Karen Bredesen Fahey of Lansdale, PA died peacefully on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at St. Mary Manor in Lansdale surrounded by her family. She was 61.

She was the beloved wife of David J. Fahey for 35 years.

Born in Venice, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Norman B. and Dorothy L. Antil Bredesen.

Mrs. Fahey was a resident of Lansdale for the past 14 years and formerly lived in Liverpool, New York from l980 until 2000. She was employed as an underwriter for Nationwide Insurance Company for 40 years. She was very proud of attaining the title of CPCU with Nationwide Insurance. In the past, she volunteered for Meals on Wheels while living in New York. She loved animals, watching movies, and going out to dinner. She will be sadly missed as a loving wife, mother and sister.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her son, Michael B. Fahey and his fiancée, Maggie Deegan, of Syracuse, NY, and her two brothers, Mark Bredesen, his wife, Sherrie, and their daughter, Zoe, of Great Falls, VA and Eric T. Bredesen of Chapel Hill, NC.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday evening, July 21, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901.

Interment will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery in DeWitt, NY.

In lieu flowers donations can be made to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer at makingstrides.acsevents.org

Patricia A. Blair Dalessandro of Newtown, PA died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday July 17th at Chandler Hall in Newtown. She was 60.

Patricia was the beloved wife of 38 years to Joseph M. Dalessandro.

She was Born in Philadelphia, PA, and was the loving daughter of Mary T. McCracken Blair and the late Harry J. Blair.

Patricia was employed for over 38 years with New Jersey Bell Telephone/Verizon as operator then she advanced to a draftsman. In her leisure she enjoyed times spent at either Wildwood or Ocean City, NJ creating everlasting memories with her family and friends and especially with her grandchildren. Patricia will be greatly missed by everyone who has come to know and love her.

In addition to her loving husband, Patricia is survived by her 2 loving sons; Scott J. Dalessandro and his fiancée Amy of Levittown and Ryan M. Dalessandro of Newtown, her three grandchildren; Kameron, Bradley, and Mia. She is also survived by her brother Joseph H. Blair (Lacey) and her sisters; Marie C. Bond (Charles), Betty Anne Simpson (James), Kathleen M. Shortt (Kenneth), and Diane M. Harker, and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday evening July 21st from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm and on Tuesday from 8:30am until 9:30am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd, (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. and to her Funeral Mass 10:30am at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown, PA 18940.

Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory maybe made to American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

William F. Peahota, of Chalfont, passed away on July 16, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his wife, daughter and granddaughter.

He was the loving husband of Bernadine Olejkowski Peahota for 58 years.

Bill was born on October 17, 1932 in Dupont, PA, the son of the late William and Sophie Lacomis Peahota.

He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Bill worked as a supervisor at Star Sprinkler and Central Sprinkler in Lansdale. In his free time, Bill loved tending to his horse, fishing and hunting.

In addition to his wife, he was the devoted father of Loretta Berkland and her husband Dan of Sibley, IA and Barbara Burns and her husband Bob of Elkins Park; loving grandfather of 7 grandchildren Tim and Melissa Berkland, Mike Berkland, Bill Burns, Kevin Berkland, Kelly Burns and Jill Berkland, proud great grandfather of Stevielyn Burns and Peyton Pavese, and brother of Ed Peahota of Philadelphia. He will also be lovingly missed by his sisters-in law and brothers-in-law and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, July 21, 2014 from 9:00 am until his Funeral Mass at 10:00 am in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, 9 Broad St., Hilltown, PA 18927. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Michael J. Bodmer Sr. of Chalfont died Wednesday July 16, 2014 at St. Mary Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was 67.

Michael was the beloved husband of 45 years to Peggy Ann Sachs Bodmer.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Frederick and Elsie Tuffner Bodmer.

Michael was a former resident of Holland before recently moving to Chalfont. He was a proud member of the Teamsters Local 107 and had worked with various transportation companies which included Red Star Express, Signal and also Super Fresh. Michael was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and during leisure enjoyed fresh water fishing, hunting and quality time spent with his family. He will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

In addition to his beloved wife Peggy, Michael is survived by Michael J. Bodmer Jr. of Ivyland and Jena-Michele Lee and her husband Daniel of North Wales, his brother Frederick N. and Margaret Bodmer of Philadelphia and his two cherished grandchildren, Daniel Michael and Sophia Evelyn “Boo Boo’s”

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 9:30 am until his Funeral Service 11:00am on Monday July 21st in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to The American Heart Association, 5455 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214 or American Lung Association, 527 Plymouth Road, Suite 415, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

Philip W. Forster of Warrington, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his son’s residence in Ocean City, NJ surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.

Born in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Fred and Mary Sviatko Forster and brother of the late Gloria Knight, Paul Forster and David Forster.

For the most part, Phil was raised in Newark, NJ where he graduated from St. Michael’s High School, Class of 1950. He was a proud Army veteran having served his country during the Korean War. In 1969 he moved his family from Caldwell, NJ to Willow Grove, PA and purchased his own franchise as an Arnold Bakery route distributor delivering baked goods to supermarkets in the Flourtown, Andorra and Roxborough areas. Phil loved his sports, especially the New York Giants. He was a season ticket holder, along with his brother Fred, while living in North Jersey. Once he relocated to Pennsylvania he eventually became an Eagles and Phillies fan. Also, you could often see him on the sidelines of his grandchildren’s sporting events.

He is survived by his former wife and best friend, Evelyn N. Forster of Warrington, PA, who he met in Newark, NJ when they were 13 years old, his two sons, Ronald P. Forster of Cherry Hill, NJ and Eric P. Forster and his wife, Karen, of Yardley, PA and his brother, Fred Forster and his wife, Catherine, of Toms River, NJ. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren, Katie, Rob, Jack, Randy, Kevin, Jamie and Drew and his three great grandchildren, Kylie, Tucker and Mason, all of whom he was able to spend time with and loved to be around.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901 from 10:00 AM followed by his Funeral Service at 12:00 PM.

Interment will take place at St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

Eun Soon Park, of North Wales, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at Gwynedd Square Nursing Home. She was 75.

Eun Soon came to the United States in 1987. She is survived by her children: Hyung Park and his wife E.J. Chang of Korea, Nammi Park and her husband D.H. Kim of Horsham, and Jinho Park and his wife Young Chang of North Wales.

Services and interment will be private.

Joseph P. Triolo, of Southampton, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at St. Joseph Manor. He was 86.

He was the beloved husband of Patricia Mancini Triolo for 60 years.

Born in South Philadelphia to Epifanio and Filippa Triolo, he graduated from South Catholic High School in 1945. Joe loved to act, play the saxophone and clarinet, march with the Mummers and perform with the Philopartian Theatre Guild, which he did for over 10 years. He earned a BS in electrical engineering from Villanova University in 1949 and worked for 36 years at the Naval Air Development Center in Johnsville, PA before retiring in 1984. For 16 years, he taught adult classes in electrical engineering at Trenton High School.

Joe was a resident of Holland for over 50 years. He was a founding parishioner and faithful communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church, where he was a lector, Eucharistic minister, sacristan and Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus in the Raymond V. Hennessy Council #6145. His hobbies included fine carpentry, vegetable gardening and telling jokes to anyone who would listen.

In addition to his wife, Joe is survived by his children Stephen J. Triolo of Newtown, Dr. Ronald J. Triolo and his wife Denise of Cleveland Heights, OH and Tricia E. Triolo of Southampton; sister Marie Triolo of Broomall, and brother Dr. Rocco Triolo of Newtown Square; and his grandsons Paul Joseph and Philip Triolo.

Joe’s family will receive condolences on Monday July 21, 2014 in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd. Holland from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:30 am.

Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem, PA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Knights of Columbus Educational Scholarships, Knights of Columbus Charities, 1 Columbus Plaza, P.O. Box 1966 New Haven, CT 06509.

Paul J. Bucknum, of Holland, died peacefully on Monday, July 14th, at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA. He was 47.

Paul was the loving father of Taylor and Kiley Bucknum.

Born June 23, 1967 in Trenton, NJ, he was a son of the late Walter F. and Barbara A. Dockter Bucknum. He was a 1985 graduate of Council Rock High School in Newtown, PA.
Paul was an accomplished Stone Mason who had a heart of gold. One of his proudest accomplishments, next to his loving children, was the award he received for his craftsmanship and stone work on the renovation of the Gravel Hill Road bridge in Southampton, PA. Paul will be greatly missed by everyone who has come to know and love him.

In addition to his children, Paul is survived by his brothers, David Bucknum and his wife, Mary, of Washington D.C.; Michael Bucknum and his wife, Kathy Shen, of Oceanside, CA; and John Bucknum and his wife, Diane, of Evans City, PA; and his sisters, Mary Kern and her husband, Robert, of Waymart, PA; and Susan Bucknum of Enola, PA. He is also survived by six nieces, Jennifer and Laura Kern; Katharina, Annamarie, Sydney, and Sophia Bucknum.

Paul’s family will receive friends on Saturday, July 19th, from 10:00 am until his Funeral Service at 11:00 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will follow at Newtown Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation at: http://www.stmaryfoundation.org/ways-to-give.

Patricia M. (nee Lennon) Scheuer, of Huntingdon Valley, died peacefully on July 14, 2014.

Patricia was the beloved wife of Conrad C. “Connie” Scheuer and loving mother of Susan P. and Linda E. Scheuer, and Janet L. Harbaugh (Edward). Devoted Grandmother of; Joseph, Daniel, and Brian, dear sister of Stephen Lennon (Ann), she is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Patricia’s family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954, and on Monday at St. Albert the Great Church, 212 Welsh Rd. Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 from 9:30am until her Funeral Mass at 10:30AM.

Interment Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Alumnae Association of St. Hubert High School for Girls 7320 Torresdale Avenue, Phila. PA. 19136

Viola Mary Butler, of Lansdale, died on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Abington Health, Lansdale Hospital. She was 91.

She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Butler.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Grytiel O'Such and sister of the late Regina Zimba.

Viola was born and raised in the Mayfair Section of Philadelphia. After graduating from Frankford High School, she began a career at the Navy Yard. However, after marrying her beloved John in 1961, she stopped working to take care of her family. She lived in Philadelphia until 2006. She then moved closer to her family and treasured the time she had with grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter Viola Karle and her husband Kevin of Chalfont, her brother Harold O'Such, and her sister Alfreda Campbell. She is also survived by her 4 grandchildren; Megan, Kevin, Melanie, and Brendan, along with many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Thursday, July 17, 2014 from 9:00 am until her Funeral Mass 10:00 am at St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave., Chalfont, PA 18914.

Her interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.