Gusztav “Gus” Moritz of Holland passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday August 18, 2013 in Abington Hospice at Warminster. He was 76.

He was the beloved husband of 49 years to Madeline De Cicco Moritz

Born in Hungary, he was a son of the late Ernest and Rosa Kontrai Moritz.

Mr. Moritz emigrated from Hungary with his family in 1957. He worked for roughly four decades as a tool and die maker for various companies before retiring in 1999. Gus was a 50 year member of the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Soccer Club (VE Club) in Warminster where he has enjoyed competing in soccer games both on the field as a player and for many years on the sidelines as a Coach. Gus was inducted into the South Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009 for his many years of devotion, athleticism, and mentorship to the sport. He also was an avid bowler who has bowled many near perfect games throughout his time. Above all, Gus enjoyed spending time and creating everlasting memories with his beloved wife and daughters.

In addition to his wife Madeline, Gus is survived by his 2 loving daughters; Jeanine Moritz of Doylestown and Diane Gerace and her husband Scott of Holland and also his brother George Moritz and his wife Krista of Pitman, New Jersey.

Gus’ family will receive friends on Friday, August 23th from 9:00am until his Funeral Mass 10:30am in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his memory may be made to VE Soccer Club, 130 Davisville Rd. Warminster, PA 18974.

Ingrid C. Scheele LaCross died peacefully on August 18, 2013 at Buckingham Valley Health Care, Buckingham. She was 72.

Born in Berlin Germany, Ingrid immigrated to the United States in 1965.

Ingrid was a professional hairdresser when she first came to the United States. Ingrid was very ambitious and worked for over 30 years at Lower Bucks County Hospital in their dietary department working her way up to a registered dietitian.

Ingrid looked forward to family gatherings, especially when she could show case her cooking which was loved by all. Many happy times where at the Jersey shore with family and friends. In her spare time, Ingrid enjoyed being creative with many decorating ideas in her home.

She will be sadly missed by her loving family and friends.

Ingrid is survived by her 3 children; Sandy Horton and her husband Michael of Levittown, Jackie M. Stein and her husband Mark of Warrington and Kevin LaCross of Philadelphia and will be missed dearly by her special grandchildren; Sean Horton, Amber, Austin and Jason Stein.

Ingrid’s family will receive condolences on Monday evening August 26, from 6:00pm until her Prayer Service and Words of Remembrance at 7:30pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd.(at Holland Rd.) Richboro. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center 333 Cottman Ave. Phila PA 19111.

Timothy H. Stevens, of Doylestown, PA, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 17th at his residence. He was 39.

He was the beloved husband, companion and best friend of 16 years to Tara Kugler Stevens.

Born in Meadowbrook, PA he was the loving son of Jean Louise Haack Stevens and the late William Harris Stevens III.

Tim was a talented drummer, and along with his best friend Evan Walton, formed the band Wineskin over 20 years ago. Over the years Wineskin has performed in countless local venues, as well as venues in Philadelphia, New York and all along the East Cost. Wineskin had an enormous following of faithful fans and friends. Tim had a wide, loving and supportive group of friends he adored, who he referred to as "mi familia". Tim was also very accomplished at woodworking, a skill he learned from his grandfather at a young age. Tim was passionate about all forms of music, Philadelphia sports teams, and gardening, but above all was his love for his family, most especially his wife and children.

In addition to his wife and mother, Tim is survived by his beloved children Sage T. and Faith V. Stevens, his sisters Julia L. Davis (John) and Jessica J. Darling (Timothy), and his nieces Catherine L. and Grace L. Davis, and Samantha J. Darling.

Tim’s family will receive friends on Friday, August 23, from 9:00am until his Funeral Service 11:00 am in Doylestown Presbyterian Church, 127 East Court Street Doylestown, PA 18901. Interment will follow at Doylestown Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Julia L. Davis, CPA, for the benefit of the Sage and Faith Stevens education fund at 1300 Horizon Drive, Suite 106, Chalfont, PA 18914.

Rita Marie Foy Sifer of Langhorne died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, August 16th, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Langhorne, PA. She was 77.

She was the beloved wife of William H. Sifer for 57 years.

Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Rita T. Moore Foy, sister of the late Joseph Foy and devoted grandmother of the late Colin.

Rita Marie was a graduate of Little Flower High School, class of 1952. After graduating Rita worked in the banking profession before starting her career with the Internal Revenue Service, in Northeast Philadelphia where she had 40 years of distinguished service, retiring in 2005 as a Supervising Manager and Instructor in the Adjustments Department. During her career, Rita earned several awards and bonuses, and was highly regarded for her leadership and friendliness as a manager. Rita’s talents went well beyond banking and auditing, her dramatic and creative directing skills supported Little Flower and the CYO at Holy Innocents Church where she wrote, directed, and starred in many musical reviews. Later she brought these skills to her active participation in Toastmasters.

She was a faithful communicant of Assumption BVM Church, Feasterville, for 42 years, and a member of the Neshaminy Swim Club and B&R Health Club, where she had many friends. Family was most important to Rita; her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren made her eyes sparkle. Rita and her husband enjoyed traveling, listening to music, movies, sports, dining out, and time together in retirement at their home with their family and friends. Rita herself loved dancing, Irish music, and Ireland. She will be deeply missed by her loving and devoted family and her many friends.

In addition to her beloved husband William, Rita is survived by her devoted children; William J. Sifer and his wife Marianne, Kathleen M. Sifer, Daniel P. Sifer and his wife Doris, Joseph F. Sifer and Patrick W. Sifer and his wife Renee. She is also survived by a sister and brother; Kathleen T. Foy and Michael J. Foy and his wife Gail. Also surviving are her 4 dear grandchildren; Nicholas, Daniel, Ashley and Alyssa and 3 beautiful great grandchildren; Shailen, Kieren and Rohen.

Relative and friends are invited to attend her viewings on Tuesday evening August 20, from 6:30 pm to 8:30PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 and on Wednesday morning August 21, at Assumption B.V.M. Church, 1900 Meadowbrook Rd. Feasterville, PA 19053 from 10:00am until 10:45 am followed by her Funeral Mass 11:00AM. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery Bensalem, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Little Flower High School 1000 Lycoming St. Philadelphia, PA 19140.

Jennifer Lee Budd, age 30, of Philadelphia, PA died on Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Albert Einstein Medical Center, after a courageous battle following surgery for a brain tumor.

Born in Sellersville, she was the beloved daughter of Donna Loux Budd and her fiancé James Rogers of Telford and the late Jeffery Budd.

Jennifer lived on the East Coast from Pennsylvania to Florida. She graduated from Buxmont Academy in Lansdale in 2001. For the past 8 years Jennifer worked for Home Depot as a supervisor and on the Merchandising Execution Team.

However, Jenn was more than her work, she was adventurous and outgoing. She loved music and traveling and it didn’t matter if it was to Mexico or the Jersey Shore. There was also the quiet side of her that liked to read a good crime novel or pick up a cook book and try a new recipe that she could share with her friends and family.

In addition to her mother and stepfather, Jenn is also survived by her stepmother Lillian Budd of Warminster, her 2 brothers Jeremy Budd of Philadelphia, and Daniel Budd of Warminster, her boyfriend Demetrius Dessus of Philadelphia, her maternal-grandmother Cora Loux of Doylestown, and her paternal-grandparents, John and Mary Budd of Kintnersville. She was predeceased by her maternal-grandfather Edward Loux.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 11:00 until her Funeral Service 1:00 pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901. Her interment will be held privately.

Clara C. Davis of Ivyland, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Wynwood Northampton in Richboro. She was 97.

Clara was the beloved wife of the late Harry L. Davis.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Otto T. and Clara Osswald Haas.

Clara was a resident of Northampton Township for the past 75 years, she and her late husband Harry were the co- founders of Davis Feed Mill, having their first location on their farm on Spencer Rd in Ivyland from 1939 till 1943. They then moved to their present location in Rushland. Clara retired in 2004 and her son Allan has continued to operate the mill. Clara loved the Feed Business and brought animal nutrition to new levels, bringing premium grains and new feeding ideas to the tri state area.

Clara believed in family first, she was a woman who knew both being a wife, mother and grandmother as well as a business woman. She was a member of the Addisville Reformed Church for many years and a long time member of the Soroptimist of Indian Rock. She will be long remembered for her love of family and dedication to her faithful customers and the tradition will continue to live on.

Clara is survived by her 2 children, Clare M. Caldwell and her husband Stanley Blaine and H. Allan Davis and his wife Mary. She is also survived by her brother Theodore Haas and his wife Edwina and her sister Elfriede H. Doert Osmond. Also surviving are 7 dear grandchildren; Tom, Scott, Kevin, Deborah, Clayton, Chad and Rachael and her 14 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewings, Sunday August 18th from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm and on Monday August 19th from 10:00am until her Funeral Service 11:00am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made the to the Memorial Fund of Addisville Reformed Church 945 Second Street Pike Richboro, PA 18954 or to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 34th and Civic Center Blvd. Phila PA 19104.

Hugh F. Thornton of Richboro passed away suddenly on Tuesday August 13, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 80.

He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Marian “Pat” Kearney Thornton.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late James and Mary Muckian Thornton.

Hugh was a former resident of the Lawndale section of Philadelphia before moving to Richboro in 1976. He was the Executive Vice President of Lehigh Press in Pennsauken, New Jersey and always considered himself a printer. Hugh retired from Lehigh Press after 43 years of service. He was a veteran of the US Army and a communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church in Holland. In his leisure, he enjoyed traveling and spending quality time with his family. Hugh will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

In addition to his beloved wife Marian, Hugh is survived by his 4 dear children and their spouses, Kevin F. and Theresa Thornton of Chalfont, Gerald P. and Peggy Thornton of Holland, Sharon R. and Matthew Allen of Newtown and Caroline M. and Thomas Erickson of Yardley. He is also “Grandpop” to his 13 cherished grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Saturday, August 17th from 9:30am until his Funeral Mass at 11:00am in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the Capital Campaign of St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966.

Richard Fick Purcell, of Marco Island, FL passed away peacefully on August 13, 2013. He was 89.

He was the beloved husband of 49 years to Judith Wyckoff Purcell.

Born in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Professor Richard Joseph and Clara Fick Purcell.

He served in the United States Army, Field Artillery, from 1943-1946 during WWII, from 1951-1952 during the Korean War, and then in the Reserves, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel in 1986. Richard obtained a BA at George Washington University, an MA at Columbia University, an LLB at Harvard Law School, and a Certificate from University Fribourg, Switzerland. He retired as General Counsel and Sr. Vice President of The Connell Company in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

He will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father and doting grandfather.

In addition to his loving wife, Richard is survived by his children: Richard Purcell of Langhorne, PA, Edward Purcell and his wife Allison of Ringoes, NJ, and Carolyn Reichenbach and her husband Charles of Newtown, PA; grandchildren: Madeline, Richard and Katherine Purcell and William, Elizabeth, Charles and Megan Reichenbach; and sister: Patricia Purcell Nutter, of Locust Grove, VA.

Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Tuesday, August 20, 2013, from 9:00 am until his Funeral Service at 10:00 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will follow at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Woods Services Foundation, PO Box 36, Langhorne, PA 19047.

H. Thornton Freund, of Holland, passed away on August 11, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center. He was 71.

Thornton was the beloved husband of Phyllis Freund (nee Miller); the dear father of Sharon Delevati and her husband Brian, Mark Freund, Jennifer M. MacDonald and her husband Leo, and Amy N. Argiropoulos and her husband Anthony; a loving brother to Quinnie Pulkowski and her husband Joseph and Deborah Alosi and her husband Bill; and 6 loving grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday from 2:30PM to his Memorial Service 3:30PM 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, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association, Abrams In-Home Care Program, 321 Norristown Rd. Suite 260 Ambler, PA 19002.