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Sarah J. Martin was born in July 1852 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 She and James S. Ridge were married about 1870.² She died in 1936, at age ~84, in Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Marshall-Cooper-Ridge Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Lillian S. Schmalz was born on 2 July 1912 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.^1,2,3 She died on 13 November 2007, at age 95, in Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,3 She was buried in Mechanicsville Cemetery, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Lillian S. Schmalz was a Proprietor- Lila's Kitchen. The Intelligencer
Lillian S. Beck of Mechanicsville died on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at her home. She was 95. Lillian was the wife of the late Newton Beck who passed in 1959.
Born in 1912 in Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Stumpf Schmalz.
Lillian moved to Bucks County as a child with her family. She was the proprietor of Lila's Kitchen, in Gardenville, for many years.
Along with her late husband, Lillian was a member of the Buckingham Farmers' Club and the Tyro Hall Grange.
Lillian was an extraordinary cook and was also well known for her many hobbies which included quilting, sewing, refurbishing antique dolls, and braiding country rugs. Card and palm reading were also favorite pastimes and served as fun icebreakers for meeting new people.
Lillian was a caregiver for Bucks County and provided a foster home for less fortunate senior citizens.
Lillian is survived by two daughters: Joanne L. Hall, and her husband, Albert, of The Villages, Fla., Linda B. Eutermoser, and her husband, Fred, of Doylestown; and two sons, Joseph G. Beck,and his wife, Sue Ann, of Mechanicsville, and William F. Beck, and his wife, Mary Ann, of Hatboro; one sister, Evelyn Aldin of Lumberville; six grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by eleven siblings.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3434 Durham Road, Doylestown. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday at the Reed & Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335 Lower State Road, Doylestown, and 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the church, prior to the service. Interment will follow in Mechanicsville Cemetery. Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, Doylestown.
November 15, 2007 12:00 AM.

Bertha A. Snyder was born on 23 December 1899.¹ She and Willis Beck were married in May 1955 in Franklin Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey.² She died on 9 May 1984, at age 84.¹ She was buried in Mechanicsville Cemetery, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Wayne Beck was born on 20 December 1939 in Pennsylvania.² He died on 20 December 1939, at age 0, in Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was buried on 22 December 1939 in Mechanicsville Cemetery, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2

Kenneth Earl Beck was born on 19 August 1933 in Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He died on 6 July 2008, at age 74, in Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,3 He was buried in Doylestown Cemetery, Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Kenneth E. Beck
July 08, 2008|The Morning Call

Kenneth E. Beck, 74, husband of the late Edna (Gahman) Beck, formerly of Plumsteadville, Pa., died July 6, 2008.

Services: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch St., Perkasie. Call 7-8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Graveside services, 10 a.m. Thursday, Doylestown (Pa.) Cemetery, 215 E. Court St.

Edna G. Gahman was born on 27 June 1932 in Pipersville, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 14 September 1988, at age 56, in Plumsteadville, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Doylestown Cemetery, Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Gilbert Harnish was born on 11 May 1909 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He and Emma Beck were married before 17 April 1940. He died on 10 November 1977, at age 68, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was buried in Mechanicsville Cemetery, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Gilbert Harnish was a New York Ship Building Corporation.³

Sylvester Swartley (Wes) Cook was born on 10 November 1908 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He died on 22 November 1984, at age 76.¹ He was buried in Mechanicsville Cemetery, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Shirley Emiline Cook was born on 2 October 1941 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.¹ She died on 21 September 2009, at age 67, in Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Mechanicsville Cemetery, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania.¹

Shirley Emiline Cook was a Nurse.² She was educated Abington Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.² Name of Deceased: Shirley Emiline Hughes
Gender: F (Female)
Death Date: 22 Sep 2009
Cause of Death: endometrial cancer
Obituary Date: 24 Sep 2009
Newspaper Title: Intelligencer/Record
Newspaper Location: Doylestown, PA, USA
Residence (at time of death): Mechanicsville
Spouse's Name: Merritt E. Hughes
Parents' Names: Sylvester "Wes" Cook and ; Sylvester "Wes" Cook and The Late Pearl Beck Cook of Mechanicsville
Childrens' Names: David Scott Hughes of Mechanicsville. Shirley; Rebecca Lynne Hughes and Her Husband, Eric Sneddon, of Chalfont

Shirley Emiline Hughes, a resident of Mechanicsville, passed away on Sept. 21, 2009, after a two-year battle with endometrial cancer. She was 67.

She was the cherished wife of Merritt E. Hughes, passing away on their 47th anniversary.

Shirley also is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Lynne Hughes and her husband, Eric Sneddon, of Chalfont, and a son, David Scott Hughes of Mechanicsville.

Shirley was the daughter of the late Sylvester "Wes" Cook and the late Pearl Beck Cook of Mechanicsville.

Shirley graduated from the original Central Bucks High School, Class of 1959 and from Abington Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1962. She worked at the hospital and in many fields of nursing, including private duty, nursing home and physicians' offices.

Mrs. Hughes was an avid gardener who belonged to the executive board of the Doylestown Nature Club. She was also a member of the Schmieder Arboretum of Delaware Valley College, the Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve and the Del Val Garden Group. In addition, she was instrumental in organizing the Bucks County Audubon Society's Annual Barns of Distinction Tour.

One of her favorite activities was camping on the family property in Shin Hollow, near Wellsboro in north central Pennsylvania, where many friends gathered around the campfire.

As a member of the Bucks County Historical Society and the Friends of the Historical Society, she loved antiques and was the founding president of Round Meadow Run Chapter of the Questers organization.

Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 25, at Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home, 2335 Lower State Road, Doylestown, where friends may call after 10 a.m., prior to the service. Interment will follow in Mechanicsville Cemetery.

In light of Shirley's love of flowers and gardening, if those attending the commital service would like, please bring a single flower from your own garden as a tribute.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Shirley's name may be made to any of the organizations mentioned above or to American Cancer Society, Suite 201, High Point Professional Building, 700 Horizon Circle, Chalfont, PA 18914. Reed and Steinbach Funeral Home.

Lucy Wells was born about 1901.¹ She and Willis Beck were married about 1924.¹

Frances Ellen Beck was born on 29 November 1924 in Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She and Edmund Stumme were married before 1954. She died on 13 June 2002, at age 77.^2,3 She was buried in Bluff City Cemetery (Section 22), Elgin, Cook, Illinois.³

Information from BobH #47539390

Born: Mechanicsville, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Died: Elgin, Illinois

1st Husband: Edmund Stumme (1923-1996)

2nd Husband: Richard Diehl.