Richard M. Davis of Holland, PA died peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Majestic Oaks Nursing Home, Warminster. He was 68.

He was the beloved husband of Kathleen Sobon Davis for 44 years.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles and Lenore Mongan Davis and brother of the late Frances Davis.

Rich was a resident of Holland for the past 34 years. He graduated from Father Judge High School in Philadelphia, Class of 1962. Rich was the Eastern Vice-President of General Employment Enterprises for 25 years. In 1980 Rich, started the first traveling soccer club in the area. He was the founder and director of Northampton Bucks Soccer Association which evolved into Council Rock United Soccer Association.

He was a communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church. In his leisure time, he enjoyed skiing, trips to the Jersey shore, gardening and all types of outdoor activities. He will be sadly missed as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his five children: Richard Davis and his wife, Michelle, of Furlong, Timothy Davis and his wife, Karen, of Newtown, Jeffrey Davis and his wife, Michele, of Newtown, Mary Kathleen Parisi and her husband, Joseph, of Furlong and Matthew Davis and his wife, Kara, of Palo Alto, CA, his three brothers, Michael, Robert and Gerald Davis, and his two sisters, Ginger Dunsmore and Mary Charlotte Petras. He is also survived by his 11 loving grandchildren: Austin, John, Corey, Katie, Brock, Emily, Julia, Julian, Sean, J. Davis and Lucia.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Saturday, August 25, 2012, from 8:30 to 10:15 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road) Richboro, PA 18954 and to his Funeral Mass 10:45 AM at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will take place at Newtown Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Janet M. Yanny of Holland died Monday, August 20, 2012 at Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington. She was 67.

Janet was the beloved wife of 44 years to Edward J. Yanny.

Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Isabella Schiff Stark.

Janet was a former resident of Wantagh, NY before moving to Holland in 1983. She was a secretary at Holland Middle School for over 20 years. Janet enjoyed knitting and was an avid baker. Her true joy in life was the quality times spent with her cherished family, especially her grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by her family and by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

In addition to her beloved husband Edward, Janet is survived by her dearest children and their spouses, Karen E. and Philip Carroll of Downers Grove, IL and Michael E. and Theresa Yanny of Jamison. She is also survived by her two brothers, Steven Stark of Bonita Springs, FL and Robert Stark of Belle Terre, NY and her three cherished grandchildren, Joshua, Thomas and Jack.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewings, Thursday, August 23 from 6:00-8:00pm and on Friday, August 24 from 9:00am until her Funeral Service 10:30am from the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd. ) Richboro.

Entombment will follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Prospectville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Janet Yanny Memorial Scholarship Fund, C/O The Newtown Community Foundation, P.O. Box 57, Newtown, PA 18940.

Amelia “Emily” Passarelli of Lower Makefield died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 19 at her residence. She was 85.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Adelina DiGiacobbe Passarelli and sister of the late Philomena Coluzzi and her husband Frederick, Nicholas Passarelli, and Louise Passarelli, and aunt of the late Arlene Ruiz.
“Aunt Em” as she was known was a surrogate mother to her vast extended family of nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews. She will be sorely missed by everyone she has loved and cared for.
She is survived by her nephews and nieces Kenneth D. Coluzzi and his wife Karen of Lower Makefield, Geraldine Cox and her husband Richard of Egg Harbor Twp., NJ, Marie Falvo and her husband Thomas from Northfield, NJ, Joanne Rinaldi and her husband Herman from Linwood NJ and Patricia Nelson and her husband Roland from Den Haag, Netherlands. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Patricia Passarelli, her 14 great nieces and nephew; Nicole Ruggeri, Renee Hanna, Tara Joyce, Michael Coluzzi, Daniel Coluzzi, David Cox, Steven Cox, Lisa Burke, Jeffrey Cox, Thomas Ruiz, Noelle Cisbani, Nicholas Falvo, Andrew Falvo and Michael Rinaldi, and also her 24 great-great nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Thursday, August 23 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass 12 Noon at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 999 Reading Ave., Yardley, PA 18966.Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA.

Eleanore M. Wood Whelan of Levittown died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at St. Mary Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was 95.

She was the beloved wife of the late James H. Whelan.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Mary Haehnle Wood and mother of the late Rosemary Conn and Michael T. Whelan.

Mrs. Whelan proudly worked for Amtrak as a reservationist for many years until her retirement at age 72. After her retirement, she volunteered her time to Lower Bucks Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center. She was an active member of the Bensalem Senior Center where she enjoyed the company of friends and the competition of Bingo. She will be sorely missed by everyone who has come to know and love her.

Eleanore is survived by her 2 loving sons; Arthur W. Simon Jr. and his wife Diane of Southampton and Jimmie A. Whelan and his wife Patricia of Levittown. She is also survived by her sister, Rosemary McGuigan, 8 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.

Eleanore’s family will receive condolences on Wednesday, August 22 from 10:00AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 611 Knowles Avenue, Southampton, PA 18966.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Bensalem Senior Center, 1850 Byberry Rd., Bensalem, PA 19020

Ronald J.Trudel Sr., of North Wales (formerly of Phila. ), died on August 15, 2012.

He was the beloved husband of Bette (nee Pertschi) and dearest father of Michael A. Trudel, Sr. and the late Ronald J., Jr. and the late Kristen L. Trudel. He was the dearest brother of William Trudel (Luba) and the late George Trudel and was also survived by his 7 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call Monday from 9:00am until his Funeral Service 11:00am from the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (Route 202 and Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain.

Interment Private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Trudel Children’s Education Funds, C/O TD Bank, 929 Horsham Rd., Horsham, PA 19044.

Christopher A. Kanter of New Britain Township passed away on August 14, 2012 at his home, after having a history of cardiac problems. He was 34.

Born in Abington, Christopher was the beloved son of Allen and Valentina Kanter.

Christopher was a graduate of Delaware Valley College with his degree in Informational Technology and was a software programmer. Christopher was a young man of many talents. His interests included high performance cars, sporting clays, collecting rare guns, and spending time with his dog, Rigel.

In addition to his parents, Chris is survived by his two sisters and a brother, 4 nieces and a nephew and his fiancée.

Chris’s family will receive condolences tonight, Friday evening, August 17th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 241 E. Butler Ave. (Rt. 202 and Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain and on Saturday at Saint Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, 211 South Main St., North Wales from 10:00am until his Funeral Services at 10:30am.

Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Horsham Rd. at Rt. 152, Prospectville.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Last Chance Ranch Animal Rescue, 9 Beck Rd. Quakertown PA 18951.

Gerard F. Hofstaedter of Langhorne, PA died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Attleboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Langhorne. He was 85.

He was the beloved husband of 44 years to Elizabeth Baily Hofstaedter.

Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Gerard and Regina Deal Hofstaedter.

Gerard grew up in Philadelphia, graduated from North Catholic and went on to Drexel Institute, now known as Drexel University. He then continued on to the University Of Missouri School Of Mines and received his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. Upon returning to Philadelphia, he began working with Teleflex, in addition to teaching classes at Drexel University.

His time at Teleflex was brief, as he and some partners worked to create their own business. Ultimately, they founded EANCO, Engineered Aircraft and Nuclear Controls, where he served as Vice President. He then moved on to work for the Budd Company, working in their train division focusing on the interior design. His talents and knowledge in the train field also led him to work out of the country in Canada and in Europe where he assisted in the development of the Chunnel, working with many people throughout Western Europe.

Throughout his professional career Gerard always remained teaching at Drexel. His love of learning and desire to teach up and coming engineers gave was a big motivation for him to keep working. For over 53 years he proudly served as a professor for the University and it was finally at the age of 80 when he retired.

In addition to his beloved wife he is survived by his children; Patricia and Robert Garland of Perkasie, Paul G. ad Diana Hofstaedter of Landisville, PA, Deborah D. and Alvin Bumford Jr. of Southampton, Stephen A. and Lynda Dodson of Tuckerton, NJ, and a brother James and Donna Hofstaedter of Philadelphia. He also survived by his 8 grandchildren Brian, Michelle, Steffany, Adam, Emily, Andraya, Matthew, Zoey and 2 nieces.

His family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 9:00 am until his Funeral Mass 10:00 am at Our Lady of Grace Church, 225 Bellevue Avenue, Penndel, PA 19047. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gerard’s name may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 3331 Street Road, Suite 410, Bensalem, PA 19020.

Gladys E. Davis of New Hope died peacefully on Monday, August 13, 2012, at Clare Bridge of Dublin. She was 73.

She was the beloved wife of Richard E. Davis for 44 years.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Catherine Dolschek Deubel.

Mrs. Davis was a resident of New Hope for one year and formerly lived in Richboro for 40 years. She graduated from Dobbins High School in Philadelphia, Class of 1956. Before retiring in 2001, Gladys was employed as an administrative assistant for Bucks County for 15 years. She always enjoyed vacationing at the beach. Family was important to her and she cherished 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 husband, she is survived by her two sons, Richard E. Davis Jr. and his wife, Elena, of Flemington, NJ and Scott R. Davis and his wife, Heidi, of Spinnerstown, PA. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren, two nieces, Suzanne Muller and Lisa Deubel, and one nephew, Adam Deubel.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday, August 20, 2012, from 9:00 AM until her Funeral Service 11:00 AM at St. John United Methodist Church, 820 Almshouse Road, Ivyland, PA 18974. Interment will be private.

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

Robert J. McHugh, of Holland, went home to be with the Lord whom he loved and served on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at St. Mary Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was 79.

Robert was the beloved husband of Joyce (Elder) McHugh of Holland for 53 years.

Born in Coaldale, PA, he was a son of the late James and Martha (Smith) McHugh. He was preceded in death by 17 brothers and sisters.

Mr. McHugh proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He attended the Bible Fellowship Evangelical Free Church in Yardley. Robert dearly loved his family, and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, Mr. McHugh is survived by his children: Karl R. McHugh and wife Collette McHugh of Clinton, MA, Edward C. McHugh of Park City, UT and Sharon L. Centofanti of Yardley; 10 grandchildren, 1 great grandson, and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to call Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 8: 00 a.m. until his Funeral Service at 10:00am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd. ) Richboro.

Interment with military honors at Washington Crossing National Cemetery will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial Fulfillment Center, 5455 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43214.

Lindalee Winkler Fluri, beloved daughter, wife, sister and aunt, died alongside her husband David Fluri on Saturday, Aug.11th from injuries sustained in an automobile accident the previous day. She was 56.

Born and raised in Levittown, she resided in Morrisville with her husband Dave. She was a 1971 graduate of Bishop Conwell and worked in the front office at organizations such as Bell Atlantic and the Neshaminy and Pennsbury School districts.

Linda was a beacon of friendship and love. Generosity, selflessness and Linda Fluri are synonyms to all who knew her. She took a genuine and immediate interest in the lives of her loved ones. To her nieces and nephews “Aunt Linda” was a rock of support, from the big milestones to events deemed inconsequential by others, she was always there for them.

Linda is survived by her parents, Robert P. Winkler and Judy Lee Scalera Winkler, her siblings; Frederick and Carol (Winkler) Ritter Jr., Anthony J. Winkler and Kim Branson, Matthew and Robin Winkler, and her nephews and nieces; Frederick Ritter III and his fiancé Ashley Zampini, Jeff and Dana Ritter, Jeremy and Derek Winkler, Kylie, Zac, and Christina Winkler, and great nephew Luke Ritter.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend both, Lindalee and David’s viewings, Thursday August 16th from 6:00-9:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and on Friday, August 17th from 10:00am until their Funeral Mass 12:00noon at St. John the Evangelist Church, 752 Big Oak Road, Yardley.

Interment for both Lindalee and David will follow at Newtown Cemetery in Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Aid for Friends, 12271 Townsend Rd, Phila., PA 19154.http://www.aidforfriends.org/