Town and Country Newspaper

Obituary

John C. Walsh

2011-10-26

John C. Walsh, 82, of Red Hill, died October 23, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Rita (Ruggiano) Walsh.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John and Laura (Hyatt) Walsh.

He served his country honorably in the US Navy and later worked for Leeds & Northrup in North Wales and retired in 1994.

John was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lansdale, HOPE Gardening and was a Meals on Wheels driver in Lansdale as well as the Upper Perkiomen Valley. He was a member of the UPV Lions in Green Lane.

Surviving, with his wife, are his children: Jim and his wife Marilyn, of Telford, Linda, wife of Mike Hockman, of Pennsburg; his grandchildren: John, Michelle, Jessica, Kristy, Robert and Michael; great-grandchildren: Allana, Cayden, Leila, Riley and Violet; a sister, Alice VanHorn, of New Jersey and daughter-in-law, Cindy Walsh, of Perkasie, widow of son John, who predeceased his father.

A memorial mass will be Thursday, 2:00 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 1325 Klinerd Rd., Pennsburg PA 18073. Family and friends may call from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the church.

Contributions may be made in his honor to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria VA 22312. To offer online condolences visit falkfuneralhomes.com.

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