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.

Sidney T. Yates, Esquire, of Upper Makefield Township, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. He was 84.

Born in Doylestown, he was the devoted son of the late Taylor and Irma Reed Yates.

Sidney was a graduate of Council Rock High School, Class of 1947. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951, and his L.L.B. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Class of 1954.

He served his country proudly in U S Army in the Counter-Intelligence Corps. from 1954 to 1956 and was stationed in Germany.

In 1956 Sidney joined the law firm of William R. Stuckert in Newtown Borough and shortly thereafter became Managing Partner of Stuckert and Yates. The firm has served the community for 111 years with Mr. Yates actively serving as Senior Managing Partner for over 50 years.

His avocation in life was his community. Sidney was one of the founding members of the Board of Directors and Trustees of St. Mary Medical Center and remains a member of the St. Mary Hospital Authority Board. He was the Vice-Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of The First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown for over 30 years. He was counsel to, and a director of, Newtown Savings Association for many years.

He was a member and Past President of the Newtown Rotary Club and recipient of its Man of the Year Award and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He previously served as Secretary of the Upper Makefield Township Planning Commission, and served as Chairman of the Newtown Tri-Centennial Committee. He was also the reciepient of the Golden Deeds Award from the Newtown Exchange Club.

Over the past fifty years he personally served as Solicitor for Newtown Borough Council, Upper Makefield School District, Newtown Township, Middletown Township, Centennial School District, Newtown Sewer Authority, Lower Southampton Sewer Authority, Bucks County Intermediate District, Middle Bucks Area Vocational Technical School Authority and other community-based clients too numerous to mention.

Sidney believed in giving back to his community and was a Director of Twining Services Corporation, which managed Twining Village for many years. He served as Chairman of the Board of Pickering Manor Home and the Newtown Welfare Council and was instrumental in Pickering Manor’s founding and its expansions over the years. He served on the Board of Directors of the A. Marlyn Moyer Scholarship Fund and the Keith-Jefferson Scholarship Fund. For over 30 years the Bucks County Boy Scouts were aided by Sidney serving as Chairman of its Newtown Fund Raising Breakfast.

Sidney loved to travel, work in his garden and was an avid reader of American History. Through his many charitable endeavors and personal representation, many throughout the Bucks County area have benefited from his generosity and commitment to his clients and the community.

He will be sadly missed by all those whom he counseled over his lifetime and by his partners, associates and professional staff.

Sidney is survived by his devoted sister, Helen Y. Mathews, and her husband, Stanley D. Mathews; his brother, Taylor A. Yates, and his wife, Merna, all of Upper Makefield; his niece, Cindy M. Schumaker; his four nephews, S. Donald Mathews, Gary L. Mathews, Randy T. Yates and Jamie R. Yates; several great-nieces and great-nephews, and his dear friend Charles J. Yeager of Kintnersville.

Private services with interment will take place at Wrightstown Friends Cemetery, Wrightstown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sidney’s memory may be made to St. Mary Medical Center Foundation, 1201 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne, PA 19047, or Pickering Manor Home, 226 N. Lincoln Avenue, Newtown, PA 18940, or the Bucks County SPCA, 1665 Street Road, New Hope, PA 18938.

Elizabeth “Betty” H. Sladek of Newtown passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 86.

Betty was the beloved wife of the late Walter F. Sladek.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John and Amy Sutcliffe Transue.

Betty was a former resident of Old Bridge, New Jersey before moving to Newtown in 1988. She will be remembered for her devotion and dedication to her husband and family and will be deeply missed by everyone who came to know her.

Betty is survived by her children: Ronald W. Sladek and his wife Donna Maria of Newtown, Susan E. Sladek of Newtown, and Karen E. White and her husband Gregory of Hillsborough, NJ and her two cherished grandsons: Ryan T. and Christopher P. White, her brother Jack Transue of Newtown and her sister Barbara Vile of Langhorne.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing 9:30am until her Funeral Service 11:00am on Thursday, September 12th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville.

If so desired, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Greater Philadelphia and Southeastern NJ, 150 Monument Road-Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004.

JoAnn M. Kalman of Newtown passed away on Saturday September 7, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 71.

JoAnn was the beloved wife of 52 years to Joseph M. Kalman.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Steven and Helen Wolf Lokus.

JoAnn was a former resident of Philadelphia before moving to Newtown. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be remembered for all the lasting memories that she provided to her family. JoAnn will be deeply missed by all who came to know her.

In addition to her beloved husband Joseph, JoAnn is survived by her children; Jackie M. Kalman of Levittown, Judie A. Tate and her husband Patrick of Southampton and Janine M. Parker and her husband Patrick of Langhorne. She is also survived by her sister Susan Luse and her husband Rick of Oklahoma, 6 grandchildren, Krista and her husband Mike, Jen, Laura, Amanda, Michael, Brandon, her great grandson Zachary and her niece Stephanie and her husband Chad.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday, September 11th from 6:00pm until her Funeral Service 8:00pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro. Interment will be private.

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

Myroslaw “Myron” Mieczkowski, of Ocean View, DE, formerly of Newark, DE, passed away suddenly on September 5, 2013 at his home. He was 64.

Born in Rostki, Poland, he was a son of the late Stanislaw and Genowefa Mieczkowski, and beloved husband of 37 years to Danuta “Donna” Gorska Mieczkowski.

In addition to his wife, Myron is survived by his children: Barbara J. Diemer and her husband George of Medford, NJ, Lela D. Tannenbaum of Doylestown, PA and Chris M. Mieczkowski of Ocean View, DE; his grandchildren: Mia, Allie, Jacob and Sydney; and five sisters. He was preceded in death by four brothers.

Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) Doylestown, PA 18901.

His Funeral Mass and interment will be private at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Stephen J. Dobron of Newtown, PA died surrounded by his devoted family on Monday, September 2nd, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 79.

Mr. Dobron was the beloved husband of Theresa M. Bruni Dobron for 58 years.

Born in Trenton, NJ he was the son of the late Stephen A. and Margaret A. Kurtz Dobron.

Stephen was the quintessential “Jack of all trades”, if it was broke he could fix it, if it didn’t exist he could build it. He was employed for may years with U.S. Steel at the Fairless Works, the State of New Jersey Department of Corrections, and the Water Works Community in New Hope. In his leisure, Stephen also enjoyed gardening, spending time in his Western Pennsylvania mountain retreat, working on and driving his 1954 Chevy, traveling, shopping, and regular road trips to South Carolina. He prided himself on his various successes as an amateur day trader, but above everything else he treasured the quality times and memories that he spent with his beloved family.

In addition to his beloved wife, Stephen is survived by his children Stephen L. Dobron of Newtown, Barbara A. Dobron of Belleair, FL, Christine M. Iannace of Seaville, NJ, Lois J. Dobron of Newtown, and Michael D. Dobron and his wife Lorraine of Ivyland, PA. He is also survived by his 3 siblings Richard, Irene, and Gerald Dobron, 8 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Saturday, September 7th, from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown, PA 18940. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Mary Medical Center Foundation, 1717 Langhorne-Newtown Rd. 1 Summit Square Suite 300 Langhorne, PA 19047.