Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

May 15, 2018

LeRoy (Bill) W. Young, 74, of Schwenksville, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He was the beloved husband of Edith E. (Warriner) Young, celebrating 53 years of marriage this past April 29th. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of the late Leroy B. and Miriam V. (Horner) Young. Bill was a 1962...

May 13, 2018

Anna (Bianconi) James, 93, widow of William L. James, of Frederick, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Frederick Living. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano and Aida (Luchesi) Bianconi. She was a graduate of Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia and was a secretary for American Pulley Company in Philadelphia for many years. Surviving...

May 10, 2018

Edith Mae (Hoffman) Weisbecker, 82, widow of Frank D. Weisbecker, Sr., of Pennsburg, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Lifequest Nursing Center in Quakertown. Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mable (LaRue) Hoffman. Edith was a 1954 graduate of Pennridge High School and later attended cosmetology school. Prior to moving to Pennsburg in...

May 6, 2018

Ruth M. (Lipp) Hoppe, 67, of Bedford, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Pennsburg, PA after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Glenside, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Virginia (Havens) Lipp. Ruth was a 1968 graduate of Abington High School and worked for Thomas Chevrolet in Bedford for over 20 years. She...

Apr 30, 2018

Mary E. (Roush) Saul, 78, of Barto, widow of William H. Saul and Floyd M. McGaughey, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Jefferson County, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Hazel J. (Wingrove) Roush. Mary was the Supervisor of Assembly at the former Central Sprinkler in Lansdale for...

Apr 26, 2018

Joseph K. Shosh, 56, formerly of Red Hill and Mt. Carmel, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coopersburg, PA. Born in Shamokin, PA, he was a son of Joseph G. Shosh of Mt. Carmel, PA and the late Eva A. (Fantini) Shosh. Joseph was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. He...

Apr 19, 2018

Ruth S. (Searle) Wunder, 87, of Hereford, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – 17th and Chew, Allentown. Born in Roxborough, she was a daughter of the late William S. and Jessie (Arnold) Searle. Ruth worked as a bookkeeper at several local companies. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and the...

Apr 19, 2018

Edwin “Bill” W. Lee, 80, of Lewes, DE, formerly of Red Hill, PA passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the loving husband of Marie “Pat” (Duffy) Lee. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude (Galinsky) Lee. Bill proudly served his country in the U.S....

Apr 14, 2018

Harold R. Younger, 79, husband of Edna M. (Snyder) Blevins Younger, of Macungie, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Hereford Township, he was a son of the late Robert R. and Eva A. (Siegfried) Younger. Harold worked on production at Bally Case and Cooler for many years. Prior to that, he worked at Boyertown Casket...

Apr 13, 2018

Edward P. Jones, 51, of Red Hill, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at home. Born in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Hubert C.Jones and Margaret R. McLane. Edward was an Orchard Worker at many A.R.E. Camps. Surviving are his daughter, Piper McLane; two brothers, Gregory Jones and wife, Rene and Thomas Jones; and a sister,...

Apr 11, 2018

Edythe A. (Bachert) Brown, 78, widow of Robert C. Brown, Sr., of Harleysville, passed away, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Phoebe Richlandtown Health Center. Born in Tamaqua, she was a daughter of the late Clayton L. and Loretta A. (Koch) Bachert. She was the Executive Director of the Pennridge Chamber of Commerce for 17 years retiring in 1992. Surviving are...

Apr 9, 2018

Franklin D. Kilby, Jr., 60, of Parkesburg, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Jefferson University Hospital after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis and other medical issues as a result of his service to his Country. He was the loving, caring and wonderful husband of Sandra L. (Koffel) Kilby. Born in Elkton, MD, he was a son of the...

Apr 8, 2018

Gladys A. (Campbell) Crotzer, 84, of Bally, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the Lehigh Center in Macungie. Born in Phoenixville, she was a daughter to the late Edwin W. and Grace E. (Arrison) Campbell. Gladys was a 1951 graduate of Phoenixville High School and earned an Associate’s degree in Accounting from Lansdale School of Business. She was the...

Apr 5, 2018

Elva M. Bolognese, widow of Ralph A. Bolognese, Jr., of Perkiomenville, PA, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018. One of seven children, she was born in Chester County, a daughter of the late Ira E. and Katie E. (Gongloff) Keiter. Surviving are a son, Dennis (Margaret) Bolognese, a daughter, Theresa (Michael) Carter; and four grandchildren; Jennifer, Jeffrey, Crystal and Joseph....

Apr 4, 2018

Magdalena S. (Treichler) Neuin, 79, widow of Harold J. Neuin, of Phoenixville, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Season’s Hospice in Phoenixville, PA. Born in Hereford, PA she was a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Bertha (Schlicher) Treichler. Magdalena was a custodian for over 30 plus years working for Manatawny Manor in Pottstown and the Gilbertsville Fire...

Apr 3, 2018

Mar 31, 2018

Kenneth D. Myers, Sr., 68, of Pennsburg, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Linda S. (Moyer) Myers, celebrating 47 years of marriage in August. Born in Perkasie, he was the son of the late Norman and Susie (Young) Myers. He was a graduate of Pennridge High School...

Mar 31, 2018

Larry. D. Buck, 66, husband of Beth L. (Miller) Buck, of Hereford, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospice. He and his wife celebrated 44 years of marriage on June 2, 2017. Born in Marlborough Township, he was a son of the late Woodrow W. and Lillian (Criblear) Buck. Larry was a 1970 graduate of Upper Perkiomen...

Mar 28, 2018

Ronald L. Musselman, 75, husband of Ardythe D. (Hersh) Musselman, of Spring Mount, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of the late Roy L. and Rita E. (Roshong) Musselman. Ronald was a 1961 graduate of Schwenksville High School, attended Wilkes College and worked for Verizon in Pottstown as a Splicer...

Mar 14, 2018

Erna T. (Simitz) Miklos, 91, formerly of Red Hill, Pennsburg and Palm, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Frederick Living in Frederick, PA. Born in Allentown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Rudolph and Anna (Berghold) Simitz. She was a 1944 graduate of Quakertown High School and was a Clerk for both the Upper Perkiomen Senior Citizens...