Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

May 3, 2017

Kathyrene E. (Short) Waters, of Hereford, passed away on May 3, 2017. Born in White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late David Blair Short and Alma C. (Frech) Short. Surviving are her son, Aaron and wife, Delsie of Red Hill; two sisters, Joan Cook of Kulpsville and Jean Paglasotti of Willowick, Ohio; two grandchildren, David...

Apr 30, 2017

Curtis H. Sell, 86, widower of Shirley (Audolph) Sell, formerly of Boyertown, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Boyertown, he was a son of the late James and Kathryn (Hess) Sell. He was employed as a fork lift driver for Boise Cascade. Surviving are daughters, Ruth Anne Ahner, of Royersford, and Sandra Seasholtz and husband, Ronald...

Apr 30, 2017

Gerald A. Cleary, 90, husband of Shirley M. (Steinman) Cleary, of Bally, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. He and his wife celebrated 68 years of marriage on January 15, 2017. Born in Bally, he was a son of the late Ruth (Ames) and Adam Butz, Sr. He was a graduate of East...

Apr 29, 2017

Charles “Charlie” J. Fleder, 85, husband of the late Cecelia Patricia (McGlone) Fleder, formerly of Alburtis, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. Born in Stuebenville, Ohio, he was a son of the late Francis and Adella (Warcekauckulete) Fleder. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean War. Charles was...

Apr 27, 2017

Harry B.F. Wetzel, 90, of Barto, passed away, Thursday, April 27, 2017. He was the husband of Helen M. (Freimann) Wetzel celebrating 69 years of marriage this past August 23rd. Born in Barto, PA, he was the son of the late Morris E. and Lena May (Folk) Wetzel. He worked at Bally Case and Cooler for over 45 years until...

Apr 23, 2017

Germaine J. (Koch) Stoudt, 86, of Red Hill, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday April 23, 2017 at Lifequest Nursing Center, In Quakertown, PA. She was the widow of Walter S. Stoudt. Born in Red Hill, she was the daughter of the late Clifford E. and Eva (Reiter) Koch. Germaine was employed by the former Rosenau Brothers Inc. and later...

Apr 19, 2017

Nancy H. (Bender) Swenk, 75, of Pennsburg, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Upper Hanover Township, she was a daughter to the late Leonard Bender and Alma (Werley) Levy. She was a 1959 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and a member of New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ in East Greenville, PA. She is...

Apr 16, 2017

Ray M. Heffentrager, 91, husband of the late Ruth M. (Myers) Heffentrager, of Milford Township, Bucks County, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Frederick O. and Ellen R. (Miller) Heffentrager. He was the owner of Ray Heffentrager Inc. He also served as the Milford Township Supervisor...

Apr 15, 2017

Fern T. (Wahl) McNaughton, 93, formerly of East Greenville, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Village on the Green in Longwood, FL. She was the wife to Hugh L. McNaughton, celebrating 70 years of marriage March 1st. Born in East Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Morris J. and Mary D. (Carl) Wahl. She was the secretary to...

Apr 14, 2017

John E. Youngbroder, 79, of Red Hill, husband of Sandra L. (Hallman) Nees Youngbroder, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at home. He was employed at Hurst Performance Materials where he built the rescue vehicles. He enjoyed collecting antique cars and tractors. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Lisa M., wife of Brian Pedroli and...

Apr 13, 2017

Betty (Detweiler) Gehman, 94, widow of John B. Gehman, of Barto, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Eva (Derstine) Detweiler. She was a co-owner, along with her husband, of Butter Valley Golf Course. She also had worked at the former...

Apr 12, 2017

Ronald B. Bergey, 66, husband of Lynn (Hallman) Bergey, of Green Lane, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Grand View Hospital. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of the late Abraham and Mary (Kooker) Bergey. He graduated from Boyertown High School in 1968. He was a butcher at Leidy’s Inc. in Souderton for 27 years until his retirement....

Apr 12, 2017

Keith R. Ebert, 52, of Red Hill, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Quakertown. He was the loving husband of Bonnie L. (Keyser) Ebert, celebrating 10 years of marriage on January 17, 2017. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of Ralph S. and Joan D. (Wimmer) Ebert of Northampton, PA. Keith was a...

Apr 8, 2017

Kenneth Saylor of Hereford died the morning of April 8th at home. Surviving is his wife of 61 years, Lorraine Saylor; one son, Greg Saylor, husband of Jeanine of Reading; three daughters, Pam Ormeno of Hereford, Kristin Perry of Pottstown, and Kendi Steinmetz, wife of Stanley Steinmetz of East Greenville. Twelve grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Ken was an avid...

Mar 31, 2017

Mary Christena (Kline) Renninger Overly, 96, of Frederick and formerly of Pennsburg passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Grand View Hospital. She was the wife of the late John H. Renninger and James Wylie Overly. Born at home in Upper Hanover Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Oliver H. and Nora S. (Hillegass) Kline. She...

Mar 31, 2017

Dennis O. Krause, 82, of Pennsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday March 31, 2017 in his home. He was the husband of Maryann R. (Raymock) Krause celebrating 61 years of marriage on November 12th. Born in Pennsburg, PA, he was a son of the late Russell C. and Mary (Young) Krause. He was the former owner of the Shady Nook...

Mar 27, 2017

Andrea Linda Trezza, 25, of East Greenville, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest after a long battle with Kidney Disease. She was the daughter of Susan M. (Iraggi) Steinert of East Greenville and Anthony V. Trezza of Reading; step-daughter of Lee Steinert of East Greenville and fiancée of Christopher L. Keller of...

Mar 27, 2017

Lillian (Hunter) Miller passed away Monday evening, March 27, 2017. She was 86 years old and was the daughter of the late David Hunter and Bertha (Kemp) Hunter. Born on January 5, 1931 she lived her entire life in the village of Huff’s Church, PA until 2015 when she moved to Luther Meadows in Topton. Lilly had 2 sisters, Mae...

Mar 27, 2017

Mar 23, 2017

James L. Moyer, 79, of Pennsburg, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Pennsburg Manor. He was the husband of Delue M. (Vogt) Moyer, celebrating 57 years of marriage in July of 2016. Born in Pennsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Harold and Florence (Slotter) Moyer. James was a 1956 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. After...