Michael F. Brennan, of Marlton, NJ and formerly of Churchville, PA and the owner/operator of M. Brennan Concrete, died on February 13, 2014.

He was the beloved husband of A. Clara Brennan (nee Rosella).

He is also survived by 4 children, 4 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:00 in St. Vincent de Paul Church 654 Hatboro Rd. Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 556 Ambler, PA 19002.

Gerhard A. Lux Sr. of Holland, PA died peacefully on Wednesday, February 12, 2014,surrounded by his family at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 78.

He was the beloved husband of the late Rose Ann Najdzinski Lux.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Gerhard and Sophia Selejian Lux.

Mr. Lux was a resident of Holland for the past 17 years and formerly lived in Northeast Philadelphia for many years. He was a proud veteran having served in the U.S. Army. For 12 years, Gerhard worked as a bricklayer for Selas Corporation in Dresser Pennsylvania. In 1970 he started his own business, R.A. Lux Refractory Services, until retiring in 1990.

He was a member of the Brick Layers Union, Local #1 in Philadelphia and also a member of the Knight of Columbus Regina Coeli Council
# 4921 where he was a Fourth Degree Knight.

He loved handicapping thoroughbred race horses and was always ready for a game of black jack at the casino. He will be sadly missed as a loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend to all who knew him.

He is survived by his four children; Gary A. Lux Jr. and his wife, Suzanne, of Millstone Township, NJ, Donna M. Hopkins and her husband, Stephen, of Philadelphia, Charles M. Lux and his wife, Mary, and Karen Schneider and her husband, Gerhard, all of Holland. He is also survived by his brother, Leon Jon and his wife, Christine, of Hazelton, PA and his 10 loving grandchildren; Nicole, Stephen Jr., Erik, Vickie, Jackie, Gerhard III, Gabrielle, Gillianne, Michael and Cole.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Sunday evening, February 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and Monday, February 17, 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 his Funeral Mass 10:00 AM at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland. Interment will take place at St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Beth A. Summerville of Fairless Hills, PA was called home to be with her Lord on Monday, February 10, 2014, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was 61.

She was the beloved wife of Keith L. Summerville for 20 years.

Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the beloved daughter of the late Alvin and Ruth Rohr Starner, sister of the late Karen Jacobson, and aunt of the late Jason Starner.

Mrs. Summerville was a resident of Fairless Hills since 1976. She graduated from Council Rock High School, Class of 1970. For several years she was employed as a pharmaceutical representative for Medi-Media located in Yardley, PA.

In her leisure time, Beth enjoyed gardening and cooking. She cherished the special times spent with her family, around whom her world revolved. She was very involved in her community and served on the Pennsbury School Board from 1986-1992.

She will be sadly missed as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and fierce friend to all who came to know her.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her six children; Lee Neamand and her husband, Brian, of Levittown, Christine Carter of Levittown, Amanda Carbone and her husband, James, of Fairless Hills, Jonathan Summerville of Philadelphia, Joseph Summerville and his wife, Kate, and Amanda Summerville, both of Fairless Hills. She is also survived by her brother, Allen Starner of Springboro, OH, her nine loving grandchildren, Shayne, Kyle, Alyssa, Dominic, Cassidy Elizabeth, Keri, Cyeir, Jordan and Cassidy Lynn and her nephews Kenneth and Jared Starner of Ohio.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday evening, February 14, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 325 S. Oxford Valley Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 from 8:30 AM until 9:15 AM followed by her Funeral Mass at 9:30 AM.

Interment will take place at Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Beth’s memory may be made to Lake Manzanedo Rod and Gun Club, 251 Secor Avenue, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 to be used for the Childrens’ Fishing Contest.

Patrick P. Carroll of Feasterville died Friday February 7, 2014 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne surrounded by his loving family. He was 89.

Patrick was the beloved husband of 67 years to Susan Pitt Carroll.

Born in Eldersville, PA, he was the son of the late Patrick and Eliza J. McGorry Carroll and the father of the late Patrick P. Carroll Jr. and Kathryn Lombardo and the father-in-law of the late William Hannah, II.

Patrick was a long time resident of Feasterville before recently moving to Flagler County, FL. Patrick P. Carroll was many things. He was a first generation American whose parents arrived from Scotland. Patrick was a proud veteran who served in the Pacific during World War II aboard the USS Tingey and arrived at Pearl Harbor just after the attack that fateful day and also served during the Korean Conflict. Patrick was the Past Post Commander of the Liberty Post VFW 1906 in Philadelphia. He was a nationally certified boiler inspector who was well respected throughout the insurance industry. Patrick was a man who knew every road and every town in Pennsylvania. He was a lover of Scotch Whiskey, fine music and the ocean. Patrick will be deeply missed by his family and by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

In addition to his wife Susan, Patrick is survived by his children, William Carroll and his wife Eileen of Pennsauken, NJ, Susan Schickling and her husband Joseph of Richboro, Michael Carroll and his wife Deb of Emmaus, PA, Edith Hannah of Holland and Dawnmarie McCullough and her husband Kevin of Feasterville. He is also survived by his son-in-law Salvatore Lombardo of Bensalem and his 23 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 9:30am to 10:30am and to his Funeral Mass 11:00am on Wednesday February 12th in the Assumption B.V.M. Church, 1900 Meadowbrook Rd. Feasterville, PA 19053.

Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 700 Horizon Circle, Ste. 201, Chalfont, PA 18914.

Mary E. Garrity Rescheduled

The funeral for Mary E. “Meg” Garrity has been rescheduled for Friday, February 14, 2014. The viewing will be from 9:30 am until her Funeral Mass at 11:00 am at St. Vincent dePaul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954.

Mary E. “Meg” Garrity, of Warminster and formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014, at Chandler Hall Health Care. She was 77.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late James and Marie Waskevitz Garrity.

Meg was a resident of Bucks County for the last 11 years. She lived most of her life in Philadelphia, and graduated from Little Flower High School. After graduation she began working as a cashier in grocery stores in her area, and eventually became a shop steward at Pantry Pride in Philadelphia. She then moved on to a clerk position at Jack’s Camera in Feasterville, eventually becoming the manager. In order to best help clients, Meg became an expert on photography and cameras, a hobby which she enjoyed outside of work as well.

Meg retired after many years of service packaging medication for the Sharps Packaging Services. She was a member of the United Food and Commerical Workers Local 1776 and their retirees club in Philadelphia.

In addition to her photography, Meg enjoyed flower gardening, her cats Shadow and Little Bit, and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her best friend of over 60 years: Doreen Garner; her niece: Macie Schlernitzauer and her husband John of King of Prussia; her nephews: James Garrity and his wife Alexandria of Wayne; Thomas Garrity of Grantville; Mark Garrity and his wife Elizabeth of Marlboro, NJ; John Garrity and his wife Sharon of Red Lion; Patrick Garrity of Arlington, VA; and Joseph Garrity and his wife Paula of Alexandria, VA; 15 great nieces and nephews and 11 great great nieces and nephews with one on the way. Meg was preceded in death by four brothers.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday, February 14, 2014 from 9:30 am until her Funeral Mass at 11:00 am in St. Vincent dePaul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Chandler Hall Hospice, 99 Barclay St., Newtown, PA 18940.

Joyce E. Hepting (nee Staiger) of Feasterville died suddenly Wednesday February 5, 2014. She was 59.

Joyce was the beloved wife of 27 years to Richard M. Hepting.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Miller Staiger.

Joyce was a former resident of the Mayfair section of Philadelphia before moving to Feasterville in 1987. She had worked as a Teacher at the Children’s World in Yardley and at the Malvern School in Richboro for over five years. She was Leader with the Girl Scouts for many years and had volunteered her time with the Assumption B.V.M. Parish in Feasterville and at the St. Katherine Drexel School in Holland. Joyce will be deeply missed by her family and by all who came to know her.

In addition to her husband Rich, Joyce is survived by her daughter Renee Hepting of Feasterville, her brother Jay Staiger of Manlius, NY, brother-in-law Edward Hepting of Philadelphia, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing from 7:00-9:00pm on Thursday, February 13th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 and from 9:30 am until her Funeral Mass 10:30 am on Friday, February 14th in the Assumption B.V.M. Church, 1900 Meadowbrook Road, Feasterville, PA 19053.

Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Assumption B.V.M. at the above address.

Walter S. Tyndall of Holland, PA died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, February 5th at Chandler Hall Hospice in Newtown. He was 75.

He was the husband of Dolly Lyons Tyndall.

Born in Raleigh, NC Walter was the son of the late Hughie and Margaret Tyndall.

Walter attended Drexel University and enjoyed a long and successful career in the aerospace industry. Most notably, he worked as a senior engineer for NASA’s Lunar Lander and Northrup Grumman’s B-2 Stealth Bomber. Walter also performed design work at Gulfstream, Boeing, GE, Lockheed, and Falcon Jet.

Walter enjoyed hunting, hiking, and cooking, and displayed a constant appreciation of nature and the great outdoors.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his loving and devoted children; Linda M. Truempy and her late husband William of Holland, Brian J. Tyndall and his wife Joanne of Philadelphia, Debbie A. Carlin and her husband Patrick of Holland, Judy M. Tyndall of Philadelphia, and Gregg J. Tyndall and his wife Bobbie of Pine Valley, and 10 loving grandchildren. He is also survived by his sisters; Iris Leshnick and her husband Arnold, Margie Kopack and Carol Tyndall and his brother-in-law Jack Untz.

Walter’s family will receive friends on Tuesday Evening, February 11th from 6:00pm until his Memorial service at 7:30PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private.

In Lieu of flowers, Walter’s family asks that everyone take a moment to enjoy nature and the local parks that he so often frequented.

Aloysius J. Dowd, III of Ridley Park, PA died peacefully on Tuesday February 4, 2014 in North East, Maryland at the home of his dear friend and companion. He was 60.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the devoted son of Rosemary A. Burns Dowd and the late Aloysius J. Dowd, Jr.

Al was a graduate of Bishop Egan High School, class of 1971. Al has been employed for over 30 years at Amtrak. He started his professional career as an automotive engineer and worked his way thru the ranks to Fleet Officer.

A man of many talents, Al truly enjoyed attending auctions of any kind and was an avid flea marketer. He will be remembered for his quit wit and sincere smile.

In addition to his mother he is survived by his son, Alexander J. Dowd and his fiancée Lindsay Adams, his sister and brothers, Maria A. Mazza, Jack Dowd and his wife Kathy and Edward Dowd and his wife Diane. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews and his dear friend and companion Pam Johnson.

Relatives, friends and Amtrak employees are invited to attend his viewings Monday evening from 6:00-9:00pm and Tuesday morning from 8:30-9:15am in Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and to his Funeral Mass 10:00am in the Church of St. Andrew 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown.

Interment S.S. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Abramson Cancer Center 3400 Civic Center Blvd. Phila. PA 19104.

John A. “Jack” Fenningham of Huntingdon Valley died peacefully on Monday, February 3rd at Holy Redeemer Hospice, in Meadowbrook. He was 91.

Born in Philadelphia Jack was the devoted son of the late Charles and Helen Broll Fenningham, beloved husband of the late Mary Jane McCarthy Fenningham and proud grandfather of the late J. P. Fenningham and father-in-law of the late Stephen McCardle.

John was a resident of Huntingdon Valley for the past 55 years. He attended Northeast High School and North Catholic High School and was faithful to his Catholic education. A proud veteran of the United States Navy, during World War II, John served in the parachute rigging division.

John’s professional career spanned 42 years as an Agent with Allstate Insurance Company, working in the greater Delaware Valley. He was a member and past commander of the Pennsway Power Squadron; he also volunteered his time and talents at the Willow Grove Naval Airbase and was a proud member of the Navy League.

He will be sadly missed by his devoted and caring family.

John is survived by his children; Patricia Somma and her husband Frank, Denise B. McCardle and her fiancé Philip Ladden, John C. Fenningham, Esq, and his wife Maureen, Terence P. Fenningham, Esq, and Lori Ingle, and Kevin M. Fenningham. He is also survived by 9 dear grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday, February 7th from 9:30 am until his Funeral Mass 11:00 am in the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd., Newtown, PA 18940.

Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to the J.P. Fenningham Fund c/o LaSalle College High School, 8605 Cheltenham Avenue, Wyndmoor PA 19038 or the Wounded Warrior Fund P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

William Tanner, Jr., of Ivyland died peacefully on Saturday February 1, at his home with family by his side. He was 89.

Born in Warminster, Bill was the beloved husband of 62 years to Charlotte McNabb Tanner, son of the late William Sr. and Emma Fesmire Tanner and brother of the late Edwin Tanner, Walter R. “Mickey” Tanner, Alberta “Bertie” Forsyth, Eleanor “Tanny” Kimbel and Miriam “Tootsies” Dilks.

Bill was a life long resident of Bucks County. He was a veteran of the United States Army during World War II. His knowledge of automobiles, whether it was modified or new and his driving ability led him to experience the racing circuit. He was life member of NASCAR and was a professional driver was from 1947 to 1956 when he traveled the East coast racing circuit driving many different types of cars.

In 1954 he was the operator of the Mobil Station on Second Street Pike in Richboro, shortly after he had an opportunity to open Bill’s Friendly Service Station directly across the street which he operated from 1955 to 1967. With his knowledge of engines both big and small he opened Richboro Lawn and Garden which he owned till 1976, his hard work and determination never missed a beat in 1976 he started Tanner’s Auto Parts and Salvage in Pipersville, PA.

Bill may have said he retired in 1979, but his hands and mechanical knowledge led him to tinker with antique collectible cars and motorcycles and when not in town he could be found in his garage working on several vehicles.

Bill looked forward to playing cards with friends and bowling in several leagues. His smile and firm handshake will be remembered by all, his love of family and honesty will be forever remembered.

In addition to his beloved wife, he his survived by his 3 devoted children; William Tanner, III and his wife Laura Jean, Chianne M. Gourley and her husband Robert and Brett Tanner and Mary Estes. Dear brother of Arlene Luff, Sally Maximuck, Leonard Tanner and his wife Dorothy and Norman Tanner and his wife Joan and his sisters-in-law Thelma Tanner and Grace Tanner and brother in law George Forsyth. He is also survived by his 7 grandchildren: Christy, Crystal, Billy, Rob, Amber, Tommy, and Matt and 3 great grandchildren; Joe, Addison and Bryce.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Doylestown Hospital Hospice 595 W. State St. Doylestown, PA 18901or Pickering Manor Home 226 N. Lincoln Ave. Newtown, PA 18940.