All Obituaries

James D. Walsh, of Philadelphia, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. He was 62 years old. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John J. and Marie C. (nee Montone) Walsh. James was devoted to and heavily involved with Alcoholics Anonymous, where he earned the nickname “Coffee Pot” because he was always known to have a pot of coffee brewing. He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer; his siblings, Eileen Simoes (Gary) and John Walsh (the late Carol); his nieces, Kelly...

Joseph “Joe” J. Schneider III, of Hatboro, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 11, 2020. He was 43 years old. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Collen McMullen-Schneider. Joe loved fishing with his daughters, hanging out with his brother, sister, family and friends.  He also enjoyed cheering on the Flyers and Eagles. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his daughters, Jayda and Arieanna; his siblings David (Kimberly) and Christine (Tri) ; his...

Robert E. Rosander, of Willow Grove, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020. He was 81 years old. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was a son of the late Richard G. and Caroline M. (nee Nebel) Rosander. Bob loved his model trains and to tinker with his cars. He is survived by his siblings, Margaret Peters (the late Donald R.) and Charles W. Rosander (Nancy I.); his nieces and nephews, Stephen Peters (Valerie), Susan Zollo (Michael), and Cathy Rosander-Mazek (Michael); his 4 grand nieces and...

Robert J. Needham, Sr., of Warminster, passed away surrounded by family on Friday, October 9, 2020. He was 85 years old. Robert was the loving husband of Phyllis S. Needham (nee Krauss) and they shared 64 years of marriage. Born in West Grove, PA, he was a son of the late John E. and Wilmetta (nee Price) Needham.Robert loved cars. He always enjoyed working on older cars and going to antique car shows. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Patricia Long (Phillip), Rosemary...

Clark A. Perry of Hatboro passed away on October 2, 2020 at Luther Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 88 years of age. He was the beloved husband of Lois (nee Biscoe) with whom he had shared 61 wonderful years of marriage. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Hiram and Edith Perry. Clark attended Northeast High School in Philadelphia and soon after joined the US Army. He was a truck driver for 42 years, and before retiring worked at Mercedes Benz of Fort...

William John Battersby, Jr of Hatboro passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the home of his father and stepmother where he was residing. He was 45 years old.  William will be deeply missed by his two children, William John Battersby III and Bernadette May Battersby and a large loving family.  Relatives and friends will be received by his family on Wednesday, October 7th in Schneider Funeral Home, 431 North York Road, Hatboro after 10:30 a.m. followed by his Memorial...

Russell L. Brown of Springhouse Estates, formerly of Hatboro, died on Thursday, September 24, 2020.  He was 88 years young.  Russell was the beloved husband of the late Reba R. (Sharpless) Brown with whom he had shared over 53 years of marriage.  He was born in Philadelphia, PA the son of the late Francis L. Brown Sr. and Anna (Lewis) Brown. At the age of 10 Russell returned to Philadelphia after living in Lewisburg, PA from the age of 5.  He graduated from Germantown...

Jean Kay Blunt of Warminster passed away, September 22, 2020 in Doylestown.  She was 84 years old.  She was the beloved wife of Robert Blunt whom she shared 59 years of marriage.  She was born in Philadelphia the daughter of Frederick and Beatrice Wager, and sister of Fred Wager and Joan Brennan.   Jean was primarily a homemaker, however, she worked throughout some of her life at various jobs, but her favorite was her time as a recess aid for Longstreth...

Betty M. Hebert (nee Green) of Hatboro, PA passed away peacefully on September 22, 2020 at the Hopkins Center in Wyncote, PA. She was 57 years old. She was the beloved and devoted wife of Colin Hebert with whom she had shared over 21 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, DE on February 21, 1963 she is the daughter of the late Betty Johnston (nee Strawbridge) and George Green. The youngest of 6 children, Betsy spent her childhood living in both Newport and Dover, Delaware. After graduating...

Eunice Beatrice (Bea) Northway (nee Oliva), of Willow Grove, formerly of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020. She was 91 years old. Bea was the loving wife of the late Lowell E. Northway, with whom she shared 45 years of marriage . Born in Iowa City, Iowa, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mabel Oliva. Bea ran her own catering business for 30 years, catering weddings and small occasions. In her free time, she...