Charles J. “Chalie” McQuaid of Lansdale, PA. Passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2016. He was 50 years old. He is and always will be the loving son of Charles & Carole (Mickiewicz) McQuaid. He is the loving father of Nichole and Holly, The dear Brother of Dana Guarnaccia (Michael), Uncle of Nicholas and Andrew, As well as the Nephew of Janice Smith (Bruce) and cousins of Jamie and Shaun. Also survived by his devoted fiancé, Kathy Green.

Chalie graduated from Northeast Catholic High Schooling Philadelphia PA. And went on to attend Pennco Technical School where he studied engineering technology. He later studied cosmetology and spent many years a hair stylist. To say Chalie was a sports enthusiast would be an understatement. He was an avid sports fan, in particular the Minnesota Vikings  and a big New York Islanders hockey fan. Chalie was the lead singer of a number of bands, but most known singing in “Down N Out” and his true passion for performing rock music.

Above all else, Chalie will be, most remembered for is unwavering love and devotion for his family. Chalie adored his girls and was extremely proud of them. He was admired by many for his strength and ability to overcome challenges as well as for his loving demeanor and sense of humor. He will be dearly missed.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Friday, March 18, 2016 from 10:00 am until his Funeral Mass at 11:00 am at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church, 1325 Upper State Road, North Wales, PA 19454. His interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Northwestern Human Services, 400 N. Broad Street, Lansdale, Pa 19446.

Robert J. Foley of Newtown, PA died on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia after a lengthy illness. He was 68.

He was the beloved husband of Nadine F. Musnicki Foley for 38 years.

Born in New York, NY, Mr. Foley was a resident of Newtown for the past 32 years. He was the son of the late John J. and Lillian Regensburg Foley.

He graduated from Newtown High School in Elmhurst, NY, in 1965 and went on to attend Queens College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam during the war.

Mr. Foley was a sales representative for vibration and seismic controls in the HVAC industry for 38 years. He was a volunteer coach for the Newtown Colonial Girls Softball League for 8 years. In his leisure time he was an avid coin and stamp collector and was very proud of his collections. He will be sadly missed as a loving husband, father, and friend to all who knew him.

In addition to his beloved wife, Robert is survived by his daughter, Leslie A. Foley and her fiancé, Rajendra Khairam, of Woodside, NY.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Saturday, March 19, 2016, from 9:30 AM until his Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at the Olde Church of Saint Andrew, 131 S. Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA 18940. His interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Constance M. ”Connie” Cawley of Southampton, PA died on Monday, March 7, 2016, at Abington Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was 81.

She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Cawley who was born in County Sligo, Ireland.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Malley from County Donegal, Ireland and Anna Tierney Malley from County Mayo, Ireland, mother of the late Anthony P. Cawley, and sister of the late Cornelius Malley, Charles Malley, Eileen Wiley and Nancy Malley.

Mrs. Cawley was a resident of Southampton for the past 42 years. She graduated from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia, Class of 1952. She was a member of Retail Clerks Union #1776 and worked for 30 years at Acme markets at Academy & Red Lion Roads in Philadelphia before retiring in 1995. Shortly thereafter, she went to work at The Eye Care Center in Warminster where she performed various secretarial duties for 18 years before retiring completely in 2014. She was a devoted employee and hard working individual for both of her employers. Family was a very important part of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and took an active role in all of their activities. Mrs. Cawley enjoyed the annual vacations spent with her children and grandchildren and liked travelling to different places. She will be sadly missed as a loving mother, grandmother and sister.

She is survived by her two children, Karen A. Schmidt and her husband, Allan, of Warminster and Kevin Cawley and his wife, Christine, of Warminster. She is also survived by her brother, John Malley and his wife, Dianne, of New Hope, PA and her three loving grandchildren, Allan Ryan Schmidt, Ashlyn Schmidt, and Alexis Grace Cawley.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Thursday evening, March 10, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and on Friday, March 11, 2016, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 611 Knowles Avenue, Southampton, PA 18966 from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM. Interment will take place at St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Scleroderma Foundation-Delaware Valley, 385 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or www.scleroderma.org.

Terrance Brown, age 77, of Buckingham and formerly of Yardley passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016 after a long battle with Parkinson Disease.

Born in Ontario Canada, he was the son of the late Robert and Catherine Purdy Brown and was predeceased by his son, Timothy, a sister Carol and his brother Keith.

Terry had retired in 1996 from USX after 38 years of service.

Terry is survived by his wife, Rosanne, his daughter Kimberly Brown-Weinberg and his 2 grandsons, Ian and Evan. He is also survived by his brother Lee and his wife Diane, his sister-in-law Jane and many nieces and nephews.

All services were held privately.

James Joseph Pitts of Holland passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 82.

James was the beloved husband of 50 years to Helen V. Nelson Pitts who passed away in 2003. He was also preceded in death by his son-in-law, Jeffrey P. Romani and his siblings, Phillip Pitts and Alease Nelson.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Beulah Pitts Nelson.

James was a member of the Iron Workers Union Local 401 for many years and went on to own and operate Holland Fence Company. He enjoyed many things including country music, racing, and boxing. For James, however, family always came first and he will be dearly missed as a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother.

James is survived by his children, Vanessa Froelich and her partner, Kevin Vachon, Patricia D. Lutz and her husband, Michael J., Marianne Romani, Donna Pitts, and James J. Pitts Jr. He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Kelli, Joshua, Sean, Caitlin, Gianna, Elena, and Luigi; his great-grandchildren, James, Tiffany, and Justin; his brothers, Edward, Warren, and Overton Nelson; and his sisters Patsy Hakim, Margie Heath, and June Larson, and several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Friday, March 11, 2016 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM and on Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 9:00 AM until his Funeral Service 10:00 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954. His interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made the American Diabetes Association, 150 Monument Rd., Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.

Doris D. Rich Roller of Bensalem died peacefully on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her residence. She was 85.

She was the beloved wife of the late David P. Roller Sr.

Born in Philadelphia, Doris was the daughter of the late Ada Devona Snyder Rich.

Doris has been a resident of Bensalem for 50 years and was a devoted member of Bensalem Baptist Church. She greatly enjoyed being a supportive and loving mother, grandmother, and dear friend and for that, Doris will be greatly missed by everyone.

She is survived by her loving and devoted sons, David P. Roller Jr. and his wife Susan, and Paul Lee Roller and his wife Linda. She is also survived by her 4 grandchildren; Heather L., Benjamin W., Paul Lee, Jr., and Kyle A.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 from 10:00am until her Funeral Service 11:00AM. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Rd. Abington, PA 19001.

Rev. Stephen R. Thorn, age 69, of Tucson, AZ., formerly of Somerton (N.E. Phila.), Columbus, OH and Wheeling, WV,  passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Tucson Medical Center Hospice Unit, surrounded by several family members and his best friend. The cause of death was cardiac arrest due to underlying metastatic cancer.  Prior to his final illness, Steve had resided for the past several years at St. Luke's Home in Tucson.

At the time of his death, Steve had been placed on VA Agent Orange full (100%) service connected disability arising out of his prior U.S. Army military service in Vietnam during 1967 and 1968.  Steve was justifiably proud of his honorable service to his Country with the United States Army (“ A " BTRY, 2d BN, 94th ARTY), while stationed at Camp J.J. Carroll, near both the DMZ and Khe Sanh, in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, as a result of which he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant ( E-5 ) and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (ACM) for meritorious service in combat. 

Steve was a 1965 graduate of Father Judge H.S. in Phila. and was a 1992 graduate of World Harvest Bible College ( now called Valor Christian College )  in Columbus, OH.  After completing his military service, Steve worked for several companies in N.E. Phila., including the former Fred Hill Co. and United Refrigeration Co., and later worked for a period of time in Phoenix, AZ., before deciding to attend bible college in Columbus, OH, upon graduation from which both he and his wife Lorna were ordained as ministers. For the next twenty years or so thereafter, together with his late wife Lorna Long Thorn, Steve served as a minister / worship leader at several Bible - based Christian congregations in Columbus, OH., Wheeling, WV and Tucson, AZ.  

Steve was predeceased by his beloved wife, Lorna Long Thorn, who passed away in 2010, by his parents, William J. Thorn, Jr and Mary J. Thorn, and by his older brother Joseph F. Thorn.  Steve is survived by his seven brothers and sisters : William J. Thorn III (Joanne), John T. Thorn (Janet), Mary J. Miller (Charles), Elizabeth Anne Mc Donnell (Ronald), Kathleen M. Peterson (Wayne), Joanne M. Alexander (Richard) and Carol Anne White (James),  and by numerous nieces and nephews.  Steve is also survived by his good friend and fellow Army veteran Richard Olafson of Tucson, to whom Steve's family owes a special debt of gratitude for his countless selfless acts of kindness and for always being there to help our brother Steve .  

Steve's memorial funeral service and burial with full military honors at the Washington Crossing National Veterans Cemetery in Newtown, PA are private. 

In lieu of flowers, his family respectfully requests that memorial contributions in Steve's honor be donated to : St. Luke's Home, 615 E. Adams Street, Tucson, AZ  85705  (Attn : Beverly Heasley, CEO : " In Memory of Stephen R. Thorn ").

Cecelia M. Gallagher of Sellersville formerly of Richboro died on Friday, March 4, 2016, at Hidden Meadows in Sellersville.

Born in Arnold, Pennsylvania, “Bunny” as she was known to family and friends was the beloved wife of the late James J. Gallagher and daughter of the late Bernard A. and Carmella C. DiDomenico Marsilio.

Bunny was a resident of Richboro and a former parishioner of St. Bede the Venerable Parish, and most recently, St. Vincent de Paul Parish. She has been a resident of Hidden Meadows for the past twenty months. Bunny was a graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School, class of 1960, and worked as an Administrative Assistant at First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown for several years.

She was active in several women’s organizations; Council Rock Seniors, the Soroptimist International of Indian Rock. Bunny was an avid reader and was extremely good at Trivia games. She will be sadly missed by her devoted family and friends.

Bunny is survived by her dear children and their spouses James J. Gallagher, Jr. and his wife Stacie, Constance A. Hutchison, Alice M. Tomeo and her husband Jay, Michael P. Gallagher and his wife Jaime. She is also survived by 7 adorable grandchildren; Andrew R., Thomas J., Danielle A., Matthew J., Ryan J., Anna K., and Owen J., and the late Kathryn A.  Dear sister of John Marsilio and Bernadette Silver and her husband Gene. She is also survived by her sisters-in law of Sr. Alice Gallagher, SSJ, Mary Jo Maier (Paul) and Anne Ricci (Joseph), and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bunny’s family will receive condolence on Wednesday March 9, 2016 from 9:30 am until her Funeral Mass 11:00 am at St. Vincent dePaul Church 654 Hatboro Rd. Richboro. Interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Laurels at Hidden Meadows, 340 Farmers Lane, Sellersville, PA 18960, or Alzheimer’s Association 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Edward R. “Ed” Gallagher of Trevose died peacefully Thursday, March 3, 2016 surrounded by his family at the age of 79. He was the beloved husband of 58 years to his wife, Betty.

Ed was a proud Veteran of the US Navy who served aboard the Destroyer USS Gainard. He worked for many years for Williard, Inc. as a Project Manager. In his leisure, Ed enjoyed cooking, playing golf, gardening, and traveling. Above all he cherished the times he spent with his family creating memories that will last forever. Ed will be greatly missed by everyone who had the pleasure to know and love him.

In addition to his wife Betty, Ed is survived by his children and their spouses Edward Gallagher and Kathie of Humble, TX; Diane Crawford and Glenn of Warminster, PA; Daniel Gallagher and Sarah of North Potomac, MD; and Lynne Sweet and Daniel of Middletown, PA. He is also survived by his 8 grandchildren; Sam, Carissa, Amanda, Jamie, Duncan, Drew, Stephanie, and Austin.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ed’s graveside service at precisely 10:15AM on Monday, March 7, 2016 at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, 830 Highland Rd. Newtown, PA 18940 and to the receiving of condolences at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 from 12 noon until his memorial service at 1:00PM. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Tin Can Sailors, P.O. Box 100 Somerset, MA 02726, to the Guardians of the National Cemetery, P.O. Box 233 Newtown, PA 18940 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Marjorie A. Martin of Chalfont died peacefully surrounded by her loving daughters on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She was 84.

Marjorie was the beloved wife of 46 years to the late Richard Martin.

Born in Somers Point, NJ, Marjorie was the daughter of the late John and Ann Hewitt Oliver.

Marjorie was a resident of Chalfont since 1964. She was a graduate of the Lankenau Medical Center and in her early years was a Nurse Anesthetist at Temple Hospital. Eventually, after moving to Chalfont, Marjorie became a traveling Registrar with the Register of Wills in Doylestown where she had worked for over 25 years. In her leisure, she enjoyed a good game of bridge and was an avid reader. Marjorie also loved spending time with her friends. She will be deeply missed by her family and by all who came to know her.

Marjorie is survived by her children, Lori Tulio and her husband Richard of Chalfont, Valerie J. Fuller and her husband David Croll of Bedminster, and Stacy O’ Connor and her husband the late Thomas of Maui, Hawaii. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Ida Oliver of Poughkeepsie, NY, her 5 grandchildren Bradley and his wife Kim, Nicole, Ian, Corinne and Kaitlin, her great grandson Cole, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing from 11:00am until her Funeral Service 12:00PM on Saturday, March 12^th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901.  Marjorie’s interment will be held at 10:00am on Monday, March 14^th in Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer ’s Disease Association, 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.