Louise Clearfield
Dec 26, 2025
Louise Libby Clearfield (Born May 5, 1935, Died December 26, 2025)
Louise Clearfield grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY and graduated in 1957. She was an accomplished visual artist who was represented in art galleries nationally, including the Station Gallery in Greenville, DE. In 2014, the Station Gallery exhibited paintings from each stage...
Barbara Elko
Dec 26, 2025
Barbara Elko (nee Freeman), December 26, 2025, of Lafayette Hill, PA; devoted wife of Barry Elko; loving mother of Douglas Elko (Corissa); adored grandmother of Carter Elko and Aleena Elko; and devoted sister of Howard Freeman (Susan).
Relatives and friends are invited to a memorial service on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM Joseph Levine & Sons, 1002 W. Skippack...
Michael "Max" Levine
Dec 25, 2025
Max Levine of Ft. Washington, PA passed on December 25, 2025.
Max was the beloved husband of Jackie (nee Sultan); devoted father of Corinne (Matthew) Andrews and Heather (Joe) Hayden; cherished brother of Ellen (Abe) Mayo; proud grandfather of Arin, Irina and Evie.
Relatives and friends are invited to services Monday December 29, 12:30 PM at Joseph Levine & Sons 1002 W....
Francine "Julia" Joy Helfman
Dec 24, 2025
Francine “Julia” Joy Helfman always kept her word. She said she’d live until 95 and did, passing peacefully on her birthday, December 24, 2025 with her beloved husband Joel Helfman, 96, and family close by.
Born in NYC on December 24, 1930 to Boris and Estelle Flisser, Julia read every children’s book in the Bronx public library by the time she...
Bud Stern
Dec 23, 2025
January 14, 1944 - December 23, 2025
Holding the hands of his wife of 51 years and daughter, Bud Stern passed away quietly at home on Wednesday, December 23rd at the age of 81. He was born on January 14, 1944 to the late Fay (Seigel) and Max Stern of Euclid Avenue in the Lower Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia. He spent...
Mitchell Franklin Gordon
Dec 21, 2025
Mitchell Franklin Gordon, 76, of Center City Philadelphia, passed away peacefully after a serious illness on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Pennsylvania Hospital (Penn Medicine), 800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.
Mitch was born on January 12, 1949, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Lewis Gordon and Bernice (nee Heitzer) Gordon Cohen. He was raised in Drexel Hill, PA, and graduated...
Jeffrey Stuart Katz
Dec 20, 2025
Jeffrey Stuart Katz December 20, 2025, of Lafayette Hill, PA; beloved son of the late Steven & Gail Katz (nee Kohn); loving brother of Randall Katz (Susanna) and Stacy Katz Gorberg; adored by his nieces and nephews, Brian, Eian, Emily, Leah, Sadie, Evie and Nathan. Jeffrey will also be missed by his Aunt Barbara Kohn Saxe, his Uncle Kenneth Saxe,...
Julian Rackow, Esq.
Dec 19, 2025
Julian Rackow, Esq. of Blue Bell, PA passed on December 19, 2025.
Julian was the beloved husband of Paulette (nee Schorr); loving father of Jeffrey Rackow (Dana Shoenberg) and Andrea Rackow (Dr. Richard Catanzaro); adoring grandfather of Ian Rackow, Bruno Catanzaro, and Raffa Catanzaro.
Julian Paul Rackow was born December 16, 1941, to Larry and Blanche Rackow. He was older brother to...
Lawrence Raffel
Dec 19, 2025
Lawrence Raffel passed away in the early morning of December 19, 2025, at the age of 52, following a long and difficult fight after a devastating stroke in May.
Lawrence was a kind and generous person, he showed up for people in practical, meaningful ways and never made a fuss about it.
An introvert who didn’t realize how charming he could be,...
Carl Schneider
Dec 18, 2025
Carl W. Schneider died peacefully on December 18, 2025, at the age of 93.
He was a beloved husband, an adored father and grandfather, a dear brother and a brilliant lawyer whose thinking impacted the law. But he’ll be best remembered as a lovable, good man with a playful sense of humor, who made everyone he talked to feel good.
Carl was...