May 29, 2026

SMOGER

Ruth (nee Gross), age 102, on May 29, 2026, of Philadelphia, PA; beloved wife of the late Simon Smoger; devoted mother of Laura Jacobs and the late Mitchell Smoger; cherished sister of the late Martin Gross and the late Arthur Gross; proud grandmother of Steven, Erica, Eric and Gregory; loving great-grandmother of Clark and Margot.

Relatives and friends are invited to...

Elaine Arden Hershman (nee Elfman), May 28, 2026, of King of Prussia, PA; beloved wife of the late Stanton Hershman, loving mother of Linda Hershman (Harrison Chaess), Robin Darrow (Chuck) and Kenneth Alan (Dana); cherished grandmother of Adam Cohen (Brittany Deitch), Alexa Hartman (Samuel), Jolie Darrow (Andrew Coppola), Tristan Alan (Three Gaudio) and Tia Alan

Relatives and friends are invited to...

Karen Simon (nee Schwartz) of Philadelphia, PA passed on May 28, 2026. 

Karen was the beloved wife of the late Harry Simon; loving mother of Marla Cinque (the late John) and Scott Simon (Gwen); adoring grandmom of Danielle (Nick), Melissa (Sean), and Mitchell (Raveena); and devoted Gigi to Jackson, Jake, and Liam. 

Relatives and friends are invited to chapel services Monday June...

Grace Lewis (1927-2026)

Grace Natalie (nee Ehrensal) Lewis passed away peacefully on May 28, 2026 at the age of 98 surrounded by the love of her family.

Born in New York City and raised in Washington Heights, Grace was the youngest of four children, following her beloved siblings Leah, Larry, and Mike. Bright, independent, and intellectually curious from an early age, she...

Howard Lawrence Serotta, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family. A longtime resident of Lansdale, Pennsylvania and Brigantine, New Jersey, Howard lived a life rooted in devotion to family, hard work, kindness, and joy in the moments spent together.



Howard was the cherished husband of 59 years to Carol (Hecht) Serotta,...

The world is a little less colorful since we lost Joan C. Waller, MD, 86, on May 26, 2026, of Kennett Square, PA; loving mother of Ellen Forman (Philip Katz); adored stepmother of Tracy Kraus (Morey), Jessica Wallraff Kelton (Kevin) and Jamie Funt; devoted sister of Edward M. Waller, Jr. (Laura); cherished grandmother of Alison Forman-Katz, Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Kraus...

Judith Busch (nee Snyder) of North Wales, Pa., passed away on May 25, 2026. She was 88.

Born August 24, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Jacob and Helen (Weis) Snyder.

Ms. Busch grew up in the Olney section of Philadelphia, eventually graduating from Temple University with a degree in business.

Shortly after graduation, she worked with her father in...

Joanne Gantz (nee Adelman), May 25, 2026, of Newtown Square, PA; beloved wife of Sheldon Gantz; loving mother of Elisa Pirrotta (Glen), Dana Gantz and the late Martin Gantz; devoted sister of Barry Adelman (Deborah) and the late Donna Golden (Kenneth S.); cherished grandmother of Nicholas Pirrotta, Kaitlyn Pirrotta, Megan Pirrotta and Milo Newton.

Funeral services are private.

In lieu of flowers,...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tatiana Pavlonva Vladimirsky (Adamovskaya), who succumbed to cancer on Sunday, May 24, 2026. 

Tatiana was a loving mother and wife; the rock of her family, which she shepherded through trials, troubles, and tribulations for over 60 years. Tatiana's absolute commitment to her family did not obstruct her from a successful career;...

Judith Ann (nee Himell) passed away on May 22, 2026. She was born in 1943 in Baltimore, MD to Anne and Syndey Himell and was raised in Wilmington, DE. She was preceded in death by her husband, Avshalom Moshe Yellin. She is survived by her children Elana (Yaniv) Livneh of South Orange, NJ, Talia Yellin Fisher of Bala Cynwyd, PA;...