Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

Oct 3, 2015

Arnold Latshaw, Jr, 74, husband of Sandy L. (Townsend) Latshaw, of Quakertown, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Grand View Hospital. Born in Spring City, he was the son of the late Arnold and Viola (Bateman) Latshaw. Arnold worked as a mechanic for Visteon in Lansdale for 29 years before retiring in 2006 and was a member of...

Sep 26, 2015

Mary P. Heimbach, 90, of Macungie, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in East Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Paul O. and Lulu V. (Renninger) Heimbach. She worked as a Bookkeeper for Eby Insurance Agency and the William H. Hacker Company in Allentown until retiring in 1994. She...

Sep 19, 2015

Mary R. (Bechtel) Schueck, 88, widow of William Homer Schueck, of Barto, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospice-Allentown. Born in New Berlinville, she was a daughter of the late Henry B. and Mary P. (Reiter) Bechtel. She was a former member of Boyertown Mennonite and a member of New Goshenhoppen UCC; where she was a...

Sep 14, 2015

Joan Catherine (Farnschlader) Hendershot, 84, wife of Raymond J. Hendershot, of Pennsburg, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Phoebe-Richland. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter to the late Clement and Anna (Pammer) Farnschlader. Joan graduated in 1949 from Allentown Central Catholic High School. She loved music and enjoyed playing sax, clarinet and singing professionally in a combo...

Sep 9, 2015

Edna L. (Gerhart) Cope, 97, widow of Clarence S. Cope, of Hereford, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in Pennsburg Manor. Born in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late Amandus and Emma (Slonaker) Gerhart. Edna worked as a production worker for many years, prior to retiring from the Columbia Tape in Red Hill. She was a member...

Sep 7, 2015

David George Chadwick, 77, beloved husband of Carol (McCall) Chadwick, of Horsham, PA, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was a son of the late Cyril B. and Ruth (Makin) Chadwick. David was a veteran of the U.S. Navy then was employed as the Human Resources Manager for Budd Company for 36 years retiring...

Sep 6, 2015

Linda J. (Myers) Hagenbuch, 68, wife of Donald A. Hagenbuch, of East Greenville, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Quakertown Center. He and his wife celebrated 47 years of marriage on May 25th. Born in Red Hill, PA, she was a daughter of the late Verna B. (Kulp) and Leroy R. Myers, Sr. She was a member of...

Sep 6, 2015

Jane R. (Ruth) Yoder, 87, widow of Herbert S. Yoder, formerly of Green Lane, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Peter Becker Community in Harleysville, PA. Born in Lansdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Norman S. and Ella Mae (Schwager) Ruth. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sumneytown. Jane was the...

Sep 4, 2015

Vera J. (Albitz) Fronheiser, 85, widow of Paul M. “Dutch” Fronheiser, formerly of Palm, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015, at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Palm, she was a daughter of the late Clement and Martha (Heilman) Albitz. She was a part-time postal clerk at Palm Post Office and also worked at Allen Organ Company in Macungie. Vera was...

Sep 1, 2015

Gloria J. (Bucior) Brazuk, 69, wife of Frank S. Brazuk, Jr. for 53 years, of Quakertown, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2015 at home. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (Mitchell) Bucior. Gloria worked as a Group Leader at Cherry’s Packing. Gloria was a member for over 20 years and loved to...

Aug 31, 2015

Frances Wirt Fisher, 77, widow of Daniel H. Fisher, Jr., of Gwynedd Valley, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at Lansdale Hospital. Born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Leona L. E. (Sholter) Wirt. Frances was a 1955 Graduate of Sunbury High School and a 1960 Graduate of Susquehanna University...

Aug 9, 2015

Raymond Charles Rumpf, Sr., of Pennsburg, PA and Lakeport, FL, born August 21st, 1943, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on August 9th, 2015. Raymond was an extraordinary man who made the world a better place throughout his life. He was a loving brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was also an inspiration, mentor, friend and...

Aug 9, 2015

Esther L. (Morrison) Clymer, 89 widow of Harry I. Clymer, Jr., of Pennsburg, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at home. Born in Pottstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Keith Willard and Mary Jane (Bowman) Morrison. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Spring City, PA. Esther graduated from Spring City High School and...

Aug 6, 2015

Nancy Lee (Diehl) Hoffmeister, 74, of Barto, widow of John C. Hoffmeister, Sr., passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Health - Cedar Crest. Born in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Bernard B. and Martha “Dolly” (Evans) Diehl. Nancy enjoyed woodworking and furniture building and loved to fish, go camping and write poetry. She...

Aug 6, 2015

Linwood C. “Digger” Bauman, 92, widow of Grace M. (Simon), of Pennsburg, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospice. Born in Pennsburg, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Katie (Bauer) Bauman. Linwood served in the United States Navy during World War II as Seaman 1st. class in the Pacific Theatre. He was...

Aug 4, 2015

Aug 4, 2015

Christine Elizabeth (Michalski) Roth, 71, wife of Robert E. Roth, of Perkiomenville, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at home. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Edna (Rhein) Michalski. She worked as a Case Aide for many years, retiring from Children and Youth of Bucks County. Christine attended St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in...

Aug 3, 2015

Sheila M. (Day) Mack, 53, of Barto, widow of David C. Mack, died Monday, August 3, 2015 in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late James and Viola (Miller) Day. She was a 1979 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and worked in the Production Department at Alcon in Sinking Springs. Surviving are...

Jul 30, 2015

Clarence A. “Pete” Wimmer, 82, of Roslyn, son of the late Clarence E. and Katherine M. (Althouse) Wimmer, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at home. Survivors: Siblings, Donald Wimmer and wife, Elizabeth, Palm; Alton Wimmer and wife, Linda, Palm and Betty Ann, wife of Terry Naigle, Bally and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service was held Tuesday, August 4,...

Jul 28, 2015

Donna M. Sullivan, 51, of Red Hill, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of the late Marie T. (Rash) and Francis J. Sullivan, Jr. Donna was a 1982 graduate of St. Hubert’s High School and after graduation worked as an Administrative Assistant at The Equitable Insurance...