Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties
Cleora Shellaway
Nov 12, 2022
Cleora M. Shellaway, widow of Paul D. Shellaway, who passed away in 1986, went to eternal rest on November 12, 2022 at the age of 96. She was born in Cumru Twp., Berks County, a daughter of the late Edgar L. and Lillian (Taglieber) Blankenbiller. She was a 1944 graduate of East Greenville High School. She and her late husband...
Thomas Snyder
Nov 11, 2022
Thomas J. Snyder, husband of Janice L. (Spencer) Snyder, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Pennsburg Manor. He was 86. Born in Powder Valley, he was a son of the late Irvin and Florence (Stahl) Snyder. Tom was employed as a Bookkeeper for Myers, Benner Insurance Corp. He was a member of Bethany E.C. Church Clayton, where he...
Curtis Hitchens
Nov 9, 2022
Curtis Charles Hitchens, 57, of Doylestown, formerly of East Greenville and Norristown, passed away on November 9, 2022. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Robert V. and Anita (McDowell) Hitchens. Curtis was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Millersville University. He then went on to earn...
John Cianci
Nov 8, 2022
John J. Cianci, 88, of Reading, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Keystone Villa of Fleetwood. He was the loving husband of the late Grace R. (Nester) Cianci. Born in Conshohocken, PA he was the son of the late Adam and Sarah “Sadie” (Pagliaro) Cianci. John was a veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force....
Lois Culhane
Nov 6, 2022
Lois M. Culhane, 70, of Pennsburg, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was the loving wife of Robert Sklodowski. Born in Quakertown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mildred (Young) Culhane. Lois was a 1970 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. She loved playing bingo, traveling to...
Lee Miller
Nov 4, 2022
Lee J. Miller, 52, of Gilbertsville, PA, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022. He was the loving and devoted husband of Laura J. (Tovcimak) Miller, sharing 24 years of marriage together and they were together for almost 30 years. Born at Fort Dix in New Jersey, he was the son of Marie (Gossmann) Miller of Buckeye, AZ. Lee was...
Steven Miller
Nov 3, 2022
Steven C. Miller, 62, of Bechtelsville, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Stacie (Steinman) Miller. Born in Media, he was a son of the late Allan and Elizabeth (Lewis) Miller. Steve attended Boyertown Area Schools where he competed on the football team. He was a hard-worker who...
Hailey Mientus
Nov 2, 2022
Our beautiful, warrior princess daughter, Hailey Larae Mientus, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 after battling a Wilms Tumor for four years, a type of childhood cancer that started in her kidneys and spread to her lungs. Hailey was loved fiercely by her parents Michael and Emily Mientus and her two big brothers, Michael and...
Gertrude Smith
Oct 31, 2022
Gertrude G. (Baker) Smith, 88, formerly of Red Hill, PA, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022 at the Quakertown Center. She was the loving wife of the late, Aaron Smith, sharing 60 years of marriage together before his passing in 2011. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret (Quigley) Baker. Gertrude was...
Richard Gorman
Oct 31, 2022
Richard H. “Bud” Gorman, of East Greenville, PA, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022 at the Quakertown Center surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Doris J. (Bambino) Gorman, sharing 64 years of marriage together. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Richard and Margaret (Caulfield) Gorman. He was a graduate of Mastbaum...
Dennis Laubach
Oct 28, 2022
Dennis G. Laubach, 76, passed away on October 28, 2022 at Souderton Mennonite Home. He was the husband of Alverta J. (Styer) Laubach. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late George F. and Anna A. (Frey) Laubach. Dennis served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed in the maintenance and carpentry department for 35...
Larry Surma
Oct 26, 2022
Lawrence R. “Larry” Surma, of Pennsburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Belle Terrace Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Quakertown. He was 62 years old. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Frank and Ida (Ewens) Surma, Sr. Larry was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and was employed at Ryder Rebuilt Center in...
Donald Hacker
Oct 26, 2022
Donald R. Hacker, 91, of Telford, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Judith A. (Snyder) Hacker, with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Born in Lansdale, PA, he was the son of the late Lester and Rosemond (Wunder) Hacker. Don was an electrician for...
Donald Trumbauer
Oct 26, 2022
Donald R. Trumbauer, 74, of East Greenville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at his home. He was the husband of Linda C. (Reinhart) Trumbauer. He was born in Sellersville to the late Charles Sell and Anna (Trumbauer) Prevette of Pennsburg. Donald served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed for many years as a...
Terry Yerk
Oct 19, 2022
Terry K. Yerk, 85, of Frederick, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Phoenixville Hospital. He was the loving husband of Elva “Diane” (Martin) Yerk, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in East Greenville, PA, he was the son of the late Earl and Emma (Koons) Yerk. Terry was a Union Carpenter for Philadelphia Union...
Thomas Augustine
Oct 15, 2022
Thomas Joseph Augustine, former Philadelphia Police Officer and Homicide Detective, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022. He was 76 years old. He was currently residing in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, in Florida. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA to the late Francis and Emily (Brown) Augustine. Tom was a graduate of Lincoln High School and then attended the police academy...
Joan Mcguire
Oct 15, 2022
Joan E. McGuire (nee Mulligan), 86, of Pennsburg, passed away Sat. Oct. 15 at her home. Born in Philadelphia, Joan was the beloved daughter of the late Elsie Mulligan and step-daughter of the late Elias Andrews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Thomas (Archie) Mulligan and her beloved twin brother, Stanley Mulligan. Joan was also predeceased by her infant daughter,...
Michael Meacham
Oct 15, 2022
Michael P. Meacham, 66, of Red Hill, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Born in Denville, NJ, he was the son of the late Sidney and Mary Meacham. Michael was a graduate of North Penn High School. He was employed at Gas Boy in Lansdale, PA for 30 years before becoming a truck driver. He drove truck for Veltri...
Catherine Fretz
Oct 10, 2022
Catherine E. Fretz, 90, of Frederick, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Manatawny Manor. She was the wife of the late Stewart S. Fretz. She was born in Philadelphia to the late Karl Sr. and Catherine (Sturm) Einsele. She was employed for many years on the production line of Pillsbury, Inc., before retiring. Catherine loved flowers and gardening....
Beverly Roth
Oct 8, 2022
Beverly J. Roth, 71, of Gilbertsville, PA, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at her home. She was the wife of John C. Roth, sharing 50 years of marriage. She was born in Philadelphia to the late George and Lillian (Noll) Knapp. She was a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in 1968. She went on to also earning...
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