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John C Purcell
JOHN (JACK) C. PURCELL (93) died Sunday, March 21, 2010 after a long battle with
Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Billings, Montana, February 20, 1917. He was predeceased by his parents Edith Reynolds Purcell and Thomas Elmore Purcell, and a brother Thomas A. Purcell and a sister Bonnie ...
Nicholas Dereta
1927-2010LAYTON — Our beloved husband and father, Nicholas Dereta, left us today, February 13, 2010. He was born November 29, 1927, in Midland, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Milovan (Mike) Dereta and Bertha Cimesa Dereta.
He attended schools in Midland until his junior year of high school when he ...
Paying Respects
“Paying Respects….”
When you sit down to write a President’s Letter, you often have many thoughts and how to collect them into a theme. After two weeks of this process, “Paying Respects” came to me while staying overnight at my Aunt Ce and Uncle Jack’s Apartment/Home in ...
Passion
FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT
“Passion”
When I sat down to write this quarter’s President’s Message, I realized that the word ‘Passion’ has been bouncing around my head, so I thought, “Why not use it for the my theme?” I remember my father Thomas A. indicating that ...
...read moreThe Perseverance Of Patten
The idea for this issue’s PFofA Newsletter President’s Message came to me after reading a small autobiographicial book sent to me by our past editor Robert Purcell. It is entitled: “Peddler Comes to Bucks County” (PA)– Autobiography by Alfred B. Patton. Copyright: 1971. It is one of a ...
...read moreHenry Ford Purcell Obituary
What's in a name?
What’s in a Name (Anyway)? [April 2008 Message]
Like many of our members, I’ve been asking that question of myself since I was a youngster? Christened Joseph Frank Purcell in June, 1950 I was raised ‘Joe’ for most of my young adult life. My older brother Tom, 15 ...
Looking Back
Looking Back to Move Forward [January 2007]
As I sit down to write my January message to you, I’m reminded of a college journalism course I took at the University of Montana Journalism school in the early 70’s where my professor and Dean Nathan Blumberg asked us to ...
...read moreHelen Habermann
In Memoriam of Helen (Endl) Habermann [October 2006]
What is the greatest gift one can give a spouse? In marriage it is the commitment to stick with one’s spouse through thick and thin, rich and poor, sickness and health. I was reminded of that as my wife Fran and ...
...read moreTwice Removed?
If someone walked up to you and said "Howdy, I'm your third cousin,
twice removed," would you have any idea what they meant? Most people
have a good understanding of basic relationship words such
as "mother," "father," "aunt," "uncle," "brother," and "sister." But
what about the relationship terms that ...
Purcell's Cove
A little history of Purcell's Cove in Halifax.
LOCATION:
The cove is located along Route #253, what today is known as Purcell's Cove Road, opposite the tip of Point Pleasant Park on the North West Arm.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The community was named for Samuel Purcell ...
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