Samuel F. Bocchieri of Newtown died Friday, July 15, 2016 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 84.

Sam was the beloved husband of Patricia T. Bocchieri and was predeceased by his former wife Maureen Hechtel Bocchieri, his daughter Kathy A. Bocchieri and his brother Frank Bocchieri.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Carmely and Carmela Vitale Bocchieri.

Sam  was a former resident of Albany, New York before moving to Newtown in 1976. He achieved an extensive education in his life; completing his undergraduate degree from Loyola University and his Master’s Degree in Chemistry from Cornell University and ultimately receiving his Doctorate in Microbiology from Rutgers University. Samuel had a distinguished career with Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ where he would prepare examinations for medical schools from 1976 until his retirement in 1992. He was an active Communicant at the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown, a faithful Eucharist Minister at church, and at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. In his leisure, he enjoyed gardening and landscaping and walking outdoors. Sam’s true joy was the quality times he spent with his loving family and being surrounded by his cherished grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

 In addition to his wife Patricia, Sam is survived by his sons, Robert T. Bocchieri and his wife Ally and William J. Bocchieri and his wife Ellen along with his six grandchildren, Rachel, Danielle, Olivia, Alex, Lindsey and Michael.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewings from 6:00-8:00pm on Tuesday, July 19^th in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 and from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass at 11:00am on Wednesday, July 20^th in the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940. Sam’s interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Catholic Charities Appeal, 100 N. 20^th St. #301, Philadelphia, PA 19103.