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Richard Hill
Oct 19, 2016
Richard "Dick" Hill Sr. passed away suddenly, on October 19th, 2016. Born on September 13, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA to Hosea Harold and Ida (Bloom) Hill. He was preceded in death by his wife Melva V. (Rushton) Hill, and great granddaughter Sophia Cervi. He is survived by his son, H. Richard Hill Jr. (Jane) of Roslyn, son, James Hill...
Theodore L Truver
Sep 11, 2016
Truver, Theodore L, of Ft Washington, formerly of Horsham, died on September 11, 2016. Husband of Shirley (Nee Courtney), Father of Cheryl (Reynolds), and Keith. Relatives and friends are invited to the memorial service Thursday September 15, 2016 at 10:30am at Supplee Memorial Presbyterian Church, 855 E Welsh Rd, Ambler PA 19002. Interment private. Friends may call after 9:30am....
Ardis Ethel Armstrong
Aug 30, 2016
Ardis Ethel (Nee Bunner) Armstrong of Gwynedd Estates passed away on August 30, 2016 at Abington Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 15, 1922 in Garards Fort, PA daughter of the late Howard and Minnie (Nee Linton) Bunner. She attended Carmichaels High School in Carmichaels, PA and was employed as a tax accountant having worked for both H&R...
Adalyn M (Major) Curran
Aug 12, 2016
Adalyn M. Curran (nee Major), of Ambler, on Aug. 10, 2016. Wife of the late John F. Curran, mother of John A. (Margaret) and the late Hollis L (Robert) Mizia. Also sadly missed by 7 grandchildren, her brother Richard L. Major (Joan), and 6 nieces and nephews. There will be a funeral service on Monday August 15 th at...
Mary Wybranski Rue
Aug 6, 2016
Mary Wybranski Rue, 99, formerly of Ambler, suddenly, Saturday, August 6, 2016. Born to the late Alexander and Anna Rowinski in Bayonne, NJ. One of 10 children. Survived by two sisters, Florence and Sophie. Beloved wife of Stanley L. Wybranski and later, George Rue. Mother of Stanley A.Wybranski (Nancy), Barbara A. Last, and Gerald H. Wybranski (Diane). Grand-mother of...
Bertha Manson Groves
Jul 26, 2016
Bertha Manson Groves, peacefully, on July 26, 2016, at Spring House Estates, Lower Gwynedd, PA, age 86. Bertha was born and raised in Newburyport, Massachusetts by parents Clarence and Ethel (Schrempf) Manson, and since 1961 was a resident of Montgomery County, PA. Bertha was for decades an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ambler, an avid quilter,...
Alfred Thomas Moffatt
Jul 15, 2016
Alfred Thomas Moffatt, of Fort Washington, PA, passed away on July 15, 2016 at Temple University Hospital, surrounded by family. He was 69. Since his birth on Jan. 5, 1947 to Alfred C. & Mildred Davis Moffatt of Akron, PA, Al has been dedicated to the percussion community. He graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in 1964 and VFM...
Steven Pribis Jr
Jul 8, 2016
Steven Pribis, Jr. of Ambler, PA passed away on July 8, 2016 at his home in East Norriton, PA. He was born September 12, 1925 in Little Falls, NY to Steve & Elizabeth Pribis. He was predeceased in 1985 by his first wife Anne and is survived by his wife of 25 years Marian (Nee Kitz). Steven attended Rensselaer...
George Kriebel Brecht II
Jul 7, 2016
George Kriebel Brecht II died at age 76 of complications of Wegener's vasculitis. He resided at Brightview in East Norriton for the past 18 months. George was born in Norristown, PA on June 30, 1940, the son of the late Dr and Mrs. John M. Brecht. He graduated from A. D. Eisenhower High School and Davis and Elkins College...
Richard Lee DeGroat
Jun 14, 2016
DeGroat, Richard Lee of Ambler, PA, born November 12, 1932 in Albany, NY and died on June 14, 2016 at the age of 84. Son of Thomas J. and Ethyl L. (Nee Snook), brother of Mary Louise Hogan (John) of Rockport, MA, grandson of Charles E. and Margaret M. (Nee Leahy), father of Thomas S. (Susanne) Bradenton, FL, Carroll...
Thomas Holmes
Jun 12, 2016
Thomas Holmes of Brigantine NJ, formerly of Philadelphia PA passed on June 12, 2016 at his home at the age of 79. He was born in Philadelphia on October 17, 1936 son of the late Alonzo Holmes and Late Anna (nee Anderson) Holmes. He was a 1954 graduate of Bartram High School and was employed by the Philadelphia Police...
Hans G Peckmann
Jun 2, 2016
Hans G. Peckmann, a long time resident of Ambler, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Spring House Estates in Lower Gwynedd. He was 83. Mr. Peckmann was born in Glen Cove, NY, and lived in Mill Neck during his childhood. He was the son of the late Karl and Adelhied (Behrje) Peckmann. He graduated from Glen Cove...
Vincent John Crusco
Jun 1, 2016
Vincent John Crusco, 73, of Dresher, passed away on June 1, 2016, following a lengthy illness. Vince was born in South Philadelphia to the late Rita (Triolio) Bolich and Pasquale Crusco. Vince graduated from Hatboro-Horsham High School in 1961. He was a gifted athlete and excelled as a lineman on the football team for both his school, and the...
Charles Merrill Corwin Jr
May 17, 2016
Charles Merrill Corwin, Jr., of Hatboro, Pa., formerly of Doylestown and Maple Glen, a retired paving company treasurer, died May 17, 2016. He was 93. He was happily married for 60 years to Jean Hice Corwin and had two children, Jan Corwin Enger (Ray) of Horsham, Pa., and David M. Corwin (Elaine) of Collegeville, Pa., and one grandson, Eric...
William “Skip” Enzlo Pepper III
Apr 24, 2016
William "Skip" Enzlo Pepper III of Horsham passed away on April 24, 2016 at the age of 81. He was born January 26, 1935 in Conshohocken, PA son of the late Albert & Emma Check. He attended Ambler High School and was self employed. He is survived by Dorothee Pepper (Nee Sift), who was his wife of 52 years....
Fern McCullough Field
Apr 3, 2016
Fern McCullough Field of Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania passed away on April 3, 2016 in Abington, PA at the age of 73. Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 16, 1943 she was the daughter of Violet and Hugh McCullough. She was a 1961 graduate of Upper Dublin High School and a member of the Bloomsburg University Class of 1965. She...
Philip Collice
Mar 20, 2016
Philip Collice, 73, of Horsham Township died Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital in Elkins Park. He was born in Drifton, Pennsylvania, to the late Helen and Anthony Collice. He was the brother of the late Carol Collice. Philip is survived by his wife of 44 years, Lois Eggleton Collice, his son and daughter-in-law Julian and...
Louis R Fisher
Feb 23, 2016
Louis R. Fisher died at home on February 23, 2016; he was 93 years old. Born on March 9, 1922, to Samuel and Celia Fisher of Philadelphia, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II before finishing his high school equivalency diploma in 1947. He continued his education by earning a bachelor's degree in education...
Anne Marie Spears
Feb 18, 2016
Anne Marie (Johnson) Spears passed away of natural causes at age 87 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was a resident of Ambler, PA. Anne grew up on farms in Bucks County PA, the youngest child and only daughter of Raymond Johnson and his wife Helen (Hauler) Johnson. She spent her adolescent years in Newtown, PA,...
Betty Louise Sims
Feb 12, 2016
Betty Louise Sims, of Horsham, PA, died February 12, 2016 at the age of 84. She was born in Western Springs, IL June 22, 1931 daughter of Victor C Mills and Bertha A (Nee Partridge). Betty was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers Jay, Richard and Ronald. She attended the University of IL where she met...
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