Jane Marie (Deni) Smith of Warrington, PA died peacefully on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Neshaminy Manor in Warrington. She was 79. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Allen Smith III. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Edna Powell Deni.

Jane was a resident of Warrington for the past 10 months and formerly lived in Upper Southampton Township and prior to that Northampton Township. She retired from the Northampton Township Zoning Department. Jane grew up in the Northeast of Philadelphia and graduated from Lincoln High School. Jane’s activities included Rebecca Circle, Round Club and Sorority.

Jane is survived by her four children and their spouses, Wendy L. Hartman and her husband, Kevin, of Quakertown PA, Thomas A. Smith IV and his wife, Jeanette, of Howell, NJ, Denise M. Donlon and her husband, James, of Upper Southampton, PA, and Stephen L. Smith and his wife, Kim, of Jeffersonton, VA. She is also survived by her 12 grandchildren; Heather, Samantha, Joshua, Amber, Thomas, Krista, Alexa, William, Brett, Katlyn, Joseph & Gabrielle; and her 6 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday, July 10, 2015, from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Service 11:00 AM at St. John United Methodist Church, 820 Almshouse Road, Ivyland, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to: A Woman's Place, P.O. Box 299, Doylestown, PA 18901.

Theresa Semenuk, 86, of Newtown, PA, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland passed away peacefully at Chandler Hall Hospice on July 2, 2015. She was a woman of great resilience, surviving many medical illnesses and conditions, including breast and ovarian cancer.

Born February 23, 1929 to Vincent and Stella Zalewski in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the youngest of eight children. Theresa was a graduate of Sparrows Point High School in Sparrows Point, Maryland and was married to the late Michael Joseph Semenuk, the love of her life. Theresa and her husband raised three children, the late Sharon Ann Semenuk Booher, Michael D. Semenuk (Lynn Semenuk), and Tess Semenuk Glancey (Brian Glancey). Her greatest joy was her family.

She worked for many years for the City of Baltimore before joining her husband in running their business, Lenderking Metal Products.

After her husband passed, she moved to Newtown under the care of her daughter Tess and family, where she resided for nearly 15 years. She loved travel, real estate, hot fries, sweets, and Coca Cola. She was a no-nonsense woman, who told it like it was. She will be remembered for her generous heart and spirit.

Theresa served as a volunteer at St. Mary Medical Center for many years. She was also an avid reader, often reading a book per day. She passed her love of reading on to her children and many of her grandchildren.

Theresa is survived by her son Michael D. Semenuk (Lynn Semenuk), her devoted daughter Tess Semenuk Glancey (Brian Glancey), and grandchildren Michael Booher, Michael John Semenuk, Nicholas Semenuk, Alexis Booher Allen, Tessica Glancey, Tara Glancey, Lindsay Semenuk, and Erica Glancey. Great-grandchildren include Davin Allen, Sutter Allen, and Michael Gabriel Semenuk.

Services will be held in Baltimore on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Sacred Heart of Mary Church on 6736 Youngstown Avenue in Baltimore. Relatives and friends are welcome to pay their condolences at 9:00 A.M. Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. Burial to follow at Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery located at 7501 German Hill Road in Dundalk, Maryland.

If so desired, memorial contributions are welcome and can be mailed to Sharon Ann Booher Memorial Reading Fund, a 401(c) non-profit for the purpose of providing elementary school library books and promoting literacy, at 4 Colts Neck Drive, Newtown, PA 18940.

Dolores S. Hojlo (nee Oskiera) of Warminster, PA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.  She was 85 years old. Dolores was the beloved wife of Walter Hojlo.  The two would have celebrated 57 years of marriage in September.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Ann Purul Oskiera.

Dolores graduated from Little Flower High School. She later met and married her beloved husband, Walter. Together they had five children and moved to Warminster, PA in 1967 where they became parishioners of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.

Dolores loved nurturing her family, relatives and her children’s friends as they grew older. She loved entertaining, cooking and especially family picnics by the pool with all of her precious nieces & nephews which she loved dearly.

She enjoyed attending family weddings & parties along with listening to Irv Homer and playing the oldies on 98.1 WOGL. She also cherished yearly vacations down the Jersey Shore where she spent time with family.

In addition to her husband, Dolores is survived by her five children, Dan Hojlo and his wife, Mary, of Warrington, Marianne Katz and her husband, Steve, of Chalfont, Karen Berry and her husband, Scott, of Lansdale, Linda Colibraro and her husband, Frank of Chalfont, and Lisa Williams and her husband, Tony, of Dresher.

She also leaves behind her beloved grandchildren, Christian, Marissa, Jessica, Victoria, Taylor, Eric, Courtney, Brendan, Julia, Allyson, Morgan, Nicholas, and Brooke and her surviving siblings, Jennie, Clara, Eleanor, and Stanley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters Mamie and Helen along with her two brothers Michael and Walter, along with her sisters-in-law Leona Perkoski and Helen Rusling.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing, Sunday July 5, 2015 from 5:30 – 8:00PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954 and on Monday July 6, 2015 from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 2nd Street Pike and Knowles Ave., Southampton. Her interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

Contributions may be made in Dolores’ name to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.  

Edward F. Janiszewski, of Southampton, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 60.

He was the beloved husband of JoAnne Knoneborg Janiszewski.

Born in Philadelphia, Ed was the son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Miller Janiszewski and the brother of the late Elizabeth Taylor Janiszewski.

Ed was employed with Mission Hill Associates as a HVAC Technician Supervisor and was affectionately known as “The Boss Man”. When Ed and his wife joined together in a love that would never tire, he also earned a best friend for life who would eventually become his brother-in-law. Ed and Markie Knoneborg formed a tight bond as friends right from the beginning of his relationship with Markie’s sister JoAnne. He immediately took Markie under his wing and taught him everything he knew professionally as a HVAC Technician and also as an everyday Mr. Fix-It.

Ed was a man with a big heart who was willing to do anything for anybody at anytime. Upon the death of a childhood friend, Ed filled in as a father figure for the Nagel Children, he held in great esteem the accomplishments of his three daughters and always without question he was grateful for the love and devotion of his wife. In his leisure he enjoyed times spent at the racetrack with friends and also playing Black Jack at the Casino and traveling with his family. Above all in life, Ed’s family came before everything and he cherished the moments he had creating memories with his wife, daughters, and grandchildren. Ed will be greatly missed but always remembered and loved by everyone who has come to know and love him.

In addition to his wife JoAnne, Ed is survived by his 3 loving and devoted daughters; Melinda Attipa and her husband Michael, Joanna Janiszewski, and Jerica Janiszewski. He is also survived by his sisters; Linda McKenney and Maryann Mcpherson, his brothers; Jack and Dennis Janiszewski, the Nagel children, and his 10 adoring grandchildren.

Ed’s Family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 from 1:00PM until his Memorial Service at 2:30PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown Richboro Road (at Holland Rd) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private.

Patricia Karl, of Newtown, died on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at her home. She was 75.

She was the beloved wife of the late William N. Karl Jr. who died in 1983.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the biological daughter of Edward and Edna May Keller Farrell and loving step daughter to the late Milton Young who raised her after the passing of her father.

Pat grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Dobbins High School where she was a member of the Color Guard and Volleyball teams. Soon after graduating and at the early age of 19, Patricia married her beloved William. They lived in various sections of Philadelphia for many years before moving to Churchville in 1975 and then Newtown in 1983.

During her professional career, Pat used the secretarial skills she learned in High School in the Aviation field and then in Pharmaceuticals with Bristol-Myers Squibb in Hopewell, NJ where she retired from in 1993.

She enjoyed bowling, playing bingo with her group at the Church of St. Andrew, working with crafts and making special things for her family and friends, reading; especially murder mysteries, and never passed up a trip to Atlantic City so she could stop by the casino and play the slots. However, more than anything, she was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family, which included her special dog Bam Bam.

She is survived by her children Cheryl A. and Charlie McKenna of Warrington, William L. and Betsy Karl of Jamison, Lynn A. and Gary Sutton of Driggs, Idaho and Stephen M. and Lisa Karl of Yardley. She is also survived by her 7 grandchildren; Lindsay and Chris Laffey, Lauren and Matt McKinski, Billy Karl, Amberleigh and Anthony Volpe, Ashley McKenna, Dalton Karl and Ellie Karl.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 9:00 - 10:30 am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown Richboro Road (at Holland Rd) Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass 11:00 am, the Church of St. Andrew, Newtown, PA. Her interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to American Heart Association, 5455 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214.

James W. Houseman Sr. of Newtown, PA died peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2015, at his residence. He was 85.

He was the beloved husband of Florence E. Walker Houseman for 61 years.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Edgar and Edith Gercke Houseman and brother of the late Edgar William Houseman and Doris Brehmeyer.

Mr. Houseman was a resident of Newtown for the past 6 years and formerly lived in Holland for 40 years. He was a proud Army veteran, having served during the Korean War. In 1965, Mr. Houseman started his own business, General Partition Company, located in Croydon, which is involved in paper conversion. He was actively involved with his business during his lifetime. Along with his wife, he was a member of Northampton Presbyterian Church since l970, where he served as a Sunday School superintendent, elder and groundskeeper. In his leisure time, he enjoyed golfing and taking trips to the shore. He served at the Ocean City Tabernacle as head usher and was a Life Trustee. Above all, he cherished the special times spent with his family. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his three children, James W. Houseman Jr. of Newtown, Richard A. Houseman Sr. and his wife, Rose, of Newtown, and Susan Ann Gregory and her husband, Peter, of West Chester, PA, and his sister, Barbara Scheich of Bensalem. He is also survived by his three loving grandchildren, Sandra Erlandson and her husband, Michael; Pamala Rahill and her husband, Timothy; Richard A. Houseman Jr. and his wife, Pamela; and eight great grandchildren, Carlie, Timmy, Michael, Tori, Gabriel, Isabella, Molly and Richard III.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Service 11:00 AM at Northampton Presbyterian Church, 539 Buck Road, Holland, PA 18966. Interment will take place at Forest Hills Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Northampton Presbyterian Church at the above address.

Margaret M. “Peggy” Graham, of Chalfont, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Doylestown Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was 78.

Born on October 9, 1936, Peggy was the daughter of the late Margaret and James Mulholland.

Peggy was a retired teacher of the Philadelphia School District, having taught for over 36 years.

Peggy is survived by her loving daughter, Margaret E. “Meg” Graham, her dear sister Kathleen Nickels (John), her niece and nephew Kathleen Percetti (Tom), Jack Nickels (Leng), she is also survived by her great nieces and nephews; Nicole, Tommy, Mason, Tyler and Emily.

Margaret’s family will receive condolences on Friday June 26, 2015 from 9:00am until her Funeral Mass 10:00am at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church 100 Broad St. Hilltown, PA. 18927. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Neonatal Division, 34^th and Civic Center Blvd. Phila, PA 19104.

Antonio DiPaolo of Newtown died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Chandler Hall Hospice in Newtown. He was 88.

Antonio was the beloved husband of the late Maria A. Giannini DiPaolo.

Born in Italy, he was the son of the late Edward and Giuseppina Pontarelli DiPaolo, brother of the late Franco DiPaolo and sister of the late Angela Croce.

Antonio was a former resident of Philadelphia before moving to Newtown in 2003. He retired from Crown, Cork and Seal Company in Philadelphia with over 30 years of service in their manufacturing department. Antonio was a former Communicant of Maternity B.V.M. Church in Philadelphia and St. Bede the Venerable Church in Holland before attending the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown. In his leisure, he enjoyed gardening and playing games of chance, especially the lottery. His true joy was the quality times he spent with his family, especially his grandchildren. Antonio will be truly missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

Antonio is survived by his children, Antonietta Maria Coletta and her husband Vincenzo of Holland and Anthony DiPaolo and his wife Kathleen of Newtown. He is also survived by his brother Peter DiPaolo of Philadelphia, 7 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and his many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing, Wednesday, June 24th from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am in the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940 followed by his interment in Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P. O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018.

Eugene Shuttle, Sr., of Glenside, died June 21, 2015 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 88.

Eugene was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores. They were married for 53 years.

He was a graduate of Linsly Military Academy, he served in the Army during WWII in the Pacific. Following the war he attended the University of West Virginia earning his degree in 1948. He worked for A. Shuttle Construction, a family business, and later started Telefix a water and sewer line repair company. A devoted husband and family man, he was a volunteer leader for a local Boy Scout troop and at St. Luke’s parish.

Eugene is survived by four children, Eugene Shuttle, Jr. (Anita) of Crofton, MD, Robert Shuttle (Cindy) of Lansdale, Dina Bicakcioglu (Ilham) of Newtown, and Marleis Giangiulio (Craig) of Haddonfield, NJ. Affectionately known as Pop to his nine grandchildren, Eugene III, Alyssa, Austin, Robert, Ryan, Reed, Tylon, Craig and Blaize. Also survived by his sister Laura Nestor of Somerset and many friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to call Saturday, June 27^th from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 2316 Fairhill Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038 follow by his interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham.