Helen Menhardt of Richboro died Thursday July 4, 2013 at Abington Hospice in Warminster surrounded by her loving family. She was 82.

Helen was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late Julius Menhardt Jr.

Helen was born in Kaisersdorf, Galicia now known as Poland. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Ludwiga Musiala Koestel and sister of the late Leopold Koestel.

In 1939, the German Commission relocated her parents and family to Germany and eventually they were placed in a camp in Schrimm near Posen in the Warthegau. In Warthegau, Helen attended elementary and middle school until they fled to Chemnitz in Saxony. In 1946, Helen moved to Marbach am Neckar Wurttemberg and attended the Women’s Work School (Frauen Arbeitsschule) in Ludwigsburg and she worked part time, including working for a farmer, in order to obtain ration cards. Helen had also worked in Stuttgart as a seamstress until her emigration to America in 1953.

Helen was a former resident of Huntingdon Valley before moving to Richboro.

Helen was known for her love of entertaining and baking, especially at Christmas. The generosity of her baking was appreciated by many.

Helen is survived by her children, Heidi M. and William Ryder of Warminster, Kurt J. and Linda Menhardt of Ambler and Werner J. Menhardt and Lisa Fenton of Doylestown. She is also survived by her sister Friedel Grohmann of Marbach am Neckar in Germany and her 10 cherished grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing from 9:00am until her Funeral Service 10:00am on Wednesday, July 10th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery in Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the follow organizations, Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 14100 Worthington Road, Philadelphia, PA 19116 or the Abington Hospice at Warminster, 225 Newtown Road, Warminster, PA 18974 or the United German Hungarian Club, 4666 Bristol Road, Oakford, PA 19053.

John F. Kowalkowski, of Holland, died on July 3, 2013 of Holland, PA.

John was the beloved husband of the late Mildred (nee Pacewicz). He was the devoted father to Barbara DeGree and John R. Kowalkowski (Valorie), dear grandfather to Jennifer (David), Eric (Katrin), Joshua and Justin and loving great grandfather to Hunter, Carleyrose, Chase and Savanna.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass at 11:00am on Tuesday in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd. Holland, PA 18966. Interment private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Bede the Venerable Church at the above address.

Virginia R. Nober, of Holland, passed away on July 3, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was 62.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved wife of the late Sgt. Robert A. Nober and the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Spitz Tucker.

Ginny was a graduate of the George Washington High School, class of 1968. She had been a resident of Holland for the past 41 years, and was a secretary for Misty Meadow Gardens Landscape Design Business that was started by her late husband Robert A. Nober in 1971, until his passing in 1997. She was also the owner of Country Kitchen Catering for many years out of her home. Ginny was a dedicated homemaker; she loved cooking homemade meals for her family and friends, and also enjoyed working in her yard/garden and taking pride in her home. Her family came first and foremost, especially her 2 grandsons who called her Mom-Mom. She was also known as ‘Mom-Mom Ginny’ in the neighborhood. Ginny’s hobbies were finding treasurers by going to yard sales, thrift stores, going on day trips to Lancaster and reading a good story in her back yard paradise that she took pride in and listening to her Irish music with her dogs by her side. Ginny was well known and will be missed by family and friends with her huge heart that touched many live with her caring and giving ways.

Ginny is survived by her devoted daughters: Virginia Lynn Strehle, (Kenneth Strehle) of Holland, and Amy Nicole Nober, (Mike Maillie) of Holland; and her 2 dearest grandsons: Steven and Andrew Hannigan (Matthew Hannigan).

Ginny’s family will receive condolences on Wednesday evening July 10, 2013 from 6:00pm until her Words of Remembrances at 7:30pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd., Richboro.

Interment will be held in Union Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2014.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice, 523 Plymouth Rd. Suite 223, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

Kathryn A. Henry of Churchville, PA died peacefully on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Pickering Manor Home, Newtown, PA. She was 85.

She was the beloved wife of the late James L. Henry Sr.

Born in Lewistown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Helen Willis Houser, mother of the late Robert E. Henry, and sister of the late Raymond J. Houser Jr. and Francis W. Houser.

Mrs. Henry was a resident of Churchville for the past 27 years. She graduated from Lewistown High School, Class of 1946. She was a free lance writer for many years, editor and owner of Bucks County Life, held a public relations position with a non-profit organization and worked in center city Philadelphia for 11 years as an employment recruiter. In 1984, she established her own business, Kay Henry Incorporated, an executive recruiting company located in Feasterville until her retirement in 2004. Kay was a faithful communicant of St. Vincent de Paul Church and a member of the Parish Council. She was a longtime member of the choir, initiator of the Ministry of Hospitality and founder of the Angel Food ministry, a program that supplies meals to families in need. In her leisure time, she loved to entertain family, friends and neighbors. Family was very special to her and she cherished the times spent with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister.

She is survived by her six loving children and their spouses, Martha M. and James Wittstruck of Lakeville, MN, James L. Jr. and Ann Henry of West Chester, PA, Thomas R. and Martha Henry of Holtwood, PA, Kathryn A. and John Owens of Jamison, PA, Christine L. and Andrew Dougherty of Glenside, PA, and William T. and Kathleen Henry of Greenfield, OH. She is also survived by her two brothers, James Patrick Houser of Lewistown, PA, Rev. Samuel E. Houser of York, PA and her sister, Helen M. Elmer of Brookhaven, PA, 18 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Sunday, July 7, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and Monday, July 8, 2013, from 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Road, Richboro, PA.

Interment will take place at Hatboro Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Church at the above address.

Patricia M. Wills Healy of Warwick, PA died peacefully on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA. She was 73.

Patricia was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Healy Sr. who died this past December.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry “Pat” and Mary Fitzsimmons Wills, sister of the late Marie Schmitt, Joseph Wills, and John Wills, and the grandmother of the late Ian Healy.

Patricia was a devout and active member of the Catholic Church who was a former parishioner of Holy Innocents Church in the Juniata Park Section of Philadelphia and most recently at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church in Jamison. She shared her love and deep faith in God with her family and with the many children who attended her CCD Class at St. Cyril’s of Jerusalem Church. She enjoyed keeping her family close and celebrating her favorite holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas with them. She will be sorely missed for her generous and caring nature and for the special memories she created with her family and most especially with the grandchildren.

Patricia is survived by her 2 loving sons; Thomas J. Healy Jr. and his wife Geraldine Dowdle of Medford Lakes, NJ and Bryan P. Healy and his wife Kathleen of Holland, PA. She is also survived by her brother Harry Wills and her four grandchildren Graham, Angela, Patrick, and Bryan Jr.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 8:30am until her Funeral Mass 10:30am at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, PA 18929.

Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem, PA.

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

Catherine Marie Lenahan Stauffer, of Doylestown, died on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Pine Run Lakeview. She was 93.

She was the beloved wife of the late Cornelius G. Stauffer.

Born in Ashley, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Manus and Mary Daly Lenahan and sister of the late Joseph Lenahan, Margaret Breslin, Michael Lenahan, and Manus Lenahan.

Catherine grew up in Ashley, PA and was a graduate of St. Leo’s High School. She moved to Philadelphia in the 1940’s where she was a faithful parishioner of Maternity BVM Parish in Bustleton, before moving to Chalfont in 1989. Her church involvement continued at St. Jude participating in many activities and supporting the various organizations with her time and talents.

Throughout her life, Catherine had a loving and outgoing personality with a great sense of style and fashion which made her a friend to many. She was constantly reading and was always knowledgeable of current events and comfortable having a conversation with anyone about any topic. However, her greatest joy was being with her family, especially her grandchildren, who loved her dearly.

For the past 2 ½ years, Catherine has been a resident of Pine Run Lakeview where she became friends with many of the residents and staff through her kindness and her “smile”.

She is survived by her children; Robert G. Stauffer and his wife Joanne of Willis, VA, Mary L. Hermann and her husband Dr. Christopher of Chalfont, and Kathleen A. Hill of Chester Springs, PA. She is also survived by her sister Helen Lowder of Philadelphia, her 8 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 from 10:00 am until her Funeral Mass 11:00 am at St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave. Chalfont, PA 18914.

Her interment will be in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Pine Run Lakeview, 2425 Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA 18901

Frank J. Rizzo, Jr. of Sellersville died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown. He was 72.

Frank was the beloved husband of 51 years to Carmella J. Pettinato Rizzo.

Born in Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Frank and Pearl Richart Rizzo and the grandfather of the late Donald J. Dolan, Jr.

Frank was a former resident of Chalfont before moving to Sellersville in 2000. He had worked at Philco Ford as a tool and die maker for 35 years until his retirement in 2002. Frank was a Communicant of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Hilltown. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and was always ready to travel. His best friend was his dog Cujo. Cujo and Frank went for many walks at the park and around the neighborhood. He enjoyed working in his garden and sitting on the deck in the back yard watching the deer, rabbits and turkeys. Frank in his younger years enjoyed riding his motorcycle on long trips to Cape Cod and Canada with his wife Carmella. Frank will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

In addition to his beloved wife Carmella, Frank is survived by his dearest children and their spouses, Frank J., III and Sherry Rizzo of Colmar and Tina M. and Don J. Dolan of Sellersville. He is also survived by his sister, Linda M. Jerome of Sellersville and his brother, John C. Rizzo of Marshall, MO, and his four cherished grandchildren, Andrew and Stephen Dolan and Frank and Megan Rizzo and his niece, Jennifer M. Tuozzo and her husband, Michael, of Hatfield and their children, Maria and Tony Tuozzo.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, from 9:00 AM until his Funeral Mass 10:00 AM in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Route 152 and Broad Street, Hilltown, PA 18927.

Interment will follow at St. John Neumann Cemetery in Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church at the above address.

Mary E. Kaess of Holland and Churchville died peacefully on Sunday June 30, 2013 at Twining Village Health Care in Holland. She was 95.

Born in Philadelphia, Mary was the beloved wife of the late Christian D. Kaess who died in 1994, and daughter of the late John and Eva Haffer Wahl and mother of the late John D. Kaess.

Mary raised her family in Northeast Philadelphia and later moved to Burlington, New Jersey. During her time in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia, she was vey active as a Den mother in the Cub Scouts, the Ultra Active 327 Club and Scout family. Mary was also active with her Ladies club since High School and her Grand mom’s club.

Mary was ultimate care giver for 36 years she cared for her late husband who took ill in 1953, as well as her dear mother who died at the age of 98. While caring for her family, Mary received her GED and went on the become a licensed Practical Nurse and worked for various Physicians, providing physical therapy for their patients.

Mary was a full time care giver who was unselfish, well loved and caring daughter, wife, mother and grandmother and friend who will be sadly missed by all who came to know her.

Mary is survived by her children; Christian A. Kaess, Sr. and his wife Elaine, Miriam Durst, David Kaess and his wife Kim and her daughter-in-law Kathleen Kaess. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Saturday July 6, 2013 from 10:00am until her Funeral Mass 11:00am in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA.

Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, PA.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Del. Valley Chapter, 399 Market St. Suite 102, Phila, PA 19106.

John T. Lesniewski, formerly of Levittown and recently of Neshaminy Manor, passed away on June 30, 2013 at Doylestown Hospital. He was 95.

Born in Erie, PA, he was the son of the late Stanislaus and Marcelena Dermanowski Lesniewski, and brother to the late Frank Lesniewski.
He will be lovingly missed by his best friend and companion of 32 years, Jean Stryjewski of Buckingham.

John lived in Philadelphia until 1941, and then moved to Levittown. John was employed as an engineer at the Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, until his retirement in 1973. He was a member of several organizations, including the Polish American Congress, the Polish Home Association, the Polish Heritage Society, and the Polish High School Alumni.

John was a world traveler, and by hard work and luck was able to circle the globe four times. One of his most memorable moments of his travels was meeting Pope John Paul II. John was an excellent pilot, and often rented a plane to fly out of the Levittown Airport.

John’s Family will receive condolences on Tuesday July 9, from 10:30am until his Funeral Mass 11:00 am in the Cemetery Chapel at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa; 654 Ferry Rd. Doylestown, PA 18901. Inurnment will follow in the Shrine Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Peter J. Devine, Jr., M.D. of Holland, PA, died Friday, June 28, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 77 years old.

He was the beloved husband of the late Donna Weeks Devine.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, Peter was the son of the late Peter J. Devine, Sr. and Kathryn Mary Devine. He attended Neshaminy High School. He was a 1957 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and served for 2 years in the United States Navy on the USS Sierra. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1963, then interned at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia. After 2 years in family practice in northeast Philadelphia, he joined the medical staff of Bell of Pennsylvania in 1966, rising to corporate medical director and retiring in 1991.

Peter is survived by his loving children and their spouses: Michael J. and Christine S. Devine of Charlottesville, VA, Donald J. and Lisa P. Devine of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Kristin D. and Michael C. Kruszczynski of Newtown, PA. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren: Colin, Charlotte, Shelby, Kathryn, Caroline, Caden and Ryan.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Tuesday, July 2, 2013, from 7:00 to 9:00PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and to his Funeral Mass Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at 11:00AM in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will follow at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery in Langhorne.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Fund a Cure for Pancreatic Cancer, 12 Kuhar’s Way, Newtown, PA 18940. www.fundacure.com