All Obituaries

William John "Bunkey" Bowers (96) died Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in South Philadelphia. When a man reaches the age of 96, he has been known by plenty of names.  For William John Bowers, his consisted of Bunkey, Bunk, Dad, Pop, Pop Pop and Great Pop Pop.  You could have known him as any of these names. Bunkey was a dedicated family man.  He leaves his wife of 73 years, Lillian (Dragon) Bowers; and his sons, William J. Bowers (Nancy) and John...

Michael A. Nimchuk (Mike) passed away suddenly on Friday, May 22, 2020 at the age of 76. He was born on March 19, 1944 in Jamna, Ukraine to Mykola and Olha (Onufryjiw).  Michael immigrated to the United States after World War II, settling in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia.  He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Medical Unit in Fort Hood, Texas during the Vietnam War.  When his military service was complete, Mike continued to serve his community as a...

Anna Buckson, a resident of Southampton Estates, died Tuesday May 19, 2020.   She was 102. Born in Philadelphia, Anna was the daughter of the late Albert and Rose (Daninchuk) Wyszywaniuk (Warniuk/Warnick).  She was a former resident of Philadelphia and Huntingdon Valley, PA before moving to Southampton, PA.   Anna married Karl Buckson in 1939; she was a homemaker for many years for her machinist husband (Karl died in 1998) and is also predeceased by...

Alexandra Doroshenko of Philadelphia, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the age of 93. She is predeceased by her parents Nestor and Paraskevia, her beloved husband Wasyl, daughter Luba and son Taras.  She was a loving mother of Vera (late Anatole) Shapowalenko, Chrystyna (Bohdan) Standrytchuk, George (Lorraine), Roman (Clarie), Alexander and Mark (Christine).  Grandmother to 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 2...

Mrs. Elvira (Vera) Pidperyhora of Elkins Park, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the age of 96.  Elvira is predeceased by her parents (Johannes Atolainen and Wilhelmina Makela), sister (Olga Koivistolainen) and her beloved husband, Stefan, of 50 years. Elvira was born on September 17, 1923 in Imatra, Finland, where she grew up and attended grade school and home economics school.   During World War II, she was displaced to...

Alice Schmid of Green Lane, PA and previously of Philadelphia, PA, died Wednesday May 13, 2020.  She was 89. Born in Philadelphia, Alice was the daughter of the late Albert and Marie Anna (Braun) Schmid.  She worked as a secretary for the Philadelphia Electric Company for many years before retiring; Alice was a long time, faithful communicant at St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church.   

Gail P. (Sherman) Cotton passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, after fighting a long battle to spend a little more time with her family and friends. She was 79. Gail was the daughter of the late Wallace and Theresa (Zippay) Sherman, and beloved wife of the late Robert Cotton, Sr. She spent most of her life in the Philadelphia area. In her youth she enjoyed many summers in Quakertown, playing in creeks and learning to swim in ponds. Her enjoyment of the outdoors later drew her to...

Rose Marie Pasicznyk, a resident of the Fairmount/Art Museum section of Philadelphia for many years, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.  She was 90. Born in Greenville, Bucks County, PA,  Rose was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary (Sarchynsky) Bukata.   In the mid 1940's, she met 'Mr. Abel' as he was known to his electric-service customers.  They married on September 26, 1948 and settled down in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, spending...

Wasyl J. Hrynczyszyn, also known as 'Bill' to his many friends, passed suddenly on May 11th 2020; he was 72 years of age Born to John and Olga (nee Sczerbak) Hrynczyszyn he was a life long resident of Philadelphia. He served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army and upon his return he began his career as a Police Officer with the Philadelphia Police Department. After his retirement he went on to work with the Philadelphia School District in their Security...

Thomas (Tom) Winthrop, age 88, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at his home in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia.  He was surrounded by his wife and children. Tom was born on September 26, 1931 in Philadelphia to Robert and Mary Winthrop. He attended Jules Mastbaum Vocational High School, where Tom loved to sing and performed in many of the School’s productions.  Tom was a veteran of the Korean War and was in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955.   He was...