All Obituaries

Judith A. Gries, age 76 of Spring House, PA, passed away on July 28, 2021 in Abington Jefferson Hospice in Warminster, PA. Judy was born in Philadelphia to Warren S Jr and Ruth M (née King) Allem on March 15, 1945. She attended Upper Dublin Twp schools and graduated from that high school in 1963. She immediately went to nursing school, and was an employed registered nurse for a number of years including for Abington Memorial Hospital. Judy attained a BSN from LaSalle College, and...

Janet (Aiman) Waechter passed away on July 23, 2021 – she was devoted to her family, her Church, her community and her husband, Bruce. Janet was born in Wyndmoor, PA on May 13, 1935, to the parents of Sarah (Wennas) Aiman and James Monroe Aiman. She attended Springfield Township schools, achieving numerous academic honors and sporting achievements along the way and then attended Drexel University. At Drexel, she was the freshman class vice-president, active on sporting teams, and...

Grace K. Ruth passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 22, 2021 one day shy of her 99th birthday.  She is predeceased by her husband Robert Ruth and sister Pauline Bentz. Survived by her children Larry (Jacqueline) Ruth and Gregory Ruth; grandchildren, Joshua Ruth, Nathaniel Ruth, Rachel Klose, Russell Ruth, Robert Ruth and Daniel Ruth; great grandchildren, Kaitlyn Ruth, Juliana Ruth, Christian Ruth and Sennia Ruth; extended family and friends. She enjoyed knitting and working in...

Patricia Thomas, loving mother, wife and aunt, of Ambler, Pa, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2021, at the age of 82, in Lansdale, Pa. Patricia was born in Philadelphia, Pa, to Francis and Margaret McCabe on April 27, 1939. She attended and graduated from Hallahan Catholic High School in 1957. She met her future husband, Ronald Thomas, at a high school dance and they were married on September 16, 1961, at Corpus Christi Church in Philadelphia. She moved to Ambler with her husband,...

William R. Worth passed away on June 10, 2021 at the age of 91. Bill was born in Ambler on September 13, 1929 and was the only child of W. Harold Worth and Alta (Taylor) Worth. He was a graduate of Ambler High School, Pennington Preparatory School and Bucknell University in 1952 with a degree in history. He received his MBA from Temple University. Bill worked as a sales representative for PECO for his entire career, after serving as a lieutenant in the United States Navy. He was a lifelong...

Carl Walter Spitko, 64, of Ambler, PA, passed away with his son by his side on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Carl is survived by his children (Bryant and spouse Courtney, Randi and spouse Billy, Taylor and boyfriend Ian) and their mother Lisa; brothers, John and Dave; and grandchildren, Emmy and Tatum. He was preceded in death by his mother Julia in 1976, brother Stephen in 1986, and father John in 2018. Born on May 2, 1957, Carl grew up in Ambler, Pennsylvania, attending Wissahickon High School,...

We would like to announce that Pat Cassidy, who was 74 years of age, passed away peacefully in his home in Ambler, Pennsylvania on May the 7th 2021. Pat was born at 10:20 pm on May 30th, 1946 at Chestnut Hill Hospital to Ida and Joe Cassidy. He studied at Spring Garden institute majoring in automotive repair and proceeded to work in the field for 40 plus years, mostly for Ford Motor Company in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. He was a loving father, a loyal friend, and a good Catholic that...

Helen K. Jensen, of Ambler, Pa, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2021 at Sunrise of Dresher, in Dresher, Pa. Helen was born in Abington, Pa. to Luther C. and Helen Klosterman (Sigmund) on July 28, 1924. She attended and graduated from Abington High School. She worked as a secretary for Upper Dublin School District for 26 years. She was baptized at and the oldest living member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ft. Washington, Pa. Helen is survived by her three sons; Terrance...

Joseph J. Miller of Ambler passed away on April 1st after a year-long battle with cancer. Joe was born in Northeastern Pennsylvania to Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Helen Miller and attended high school in West Pittston, PA and college at Bucknell University where he majored in journalism and speech. Joe had his first date with his wife, Susan, when they were in the 8th grade, and they were married while he was a senior at Bucknell. The two of them celebrated 60 years of marriage this past...

Blue Bell, Pa. - Doris C. (Tamor) Torbush Witkowski passed away peacefully on March 21st 2021, just a few days before her her 94th birthday. Doris was born March 24th, 1927 in Fairlawn, NJ and was a loving mother & grandmother, devoted wife, caring sister and dear friend to many.  She was the daughter of the late Libero and Edith Tamor. Doris worked for a short time at Standard Oil in Rockefeller Plaza, NY, once lighting the Christmas tree before it became a popular public...