Obituaries

Maurice J. "Maury" Harkins passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at his home in Palm Springs, CA, he was 91 years old. Born in Bristol, Pa on November 6, 1930, son of the late Daniel and Marie (nee Lake) Harkins, he was raised in Bristol Borough and has been a resident of California for the past 55 years....

Catherine McCarry passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at Silver Lake Center. She was 78. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Gerald and Arabelle (nee Barrett) McCarry, she was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. Catherine graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and prior to her retirement worked for many years at Cigna Insurance. She enjoyed traveling and...

Dolores Konowal passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022 at Crestview Center, Langhorne. She was 90. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late William and Anna Konowal, she was a Levittown resident for many years. Dolores enjoyed knitting, reading and music, especially Opera Music.

She is survived by 6 children, Frank Mela (Mary Ellen), Eileen Thompson (Dennis),...

Floyd Harper, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 3, 2022. He was 37. Born in Mount Holly, NJ., he has been an area resident for many years. Floyd enjoyed riding his bike and loved being with his family.

He is survived by his mother, Irene Farr, 1 sister, Christan Harper, 1 brother, Matthew Harper and niece...

John Dwight Muffett passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the age of 52. John was born in Bristol PA and was a lifelong resident of the Levittown area. If you knew John you knew he was a funny guy who loved to crack jokes and was always up to helping anyone in need, even if he didn’t know...

John P. Gallagher passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Jefferson Bucks. He was 63. Born in Bristol, son of the late Joseph and F. Patrice Gallagher, he was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. John graduated from Bristol High School and worked in the maintenance department for the Bristol Borough School District for many years. He was a...

Joseph F. Markawicz passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at St. Mary Medical Center. He was 78. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Joseph and Stella Markawicz, he was a lifelong Croydon resident. He was employed as a machinist at Schutte and Koerting and had an Associates Degree in Business. Joe was a book worm who also...

Elizabeth “Libby” White died peacefully at her home at Pine Run Retirement Community on her birthday, June 30, 2022. She was born in 1935 at Ft. Riley Kansas, the first daughter of Alfred W. and Mabel W. Liedtke. Since her father was a career Army Officer, the family moved frequently: Ames, IA; Romulus, NY; and during World War II,...

Margaret H. Davis passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, July 15, 2022. She was 77. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Louis Sr. and Mary Kolb, she was a resident of Levittown for many years. Peggy loved to cook, bake, and going to the casinos. She enjoyed playing cards and...

Pauline Marie (Ridge) Sohenuick passed gently from this Earth on Monday, June 13, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She fought a courageous battle to recover from a massive stroke, and will forever be remembered by so many as an amazing and loving mother, sister, grandmom and aunt, a fiercely devoted friend and caring coworker....

Thomas C. Holden, III passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at Temple Lung University Hospital after a brief stay.  He was 64.  Born in Bristol, son of the late Thomas C. Jr. and Geraldine Holden, he was raised in the North Park section of Levittown and especially loved his friends and neighbors on Nightingale Lane. He has since...

Tajisha Colson, lovingly known as Tee, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at age 34. Tajisha was born in Philadelphia, PA. She was a resident of Bristol, PA for the past seven years.

Tajisha’s passion for her family was unlike no other and if you’ve had the chance or moment to spend with her, you’d know...

Cornelius “Neil” Vander Borght passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his home. Born in Lodi, New Jersey, he raised his family in Vernon and West Paterson, NJ (now Woodland Park). Later in life, he moved to Bucks County to be closer to his family. Neil was a successful small business owner and...

Dorothy M. Lombardo, 92 years old, beloved mother, peacefully passed away Friday, August 12, 2022.  Dorothy was born in Flushing, NY., daughter of Victoria and Vito Costanzo. Dorothy and her husband retired to Columbus, NJ in the 80’s, where she enjoyed cooking, gardening and puzzles. Dorothy spent the last five years as a resident of Fairless Hills, living with...

On Thursday, November 10, 2022, Edwin (Ed) L. Berner, loving husband, father, brother, uncle and godfather passed away at the age of 80.

Ed was born on May 27, 1942 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Edwin and Marie Berner. Ed enjoyed a great childhood growing up in Fort Dodge playing baseball all through his school years.

Gail P. McDermott passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Chandler Hall, Newtown. She was 76. Born in Bristol, she was daughter of the late Bernard and Marie Lippincott McDermott.

Gail attended Bishop Egan High School and graduated from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She retired after 30 years as a Public Health Nurse with the...

John A. Willis, Jr. passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022. He was 77. Born in Bristol, son of the late John and Dorothy Schreck Willis, he was raised in Bristol and has been a Levittown resident for the past 45 years. John attended Bristol High School, and served 4 years, as a jet mechanic, in the United States...

John “Jukey'' Pica, 93, peacefully passed away July 30th, 2022 at home, surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong Bristol Borough resident, Jukey was well known and loved for his charismatic, outgoing personality.

He worked for Bristol Borough for over 50 years before retiring. A devoted St. Ann’s parishioner and pillar of his parish. He found joy...

Kimberly Ann Walsh passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Vitas Hospice at Nazareth Hospital, after a sudden illness. She was 54. Born and raised in Bristol, she was a graduate of Bristol High School, Class of 1985, attended Holy Family College and Temple University and was employed for 23 years as...

Leonard Jankowski passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home in Bristol Borough. He was 74. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Leonard and Jane Jankowski, he has been a resident of Bensalem/Bristol for many years. Leonard enjoyed fishing, gardening, movies, and cooking. He was an avid collector of many things. He loved his family and...