Stephanie J. Gehring

Born in Philadelphia, Stephanie was a life long resident of Langhorne and graduated from Villa Joseph Marie High School in 1972. After graduating, she attended Frankford Hospital School of Nursing and later the School of Anesthesiology. She went on to pursue her career as nurse anesthetist as a founding owner of Metropolitan Anesthesia.

Stephanie was a member of Evangelical Fellowship Chapel in Huntingdon Valley where she was a former Sunday School teacher and youth leader. She truly loved spending time with her family and especially enjoyed their vacations in Ocean City, NJ every summer.

Beloved wife of Richard W. Gehring for 45 years, she was the loving mother of Julia Hobbs (Stephen) and Lesley McClelland (Ian) and the devoted grandmother of Alexandra, Dylan and John.

She was the daughter of Stephanie and the late Joseph Creachan and sister of Deb Gracen (Tom) and will be missed by several nieces and extended family members.

Family and friends are invited to call from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon on Friday at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Rd., Levittown where her funeral service will be held at 12 noon. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 399 Market St., Suite #102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.