Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties
Arlene Smoll
Apr 12, 2013
Arlene E. (Koch) Smoll, 85, widower of Floyd H. Smoll, of Red Hill, passed away Friday morning, April 12, 2013 in Pennsburg Manor Nursing Home. Born in Upper Milford Township, she was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Emma E. (Fichter) Koch. She was a Teacher at the Green Lane Elementary School for many years before retiring. She...
Drue Pursel
Apr 11, 2013
Drue E. “Reds” Pursel, 80, husband of Shirley (Horn) Pursel of Hereford, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at his home. Born in Nescopeck, PA he was a son of the late Fred C. and Arlene (Karchner) Pursel. He worked as a truck driver for the Ryder Trucking Co. Drue was a member of Pennsburg United Church of Christ,...
Claude Britton
Apr 11, 2013
Claude B. Britton, 83, widower of Jean C. (Trollinger), of Macungie, died April 11, 2013 in The Lutheran Home at Topton. Born in Brashear, Missouri, he was a son of the late Harry and Clara (Cornett) Britton. Claude served his country as part of the United States Marine Corps. He went on to serve on the Pennsburg and East Greenville...
David Kulp
Apr 10, 2013
David R. Kulp, 64, of Lansdowne, PA died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Delaware Community Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, PA. Born in Sellersville, PA he was a son of the late Roy and Bernice (Hank) Kulp. David worked for Iron Mountain in Allentown. Surviving are his sisters, Judy Heinrichs, of Red Hill and Jacqueline Hafler and her husband, Gar “Butch”...
Pearl Kordish
Apr 10, 2013
Pearl E. (Taylor) Kordish, 87, wife of Joseph Kordish, Barto, died April 10, 2013 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Conshohoken, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Rupp) Taylor. Surviving: Children, Robert (Sue) Ferrier, Bessie Graff, Joseph (Beth) Kordish, Jr., Brian Kordish, Keith Kordish, Dottie Zueno, and Vyki Lightcap; 4 sisters; 13 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; 7...
Lynn Lewis
Apr 7, 2013
Lynn Velia (Francese) Lewis, 81, of Pennsburg, PA formerly of East Windsor, NJ, passed away on April 7, 2013. She was daughter of Marcello and Caterina Francese. She loved jazz, Atlantic City & a good political debate and will be dearly missed. Surviving are her children, Catherine Lewis, Christine Weeks, Caroline Lewis, Candice Lewis and Kenneth Cardona; grandchildren, Lauren, Danielle...
Roxanne Cashatt
Apr 7, 2013
Roxanne M. (Sweatt) Cashatt, 56, of East Greenville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 7, 2013 in her home. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Neil L. and Betty A. (Christman) Sweatt. She worked as a Receptionist for Stauffer Glove & Safety in Red Hill for nearly 20 years. Prior to that she worked at the...
Clare Haber
Apr 5, 2013
Clare C. Haber, 57, of East Greenville, died April 5, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Florence Haber. Surviving are her children, Michelle and husband, Jeremy Heil, of Pennsburg; Donna Bartholomew, of East Greenville; James Bartholomew, of Macungie; and John Haber, of East Greenville; siblings, Joseph, Barry, Wayne and Beverly Haber; grandchildren, Cassidy, Corrina, Trey, Taylor...
Sherel Burks
Mar 26, 2013
Sherel “Butch” Burks, 65, husband of Caroline (Compton) Burks of Pottsville, formerly of Boyertown, died March 26, 2013. He was a son of the late Raymond Burks and Helen (Nester) and Harold Letterhouse. He worked 25 years at Knoll. Survivors: wife; children, Clinton, Renee, Stephanie, Sean; step-children, Jody, Thomas, Jeffrey; siblings, Donald, Rose, Linnie; grandchildren; great grandchildren. A memorial service...
Lenore Stauffer
Mar 24, 2013
Lenore (Hoffman) Stauffer, 83, of Pennsburg, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in her home. She was the wife of Wallace C. Stauffer celebrating 60 years of marriage in April 2012. Lenore was born in Barto, PA and was the daughter of the late Edgar and Annie (Kriebel) Hoffman. In addition to her parents she is preceded in...
Mildred Smith
Mar 23, 2013
Mildred E. “Mickey” (Zepp) Smith, 82, widow of Robert E. Smith, of Green Lane, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Denver, PA. Born in Zeiglerville, PA she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Elva (Bytheway) Zepp. Mickey was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sumneytown; Upper Perkiomen Business and Professional Women’s Club, a...
Michael Macenka
Mar 22, 2013
Michael G. Macenka, Sr., 85, of Pennsburg, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013 in Fellowship Manor, Whitehall. He was the husband of Paulette J. (Schasney) Macenka celebrating 56 years of marriage in September. Born in Coaldale, PA, he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Mary (Pekarik) Macenka. He worked as a Machinist at Knoll Inc. for...
Eileene Humphreys
Mar 20, 2013
Eileene C. (Cassidy) Humphreys, 76, wife of William J. Humphreys, of Perkiomenville, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Southeastern PA Veteran’s Center, Spring City. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Crenshaw) Cassidy. Surviving in addition to her husband, are her children, Elizabeth A. McCarthy and husband, Kevin, Boston, MA, Jane S....
Esther Funk
Mar 20, 2013
Esther G. Funk, 92, formerly of Red Hill, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Dock Woods, Lansdale. Born in Pennsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late John K. and Bertha (Gressley) Funk. She was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church, Quakertown and a former longtime member of the Palm Schwenkfelder Church. Esther was a 1938 Graduate...
Dorothy Hamilton
Mar 19, 2013
Dorothy L. (Salevsky) Hamilton, 84, widow of Donald E. Hamilton, of Perkiomenville, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, PA. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Max A. and Helen (Stoltz) Salvensky. Surviving are her sons, William J. Hamilton and fiancée, Diana Frain of Pottstown; George N. Hamilton and wife, Trisha of Linfield...
Richard Buck
Mar 12, 2013
Richard M. Buck, 81, husband of the late Ethel A. (Poggi) Buck, of Red Hill, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospice - Allentown. Born in Red Hill, PA he was the son of the late Earl and Beatrice (Moll) Buck. Richard worked for Montgomery County Bridge Construction for 25 years prior to working at the...
Dallas Conrad
Mar 12, 2013
Dallas Augustus Conrad, 83, husband of Shirley M. (Lessig) Conrad of Green Lane, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem. Born in Pottstown, he was one of thirteen children to the late Leroy J. and Mary (Meyers) Conrad. Dallas served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the...
Timothy Hersh
Mar 8, 2013
Timothy Wayne Hersh, 52, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at Chestnut Hill Hospital – Philadelphia. Born in Sellersville, PA he was a son of the late Linwood W. and Anna (Fircz) Hersh. Surviving: daughter, Jessica Lin Hersh, Philadelphia; siblings, Steven Hersh and wife, Sue, East Greenville and Linda Hersh-Shea, Hatfield. Celebration of life service will be held on March 24,...
Eleanor Gilde
Mar 4, 2013
In loving memory of Eleanor H. (Tapler) Gilde, June 1, 1924 to March 4, 2013, loving wife of George N. Gilde, of Green Lane, passed away at Manor Care-Allentown. Born in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, she was the daughter of the late John and Hedwig (Unger) Tapler. She worked as a seamstress for many years before retiring from the...
Wayne Hoffman
Feb 17, 2013
Wayne C. Hoffman, 52, husband of Charlotte D. (Hendricks) Hoffman, of Pennsburg, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital-Quakertown. Born in Allentown, PA he was a son of Preston and the late June (Roeder) Hoffman, of Perkiomenville. He was a member of New Goshenhoppen U.C.C., VFW Post # 5954, of Red Hill, Red Hill fire Co., and Topton...
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