Michael Golaszewski of Churchville died suddenly of apparent heart attack on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 52.

Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, he was the beloved son of Deacon John M. and Barbara A. Graham Golaszewski, brother of the late Matthew Golaszewski.

Michael was a resident of Churchville for the past 15 years. He was a graduate of Council Rock High School, class of 1983. He received his Associates degree in Business from Temple University. Michael worked in the insurance profession for many years and presently was working for the Kenny Insurance Agency in Warminster.

Michael was a communicant of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Richboro. He was an outgoing, happy person with great sense of humor. He liked playing his guitar, fishing and watching his favorite Philadelphia sports teams. He will be sadly missed by his devoted family.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his 2 dear daughters; Grace and Claire Golaszewski, his 2 brothers and their wives John Golaszewski and his wife Pam and Raymond Golaszewski and his wife Sarah, he is also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Thursday May 31, 2018 from 9:30 am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am at St. Vincent de Paul Church 654 Hatboro Rd. Richboro. Interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Church at the above address or Life Path 3500 High Point Blvd. Bethlehem, PA 18017

John Elliott Carpenter of New Hope passed away peacefully at his home with his wife and children by his side on Saturday, May 26, 2018.  He was 84.

John was the loving husband of Carol Walz Carpenter with whom he had shared 61 years of marriage. 

Born in Evanston, IL he was the son of the late Harry and Anne Elliott Carpenter.

John graduated from Deerfield Academy and Yale University.  His first employer of consequence was the J C Penney Company.  Starting as a Buyer Trainee, he rose rapidly through the buying ranks to become the youngest Divisional Merchandise Manager in the corporation.  His grasp of the marketing process was unequaled, and many programs that married merchandise and marketing were launched under his leadership.  He also had a “no nonsense” approach to doing business that made working with and for him easy and clear.

He left J C Penney in his mid 40s to become a Senior Vice President at Burlington Industries, and closed out his professional career with executive positions at Phillips-Van Heusen and Garan Industries.

For many years after his retirement John found great joy as Treasurer at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church.     

In addition to his wife, John is survived by his children, Betsy Carpenter Morris of Doylestown and Rob Carpenter (Julie) of Oak Park, IL.  He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Rob, Scott, Charlie, and Harry. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Anne Lawrence.   

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 10:00 AM until his Memorial Service 11:00 AM at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1680 Aquetong Rd., New Hope, PA 18938.  His interment will be private. 

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church at the above address.  

Carol Imelda Lasch Adamsky passed away peacefully on Friday, May 25, 2018, at her home in Doylestown, surrounded by her family. She was 82.

She was the devoted and loving wife to Richard A. Adamsky (her “Sweetie”) for almost 60 years.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Irene Mooney Lasch. She attended Bayley Grammar School in Morristown, NJ, Bayley-Ellard H.S in Madison, NJ, and The College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ.

Carol was very active in her community and her church. Much of her time was spent with volunteer organizations including The Ladies of Mount Carmel, Doylestown Area FISH, and Neshaminy Manor. However, family was always her primary focus.

In addition to her husband, Carol is survived by her loving children; Richard Adamsky, Brian and Bethanne Adamsky, Timothy and Marjorie Adamsky, Maryanne and Bryan Giller, Mark and Vicki Adamsky, John and Jennifer Adamsky, and Greg and Susanne Adamsky, as well as her 13 grandchildren and her brother, Monsignor Kenneth Lasch.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Friday, June 1, 2018 from 9:00am until her funeral mass, 11:00am, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901. 

Carol’s interment will be held privately, at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Carol’s name may be made to Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (225 E. Ashland Street, Doylestown, PA 18901) and/or Doylestown FISH (PO Box 196, Doylestown, PA 18901).

Deborah D. Bumford of Southampton, PA died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Jefferson Hospice at Warminster. She was 65.

She was the beloved wife of 40 years to Alvin W. Bumford Jr.

Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Baily Dodson.

Deborah worked for Easterseals and the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 for many years as a Speech and Language Pathologist for their early intervention programs.    

In addition to her husband Al, Deborah is survived by her loving and devoted children and spouses: Steffany McGee and Patrick of Warminster and Adam J. Bumford and Andrea of Willow Grove.  She is also survived by her dear grandchildren Kaelynn and Adam, Jr. her brother Stephen A. Dodson (Lynda), step-sister Patricia Garland, step-brother Paul Hofstaedter, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Wednesday May 30^th from 9:00am until her Funeral Service 11:00am at Ivyland Presbyterian Church, 51 Gough Avenue Ivyland, PA 18974.  Interment will follow in Union Cemetery, Richboro.

Flowers in her honor or memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center Office of Institutional Advancement for Pancreatic Cancer, 333 Cottman Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19111.          

Barbara H. Bonsall of Doylestown passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health. She was 81.

Barbara was the devoted matriarch of a dynamic family and loving wife of William C. Bonsall Jr., former special agent with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

Born in Abington, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Rohrbacker Parsons. She lived most of her life in Willow Grove, PA, and became a resident of Doylestown, PA a few years ago.

Barbara was a vibrant soul and bright light to all who knew her. She

was a person who walked into a room and made it her mission to bring smiles to everyone’s face. And sure enough, she did. With a contagious laugh, radiant smile, and eyes as bright as blue stars, she was someone who made the world a better place just by being herself. She was an active 81, with passion for adventure and travel, good food, board and card games, and a routine night cap of ice cream. Barbara was a beautiful person inside and out. She loved fiercely and lived life to the fullest with abundance of family and friends who will miss her every day.

In addition to her husband, Barbara is survived by her children, Kim Kemper and Donald Kemper, Jr. She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Kendra Arteaga (Patrick Solliday) and Arianna Schimek; her great-grandchildren, Julian & Jacob; and her siblings, Frank Parsons (Patricia Parsons) and Betty Roach (the late Clint Roach). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy McClean.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 10:00 until 10:30 AM when her Memorial Service will begin at Salem United Church of Christ, 186 E. Court St., Doylestown, PA 18901.

Her interment will be held privately. 

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to The Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA or by making a check payable to “Bucks County Free Library,” Attn: Development; Office, 150 S. Pine St., Doylestown, PA 18901.

Jake Matthew Topley of Holland, PA died suddenly on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was 25.

Born in Philadelphia, Jake was the beloved son of Charles J. “Bud” Jr. and Kelly McCormick Topley.  Dear brother of Casey A. Tomaszewski and her husband Chris, and Michael C. Topley and his fiancée Amanda Komarnicki. He is the paternal grandson of Charles J. Sr. and Anne (Kilkenny), and Joan (Uhlein) McCormick and the late Jack. He is also survived by 2 special nephews, Jack and Owen, and many Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.

Jake grew up in Holland before moving to Hoboken, a few months ago. He was a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School, Class of 2011, where he was on the wrestling team and was named an All-Catholic Wrestler in 2010 and 2011.  He graduated Cum Laude from LaSalle University in 2015 with his degree in Integrated Science and Business Technology; he was a member of the Sigma Phi Lambda Fraternity, and worked for Molnlycke Health Care of Georgia as a sales associate working in the Northern New Jersey area. Jake was a dedicated Philadelphia Eagles and Sixers fan. He will be sadly missed for his smile and love of family and friends.   

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Thursday May 31, 2018 from 9:00 am until his Funeral Service at 11:00 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham. 

Contributions in his memory may be made to The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 633 Third Avenue 19^th Floor, New York, NY 10017, or Multiple Sclerosis Society, 80 South 18^th St. Phila, PA 19103.

Grace “Margaret” Freeman of Newtown died peacefully on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Pickering Manor in Newtown. She was 97.

Born in Newark, NJ Margaret was the beloved wife of the late Stuart P. Freeman, loving mother of the late Karen Shropshire, and the daughter of the late Magnus and Dagny Nilsen Nielsen.

Margaret has been a resident of Newtown for over 40 years and had previously resided in Yardley.  She enjoyed Cooking and Baking, crocheting, gardening, playing cards with friends, but most of all Margaret cherished the times she spent creating memories with her family.  Margaret will be greatly missed but loved eternally as a loving and nurturing mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Margaret is survived by her loving and devoted children: Roy Freeman and his wife Toni of Baltimore, MD, Barry Freeman of Yardley, Robert Freeman and his wife Maureen of Fallsington, Stuart Freeman and his wife Gerda of Feasterville, and Janice Smith and her husband Richard of Newtown.  She is also survived by her 10 dear grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Friday, May 25^th from 9:00am until her Funeral service 11:00am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, Pa 18954.  Interment will follow in Newtown Cemetery.

Margaret’s family would like to thank the staff at Pickering Manor who over the past 3 years have become part of the family and also to Deb and Irene from Hospice for the love and care they gave. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Pickering Manor Home, 226 North Lincoln Avenue Newtown, PA 18940.    

Norman Earl Damron, of Warwick, PA, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at The Bridges at Warwick. He was 93 years old.

He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret “Peg” Ryan Damron for over 60 years.

Born in Orange, NJ, Living in New City, NY, until retiring to East Stroudsburg, then Bethlehem Pa, Norman was the son of the late William Earl and Anna Wermelskirchen Damron.

Norm was a radio operator in the Merchant Marines during WWII. Education was important to him. He earned his undergraduate degree from NJIT, his MA in Engineering from Harvard and his MBA from NYU.

He and Peg enjoyed square dancing and bridge.  Bridge started as a hobby with friends, and evolved into competitive duplicate bridge. He was a Boy Scout leader for many years; always remembering their motto to help others.  While Norm and his family enjoyed traveling both domestically and internationally, Cape Cod was always a family favorite!

Norm will be missed by his children, Jody, Diane, Ned (Cathy) and Susan (Tony); his grandchildren: Mark (Kerri), Aaron (Lauren), John (Hillary), Jeff, Jennie (Matthieu), Stephanie (Andreas), Matthew (Alyssa), Krista (Charlie) and his great grandchildren: Maxwell, Bennett, Austin, Hailey, Juliet, Gabriel, William and Charlotte.

Relatives and friends are invited to Norm’s graveside service, 11:00 AM on June 2, Evergreen Cemetery, 65 Martin Luther King Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Marie G. Frallicciardi of Bensalem passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 21, 2018. She was 88.

Marie was the loving wife of the late Fred A. Frallicciardi.

Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Columbia (Conforti) DePaul.

Marie was one of nine children. She was raised in Trenton and met her husband, Chef Fred, when she worked for Lorenzo’s Restaurant. Together they bought and moved to a farm in Kingwood Township, NJ. For over 30 years, Marie lived in Kingwood with her husband and daughter before moving to Pennsylvania.

When heaven called her husband Fred, Marie moved to Bensalem to be near her daughter and her family. Soon, she began working for Woolworth’s. Later in life, she retired when the company closed.  Marie loved spending time with her family, gardening, and trying new recipes. Her warm and loving ways would always make you feel like family.

Marie is survived by her daughter, Diane L. Radick and her husband, Lee of Richboro; her grandchildren, Jonathan and Rhianna Radick and her brother Vito DePaul.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown- Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass 10:30 AM at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18901. Her interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery, Route 519, Rosemont, NJ.

Donald Howard, age 82 of New Hope, PA passed away on May 19, 2018 from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

Don was born and raised in the Hamilton Grange section of New York City; and attended Annunciation School and Rice High School. Don graduated from Manhattan College, New York University and Fordham University with degrees in Chemistry, Business and Law.  He was a member of New York Bar Association. Don was a patent attorney for Mobil Oil in New York City and Alexandria, VA for 35 years before retiring in 1994. 

As a child, Don grew up in New York City and enjoyed playing stickball and was a fanatic Brooklyn Dodger fan. Don loved his Brooklyn/LA Dodgers and was an avid collector of Dodger memorabilia throughout his life. A cat lover, Don owned many cats during his life, and was a volunteer for many cat shelters over the years.

He is predeceased by his wife Jodi (Stenz) Howard, his sister Barbara Howard, brother Ronald Howard, and parents Joseph and Jean Howard.

He is survived by his sister- in- law Kathleen Falkenstein, brothers- in- law Daniel Falkenstein, Joseph Stenz and Louis Barr;  nephews and nieces, many devoted friends and his devoted care taker Terri Nagel.

Funeral arrangements are private.  To send a condolence or remembrances please go to www. Fluehr.com 

Donations to the ALS Association of Greater Philadelphia, 321 Norristown Road, Suite 260, Ambler, PA 19002  or Ally Cat Allies, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, Maryland 20814  in memory of Don are appreciated.