William Harry Meise Esq. of Wrightstown died Friday May 16, 2014 at his home. He was 77.

Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Meise was a former resident of Southampton before moving to Wrightstown in 1979. William was an electrical engineer and accomplished patent attorney. He served as Patent Counsel for RCA Corporation, General Electric Corporation, Lockheed Martin, and most recently the law firm of Duane Morris until he retired. An American Entrepreneur, Inventor and Author, William has had numerous patents issued in his name, including a “Compatible Wide-Screen Color Television System”, and an “Apparatus and Method for Detecting Stealth Aircraft”, he authored the book “In the Trenches: How to Prepare and Prosecute Patent Applications”. Bill received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology in 1964, where he was a member of Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Society, then pursued his Jurist Doctorate from Temple University graduating in 1972. William was also a graduate of Glen Nor High School, Class of 1954. Bill served his country in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958 as a radar service engineer with a tour of duty in France. He will be interred with military honors.

Bill will be dearly missed by his wife, three daughters, a son, three step-children and ten grandchildren. He was the son of the late Robert F. Meise and Victorine Hambridge Meise and widower of the late Patricia S. Meise, he is survived by his wife of 7 years, Sigrid E Meise, his children; Cynthia M. Leon and her fiancé Paul E Jones III, Karla Meise and her husband Antonio Ferreira, Kevin P. Meise, Karen A. Lehmicke and her husband Michael, Bill’s step-children Dean Gutierrez (wife Denise), Sandy Gutierrez and Ricardo Angeloni. Also survived by his six grandchildren, Samuel A. and Charlotte A. Leon, William R., Emma E., and Abby C. Meise, Marcos L. Ferreira and his four step-grandchildren Ian and Gabriella Guiterrez, Hayden Lake and Rocky Angeloni.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, May 19, 2014 from 1:00pm until his Funeral Service 2:00pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment will follow in St. Andrew Cemetery in Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of a donor’s choice.

Eleanor J. Sawicki, of Newtown, PA, died on May 15, 2014.

Eleanor was the beloved wife of the late Frank. She was the devoted mother of Jacqueline T. Casey (Larry), dear sister of Ed Matczak (Edna) and the late Leonard Matczak (the late Helen). She was the loving grandmother of Larry and Brian Casey and Colleen Shariat; great-grandmother of Meghan, Kevin, Kathleen, Liam, Jessica, and Annabelle.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday from 10 AM until her Funeral Mass 11 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Church, address above.

Alfred E. Hales Jr. of Chalfont died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was 77.

He was the beloved husband of 50 years to the late Annemarie Krieg Hales who died in 2007. He was the son of the late Alfred E. Sr. and Ruth P. Baumgaertel Hales.

Al was a resident of Chalfont for the past 47 years. He was a graduate of Olney High School, class of 1955. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force and served proudly, his technical training took him to the far corners of the world, and he retired as a Staff Sergeant.

Al’s professional career as an electrical engineer and computer programmer for 30 years were spent with Unisys Company for most of his career and eventually he retired from Sage Technologies.

Al enjoyed spending his time tinkering with computers and looked forward to the quiet times that he spent on his boat in the Chesapeake Bay.

Al is survived by his dearest daughters, Carolyn R. Schneider and her husband, John, and Donna M. Heaney. He is also survived by his 3 grandchildren, Bryan L. Kosling and his wife Sandra, Erika Kosling, and Allison M. Lamson and his 5 great-grandchildren, Kenneth, Anthony, Trinity, Lana and Lina and his sister, Patricia R. Mayrhofer and her husband, Theodor.

Al’s family will receive condolences from 9:00 am until his Funeral Service 10:00 am on Saturday May 17th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 241 E. Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901.

Interment will follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Prospectville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Joseph Arthur Savage Jr. of Doylestown passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday May 13, 2014, surrounded by his family at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown. He was 79.

He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara Dean Savage.

Born in Philadelphia on January 9, 1935, he was the oldest son of the late Joseph A. Sr. and Helen “Nellie” King Savage, grandfather of the late Benjamin Traub and brother of the late Mary Jane Marcolina and the late David Savage.

Joe graduated from Lincoln High School in Philadelphia, Class of l954. He served as a Seabee in the Navy during the Korean War

Joe married his high school sweetheart, Barbara (“Bobbie”) in 1961 and they resided in Southampton for the next 35 years. He was an active Southampton Republican Committee member and the Southampton Sports Club booster for many years. In 1981, he opened his own business, Savage Steel located in Bensalem. He was a past president of the Iron League in Philadelphia serving from 1995 to 1996. In 1996, he and his wife moved to Manahawkin, NJ to enjoy their retirement at the shore.

In his leisure time, he was an avid reader, sometimes reading two books a day, and especially enjoyed Western movies and television.

In 2008, Joe moved back to Bucks County and enjoyed an active social life. He ate breakfast every morning with his friends at the Eagle Diner in New Hope and spent many hours relaxing at the American Legion Post in Lambertville, NJ.

He will be missed dearly by his family and friends.

He is survived by his three children, Jamie S.Traub and her husband, Scott, of Mooresville, NC, Kevin J. Savage and his wife, Janet, of Garnet Valley, PA and Susan DeLuca and her husband, Andy, of Doylestown with whom he lived for the past 6 years. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Joseph, Charles and Molly Savage and Dana DeLuca, and his two brothers, John Savage and his wife, Jean, of Langhorne and Richard Savage and his wife, Joan, of Philadelphia, PA.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, May 19. 2014, from 8:30 AM to 10:15 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and to his Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Second Street Pike at Knowles Avenue, Southampton.

Interment will take place at Sunset Memorial Park, Feasterville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Deborah Heart Hospital Foundation, 212 Browns Mills Road, Trenton, NJ 08015 or Chandler Hall Hospice, 99 Barclay Street, Newtown, PA l8940.

Stella C. (nee Mirecki) Laskey-Stoeckle of Holland, PA died peacefully on Tuesday, May 13th at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 85.

Stella was the beloved wife of Thomas J. Stoeckle, Sr. and the late Edward J. Laskey.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Stanislawa Szulczewski Mirecki.

Stella was a proud alumnus of Nazareth Academy’s class of 1946. She worked as a Radiologic Technologist, an office manager, and has most recently worked in the Parish office at the Church of St. Andrew. Stella was an active parishioner of the Church of St. Andrew and was a past member of the Choir. She enjoyed stitching and being an exemplary seamstress and in her leisure she also enjoyed golf, going on cruises, time spent at the beach, and vacationing with the people she loved the most, her family.

Stella will be greatly missed by everyone who has come to know and love her.

In addition to her husband Thomas, Stella is survived by her loving children; Michael Laskey (Laura) of Palm Harbor, FL, Paul Laskey of Johnstown, PA, Steven Laskey (Felicia) of Newtown Boro, Andrea Burkhardt (the late John) of Allentown, PA, John Laskey (Nicole) of Hamburg, PA, and her step-children Thomas J. Stoeckle, Jr. (Eileen) of Fallsington, PA, Deborah King (John) of Akron, OH, Robert C. Stoeckle (Teresa) of Mt. Laurel, NJ, and Michael W. Stoeckle (Ericka) of Newtown, PA. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 8 step grandchildren, and 1 step great grand child.

Stella’s family will receive friends on Monday, May 19th from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:30AM at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown, PA 18940.

Interment will be private at Newtown Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Adult Choir at the Church of St. Andrew at the aforementioned address or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Doris Mildred Atkinson Kitson of Goffstown, NH and formerly of Henderson, NC and Warminster, PA passed away Monday, May 12th following a brief illness at Elliot Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was 89.

She was the beloved wife of the late Charles Robert Kitson.

Born on February 8, 1925 in Philadelphia Doris was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Katherine Doyle Atkinson

Doris spent the majority of her life in Warminster, PA and Henderson, NC until 2004 when she moved to Goffstown, NH to live with her daughter Elaine. During her life Doris loved to cook for her family and friends, she also had a deep faith and later in life she enjoyed watching mass on tv everyday.

She is survived by her three children Elaine (Kitson) Morgan of Goffstown, NH, Charles Ray Kitson and his wife Charline of Wayne, PA and Robert Charles Kitson and his wife Kathryne of Powhatan, VA. Three siblings, Benjamin Franklin Atkinson, Mary (Atkinson) Starzel and Robert Atkinson. Brother in Law Raymond H. Kitson, Grandchildren Melissa and Jon Aaron, Great Grandchildren Alexander, Jackson, Addison and Emilie and many Nieces and Nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Sunday, May 18th from 6:00pm until her Funeral Service at 8:00PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to the Animal Rescue League 545 Route 101, Bedford, NH 03110.

Beverly V. Appenzeller of New Britain died on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Abington Hospice, Warminster. She was 75.

She was the beloved wife of the late James L. Appenzeller.

Born in Chicago, IL she was the daughter of the late Walter and Edythe Mayo Mrozek and sister of the late Sandy and Walter.

She is survived by her daughters; Lori V. Piatanesi and the late Reno of California, Jami L. Appenzeller of Southampton, a sister Dorothy and the proud grandmother of; Derek James Exner, Darion Jordan Griggs and Savannah Love Yancey.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Thursday, May 15, 2014 from 9:30am until her Funeral Service 10:30am at the Davisville Church, 325 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966.

Her interment will follow in Beulah Cemetery in New Britain.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Wags Rescue, PO Box 1514, Southampton, PA, 18966, www.wagsrescue.com

Dennis Ernest Orlando of Churchville, an award winning artist, an innovative pioneer in digital fine art, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2014, surrounded by his family at his home. He was 58.

He was the beloved husband of Marie McDonough Orlando for 32 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Theresa Giaccio Orlando and the late Fiorentino Orlando.

Dennis was a resident of Churchville for the past 13 years and formerly lived in Ivyland, PA.

Dennis was trained as both a fine artist and commercial graphic designer. Dennis was responsible for setting up one of the East Coast’s first digital design studios.
Considered by many in the international art establishment to be a Master of Contemporary Fine Art, his paintings have been exhibited in museums, galleries, online and published in over thirty books and dozens of magazines. He enjoyed experimenting by combining both his traditional and digital tools in creating his inspirational original art.

In addition to his beloved wife and mother, he is survived by his three children, Thomas, Lisa Marie, and Ryan Orlando. He is also survived by his two brothers, Tony Orlando and his wife, Cindy, Greg Orlando and his wife, Cheryl, and his sister, Deborah Orlando.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday, May 16, 2014, from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM and to the Funeral Service 11:00 AM at Davisville Church, 325 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966.

Interment will take place at Union Cemetery, Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Orlando Children’s Educational Fund, C/O Police and Fire Credit Union, 901 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

James T. Curran of Quakertown passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at his residence. He was 68.

He was the beloved husband of Dianna C. Campbell Curran for 26 years.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Mildred Miller Egner and brother of the late Millie Richardson.

Mr. Curran was a resident of Quakertown for the past 13 years and formerly lived in Willow Grove. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. Jim was an Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War. Thirty years ago, Jim started his own business, Curran Insurance, a Nationwide Insurance Company, which is located in Hatboro. He was a quiet man with a generous nature and natural instinct to help those in need. In his leisure time, he was an avid reader and history was one of his favorite subjects. Being family oriented, he enjoyed the special times spent with his children and grandchildren. He will be sadly missed as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all who knew him.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his two daughters, Kelly A. Lotsis and her husband, Kevin, of Perkasie, Brandi L. McLaughlin and her husband, Tom, of Philadelphia, his brother, William Egner of Lansdale, and two sisters, Ann Marie Fain of Orange, CA and Alice Wright of Hatfield. He is also survived by his five loving grandchildren; Kyle, Luke, Curran, Annie and Sayer.

His family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, May 15, 2014, from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Service at 11:30 AM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901.

Interment will take place at Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery, Doylestown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Bucks County SPCA, P.O. Box 277, Lahaska, PA 18931 or to St. Vincent’s Home, 1509 Church Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124.

Jean Mizzer Kane of North Wales and formerly a long time resident of Jeffersonville and Blue Bell, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 10, 2014 at her home. She was 78.

Jean was the beloved wife of Andrew I. Kane.

Born in Pottsville, PA she was a daughter of the late August and Blanche Bubeck Mizzer and sister of the late Sonia James.

Jean was a graduate of Minersville High School and went on to study nursing at Chestnut Hill Hospital. She spent her career working for the former Sacred Heart Hospital in Norristown.

Jean absolutely loved travelling and did so extensively. She also greatly enjoyed time spent at her second home in Avalon, NJ. Above all else, Jean treasured her family. She will be remembered for her adoring love of her grandchildren and the delicious family dinners she would prepare to gather everyone together. She will be dearly missed.

In addition to her husband, Jean is survived by her daughters, Susan K. Taormina and her husband, Anthony of Blue Bell and Patricia A. Martin and her husband, Glenn of Horsham; her brother, Craig Mizzer and his wife, Cathy of North Carolina; and her grandchildren, Katey, Matthew, and P.J. Taormina and Andrew and Douglas Martin.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family from 9:30 AM until her funeral mass 10:30 AM on Friday May 16, 2014 at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church, 1325 Upper State Rd., North Wales, PA 19454.

Interment will be private in Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to Abington Hospice, 225 Newtown Rd., Warminster, PA 18974 would be appreciated.