Joelle Guillemot Woodruff, age 53, passed away at Doylestown Hospital on Saturday, May 11, due to complications arising from pancreatic cancer. She died peacefully, in her sleep with her husband at her side.

Joelle Guillemot was born on Jan 25,1960 in Nice, France, the first child of Helene Guillemot and the late Claude Guillemot. She grew up in and around the seaside village of Antibes. At the age of 20 she went to work as a secretary at the Rohm and Haas Company's newly opened European Laboratories in nearby Valbonne/Sophia Antipolis, where she worked until 1995, ultimately becoming executive secretary to the site director. In 1996 she moved to the United States, and in 1997 married Robert Woodruff. They have lived in Jamison, PA and Doylestown, PA, and most recently purchased a house in Doylestown Borough intending to move there later this year.

Joelle was an enthusiastic cook and oenophile, an avid mushroom hunter who found and proudly poached girolles and sanguins from the public parks in Newtown, Jamison, and Buckingham, unencumbered by Americans' mushroom phobias; a lover of all sorts of organ foods, snails, fish eggs, frog legs, and other nonfood foods. She loved travel, and delighted in telling of her youthful ventures to East Africa as well as asserting that she would never ever return to a "pays chaud en voie de developpement". She learned to love the United States as well, and traveled extensively with Bob around the West, middle Atlantic, and New England States.

Joelle is survived by her son, Florian Touze, of Doylestown, her sister Audrey of Bois-le-Roi, France, her mother Helene of Antibes, France, and her husband, Bob, of Doylestown.

Joelle’s family will receive condolences on Thursday evening, May 16, 2013, 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. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Joelle's honor to Pancreatic Cancer Research at the Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 233 South 10th Street, Suite 312, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Wilfredo Ayala, of Perkasie, PA, died on May 10, 2013.

He was the beloved husband of Kathy A. Ayala (nee Schneider). Loving father of Tiffany, Aubrey A., and Arianne Ayala. Dear brother of Sal Ayala, Willie, Ayala, Victor Ayala, Edith Lopez (Jorge) and Carmen Lopez (Anival). Also survived by his 12 nieces and nephews.

Services and interment will be private.

For all who knew him know he was a true inspiration, a man with a heart full of love for life and one to be admired for the ages.

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

Andrew J. Cornell “Jack” died peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2013, at Spring Village at Floral Vale in Lower Makfield. He was 86.

Born on the family farm in Richboro, he was the beloved husband of Anna M. Southwell Cornell and son of the late Clarence T. and Elmira Watson Cornell and the devoted father of the late Thomas Cornell.

Jack, as he was known to family and friends, was a resident of Richboro for 32 years before moving to Wrightstown for 21 years and Buckingham Springs for 8 years. Jack was a proud veteran of the United States Navy having served in the South Pacific during World War II. Jack was a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local # 542 for over 65 years and retired from James D. Morrissey, Inc. in 1989 after 40 years of dedicated service, having worked on most of the major highway projects in the Bucks County area.

Jack attended school in Richboro and graduated from Richboro High School. He married Anna in 1952 and they began their life together on the family farm in Richboro. He enjoyed growing Christmas Trees for many years providing many families with Christmas memories. Families came back year after year to purchase because of their perfect shape. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his devoted daughters; Donna Cote and her husband David and Robin Johnson. He is also survived by his 5 loving grandchildren, Brian Cote, Daniel Cote, Heather White, Joseph Linsky and James Johnson and 3 great grandchildren, Rayhan, Owen and Cassandra.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 9:30 am until his Funeral Service 11:00 a.m. at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment with Military Honors will follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, PA.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to the Bucks County S. P. C. A., P.O. Box 277, Lahaska, PA 18931.

John R. Stranford of Bayville, NJ died peacefully on Wednesday May 8, 2013 at his home.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the beloved husband of Irmtraud “Trudy” Metzger Stranford and the late Beverly A. Lang Stranford, and son of the late John B. and Ruth M. Troller Stranford.

Born in Philadelphia, he grew up throughout the Northeast Philadelphia; he went to Lincoln High School and received his Associate degree from Temple University. Jack as he was known to all followed in his father’s footsteps and went into the banking industry, starting out with Girard Bank. He eventually joined Third Federal Bank where he spent more than 36 years retiring in 2003. Jack started in a lower level management position and worked thru the ranks to become the President and Chief Executive Officer. Third Federal under his leadership rose from a small regional banking organization serving Northeast Philadelphia. Today, due to his forward thinking it is a large publicly traded banking organization serving Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey and till his passing was a member of the Board of Directors of the bank. Jack was a member of many organizations as well as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank Advisory Council.

In the late 1980’s, Jack achieved a dream that he had and became a licensed private pilot, taking many family and friends on plane trips throughout the tri-state area. Jack and his wife Trudy moved to Bayville, NJ when he retired, where he spent time with family, especially his grandchildren on his boat the “Lamp Lighter”.

In addition to his beloved wife Trudy, he is survived by his son and daughter; John H. Stranford, Sharon A. Stranford and her partner Janice Hudgings, his 3 sisters; Ruth Keller, Dorothy Klink and Joan Graefe and his step sons; Michael Brown and his wife Lori and Stephen Brown and his wife Theresa, 5 grandchildren; Emily, Alex, Elena, Ethan, Elena and Nevaeh and 2 step grandsons; Michael and Stephen Brown.

John’s family will receive condolences on Tuesday May 14, 2013 from 10:00am until his Memorial Service 11:30am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro. Interment will be private.

The family asks that contributions in his memory be made to the American Cancer Society 1626 Locust St. Phila, PA 19103 or Holy Redeemer Hospice 12265 Townsend Rd. Phila PA 19154

Virginia M. Gervasio of Newtown died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at her residence. She was 74.

Virginia was the beloved wife of the late Robert Gervasio.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Virginia was the daughter of the late Domenic and Frances DiFazio Leotta and the sister of the late John Leotta.

Virginia was a former resident of Dix Hills, Long Island, New York and Jupiter, Florida before moving to Newtown in 2009. She was a School Secretary for over 20 years in the Half Hollow Hills School District in Long Island, New York until her retirement. She was a Communicant of the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown and in her leisure time enjoyed playing cards with her friends, traveling and going to the theater. Virginia will be deeply missed by her family and by all who came to know her.

Virginia is survived by her two daughters, Denise M. Cronk and her husband Joseph of Newtown and Deborah A. DiBenedetti of Parkland, FL. She is also survived by her two sisters, Mary Agosta of Cape Coral, FL and Anne Mortillaro of Brooklyn, her brother Richard Leotta of Brooklyn and her four cherished grandchildren, Jason, Allison, Briana and Nicole.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 12:00pm until her Funeral Mass 1:30pm at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Ray S. Knittle, Jr., of Churchville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Spring Village at Floral Vale with his family by his side. He was 77.

He was the husband of 47years to Janet M. Luff Knittle.

Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Ray S., Sr. and Grace Yost Knittle.

Ray proudly served our country in the U.S. Army, being honorably discharged after 6 years of service. After returning home, he worked in construction for Lower Makefield Twp. Ray married Janet in 1967, and they bought their home in Churchville. He then worked for James D. Morrissey Inc. as a heavy equipment operator, retiring after 40 years of service.

Ray was a member of the International Union of Engineers Local 542. He was an avid fisherman, and was a longtime member of the Delaware Shad Association. In his free time he enjoyed gardening. Most of all, he was a lovingly husband, father and Pappy, and will be dearly missed.

In addition to his wife, Ray is survived by his sons: William Knittle, husband of Kelly A. and Scott Knittle, husband of Kelly L.; his sister: Barbara Nadzam, wife of Thomas; and four grandchildren: Courtney, Max, Shawn and Madalynn.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, May 13, 2013 from 12:00 pm until his Funeral Service at 1:30 pm at 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, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 399 Market St., Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Constance A. “Connie” Blair, of Penndel, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 65.

Born in Philadelphia, Connie was the beloved wife of Richard N. Blair and daughter of the late Herman and Antonia Gulesich Amenhauser.

Connie was a resident of Penndel for the past 23 years and a faithful communicant of Queen of the Universe Church. She was a graduate of St. Hubert’s High School for Girls and Holy Family University with her Bachelor of Science degree. She worked for over 30 years in the banking field, starting out with Neshaminy Valley Bank as a teller and retiring from Wachovia Bank as a relationship manager.

Connie was a very talented crafter, whose hands turned quilts in works of art and ceramic designs that were out of this world. She and her husband looked forward to their trips to Rehoboth Beach Delaware, where they spent many happy times.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her daughters; Sheila Phillips, and Christine Blair, one brother Joseph Amenhauser, her 3 sisters and their husbands, Mary Ann McBride and Thomas, Kathy Fagan and Michael, and Deborah Barr and Brian. She is also survived by her 2 grandchildren Leah and Donovon.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday May 13, 2013 from 9:00 am until her Funeral Mass 10:30 am at Queen of the Universe Church, 2443 Trenton Rd,. Levittown, PA.

Interment St. Andrew Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the Eastern PA. Down Syndrome Center, P.O. Box 60, Trexlertown, PA 18087 or Osteogenesis Imperfecta Fund, c/o Shriners Hospital, 3551 N. Broad St., Phila., PA 19140.

Eleanor R. Carsello, of Warminster, died on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Renaissance Gardens in Warminster. She was 94.

Eleanor was the beloved wife of the late Sylvio J. Carsello.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Josephine Panati and sister of the late Clara DelVecchio, Jerry, Vincent, Edward and Albert Panati.

She loved to read, travel, cook and bake, but most of all, Eleanor just loved being with her family. Eleanor’s family was the center of her life.

She is survived by her two children - Robert Carsello of Warminster and Barbara Ventresca of Chalfont, her sister - Alice Maucieri of Texas, her five grandchildren - Christopher, Maria, Lauren, Lisa and Erica and her three great-grandchildren - Alexis, Lucas and Dax.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Eleanor’s viewing on Monday, May 13th from 9:30am until her Funeral Mass at 10:30am at Nativity of Our Lord Church - 605 W. Street Rd. Warminster, PA 18974.

Her interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Eleanor’s memory may be made to Nativity of Our Lord Church at the above address.

Dorothy J. Donovan of Morrisville, PA died suddenly on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was 73.

She was the beloved wife of Richard C. Donovan for 48 years.

Born in Terre Haute, IN, she was the daughter of the late Hal M. and Dessia Jeffers Dunlap and sister of the late James L. Dunlap and Doris J. Fite.

Mrs. Donovan was a resident of Morrisville since 1968. She graduated from McKees Rocks High School located near Pittsburgh, Class of 1957. Being family oriented, she enjoyed the special times spent with her immediate family and her large extended family, plus she was very active with a close-knit circle of friends. She was loving and devoted to her grandchildren. Because she cared about them deeply, she had a special knack of making her family and friends feel at ease, and feel important to her. She enriched the lives of all of those close to her. She also had a natural talent for arts and crafts, particularly painting and sewing. For many years she had been active in genealogy of her extended family, and in assisting others to find information on their ancestors. In recent years,she got special enjoyment in time spent at the beach in and around Cape May, NJ. She was known as Dot to family and friends, and known as Mom-Mom to her grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, neighbor, and friend.

In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her two daughters, Kathleen L. Richter of Sellersville, PA and Kelly L. Cantwell and her husband, Bryan, of Churchville, PA. She is also survived by her five loving grandchildren, Allison and Adam Richter, Sam, Emily and Sarah Cantwell.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday evening, May 13, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954 and Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at St. John the Evangelist Church, 752 Big Oak Road, Morrisville, PA 19067 from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM.

Interment will take place at Union Cemetery, Richboro, PA.

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

Helen Lenhart of Newtown, PA died on Monday, May 6, 2013, at Crestview Center in Langhorne. She was 83.

She was the beloved wife of the late Jack H. Lenhart.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Tycha Badowski and sister of the late Mary Murphy.

Mrs. Lenhart was a resident of Gloria Dei in Newtown for the past 4 years. She formerly lived in the Kensington section of Philadelphia for many years. Helen loved all types of animals throughout her lifetime. She enjoyed taking an occasional trip to the casinos and gardening. Most of all she enjoyed the special times spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her three sons, Robert L. Lenhart and his wife, Lois, of Warrington, Chris P. Lenhart and his wife, Noelle, of Warrington, and Gary N. Lenhart and his wife, Barbara, of Douglassville, PA. She is also survived by her two loving grandchildren, Robert J. and Kaitlyn T. Lenhart.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday, May 10, 2013, from 9:00 AM until her Funeral Service 11:00 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road), Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will take place at Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to SPCA of Bucks County, P.O. Box 277, Lahaska, PA 18931