Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

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...

Jul 27, 2015

Stephen N. Fronheiser, 59, of Barto, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, at home. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Clara T. (Leanch) and Gerard M. Fronheiser, Sr. Stephen was a graduate of Boyertown High School and he enjoyed playing the guitar, listening to music and gardening. Surviving is a brother, Gerard M. Fronheiser, Jr....

Jul 25, 2015

Harry Charles Wood, II, 70, husband of Linda L. (McCreary) Wood, of Pennsburg, passed away at home on Saturday, July 25, 2015. He and his wife would have been married 35 years this November. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late David E. and Dorothy (Wienandt) Wood. Harry was a 1963 graduate of The Perkiomen School, Pennsburg...

Jul 24, 2015

Fay K. (Billig) McMurtrie Whitmire, 93, of Pennsburg, formerly of Berwick, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at home. She was the widow of Wilbur McMurtrie and Zane Whitmire. Born in Berwick, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Effie (Hoagland) Billig. She was an office worker for Weiss Potato Chips for 16 years retiring in 1988 and...

Jul 22, 2015

James W. Heflin, 58, of Schwenksville, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Season’s Hospice at Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Phoenixville, he was the son of the Sidney J. and Emerita (Cypironoski) Heflin of Schwenksville. He worked for many years as a construction and millwright worker. James loved to go fishing, skiing and hunting. He enjoyed working on his...

Jul 12, 2015

Franklin H. Smith, 86, husband of the late D. Jeanette (Wilson) Smith, of Green Lane, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at home. Born in Lederach, he was a son of the late Frederick O. and Louisa (Kulp) Smith. Franklin worked as an Inspector for Superior Tube Company in Collegeville, for 41 years, before retiring in 1991. He was...

Jul 11, 2015

Grace M. (Zepp) Schultz, 88, widow of LaVerne O. Schultz, formerly of Red Hill, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Pennsburg Manor. Born in Hoppenville, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Maggie T. (Harpel) Zepp. Grace worked as an Assembler at Knoll Inc. in East Greenville for many years retiring in 1972. Before that...

Jul 8, 2015

Jul 6, 2015

Wanda J. (Weller) Nyce), 56, wife of Ronald Dale Nyce of Wilson, North Carolina, and formerly of the Upper Perkiomen Valley, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 at her home. She and her husband celebrated 40 years of marriage on October 26, 2014. Born in Pottstown, PA, she was a daughter of Geraldine (Adams) and Charles Weller, Sr. of...

Jul 2, 2015

Alverda L. (Hagenbuch) Trumbauer, 74, wife of the late William D. Trumbauer, of Palm, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Health - Cedar Crest. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lillian (Rothham) Hagenbuch. Alverda was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pennsburg and she loved to go camping...