Joseph A. Rago Jr. of Langhorne, PA passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2013, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 83.

He was the beloved husband of Eveline Cestaro Rago for 55 years.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Emily Santamaria Rago and brother of the late Norma Cassara-Vitellaro.

Mr. Rago was a resident of Langhorne for the past 13 years and formerly lived in Middle Village, NY.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his two children, Joseph D. Rago and his wife, Mary, and Francesca L. Holm and her husband, Joseph, all of Yardley, PA. He is also survived by his brother, Carlo Rago of Wallingford, CT and his two loving granddaughters, Emilie and Lauren Rago.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Saturday, July 27, 2013, from 11:30am until his Funeral Mass 12:30pm at the Church of Saint Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940.

Interment will take place on Monday, July 29, 2013, at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, NY.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, 1750 Quarry Road, Yardley, PA 19067 or Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 785517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Joseph A. Murphy Jr. of Longboat Key, FL and formerly of New Hope, PA died peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown. He was 69.

He was the beloved husband of Martha J. Wise Murphy for 44 years.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Katherine Drachowski Murphy.

Mr. Murphy has been a resident of Longboat Key, FL for the past 5 years and was a former resident of New Hope for 22 years.

He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps having served during the Vietnam War. Before retiring in 1994, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hosiery Corporation of America, located in Bensalem, PA, where he worked for 15 years. Mr. Murphy was a life member of The Pennsylvania Society, a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors, the American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Texas Gun Collectors Association, the Colt Collectors Association, the Armor and Arms Club, the Ohio Gun Collectors Association, the Dallas Arms Collectors Association and Longboat Key Club. He was a benefactor of the James A. Michener Art Museum, a benefactor and life member of the National Rifle Association, a committee member of the National Rifle Association’s Gun Collectors Committee, and benefactor and member of the Former Texas Rangers Foundation.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his three children, Joseph P. Murphy and his wife, Elina, of Pittsburgh, PA, Katherine N. Riggs and her husband, Stephen, of Crownsville, MD and William T. Murphy of Mission Viejo, CA. He is also survived by his five loving grandchildren, Hudson, Rafferty and Tilghman Riggs and Joseph and James Murphy.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday evening, July 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901 and on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at St. Martin of Tours Church, 1 Riverstone Circle (West Bridge Street at Riverstone Circle), New Hope, PA 18938 from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM.

Private interment will take place at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, PA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA

Joan M. Clinger of Fairless Hills died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at her residence. She was 52.

Joan was the beloved wife of 4 years to Jeffrey H. Clinger.

Born in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of Shirley A. Thomas Reese and the late Robert W. Reese.

Joan was a former resident of Allentown before moving to Fairless Hills in 2003. She enjoyed the company of her two dogs, Buster and Emily, taking cruises with her husband and was a fan of NASCAR. Joan will be deeply missed by her family and by all who came to know her.

In addition to her beloved husband Jeffrey, Joan is survived by her children, Scott Bailey of Fairless Hills, Jennifer Bailey of Ohio, Matthew R. Clinger of Doylestown and Philip R. Clinger of Fairless Hills. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, her sisters, her brother Robert Reese of Allentown, her parents in law; Howard P. and Donna V. Clinger of Churchville and her sisters-in-law, Kathy A. Clinger of Churchville and Karen Crawford and her husband Robert and her nephew Bobby Crawford, all of Newtown.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing from 10:00am until her Funeral Service 11:00am on Friday, July 26th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment will follow in Newtown Cemetery in Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 125 South 9th St., Suite 202, Phila., PA 19107.

Henry T. “Hank” Aleski of Doylestown died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown. He was 90.

Born in Philadelphia, beloved husband of Jean A. Skowronski Aleski, he was one of six children of the late Peter and Anna Krzywicka Aleszczyk.

Known as “Hank” to his friends, he resided in Bucks County for the past 30 years having formerly lived in Willow Grove and Ambler.

Upon graduating Northeast High School, Class of 41’, he joined the United States Army-Air Corps and attained the rank of Corporal. He was a member of American Legion Post #0821. After 30 years with Leeds and Northrup Corp. as an Industrial Engineer he retired in 1980.

Hank was proud of his Polish heritage and was a generous supporter of the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown. He was active with the Polish High School Alumni. As an accomplished player of the piano and accordion, he used his musical talents as member of the Polish American String Band. He will be sadly missed by all who came to know him.

Hank is survived by his sister, Helen M. Burnell and her husband Eugene and his brother Leonard Aleszczyk and his wife Irene. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 , from 11:30 am until his Funeral Mass 12:30 pm in the Cemetery Barn Chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 654 Ferry Road, Doylestown, PA 18901.

Interment will follow in the Shrine Cemetery.

Contributions in lieu of flowers in his memory may be made to: Polish American Cultural Center, 308 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Checks should be made payable to BLIND CHILDREN IN LASKI, POLAND. All donations will be acknowledged in writing.

Ruby Clee Baughman Bower of Willow Grove, PA died peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, at her residence. She was 79.

Born on the Diemler Farm in Landisburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Brady T. and Mary A. Smith Baughman, and loving mother of the late Edward Bower.

Ruby attended Philadelphia University and focused her education on Nursing and eventually she was accepted into the Nursing Program at Germantown Hospital where she completed her studies and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1954. After her retirement in 1996 from Germantown Hospital, Ruby enjoyed devoting time and volunteering to the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust.

Ruby is survived by her 5 siblings; George Baughman of Landisburg, PA, Anna Bird, Wayne Baughman, Mary Jane Kitner, and Jake Baughman all of New Bloomfield, PA, several nieces and nephews and their extended families.

Ruby’s family will receive friends on Wednesday 1:00PM until her Memorial Service 2:00PM at St. John United Methodist Church, 820 Almshouse Rd. Ivyland, PA 18974.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, 2955 Edge Hill Rd. Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 or to the American Heart Association, 5455 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43214

Stephen J. Boccuzzi of Doylestown, PA died peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2013, at Doylestown Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 58 years old.

Stephen was the husband of Jayne Santora Boccuzzi for 34 years and father of Lori, Ann Marie, and Stephanie. He was the son of Ralph J. and Corinne Matteis Boccuzzi of Stamford, CT.

In addition to his beloved wife, daughters, and parents, he is survived by his brother, Bennett Boccuzzi and his wife, Judy, of Germantown, MD, and his two sisters, Rosemary Salvi and her husband, Anthony, of Fairfax, VA and Joanne Kulesh and her husband, David, of Gaithersburg, MD and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was the son-in-law of Margaret Santora of Doylestown, PA and the late Daniel Santora and brother-in-law of Dena Giorgi and her husband, Richard, of Port Chester, NY.

Stephen was a devoted family man, pushing all those he loved to be their best self. As a committed father and loyal husband, he took great joy in growing with his daughters. From dinners in the city, to tennis matches, to relaxing at the beach there was no place he would rather be than with his girls.

Stephen was born in Stamford, CT on June 4, 1955. A true first-born, Stephen led the way for his siblings as he worked hard at school, was active in sports, boy scouts, photography, church ministry, and community service. He attended Fairfield College Preparatory School where his passion for learning was born from the Jesuit ideals.
Stephen was a scholar through and through, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing science from Fairfield University, and a Master’s degree as a cardiovascular clinical specialist from Catholic University. He earned a Ph.D. in exercise physiology from the University of Maryland and an MBA from St. Joseph’s University.

Stephen was a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, and held several adjunct faculty positions. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed journals and sat on the editorial review boards of several medical journals.

Stephen was passionate about his career. He most recently joined Otsuka in 2012 as Vice President, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HE&OR) and Field Medical Strategy. Steve also spent time working for Medco Health, Sanofi-aventis, IMS Health, Aetna Health Information Solutions, and Merck. He began his career working in clinical research and in preventative and rehabilitative services at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Naval Medical Center, both in Bethesda, MD.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewings on Wednesday evening, July 24, 2013, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM and Thursday, July 25, 2013, from 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901 and to his Funeral Mass on Thursday 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State Street, Doylestown, PA.

Interment will take place at St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made in Stephen’s name to Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, so that other first generation college students may have the life changing Catholic prep education which inspired Steve to “set the world on fire.” Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School: 5218 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19141.

William P. Dimmler of Wycombe, PA died peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2013 at Twining Village Health Care in Holland, PA. He was 92.

He was the beloved husband to the late Marie E. Steiger Dimmler who died six months ago.

Born in Philadelphia, William was the son of the late Carl and Bertha Wuestner Dimmler.

Mr. Dimmler was a proud veteran of the Army who served this country during World War II. He worked with PECO for many years in the dispatch department. He will be greatly missed but always remembered by everyone who has come to know and love him.

William is survived by his loving and devoted children; Paul Fredrick Dimmler and his wife Carol of Warminster and Jean Marie Leverage and her husband Ned of Still Pond, MD. He is also survived by his 5 grandchildren; Cristina Reilly (Chris) Jennifer and Jeffrey Dimmler, and Taylor and Logan Leverage, and his great grand son Owain Paul Reilly.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday Evening, July 26 from 6:00PM until his funeral service at 7:00PM at the Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church, 45 Worthington Mill Rd (at Route 232) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will be private at Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville.

Leonard A. Fox, age 85, died on July 17, 2013 at Brittany Pointe in Lansdale, PA, after battling F.T.D. with grace and dignity.

A loving husband to Audrey C. for 62 years, and a proud father to his loving children Joseph L. (Jeannette) Fox, Leonard Fox, Thomas (Colleen) Fox, and Dianne (Michael) Mullin. He was blessed with nine grandchildren, Kristin (Lew) Goettner, Ann (Chris) Bottcher, Kathleen (Brandon) Hall, Kathryn (Dane) Martin, Matt, Mary, and Peggy Mullin, and Nicole and Joe Fox. He was happy to welcome five great-grandchildren, Katie, Tommy and Erin Goettner, and Ben and Sam Bottcher. He is also survived by his brother Ken Fox.

Len was born October 19, 1927. Son of Leonard Fox, a Philadelphia Policeman, and Kathryn (McElvenny) Fox, the first woman adjuster for Aetna during WWII, Len grew up in Northeast Philadelphia with his younger brother Ken.

After graduating from Northeast High, he joined the Navy and deployed to Europe on the battleship, U.S.S. Wisconsin. Upon discharge, he attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art for courses in Industrial Design.

Len took on a job with National Cash Register Co. and a new career-move into sales. It was a successful move. From there, he went to Breyer’s, Scotts. In 1959 started as a sales associate selling Commercial Business Insurance with Employer’s Insurance of Wausau for 29 years. He retired in 1988.

He and Audrey married in 1951. Outgrowing their little Cape Cod house with three sons and a daughter, they moved to a home in Holland, PA. He was actively involved in both St. Andrew and St. Bede Parishes. Len was Scoutmaster, and made sure that the scouts experienced the joys and lessons of camping outdoors come summer or winter. There were special trips to a remote camp in Canada and a week long canoe trip down the Delaware River. For many years, he went to Maine for family vacations until deciding to build a home there so the special family time would continue with the nine grandchildren. That home was sold when he moved to Lansdale, PA, coming back to his roots to be with five great-grandchildren.

Len’s natural art talent flourished with the mentorship of Bucks County Artist, Willie Scheiner. During this time he produced his first oil painting, which was followed by many other works throughout the years. His realistic and detailed paintings are gifts treasured by family and friends.

He always had a lifelong interest in astronomy and airplanes. In the year of Sputnik, he learned to grind his own 6” lens at the Franklin Institute to make a telescope! When he was 12 he built his first model airplane igniting a lifelong passion. His planes are heirlooms, from a rubber-band powered 12 inch model, to a radio-controlled plane with a 4 foot wingspan. He was involved with Radio Control Clubs in both PA and ME where he passed on his skills to young and old alike (his prize pupil being his grandson). He not only built model airplanes, he flew the real thing as well. He enjoyed the quiet of soaring in gliders, and the thrill of aerobatics in a vintage Stearman. He flew cross-country in an open cockpit biplane with his son. He got his seaplane rating when he was 70. He passed his passion on to his three sons, pilots all.

Traveling was always a special treat. Most family trips were to National Parks from FL, to ME, CA, CO, WY and Alaska. He and Audrey enjoyed other trips too: Cruises to the Caribbean, and the Baltic & Mediterranean Seas, trips to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Tahiti. Three European River Cruises were favorites, but there’s a special place in B.V.I. where he and Audrey went 9 times — three of the children and two grandchildren went there also on their honeymoons. In so many ways, from his passions to his principles to his unwavering faith, his influence continues through the generations.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing, Sunday from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901 and again on Monday morning at The Olde Church of St. Andrew, 131 Sycamore Ave., Newtown, PA 18940 from 10:30am until his Funeral Mass 11:30am.

His interment will be in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne.

Len attended annual retreats for 40 years at the Malvern Retreat House, therefore, in lieu of flowers; contributions in his memory would be appreciated to Malvern Retreat House, PO Box 315, Malvern, PA 19355

Brett J. Sexton of Doylestown died suddenly Monday July 15, 2013 at Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May Court House, NJ. He was 43.

Brett was the beloved husband of Allyson Davies Sexton for 13 years.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the cherished son of Frank J. and Dottie Anne Dunphy Sexton of New Hope.

Brett was raised in Holland and was a former communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church, where he played on the CYO soccer, basketball and baseball teams. He was a graduate of Council Rock High School, class of 1988. Brett received his undergraduate degree from The College of New Jersey (Trenton State University) and his Master’s in Business Administration from LaSalle University.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Brett was an Executive officer for Sommer Maid Creamery of Doylestown for the past 20 years. He was active in the community, especially supporting his children in their activities.

He enjoyed playing golf and was a member of Doylestown Country Club and presently a parishioner of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Doylestown.

He will be sadly missed by his loving and caring family and many friends, being remembered for his quick wit and his exceptional business skills.

In addition to his wife and parents, Brett is survived by his devoted children, Andrew, James, Rebecca and Mallory, his sisters: Renee Sexton, Nicole Curran, Colette Craven and her husband Kevin, his brother Grant Sexton and his wife Marissa, his father-in-law Alexander Davies, Allyson’s grandparents, Leslie and Anne Hardie Davies, and Allyson’s sister Kimberley Leahy and her husband William.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewings Friday evening, July 19th from 6:00- 9:00 pm and Saturday, July 20th from 8:45 am to 9:45 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Road), Richboro and to his Funeral Mass Saturday, July 20th at 10:30am in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will follow at St. Martin of Tours Cemetery in New Hope.

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.

Stephanie A. Gorski Lingman, of Langhorne formerly of Penns Park died on Friday, July 12, 2013, at Chandler Hall Hospice with her loving and caring family by her side. She was 92.

Born in Bensalem, she was the beloved wife of the late Albert A. Lingman and daughter of the late Walter and Maryann Porowski Gorski and Alexander Klimaszewski.

Stephanie was a resident of Penns Park for over 81 years; she and her late husband raised their children on the family farm, she recently moved to Langhorne to be near her daughter.

Stephanie was the devoted wife and mother, who embodied her family, they came first, her home was her castle and all were welcome at anytime, even unannounced, and always welcome for supper, even with a minute’s notice.

Stephanie was a communicant of the Church of St. Andrew, Newtown and most recently Our Lady of Grace Church in Penndel. She was a woman of many talents; she loved to play cards with her family and grandchildren, Stephanie was an avid reader, enjoyed crocheting and dancing, especially the Polka. Proud of her heritage she supported the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown and their annual festival.

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

Stephanie is survived by her loving children: A. Lawrence Lingman and his wife Patricia, Charlotte S. Loeffler and her husband Joseph F., She is also survived by her 9 dear grandchildren Michael Lingman (Andrea), Sharon Detweiler (Jonathan), Jennifer Mayle (Stephen), Nancy Lingman, Maryann Gutherman (Charles), David Lingman (Lisa), Joseph Loeffler (Bethany), Laura DeJong (Jonathan) and Joanne Loeffler and 21 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Wednesday July 17th from 8:00am to 10:00am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and to her Funeral Mass 11:00am in Our Lady of Grace Church, 225 Bellevue Ave., Penndel.

Interment will follow in Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery, Doylestown PA.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Our Lady of Grace Church at the above address or The Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 654 Ferry Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901.