Thomas A. Fenning passed away on Monday June 9, 2014 at the home of his daughter, surrounded by his loving family. He was 93.

He was the husband of the late Mercedes E. Berry Fenning.

Born in Philadelphia, Thomas was a son of the late John J. and Mary Anderson Fenning.

A World War II veteran, he proudly served in the US Navy on theU.S.S. Cocopa. Along with his wife, Thomas lived and raised his family in Feasterville for over 45 years and spent the last 13 years residing in Doylestown.

He enjoyed spending his time volunteering at Bucks County Community College, where he took many classes in Language and Writing. In later years he volunteered at local elementary schools sharing his love of poetry and writing.

Thomas is survived by his children, Donna Cunningham (James), Denise Fitzpatrick (John), Geri DeHaven (David), Jeanine Stoneback and Timothy Fenning. He also leaves behind 16 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Friday June 13, 2014 from 10 AM until his funeral mass 11 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State St., Doylestown, PA 18901.

Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Thomas’ name to St. Joseph’s Villa, 110 W. Wissahickon Ave, Flourtown, PA 19031-1802.

His family also wishes to thank the staff at Care Alternatives Hospice for the care of their father and support of their family.

Joseph W. Stewart passed away peacefully on Monday June 9, 2014 at his home. He was 91.

He was the husband of the late Annamae Hood Stewart and the late Alice F. Scott Stewart.

Born in Terra Alta, WV, he was a son of the late Lewis L. and Mabel Heath Stewart.

Joseph is survived by his daughters, Susan Kozak of Doylestown and Kathleen Rhoades of Warminster; his granddaughter, Trisha Kozak of Hatboro; and his sisters, Ruth and Betty.

Relatives and friends are invited to his graveside service 11 AM on Monday June 16, 2014 at the St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, 1520 W. Kings Highway, Gap, PA 17527.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Joseph’s memory to Hospice Compassus, 711 York Rd., 2nd Floor, Willow Grove, PA 19090.

Barbara A. Bucknum of Holland, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2014, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was 79.

She was the beloved wife of late Walter F. Bucknum with whom she had shared 50 years of marriage.

Born in Trenton, NJ, Barbara was the daughter of the late Edgar and Mary Agnes Falkenberg Dockter.

Mrs. Bucknum was a resident of Holland for the past 49 years. She graduated from Villa Victoria Academy in Ewing Township, NJ, Class of 1952 and went on to complete her Associate Degree in Business Administration from Drexel University, Class of 1954. For 20 years she served as Tax Collector of Northampton Township until the end of her term in 2013. She was a former Recording Secretary of the Bucks County Tax Collectors Association, a member of the Pennsylvania State Tax Collectors Association, and served as Secretary for the Northampton Township Republican Committee for many years.

She was an accomplished seamstress and enjoyed many types of crafts, including cake decorating and candy making. In addition, she was a talented artist, an avid reader, and liked to crochet. She loved to travel with her late husband and children, and enjoyed attending musical theater productions in New York City.

She will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her six children, David Bucknum and his wife, Mary, of Washington, DC; Mary Kern and her husband, Robert, of Waymart, PA; Michael Bucknum and his wife, Kathy Shen, of Oceanside, CA; Paul Bucknum of Holland; Susan Bucknum of Enola, PA; and John Bucknum and his wife, Diane, of Evans City, PA. She is also survived by her eight loving granddaughters, Jennifer and Laura Kern; Katharina, Annamarie, Taylor, Kiley, Sydney, and Sophia Bucknum.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewings on Friday evening, June 13, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM and on Saturday morning, June 14, from 8:15 to 9:15 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass 10:00 AM at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will follow in Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or online at: https://donate.cancer.org/.

Le Roy E. Staszak of Honey Brook, PA died on Thursday, June 5th at Tel Hai Retirement Community where he resided. He was 93.

He was the beloved husband of the late Catherine B. Traum Staszak with whom he shared 65 years of marriage.

Born in Weston, WI, Le Roy was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Litzer Staszak.

Le Roy served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Signal Man 1st Class in the South Atlantic and later as an instructor at the Bainbridge, MD Naval Base where he advanced to the level of Chief. A Star Lake, Wisconsin Native, Le Roy made his home in Pennsylvania after his marriage to Catherine. Prior to Tel Hai Community, Le Roy and Catherine lived in Southampton, PA since 1958. They were active parishioners of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. He was a Lifetime Member of VFW Post 6493 in Warminster, PA. He was a retired meat cutter in the supermarket business.

Le Roy is survived by his three sons, Roy J. Staszak Sr. and his wife, Carolyn, of Coatesville, PA, Ronald P. Staszak and his wife, Kathleen, of New Hope, PA, and John P. Staszak and his wife, Kathryn, of New Britain, PA. He is also survived by his five grandchildren, Roy Jr. (Darlene), Gregory (Lisa), Kelly Dengler (Scott), Kimberly Steskal (Jason), Christopher, seven great grandchildren, Scott, Chad, Victoria, Zachary, Catherine, Tyler, and Samantha, and one great-great granddaughter Eva.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, June 9th, from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Mass at 11:30 AM in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 611 Knowles Ave. (at 2nd Street Pike) Southampton, PA, 18966.

Interment will follow at St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Care Assurance Fund at Tel Hai Retirement Community, P.O. 190, 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook, PA 19344.

Martha Melk of Washington Crossing, PA, passed away on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania due to complications from viral pneumonia after receiving a bone marrow transplant for AML leukemia. Her loving family was by her side. She had just turned 66 years old.

Martha was the beloved wife of 45 years to Ron Melk, a life-long resident of Bucks County.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Macaluso and Sylvia Katz. Her sister Joanna passed away at the age of five from leukemia.

Martha received her degree in English from Temple University in 1969. She worked in personal lines insurance for nearly 30 years at Johnson, Kendall and Johnson in Newtown, PA. Most recently, she worked at Capital Health System in Hopewell, NJ. She was also an active supporter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Martha had a passion for books, music, the arts, and her community. She also loved taking yoga classes at Traditions at Washington Crossing, where she lived for the past 13 years.

In addition to her husband, Ron, Martha is survived by her daughter Jessica and her husband Steven Kuiken of Los Angeles, CA, and her half-sister, Alexandra “Alexa” Macaluso. She is also survived by her extended family and dear friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family from 10:30 AM Sunday, June 8th, 2014 until her funeral service at 12:30 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.).

Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Feasterville.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 555 North Lane , Suite 5010 Conshohocken, PA. 19428.

Vincent J. Piecyk, of Holland, formerly of Philadelphia, died on June 2, 2014.

VIncent was the beloved husband of Eleanor (nee Wysoczanski) and loving father to Theresa and John V. Piecyk. He was the devoted brother to Angela Bense and to the late Chester, Vicki, Helen and Frances.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday from 10am until his Funeral Service at 11:30am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment in Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bucks County SPCA, P.O. Box 277, Lahaska, PA 18931.

Anna K. Decher, of Langhorne, PA died on Monday, June 2, 2014, at Chandler Hall Hospice with her family by her side. She was 69.

She was the beloved wife of 46 years to Manfred “Fred” Decher.

Born in Yugoslavia, she was the daughter of John and Eva Bahnweg Gallik of Philadelphia.

At a very young age, Anna with her family immigrated to the United States and settled in Philadelphia. She was a 1962 graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School and then went on to Gwynedd Mercy College where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics in 1966. Gifted at math Anna used her skills as a teacher for over 35 years. She began her career at Archbishop Wood and then went to Gloucester Catholic High School before settling in at Father Judge High School where she was for over 20 years, retiring in 2003. Throughout her career, Anna continued her education continually making herself better, ultimately earning enough credits to receive a Master’s Degree.

Her family was paramount, and nothing was more important to her then being a devoted wife, loving mother, daughter and the best big sister anyone could want. Anna was well rounded and enjoyed many things; knitting, reading, spending time with her husband, computers, traveling and tutoring Algebra. However, her greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren who will miss her greatly.

In addition to her husband and parents, she is survived by her children Michael and Kimberly Decher of Doylestown and Diana Decher of Langhorne and her sister Kathy and Mark Falcone of Newtown. She is also survived by her dear grandchildren; Rebeka, Melissa, and Coulton,her nieces Teresa Harris and her husband Jason, Erika Priori and her husband Adam, Maria Wimmers and her husband Eric, and Christina Falcone, her nephew John Falcone and his wife Christine and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday, June 6, 2014 from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:00 am at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940.

Her interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to Patient Access Network, 1331 F Street, NW Suite 975, Washington, DC 20004, or to Chandler Hall Hospice, 99 Barclay Street, Newtown, PA 18940.

Michael J. Fasti of Warrington died Monday June 2, 2014 at Doylestown Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was 44.

Michael was the beloved husband of 13 years to Julia A. Rusine Fasti.

Born in Warminster, he was the devoted son of Amy M. Testa Fasti Meier and the late Joseph D. Fasti Sr.

Michael was a graduate of St. Jude School, Chalfont and a 1987 graduate of Archbishop Wood High School. He was awarded an Academic and Athletic scholarship to Brown University, Providence, RI, where he graduated with honors in 1991. He worked at GE after graduation in their management program for two years. Michael, a skilled entrepreneur, partnered with his mother and successfully owned and operated the Deli III (West Butler Deli) until 1995. He then attended Duke University, receiving his MBA in 1997. During his professional career, he worked as an Information Technology Specialist for IBM and David’s Bridal.

Michael was a man of many talents. Family and friends admired his woodworking skills and ability to fix almost anything. He enjoyed playing golf and was a faithful Eagles fan.
In addition to his beloved wife Julia, Michael is survived by his 3 cherished sons, Tyler J., Ryan M., and Jacob J. Fasti. He is also survived by his Mother Amy M. Testa Fasti Meier, his brothers and sisters, Joseph D. Fasti, Jr. and his wife Colleen, Linda Loeffler and her husband David, John J. Fasti and Amy M. Fasti and his 11 nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewings on Friday June 6th, starting at 6:00pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901 and on Saturday at St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave. New Britain, PA 18901 from 9:30am until his Funeral Mass at 11:00am.

Interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery in Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers, please take a moment to write a special memory of Michael to be shared with his children in the future (please bring with you or send to the funeral home).

James J. Mitchell, Jr. of Southampton died Saturday May 31, 2014 at Richboro Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was 73.

Born in Philadelphia on June 26, 1940, he was the son of the late James J. Sr. and Irene Mitchell. James lived in Philadelphia with his beloved wife, the late Pearl Mitchell until 10 years ago when he and Pearl moved to Southampton.

James was a retired neon lighting installer for Miller Brewing Company who loved to tell jokes. In his youth he spent time as ranch hand in Oklahoma and drove a Good Humor Ice Cream truck in Philadelphia. In his leisure he enjoyed reading, playing pool, working on home projects, and spending quality time with his family who affectionately called him “Poppy”. He was a member of the North and Southampton Reformed Church in Churchville and the Ben Wilson Senior Center in Warminster.

James is survived by 2 sisters, his step-daughter Holly Onofrio of Churchville, a daughter-in-law, Joyce Ludlow of Doylestown, beloved grandchildren: Heather Dittman of Arlington Heights, Illinois, P. Nicholas Onofrio of Churchville, Allison Ludlow of Bethlehem, Graham Ludlow of Doylestown, and Andrea Schlegel-Wallace of Dublin, five great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 11:00am until his Funeral Service 12:00pm on Thursday June 5, 2014 in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road) Richboro.

Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Ben Wilson Senior Center, 580 Delmont Avenue, Warminster, PA 18974.

William T. Peters, of Churchville, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 67.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Jennie Spinosa Peters.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, Wanda Kowalewski Peters.

Bill proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corp in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967. After his marriage, Bill and his family lived in Northeast Philadelphia for 13 years, and then moved to Churchville, where they have resided for almost 30 years. He retired after 40 years of service from Verizon. He began his career as a helper, then an installer, and later secured a position as an Electronic Switching System Technician.

Bill enjoyed being active, he loved to ride his bike and enjoyed being outdoors, especially working on his lawn and proudly tending to his vegetable garden. He was an excellent grandfather and attentive to all of his grandchildren, especially enjoyed being with them at their sporting events.

Although Bill had a fulfilling career and had many hobbies, his first priority was his family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, and will be dearly missed.

In addition to his wife, Bill is survived by his children: Christina M. Burgmann of Holland and Thomas W. Peters and his wife Gretchen of Feasterville; his sisters: Ceil Duerr of Turnersville, NJ, Charlotte Dougherty of Philadelphia, PA and Gilda Watts of Tampa, FL; and his grandchildren: Tyler, Daniel, Samantha and Thomas.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather at 9:15am on Wednesday June 4, 2014 at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, 830 Highland Rd. Newtown, PA 18940 for Bill’s Prayer Service and Military Honors.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 210, P O Box 1095 Doylestown, PA 18901. www.vva.org