On Wednesday, November 22, 2017, Dr. Kern K.N. Chang departed peacefully to join our loving God in Heaven. He was 99 years old, and is now reunited with his beloved wife of  70 years, Emily.

Kern epitomized the courageous pioneer who came to this county with only the desire and drive to provide a new life for his family. He was a prolific inventor with a successful career at RCA, culminating in being honored with the David Sarnoff Outstanding Achievement Award in 1967. But above all, he will be remembered as the loving, humble and kind husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will forever be the constant light that guides his surviving family. His hard work, sacrifice and perseverance have created the strong roots that will allow the generations to come to grow and prosper. We miss you, but your spirit is part of us. We will always love and cherish our memories of you.

 Kern is survived by his children Joseph W. Chang; Eugene B. Chang and his wife, Susan M. Chang; and Ellen G. Chang. He will be greatly missed by his six grandchildren, Kristin Chang, Ryan Chang, Laura Chang and her husband Kevin Uttich, Jonathan Chang and his wife Catherine Tan, Brandon Schneider, and Kira Schneider; and his great grandchildren, Elizabeth Uttich and Kyran Uttich.

Kern’s family is very grateful for the tremendous group of caregivers that provided love, humor and the highest quality of life for Kern in his later years. Heartfelt thanks to Debbie, Jennifer, Nancy, Joyce, Cyndee and Alida.

Kern’s funeral services were previously held.

 In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Kern’s name, to Guthy Jackson Research Foundation, Inc. PO Box 15185, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Henry W. “Hank” Fox passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017.

Henry was the beloved husband of Constance (nee Suplick) for 67 years.  

A testament to the virtue of hard work, Hank began his career as a helper at Philadelphia Bindery in 1950 and went on to found Fox Bindery in 1971.      

He was always driven to make a better life for his family and the families of his employees. He held high standards, but never asked anything he wouldn’t do himself. He had a passion for gardening and a love of the sea, spending hours caring for his plants and fishing on his boat. He will be sorely missed by those who love him as he enters a well earned rest with the Lord.

Henry was the devoted father of Mary Donnelly (Duke), Teri Reed (Chuck), and Hank Fox.  He was also the doting grandfather of four and a loving great grandfather.  

Family and friends are invited to his viewing on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954 and to his Funeral Mass on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 10:30 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd, Richboro, PA 18954.  His interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Hank’s memory to St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd, Richboro, PA, 18954. 

John J. Plisich of Holland died peacefully on November 18, 2017, at his home. John was a 37 year resident of Holland.  

John was Beloved husband of Catherine P. (nee Yori), devoted son of the late Joseph J. and Millie Turcic Plisich, and Great Uncle of the late Marianne Lattanzi.

John was a graduate of St. Joseph University and a proud Veteran of the US Army Air Corps serving during World War II. He was a Supervisor for the U S Customs Service for over 38 years and was a faithful communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Parish.

In addition to his beloved wife Catherine, he is survived by his sister Ann Gostomski. He is also survived by his nephew Arnold Gostomski (Kathy), grand nieces and nephews: Justine, Lauren, Sarah, Mary, William, he is survived by a great grand nephew Nathan.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Saturday November 25, from 10:00 am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am at St. Bede the Venerable Church 1071 Holland Rd. Holland.  Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem. In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to St. Bede the Venerable Bell Tower Project at the above address.

Elizabeth Mary Price ate a bowl of her favorite ice cream on Saturday evening and shared her final moments with her seven children on Sunday, November 19, 2017. She died peacefully Sunday night, wrapped in a comfortable blanket in her bedroom, with her head tilted slightly toward the lake that surrounded her Pemberton, NJ home. “That’s God,” she would have said. She was 93.

“Betty,” as she was fondly known, grew up in Philadelphia in the 1930s and 40s. She lived next door to the late James J. Price, Sr., who she later married. “Jimmy” died in 2012. Betty was the daughter of the late Peter and Jessica Murphy Austin and sister of the late Madeline Repko and Mary Power. She was a graduate of St. Hubert’s High School for Girls, class of 1941. 

On December 7th Betty would have been 94. Seven, she liked to say, was her lucky number. She and her late husband moved to Levittown in 1955, where they raised seven children. All told, she lived in seven New Jersey and Pennsylvania homes and spent her golden years in a lake home with a 537 street address. She will be buried with Jimmy, in the 7th section at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

Betty was a woman of great faith – in the power of God, in the potential of her children, in the ability of a few sweets or dollar bills to lighten somebody’s day. She was a former communicant of Queen of the Universe Parish in Levittown and then St. Ann’s Parish in Pemberton when she moved there in 1981.

She didn’t want for much, save a good cheesecake recipe, an Eagles win, or for one of her 15 grandchildren to come racing through the side door. She was a talented seamstress and found great joy in watercolor painting, gardening and writing poetry.

Betty is survived by her dear children, Dennis, Gail, Luann, Jimmy, Bobby, Carol and Terri, and their spouses, her 2 sisters, Jeanette and Rita, and their husbands. Along with her 15 grandchildren, she is also survived by her 9 great grandchildren. Betty's family is grateful to Lois Graham, who lovingly cared for Betty in her later years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend Betty's viewing on Thursday evening November 30, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and on Friday morning December 1, from 7:45am to 8:30am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home at 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. in Richboro, and to her Funeral Mass 9:00am at the Olde Church of St. Andrew 135 Sycamore St. Newtown. Interment will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, PA. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Betty's memory may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research, 125 S. 9th St. Suite 202, Phila, PA 19107.

Rosalie Gasiorowski Krajewski of Churchville passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was 74.

Rosalie was the beloved wife of Ralph Krajewski with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia she was a daughter of Helen Szymanski Gasiorowski, of Port Richmond, and the late Francis Gasiorowski.

Rosalie was raised in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia and graduated from Little Flower High School.  She met and married her beloved husband and began raising their two sons.  Rosalie began her career with the Carpenters Union. She later worked at Sears at Neshaminy Mall, retiring from her role as manager after 30+ years.

A long-time resident of Churchville, she attended St. Vincent de Paul Church in Richboro. Rosalie loved to shop, cook, and share her home with family and friends. She was talented at knitting, sewing and household hacks and could fix or mend anything that was broken. Rosalie loved the summer and spending time at the Jersey shore with her family. She also loved to travel to New England in the fall with Ralph to see the leaves change color.

She treasured every moment watching her sons grow. Most of all, Rosalie was totally devoted to her grandchildren. For her, they were the world.  She will be dearly missed.

In addition to her husband and mother, Rosalie is survived by her sons and their wives, Ralph and Catriona Krajewski and Frank and Laura Krajewski; her six grandchildren, Rory, Evan, Nolan, Michael, Molly, and Paul; and her sisters and their husbands, Barbara and Joe Carroll and Elaine and Joe Darragh.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Friday, November 24, 2017 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM and on Saturday, November 25, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 654 Hatboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954.  Her interment will follow in Doylestown Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Rosalie’s memory to The Abramson Cancer Center, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

Joan M. Fattorini of Southampton, PA died peacefully on Friday, November 17, 2017 at St. Mary Medical Center. She was 74 years old.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Bruno and Doris E. Rodenbaugh Dahlhausen.

Joan would stop at nothing to help her friends and family. She was a dedicated teacher to her students at Holland Elementary and could not imagine spending her summers anywhere else besides Ocean City, NJ. When not teaching you could find her reading, gardening or cheering on Penn State and Notre Dame.

Joan is survived by her loving son and daughter-in-law, Marco Fattorini and Marissa McGee; her beloved granddaughter, Gwendolyn Fattorini; her brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Janeen Dahlhausen; her niece Paige Dahlhausen and nephew Bo Dahlhausen.

Family and friends are invited to attend Joan’s visitation on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 9:30am until the start of her funeral service, 11:00am, at St. John United Methodist Church, 820 Almshouse Rd. Ivyland, PA 18974. Joan’s interment will take place privately. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Joan’s memory may be made to St. John United Methodist Church, at the address above or Holland Elementary, 597 Beverly Rd, Holland, PA 18966.

Thomas C. Hansen of New Britain passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Doylestown Hospital.  He was 79.

Thomas was the devoted husband of Patricia Farrell Hansen who passed away in 2012.  The two had shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia he was a son of the late Oscar and Claire Malcolm Hansen.

Tom graduated from Northeast High School and went on to attend Temple University.  He later began his career first with National Molasses on the waterfront in Philadelphia and then Brinker’s Fuel for 25 years.  He was also joint owner of Federal Alarms and Air Conditioning.  During retirement he  was employed with the security department of Chestnut Hill College.

To say Tom was a “jack of all trades” would be an understatement.  He took great pride in caring for his home, built his own pond on the property and was also a self taught computer guru, often being the one his family turned to for computer questions and advice.

Most of all Tom was a loving and devoted family man and will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he touched.

Surviving are his children, Deborah Smith and her husband, Daniel, Barbara Rigg and her husband, Michael, Karen Davis and her husband, Jack, and Thomas Hansen and his wife, Laura.  He also leaves behind ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and his brother, James Hansen.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Claire Shaffer.

Services and interment will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Thomas’ name to the COPD Foundation at 3300 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33134.

Thomas F. Dunleavy of Abington passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health.  He was 78. Thomas was a son of the late James Dunleavy and Margaret (Boyle) Dunleavy.

A graduate of North Catholic and the University of Pennsylvania, Thomas served in the U.S. Army in West Berlin during the Soviet occupation of East Germany. His career in software and technical writing spanned a number of industries as well as government. He was a dedicated youth soccer coach and active member of the Philadelphia Oldtimers Soccer Association in support of area youth and high school soccer.  He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a Eucharistic Minister.

Thomas is survived by his children Tom Dunleavy and his wife, Lisa and Denise Witter and her husband, Bill; his grandchildren, Shane, Rory, Emily and Abby; and his brother, Joseph Dunleavy.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, James Dunleavy and Gerard Dunleavy and his sister Joan Dunleavy.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet Tom’s family on Sunday, November 26, 2017 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM and on Monday, November 27, 2017 from 11:30 AM until his Funeral Service 12:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954.  His interment will follow in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom’s memory to The Military Order of the Purple Heart Foundation, PO Box 49 Annandale, VA 22003 or The Southeastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame, SEPA Soccer Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 16114, Philadelphia, PA 19114.

Marlyn E.Kepler, R.N. (nee Ackerman) of Ann’s Choice in Warminster, Pennsylvania passed peacefully on November 17, 2017.  She was 82 years old.

Marlyn was a registered nurse and earned her degree from University of Pennsylvania, she taught at Helene Fuld Nursing School and worked at Mercer Hospital in New Jersey. 

Marlyn was a talented seamstress and made beautiful wedding gowns for her daughter and daughter-in-law, she was an avid birdwatcher and she was a devoted Christian who enjoyed reading her Bible.  She took pleasure in living in Sun City, South Carolina for seven years, then Green Valley, Arizona for nine years before moving back to Pennsylvania.

She was predeceased by her husband of fifty-nine years, Harold Kepler.  She is survived by her loving daughter, Lynn Mitchell (Steven) of Arlington, Virginia and devoted son, Darryl (Marianne Richard) of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, her grandchildren Colleen Fritschle (Kyle), DJ Kepler (girlfriend Melanie Molnar), Laurel Mitchell, and Matthew Kepler (Jaclyn Nicolosi), her brothers William, Mark and late Keith Ackerman, and her affectionate dog, Dolly. 

Services will be private.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the ASPCA, 424 E. 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128-6804.

Elaine Liberty of Holland passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at St. Mary Medical Center.  She was 71.

Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Beatrice Boyce Liberty.

Elaine grew up in a farming family and took great pride in her work at the family’s farm over the years.  Elaine was employed as a keypunch operator for Fairless Hill Steel Works. She was also a school bus driver for many years, having worked for Van Trans, Laidlaw and C & C Bus Company. She also worked as an office administrator for McKeon Trucking.

Elaine was a horse lover and enthusiast.  She owned a horse farm, named Misty Acres, on River road in Washington Crossing. She raised her horse "Bandit" from a foal, trained him and participated in barrel racing competitions at various rodeos. She was also a dog lover especially fond of Rottweilers, owning three Rotties over the years. Elaine was a steadfast fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.  Elaine enjoyed dancing, partying, concerts, and a good argument, especially regarding politics and Eagles football.   She was superb at a wide variety of card games, like spades, hearts, poker, canasta, etc.  She also loved cooking, baking, trying new recipes and traveling.

Elaine was a strong willed and opinionated person  who lived her life her way.

Elaine is survived by her brother Allen Ray Liberty as well as many extended relatives and friends, including her dear friend Sandy Gill and her husband Walter and their son Christopher, Ray Gill and Jill Russo, Chuck Rehm, and countless others.

Most importanly Elaine will be remembered as someone who worked hard, played hard, and loved hard.  She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather and celebrate Elaine’s life on Monday November 27, 2017 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM and on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 from 9:30 AM until a time to share remembrances at 10:30 AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd., Richboro, PA 18954.   Her interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Elaine’s name to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or to the Bucks County S.P.C.A., P.O. Box 277, Lahaska, PA 18931.