William C. Haas of Holland died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Langhorne Gardens in Langhorne surrounded by his loving family. He was 83.
William was the beloved husband of 63 years to Mildred Pyett Haas.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William B. and Maria Jane Dougherty Haas, and the brother of the late Warren, Richard, Fred and Hubbard Haas and the late Dorothy Montgomery.
William was a resident of Holland for over 55 years having formerly resided in Doylestown and Rockledge. He was the owner of Holland Realty and worked along with C.W. Schrenk Builders for many years. William was Mason and a member of the W.K. Bray Lodge #410 F. & A.M. in Hatboro and an active member of the Northampton Lions for many years. He enjoyed boating, golfing, bowling and gardening in his leisure time. William was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II.
In addition to his beloved wife, Mildred, William is survived by his dearest children and their spouses, Sharon L. and John Schmidt of Wellington, FL, Bonnie and Richard Gregory of Malvern, William Randy and Michelle Haas of Red Lion, PA and Maria J. Haas and Charles Castellisi of Santa Rosa, CA. He is also survived by his brother George Haas of Bristol, his sister Joan Jones of Chapel Hill, NC and his 6 cherished grandchildren, Randy, Jared, Lauren, Jon, Chase and Jamie.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing, Friday February 19, 2011 from 9:30am until his Funeral Service at 10:30 am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Masonic Hall, 1 N. Penn Street, Hatboro, PA 19040.

Leonard I. Kownurko, of Holland, PA died on Friday, February 11, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 87.
He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Marcella “Ruth” Smith Kownurko.
Born at home in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Ignatius N. and Vara Shimanskaya Kownurko, and the first U.S. citizen in his family.
Raised in Philadelphia, he was fortunate to have attended Thaddeus Stevens Practice School, an elite elementary school, Central High School and Drexel University. However, his first year at Drexel was temporarily interrupted when he joined the Army Air Corps and served his country during World War II. After his honorable discharge from the military, he returned to Drexel, graduating in 1948. Upon his graduation he was hired to work with Rudd Melikan in Hatboro, which was the first company to create a machine which could brew coffee and sell it through a vending machine. He returned to Drexel where he continued his studies and in 1954 received his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.
In 1955 he found a position with Philco Corp. in Philadelphia where he stayed for over 33 years, including a long assignment in the International Division, where he directed the set up of Philco appliance plants in Europe and Asia.
Leonard was a dedicated member of his community. He served with the Northampton Township Fire Department for many years and was integral in the creation and establishment of Fire Station #73 in Holland. He enjoyed fishing; both fly and surf, was skillful with his hands and enjoyed working on model airplanes and rockets. He was especially proud of how carefully he restored his Dampf-Kraft-Wagen “DKW” car. However, he was most skillful and most comfortable when he was on the tennis court playing with his friends.
In addition to his beloved wife he is survived by his four sons Nicholas Kownurko and his wife Virginia of Newtown, William Kownurko and his wife Laura Raybourn of West Chester, Robert Kownurko and his wife Lisa of North Wales, and Kirk Kownurko and his wife Karen of Washington Crossing. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 9:30am until his Funeral Service 11:30am on Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Northampton Presbyterian Church, 539 Buck Road, Holland, PA 18966. His interment will be held at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association of Southeastern PA, 527 Plymouth Rd., Suite 403, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 or Northampton Township Fire Department, Station #73, 551 East Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.

Joan A. Sabatini of Yardley died Friday, February 11, 2011 in Wyndham, New York from injuries sustained from a skiing accident. She was 69.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Agnes Rednor Gaskill of Morrisville, PA.
Joan was a former resident of Washington Crossing, PA and Ewing, NJ before moving to Yardley. She retired from Verizon after 40 years and returned to work for the State of New Jersey. Joan was an avid skier and a member of the Trenton Ski Club for over 20 years. She was a devoted Phillies fan who also enjoyed bowling and the quality times she spent with her family, friends and her dog Max. Joan will be deeply missed by her family and by all who came to know her.
Joan is survived by her long time companion Bill Shannon of Trenton, NJ, her dearest children and their spouses, Janet and Rudi van Mol of Belle Mead, NJ, John and Heather Sabatini of Hulmeville, PA and Joseph and Jeanne Sabatini of Wrightstown, PA. Also surviving are her brothers, Harry Gaskill (Elaine) of Trenton, NJ and John “Barry” Jamieson (Marge) of Fallsington, PA her sisters, Patricia Elliott (Douglas) of Yardley, PA and Joy Waite (Gary) of Levittown, PA and her 10 cherished grandchildren, Johnny, Lauren, Andrew, Marissa, Kaitlyn, Alexis, Colton, Isabella, Sophia, Luke and 2 nieces and 3 nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to call Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 11:00AM until her Funeral Service 1:00PM from the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Warren C. Rife Jr., of Penns Park, PA died on Friday, February 11, 2011, at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 48.
Born in Doylestown, PA, he was the son of Anna Kish Rife of Penns Park and the late Warren C. Rife Sr.
Raised in Bucks County, Warren was a 1980 graduate of Council Rock High School. He worked in construction for many years; most recently as a driver for K.E. Seifert, Langhorne. He enjoyed watching football and loved spending the summer on the Delaware River on his boat.
In addition to his mother, Warren is also survived by his sister Susan Rife, brother-in-law Christopher Born, and his nephew Ryan Born and niece Rose Born of Yorktown, VA.
Services and interment will be held at a later date. They express their appreciation for your love and ask that in lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Loraine Maeyer Burger, of Newtown and formerly of Holland, PA, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 at Chandler Hall Friends Health Care in Newtown, PA. She was 91
She was the beloved wife of 62 years to the late Samuel H. Burger.
Born in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of the Charles and Alverta Bennedict Maeyer, and mother of the late Michele Siravo.
Mrs. Burger was employed in the Medical Transcription field for over 20 years. In addition to her husband and family her next greatest joy and pleasure in life was her ability and talent for dancing. Loraine also enjoyed cooking many meals for her family and friends. She will be sorely missed by everyone who has come to know and love her.
Loraine is survived by her loving daughter Barbara J. Hecht of Holland, PA and her grandson Steven and his wife Jodie. She is also survived by 3 Grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and 1 great grand child.
Services and Interment will be privately conducted.

Norma A. Zaberer of Holland died peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was 85.
She was the beloved wife of Frederick C. Zaberer for 57 years.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Freida Lang.
Mrs. Zaberer was a resident of Holland for the past 47 years. For many years she was a faithful member of St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church in Feasterville. She was a family oriented individual who especially enjoyed the times spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be sadly missed as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her beloved husband, she is survived by her two children, Gayle T. Drobnick and her husband, Drake, of Saline, MI and Rick Zaberer and his wife, Cheri, of Frisco, TX. She is also survived by her three dear grandchildren, Ashley, Ricky and Brice.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday, February 14, 2011, from 10:00 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 follow at Forest Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church, 65 E. Street Road, Feasterville, PA 19047 or Alzheimer Disease Research Foundation, 1236 Ginger Crescent, Virginia Beach, VA 23453.

Maureen Ryan-Oldaker, of Brigantine, NJ died on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was 49.
She was the beloved wife of 20 years to Rockie Oldaker and loving mother of Wesley Oldaker both of Brigantine, NJ.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Patricia Ferry Ryan Martin and the late James B. J. Ryan.
Maureen grew up in Philadelphia and was a graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School. She then joined the U.S. Air Force where she retired as a Master Sergeant after 30 years of faithful and honorable service to our country.
Beyond her dedication to the Military, Maureen also worked as a pastry chef at Trump Plaza. She loved sharing her talents and helping others. Fortunately she provided both of these things to Sr. Jean’s Soup Kitchen, in Atlantic City, where she would cook and feed those in need. She was a devoted and loving mother who was dedicated to her family and loved spending time with them and her two special cats; Bean and Jack.
In addition to her husband and son, she is survived by her brothers and their wives James B. Ryan Jr. and his wife, Jeannie, of Williamstown, NJ, Sean P. Ryan and his wife, Deneene, of Red Hill, PA, and Christopher R. Martin and his wife, Elaine, of Abington, PA, her sisters and their husbands, Patricia C. Ryan of Thousand Oaks, CA, Kathleen Ryan Kuntz and her husband, Howard, of Jamison, PA, Theresa Ryan Schultz and her husband, Jason, of New Britain, PA, Donna M. Doberenz of Tuckerton, NJ, and Kathleen Ann Martin and Paul Sharp of Barrington, NJ. She is also survived by her mother-in-law, Nancy Oldaker.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Monday, February, 14, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 and on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 from 8:30 - 9:30 AM at the funeral home and to Funeral Mass 10:30 AM at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church, 1410 Almshouse Road, Jamison, PA 18929. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Epifania Spatola, of Willow Grove, PA died with her family by her side on Monday, February 7, 2011. She was 77. She was the beloved wife of the late Giacomo Spatola. Born in Palermo, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Teresa LaBarbera Carollo.
She is survived by her nine children, Giovanni Spatola of Lansdale, Francesca and Ignazio Gambino of Pipersville, Mariano and Renee Spatola of Chalfont, Teresa Spatola of Palermo, Italy, Maria and Yoram Maman of Worcester, Claudio and Kara Spatola of Furlong, Loredana and Mario Presta of Meadowbrook, Rita and Moshe Ben-Ari of Tenafly, NJ, and Massimiliano Spatola of Villanova. She is also survived by her very special and loving 23 grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Sunday, February 13, 2011 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (Route 202 & Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901 and her Funeral Mass on Monday, February 14, 2011, 11:00AM, St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave. Chalfont, PA 18914. Interment will follow at St. John Neumann Cemetery.

Doris Kile White, of Chalfont, PA went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Doylestown Hospital. She was 77.
She was the beloved wife of 58 years to Franklin White Jr.,
She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Keller Kile, mother of the late Thomas White and sister of the late Bud Kile.
A life long resident of Bucks County, Doris lived her childhood in Souderton and since 1987 has lived in Chalfont. She loved to knit, work on various crafts, and would spend hours playing her word search games.
Doris was a loving and devoted woman who was called “Mom” by family and all of her friends. She always had that special way of taking care of others, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were so very special to her.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her 3 sons, Steven White and his wife Susan of Pipersville, PA, Franklin White III of Chalfont, and Donald White of Quakertown, her sister Virginia, her brother John Kile. She is also survived by her grandchildren Jaime Lockett and her husband Glenn, Steven White Jr. and his wife Jennifer, Thomas White Jr. and his wife Jessica and Travis White, and her 7 great grandchildren Kaitlyn, John, Jesse, Emma, Tommy III, Steven III and Brianna.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Friday, February 11, 2011 from 10:30 am until her Funeral Service 11:30 am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (Route 202 & Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901. Interment will follow at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.

Jeffrey Richard Queppet of Holland, PA died peacefully after a long and courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, February 4, 2011, at his home. He was 38.
He was the beloved husband of 7 years to Sandra Phillips Queppet, and loving father of Aidan James Queppet, age 6 yrs, and steadfast companion to his recently deceased golden retriever Cooper.
Born in Meadowbrook, Jeff grew up in Trevose and was a 1990 graduate of Neshaminy High School. Jeff was a born “creative” and loved music, photography and all things artistic. Following his passion for art he went to the Tyler School of Art at Temple University where he received his Bachelor’s degree in 1995. After graduating, he began his 15-year career with Disc Makers of Pennsauken, NJ, where he integrated his graphic design talents with his marketing skills for artists in the film and music industries.
Jeff was an avid mountain bike rider and over the past three years participated in the Philadelphia Livestrong Challenge. His determination and desire to beat cancer was always motivated by the love and devotion he had for his wife and son. He shattered the life expectancy statistics of his cancer for which we are so proud of him.
In addition to his wife and son he is survived by his parents, Richard J. and Eleanor Queppet of Trevose, his sisters, Krista Scheffler and her husband Scott of Morrisville, and Nikki Krassen and her husband Paul of Plymouth Meeting. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 9:30AM until his Funeral Mass 10:30 AM at Assumption B.V.M. Church, 1900 Meadowbrook Rd. Feasterville, PA 19053. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to: The Jeff Queppet Fund, c/o TD Bank, 346 West Trenton Ave., Morrisville, PA 19067.