Barbara A. McPeak, 77, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook after a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara was the beloved wife of Donald J. McPeak for 57 years.

She was born on September 30, 1935 in Philadelphia to the late Robert and Josephine (Nicoletti) Veneziano.

Barbara was a graduate of Little Flower High School for Girls, class of 1953 and former resident of Northeast Philadelphia before moving to Holland in 1974. Barbara was a consummate mother and homemaker along with working for Freedom Credit Union for over 30 years. She was a faithful communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church, Holland. Above all, Barbara was the best Mom Mom ever and extremely proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Her devoted daughters, Dona Marie Bergner of Warrington and Kathleen Digney of Holland, survive her. Also her brother Robert Veneziano of Philadelphia and sister Nancy Bellezza and husband Frank of New Jersey. She will be dearly missed by her 9 grandchildren; Trish, Daniel, Megan, Kristin, DJ, Chase, Morgan, Cole and Shamus and 2 great grandchildren; Ethan and Logan.

Barbara’s family will receive condolences on Saturday September 28, 2013 from 10:45am until her Funeral Mass 12 Noon at St. Bede the Venerable Church 1071 Holland Rd. Holland. Interment will be Private.

In Lieu of Flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Little Flower High School for Girls 1000 W. Lycoming St. Phila PA 19140.

Beverly B. Edwards, a long time resident of Doylestown, died Friday September 20, 2013 at Clare Bridge of Montgomery surrounded by her loving family. She was 79.

Beverly was the beloved wife to the late Raymond Edwards.

Born in Montoursville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Loretta Fausey Bryan and mother of the late Bryan Edwards and sister of the late Dorothy Balliet.

Beverly was a graduate of Montoursville High School Class of 1952 and a graduate of Bloomsburg University Class of 1956 where she met her husband and eventually moved to Bucks County in1965. She was an accomplished educator in Bucks County for many years until her retirement in 1993. Beverly taught at Gayman School for 22 years where she was Mrs. Claus at Christmas. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Soriety group. Beverly enjoyed oil painting many subjects and spending time in the Poconos and enjoyed traveling to many places which included but not limited to Alaska, Florida and England. She was a member of the Civil War Society and a member of the Tinicum United Church of Christ where she taught Sunday school.

Beverly is survived by her son Kurt Edwards and his wife Victoria of Pipersville, her grandson Sgt. Ryan Snyder, US Army, her great grandson Cody William Snyder. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Ralph Balliet, her nieces Lori and her husband Todd Zimmerman and Wendy Balliet and great nieces Kayla Zimmerman and her husband Eric Miller and Brooke Zimmerman.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday September 25th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue, (at Sandy Ridge Road) New Britain, PA 18901. Services and interment will be privately held by the family.

If so desired, contributions in her memory may be made to the Gayman Elementary School, 4440 Point Pleasant Pike, Doylestown, PA 18901.

William H. Castor, of Barefoot Bay, FL and Richboro died peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2013, at Doylestown Hospital, with his devoted family at his side.
He was 92.

He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth McCloy Castor who died in 2011.

Born in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia, Mr. Castor was the son of the late William and Helen Peacock Castor and brother of the late Grace Meissner and Edward Castor.

Bill was a resident of Richboro for over 30 years before moving to Barefoot Bay, FL in 1984. Bill attended school in Philadelphia and after high school used his talents as a mechanic to work for his Father’s Sunoco Service Station.

Bill entered the United States Army in 1942 and served in the Pacific Theater of Operations as a Staff Sgt during World War II. Aside from his family, serving his country was Bill’s proudest accomplishment in life.

Embracing his Father’s entrepreneurial ways, Bill and his late brother went into business together as co-founders of CMC Builders. Later, Bill also went on to co-found CMC Heavy Equipment Rentals.

After retiring in 1983, Bill and his wife Betty thoroughly enjoyed traveling the world—from Alaska to Tahiti to Australia to Switzerland, where the Castor family history began. He also loved camping with his family and the Night Owls Camping Club. He enjoyed bowling, a good game of poker or pinochle, animals of all types and above all else, spending quality time with his family and friends.

Whether it was watching Disney movies with his granddaughters, teaching his grandsons how to fish, or even riding roller coasters into his late 70’s, Bill never passed on an opportunity to spend time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Bill was a true role model for his entire family and the kindness he shared with others will forever be remembered. He will be deeply missed by his devoted family and many friends.

Bill is survived by his dear children and their spouses Bill Castor and his wife Karen, Bob Castor and his wife Mary, Betsy Keppeler and her husband Mark, Helen Visconti and her husband Rocky, Katie Burger and her husband Tom, and his sister Eleanor Hunt. He is also survived by 15 beloved grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, his sister in law Frances Castor, and his many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Thursday September 26, 2013 from 9:00am until his Funeral Service 10:30am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment with Military Honors will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project P O Box 758517 Topeka, KS 66675.

Richard H. Brown, Sr. of Newtown died on Friday, September 20, 2013 with his family by his side at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 76.

Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the only child of Jean Carlucci Brown and the late Harry Brown.

Rich was a resident of Newtown for the past 44 years, he enjoyed boating and fishing at the Jersey Shore.

Rich owned and operated Brown’s Upholstery in Pennington, New Jersey for over 35 years.

He is survived by his 4 sons; Richard H. Brown, Jr., Robert C. Brown, Randall Brown, and Darrin S. Brown and his wife Cheryl, and their mother Thelma Satterthwaite Brown. He is also survived by his dear granddaughter Marissa Brown.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Monday September 30, 2013 from 12 Noon until his Funeral Service 1:30pm ,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, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society 1626 Locust St. Phila PA 19103.

Frances T. Strzempek of Churchville died on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 70.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Jake and Rose Twardowski Moritz.

She was the beloved wife of 45 years to Francis “Frank” J. Strzempek.

In addition to her husband, Frances is survived by her children, Steven Strzempek and his wife Colleen of Horsham and Denise Strzempek of Blakeslee, PA, her sister, Margaret Hesson of Philadelphia and her dear grandson Ryan.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday, September 27th from 9:30am until her Funeral Mass at 11:00am in St. Vincent dePaul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954.

Burial will be private at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Prevent Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 34885, Alexandria, Virginia 22334-0885. www.preventcancer.org.

Linus J. Vesterqvist, of New Hope, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2013. He was 22.

Born in Sweden, he was the son of Ole and Eija Vesterqvist, and was raised in Newtown.

Those who knew Linus could feel through his words and music his overwhelming passion for spreading love and equality in his poems, compositions, and speech. He was always helping people and believed in the good of humanity. In touching the many lives that he did, he was helping to make the world a better place.

In his words “All glory be to God.”

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his siste,r Lina, his brother, Mika, and his fiancé, Diane Roberts.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Saturday, September 28, 2013, from 12:00 PM until his Memorial Service at 2:00 PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd, (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his name to the National Alliance on Mental Illness at nami.org.

Barbara D. Maynes, of Huntingdon Valley, PA died peacefully on Thursday, September 12, 2013, with her family by her side at Holy Redeemer Hospice. She was 75.

She was the beloved wife of 54 years to Charles J. Maynes Jr. and mother of the late Christine Maynes.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John J. Jr. and Helene Hofnagle Duffy.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by children Karen H. Maynes of Philadelphia, Andrea L. and Timothy P. Donahue of Feasterville, Pamela M and Steven H. Drobish of Philadelphia, and Kristen M. and Richard P. Ferns of Chalfont. She is also survived by her 7 dear grandchildren; Christine, Kerri, Shannon, Steven, Erin, Patrick and Brynn.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 9:00 am until her Funeral Mass 10:30 am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Second Street Pike and Knowles Ave, Southampton, PA 18966.

Her interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Foundation, c/o “Emergency Department”, Lockbox 1352, P.O. Box 8500, Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352 (GIFTofCHILDHOOD.org)

Diane S. O’Neill of New Britain passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was 62.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved daughter of the late Warren and Dorothy Liberi Johns.

Diane was a long time resident of New Britain. She had worked for over 10 years with Giant Supermarkets as a cashier at their New Britain location. She also enjoyed providing comfort and assistance with the elderly in the community with home care. Diane was an animal lover and was particularly fond of her four special cats. She will be deeply missed by her family and by all who came to know her.

Diane is survived by her two daughters, Katie S. Riedley and her husband Chad of Chalfont and Mary E. O’Neill of New York, New York. She is also survived by the father of her children James F. O’Neill of New Britain.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 5:00pm until her Memorial Service at 7:00pm on Thursday, September 19th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Bucks County SPCA, P.O. Box 277, Street Road, Lahaska, PA 18931.

Lorraine K. Coomber, of Southampton, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Hahnemann University Hospital with her family by her side. She was 86.

Born in Medfield, MA, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Leroy and Grace Maude Tibbets Knight.

Lorraine graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Arts. She was a talented artist and worked briefly in fashion illustration. After the birth of her first child, Lorraine was content to stay at home and take care of her family. When her children were older, she took a position with the New Jersey Department of Civil Rights as a case manager, retiring after 20 years of service.

Lorraine was very involved at Davisville Church, participating as a greeter and in Bible Study, and was a member of her beloved group, the “Val Girls”. She loved to read, and was a formidable opponent in Scrabble and Words with Friends. She had the opportunity to travel extensively, visiting France, Australia, China, and Norway, which included cruises on the Danube and Yangtze rivers, as well as, mission trips to Greece, Russia, Costa Rica, and New Guinea.

Most of all, Lorraine was a caring and loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, and will be dearly missed.

She is survived by her children: Claudia DeForest of Langhorne, PA, Jared J. DeForest and his wife Sue Ann of Monroe, NJ, Marcy L. Morton and her husband Mack of Langhorne, PA, and Stephanie K. Broncano and her husband Fabian of Carrollton, TX; her brother: Robert W. Knight and his wife Connie of Charlton, MA; 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Lorraine was preceded in death by two sisters.

Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Davisville Church, 325 Street Rd., Southampton, PA 18966. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.