Anthony E. Santucci
Anthony E. "Tony" Santucci of Newtown died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at St. Mary Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was 77.

He was the beloved husband of 58 years to Helen A. Smith Santucci.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the step-son of the late Francis Widmeier and son of Mildred Siano Widmeier.

Tony was a resident of Newtown for 31 years, and was formerly of Feasterville. He attended Central High School and Banks Business College.

Tony was Founder & President of Santucci Associates Inc. Food Brokers, Co-Founder and past President of the National Specialty & Confectionary Food Brokers member of the Philadelphia Food Brokers and member of the Trenton Country Club.

He attended Central High School.

He was devoted to his wife and family and reveled in all his grandchildren's accomplishments. His family meant the world to him. Tony was a generous man who never forgot his roots. He gave to others in need.

He was an excellent dancer, loved to travel with his wife, Helen, enjoyed the beach, and was an accomplished tennis player.

In addition to his beloved wife, Helen, Tony is survived by his dearest children and their spouses: Stephen A. and Kim Santucci and Carol and James Vernon. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Gerald Santucci, Joan Coscia, Linda Kennedy, Richard Widmeier, and his four cherished grandchildren: Colin, Shanel, Brittany and Brooke.

Relatives and friends are invited to call Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 from 9 a.m. until his Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. George Church, 1370 River Road, Titusville, NJ 08560.
Private Family Entombment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, Feasterville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 811 West Evergreen Ave., Suite 204, Chicago, IL 60642.

Shirley I. Grundy of Warminster, PA, died peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Grace Hospital, Morganton, NC with her family at her side holding her hand. She was 80.

She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald R. Grundy Sr.

Born in St. Michael, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Mabel Ritchey Gittins and sister of the late William Gittins and June Reighard.

Mrs. Grundy was a resident of Warminster for many years where she lived with her daughter and family. She graduated from Blacklick High School and Windber School of Nursing. For over 20 years, Mrs. Grundy enjoyed her work as a registered nurse at Moss Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia. Growing up, Shirley spent many years as a soloist in various churches in the St. Michael and Twin Rocks, PA area where she shared her beautiful voice. She was extremely family oriented and her greatest joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren who were her heart. She leaves behind a legacy of reaching out to others and selflessness beyond comparison. She was a true example of treating others with pure compassion and an immense inspiration to her daughter and grandchildren to continue her efforts in helping others. She will be sadly missed as a devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

She is survived by her five children, Gerald R. Grundy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl, of Philadelphia, Josephine Cooke and her husband, Roy, of Valdese, NC, Mary Alice Brancato and her husband, Carman, of Warminster, John Grundy and his wife, Kelly, of Haymarket, VA, and Shirley Gimbel and her husband, Jason, of Philadelphia. She is also survived by her 19 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Saturday, August 6, 2011, from 9:30 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:30 AM at St. Joseph Church, 1795 Columbia Avenue (Easton & County Line Roads), Warrington, PA 18976.

Interment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham.

Denise M. McCarthy Daly, of Hatboro formerly of Churchville died on Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Abington Hospice at Warminster after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 47.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the beloved daughter of Bernard McCarthy and his wife Mary of South Carolina and Margaret T. Ward Donahue and the late Leo Donahue of Warminster.

Denise was a resident of Hatboro for the past few years having formerly resided in Churchville for 13 years. She was a graduate of Central Bucks East High School, class of 1981 and Delaware Valley College in 1986 with her degree in Biology. Denise received her Masters in Education from the College of New Jersey in 1989 and had been a Science teacher at Hamilton High School West for the past 21 years where she was loved by her students and faculty.

Denise was a communicant of St. John Bosco Church in Warminster and a friend of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Richboro. She enjoyed the outdoors especially working her garden. She will be sadly missed by her loving and devoted family, colleagues and former students.

In addition to her parents; she is survived by devoted children; Douglas J. Daly Jr., Sarah C. Daly, Rebecca L. Daly, and Elisabeth M. Daly, her 2 brothers, Bernard McCarthy of Warminster, Keith McCarthy of Hamburg NJ, and one sister Christine M. McCarthy of Pipersville.

Denise’s family will receive condolences on Wednesday evening August 3, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro and on Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Church 654 Hatboro Rd. Richboro from 9:00am until her Funeral Mass 10:00am.

Rite of Committal will follow in Union Cemetery, Richboro.

In lieu of Flowers contributions in her memory maybe made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 125 S. 9th St. Suite 202 Phila PA 19107

Earl M. Knorr Jr., of Newtown, died on July 25, 2011

Earl was a proud WW II, US Army Veteran, Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient and 35 yr. Budd Co. employee.

He was the beloved husband of Josephine (nee Ferguson), dearest father of Dennis E.(Patricia), Brian R.(Anna Mae) and brother of George ( Elaine). He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Services and Interment will be held privately.

Contributions in his memory may be made to National Parkinson Fund Gift Center, PO Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

God’s choir received another beautiful angel on Sunday, July 24, 2011, when Hazel Marie Kaufman went home to be with our Lord, and to be reunited with her beloved husband, Warren, who she missed greatly. We were blessed with her love for 90 years.

Hazel was born the eighth of twelve children in the small town of Gowen City, PA. She was the daughter of coalminer, Oliver Smink and Gertrude Rhoades Smink.

In her twenties, Hazel moved to Philadelphia with her best friends, Dot and Grace. Their next door neighbor asked Hazel to write to his brother was was fighting in Germany during the war. When he came home, it was love at first sight and they had 48 beautiful years together before Warren passed away in 1994.

Hazel has been a resident of Attelboro Assisted Living in Langhorne for the past ten years and formerly lived in Churchville for seven years with her daughter and family. She attended Shamokin High School in Shamokin, PA. Before her retirement in 1976, Hazel was employed as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone for 26 years. She also helped the war effort by working at Bendix during World War II. She was a former member of Willow Grove Senior Citizens. In her leisure time, she enjoyed crossword puzzles, was a great singer, and excelled at pinochle. She will be sadly missed as a devoted mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her.

She is survived by her loving daughter, Linda L. Gawel and her husband, Gerald, of Churchville, the joy of her life, her granddaughter, Ginny Gawel and her grandpuppy, Coco. She is also survived by her sister, Norma Haas and her brother, Robert Smink, both of Treverton, PA.

Mom, you will always be our sweetheart.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Thursday, July 28, 2011, from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Service at 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 Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, PA.

The family wants to thank the staff at the Brunswick, Attleboro, for all their love, caring, support and compassion. They were truly a second family for Mom.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the ARIA Community at Brunswick, 310 E. Winchester Avenue, Langhorne, PA 19047.

Eileen S. McNamee and for many years known as Sr. Michael Gerald SSJ died peacefully on Saturday July 23, 2011 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. She was 77.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Collins McNamee, dear friend of the late Rosemary G. Sheridan, and sister of the late Gerald H. and John J. McNamee.

Miss McNamee was a proud 1952 graduate of Little Flower High School where she was an accomplished basketball standout. She was a devoted Sister of St. Joseph for over 24 years and since departing the convent, she devoted her life to teaching young adults at Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia for many years.

Eileen is survived by her brother Bernard M. McNamee and his wife Nancy of Bonita Springs, FL, her sister Sheila M. Connor and her husband James of Holland, PA, her sister-in-law Hannah McNamee of Philadelphia, PA, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 9:00AM until her Funeral Mass 10:00AM at the St. Mary Chapel at D’Youville Manor, 1750 Quarry Rd., Yardley, PA 19067.

Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham, PA.

Mary Curran McIlhenny of Doylestown, PA died peacefully on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was 99.

She was the beloved wife of the late William T. McIlhenny.

Born in County Cavan, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine McGarvey Curran.

Mrs. McIlhenny was a resident of Heritage Towers in Doylestown for the past four years. She was a licensed practical nurse who worked at Sacred Heart Manor in Germantown and in private duty for many years. In her leisure time she enjoyed knitting sweaters and afghans and listening to talk shows on the radio. She will be sadly missed as a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

She is survived by her two children, Mary K. McKeogh and her husband, Edward P. Jr., of New Hope and William T. McIlhenny Jr. of Philadelphia. She is also survived by her 8 loving grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, from 10:00 AM until her Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901. Interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, C/O Development Office, 310 N. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.

Lurene Parsons Conrad, 83, died peacefully on Thursday July 21, 2011at her residence in New Hope, PA.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Parsons and the late Philip Conrad.

Born in Upland, PA she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Iva Holden Beebe.

Lurene is survived by her loving children and their spouses; Bruce and Gloria Parsons of Wycombe, PA and Paula and Thomas Brackbill of Lancaster, PA. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren Becky Culbert and her husband Ben, Sara Thomas and her husband Dan, Jessica Carpenter and her husband Richard, Tara Spratt and her husband Joseph, Robbie Parsons and his wife Adrianna, and Alicia Murray and her husband Chuck and 12 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to share condolences on Friday, July 29, 2011 from 10:30AM until her Memorial Service 11:30AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home Inc. 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment to follow at Newtown Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Lurene Parsons Conrad would like contributions in her memory to: In Touch Ministries, P.O. Box 7900, Atlanta, GA 30357: of whom the senior pastor, Charles Stanley, has been an inspiration to her for many years.

Ira V. Wright of Holland, PA died peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Holy Redeemer Hospice in Meadowbrook, PA with his family at his side. He was 87.

He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy Finney Wright who recently died on June 25, 2011 after 64 years of marriage.

Born on April 22, 1924 in Yardley, PA, he was the son of the late Willard W. and Lillian Blackwell Wright and brother of the late John Wright and Herbert Wright.

A resident of Holland since 1946, he graduated from Morrisville High School and Rider College. He also attended Baylor University in Waco, TX. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II for more than three years and after retirement greatly enjoyed annual trips to various destinations with his army comrades. He was employed as Vice President at the First National Bank of Newtown before retiring in 1989. He was active in Boy Scouts of America, Troop 5 where he was treasurer for over 20 years and North and Southampton Reformed Church where he was financial secretary for many years and also served on the cemetery committee for over 20 years. He and his late wife loved to travel and visited all 50 states plus parts of South America and Europe and England. They also organized numerous family gatherings for holidays and special occasions. He will be sadly missed as a devoted father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother.

Ira is survived by his sister, Jean Hallowell of Newtown, PA, four children, Robert W. Wright of Newtown, Gary A. Wright and his wife, Loretta, of Manasquan, NJ, Debra W. Reynolds and her husband, Doug, of Quakertown, PA, and Glenn F. Wright and his wife, Katherine, of Richmond, VA. He is also survived by his nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Thursday, July 28, 2011, from 10:00 AM until his Funeral Service at 11:00 AM at North & Southampton Reformed Church, 1380 Bristol Road, Churchville, PA 18966.

Interment will take place at Churchville Cemetery.

There will be a luncheon following the service in the church auditorium.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to North & Southampton Reformed Church at the above address.

Jene M. Heckler, of North Wales, PA died on Monday, July 18, 2011, at Doylestown Hospital. She was 83.

She was the beloved wife of 66 years to Preston Heckler.

Born in Roxborough, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Marie Mahan Tweed and sister of the late Phyllis Bradley.

Jene grew up in Colmar and was a 1944 graduate of Lansdale High School. She married shortly after graduating high school and worked with her husband on their farm and in the management of his hauling business.

In her spare time, she enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, cooking, horse racing and bowling on Thursday mornings with her Flower League friends. Jene especially treasured spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her love for her family, her wisdom and guidance, her love of cooking, and her wonderful sense of humor will be remembered and cherished.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children Susan Heckler Simonovich and her husband Peter of North Wales, John P. Heckler and his wife Susan of Perkasie, Karen J. Knapp of Honeybrook, PA, Clayton Heckler and his wife Laura of Sellersville, her sister Doris Newkirk and her husband Charles of Egg Harbor, NJ; and 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

A private funeral service was held by the family. A public celebration/memorial service will be held on September 17, 2011, time and place to be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Doylestown Hospital, 595 West State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901; the American Heart Association, Memorial Fulfillment Center, 5455 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214; or the American Lung Association, 527 Plymouth Rd. Suite 403, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.