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.

Patricia R. Toft of Holland, PA died suddenly on Monday, September 2, 2013, at her residence. She was 77.

She was the beloved wife of Gerald E. Toft for 56 years.

Born in Bridgeton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Helen Purvis Blew.

Mrs. Toft was a resident of Holland for the past 7 years and formerly lived in Harvey Cedars, NJ for 15 years. She received her Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Rider College, Class of 1956. She was a long time employee at Mercer Medical Center where she worked as a paralegal. She was a member of the Long Beach Island Garden Club.

In her leisure time, she was an avid reader. Family came first and foremost in her life and she always enjoyed the special times spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her four sons, Bryan G. Toft of Bridgeton, NJ, David W. Toft of Okatie, SC, Peter S. Toft and his wife, Brittany, of Yardley, PA and Michael J. Toft and his wife, Gina, of New York, NY. She is also survived by 7 loving grandchildren, Tanner, Jordan, Meghan, Paige, Cameron, Eyrn and Michael.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 12:30pm until her Funeral Service 2:00pm on Saturday, September 7th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will take place at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 5455 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214.

Veronica M. Pomponi of Quakertown, PA died peacefully on Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Lifequest Nursing Center in Quakertown. She was 96.

She was the beloved wife for 75 years of the late Anthony J. Pomponi who predeased her on January 16, 2013.

Born in Philadelphia, PA,she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Santos Rozanski. She was predeceased by her 3 brothers and 3 sisters. She was a resident of Quakertown for the past 5 years and formerly lived in Northeast Philadelphia. As a young girl growing up she was raised in the Richmond section of the city. For several years, she was the owner of Ronnie’s Candy Store.

She loved to cook and was an excellent baker. Among her family and friends she was especially known for her famous apple pies. Along with her husband she enjoyed travelling to different places and would never pass up an opportunity to dance. In her leisure time, Veronica liked bowling, crocheting and knitting.

She will be sadly missed as a loving mother, “Nana”, great grandmother and special aunt to several nieces and nephews.

She is survived by her daughter, Nancy A. Bennett of Quakertown, her son, James Pomponi and his wife, Carla, of Littleton, CO, 7 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday, September 6, 2013, from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at St. Isidore Church, 2545 West Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, PA 18951.

Interment will take place at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne, PA

Rose Marie Kist Michel of Yardley, PA died surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Crestview Center, Langhorne. She was 84.

She was the beloved wife of Richard Michel for 65 years.

Born in Crafton Heights, PA she was the daughter of the late Albert and Rose Neisworth Kist.

Rose Marie volunteered at Yardley Women’s Exchange for many years. In her leisure time she enjoyed playing bridge, bowling and cooking with family and friends. Rose Marie was an avid bowler who retired her bowling ball and shoes at the age of 81. Her family was first and foremost in her life and she loved the special times spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her three children, Maureen Ann Loesberg and her husband, Kenneth, of Malvern, PA, Cynthia Lynn Kiskurno and her husband, Jeffrey, of Newtown, PA and Lori Beth Newman and her husband, Michael, of Washington Crossing, PA. She is also survived by her sister, Helen Mae Bahm, her sister in law Carol Feltz and her husband Walter, her nine loving grandchildren, Melissa Loesberg-Turner and her husband Paul, Jason, and Andrew Loesberg, Ryan, Scott and Brandt Kiskurno, Adam, Drew, and Brett Newman and her great granddaughter, Mia Kiskurno and her mother Kristina Linaberry.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 5455 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214.

Alfred Walter Gramp of Churchville died surrounded by his family on Saturday, August 31st at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington. He was 66.

Alfred was the beloved husband of 44 years to JoAnn Muntzer Gramp.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Alfred J. and Eleanor C. King Gramp.

Alfred was a former resident of North East Philadelphia and Huntingdon Valley before moving to Churchville in 1971. He had worked with the Johnsville Naval Air and Development Center as an Electrical Engineer until his retirement in 2004. Alfred was a faithful and active member as well as the Treasurer of Faith Presbyterian Church in Richboro. He was also the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of America. In his leisure time, he enjoyed playing tennis and golf. Alfred will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

In addition to his wife JoAnn, Alfred is survived by his two children, Michele J. Romer and her husband Benjamin of Downington and Jeffrey M. Gramp and his wife Dawn of Broomall. He is also survived by his two brothers, Robert A. Gramp of Bridgeton, NJ and Douglas P. Gramp of Hatboro, and his three grandchildren, Helena, Faith and Carly.

Alfred’s family will receive friends on Friday, September 6th from 11:00am until his Funeral Service 12:00 Noon in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 555 North Lane, Suite 5010 Conshohocken, PA 19428.

Frank J. McFadden, Jr. of Ivyland, formerly of Levittown, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on August 30, 2013. He was 70.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Catherine Foley McFadden, and the beloved husband of 48 years to Novelle A. Harshaw McFadden.

Frank proudly served our country in Vietnam in the U.S. Army. Frank was previously employed by O’Boyles Ice Cream Co. in Bristol for 20 plus years and retired in 2007 from Jack and Jill Ice Cream Co. as a cold storage warehouse supervisor. Frank enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s sporting events, playing cards, watching old movies, and music from his era. He traveled extensively with his family including trips to Europe, Hawaii, Alaska, and Panama. Although Frank was a man of few words, he had a gift for showing his love and respect for his family and friends.

In addition to his wife, Frank is survived by his daughters: Dena N. Smith, and her husband Don of Buckingham and Crista M. Aspinwall and her husband Rick of Buckingham; brothers: Patrick McFadden and his wife Shirley, Daniel McFadden and his wife Debbie, and Jack McFadden and his wife Perke; sister: Cathy Carr and her husband Rich; grandchildren: Richie Ciarlante, Hailey and Blake Aspinwall, Donald Smith III and Lauren Smith-Frey; and great granddaughter: Fey Marie. He will be dearly missed by family and friends.

Frank’s family will receive condolences on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 from 11:30 am until his Memorial Service at 1:00 pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.