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Caroline Thompson

Caroline Thompson

Sep 12, 2020

Thompson Caroline Thompson (nee McFerran), on September 12, 2020. Mother of Raymond Thompson. She is survived by her nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday at 10AM at St. Genevieve Church 1225 Bethlehem Pike Flourtown, PA. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing from 9-10AM at the church. Interment Holy Sepulchre...

John Carven

John Carven

Sep 12, 2020

John W. Carven C.M., on September 11, 2020. Brother of Mary Carven Byrne, Sr. Rosalie A. Carven, C.S.J., and Christopher Carven. Services and Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Congregation of the Mission, 500 E. Chelten Ave Philadelphia, PA 19144.

John U. Raybold

John U. Raybold

Sep 10, 2020

John Underwood Raybold, 78, of Schwenksville, PA was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on Thursday, September 10, 2020. In his final weeks under hospice care, John was lovingly cared for by his sons, Brian and Benjamin and their wives Donna and Amy, whom John referred to as his “girls”. John passed peacefully surrounded by their love. Born in Philadelphia,...

Helen K. Gidjunis

Helen K. Gidjunis

Sep 8, 2020

Helen Kirby Gidjunis, 94 years young, passed on to her reward with Jesus on Tuesday, September 8th surrounded by family in Southern Shores, NC as the result of recent heart failure. She was born in West Philadelphia on August 21, 1926...the only child of William Kirby and Helen Woelfel Kirby. She is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Joseph...

Garry G. Rasmussen

Garry G. Rasmussen

Aug 11, 2020

Garry Gordon Rasmussen, 63, of Oreland, PA, beloved husband of Mary Holland and father of Nate and Nick, passed from this life on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Mary’s arms after a valiant battle with metastatic lung cancer. We who love him miss him so much. Garry loved life. He had an infectious smile and a quirky sense of humor....

Frederick M. Hubbard Jr.

Frederick M. Hubbard Jr.

Jul 30, 2020

It is with broken hearts and great sorrow that our family announces the death of our beloved Frederick Mark Hubbard, Jr., age 65. He passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at his home in Dagsboro, DE, with his family by his side after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born September 23, 1954, in Philadelphia, PA, Fred...

Roberta E. Bracey

Roberta E. Bracey

Jul 25, 2020

Roberta Mowrey Bracey (nee Winters) passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on July 25th. Born September 1, 1938, she was a lifetime Philadelphia resident splitting her years between Germantown and Andorra. The beloved daughter of Joseph and Agnes Winters, Roberta was a 1956 graduate of Little Flower High School. On October 26, 1957, Roberta married the love of her life,...

Mary Jane Eustace

Mary Jane Eustace

Jul 24, 2020

Mary Jane Eustace, (nee Morris) of Bozman, MD/ Flourtown PA, passed away on July 24, 2020, after an 11 year battle with Left Frontal Temporal Dysfunction. She was 79. Mary Jane was born to Daniel and Mary Morris on October 22, 1940. She enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up on Clapier Street in the Germantown section of Philadelphia surrounded by...

William Hannigan

William Hannigan

Jul 8, 2020

William Hannigan, on July 8, 2020. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday July 10, 2021 at 10:30AM at St. Genevieve Church, 1225 Bethlehem Pike Flourtown, PA 19031. Relatives and friends are invited to his visitation from 9:30-10:30AM at the church. Interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Theresa C. Bell

Theresa C. Bell

Jul 4, 2020

Theresa C. Bell (nee Dougherty) slipped away peacefully in her home on July 4th, 2020. She was surrounded by her loving family who witnessed the beautiful release of her soul unto the Lord. Theresa was preceded in death by her loving, adoring husband Richard J. Bell. They began their journey of life together at Holy Cross Church in Mt. Airy...

Bettyanne Geikler

Bettyanne Geikler

Jun 17, 2020

Bettyanne Geikler, on June 17, 2020. Sister of Jean O'Shaughnessy and the late Julia Nunan. She was a graduate of Little Flower High School Class of 1948, and of of Chestnut Hill College Class of 1952. She retired from Merck in 1994. She will be missed by her nieces, nephews and their families. Services will be private. John F. Murray...

Donna M. Conlin

Donna M. Conlin

Jun 15, 2020

Donna M. Conlin (nee Hess), of Oreland, passed away on June 15, 2020. Beloved wife of James D. Loving mother of Jim (Erica), Kelly Harrar (Norman) and Gregory. Grandmother of Joseph, James, Natalie, Norman and Hannah. Sister of Margaret Healy, Joseph Hess, James Hess and Gerard Hess. Due to current restrictions, services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers,...

Joseph V. Daly

Joseph V. Daly

Jun 14, 2020

Rev. Joseph V. Daly, C.M., on June 14, 2020. Brother of Sr. Ann Daly and the late Thomas. Services and interment were held privately. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Congregation of the Mission, 500 E. Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144.

Henry M. Bradbury

Henry M. Bradbury

Jun 13, 2020

Rev. Henry M. Bradbury, C.M. entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at St. Catherine’s Infirmary in Germantown, PA. He was 89 years old and had been in residence since 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, one of five siblings, Henry was a parishioner of Good Shepherd Parish, a neighborhood church that produced several Vincentian vocations. Soon after graduating...

Lawrence Lee

Lawrence Lee

Jun 12, 2020

Lawrence Lee, of Philadelphia, PA, beloved dad of Valerie Lee Jeter, passed away on June 12, 2020. Due to the current restrictions, services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Vincent dePaul Church 109 E Price St Philadelphia, PA 19144.

Margaret McLaughlin

Margaret McLaughlin

Jun 2, 2020

Margaret B. McLaughlin, of Flourtown, passed away on June 2, 2020. She was 79. Margaret was born to Michael and Margaret Helly in 1941. The child of Irish immigrants, her father was from County Sligo, and her mother was from County Donegal. She enjoyed a happy childhood, growing up on Sheldon Street in the Olney section of Philadelphia surrounded by...

Richard L. Smith

Richard L. Smith

May 27, 2020

Richard L. Smith (Dick), age 90, passed away of natural causes on May 27th, 2020. Dick was born in McMinville, Oregon in 1930 and remembered Model T Fords on the road and buying his milk for a nickel from a neighbor. Seeking something larger than McMinville, he left for the Menlo School in Atherton, CA and then college at nearby...

Aloysius Polaneczky

Aloysius Polaneczky

May 24, 2020

ALOYSIUS "AL" POLANECZKY 4/8/1928 - 5/24/2020 Long-time Oreland resident Aloysius “Al” Polaneczky died on May 24, 2020, of heart-disease and other natural causes. He was 92. At the time of his death, he was living at Spring House Estates retirement community in Lower Gwynned, Pa. Al was born in the now-historic Pennsylvania coal-mining town of Eckley, Pa., on April 8,...

Helen P. McDermott

Helen P. McDermott

May 21, 2020

Helen P. McDermott, 88, died Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Chestnut Hill Hospital. She was born June 17, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA. Beloved daughter of late Dennis and Ellen (Ginley) McLafferty. Helen grew up in Philadelphia, PA, attended Little Flower High School, where she played basketball. She married John McDermott on May 10, 1952 at Saint Benedict Roman Catholic Church...

Daniel C. Flynn

Daniel C. Flynn

May 15, 2020

Daniel C. "Danny" Flynn, 43, of Oreland, passed away suddenly on May 15, 2020. Loving son of Mary C. Flynn and the late Francis C. Flynn. Dear brother of Fran (Amy), Susanne (Brian Edgar), and Brendan (Jennifer). Devoted uncle of Franny, Brendan A., Caitlin, Jameson, Lauren and Chris. Danny was the proud owner of his beloved rottweiler, Gus, and prior...

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