All Obituaries

Gerald J. Straup, of Hatboro, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. He was 77 years old. Jerry was the beloved husband of 23 years to the late Mary C. (nee Gambino) Straup. He was born in Philadelphia to the late Charles H. and Patricia E. Straup. Jerry was a beloved father and pop-pop. He taught his late son the importance of family and hard work by the way he lived his life. Jerry always enjoyed a good cup of coffee and a NASCAR race.  Gerald is survived by his daughter-in-law,...

Norman W. Stabler, of Warminster, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. He was 91 years old. Norm was the beloved husband of the late Bernice (nee Donna) Stabler with whom he had shared 53 years of marriage. He was born in Fountain Springs, PA, a son of the late Harry and Clara Stabler. Norman was the most kind, loving, generous, and dependable person, and his nieces and nephews could always expect a birthday card on their birthdays. His hobbies included building and painting bird...

Lillian L. Mancini (nee Weinstein), of North Wales formerly of Hatboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 18, 2021. She was 95 years old. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 5th,1926. Lillian was the wife of the late Dominic J. Mancini. She was the daughter of the late Abraham and Minnie (nee Cohen) Weinstein. Lillian is survived by her children, Susan des Garennes (Chris), Ronald (Donna), James (Laura), Michael, and Dean (Wendy); 16 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 1...

William N. Schrope, of Huntingdon Valley, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 11, 2021. He was 83 years old. Bill was the beloved husband of 60 years to Gayle Schrope. He was born in Abington, PA, a son of the late William S. and Helen (Nelson) Schrope. Bill served his country in the Korean War in the United States Army. Bill and Gayle founded their family heating and air conditioning business in 1971, known today as Huntingdon Mechanical Contractors in Willow Grove. Bill was a...

John R. Thygeson, Jr., Ph.D., of Hatboro, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 10, 2021. He was 97 years old. Born in Boston,MA, he was the son of the late John R. Thygeson, Sr. and H. Louise Prince Thygeson. Jack was a professor of chemical engineering at Drexel University for more than 30 years, where he was highly regarded for his teaching. He was loved and respected by his students and colleagues who appreciated his wit and wisdom. He was a member of many academic honorary...

Evelyn Kastenhuber Zurybida of Hatboro, formerly of Wyncote, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Artman Lutheran Home. Evelyn was born 7/25/32 in Philadelphia to the late Adam and Elsie Bachmayer, and had one brother, the late Donald Bachmayer. She was pre-deceased in 1991 by her beloved husband of 42 years, Rudolph C Kastenhuber II, and in 2001 by husband of 4 years, Adam Zurybida. As a teen Evelyn was a straight A student and involved with a youth Bible group. Married in 1949...

Frances Slider of Hatboro passed away peacefully October 5, 2021 at the age of 95. She was born to John and Mary Russek in Middelport, PA. She met her beloved husband Robert “Bob” Slider while working at Nabisco in Philadelphia. She and Bob shared 62 loving years of marriage and raised 2 sons. She was an ardent Phillies and Eagles fan and loved watching games any chance she could. She will be remembered as a dedicated wife and mother, a loving sister and devoted...

John “Wally” Wallace Vaughan of Warminster, PA passed away on October 3, 2021 at the age of 89.  Relatives and friends will be received by Wally’s family on Thursday evening after 7:00 p.m. in until 9:00 p.m.  in Schneider Funeral Home, 431 N. York Road, Hatboro and again on Friday, October 8th after 10:00 a.m. followed by his Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m.  His interment will follow in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery in Langhorne, PA.   In lieu of...

Lila M. Ruch (nee Tricker), of Hatboro, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021.  She was 99 years old. Lila was the loving wife of the late Richard Ruch. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Lillian Tricker (McMichael). Lila is survived by her sons, Richard (Andrea) and Gary (Theresa); grandchildren, Daniel Ruch (Donna Dimitri), Jeffery Ruch, Alex (Dana) Ruch, David Ruch,  and Jaime (Arron) Forste; and 7 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband,...

Katherine Goblowsky (nee Righter), of Warminster, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021. She was 77 years old. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. and Catherine (nee Durkin) Righter. Katherine was a nurse for over 40 years. She loved to travel, her dog, and to crotchet- especially baby blankets for the ward at the Old Warminster Hospital. Katherine was on the board of her Condo Association for the past decade. She is survived by her daughter, Linda A. Finn; her...