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• Upper Bucks Free Press •August 2015
~Obituaries~
Cindy L. Etter, 58, of Coopersburg,
died Mon. July 13th at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was the wife of Richard Etter for 28 years. She worked for the Bucks County District Attorney’s office for 26 years prior to her retirement in 2001. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Vivian (Kline) Berle. Surviving with her husband are her brother, Gary Berle and nieces, Laurie, Jennifer and Holly. Memorial contributions can be made to the Upper Bucks SPCA, 60 Reservoir Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951.www.janauglefcs.com
Lebrecht “Lee” John Roeseler
passed away peacefully in Snow Hill, Maryland, on May 11. He was 95. Lee was born in the Bronx on September 21, 1919, to Carl Roeseler and Bertha Kepner Roeseler. He was the first member of his family to be born in the United States. His family moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, when he was still little. His first job was working for an iceman and he graduated from Hackensack High School in 1938. While a student at Hackensack High, he also met a young lady named Marie Riblet. After high school, Lee and his best friend saved up and bought a rattletrap old car for less than 20 bucks and drove to Florida (no small feat in 1938). Lee then attended junior college and Pratt Institute for engineering in Brooklyn. His bus rides into the city often coincided with Marie Riblet’s commute into Manhattan. The second time he asked her out, she said yes. Thus began a love affair that lasted for more than seven decades. With the exception of World War Two, they were never apart for more than a day or two. Lee found work in the aerospace industry as a weights and balances engineer and married Marie Riblet in 1942. He enlisted in the army the same year and served as an airplane mechanic throughout World War Two, primarily in the China Burma India Theater. After the war, Lee and Marie – a couple of
city slickers – decided to become farmers. They bought land in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with Marie’s sister Dallas Hicks, and Dallas’s husband Charlie. To help make ends meet, Lee took a job as an apprentice working on the printing presses at the Quakertown Free Press newspaper in 1946. To give you some idea of his farming skills, he worked for the paper until 1973, serving as superintendent of production for 23 years. In 1967 he also bought Labelcraft Press in Perkasie, and was the sole owner and operator until selling it in 1985. In the 1980s, Marie and Lee retired and split their time between Petersburg, Virginia, and Lehigh Acres, Florida. Lee was a member of the First United Church of Christ and the Lions Club in both Quakertown and Lehigh Acres, and a member of the American Legion of Quakertown. Lee loved his family, his friends, good food, and hard work. From woodwork to yard work, he enjoyed a good day’s labor. When he was no longer able to put in a full day’s work, he enjoyed watching other people work. He called this “supervising.” He is survived by his daughters Karen Roeseler Shipman and Janice Roeseler Gault, husband Donald; sister, Margarete Rantze; grandchildren, Sophie Gault, Matt Shipman, wife Julia; great-grandchildren, Nora, Fiona and Violet; nephews, Gordon Rantze, wife Beth, Paul Riblet, wife Kathy, and Donald Riblet; nieces, Gail Rantze Jones, husband Mike, Nancy Riblet, partner Evelyn Butlerk, Patricia Hicks Hartman, husband Barry, Lisa Rabenold, husband Rick, and Gretchen Yerger; and many great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Stephenson Riblet Roeseler; son, Dennis Roeseler; nephews Robert Hicks, wife Judy and James Hicks. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat. Aug. 1st at Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd., Quakertown. A calling will precede the service from 1:00-2:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment at Quakertown Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to
Coastal Hospice, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802 or Habitat for Humanity, 31 Oak Ave. #100, Chalfont, PA 18914.
Robert Travis O’Connor
passed away in an accident on Thursday, July 2nd. Bobby is the son of Linda (nee Deegan) and Thomas O’Connor Jr. He is the loving brother of his younger sister, Casey.Bobby was born Sep. 8, 1991 in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. He attended St. Isidore Catholic School from pre-K to 8th grade. He still countsmany of these classmates among his closest friends.He played youth sports in Quakertown including midget football and summer swim team. He studied Tae Kwon Do under Hall of Fameinstructor Master Mike Snisky and achieved the rank of third degree black belt.Bobby graduated Lansdale Catholic High School - Class of 2010. He wasa part of the “Rare Breed” football program, just like his father and paternal grandfather. He played offensive line and was a member of the 2007 PAC-10 co-championship football team.He attended Mansfield University from 2011-2012. He played a yearof varsity sprint football and was a founding father of the Phi Nu chapter of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He was a MU Presidential Scholar-Athlete. He transferred and graduated with a B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State he was a member of the power lifting club. He took part in THON his junior year and the Mifflin Run his senior year. He was a proud alumnus.Bobby liked hunting and fishing with his two grandfathers. He loved his dog, a yellow lab named Lightning. He enjoyed bull riding, cliff jumping, skim boarding, riding his motorcycle and mudding in his Dodge pick-up truck. Bobby lived on the edge - and on occasion jumped off it.In addition to his parents and sister, he is survived by his grandparents Tom & DJ O’Connor and Elaine Deegan. He was proceeded in death by hisgrandparents Bob Deegan and Eleanor O’Connor and his uncle and godfather Scott Deegan. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended cousins in the U.S. and England. Bobby was much loved and well respected in his community. He was coming home from helping a friend when the accident occurred. He was a good man. Memorial contributions in Bobby’s name may be made to Penn State Thon, 227D HUB, University Park, PA 16802 or Special Olympics PA, 2570 Blvd. of the Generals, STE 124, Norristown, PA 19403.
Todd A. Rubin,
24, died Wed. July 1st from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of Jeff Rubin and Linda Wimmer and is survived by his loving family. Family and friends are invited to call at the Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Serv Mon., July 6, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. A service will follow at 8 PM. Memorials in Todd’s name may be made to the family c/o ice, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd., Quakertown, www.janauglefcs.com
Ethel
Reichenbach,
77, of Richlandtown, died Sunday July 5 in her home. She was the widow of Robert L. Reichenbach, Sr. Born in Phila, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy H. and Grace (Kerper) Mease. For over twenty years she worked as the supervisor of housekeeping at Independence Court, Quakertown. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Richlandtown, the Richlandtown Fire Co., where she was a former radio operator, the former Richland Snow Runners, serving as secretary, the Auxiliary to American Legion Post 242, Quakertown and a charter member of the Richlandtown Historical Society. Surviving are her son Robert L., Jr., wife Kathleen of Richlandtown; daughter Carol Hodges, significant other, Bill Haws of Center Valley; brother George of Richlandtown; sisters Linda Treffinger, husband Arthur W. III of Quakertown and Diane Turner of Wetherly; grandchildren Stephen, Brian, Ashley, David, Daniel, Brandon and 8 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her brother LeRoy, Jr. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Thurs. July 9 in the Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd., Quakertown with calling hours 11 am – 1 pm preceding. Interment will be in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Applebachsville. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.
Linda E. Cangelosi (nee Logan)
of New Britain, PA, passed away July 19 after a long, courageous battle with bone cancer. She was 61. Born on February 20, 1954, in Frankford, Philadelphia, Linda studied nursing at Temple University, where she joined the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and made lifelong friends. For 36 years she worked as a nurse. Her daughters brought her great joy, and so much of her life was spent supporting them and helping them succeed. She was looking forward to her first grandchild in November. A woman of strong faith, her passions included spending time with family and friends, traveling, dogs, and volunteering to help others. Linda is remembered for “telling it like it is” and her persevering, hardworking nature. Linda is survived by her husband, Joseph Cangelosi; daughters Patricia Cangelosi and Victoria Guentter; son-in-law Brian Guentter; grandson (in utero) “Baby Boy Guentter” (all of New Britain); brother Michael Logan; sisters Judy and Janet Logan (of Philadelphia); nephews Michael Logan, Santos (Jay) Higgins and Hugo (Daniel) Higgins; nieces Anna Montaquila and Rachel Logan; sisters-inlaw Mindy Logan, Debby Dennis and Alice Higgins; brothers-in-law Thomas Cangelosi and Daniel Higgins; four grand-nephews and two grand-nieces; many loving friends and former colleagues; and three grand-dogs. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Catherine Logan. The viewing will be held Saturday, July 25, at 9:30 am at St. Jude Catholic Church: 321 W Butler Avenue, Chalfont, PA 18914; followed by a funeral mass at 11:30 am, and internment at St. John Neumann Cemetery: 3797 County Line Rd., Chalfont, PA 18914. Donations in Linda’s memory may be made to St. Jude Catholic Church.
George A. Naylor Jr. of Warminster
passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. He was 87. George was the beloved husband of the late Myra E. Naylor with whom he had shared more than 67 years of marriage. He was born in Lumberton, N.C., the son of the late George A. and Nora Naylor, Jr. George was a respected and successful business man in the Bucks County Community for more than 50 years. He was the owner of Century 21 Smith-Ralphs Real Estate for more than 20 years, and continued to work as a realtor for Berkshire-Hathaway Fox & Roach Home Services of Southampton. George was honored with the distinction of being designated an Emeritus REALTOR® for 40 years of service to the Bucks County Association of REALTORS®, Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®. He served as a President of the Bucks County Association of REALTORS®, Director of the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®, President of the Pennsylvanian REALTORS® Education Foundation, and was awarded Pennsylvania REALTOR® of the Year in 2005. He was involved in his community, as the past Chairman of the Warminster Economic Development Committee, and a past President of the Warren Company, For the Recovery of Stolen Horses and other Property and detection of Thieves, formed in 1824. He was an educator and mentor to many. George is survived by two sons, George D. Naylor of Warminster and Ernest Naylor (Naomi) of Quakertown; three daughters, Connie Stewart (Wayne) of Vera Beach, Fla., Sharon Naylor and Edie Ritz (Steven), both of Warminster; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. George was preceded in death by a son, Glenn Alton Naylor. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bucks County Real Estate Institute, 1452 Old York Road, Warminster, PA 18974, in the name of the George Naylor Memorial Scholarship Fund.