Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties
Eva Walker
Nov 22, 2013
Eva V. (Smith) Walker, 97, widow of Earl S. Walker, of Quakertown and formerly of Red Hill and Sumneytown, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Quakertown Center. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Alverda (Kulp) Smith. She was a long time member of Faith Bible Fellowship Church, Harleysville where she served...
Orphia Gardian
Nov 15, 2013
Orphia O. (Huseman) Gardian, 88, widow of Joseph P. Gardian, formerly of Pennsburg, died November 15, 2013 at LifeQuest Nursing Center. Born in Lyons Station, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Harling and Lillian (Long ) Huseman. She worked as a Production Worker at the former Pillsbury in East Greenville for many years retiring in 1985. She will...
Donna Hennesy
Nov 10, 2013
Donna M. (McAlpine) Hennesy, 72, widow of Joseph B. Hennesy, of Pottstown, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at home. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Robert C. and Marian (Schantz) McAlpine, Jr. Surviving are her five sons, Thomas John, Randy John, Jeffery Hennesy, Michael Hennesy and Craig Hennesy and their families; a brother, Robert...
Mary Fox
Nov 10, 2013
Mary B. (Bauman) Fox, 91, widow of Linwood P. Fox, of Quakertown, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 in St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late John and Elsie (Renninger) Bauman. She was a secretary for 12 years at the Upper Bucks Vocational Technical School retiring in 1984. Prior to...
Ivy Swavely
Nov 9, 2013
Ivy H. (Mest) Swavely, 99, widow of Calvin T. Swavely, of Schwenksville, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Huff’s Church, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Kate (Hoffman) Mest. She was a lifelong member of Huff’s Union Church, Alburtis and she loved crocheting and feeding her birds. Surviving are her children,...
Jean Shaner
Nov 7, 2013
Jean K. (Schott) Shaner, 90, widow of Walter H. Shaner, of Oley and formerly of Barto, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in the home of her granddaughter, Tracy Kemp-Schittler and her husband, Steven Schittler where she resided. Born in East Greenville, PA she was a daughter of the late Warren H. and Dorothy (Kranzley) Schott. She was a...
Dolores Holahan
Oct 29, 2013
Dolores M. (Killian) Holahan, 83, widow of James J. Holahan, of Harleysville and formerly of Long Neck, DE, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Olga (Ross) Killian. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Pennsburg. She worked in...
Laurel Phillips
Oct 27, 2013
Laurel M. “Laurie” (Dyke) Phillips, 68, wife of Robert G. Phillips, of Quakertown and formerly of Harleysville, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at home. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the Kermit R. Dyke, Sr., Solomon Island, MD and Elsie M. (Reade) widow of William “Bill” Reid, Telford, PA. She was a secretary for...
Florence Schlicher
Oct 26, 2013
Florence E. (Engelman) Schlicher, 98, widow of William M. Schlicher, of Zionsville, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem. Born in Trumbauersville, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Elva (Moose) Engelman. She ran the family farm, beside her husband for 40 years. She was a member of Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
Irene Zohil
Oct 25, 2013
Irene (Biginski) Zohil, 82, widow of Joseph Zohil, of Green Lane, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013 in Grand View Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Jablonski) Biginski. She was a loving wife and mother and loved gardening. She will be sadly missed by her seven children, Kathleen Nelson of Green...
Arlene Saylor
Oct 18, 2013
Arlene Y. Saylor, 92, widow of Paul C. Saylor, of Pennsburg, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at her home. Born in Beartown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Henry A. and Dorothy M. (Weidman) Yelk. She worked for 31 years in the research department for Merck, where she retired in 1983. Surviving are her two sons,...
Mary Watson
Oct 17, 2013
Mary E. (White) Watson, 88, widow of James Donald Watson, of Frederick Living, Frederick, PA, formerly of Schwenksville, PA died suddenly in a car accident on Thursday, October 17, 2013. Born in Newark, NJ she was a daughter of the late George J. and Gertrude (O’Brien) White. She was the founder, owner, and dance teacher of Barn Studio of Dance,...
Eric Thompson
Oct 16, 2013
Eric J. Thompson, 48, of Perkiomenville, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 in Grand View Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy E. (Rogers) Thompson celebrating 27 years of marriage in August. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of the late James E. and Patricia Ann (Stevens) Thompson. He was a 1983 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School...
Willard Simon
Oct 12, 2013
Willard “Whitey” Simon, 78, passed away on Saturday October 12, 2013 in Sumneytown, where he resided for more than 30 years. Born in Green Lane in 1935, he was a son of the late Arthur and Stella (Breyer) Simon. For many years, he worked at the former Sumneytown Pants Factory, then for Montgomery County Roads and Bridges prior to retiring....
Doris Hopkinson
Oct 10, 2013
Doris Blanche (Sparks) Hopkinson, 81, formerly of Perkiomenville, died October 10, 2013 at Pennsburg Manor. She was the daughter of the late Purington and Alice S. (Bradley) Sparks. She worked at both Superior Tube and the former Green Lane Hosiery for many years before retiring. Surviving are her two sons, Gary R. Hopkinson of Green Lane and Gerald N. Hopkinson...
Norma Smith
Oct 4, 2013
Norma (Diaz) Smith, 76, wife of Willard E. Smith, of Red Hill, passed away on Friday, October4, 2013 in Season’s Hospice at Phoenixville Hospital. She and her husband celebrated 17 years of marriage on July 27, 2013. Born in Tampa, Fl, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Leon) Diaz. She worked in the transportation department at...
Walter Wydra
Oct 1, 2013
Walter W. “Chuck” Wydra, 84, of Pennsburg and formerly of Telford, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital, Bethlehem. He is predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Rita M. (Wisdo) Wydra. Born in Northumberland County, he was a son of the late John and Mary (Serowski) Wydra. He retired after many years of working...
Emily Sedor
Sep 30, 2013
Emily G. (Hopkins) Sedor, 88, wife of Frank C. Sedor, of Perkiomenville died Monday, September 30, 2013 at home. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Jane Hopkins. Surviving in addition to her husband, are her two children, Donna, wife of Bob Long of Perkiomenville and Paul Sedor of Schwenksville; sister, Myrt Lawton of Scituate RI; 8 grandchildren...
Granville Eickhoff
Sep 22, 2013
Granville “Ike” Eickhoff, 60, of Norristown, passed away at Einstein Montgomery Hospital on Sunday, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his son, Christopher (Crystal) Eickhoff, Conshohocken; daughter, Michelle (Harry) Heffelfinger, Phoenixville; sisters, Sue (David) Tribe, Clifton Twp.; Linda Hardy, Harrisburg; Jacqueline (Leroy) Lane, Pennsburg; and Tammy (Chuck) Jefferies, Huntington Mills; brothers, David (Lisa) Hardy, Lansdale and Jeffrey (Tammy)...
Elizabeth Sova
Sep 20, 2013
Elizabeth O. (Hildebrandt) Sova, 91, of Perkiomenville, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, FL, after a 3 year battle against colon cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew G. Sova, in 1988 and her beloved son, Stephen, in 1974. Born in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late Adolf...
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