Newtown High School Alumni Obituaries

Charles E. Terjesen Jr., born September 6, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025 surrounded by family. Known as Gene to his family and Charlie to friends, neighbors, and colleagues, he had been a resident of Forked River, New Jersey, since 1986.Charles was married ...

Joseph F. Oster 73 of Cochranville PA passed away suddenly yet peacefully on Thursday January 8 2026. Born in Darby PA on June 22 1952 he was the son of Lawrence Sr. and Eleanor Hough Oster. Joe had a happy childhood filled with many adventures with his siblings cousins and friends. He enjoyed being...

Devoted brother of Stephen A Bowen Kelly Farley Peter R. Bowen Nephew to Arnold Bowen III Robert J. Bowen F. William Herr III Theresa Downey and Marilyn L. Herr Charles Haffey. Loving Uncle to niece Catherine Jean Bowen along with Many loving cousins and his Cat Goober. Jeffrey is predeceased by hi...

Francis Joseph Gillen Jr. 92 of Wayne PA passed away on October 14 2025 at the Arden Courts Nursing Facility in King of Prussia PA. He was the loving husband of Janice Bell Gillen to whom he was married for 41 years. Surviving are two daughters Linda Gillen and Carol Gillen and a son Lawrence Gillen...

Richard A. Smith born on August 18 1948 in Philadelphia PA passed away on May 5 2025. He was the son of Allen and Edna Walls Smith. Richard graduated from Ridley Township High School and served four years in Army Security in Germany during the Vietnam era. He worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. ...

Ernest M. Ernie Butts 79 of Winchester Ohio passed away Saturday January 3 2026 at his home after an extended illness. Ernie was born near Unity Ohio on December 1 1946 to parents Vernon Bill and Dorothy Jean McKenzie Butts. He was the oldest of seven children. Besides his parents he was preceded in...

Irma Izzi Cimini 104 of West Chester PA passed away peacefully onDecember 28 2025 at the Dunwoody Care Center in Newtown Square PA. Born in Bridgeport PA Irma was the daughter of the late Antonio and Adelina ne Mattioli Izzi of West Chester. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Cimini wh...

William Eric Gore graduated from Wuerzburg American High School in Germany and from Northwestern State University. He earned two masters degrees from Louisiana Christian University Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Educational Leadership. His last teaching job was Lead Special Education Teach...

Norma was born on July 30 1949 to Norman and Viola Fetterolf of Shamokin PA. She arrived five minutes before Linda her twin sister and 12 and 9 years after her sister Deanna and brother Barry. After Norma graduated from Shamokin Area High School in 1967 with varsity letters in basketball despite bei...

David is survived by loving family members Rita Alexis David Jr. Faith Hope and Edward of Glenside Pennsylvania and nephew Edward Pascoe of Miami Beach Florida. He was predeceased by his mother Elizabeth Mary nee Brindle father Edward David brother Charles and sister Mary. David a native Philadelphi...

Richard Rick J. Wall 75 of Hatfield longtime companion of Susan Gilbert passed away on Thursday January 1 2026 at Lansdale Hospital. He was born April 1st 1950 in Trenton NJ and was the son of the late John Edwin and Helen Ann Durkay Wall. He grew up in Newtown PA and attended Council Rock High Scho...