PATRICIA MEHLBAUM YEAGER WOLFGANG   Died January 25, 2023 in Collegeville, PA.  She was born June 21, 1937, the daughter of Bernard Mehlbaum and Alma Yeager, of Washington, DC. Patricia was delivered at Ashland State Hospital, PA, the hospital which her mother received Nurses training.   While visiting with maternal grandparents, John and Catherine Yeager of Gordon, PA, her mother died when she was 2 weeks old.  Patricia was adopted by her maternal grandparents and...

Philip J. Santillo passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023. He was 88.  Mr. Santillo of Norristown was a retired machine operator and worked at Tube Methods and Merion Tube.  Philip was a veteran of the United States Army.  Philip graduated from Bridgeport high school in 1951.  Philip enjoyed playing the trumpet and was the Army camp bugler.  He was born in Bridgeport, Pa. on February 8, 1934 and was the son of the late John and Mary (Ranieri)...

Anthony Raymond (Ray) Rose, 79, of Plymouth Meeting PA. died January 23, 2023. Ray Rose, son of the late Anthony Rose and Lillian (Giannone) DeBenny-Rose, loving husband to Janet Knowles Rose, passed away at Paoli Hospital on Monday, after a long battle with heart disease. He is survived by his wife Janet, his sister Josephine Santillo, his two sons Ray III and Richard (Lori), his daughters Erica (Tom), Angela, Michelle and Gina. One brother Johnny Rose. He is also survived by 19...

Lois Sakel passed away on January 16, 2023 at home at the age of 66. Lois was born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania on January 10, 1957 to the late Jozef Sakel and Teresa Batteaux. Miss Sakel of Norristown was employed by the Eagleville Hospital, working in the security unit.  One of her favorite hobbies was tennis, but she also loved to travel. Lois is survived by her three brothers, Bobby, Mark, and Joseph (Sheryl). Two sisters Susan Thompson (Bob), Terri Swisher (Mark), as well as many...

Erma M. (Ruch) Durante of Collegeville passed away peacefully on January, 3 2023 at her residence, The Landing of Collegeville.She had been on Hospice since September 2020. Erma was born on August 1,1939, the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Jeffers) Ruch. She was the widow of Dominic Durante Sr. who she spent 45 years with until his death in September of 2008. She was born in Bridgeport Pa...

Alvin Ryen, age 76, of Perkiomenville, PA passed away on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 at Phoenixville Hospital with his family by his side.  Born on June 17, 1946 in Punxsutawney, PA, he was the son of the late Ellsworth Ryen and Erma (Wilson) Ryen. Alvin was the loving husband of 57 years to Evelyn (Long) Ryen.  Along with his wife, he is survived by a son Kent Ryen and two grandsons Justin Ryen and Colt Ryen.  He is also survived by sisters Sandra Ryen (Al Keffer), Donna McMasters,...

Pauline (Polly) Holmes born June 2,1928, left this world on December 6, 2022 to be reunited in the afterlife with her husband Richard (Dick) and son Richard Jr (Rick).  Pauline graduated from Norristown High School in 1946, later employed as a bank clerk. She met her husband Richard at the Valley Forge VA hospital where he was recovering from wounds suffered in Korea, marrying July 4,1953. Pauline’s greatest joy was her family and being a homemaker, gardening, bowling with...

Nicole M. Wells passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023. She was 41. Ms. Wells of Plymouth PA. was born in Norristown on April 25, 1981.  Nicole is survived by her daughter, Shalayla Smith. Her fiancé, Robert Smith. Brother Warren (Cleo) Jackson.  Sisters, Jessica (Jason)Wells, Jasmine Smith, Tiffany Jackson, Dija’Rae Moore. Her biological mother, Pamela Wells, and many nieces nephews and cousins. She was predeceased in death by her mother, Maureen Moore and...

Mary Borzillo (Arena) passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was 98. Mary was born in Norristown, PA on February 23, 1924, and met her husband William Borzillo at Rittenhouse High School. They married in 1947.  A devout and humble servant of the Lord, Mary prayed the rosary every day and had a great fidelity to Padre Pio and Mother Angelica from EWTN. Mary’s greatest joy was spending time with her family who she loved true and dear. She took...

Joseph Almeida passed away peacefully on January 10, 2023; he was 86 years old.  Joseph was born in Norristown, PA on April 13, 1936, to the late Henry and Angeline (Mazzarella) Almeida.  He was raised in Black Horse and attended Norristown High School. From an early age Joe had a love for music and learned to play the accordion and the drums. He was an former band member playing mostly in Wildwood and other shore points.  Joe loved sports and was an avid fan of the...