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Betty Friend

Betty Friend

Oct 20, 2018

Wife of the late William.  Mother of Bettyann Wagner and William P., II Friend (Katherine).  Grandmother of William P., III (Jennifer), Peter A. (Lynn), Claudia, Kelley McCarthy, and Leo Wagner.  Also survived by 12 great grandchildren.  Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Wednesday morning, 9:15-10:15 A.M. at BURNS FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave., Phila., PA 19114.  Funeral Service...

Maria E. Corelli (Nee Sailer)

Maria E. Corelli (Nee Sailer)

Oct 19, 2018

Wife of the late Daniel P., Sr.  Mother of Patrick, Sr. (Marie), Rosemarie Banes, John (Lynn), Dolores Thompson, and the late Daniel, Jr.  Grandmother of Patrick, Jr. (Kalyn), Denyse, John, Natalie (Andy) and Nicole.  Great grandmother of Emily and Daniel.  Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Friday morning, 8:45-9:45 A.M. at St. Katherine of Siena Church, 9700 Frankford...

Bertha J. Maxwell (Nee Flynn)

Bertha J. Maxwell (Nee Flynn)

Oct 19, 2018

Bertha "Bert" J. (nee Flynn) October 19, 2018.  Beloved wife of 65 years to Peter J. Sr.  Devoted mother of Peter J. Jr. (Sharon), Colleen Cantz, James Maxwell (Marion), Diane Nelson, and Michele Davis (Hugh); loving  grandmom of 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.  Bert will also be sadly missed by...

Mary O'Riordan

Mary O'Riordan

Oct 18, 2018

Mary Loretta O'Riordan, 99, of Philadelphia, died on Thursday, October 18, 2018.  She was the beloved daughter of  the late Frank and Katherine Kilgallon O'Riordan and the dear sister of Anne E. O'Riordan, Catherine C. Dillman (James), John F. O'Riordan (Patricia Loftus),  and James J. O'Riordan (Dorothy Schweickhardt), all of Philadelphia, and of Dr. Joseph P. O'Riordan (Dr. Anna Connor...

John E. Gallahger, Jr.

John E. Gallahger, Jr.

Oct 18, 2018

Son of the late John and Anna Gallagher.  Survived by his dear friends Deacon James and Mary Duffy.  Relatives and friends are invited to his Graveside Service, Friday, 11:00 AM October 26, 2018, Our Lady of Grace Cemetery.

Ltc (R) Robert William Gallagher

Ltc (R) Robert William Gallagher

Oct 17, 2018

LTC (R) Robert William Gallagher passed away October 17, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Bobbie Charlene Gallagher. Loving father of Joe Gallagher (Luanne), Robert Gallagher (Martha), and Elizabeth Gallagher Duncan (Fred). He is also survived by his 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and his brother Donald Gallagher. Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Mass 8:45 AM...

Geralyn Anne Zenker

Geralyn Anne Zenker

Oct 16, 2018

Geralyn Anne Zenker, passed away October 16, at the age of 60. Beloved wife of Barry Zenker. Loving mom of Stacy Brown and Paula Soley (Jason). Grandmom of Sydney and Mackenzie Brown, and Andrew and James Soley. Dear sister of James Patrick Hurley, Mary Lou Strickland, and Maureen Hurley. She is also survived by many loving friends. Relatives and...

Catherine M. Greway (Nee Burke)

Catherine M. Greway (Nee Burke)

Oct 16, 2018

Beloved wife of the late Edward R. Sr.  Devoted mother of Mary Ellen Crane (Jerry), Cathy Greway (the late Jerry Propp), Edward R. Jr. (Dianne), and Margie Schellinger (Ralph).  Loving grandmom of Cindy Crane, Lisa Hickey, Jerry Crane, Jr., Joseph Crane, Kristi Holstein, Stacey Schellinger, Katie Lewis, Jennifer Greway, and Kim Black;...

Emily (Effie) Capitolo (Nee Buzby)

Emily (Effie) Capitolo (Nee Buzby)

Oct 16, 2018

Emily Capitolo passed away October 16, 2018 at the age of 95. Beloved wife of the late Alexander N. Capitolo. Loving mother of the late Frances Formicola. Dear grandmother of James Bowman (Cyndie), and Lisa Bowman-Baksa (Jim). Great grandmother of Andrew, Ethan, Grace, Sophia, and Tabitha. Relatives and friends are invited to her graveside service on Saturday October 20,...

Marie A. Definis

Marie A. Definis

Oct 16, 2018

Marie A. Suddenly October 16, 2018.  Devoted mother of Allison and John she is the loving daughter of Augustine and Antoinette Definis.  Dear sister of Donna, David, Paul, Gary, and the late Eileen. A former employee of Frankford-Toresdale Hospital. Marie received her Master's Degree in nursing from Widener University and had a passion for caring for the sick.  Relatives and...

Michael H. O'Brien

Michael H. O'Brien

Oct 15, 2018

Michael H. O'Brien died October 15, 2018 in the Fishtown rowhome where he lived 62 of his 64 years. He was the beloved husband of Rita (née Kohler) and devoted father of Bridget and Michael.

A dedicated statesman, Mike was elected to represent the 175 th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2006 and...

Robert "Bob" L. Hill

Robert "Bob" L. Hill

Oct 15, 2018

Robert L. Hill, "Bob", passed away October 15, 2018 at the age of 84. He was a resident of Morrisville, formerly of Philadelphia. Bob was a retired Corporal with the Philadelphia Police Dept and also served with the U.S. Naval Reserves. He was also a member of the Wissinoming Yacht Club. Husband of the late Dolores (nee McNally). Father of...

Marion M. Brunell (Nee Bradley)

Marion M. Brunell (Nee Bradley)

Oct 14, 2018

Suddenly on October 14, 2018. Loving wife of Bruno. Devoted mother of Jeanie M. Perlstein (Gary), and Joseph B. (Peggy). Cherished grandmother to Christina, Danielle, Joseph, Anthony, Nicholas, Frank and Gianna. Great grandmom of Matthew. Dear sister of Edward, Helen, Nancy, and Jean. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Friday 9:30-10:45 AM at St. Bede the Venerable...

Eileen T. Mcgranaghan (Nee Mcguire)

Eileen T. Mcgranaghan (Nee Mcguire)

Oct 14, 2018

Loving mother of Christopher (Danielle Cook), and Sean. Daughter-in-law of Jessica Robuck; sister-in-law of Ronnie McGuire, Michael McKenna, and Patricia Lutz (John). Predeceased by her companion Michael. Also survived by her large extended loving family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Thursday Eve 6:00-8:00 PM at BURNS FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave. Phila., PA 19114...

Arlene E. Doctoroff (Nee Schrumpf)

Arlene E. Doctoroff (Nee Schrumpf)

Oct 13, 2018

Arlene E. Doctoroff passed away October 13, 2018 at the age of 84. Beloved wife of the late Louis. Loving mother of Donna Piskorski (the late Vincent) (Rick Rhoades), and LuAnn MacCord (Harry). Dear Mom Mom of Vincent, Michael, Matthew, Kerri and Amy; GG to Sean, Johnny, Bradley, Isabella, Vincent Jr., Ava, Leo, Amelia, and Delaney.  Sister of Raymond,...

Joseph E. Duccilli

Joseph E. Duccilli

Oct 12, 2018

Joseph Duccilli passed away on Oct. 12, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Regina (Gallagher). Father of Martin R., Regina Schwegel, James F., Kevin Jr., and the late Joseph Jr. Also survived by her grandchildren Lisa, Martin Jr., Melissa, Diana, Annmarie, Joe Jr., Nichole, James, Angelina, and Michael Schwegel and 12 greatgrandchildren. Relatives, friends, and Teamster Retirees are invited to...

William F. Gallagher

William F. Gallagher

Oct 11, 2018

William F. Gallagher "Uncle Dit" passed away October 11, 2018.  A WWII Army Veteran who served in European and Pacific Theaters.  Beloved husband of the late Catherine "Cass" (nee Broadbent).  Dear brother of James (Mary) Gallagher, and the late Tom (Ethel) Gallagher, Alice (Bud) Hendricks, and Nancy (Ted) Seiler; loving uncle of Kevin (Donna) Gallagher and many other loving nieces...

Agnes J. Houck

Agnes J. Houck

Oct 10, 2018

Beloved Wife of the late William, loving mother of Linda Reilly (William), Donna Myers (Kevin), William III (Antanett) and Joseph (Nancy); also survived by 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Agnes was a long time employee of Aria Torresdale Hospital. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Saturday 8:30 A.M. at Burns Funeral Home, 9708 Frankford Ave. (so. of...

William F. Leahy

William F. Leahy

Oct 9, 2018

William F. Leahy passed away October 9, 2018 at the age of 78. A U.S. Navy veteran; formerly of Philadelphia and Lansdale. Son of the late Mary (nee Fox) and William Leahy. Loving father of Jennifer Persichetti (Michael), Christine Nunn, and William Leahy (Kendra). Dear grandpop of Sarah and Matthew Persichetti, Sydney and Casey Nunn, and Adam, Rachael and Abigail...

Brittany M. Haniebnik

Brittany M. Haniebnik

Oct 8, 2018

Brittany passed away suddenly October 8, 2018 at the age of 28. Beloved life partner to Stephanie Hotchkiss. Loving daughter of Jacqueline (nee Hudicek), and the late Joseph Haniebnik. Dear sister of Joey Hudicek (Terri), Brian Weitzmann (Patti), Shane Weitzmann. Granddaughter of Rita Keifer. She is also survived by the Hotchkiss and Hudicek families Joseph and Kristal levasseur and...

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