1500 Old York Road, Abington, PA
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 529, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: (215) 887-7375
​Effective January 1, 2020, we are now conducting our business from 1500 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001. The only change is our location. The ownership and staff have and will remain the same. We are simply sharing a facility. We will continue in helping you to remember and honor the ones you love from our new home.
Obituary of Elizabeth S. Guilfoyle
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Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Schiech) Guilfoyle, 81, passed away on August 19, 2010 at the Holy Redeemer Hospice in Meadowbrook. She was the wife of 61 years to Calvert H. Guilfoyle.
She loved traveling, entertaining, playing bridge, and sharing her many antics with her friends and family. Starting college at the age of 36, married with two children, she fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming an elementary school teacher. She taught 4th grade at Thomas Fitzwater Elementary School for 27 years.
Known for her kind and caring ways, she will be sadly missed by all those people whose lives she touched.
In addition to her husband Calvert, she is survived by her children Thomas (Jacqueline) and Jeanne. She is also survived by her granddaughter Heather Solish (Scott).
A Memorial Service was held on Monday Aug. 23, 2010 at at 1:30 PM at Normandy Farms Estates, 9000 Twin Silo Dr. Blue Bell, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either Holy Redeemer Hospice, Huntingdon Valley, PA or Ubuntu Education Fund ( www.ubuntufund.org), 32 Broadway, Suite 414, NY, NY 10004.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Elizabeth
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Helweg & Rowland Funeral Home