Carleigh Marie Jones of Holland died suddenly Monday, August 22, 2011 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Abington, Carleigh was a resident of Holland for 16 years. She played Field Hockey and was a member of the Golden Wings Drama Club and the French Club. Carleigh traveled to France in June with her French Club from Council Rock South and would have been a junior this coming school year. Carleigh aspired to be a Fashion Editor and had started her college search, visiting SCAD in Savannah, Georgia in July. She was an avid Angry Birds Player and loved visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art where her mother Jeanine is the Facilities Project Manager. Carleigh was looking forward to passing her driver’s test in September and loved her dog Oliver. Carleigh loved all dogs and animals and had an extensive stuffed animal collection.

Carleigh is survived by her parents, mother Jeanine Kline and her husband Glenn and father Brian Jones and his wife Rhea of Holland. She is also survived by her step-sister Kelsie Jett of Holland, her Paternal Grandmother, Sue Ann Jones of Little Falls, New Jersey and her Maternal Grandparents Raymond and June Clothier of Trevose, PA and many loving cousins and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday, August 26, 2011 from 9:00 to 11:00am from the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and her Funeral Mass 12 noon at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940.

Interment will follow at Newtown Cemetery, Newtown.

Carleigh is a bright, loving and creative spirit. To honor her devotion to beauty, donations may be made in Carleigh’s memory to the Philadelphia Museum of Art c/o Development Dept, P.O. Box 7646, Philadelphia, PA 19101 or to the Carleigh Marie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Newtown Community Fund, P.O Box 2073, Doylestown, PA 18901.

John J. McIlmoyle “Jack” of Doylestown, PA died suddenly on Monday, August 22, 2011, at his residence. He was 63.

Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of Dorothy Smith Franklin of Doylestown, PA and the late John J. McIlmoyle Sr. and his late step father, R.G. Franklin.

Jack was a resident of Doylestown, PA for most of his life. He was a graduate of Central Bucks West High School, Class of 1966, and was a veteran of the Air Force having served during the Vietnam War. Jack was the founder and operator of K & J Hardwood Flooring located in Doylestown. He installed residential and commercial flooring for many years. In his leisure time, he enjoyed model trains and open wheel car racing, especially Formula 1. He will be sadly missed as a loving father, grandfather, son and brother.

He is survived by his two children, Sean McIlmoyle and his wife, Meredith, of Anacortes, WA, and Tiffani M. McIlmoyle and Joshua Hargrave of Quakertown, PA. He is also survived by his brother, Thomas McIlmoyle of Hilltown, PA and his three grandchildren; Brayden, Connor, and Jameson.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Monday evening, August 29, 2011, from 6:00 PM until his Funeral Service 7:30 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (Route 202 & Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901. Interment will be private.

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

George Shannon Emmons, 86, WWII Veteran, Direct Descendant of the Lewis & Clark Expedition

George Shannon Emmons, of Newtown, PA died on Thursday, August 18, 2011, of natural causes. He was 86.

He was the beloved husband of 26 years to Cristina Mendoza Relova-Emmons. Born in Mexico, Missouri, he was the son of the late St. Clair Patterson and Mary Carter Emmons. He was the second youngest of 9 siblings, a direct descendant of George Shannon from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and a distant cousin of Thomas Jefferson.

George resided in Yardley and Newtown for more than 30 years. He graduated after 3 yrs. from Artesia H.S. in New Mexico and received a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of New Mexico. He was a proud World War II veteran of the United States Navy. After serving his country, George joined GE Aerospace as an engineer and worked in various locations such as White Sands, NM, Schenectady, NY, Cape Canaveral, FL, and King of Prussia, PA. He participated in the recovery of the first rocket sent into space. A photograph of 2 fellow workers and him with a piece of the recovered rocket was displayed at the old Philadelphia National Bank in Center City, Phila. His career allowed him to be part of additional historic aerospace milestones which were featured in two National Geographic Magazine articles (c. 1949, 1950). One article included a photograph of George with a captured German V-2 rocket in White Sands Proving Grounds and another article featured the work he was involved in with the first monkey (Albert II) to be sent successfully into space on June 14, 1949.

After his GE career, George started his own company that installed hot-water heating systems powered by solar energy, and was a consultant for air quality control for schools and hospitals. He was an active member and Chair of the Sierra Club of Bucks County and Chair of the Sierra Club PA Chapter Political Action Fund Committee. George was also a volunteer with the PA League of Conservation Voters. Those who knew George described him as a kind, gentle, reserved and very intelligent man, who enjoyed spending time with his family, was an avid reader and applied his engineering background in his personal life.

In addition to his beloved wife, George is also survived by his children Shannon McCafferty and her husband Michael, Marivi Teicher and her husband William, Roderick " Rick" Relova and his wife Lisa, Mary Ann Chicko and her husband Brett, his brother Robert Emmons and his wife Betty, 8 dear grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Friday, September 2, 2011, from 10:00 am until his Funeral Mass 11:30am at the Church of St. Andrew,81 Swamp Rd. Newtown. Interment at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Sierra Club, PA Chapter, PO Box 606, Harrisburg, PA 17108 or to the Alzeihemer’s Association at www.alz.org.

Helen F. Mellor, of Churchville, PA died on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. She was 87.
She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Mellor.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Theresa Pubenc Olejkowski, mother of the late William Jr. and sister of the late Stanley and Larry Olejkowski.
In 1989, Helen and her husband moved to the San Diego area where she was very active in Our Lady of Grace Church as a Eucharistic Minister and a member of the Legion of Mary. For the past 9 years Helen has been a resident of Churchville. Growing up in Philadelphia she graduated from Mastbaum Vocational School. She was trained in accounting, and used her skills at various Credit Unions, serving as treasurer with Rohm and Haas Credit Union and the American Bakery Workers Federal Credit Union. Helen enjoyed keeping busy working on crafts, puzzles including crossword, needlepoint and crocheting. She was an avid reader and was constantly finishing books, so recently she began using a kindle which her children had given her.
She was an active parishioner and communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church. She served as a Eucharist Minister, on the Altar Society, and participated in the Young at Heart Organization, where she was at one time their treasurer. The love and kindness she had for all of her family especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren will always be remembered.
She is survived by her children Kriss Mellor and her husband William Clarke of Vail, Arizona, JoAnne Tedesco and her husband Ralph of Churchville, and Richard Mellor and his wife Muriel of La Mesa, CA, her 2 sisters and their families; Bernadine Peahota of Chalfont, Leona Opalkowski of Collegeville, PA and her brother Edwin Olejkowski of York PA. She is also survived by her grandchildren; Denise and John Labor, Michael and Kerry Tedesco, Janine and Jeremy Marr, Patrick Mellor and Matthew Tedesco and her 2 great-grandsons Dominick Tedesco and Taylor Marr.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral viewing Monday, August 22, 2011 from 9:00am until her Funeral Mass 10:00am, St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Road, Richboro, PA 18954. Her interment will be in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Mary J. Johnston Kuhn of Buckingham, PA, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was 85.

She was the beloved wife of Theodore Kuhn for 62 years.

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Olney section of Philadelphia, Mary was the daughter of the late Morris W. and Estelle Hefft Johnston and sister of the late Jane Johnston.

Mary was a childhood member of St. James Methodist Church and a graduate of Olney High School in Philadelphia. She was honored to sing in the Accapella Choir under the direction of Theodore Nitsche.

She sang in a well known quartette known as the “Velvetones”, who performed an assortment of gigs and on the radio show “Top Tune Time” singing new music pieces written by emerging writers in the Philadelphia area.

Mary worked at Sears & Roebuck until she married her husband in 1949 at Zion Lutheran Church in Olney. As a Christian, she served and sang in the choirs of Salem Zion United Church, Lawndale Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, and St. John’s United Methodist Church of Ivyland.

Mary was a lovely person whose presence was always appreciated with coordinated clothing and a sweetness that exuded love. She enjoyed entertaining friends and family with her culinary creations throughout her life. She will be sorely missed by everyone especially by her husband who truly expects to see her in Heaven in the future.

In addition to her beloved husband, Mary is survived by her 4 daughters; Karen M. Elliott and family of Elkins Park, Kathy J. Heinicke, her husband Karl, and family of Ivyland, Karol Hollar, her husband Tom, and family of Mt. Laurel, N.J. and Kristy Hanisco and her family of Holland. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.

Mary’s family will receive friends on Saturday, August 27 from 9:30 AM until her Memorial Service 11:00 AM at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 820 Almshouse Road, Ivyland, PA 18974.

Interment will be private at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Meals on Wheels of Doylestown, 252 Belmont Ave., Doylestown, PA 18901 or to Crossroads Hospice, 300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 120, Horsham, PA 19044

Please note: the obituary is published in the Bucks County Courier Times, Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 edition

Elizabeth M. McCloy Castor, of Barefoot Bay, FL, formerly of Richboro died on Monday, August 15, 2011, at the home of her daughter with her devoted family at her side. She was 90.

She was the beloved wife of 61 years to William H. Castor. Born in Moon Run PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Pavlik McCloy.
Betty was a resident of Richboro for over 27 years before moving to Barefoot Bay, FL., in 1984. She was a graduate of Hazelton High School, class of 1938. Betty proudly served her country during World War II as a W.A.V.E. in the United States Navy.

A woman of many talents, Betty enjoyed bowling, was an avid bingo player and was known to be a veracious Pinochle player. After raising her children and spoiling her grandchildren and great grandchildren who were the sparkle in her eye, she worked for the United States Post Office in Richboro.

In addition to her beloved husband she is also survived by her children and their spouses; Bill Castor and his wife Karen, Bob Castor and his wife Mary, Betsy Keppeler and her husband Mark, Helen Visconti and her husband Rocky, Katie Burger and her husband Tom, she is also survived by her 15 dear grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing Friday, August 19, from 8:45am until her Funeral Mass 9:45am at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd., Richboro.

Interment with Military Honors will be held at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

Elmer C. Hampton of Holland, PA, and formerly of Warminster, Hulmeville and Bristol, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011, at Twining Village in Holland. He was 88.

He was the beloved husband of the late Marie A. Hampton for 63 years who preceded him in death this past April and they are now reunited in God’s love.

Born in Bristol, PA, he was the son of the late Frank C. and Mary E. Rousseau Hampton, brother of the late Francis, George, Florence, and Ida Hampton, and grandfather of the late Douglas and Lisa Borenstein.

He was a combat veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Europe during World War II. Professionally, he had a long career with the Neshaminy School District, retiring as Director of Buildings and Grounds. An active member of the community, he was a lifetime member of the William Penn Fire Company. He was passionate about music and was an orchestra leader and drummer. He enjoyed travel and golf, but most of all he loved being with his dear friends and family.

He is survived by his five loving children; Frank Hampton and his wife, Eileen, of Cranbury, NJ, Virginia Borenstein and her husband, Richard, of Yorktown, VA, Joanne Carpenter and her husband, Charles, of Chalfont, PA, Thomas Hampton and his wife, Rosemary, of Doylestown, PA and Nancie Miller and her husband, John, of Chalfont, PA. He is also survived by his brother, Robert Earl Hampton of Croydon, PA, his 8 grandchildren, Jaclyn Colfer (Joseph), Michael Hampton (Kimberly), Diane Hampton, Jeffrey Borenstein (Sarah), Gregory Borenstein, Charles Carpenter (Kristen), Christine Wichner (Joseph), and Rebecca Carpenter (Ryan) and his 6 great grandchildren; Luke, Benjamin, Lillian, Adeline, Justin and Isaac.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday, August 19, 2011, 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 Saturday, August 20, 2011, from 9:00 AM until his Concelebrated Funeral Mass 10:00 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Road, Richboro, PA.

Interment will take place at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to advance research of JMML, an extremely rare form of childhood leukemia to: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, Lockbox #1352, P.O. Box 8500, Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352 with Justin’s Army in the check memo section. Or, online at http://giving.chop.edu/site/TR/Events/General?Team_id=7912&fr_id=1290

Go to the top right area and select Donate to a Team or Participant, next screen select team and type “Justin’s Army”. You can donate on this page and support Justin’s Army in memory of his great grandfather, Elmer.

Joseph E. Minnichbach, 63, of Trevose died on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Abington Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

He was the beloved husband of 42 years to Maryanne Mullen Minnichbach. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Margaret A. Scott Minnichbach and the late Edward J. Minnichbach.

Joe was a resident of Trevose for the past 39 years and was a graduate of Bishop Egan High School class of 1966. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam where he was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Joe continued his military service in the U.S. Army Reserves retiring as a 1st Sergeant after 23 years. He was a Customer Liaison Specialist for the Department of Defense for 30 years, retiring in 2009.

Affectionately known as “Sarge,” he coached baseball and football for LSAA in the 80’s and 90’s. He loved his family and friends and his cabin in Bradford County PA.

In addition to his beloved wife and mother, he is also survived by his loving children and their spouses; Jeffrey J. Minnichbach and wife Tracey of Langhorne, Joseph E. Minnichbach and his wife Lisa of Moscow PA, Maryellen Corbett and her husband Brian of Langhorne, Edward J.( Ted) Minnichbach and his wife Nancy of Broomfield CO, his brother Dean Minnichbach and his wife Ellen of BelAir MD, his sister Barbara Davis and her husband Boyd of Oakford and his very special grandchildren, Jared and Rebecca.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Wednesday evening August 17, 2011 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and on Thursday at Assumption BVM Church, 1900 Meadowbrook Rd. Feasterville, from 10:15am to Words of Remembrance at 11:05am followed by his Funeral Mass at 11:15am. Interment with Military Honors will take place at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers contributions in Joe’s memory be made to Wounded Warrior Project, 1120 G St. Suite 700 Washington DC 20005 or Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th& Civic Center Blvd. Phila. PA, 19104.

David Sime Jr. of Hilltown and formerly of Washington Crossing, PA died peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the Lutheran Community of Telford. He was 80.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, David was the son of the late David and Maybelle Mader Sime.
Mr. Sime grew up in Garden City, NY, and earned his bachelor’s degree in government from Wesleyan University in Middleton, CT, before continuing on to Cornell University Law School. After a year, he entered the US Army and served as an Army Airborne Ranger during the Korean Conflict.
Following his service in the Army, he returned home and enrolled at Babson College in MA, where he earned his master’s degree in business administration. He then began working with Manufacturers Hanover in New York developing their mergers and acquisitions department and later moved to Pennsylvania where he served as the Director of Mergers and Acquisitions with Thiokol Corporation. In 1981, David founded Growth Ventures Incorporated.
David retired for a brief time and then in his early 70’s returned to the work force, this time as an Investment Officer for Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC) in Washington, DC.
His talents in the board room were equally paralleled on the athletic field. He was a nationally ranked wrestler during his college years as well as a champion badminton player. He was also an accomplished pianist and enjoyed sharing his talents with his family and friends.
David is survived by his 3 loving daughters and their spouses; Dana Cozza and Paul of Hilltown, Debra Kilgariff and David of Solebury, Pamela Sime-Cummins and Jeff of Chalfont. He is also survived by his sister Vivienne “Sistie” Lewis, her husband Tom, and his 6 grandchildren; Abigail and Kathryn Cozza, David, Christina and Matthew Kilgariff and Jessica Strong.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Sunday evening, August 14, 2011, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 E. Butler Ave. (Route 202 & Sandy Ridge Rd.), New Britain, PA 18901 and to his Funeral Service on Monday, August 15, 2011, 12:45PM at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 47 West Afton Ave. Yardley, PA 19067. Interment will take place at Washington Crossing National Cemetery Newtown, PA
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Lutheran Community at Telford 235 N. Washington Street, Telford, PA 18969.

Ronald F. Widmayer of Richboro, PA died suddenly on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at his residence. He was 62.

He was the beloved husband of Eileen Shaw Widmayer for 35 years.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Francis Macomb Widmayer and Bertha D. Griggs Widmayer and brother of the late Raymond Widmayer..

Mr. Widmayer was a resident of Richboro for the past 22 years. He was employed at Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland for over 20 years where his most recent position was beverage manager. Ron enjoyed horseback riding as well as spending time with his beloved pets, Emme, Damien, Bradley and Isabella. He was family oriented and enjoyed the special times spent with his children and grandchildren. He will be sadly missed as a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his four children; Ronald F. Widmayer and his wife, Tracy Kahlert, of Philadelphia, Stacy A. Widmayer and her husband, Michael G. Hondros Jr. of Philadelphia, Lauren Widmayer and her husband, Matthew Burt, of Boston, MA, and Allison V. Widmayer of Richboro and her fiancé, Eric DeLuca, his two brothers, Michael Widmayer and Terrence Widmayer, both of Philadelphia, and his three sisters, Bonnie LeFavi, Diane Kelly, and Viola Vogt, all of Philadelphia. He is also survived by his five grandchildren; Erin O’Donnell, Karly Kahlert, Kara Hondros, Emily Widmayer and Michael G. Hondros III.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Monday, August 15,2011, from 8:30 AM until 10:45 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Road) Richboro, PA 18954 and to his Funeral Mass 11:30 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Richboro.

Interment will take place at Union Cemetery in Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 225 City Avenue, Suite 104, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 or Aplastic Anemia International Foundation, 100 Park Avenue, Suite 108, Rockville, MD 20850.