Donald B. Veix, Ed.D of Bridgewater, N.J. passed into heaven on Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.  He was 85 years young.

He was the beloved husband for 61years of Barbara Feehan Veix.

Born in Newark, N.J., he was the son of the late Joseph and Bernardine Pozdech Veix and brother of the late Doris Dreyer and Helen Lupton.

Donald met his wife Barbara at the 16th Avenue beach in Belmar, N.J. while both in college and the great adventure began.  After serving in the U.S. Army, they moved to Jersey City, N.J. and he discovered his passion for teaching. He shared his love for literature at St. Michaels High School in Union City, Hillsborough Middle School, Watchung Regional High School, and Lehigh University. Dr. Veix earned his doctorate and used his vast experience to inspire future teachers as a professor of Education at Rider University. Throughout his career, he was highly respected for his wit and creativity.  His innovative approach to education was ahead of his time as he incorporated art, music, theater, and history into the daily experience.

His love of military history led him to a massive 20 year project of personally interviewing soldiers from World War I and World War II.  His powerful collection of never heard stories, straight from the voices of the men and women who served, is currently being documented for donation to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Veix enjoyed camping and traveling with his wife Barbara exploring historical landmarks and museums across the United States and abroad.  He enjoyed photographing many places near and far and built his own darkroom in their home.  Donald was often seen with a book and pen is his hand. He also enjoyed swimming along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, sailing in his boat named for his wife, skiing downhill and cross country, playing tennis and golf, collecting models trains, and enjoying time at their beach house, The Pequod.

He was most content when with his wife, and surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and friends, sharing great stories with laughter and love. Don was a godly man who encouraged all of us to be kind and generous people, aiding strangers as we would friends. His moral compass aligned with the words of many great writers, thinkers, and leaders: "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see whole staircase." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

In addition to his beloved wife he is survived by his son, Donald B. Veix Jr.,Esq. and his wife, Margaret of Pipersville, Pa.; his two daughters, Elizabeth A. MacMurray and her husband, Christopher of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and Michelle V. McCartan and her husband, Brian of Buckingham, Pa. He is forever cherished by his 12 grandchildren, Joseph, William, and John Veix; Allyson, Katherine, Kenneth, Christopher, and Juliette MacMurray; Daniel, Brigid, Brian, and Keira McCartan; and his great-granddaughter, Emily Ellis.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewings from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan, 21, at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 241 E. Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.), New Britain, PA 18901, and from 11:30 a.m. until his Funeral Mass at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 235 East State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.  His interment with military honors will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown. 

In lieu of flowers contributions in his name may be made to Covenant House New York, 460 W 41st Street, New York, NY 10036.

Laura Campbell of the Pine Run Retirement Community in Doylestown, died peacefully at Pine Run Health Center on Monday, January 15, 2018. She was 95.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, Laura was the beloved wife of the late Charles E.  Campbell Sr.

Laura grew up in Philadelphia, and left school at an early age to help her family during the Great Depression. The struggles she endured and overcame as a young lady helped her to become the loving, caring and devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend that everyone loved. Laura will be greatly missed, but loved eternally by everyone who had the pleasure to have been loved by her.

Laura is survived by her loving and devoted son and daughter-in-law Charles E. Campbell Jr. and Charlotte of Lansdale, PA and her two dear grandchildren Dana and Thomas. 

Services and interment for Laura will be private. 

Ronald C. Cole of Southampton and formerly of Orange Park, FL and Upper Darby, PA passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2018 at his home with his family by his side.  He was 70. 

Ron was the loving and devoted husband of 46 years to Diane L. Sterner Cole. 

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Walter Claude and Marie Jessica Drumn Cole. 

Ron served proudly in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was later employed for 30 years with the Railroad, having retired from the role of lead supervisor.  During his career he had been relocated to Orange Park, FL for 18 years and just returned to Pennsylvania recently to be closer to his family. 

Ron was a faithful fan of all Philadelphia Sports Teams, most especially the Philadelphia Flyers.  He took great pride in his craftsmen skills and spent much of his life building and maintaining his family’s vacation home in Maine, which was a place he loved to spend time with his family.  He will be remembered as a playful jokester who was steadfastly devoted to his family and friends.  He will be dearly missed. 

In addition to his wife, Ron is survived by his children, Nathan C. Cole of Redwood Valley, CA, Jesse A. Cole and his wife, Natalie, of Southampton, PA and Ashleigh C. Cole of Philadelphia.  He also leaves behind his adoring grandchildren, Esther, Odin, and Dahlia Cole; and his brother, Walter C. Cole, and his wife, Fran, of Haddonfield, NJ and his sister-in-law Peggy Cole.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph A. Cole.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 12:30 until the start of his Memorial Service at 1:30 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954.  His interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the USO.

Eleanor Mary Fromuth Clayton passed away January 13, 2018 in Southampton, PA at the age of 96. 

She was born on March 18, 1921 to Harry and Ella Leedom Fromuth in Bucks Co., PA.  Eleanor was predeceased in 2007 by her husband of almost 65 years, Carlton R. Clayton.  

She and Carlton had three children: Robert C. Clayton (Margo Trexler), Middleton, MD; Virginia Clayton Eastburn (George L.  Eastburn, III), Pineville, PA; and Clifford T. Clayton (Nancy Zimmerman) New Providence, PA; and is additionally survived by seven grandchildren (Amanda, Marc; George, Natalie, Heather; Paul, Elizabeth); fourteen great grandchildren, and a sister, Katherine Heritage.  In addition to her husband and parents, Eleanor was also predeceased by two grandsons, Bradford J. Clayton and Brian C. Eastburn; her daughter-in-law, Erma Clayton; and a brother, Harry C. Fromuth, Jr.

Eleanor and Carlton spent many years of their lives together traveling across the country.  During WWII and while Carlton worked for Bechtel Corp., the couple lived in all corners of the US, and retired together in 1986 in Willow Street, PA.  No matter where the two lived, square dancing, playing cards, and staying in touch with their family occupied a large amount of their time. 

Upon losing Carlton, Eleanor moved to Southampton Estates in Bucks Co., became a member of North & Southampton Reformed Church once again, and lived a full, active life swimming, playing shuffleboard, getting together with family and meeting up with old friends at the retirement community. Her home was filled with all the pictures of her husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and these photos obviously were the heart and soul of her home. Eleanor loved reading books on her Kindle, and kept in touch with far-off family members through Facebook and Face Time.  For someone of her generation, her technological abilities were amazing! 

Eleanor's family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday January 21, 2018 from 1:00pm until her Funeral Service 2:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home Inc., 800 Newtown Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.)  Richboro, PA 18954.  Her interment will follow in Union Cemetery, Richboro.  The Reverend Bethany Devos will conduct the services. 

Eleanor and her family, in lieu of flowers, ask that contributions be made to ACTS Signature Hospice, 812 N. Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, 19002.

Nunziata (Nancy) T. Pizzi of Langhorne, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at St. Mary Medical Center with her family by her bedside.  She was 92.  Nancy was the beloved wife of the late John D. Pizzi Jr.  Born in Raven Run, PA, Nancy was the daughter of the late Aniceto Santicerma and Angelina Mariani of Leonessa, Italy, and was predeceased by her siblings, Guerrina, Angelo, Nicolina, John, Lucy, Jennie and Joe.  She attended school in Shenandoah, PA.  After WW2, Nancy met her husband John when they both worked at Penn Fruit Stores.  They were married June 18, 1949 at Sacred Heart Church, Phila.  In 1953, they founded John’s Market in South Philadelphia where they raised their children.  In 1978 they opened Family Food Markets on New Falls Road in Levittown.  Later, Nancy also worked for Wood Services for 5 years and at Giant Markets for 2 years.  She retired at 62 to take care of her husband and grandchildren.  Nancy enjoyed music, crocheting, cooking, baking and just spending time with her family.

Nancy lived with her daughter and son-in-law for 32 years and was a faithful communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church in Holland.  She will be sadly missed by everyone who has come to know and admire her.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the nurses at St. Mary’s Oncology unit, and the LIFE St. Mary’s program.

Nancy is survived by her 2 children Angelina M. Verna (Tony), and John D. Pizzi III (Doreen); her 4 loving grandchildren; Anthony M. Verna III, (Michelle), Nicole Verna, Deanna Pizzi, and Michael Pizzi, her cherished great granddaughter Amalia, and many loving nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing from 9:00 am until the Funeral Mass at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 18^th at St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Road, Holland, PA 18966.  Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem.

          Contributions in her memory may be made to either the Capital Campaign of St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd. Holland, PA 18966, or to St. Mary Medical Center Foundation 1717 Langhorne-Newtown Rd. Langhorne, PA 19047.  

James S. Dunn, Sr., of Doylestown, died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 11, 2018. He was 72 years old.

He was the loving husband of 54 years, of Donna L. Condo Dunn.

Born in Altoona, PA, he was the son of the late James and Josephine Catherine Roselle Dunn.

Jim was a proud veteran, having served with the US Navy. He was also the past President of the Huntingdon Fire Dept. and the #2 Fire Co., both of Huntingdon, PA. He was a past Grand Knight of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Huntingdon, PA and most recently was a member of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Doylestown.

After retiring from his career as an engineer, he worked for an additional 8 years with Bucks County Transport. While he enjoyed his work, his priority was always his family. He also enjoyed time spent woodworking in his workshop.

In addition to his wife Donna, Jim is also survived by his children and their spouses, Patty and Arlen Zook, Teri and Scott Bryan, James S. Jr. and Lisa Dunn, Jennifer and Joshua McGrory, and Tim and Jen Dunn; his grandchildren, Ryan, Jenica, Brittany, Christopher, Stacey, Sarah, Garrett, Rebecca, Mikayla, Amanda, Nicholas, Joshua Jr., Alivia and Maya; his great grandchildren, Joshua, Luke, Sophia and Braylynn. He is also survived by his brother Anthony Dunn and his sister Cathy Pinge.

His family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 from 9:30 AM until his Funeral Mass, 11:00AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 235 East State St., Doylestown, PA 18901. Jim’s interment will follow at St. John Neumann Cemetery in Chalfont. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15120 Chicago, IL 60693.

Maurice Toufic Hakim of Newtown, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. Past 96 and until nearly the end, he remained fully alert, independent, and engaged in his daily activities.

Maurice was the beloved husband of the late Linda Slim Hakim, with whom he had shared nearly 60 years of marriage before she had preceded him last February to be with the Lord.

He was born in Beirut to Toufic Jabbour Hakim and Adlette Bridi, both from Beirut, on August 11, 1921, shortly after the current borders of Lebanon were established. He was the older brother of the now-deceased Mounir and Michel Hakim.

Maurice has loving family on four continents. He is survived by his sons Toufic (partner Robyn Rajs) and Naji (wife Carine Nahas Hakim); his grandchildren Scott, Jad, Sean, and Yasmina, who endearingly called him Jeddo; his nephew James and nieces Joyce Hakim Åkesson, Rita Hakim Saadé, and Micheline Hakim Sfeir and their families; his brother-in-law Joseph Slim; and the rest of the Hakim, Bridi, Slim, Sahyoun and Said families. They will all remember him well and continue his legacy.

After more than 40 years as a manager at the Beirut Seaport, Maurice immigrated with his wife Linda to the U.S. at age 80, living in Newtown since 2000. He became enthusiastic about cooking late in his 80’s, which earned him the title of Chef Maurice deservedly. Over the last 10 years, he regularly spent extended hours on his smartphone and social media, keeping in touch with his family and friends all over the world. He was also deeply interested in developments across the Middle East and in age-old Byzantine chanting—church music he truly enjoyed and performed for decades.

Those in his presence were commonly inspired by his high morals, his strong will, and his clear sense of discipline and responsibility. Although serious and demanding, Maurice had a zest for life and family, always enjoying the company of people, young or old. Once the life of the party, he maintained a fun-loving, playful spirit. He will be dearly missed.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at St. Mark’s Orthodox Church, 452 Durham Road, Wrightstown, PA 18940, before the Funeral Service. His interment will follow in Newtown Cemetery. A memorial lunch will be held at the Vecchia Osteria, 20 Richboro-Newtown Road in Newtown. 

In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations in Maurice Hakim’s name to the Foundation for Self Leadership, P.O. Box 3776, Oak Park, IL 60303 or by visiting www.FoundationIFS.org/donate

Inge King of Warrington passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home with her loving husband and family by her side.  She was 83. 

Inge was the loving wife of Charles King with whom she had shared 66 years of marriage. 

Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Inge was the daughter of the late Karl and Anna Marie Rudolph Schreiner and grandmother to the late Antonio Grandy. 

Inge was a very caring and compassionate person who started Honeyland Nursery School in the Abington area in 1963 and stayed in business for the next 48 years.

In addition to her husband, Inge is survived by her three children, Janet King of Doylestown, PA, Barbara Grandy (Michael) of Warrington, PA, and Linda Berwick (Jim) of Warrington. Inge also leaves behind her grandchildren, Michael and Ryan Grandy, and her sister, Gabriella Clarkson.

Services and interment for Inge will be private. 

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

Charles J. “Skip” Hannes, Jr., of Furlong, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis and asbestosis. He was 77.

He was the beloved husband of Norma Bourgeault Hannes for 53 years. Born in Washington, D C, he was the son of the late Charles J. “Chick” Hannes, Sr. and Margaret “Peg” Haines Hannes. The brother of the late Margaret H. “Peggy” Leven and her husband the late John “Jack” Leven, Sr.

He was the father of C. Sean Hannes and his fiancée Tammy Stong and daughter Tarah Elizabeth Hannes. He was an Uncle to numerous nieces and nephews. He also loved his grand dogs, Chloe, Tupper, Callie and Butter.

Skip was a 1958 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School. After retiring from motorcycle racing due to a badly broken leg, he got married and moved to Furlong in 1965.

Skip was a self made man, his technical skills as a German car mechanic surpassed many, having worked for Holbert’s VW, Porsche and Audi. In 1973 he opened his own shop “American Sales and Service/ The German Connection in Rushland, which in 1982 moved to Forest Grove. All the while he assisted with the Holbert’s Race Team.  This allowed Skip to travel the country with his family to the many races.

For the past 20 years Skip has been an Owner-Operator of his own Tractor Trailer hauling chemicals across the country. This he really missed once he got too sick to drive.

He was very knowledgeable and interested in anything about World War II and was an Eagles fan for many years.

Best of all he will always be remembered and sadly missed for his quick wit, sense of humor second to none and his friendly personality by all.

Skip’s family would like to thank all the Doctors, Nurses and Caregivers that have helped him and his family through this trying time.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Memorial  gathering on Saturday January 20, 2018 from 2:00pm  until his Memorial Service 4:00pm at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd.(at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Doylestown Hospital Hospice, 875 North Easton Rd. Doylestown, PA. 18901.  Or the Bucks County SPCA, PO Box 277 Lahaska, PA 18931.

Harold L. Badger of Warminster, PA passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018.

Born in Colmar, PA in 1924, he was the son of the late Harrison T. and Esther Pearl Yocum Badger.

Harold was a resident of Lansdale before entering military service in 1942. A Corporal in the Engineers in the U.S. Army in World War II, Harold returned home from Germany in 1946, and graduated from Spring Garden Institute of Technology in 1949. He was employed by Voight Illuminating Engineers and enlisted in the inactive reserves in 1948. Harold was called to active duty in 1950 and served in the 3^rd Battalion, 35^th Regiment of the 25^th Infantry Division in Korea as a Sergeant First Class. He returned home in November of 1951 and was discharged from the Reserves in 1952. Harold was a lifelong employee of Merck until his retirement in 1989.

Harold is survived by his loving children; Faith Ann Lucas (Steve), Valerie Frank (Bill), and Gregory Badger as well as his niece and nephews. Harold was preceded in death by his brothers Warren H. Badger and Harrison T. Badger, Jr. He also leaves behind his longtime friend and companion Muriel Hawthorne and her children and grandchildren whom he treated as if they were his own.

Family and friends will be received on Sunday, January 14^th from 2:00 PM until the start of his Memorial Service at 3:00 PM at the Chapel at Ann’s Choice Retirement Community, 31000 Ann’s Choice Way, Warminster, PA, 18974.

Harold’s interment will take place at a future date in Washington Crossing National Cemetery.  Please check back for details. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Harold’s memory may be made to Ann’s Choice Scholars Fund, 20000 Ann’s Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974.