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Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com James R. Miller
July 7, 1948 - April 20, 2004
James R. Miller of Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died suddenly Tuesday, April 20, 2004. He was 55 years old. James was born July 7, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Thomas A. Miller Jr. and Catherine E. Miller (nee - Woods).
He is the beloved husband of Barbara Ischinger Miller; father of Doris Beck and her husband George and Richard Miller and his wife Mandy; Pop-pop of Ryan and Victoria Beck; brother of Thomas, Ronald and Gary Miller; son-in-law of Henry Ischinger.
Jim graduated from Upper Dublin High School and received an Associate Degree from Montgomery County Community College. Jim served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and worked in law enforcement for many years, reaching the rank of sergeant in the Upper Dublin Police Department. He was active for many years in the Boy Scouts of America and his hobbies included playing golf and working on old cars.
Relatives and friends were invited to his visitation Sunday, April 25, 2004, from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. and to his funeral service at 2:00 P.M. at the Fort Washington Expo Center, 1100 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the “Miller Grandchildren Education Fund” c/o Wetzel and Son, 501 N. Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090.
Edward M. Shawlis
November 30, 1925 - April 22, 2004
Edward M. Shawlis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He was 78 years old. Edward was born November 30, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Anthony Shawlis and the late Marion Shawlis (nee - LaGlen).
He is the beloved husband of fifty-six years to Dorothea A. Shawlis (nee Swenson); father of Edward Shawlis Jr., Marie and Lewis McCarthy, Robert and Diane Shawlis, Jean Shawlis, Dorothea Shawlis and Joseph Shawlis.
Edward was a graduate of Dobbins Trade School and a retiree of the U.S. Postal Service where he was a letter carrier.
Relatives and friends were invited to his memorial service Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 12:00 P.M. at the Wetzel and Son Funeral Home, 6902 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia. Interment was private.
In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to either Deborah Heart & Lung Center, 212 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015 or the Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111.
Helen W. Straub
Helen W. Straub of Richboro, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, April 22, 2002 at her residence. She was 88 years old. Helen was born November 24, 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late William Widman and the late Johanna Widman (nee - Fahrner).
She is the beloved wife of the late Walter Straub; Mother of Walter Straub, Jr., Dorothy Curran and Richard Straub; Sister-in- law of Dorothy Widman. She is also survived by her five grandchildren and by her one great granddaughter.
Helen was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from William Penn High School. She worked as a secretary for Albert Einstein Medical Center during her working career. She was a long time member of the Lawndale Baptist Church and lived on the 600 block of Kerper Street in Lawndale for 35 years until moving to her daughter's home in Richboro in 2000.
Relatives and friends were invited to call Friday, April 26, 2002, from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. at Lawndale Baptist Church, 6433 Lawndale Avenue, Philadelphia. Relatives and friends were invited to her Funeral Service Friday, April 26, 2002, at 10:00 A.M. at Lawndale Baptist Church. Interment at George Washington Memorial Park in Plymouth Meeting followed the Funeral Service.
In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to the Lawndale Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 6433 Lawndale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111.
Elisabeth M. Wilhelm
Elisabeth M. Wilhelm of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, April 22, 2002 at Philadelphia Protestant Home. She was 91 years old. Elisabeth was born October 31, 1910 in Donawitz Leoben, Austria-Hungary, daughter of the late August Heiser and the late Catharina Heiser (nee - Pichelbauer).
She is the Mother in Law of Phyllis Reitz; Grandmother of Cynthia J. Beard and the Great Grandmother of Three.
Elisabeth was a soprano who loved to sing, mostly in the Opera.
Relatives and friends were invited to call Wednesday, April 24, 2002, from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. at St. William's R. C. Church, 6200 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia. Relatives and friends were invited to her Funeral Mass Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 10:30 A.M. at St. William's R. C. Church. Interment at Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge followed the Funeral Mass.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Philadelphia Protestant Home Benevolent Fund, 6555 Tabor Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111.
Lillian R. McWilliams
October 12, 1915 - April 23, 2004
Lillian R. McWilliams of Doylestown, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Doylestown Hospital. She was 88 years old. Lillian was born October 12, 1915 in Croydon, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Joseph Hetherington and the late Margaret Hetherington (nee - Orr).
She is the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Francis J. McWilliams, Sr.; mother of Francis J. McWilliams, Jr., Margaret K. Haney, Mary Jane Reichert and the late Stephen F. McWilliams, Sr.; grandmother of eight and great grandmother of six. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Lillian was a former resident of Roslyn, PA.
Relatives and friends were invited to her viewing Monday, April 26, 2004, from 12 Noon to 1:00 P.M. and to her funeral service at 1:00 P.M. at the Wetzel and Son Funeral Home, 501 North Easton Road, Willow Grove. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Avenue, Cheltenham followed the funeral service.
Donations in her memory may be made to the American Red Cross, 1421 Highland Avenue, Abington, PA 19001.
Gladys Spence
Gladys Spence of Doylestown, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at Luther Woods Convalescent Center. She was 87 years old. Gladys was born December 28, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Harry H. Van Dusen and the late Lena Van Dusen (nee - Hulton).
She is the beloved wife of the late James Spence; Mother of Debbie Milnik and her husband Vince and Barbara and her husband Bob; Sister of Jack Van Dusen; Grandmother of Vince, James, Kurt, Erich, Kerrin and Hans; Great grandmother of Owen.
Gladys was born and raised in Philadelphia and worked as a file clerk for the Calvert Distillery during her working career. She was a long time resident of the1900 block of Solly Avenue in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia.
Services were private at the family's request.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19111.
John M. Mercer
John M. Mercer of Souderton, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Sunday, April 28, 2002 at Abington Memorial Hospital. He was 77 years old. John was born October 18, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Chester Mercer and the late Mabel Mercer (nee - Burns).
He is the beloved husband of Bonnie Mercer (nee-Jester) and the late Beatrice Mercer (nee-Higgins); Father of J. Wayne and his wife Wendy Mercer and Karen Mercer and her husband Charles H. Houck III, Bonnie and her husband Brooks Olesh, Cynthia Rutherford and her partner Robin Miller and William and his wife Jennifer Rutherford; Grandfather of Christopher J. Mercer, Kimberly Binkley, Kathryn, Alexander and Nicole Houck and Jackson Miller; GreatGrandfather of Justin Binkley.
A long time resident of Willow Grove, John was a captain in the Air Force where he was a pilot during W.W.II and the Korean War. He was a retiree from Scott Paper.
Relatives and friends were invited to call Friday, May 3, 2002, from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. at the Wetzel and Son Funeral Home, 501 North Easton Road, Willow Grove. Relatives and friends were invited to his Funeral Service Friday, May 3, 2002, at 10:00 A.M. at the Wetzel and Son Funeral Home. Interment at Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Prospectville followed the Funeral Service.
Elwood L. Schmidt
Elwood L Schmidt of Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Sunday, April 28, 2002 at Jeanes Hospital. He was 94 years old. Elwood was born April 21, 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Louis Schmidt and the late Katherine Schmidt (nee - Widman).
He is the beloved husband of Florence C. Schmidt (nee - Maher) and the late Vera Schmidt; Father of David Schmidt and his wife Elaine; Brother of Vera Raff, the late L. Russell Schmidt and the late Elsie Watt.
Elwood was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended the old Northeast High School in the city. He worked as an Administrative Assistant for Pennsylvania Manufacturers Insurance Company during his working career. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Meridian Sun Lodge No. 2, F. & A.M., the Lulu Temple Shrine Club and many other masonic organizations during his lifetime. Elwood was formerly of the 200 block of W. Godfrey Avenue in Olney.
Relatives and friends were invited to call Thursday, May 2, 2002, from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the Wetzel and Son - Montanye Funeral Home, 419 Huntingdon Pike, Rockledge. Relatives and friends were invited to his Masonic Service Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 11:00 A.M. at the Wetzel and Son - Montanye Funeral Home. Interment at Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia followed the Masonic Service.
James G. Taylor
James G. Taylor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, April 29, 2002 at Holy Redeemer Hospital. He was 80 years old. James was born August 31, 1921 in Larbert, Stirling, Scotland, son of the late George Edward Taylor and the late Jamesina Taylor (nee - McKenzie).
He is the beloved husband of Margaret A. Taylor (nee - Bowyer); Father of James Taylor, Jr., Richard Taylor, Robert Taylor, Bonnie Benek and Nancy Steinke. He is also survived by his seventeen grandchildren.
James was born in Larbert, Stirling County, Scotland and emigrated with his parents to the United States when he was two years old. He was a graduate of the old Northeast High School in Philadelphia and attended the Gibson Institute for accounting. He retired from the Sears and Roebuck Company in Philadelphia after working many years as a salesman. James was a member of the Frankford Lodge No. 292, F. & A.M.
Relatives and friends were invited to his Masonic Service Monday, May 6, 2002, at 11:00 A.M. at Fox Chase United Methodist Church, 201 Loney Street, Philadelphia. Relatives and friends were invited to his Memorial Service Monday, May 6, 2002, at 11:15 A.M. at Fox Chase United Methodist Church. Interment was private.
In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Fox Chase United Methodist Church, 201 Loney Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111.
Helen Jean Calverly
Helen Jean Calverley of Hatboro, Pennsylvania Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at Luther Woods Convalescent Center. She was 83 years old. Helen was born April 22, 1919 in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Ellwood Forest Mars and the late Helen Anna Mars (nee - Ely).
She is the beloved wife of Harold Calverley; Mother of Richard Donald Calverley, Kathleen Elaine Hering, Rebeca Diane McLaughlin, Carol Lynn Carr and Theodore Samuel Calverley; Grandmother of eleven and the Great Grandmother of Nine; Sister of Mary Emma Moon.
Helen was a lifelong resident of Willow Grove.
Relatives and friends were invited to call Wednesday, May 8, 2002, from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. at Independant Bible Church Of Willow Grove, 3155 Davisville Road, Willow Grove. Relatives and friends were invited to her Funeral Service Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 10:30 A.M. at Independant Bible Church Of Willow Grove. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park in Feasterville followed the Funeral Service.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Independant Bible Church Of Willow Grove, 3155 Davisville Road, Willow Grove, PA. 19090.
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