Obituaries

Diane L. Gormley passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Chandler Hall Hospice surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.  She was 65.  Born in Bristol Township, daughter of the late James P. and Claire Reilly Dunn, she was raised in Levittown and has been a Bristol Borough resident for the past 37 years. ...

Eleanor Pirri passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital. She was 86. Born in Conshohocken, PA, daughter of the late Agostino and Katerina (Galie) Virgulti, she has been a Bristol Borough resident for the past 74 years.

Ellie was a 1952 Bristol High School graduate. She worked alongside her family at their business,...

Josephine M. Siesser passed away on December 5, 2020 at Juniper Village at Bensalem. She was 89 years old. Born in the Tacony section of Philadelphia to the late Vincenzo and Felicetta Potalivo, she was a longtime resident of Levittown before moving to Juniper Village.

Wife of the late Edward J. Siesser, mother of the late Stephen...

Nancy Hartman passed away on January 28th at St Mary's Hospital in Langhorne PA after a valiant battle with COPD. She was born to Edna and Frank Rester on Sept. 27th, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married her late husband Thomas Hartman on December 02, 1972. She raised her family in Bristol, Pennsylvania. After Thomas’ passing she spent many...

Robert Thomas Guenther III, 60, of Croydon, PA passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020, peacefully in his home. He spent the majority of his life living in Edgewater Park, NJ and was a lifelong cook at the Masonic Home in Burlington, NJ for 44 years.

Born June 11, 1959 in Riverside, NJ, Bob was the son...

Steven Iwanyshyn passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 74 years of age.  He was Ukrainian, born in Landshut, Germany on June 26, 1946.  Steven was a very proud veteran of the U.S. Army, retired from a career as a vending route man and was a Bensalem resident.

Steven was a devoted husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather,...

Arthur C. Adams, a firefighter's firefighter, who will be truly missed by all, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia. He was 77. Born in Riverside, NJ., he was an area resident all his life. Mr. Adams retired after 32 years from 3M Co., Bristol, where he was the plant fire chief, head of...

Edward M. Tracy passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, March 20, 2022.  He was 89.  Born in Philadelphia, son of the late James and Alma Tracy, he was raised in Hulmeville, Pa and has been a Levittown resident for the past 60 years.  Mr. Tracy was a graduate of North Catholic High School,...

Frank J. Farmer, III passed away, with his family by his side, on Sunday, August 28, 2022. He was 65. Born and raised in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia, he moved to the Levittown area in 1979. Frank was the successful small business owner of DNP Landscaping. He was a lifetime member of Newportville Fire Co., where he served...

Irene J. Esposito passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 88. Born in Bristol Borough, daughter of the late Walter and Sally Markel, she was a lifelong Bristol Borough resident. Mrs. Esposito retired after many years working at the Rohm & Haas Credit Union. She was an avid golfer....

Jeremy Robert Johnson was called to Heaven suddenly on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was 27 years young. Born in Philadelphia, he was a Bensalem resident most of his life. Jeremy was a graduate of Lakeside High School and was employed in security at the Oasis Club, where he made many friends. He lived a lot...

Linda Ann Marshall Sheetz passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at her home. She was 67. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Frederick J. and Genevieve Mitchell, she has been a Bristol area resident most of her life. Linda was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Class of 1972. She enjoyed gardening, antique collecting and...

Linda C. McCafferty passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at The Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, with her loving family by her side. She was 72. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Walter and Mae Gruszka, she was raised in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia, and was a Croydon resident for 45 years until recently moving...

Maria P. Gregory passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Jefferson Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pa. She was 58. Born in Puerto Rico, she was a Bristol resident most of her life. Maria was a great cook, loved her animals and crime shows and was a real people person, who loved taking care of others, but most especially enjoyed spending...

Marvin James Bixler, Jr "Jay", passed away suddenly on Thursday August 5, 2021 at the age of 68.

Born in Pottsville, Pa, son of the late Shirley and Marvin Bixler, Sr., Jay was a lifelong resident of Bristol, Pa. Jay was a proud U.S. Marine Veteran, serving in Vietnam and received the National Defense Service Medal and...

Robert W. “Bob” Loughlin, the adored husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, and mentor passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. He was 92. Bob, or Pop as he was known to his 13 grandchildren, was born in New York City on January 17, 1930. The only son of William D. and Agnes Q. Loughlin, he was raised in...

Anthony Mark Dwornitski, Jr., age 35 of Bristol, PA died from a motorcycle accident on September 7, 2022. Anthony enjoyed working on motorcycles and doing body work on cars. He especially loved riding quads on his family camp in upstate New York.

Anthony was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joe and Theresa Dwornitski, his uncle Thomas...

Karen Franzson A Life Well Lived For Her God and Savior

Karen Franzson was promoted to Glory on December 2, 2022. Karen is survived by her Sister Claudine Franzson Taylor. Karen was Claudine's precious Sister and best Friend throughout all their lives. Life on this earth will forever be empty without Karen. Being with Karen, for Claudine, was being...

Lorraine E. Connelly passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 in Hamilton, Bermuda. She was 86. Born in Syracuse, NY, she resided in Levittown most of her life. Lorraine was employed as a waitress at Adelphia Restaurant for many years. She enjoyed visiting light houses, beaches and traveling, especially cruising, and loved her dogs.

Predeceased by her...

Rita H. Strobele passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at her home. She was 90. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Daniel and Louella Chamberlain Dugan, she was a lifelong Bristol resident. She was a self-employed hairdresser and later worked as a clothing inspector for Jones New York. Mrs. Strobele loved spending time with her family especially...