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Local Obituaries for Ambler, PA, Montgomery County & Surrounding Areas
Gregory A. Mielke, Jr.
Oct 27, 2026
Gregory A. Mielke Jr., 80, of Horsham, passed away on October 27, 2026 in Horsham. Gregory was born in Philadelphia to Gregory and Rose Mielke on November 11, 1945. He graduated from Bartram High School in 1963. He married Michelle Seibert on December 17, 2005 in Philadelphia. He worked for Septa for 50 years as a bus driver and at...
Robert J. Walters
Oct 23, 2026
Robert J. “Bob” Walters passed away peacefully at his home on October 23, 2026. He was the loving husband to his wife, Karen (née Stem); devoted father to daughters Alice Lambert (Mike) and Sara, and sons Dave (Andrea) and Matt. He was a proud “Pop” to Emma, Addison, Owen, Gabe, Charlotte, Evelyn, Blakely, Camryn, and Farryn. He is survived by...
Louise Mabel Whorral
Oct 9, 2026
Louise Mabel (née Grauer) Whorral passed away comfortably at home, with her beloved husband by her side, on October 9, 2026, at the age of 83, following a brief battle with cancer.
Born on October 12, 1942 to the late George and Mabel (née Renninger) Grauer, she was raised in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Louise attended Penn State University, where she met Eric,...
Robert Smith Raines
Oct 9, 2026
Robert S. Raines, 75, of Ambler, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home on October 9, 2026, surrounded by his family.
Known to many as Bob, he was born in Philadelphia on April 4, 1951, to Herbert S. Raines and Margaret Pauline Swartz. He grew up in the Oak Lane section of Philadelphia and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English...
Carol Douglas
Oct 1, 2026
I am writing to share the sad news that Carol passed away peacefully at her home at Ann's Choice Retirement Community in Warminster on October 1, 2026 at the age of 93.She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Douglas, to whom she had been married for 57 years. Her partner in later years, James P. Morgan, predeceased...
Travis Andrew Hill
Sep 24, 2026
Travis Andrew Hill, 56, of Quakertown passed away on September 24, 2026.
Travis was born on September 9, 1970 in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania to the late William and Mary (Tarlini) Hill.
Travis enjoyed working at Campy Green Lane. He was one who cared deeply for others and will be remembered for his giving spirit. Travis was also very social and enjoyed meeting new...
Kathleen Duffy
Sep 17, 2026
Kathleen (Babs) Duffy passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026 after an extended illness.
She was born on May 21, 1942 in Philadelphia. Babs was a graduate of Ancillae Assumpta Academy. She was a supervisor at Glaxo Smith Kline pharmaceutical in Philadelphia for many years.
She visited Greece many times with her longtime friend and partner Andreas. Spent many weekends in the...
Dorothy G. Ribacchi
Sep 12, 2026
Dorothy G Ribacchi of Lower Gwynedd, PA passed away on September 12, 2026.
Dorothy G Schmidt was born In San Francisco, California and lived most of her life in Northern California. She married Donald C. Ribacchi and raised two children, Debbie and Steve. She enjoyed gardening and flowers and owned the Flower Cottage, a floral boutique. Her kindness, smile and laughter...
Tomonobu Manabe
Sep 4, 2026
Tomonobu “Tom” Manabe, 97, passed away on September 4, 2026, in Blue Bell.
Tom was born to Japanese parents in 1929 in what is now North Korea. He grew up in a farming village in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, where he hunted and fished in the local mountains to help feed his family. His love of nature, the mountains, and the outdoors...
Donald William Cragg
Aug 29, 2026
Donald William Cragg (69) peacefully passed on to his Heavenly Father on August 29, 2026, at Ambler Extended Care where he resided for the past 7 years. Don was the 3rd child of Robert L. Cragg, Sr. and Virginia (Ginnie) R. Cragg (Jones). He was born on February 12, 1957, in Abington, PA, and was raised with his family in...
William Charles McGarvey
Aug 9, 2026
William (Bill) Charles McGarvey, 86, a long-time resident of Lower Gwynedd, passed away on August 9, 2026 in Jefferson Abington Hospital with his family by his side.
He was born on June 6, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA to the late William Thomas and Ruth Elizabeth (Slocum) McGarvey, and graduated from Olney High School in 1959. In 1973 he married his wife,...
Ann Williams
Jul 29, 2026
Ann Derbyshire Williams, 92, of Lansdale, PA, and formerly of Ambler, PA passed away on July 29, 2026 at St. Mary Center.
Ann was born on June 29, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Agnew and Blanche (née Wetherill) Derbyshire.
She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Beegoo (Rohit); daughter-in-law, Carolyn Core (Yo); four grandchildren, Robert,Nicole, Sara (Jordan) and Molly (Sean);...
Walter S. Hodgkins, Jr.
Jul 28, 2026
Walter Stanley Hodgkins Jr., 91, of Levittown passed away on July 28, 2026.
He was born on May 4, 1935 in Portland, Maine to the late Walter Stanley and Florence Hodgkins, Sr.
He served honorable in the United States Air Force.
He worked for over 35 years for the United States Steel Mill.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Virginia (Strouse) Hodgkins; six...
Patricia Anne Piano
Jul 23, 2026
Patricia Anne Piano passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026. She was 81 years old, born on September 21, 1944, to the late Joseph and Catherine Grape.
Patti was born in Minnesota, but her family soon moved to Philadelphia, where she spent her youth, first in the Bridesburg section and then in Frankford. Because both of her parents worked jobs with...
Albert "Ted" Theodore Kline, Jr.
Jul 13, 2026
Albert Theodore “Ted” Kline, Jr., 87, of Ambler, passed away at home on July 13,2026.
He was born on August 21, 1938 in Lower Gwynedd, PA to the late Albert T. and Elizabeth Mary (Keating) Kline, Sr.
He worked as a foreman for the North Wales Water Authority. He was a member of St Anthony Catholic Church.
He is survived by his two...
Floyd E. Garis
Jun 8, 2026
Floyd E. Garis, 95, of Spring House and formerly of Maple Glen, passed away on June 8, 2026 at Spring House Estates.
Floyd was born on October 12, 1930 in Lambertville, NJ to the late Byron and Margaret Garis.
He briefly played football for Naval Academy before serving on Submarines in the Navy.
Mr. Garis was a well-known and accomplished teacher and coach...
John W. Farr, Jr.
May 31, 2026
John Whelen Farr, Jr., 97, of Lansdale, PA passed away on Sunday May 31, 2026.
John was born on January 5, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA to the late John W. Farr, Sr. and Amelia (Nichols) Farr.
John served honorably in the United States Navy and later served in the Army National Guard.
John was an entrepreneur dealing with investments and real estate.
He was...
Hiroko Manabe
May 15, 2026
Hiroko Manabe, 92, passed away on May 15, 2026, in Blue Bell.
Born in 1933, in Kyoto, Japan, Hiroko was the oldest of three daughters of Kōe and Tazue. Her stoic outlook and her open-minded, humorous, and can-do spirit carried her through the deprivations of wartime childhood and throughout the rest of her life.
Hiroko saw life as a great adventure. She...
Dolores Irwin Winters
Apr 28, 2026
Dolores, “ Dee” Irwin Wright Winters, 95, of Boca Raton, FL passed away peacefully on April 28th, in the early morning at Harnett Woods Nursing Home in Dunn, NC., after a brief illness.
She is survived by her three children and their spouses: Linda Wright Monds and her husband Kenneth Earl Monds of Dunn, NC; Raymond Reese Wright III and his...
Judith Ann Hahn
Apr 26, 2026
Judith Ann Hahn (84) of Ambler, Pa, passed away peacefully on April 26,2026 at Silverside Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington, DE with family members aside. Judy was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Carl and Anne Baeder on March 5, 1942. She attended various schools in Parma, Atlanta, and Framinghham. She married Robert D. Hahn, Sr. of Reading, Pa (deceased 2022) on...
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