OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Morrisville, PA, Bucks County & Surrounding Areas
Sumner Dr. R. Ziegra Sr.
Mar 12, 2013
Sumner R. Ziegra, M.D., age 90, of 22 Beidler Dr. Washington Crossing, PA died suddenly at home on March 12, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Marie Rolleri Ziegra, a daughter, Cynthia Jane Ziegra, VMD, PhD, of Ringoes, NJ, 4 sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, and several nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews. He was predeceased by a son Sumner...
Patricia C. Walbridge (cunningham)
Feb 25, 2013
Patricia Cunningham Walbridge, age 77 of Royersford, PA and Long Neck DE, wife of the late Rev. Alan D. Walbridge, Sr., formerly of Fallsington, PA, passed away on February 25, 2013 at Doylestown Hospital. She was born in Lancaster, PA in 1935 of the late Paul and Katherine Ernst Cunningham.Patricia graduated from the Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing and served...
Elizabeth Pelehaty (barkasy)
Feb 23, 2013
Elizabeth Pelehaty 92, of Hamilton, NJ died, Saturday Feb. 23, 2013 in Hamilton Continuing Care, Hamilton NJ.Born in Yardley, Pa Mrs. Pelehaty was a long time resident of Morrisville, and resided in Ocala, FL for 4 years before moving to Hamilton.She was formerly employed as a seamstress for the H.G. Lee Company in Trenton and for several years was an...
Thomas Olson
Feb 19, 2013
Thomas H. Olson passed away on Tuesday, February 19. He was the husband of Florence Olson, who predeceased him in 2012, and the loving father of Linda Olson (son-in-law Eugene Redko) of Yardley, PA and Richard Olson (daughter-in-law Rebecca) of Cedar Park, TX. Thomas and Florence had been married for 71 years. Thomas graduated from Frankford High School in Philadelphia...
Elizabeth M. Townsend (mabery)
Feb 17, 2013
Elizabeth M. Townsend, age 95, of Yardley, PA, wife of the late Earl C. Townsend, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Chandler Hall Hospice in Newtown. She was born in Bristol, and has resided in Lower Makefield for the past 36 years. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia and son-in-law Ronald Beede, grandchildren Beth White and her...

Ruth Bissert Cunnane (kreth)
Feb 14, 2013
Ruth Bissert Cunnane, age 86, of Bensalem, PA, formerly of Yardley, PA, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA, surrounded by her family. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she moved to Yardley in 1963, where she lived until moving to Wood River Village in Bensalem 8 years ago. Prior to her retirement in 1986, she was...
Frederick Tiffert Gusz, Sr.
Feb 14, 2013
Visitation and Reception - March 2, 2013 from 10:00 A.M.-Noon in Penn Hall, Pennswood Village, 1382 Newtown-Langhorne Road, Newtown, PA Frederick Tiffert Gusz, Sr. Energetic Father, Grandfather, Mentor, and Friend As the world loses the Greatest Generation, Fred has done his part in setting the example for the next generations to be good citizens in taking care of the earth...
Pearl Mitchell (wildermuth)
Feb 8, 2013
Pearl Mitchell, age 82, of Southampton, PA, died Friday, February 08, 2013, at the Abington Hospice at Warminster. She was born and raised in Philadelphia before moving to Southampton, PA, 10 years ago.Pearl met Jim while employed as a welder and was his loving wife for 36 years and led a full life. She was first recognized in the newspaper...
Joyce L. Becker (clements)
Feb 8, 2013
Joyce L. Becker of Levittown, PA, passed into eternal rest on Friday, February 8, 2013 in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 76 years old.Born in Long Island, NY, Joyce was the beloved daughter of Monford and Tessie Clements. The family moved to Levittown when Joyce was a teenager. She graduated from Pennsbury High School and was employed...

Oksana Belko (cherrnyavskia)
Feb 6, 2013
Oksana Belko, age 44, of Morrisville, PA, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA. Born in the U.S.S. R., she lived in Trenton, NJ before moving to Morrisville 16 years ago.She was employed by Frog Siding as the Vice-President of Construction. Oksana loved to cook and take care of her wonderful son and beloved husband.She...

Paul Austin Kirsch
Feb 5, 2013
Paul "Austin" Kirsch, five month old infant son of Paul D. and Melissa (Jones) Kirsch of Yardley, PA, went to be with the Angels on Feb. 5, 2013. In addition to his parents, he leaves behind his maternal great grandparents, Ronald and Dorothy Deery of Philadelphia, his maternal grandmother, Silvia Maletzki of Germany, his paternal grandparents, James and Barbara Kirsch...

Bruce P. Kubernuk
Jan 28, 2013
Bruce P. Kubernuk, age 61 of Morrisville, PA, died Monday, January 28, 2013 at Aria Health Services of Bucks County, Falls Township, PA. Born in Trenton, he lived in Morrisville for the past 45 years.Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a tool and die maker with GM Fischer Guide Div. for 25 years. Bruce was a graduate of...

Mary Elizabeth Fisher (stratton)
Jan 26, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Fisher, age 103, of Morrisville, PA, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Hamilton, NJ. Born in Washington Township, Fayette County, PA, she lived in Ohio and Levittown before moving to Morrisville 55 years ago.Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a sales clerk at J.C. Penney and other retail stores. She...

Anne Edith Orazi (leonard)
Jan 26, 2013
Anne Edith Orazi, age 85, of Morrisville, PA, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Telhai Retirement Community in Honeybrook, PA. Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Orazi lived in Yardley before moving to Morrisville 63 years ago.Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Orazi served as a District Justice for 18 years. She was a member of the Morrisville Presbyterian Church for 58 years....

James Francis Coyne
Jan 25, 2013
James Francis Coyne, age 83, of Morrisville, PA, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Chandler Hall in Newtown, PA. Born in Philadelphia, James had lived in Morrisville for 58 years. Prior to his retirement in 1992, he was employed in the warehouse at Rohm & Haas (now Dow Chemical) in Bristol for 32 years. He was an Army Veteran of...
Eleanore M. Torres (ottaggio)
Jan 24, 2013
Eleanore M. Torres, age 76, of Morrisville, PA, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Aria Health Systems of Bucks County. Born in Trenton, NJ, she lived in Morrisville for the past 10 years. Mrs. Torres was a parishioner of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Morrisville, and was devoted to her family, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She enjoyed babysitting very...
Sophie L. Slifko (rutkowski)
Jan 23, 2013
Sophie L. Rutkowski Slifko, 91 died Wednesday morning at Pickering Manor Nursing Home, Newtown, Pa. Born in Trenton, she was a life-long Morrisville resident. Daughter of the late Walter and Stephanie Rutkowski, wife of the late Frank T. Slifko, and sister of the late, Mary Kowalik, Catherine Rutkowski, Joe Rutkowski and Stanley Rutkowski, she is survived by a son Walter...

Regina M. Chury (dehner)
Jan 22, 2013
Regina M. Chury, age 83, of Yardley, PA died Tuesday, January 22, 2012 at St. Mary Medical Center, Middletown Township, PA. Born in Pittston, PA, she lived in Hughestown, PA before moving to Yardley 30 years ago.Mrs. Chury retired from working with the U.S. Government as an administrative assistant at the Tobyhanna Army Depot. She was a member of the...

Jane C. Davis (mullen)
Jan 16, 2013
Jane C. Davis, age 80, of Morrisville, PA, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Capital Health Systems/Fuld. Born in Morrisville, she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Davis was extremely devoted to her family, and she made them the center of her world.Daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Moore) Mullen, and wife of the late Ralph B. Davis, she is...
Beatrice T. Miller (tarman)
Jan 15, 2013
Beatrice (Tarman) Miller, age 99 of Croydon, PA, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Langhorne, PA. She was born in Enola, PA. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Hann of Croydon, PA. Funeral services and interment Harrisburg, PA will be held privately at the convenience of the family, under the direction of the J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, 41...