Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

Mar 9, 2018

Mar 7, 2018

Robert N. Jones, 94, of Palm, passed away Wednesday, March 07, 2018, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Lucile S. (Fox) Jones, celebrating 68 years of marriage on January 22, 2018. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late Amos Herbert and Leah (Jasmine) Jones. Bob proudly served in the United States Navy...

Mar 7, 2018

Barbara Ann (Smith) Schwind, 75, of Green Lane, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Life Quest Nursing Center in Quakertown. She was the beloved wife of Robert F. Schwind, celebrating 54 years of marriage last May. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Dorothy H. (Adams) Smith. Barbara was a hostess for...

Mar 3, 2018

Anna Arlene (Frey) Laubach, 96, widow of George F. Laubach, of Red Hill, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Frederick Living. Born in Maxatawny, PA, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Sadie (Miller) Frey. Anna worked for Green Lane Hosiery Mill as a knitter for 10 years before retiring in 1982. Prior to that, she worked...

Mar 3, 2018

Clara A. ( Ernst) Smith, 69, widow of Ulysses E Smith, of Pennsburg, Pa, died on March 3, 2018 at Pennsburg Manor. Clara was born in Phoenixville, Pa on April 7, 1948 to the late Harold Lightcap and Anna Petzold. She was later adopted by Walter and Helen Ernst of East Greenville, Pa. She was a member of St. Phillip...

Mar 2, 2018

Sheri L. Kratohwill, 40, wife of Larry R. Stitt, of East Greenville, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of Linda (Mazucco) Moyer of Sellersville and Joseph F. Kratohwill and wife, Jeanne of Pennsburg. She was a loving wife and mother and had previously worked at the Upper Perkiomen...

Feb 28, 2018

Jean L. Hagenbuch, 80, of Allentown, formerly of East Greenville, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at her home. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Worman S. and Ada J. (Rothenberger) Hagenbuch. She was a 1955 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and attended Allentown Business School. She worked as a secretary for orthopedic surgeon,...

Feb 28, 2018

Beverly H. (Havener) Sterrett, 92, known to her friends as “Bev”, died peacefully, Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Pennsburg Manor, Pennsburg, PA. Born in Rockland, ME on September 30, 1925, she was the youngest daughter of Francis E. and Edna (Kennedy) Havener. She was a 1941 graduate of Rockland High School (Rockland Maine), went on to attend Ohio State University...

Feb 22, 2018

Patrick G. Antonio, 85, of Pennsburg, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 in Pennsburg Manor. He was the husband of Elsie W. (Wilson) Antonio celebrating 57 years of marriage last May 16, 2017. Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late Lorenzo and Lucia (Izzotti) Antonio. Pat was a 1950 graduate of Pottstown High School and a 1972...

Feb 21, 2018

Viola H. “Honey” (Miller) Kavacky, 89, wife of Joseph P. Kavacky, formerly of Sumneytown, passed away, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Frederick Living. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Helen F. (Wentling) Miller. She was a 1945 graduate of Pennsburg High School and was a Postal Clerk in Pennsburg and Red Hill for...

Feb 20, 2018

Margueriete G. (Marks) Fries, 88, of Palm, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. She was the widow of Carl E. Fries and longtime companion of Robert Cope of Pennsburg. Born in Palm, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Kathryn (Miller) Marks. She was a longtime member of Palm Schwenkfelder Church, the...

Feb 20, 2018

Frieda E. (Karow) Schlectic, 95, widow of John Schlectic, formerly of Pennsburg, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Souderton Mennonite Home. Born in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Johanna (Radtke) Karow. Frieda was a painter for Franklin Tile in Lansdale for many years and was an active member...

Feb 20, 2018

Nancy M. (Miller) Rynhart, 97, widow of John S. Rynhart, of Perkiomenville, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in Pennsburg Manor. Born in Joplin, MO on July 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late E. Ray and Mabelle (Farwell) Miller. She graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, KS in 1937. She and Jack were in...

Feb 19, 2018

Deborah K. (Frederick) Rhoads, 61, of Frederick, passed away, Monday, February 19, 2018 surrounded by family. She was the wife of Roger R. Rhoads, with whom she would have celebrated 43 years of marriage with March 1, 2018. Born in Ludwigsburg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Frederick and the late June (Browning) Lee. She was the...

Feb 17, 2018

John C. Bobyak, 86, formerly of Pennsburg, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at The Birches at Arbour Square, Harleysville, PA. He was the beloved husband of the late Gloria J. (Kulp) Bobyak. Born in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was a son of the late John and Helen (Kuren) Bobyak. He was a self-employed upholsterer and was the owner of...

Feb 11, 2018

Stanley R. Rothenberger, 81, of Perkiomenville, passed away peacefully, Sunday, February 11, 2018 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Irene I. (Bailey) Rothenberger, celebrating 60 years of marriage June 28, 2017. Born in Norristown, he was a son of the late Edgar and Thelma (Gallagher) Rothenberger. He was a graduate of Norristown High...

Feb 10, 2018

Charles “Charlie” H. Hilbert, 74, of East Greenville, passed away, Saturday, February 10, 2018 at home. He was the husband of Karin Y. (Flike) Hilbert, celebrating 31 years of marriage July 2, 2017. Charlie proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and spent two years in Vietnam. He was a foreman at Keystone Transformer in Pennsburg for 16 years...

Feb 10, 2018

Richard F. Kolb, 75, of East Greenville, passed away, Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was the husband of Marianne R. (Ruppert) Kolb, celebrating 40 years of marriage on December 31, 2017. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Benjamin Kolb and Virginia (Woodward) Yost. He proudly served his country as a Corporal...

Feb 10, 2018

Edward C. Lampart, Sr., 86, the beloved husband of Joan M. (McArdle), passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at his home in Quakertown, surrounded by his family. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William C. and Florence (Doerr) Lampart, Sr. A military man “from the word go”, Ed proudly served his country in the U.S. Air...

Feb 9, 2018

Sadie M. (Geiger) Roberts, 83, widow of Walter R. Roberts, of Gilbertsville and formerly a longtime resident of Pennsburg, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in Sumneytown, she was a daughter of the late Wilson L. and Ada M. (Witman) Geiger. Sadie worked as a Production Worker at American Olean Tile...