James Robert Kurtz, 94, died on May 8, 2016 after a two-month battle with brain cancer.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years, Regina, by his daughter, Jeanne Connelly (Marty Scherr), his son, James A. Kurtz (Louise), his granddaughter, Lisa Gillin (Matt), his step-grandson, Peter Scherr (Meme), four great-grandchildren, Nate and Ben Gillin and Hannah and James Scherr, his sister, Helen Miesowitz, his brother-in-law, John Gilbert, and over 20 nieces and nephews, all of whom adored Jim.

A Bucks County resident since 1951, Jim was born in Hillside, NJ and was raised on a farm outside of Princeton. He served in the US Marine Corps in the South Pacific in WWII and, after the war, obtained a degree in Accounting from Temple University, going at night on the GI Bill while working. He then built his first home in Bucks County, also at night and weekends, in just 7 months!

He was employed at the Franklin Institute, Penn-Walt Chemicals, and then France Compressor Products as CFO. Garlock Inc. acquired France Compressor Products in 1964 and promoted Jim Kurtz to President. Jim took that small company and grew it into a truly global business, developing and acquiring facilities throughout the Americas, Europe and other parts of the world. After retiring from Colt Industries (which had acquired Garlock), he worked as a Consultant to Tetratec in Warminster, PA, helping to grow that company as well.

Jim had an incredible sense of adventure and continued his world travels with his wife after retirement. He also had a love of nature that took him on a regular basis to the back roads and walking trails throughout the Northeast, with a particular love of the paths along the Delaware Canal. Jim was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels up until 2013, delivering meals to disabled and elderly shut-ins throughout Bucks County. He also regularly visited the Waldorf School of Princeton, located on the site of the farm where he grew up, to teach the students about farm life and they built a log cabin called “Kurtz Cottage” in his honor.

Jim brightened and enriched the life of every person he touched – he will be sorely missed and forever remembered by his family and friends.

All who knew Jim are invited to the viewing in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road,(at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 on Thursday, May 12th, from 6:00-8:00 pm and on Friday, May 13th in the the Olde Church of St. Andrew, 135 S. Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA 18940 from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass at 11:00am. Jim’s interment will follow in adjoining parish cemetery.

Jim’s luncheon will follow immediately after the interment at the Brick Hotel, 1 E. Washington Ave., Newtown.

For those who wish to remember Jim, donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, to the Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, or to the Friends of the Delaware Canal, at 145 S. Main St., New Hope, PA 18938.

Edmund John DeSantis, a former resident of Bensalem, PA for 30 years died peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, surrounded by his family at Doylestown Hospital. He was 86.

Edmund was the beloved husband of Stella T. Musser DeSantis for 46 years.

Born in South Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Ernesto and Maria Pollazzi DeSanctis. He was the brother of the late Ezio DeSantis, Ernest DeSantis and Emma Pino.

Edmund was a proud Army veteran having attained the rank of Corporal while serving with distinction during the Korean War. Family came first and foremost during his lifetime. He will always be remembered as a loving and dedicated husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

In addition to his beloved wife Stella, he is survived by his twelve children, Mary DeSantis, Nina Rossi and her husband George, John DeSantis and his wife Rosemary, Anthony DeSantis and his wife Francine, Paul DeSantis, Joe DeSantis and his wife Peggy, Stella DeSantis and her husband Bob Siliani, Vincent DeSantis, Lisa Viellieu and her husband Dennis, Regina Smith and her husband David, Christina Perrotta and her husband John, and Margaret Scalamandre and her husband, Franco.

He is also survived by his brother, Victor Masella, 30 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Thursday evening, May 5^th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road) Richboro, PA 18954 and on Friday, May 6^th, from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901. Interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Catholic Charities Appeal, 100 N. 20^th St., #301, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Janice J. Mathias of Jamison passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016.  She was 65.

Janice was the beloved wife of William J. Mathias with whom she shared 42 years of marriage. 

Born in Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Mary E. Fesnak.

In addition to her husband she is survived by her children William J. Mathias, Jr. and his wife Jennifer of Perkasie and Kristin M. Mathias of Pomona, NY; her sister Barbara Sharkey; and her grandson William J. Mathias III.

She worked in non-public schools, for Bucks County IU 22 and was the Reading Chair/Department head for North Penn High School.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 9:30 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Rd., Jamison, PA 18929.  Her interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to either:

         Doylestown Health Foundation RN Scholarship Fund

                        or

         Doylestown Health Foundation Critical Care

              Mail it c/o Doylestown Hospital, 595 West State St. Doylestown, PA 18901 

                     Include “In Memory of Janice J. Mathias” in the for section of the check

Rita M. Selwocki Dwornikowski, formerly of Chalfont died peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was 81.

She was the beloved wife of the late Charles S. Dwornikowski. Born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie Michalski Selwocki. She was predeceased by her 8 sisters and brothers.

Rita was a resident of Chalfont for 46 years and was a faithful communicant of St. Jude Parish, before moving to The Birches at Newtown in 2015. Rita’s professional career spanned 20 years, working as an executive secretary for Prudential Insurance Company of America in Newark, NJ and Ft Washington, PA.

Rita is survived by her devoted son, Gregory Dwornikowski, his wife Susan, and her beloved grandson, Alex. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Rita’s pride and joy was her grandson, Alex. Over the years, Rita was so happy to attend many school holiday concerts, class plays, and Grandparents Days. She loved hearing about Alex’s class trips and other special events, and was the source of great encouragement for all. She was the family cheerleader.

Rita was an avid Phillies fan, and enjoyed attending games at Citizens Bank Park even when confined to her wheelchair. She loved spending time on Long Beach Island with her family. She was a devoted Roman Catholic, and enjoyed attending Mass, participating in her rosary group, and volunteering at church and school in her younger days.

She cherished her time spent with her beloved family, and enjoyed Sunday dinners together. She loved to cook and bake, and was known for her home-make pierogis, poppy-seed roll, and other Polish treats, particularly around the holidays.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday, May 9, 2016 at St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave. Chalfont, from 9:30am until her Funeral Mass at 11:00am. Interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to Buckingham Friends School, PO Box 159, Lahaska, PA 18931, or online at: http://www.bfs.org/support-bfs/thank-you

Francis J. Rymdeika, of Dublin, PA died peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2016, at Grandview Hospital. He was 85.

Born in Abington, he was the beloved husband of the late Margaret A. Michel Rymdeika.

He was the only child of Frank J. and Josephine Ginkiewicz Rymdeika.

Frank lived his life in Dublin and was a faithful communicant of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church.  He graduated from Sellersville-Perkasie High School in 1949, and served in the Naval Reserves at Willow Grove for 8 years.  From 1956 to 1972 he was President of Graf-Rymdeika Auto Body, Doylestown, and was a past President of BuxMont Auto Body Association.  Then in 1975, Frank became the proprietor of Grates and Grills in Dublin and worked hard to build a good life for his family while simultaneously donating his time, talent and energy to the Dublin community.

Volunteering, public service, and politics were simply an extension of Frank and how he lived.  He was member of the Quakertown Moose for over 50 years, a volunteer and Life Member of the Dublin Fire company for over 50 years as well as the Bucks County Fireman’s Association, a Dublin Boro Police officer from 1967 to 1978, serving as President of the Bucks County Police Association from 1970 to 1973 and a Bucks County Constable for over 20 years.  He served as the Mayor of Dublin Boro from 1978 to 1986, was a Republican Committeeman for Dublin Boro from 1976 to 1980 and although unsuccessful, he ran for Bucks County Sherriff in 1972 on the Republican ballot.

The spotlight followed Frank throughout his life and he loved serving his community.  However, his true love was spending time with his family and friends barbecuing on his patio, hunting and escaping to the Poconos.   

He is survived by his children; Nancy K. McGrath and her husband, Louis, of Coopersburg, Rev. Joseph F. Rymdeika, Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Horsham, Diane M. Brunner and her husband, Jon, of Sellersville, Thomas W. Rymdeika and his wife, Eileen, of Dublin, Daniel C. Rymdeika and his wife, Michele, of Dublin, and Christine E. Eden and her husband, Ben, of Pennsburg.  He is also survived by his 12 grandchildren; Margaret, Emily, Kayleigh, Alexandra, William, Thomas, Samantha, Kathryn, Jessica, Olivia, Grace and Riley.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, May 9, 2016, from 9:30 am until his Concelebrated Funeral Mass11:00 am at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, 100 Broad Street, Hilltown, PA 18927.  Interment will take place at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Dublin Fire Company, 194 North Main Street, Dublin, PA 18917 or to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, P.O. Box 31, Hilltown, PA 18927.

Paul D. Gibbons, Sr. of Southampton died on Sunday May 1, 2016, at St. Joseph Manor in Meadowbrook.

He was 92.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the beloved husband of 67 years to the late Marie T. McVey Gibbons, son of the late William J. Jr. and Helen C. O’Donnell Gibbons, father of the late Maryann and Marie Gibbons, and brother of the late Helen G. Etzl and William, Edward, Joseph, Jack, James, Daniel, and Donald Gibbons.

Paul was a graduate of LaSalle College High School and LaSalle College with his degree in Business Administration. He was a resident of Huntingdon Valley for many years before moving to Southampton 27 years ago. He was a faithful and active communicant of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Southampton. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy, having served on the SS New Orleans, SS Henry Wilson and SS James Ralph during WWII. Paul was a partner with his late brother Joe in a General Motors Dealership, known as Erwin Chevrolet which was located on N. Broad St. in Philadelphia for many years.

Paul enjoyed boating and deep sea fishing off the Jersey coast and spent many happy hours in the Atlantic Ocean looking for the “Big One”. Paul and his wife Marie enjoyed traveling over their 67 years of marriage.

Paul and his wife Marie where blessed with 10 children and were rewarded with 24 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Paul will be sadly missed not only by his caring family but many life long friends.

Paul is survived by his children and their spouses; Paul D. Gibbons, Jr. and his wife Patti, Patti McTear and her husband Tom, Donna M. Donohoe and her husband Bill, Daniel Gibbons, Barbara Cook, Edward Gibbons, Suzanne Leven and her husband Greg, and Nell Bailey and her husband Scott, along with his 24 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday evening May 9^th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and to his Funeral Mass Tuesday May 10^th at 10:00am in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 2nd Street Pike and Knowles Ave. Southampton, with words of remembrance at 9:55 am.

Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Jack M. McGeary of Newtown passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at his home with his loving family by his side.  He was 84.

Jack was the beloved husband of 42 years to Kathy Kryven McGeary. He will always be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather whose family always came first.

Born and raised in Akron, OH, he was the son of the late Albert and Helen (Morledge) McGeary.

Jack was a graduate of North High School in Akron and a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing. He was a US Navy veteran having served as an Aviation Ordnanceman aboard the USS Oriskany (CV34) during the Korean War.  

Jack was a sales representative for Commerce Clearing House until his retirement.

An avid Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles fan, yet always loyal to his Cleveland Indians. Jack also enjoyed horse racing and visits to the Philadelphia Race Track. He was a WWII history buff and traveled to the battlefields of Europe with his son Jeff in 2009.  

Jack was a 39-year resident of Newtown and a long-time member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where he served as a faithful usher. 

Lastly, his family would like to give special thanks to Chandler Hall Hospice for the wonderful care they provided.

In addition to his beloved wife, Jack is survived by his sons Stephen (Lisa), John (Janyce), David and Jeff (Iryna); daughter Kristin (Matthew) Markey; his sisters Margie Jenkins, Kathy Allen, Joan (Joe) Ott and his brother-in-law Joe Kryven; his grandchildren Joseph (Kristine), John II, Jessica, Nicole, Madilyn, Flynnie, Connor and Katelyn; and great grandchild Kailiana. 

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Tuesday, May 10th from 10AM until his funeral mass at 11:30 AM at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 100 Washington Avenue, Newtown, PA 18940. His interment with Military Honors will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.   

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at the above address.

Francis “Frank” I. Rzepnicki of High Point, Naples, FL, formerly of Richboro, died peacefully on April 30, 2016 at Avow Hospice, Naples.  He was 89.

He leaves behind his devoted and loving wife of 63 years, JoAnne along with his seven children; Dale Rzepnicki (late Ida), Sandra Wilson (Charles), Karen Hough (Ken), Glenn Rzepnicki (Janice), Carla Donofry (Brian), Jill Giordano (Frank) and Beth Mischak (David). He also left behind 13 adoring grandchildren along with 3 loving great grandchildren. He is also survived by a dear sister, Teresa DeMay, special brother and sister-in-law Phillip Szymkowicz and Paula Sims along with several nieces and nephews.

Frank entered the U. S. Navy at the age of 17, where he served in WW II aboard the USS Bougainville. He graduated from Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, PA, where he met and married his beautiful, loving wife, JoAnne. Frank retired after 36 years of working for a major retailer as a communications manager. Frank was an avid golfer, softball player, young boxer and Chestnut Drive horseshoe champ.

He was a passionate member of the Polish National Alliance, and of the Knights of Columbus. He was active in his church and community both in Richboro and Naples, loved bingo games, playing the lottery and driving the tramcar at Pelican Bay in Naples. His civic duty was evident in his many years of volunteerism at his local polling place. He was especially honored on the May 2015 “Honor Flight” to Washington, DC. His outgoing personality made him friends, not just at the VFW, but wherever he was. He will be sadly missed by his loving family and many friends.

Family and Friends are invited to attend his Memorial Mass on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at 10:00 at St. Bede the Venerable Church 1071 Holland Rd. Holland. His interment with Military Honors will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown at 11:30 AM. 

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Honor Flight or a charity of your choice.

Donald Charles Marr, of Lower Gwynedd, PA died peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016, at Spring House Estates, Lower Gwynedd. He was 84.

He was the beloved husband of 62 years to Joan Davis Marr. Born in Everett, WA, he was the son of the late Henry and Florence Buck Marr and brother of the late Richard Henry Marr.

Don was a resident of Lower Gwynedd for the past 9  years, having formerly lived in Plymouth Township for over 47 years. Don was a graduate of Haddon Heights High School, class of 1949 and received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University in 1953 where he was a member of the Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity. He retired after a long professional career in the aerospace industry working with Pratt and Whitney, General Electric and Lockheed Martin for over 45 years. Don gave his time and talents to Plymouth Township, a community he truly enjoyed by serving on the Township Council for 4 years and a Republican Committeeman for many years.

Don supported his children’s activities; he spent many happy hours driving the equipment truck transporting the Band’s Musical Instruments and the Color Guard Flags to all their events. He was very talented with his hands and enjoyed woodworking and cabinet making and used his engineering skills in making model airplanes and ships.

Don’s family came first and foremost, the camping trips to the Jersey shore every summer, had family and friends talking for hours when they got together. He will be sadly missed by the love of his life and soul mate, Joan, and his devoted family and friends.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his 2 daughters, Patricia A. Wiesenburger and her husband, George, and Carol M. Zeuner and her husband, Tom, 4 dear grandchildren, Andrea and Courtney Zeuner and Bryan and Andrew Wiesenburger. He is also survived by 7 nieces and nephews.

Don’s Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 1:00 PM in the Auditorium of Spring House Estates, 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the ACTS Samaritan Fund, c/o Spring House Estates, 728 Norristown Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002 or St. Thomas Memorial Fund at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 247, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

Catherine M. Norris Schuler of Richboro and formerly of Feasterville died peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at St. Mary Medical Center.

Catherine was the beloved wife of the late Robert F. Schuler.

Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Harty Norris.

Catherine was a devoted and active parishioner of Assumption B.V.M. Church for many years, and enjoyed times spent creating cherished memories with family and friends. Catherine will be greatly missed and always remembered by everyone who has come to know and love her.

Catherine is survived by her loving daughter Maureen Marro of Myrtle Beach, SC, her granddaughter Ashley and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Catherine’s family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 3^rd, 2016 from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:00am in Assumption B.V.M. Church, 1900 Meadowbrook Rd. Feasterville, PA 19053. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery Bensalem.                                                         

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018 Hagerstown, PA 21741 or to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103.