Pagano. His siblings; Nicole Ruggeri and her husband Nicholas, Renee Hanna and her husband Frank, Tara Joyce and her husband Rob, Daniel Coluzzi, Grace, Erik and Ross Hansen. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews; Ali, Christian, Alyssa, Alaina, Alex, Brayden, Adeline, Oliver, Chase, Freddy and Charlie.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Wednesday evening January 23, from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd.(at Holland Rd.) Richboro and on Thursday morning at St. Bede the Venerable Church 1071 Holland Rd. Holland, from 9:30am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am.  Interment will be private.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Audriana Coluzzi Educational Fund c/o 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. Richboro, PA 18954.

        Doris C. Mann died peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at the Birches in Newtown. She was 90.

        Born in Philadelphia, Doris was the beloved wife of the late James A. Mann and daughter of the late Maurice and Clara Wilbert Holdsworth, sister of the late Maurice Jr. and Wilbert Holdsworth.

       Doris was a graduate of Frankford High School, class of 1947. She and Jim were high school sweet hearts, married in 1948 and spent 66 wonderful years together. Doris was the President of James A. Mann Inc., a commercial construction company that she and her late husband started in 1959 and operated for several decades. They spent many happy summers with their family and grandchildren in Longport, NJ, and enjoyed winter vacations to Marco Island, Fla.

       Doris was a woman of faith and was an active member of the Rebecca Circle of St. John’s United Methodist Church, Ivyland. She and her late husband instilled life long Christian values to their children and grandchildren. The Mann family would like to thank the staff at the Birches of Newtown, Roz DeShields of Trusted Care and Kindred Hospice for all kindness and support they gave to Doris. 

       Doris is survived by her dear children and their spouses Carol M. Clift and her husband David M., and Joyce C. Finley and her husband Robert, She is also survived by 5 dear grandchildren; David R. Mann (Rose Marie), Allison Podrasky MaCauley (Dr. Michael J.), Lauren Podrasky, Kelly Finley  and Andrew Finley, also surviving are 4 dear great grandchildren; Molly, Joshua, Connor and Ryan. She is also survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Edmund Mann and Ethel White.

       Relatives and friends are invited to attend a celebration of her life on Tuesday, January 22, from 9:45 am until 10:45 am followed by her Funeral Services 11:00am at St. John United Methodist Church 820 Almshouse Rd. Ivyland, PA. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Feasterville.

       In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to St. John United Methodist Church, at the above address.      

Christina Marie Carey, of Doylestown, died peacefully in the early morning of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, surrounded by loved ones after battling breast cancer. She was 28 years old.

Born in Rome, NY, she is the daughter of Jeffrey R. Edwards, and his wife, Joyce and Danielle Billetz Reppert and her husband, Jim.

Through her strength and compassion, Christina touched the lives of many people. Her life was driven by her artistic self-expression and infinite devotion to her family. Christina was an adventurer, strong-willed in her beliefs, and never backing down from a challenge. She was an amazing baker and considered herself a “foodie”. She will be remembered for her quick witted sense of humor and an infectious, beautiful smile. Christina will be forever loved and so dearly missed.

She was, and will always be, a loving wife to Brannon Carey; beloved mother to Jaxon Jameson and Avaleigh; and “Daddy’s Girl” to Jeff. In addition to her husband, children, and parents, Christina is survived by her brother Nicholas Miller; her sister, Jordan Miller; her grandparents, Katherine Edwards, Graham and Sandra Keough, Richard McGuire and Bernie Billetz; her mother-in-law, Pauline Carey, her brothers, Allen Sauerwine, Xavier Vasko and Zaccery Reppert, and her Aunt Susie and Uncle Mike and several cousins.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Sunday, January 20, 2019 from 2:00pm, until the time of her Funeral Service, at 3:00pm, at the Joseph A. Fluehr, III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road) in New Britain, PA 18901. Christina’s interment will take place privately.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Christina Carey may be made to the College Fund for her children through the Pennsylvania 529, www.UGift529.com, for Jaxon J. Carey, code Z9V-26L, and Avaleigh G. Bickings, code N1J-L5H.