Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties
John Beadencup
Sep 12, 2016
CMCS (SCW) John N. Beadencup, 63, husband of Carol Lynn (Weidman) of Gilbertsville, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at Einstein Medical Center in Montgomery County. John and Carol would have celebrated 39 years of marriage on March 4, 2017. John was born in West Reading, PA. He was the son of the late John E. and Joan S. (Matz)...
Edward Reed
Sep 10, 2016
Edward L. Reed, Sr., 96, husband of Susan E. (Somers) Reed of Pennsburg, passed away at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown, PA. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William H. and Ida Mae (Jonas) Reed. He worked most of his life as a sheet metal mechanic in various jobs before working at Cutler Sign Company...
Grace Smith
Sep 10, 2016
Grace Viola (Schoenly) Schantz Smith, 93, of Dodgeville, Wisconsin, formerly of East Greenville, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Upland Hills Health Center, Dodgeville, WI. She was the widow of John D. Schantz and James A. Smith, Sr. Born in Niantic, PA, she was a daughter of the late Claude B. and Louise R. (Rauch) Schoenly. Grace was...
Edwin Miller
Sep 8, 2016
Edwin Allen Miller, 73, of Red Hill, husband of Rita M. (Ebert) Miller, died peacefully in his sleep on September 8th 2016 in Red Hill. Ed was born on Sept 11th 1942 in Ashland, Pa to the late Allen Edwin Lewis and Grace (Miller) Geist. He graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 1960 and enlisted in the Navy. He married...
Virginia Werkheiser
Sep 7, 2016
Virginia E. (Borowski) Werkheiser, 79, wife of Richard F.F. Werkheiser, of East Greenville, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Pennsburg Manor. Born in Sellersville, PA; she was the daughter of the late Adam and Mary Borowski. Virginia had an administrative position at Gant Industries in Quakertown, PA, was a hostess at Pennsburg Diner and a receptionist for Keystone Tax...
Dorothy Pfautz
Sep 3, 2016
Dorothy C. (Arms) Schoenly Pfautz, 78, wife James E. Pfautz of East Greenville, passed away on Saturday September 3, 2016 at Manor Care, Laureldale. She celebrated 30 years of marriage in April. Born in Pottstown; she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Anna (Weiss) Arms. She worked as an assembler at Porter Instruments in Hatfield for 15 years...
Cindy Bernhard
Sep 3, 2016
Cindy E. Bernhard, 41, of Bally, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at home. Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of Nancy M. (Sell) Bernhard, with whom she resided, and the late Arlan C. Bernhard. Cindy worked as an Administrative Assistant for many years and most recently was employed at The Hill School in Pottstown. She was a...
Larry Smith
Sep 1, 2016
Larry W. Smith, 58, husband of Sharlene (Knerr) Smith, of Mertztown, passed away September 1, 2016 at home. Born in Allentown, PA, he was a son of Jacquelyn (Fox) Smith of Freeland and the late Steward Smith. Larry worked at the Excel Warehouse in Breiningsville before retiring in 2012. Prior to that, he worked at Bally Ribbon Mill for many...
Paula Feege
Aug 22, 2016
Paula Gail (Borinsky) Feege, 71, wife of Gerald M. “Jerry” Feege, of Gilbertsville, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016 at Season’s Hospice, Phoenixville. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin L. and Alma Regina (Parulis) Borinsky. Paula was a Registered Nurse and worked for the Boyertown School District as a School Nurse for 20...
Margaret Hartzell
Aug 7, 2016
Margaret Hartzell, 64, of Perkiomenville, wife of the late Ralph H. Hartzell Sr., passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at home. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Earl K. and Sallie Maggie (Zepp) Yost. Margaret was a Seamstress at the Flag Company in Perkiomenville, and a Bus Driver at Gross Bus Service and Coventry Transportation...
Betty Gery
Aug 6, 2016
Betty Mae Gery, 79, formerly of Palm and Pennsburg, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Valley Manor Nursing Home. She was the longtime companion of the late Mary Jane Daley. Born in East Greenville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Florence M. (Badman) and John M. Gery, Sr. Betty worked at Harleysville Insurance Company for 43...
Irwin Nester
Aug 1, 2016
Irwin R. “Sonny” Nester, 79, of Pennsburg, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Quakertown. Born in Swamp, PA, he was a son of the late Oleda (Weller) and Wilson Nester. Irwin worked as an Auto Mechanic for the former Heimbach & Sweatt in Pennsburg for over 25 years. He later worked as a Manager...
John Spofford
Jul 20, 2016
John R. Spofford John R. Spofford, 73, husband of Sara I. (Groover) Swars Spofford, of Perkiomenville, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in Worcester, MA, he was a son of the late Warren R. and Murial A. (Blackwood) Spofford. He was veteran of the U.S. Air Force and worked as an Electrical...
Alicia Derr
Jul 14, 2016
Alicia Leigh Derr, 26, of Barto, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA she was the daughter of Chershe L. (Yoder) and Ernest P. Derr of Barto. Alicia was a 2008 graduate of West-Mont Christian Academy, Pottstown; a Suma Cum Laude graduate with a Bachelor’s degree...
David Wright
Jul 14, 2016
David Allen Wright, 43 of Perkiomenville, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at home. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of Abbie A. (Uhl) and John C. Wright of Perkiomenville. David was a 1991 class graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School. He worked as a production worker for the last 18 years at Consolidated Container Corp. in Breinigsville,...
Earl Fox
Jul 12, 2016
Earl Shultz Fox, 94, husband of Marian Amanda (Schultz) Fox, of Catonsville, MD and formerly of Silver Spring, MD and East Greenville; passed away at Charlestown Erickson Community in Catonsville, MD. Born in Hereford; he was a son of the late Mary Kriebel (Shultz) and Edwin James Fox. Earl was a 1941 graduate of East Greenville High School. He then...
Mary Lou Houseknecht
Jul 10, 2016
Mary Lou (Graber) Housknecht, 79, widow of Edward R. Houseknecht, of Perkiomenville, passed away on July 10, 2016 at Fox Chase Cancer Center, where she was cared for lovingly. Born in Chapel, she was a daughter of the late Charles Henry and Viola (Snyder) Graber. Mary Lou worked in production at Cherrydale Farms in Hershey and later in retail at...
Ruth Stoos
Jul 4, 2016
Ruth E. (Cameron) “Mickey” Stoos, 92, wife of the late William Stoos, passed away on Monday July 4, 2016 at Quakertown Center. Born on July 11, 1923 in Bridgeport, PA, she was a daughter of the late Catherine Cameron. Ruth was a 1941 graduate of Norristown High School. She worked as a payroll clerk for Synthane Taylor Payroll Services, Betzwood,...
Charles Christman
Jul 1, 2016
Charles Neil Christman, 63, husband of Betty Renninger, of Red Hill, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Grand View Hospital. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of Doris I. (Walter) and the late Richard “Dick” Heacock, of Green Lane and the late Charles L. Christman. Charles was a graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School and served in...
Kathlene Frankenfield
Jun 30, 2016
Kathlene A. (Stitt) Frankenfield, 68, wife of Larry A. Frankenfield, of Palm, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at her home in Palm. Born in Chester PA, she was a daughter of the late Irvin B. and Elnora (Colyer) Stitt. She was a clerk at the US Postal Service for 27 years before retiring. She was a lifelong member...
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