Henry “Hank” M. Sliwka of Holland died Friday, March 7, 2014 at his residence. He was 87.

Hank was the beloved husband to the late Mary J. Slota Sliwka.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Michael and Wanda Bialy Sliwka and the father of the late Michael H. Sliwka and brother of the late Albert Sliwka.

Hank was a former resident of Philadelphia before moving to Holland in 1981. He was an accomplished Machinist and Tool and Die Maker throughout his life and worked with various companies which included Exide Battery and Heintz Company until his retirement. In his leisure, he enjoyed fishing and boating at the New Jersey Shore and quality times spent with his family. Hank was proud of his Polish heritage and enjoyed attending the polish festivals and he traveled back to Poland several times.

Hank is survived by his sons, Stephen J. Sliwka of Bristol Township, Mark A. Sliwka and his wife Denise of Warminster and John J. Sliwka and his wife Theresa of Churchville. He is also survived by his sisters Bertha Gentile of Warrington and Wanda Makarewicz of Philadelphia and his 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1 Reed Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

Charles “Mickey” Helstrom of Rushland died Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at his residence. He was 83.

Mickey was the beloved husband of 57 years to Kathryn Helstrom.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Iver and Margaret Keller Helstrom and the brother of the late Frank Helstrom.

Mickey built his life around hard work and devotion. Mickey was an ambitious and hard working man. Mickey’s success was evident in every aspect of his life. He had a successful career as a business owner as well as an engineer and mechanic at Otis Elevator in which he received a certificate of honor for 30 years of service on the Executive Board. Mickey’s true pleasure was spending quality time with his family and friends. His zest for life shown through an endless sense of humor and devotion to his wife, daughters, and grand children. He will be deeply missed by his family and by everyone whose lives she shaped with unwavering compassion and generosity.

Charles is survived by his wife Kathryn, daughters Linda M. Prisco and her husband Jeffrey of Doylestown and Desiree Schaefer and her husband Rodney of Chalfont. He is also survived by his three cherished grandchildren, Aaron, Dylan and Sophia.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 9:30am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am on Monday March 10th at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, PA 18929.

His interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Parkinson Council, 111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 250, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.

John J. Bonner (Jack) of Warrington passed away peacefully of complications from pneumonia on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Doylestown Hospital. He had just turned 82 on March 1st.

He was the beloved husband of 59 years to Mary C. (nee Fanelli) Bonner.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Joseph and Regina Coonan Bonner. He was preceded in death by four sisters.

As a young man he proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the Army. He was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. His latest medal was awarded to him and other veterans by the government of South Korea to thank them for their service to their country.

Jack was a superb craftsman. He was a Master Stone Mason, Stone Setter and Bricklayer. He also was the Recording Secretary for his Union for many years. Jack was an accomplished pianist who memorized and played many classical compositions. His other hobbies included Astronomy, Model Railroading, and he was also an avid reader of Scientific subjects. He will be greatly missed by his wife and family and by those who both knew him and loved him.

In addition to his wife, Jack is survived by his daughter Lynne (Garry), his son Brian Patrick (Karen); his brother Joseph Bonner (Nancy); his grandchildren, Michael and Christine, whom he greatly cherished; and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Joseph A. Fluehr Funeral Home, 241 E. Butler Ave., (at Sandy Ridge Road) New Britain and to his Funeral Mass on Wednesday, March 12, at 11:00 AM at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 856 Euclid Ave., Warrington.

Interment will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

Susan J. Wisler of Doylestown, PA died suddenly on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at her residence. She was 55.

She was the beloved wife of Keith T. Wisler for 32 years.

Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of James A. Boaman and the late Marjorie R. Hawk Boaman.

Mrs. Wisler was a resident of Doylestown for the past 25 years. She formerly lived in Lansdale for several years. Susan graduated from Lansdale Catholic High School, Class of l975. Family came first and foremost in her life. She was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed spending quality time with her family. Susan liked walking on a daily basis and admiring the flowers and gardens throughout her neighborhood. She always enjoyed their family vacations to the shore, especially Ocean City, MD and Virginia Beach, VA. She will be sadly missed as a loving wife, mother, daughter and sister.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her daughter, Julia S. Wisler of Ambler, PA and her father, James A. Boaman of Doylestown. She is also survived by her sister, Cheryl R. Grubb of Lansdale and her two brothers, James P. Boaman and his wife, Elaine, of Fairhaven, NJ and David W. Boaman and Andrea Dunn of Phoenixville, PA.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Saturday, March 8, 2014, from 9:30 AM until her Funeral Mass 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.

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

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to American Red Cross, 2300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Charles “Chip” Gricius, Jr. of Kingfisher,OK, formerly of Philadelphia, beloved son of Eileen Mc Tamany Gricius, and the late Charles Gricius, Sr., died suddenly on Tuesday March 4th, at 52 years of age.

Chip was a graduate of Father Judge H.S., class of 1979 and attended Philadelphia Community College. He was employed in the Central Supply Departments of several healthcare facilities. He was an avid fisherman at LBI and Core Creek Park.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sisters, Kathleen Pecura (Robert) and Suzanne Guralnick(Mark); nieces Tara (Brian) and Brittany (Adam) and two great-nephews Charlie and Benjamin, and his uncle John Gricius, he is also survived by many cousins.

Chip’s family will receive condolences on Monday March 10, from 10:00am until his Memorial Mass and Life Celebration 11:00am in the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown, PA 18940. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Association, 706 Haddonfield Rd. Cherry Hill, NJ. 08002 or the Sisters of Mercy-Merion 511 Montgomery Ave. Merion Station, PA 19006.

Veronica B. Hermanson, of Langhorne, PA died on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Chandler Hall Hospice. She was 90.

She was the beloved wife of 68 years to Vincent P. Hermanson.

Born in Gloucester City, NJ she was a daughter of the late George C. and Catherine V. Williams.

Veronica was a resident of Langhorne, PA for 57 years and a member of St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church since it’s inception. Prior, she was a member of St. Andrew’s Church, where she coached girl’s basketball for many years.

A graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Gloucester City, she went on to become a registered nurse, graduating from the St. Francis Hospital nursing program in Trenton, NJ. During her career she worked extensively in geriatrics with various senior living facilities and was also employed with St. Mary Medical Center, from where she retired in 1981.

Veronica had a wide variety of interests, including bowling, tennis, playing slot machines, basketball, and skiing, which she loved to do with her family. She also enjoyed travelling, scrabble, and writing poetry. Most of all, however, Veronica will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister who treasured her family deeply. She will be dearly missed.

In addition to her husband, Veronica is survived by her daughters, Veronica Widmer, Kathleen McCloskey and her husband, Robert, of Newtown, PA , Rosemary McLaughlin and her husband, Edward, of Schuylkill Haven, PA, Patricia Satchell and her husband, David, of Hulmeville, PA, Eileen Dutton and her husband, George, of Newtown, PA, and Karen Lynch and her husband, William of Upper Nyack, NY; her sister, Nan Poshka of Glendora, NJ; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass, 11 a.m., Friday, March 7, 2014 at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Veronica’s memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.

Bernard F. “Bernie” Brown of North Wales, PA died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at his residence. He was 73.

He was the beloved husband of 33 years to Carolyn Ursbruck Brown.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John and Mary Linney Brown and father of the late Richard L. Teeter.

Mr. Brown was a resident of North Wales for the past 13 years .A graduate of Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia, he went on to work as a fork lift operator for the Honeywell Corporation for 35 years. Following his retirement, he was an avid bingo player, had a great love for horse racing, and also enjoyed cards and board games.

Bernard treasured spending time with his family and especially with his grandchildren whom he adored. He was always present for family functions and activities and will be remembered fondly for his ability to always remain young at heart. He will be dearly missed as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother.
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In addition to his loving wife, Bernard is survived by his children, Marie A. Holzhauer and her husband, George, of Willow Grove, Kathryn M. Goldress and her husband, Joseph, of Chalfont, and Jeanette E. Messina and her husband, Matthew, of Hatboro. He is also survived by four brothers, John, Robert, William, and Daniel Brown; four sisters, Josephine Haux, Annamay Celenza, Maureen Brown, and Dolores Christman; ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday, March 7th, from 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901 and to his Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church, 1325 Upper State Road, North Wales, PA 19454.

Interment will be private.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society,1626 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Rose A. Vallone, of Doylestown, died peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at St. Mary Manor surrounded by her family. She was 99.

She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore J. Vallone.

Born in New York NY, she was the daughter of the late Pietro and Lia DiStefano Cannizzaro and sister of the late Louis Cannizzaro.

Rose was a talented seamstress who won a scholarship to design school. She spent many years in the women's garment industry as a designer and master seamstress, creating fashions that adorned women all over the world. Rose's true passion however was her family. A devoted daughter, beloved wife and mother, she was the always at the center of family holidays and events. She enjoyed nothing more in life than having loved ones around her and making them happy. Rose had a big, generous heart and her home was always open. An expert cook, her home cooked Italian meals were legendary amongst all who knew her.

She is survived by her daughter Rosemary V. Wimer and her husband Leland of Doylestown, and son Peter J. Vallone and his wife Margo of Big Canoe, GA, and her brother Thomas Cannizzaro and his wife Annette of Annandale, NJ. She is also survived by her 5 grandchildren Angela & Stephen Oprendek, Christopher Wimer, Christina Vallone, Michael Vallone and Steven and Mary Vallone, and her 4 great-grandchildren Gregory, Steven, Regina and Isabella.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Tuesday, March 4, 2014 from 11:00am until her Funeral Mass 12:00noon at St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave., Chalfont, PA 18914.

Her interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory should be made to St. Jude Church at the above address.

David J. Messina of Warminster, PA died suddenly on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at Doylestown Hospital. He was 21.

Born in Abington, PA he was the beloved son of Christopher L. and Catherine M. Whelan Messina.

He was the maternal grandson of the late James J. and Frances T. Cummiskey Whelan and paternal grandson of the late Dorothy A. Quattrocciochi Betik.

David was a life long resident of Warminster. He attended St. Joseph/ St. Robert School and graduated from Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, Class of 2010. David was a member of the football team at Archbishop Wood and loved to play baseball. He was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Church and was a devoted and passionate godfather. David was kind hearted and always wanted to lend a helping hand. Being good natured and a loyal friend, he never wanted to let anyone down. He loved his family, enjoyed their special vacations together and was always there to support his brothers and sisters in all of their activities. He will be remembered for his contagious smile and outgoing personality. He will be sadly missed as a loving son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend to all who knew him.

In addition to his beloved parents, David is survived by his four brothers, Christopher, Thomas, James and Joshua and his two sisters, Catie and Amanda Messina. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday evening, March 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and on Tuesday, March 4, from 9:30 AM until his Funeral Mass at 11:30 AM at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 850 Euclid Avenue, Warrington, PA l8976.

Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to either St Joseph/ St. Robert’s School or SJR CYO at the above address.

Earl Meyle, of Chalfont, died Monday, February 24, 2014, at the Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania. He was 82.

He was the beloved husband of 58 years to Joyce Ann (Kleinhoff) Meyle.

Born in Sellersville, PA, he was a son of the late Anna Imle and William Meyle

Earl was a man of many talents. He owned his own business for many years as a marble and granite fabricator. Following retirement from his business, he had been keeping busy over the last 13 years collecting and restoring military vehicles, and was a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association. He loved restoring these vehicles dating from the 1950’s and enjoyed the challenge of simply making them run. Earl and his wife participated for many years in local parades and shows while driving his military jeeps. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War and, along with his wife he was a long time member of Doylestown Presbyterian Church.

Earl will be remembered for his vast talents, his ability to fix almost anything and his willingness to help out his neighbors and friends if they needed help with a project. He took great pride in his home and took care of everything from the landscaping to the swimming pool. He will be dearly missed.

In addition to his wife, Earl is survived by his sons, Gerry Earl Meyle and his wife, Aileen, of Line Lexington, and Theodore Lee Meyle and his wife, Ellen, of Chalfont;; five grandchildren, Christopher (Christine), Cameron, Gerry Jr., Ann Marie, and Gregory; and one great grandson, Christian Meyle. He also leaves behind two brothers, William Meyle (Joyce K.) of Oswego, Il, and Kurt Meyle of North Wales, PA; his cousin, Maragrete Neilson, and lastly, his beloved companion, his golden retriever, Daisy.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Service, 10 AM, Saturday March 1, 2014 in the Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church, 321 W. Butler Ave. (Rt. 202 & Ute Rd.), New Britain, PA 18901 where the family will receive friends following the service. Interment and military honors will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS, 66675 or to the National Disabled American Veterans Association Charitable Service Trust at 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY, 41076.