Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

Jan 3, 2017

Evelyn A. (Renner) Lynn, 78, of Hereford, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - 17th and Chew. She was the wife of Charles Lynn, Jr., celebrating 57 years of marriage on March 19, 2016. Born in Nazareth, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Dech) Renner. Evelyn was a seamstress for many...

Jan 2, 2017

Ruth J. (Bilger) Bean, 82, of Green Lane, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017at Belle Haven Healthcare Center. Born in Red Hill, PA, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Mary Bilger. Ruth worked as a typist at Harleysville Insurance for many years. After that, she worked in the fabric department at Walmart in Harleysville. She enjoyed crafting,...

Jan 1, 2017

Theodore “Ted” F. Banes, 16, of Palm, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest in a motorcycle accident. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of Matthew L. and Bettina L. (Zampier) Banes with whom he resided. He was a former student at Upper Perkiomen High School and currently he was half...

Dec 31, 2016

Betty M. (Walt) Fronheiser, 86, of East Greenville, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Pennsburg Manor. She was the wife of John A. Fronheiser celebrating 61 years of marriage on October 1, 2016. Born in Trumbauersville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Sadie Mumbauer. Betty enjoyed gardening, baking and looking after her grandchildren. In addition to her...

Dec 25, 2016

Robert J. Wood, 86, of Red Hill, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Joan M. (Buck) Wood with whom he shared 58 years of marriage on November 22, 2016. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late James L. and Sadie P. (Kline) Wood. The early years working for the...

Dec 25, 2016

Gladys A. (Brown) Gaul, 94, widow of Lewis J. Gaul, Sr., of Boyertown, formerly of Green Lane, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Hammonton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Elsie M. (Gross) Brown. She was a homemaker and worked at Pillsbury for seven years. She was also a bell...

Dec 25, 2016

Michael Leo Dzurenda, 90, passed away on December 25, 2016. He was born September 5, 1926 to August and Johanna Dzurenda in Oneida, PA. The family moved to a farm in Pennsburg, along with their five children, older sister, Mary and younger brothers, Joe, Tom and John. Soon after the move, August ‘Auggie’ died of silicosis, black lung disease, common...

Dec 25, 2016

On December 25, 2016 Vincent L. Landis, 89, of East Greenville, received the answer to his prayer to meet Jesus. He passed away early Christmas morning at Souderton Mennonite Home. Born in Telford, he was the son of the late Reinhard A. and Ella N. (Landis) Landis. He was also the husband of Elizabeth “Betty” (Blank) Landis with whom he...

Dec 24, 2016

Joseph M. Verna, 88, of Pennsburg, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Mary A. (Roselli) Verna celebrating 62 years of marriage on October 3, 2016. Born in Wilmington, DE, he was the son of the late William and Grace (Cimorelli) Verna. He was a veteran of the...

Dec 14, 2016

Eleanor M. (Ziegler) Miller, 82, widow of Edwin C. Miller, of Barto, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at home. Born in Trexlertown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Lillian (Schmidt) Ziegler. Eleanor was a Senior Food Preparation Specialist for E & M Wholesale Food in Boyertown for the past 14 years recently working through October....

Dec 13, 2016

Dec 12, 2016

Edith A. (Rauch) Leh, 90, wife of the late Ralph A. Leh, formerly of Barto, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 in Life Quest Nursing Center. Born in Hereford Township, she was the daughter of the late Bertha Frey. Edith was a lifelong member of Huff’s Union Church in Alburtis where she helped with the church library. She enjoyed...

Dec 8, 2016

Kathleen “Kathy” A. Moyer, 53, of Bechtelsville, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. Born in Allentown, PA she was the daughter of Shirley (Schlicher) Fox of Hereford, PA and the late Carl L. Fox. She was also the wife of Mark A. Moyer whom she shared 31 years of marriage with in April. Kathy...

Dec 8, 2016

Verne L. (Styer) Schmoyer, 88, widow of Linford C. Schmoyer, of Mt. Airy, NC, formerly of Pennsburg, PA, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Central Continuing Care in Mount Airy, NC. Born in Pennsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Annie (Conrad) Styer. Verne was a member of Pennsburg United Church of Christ. She was...

Dec 5, 2016

F. James Monahan, 78, of Pennsburg, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in his home. He was the husband of Carole L. (Sutton) Monahan celebrating 54 years of marriage in February. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of the late Frank Joseph and Edna (Steeb) Monahan. He worked at his own machine shop, the F. James Monahan Machine Shop,...

Dec 5, 2016

Harold “Butch” R. Steinman, 79, husband of Diane L. (Haas) Steinman, of Pennsburg, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at home. Born in East Greenville, he was a son of the late Ralph and Viola (Merkel) Steinman. Butch worked as a production manager and was employed at Knoll in East Greenville for 41 years before retiring. He was a...

Dec 3, 2016

Benn Blevins, 91, widower of Ingeborg M. (Kiefer) Blevins, formerly of East Greenville, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge in Sellersville. Born in Whitetop, VA, he was the son of the late Jont and Edith (Eldreth) Blevins. Benn was a moulder at the Eastern Foundry in Boyertown, PA for 30 years before his retirement...

Dec 3, 2016

Robert J. Anthony, Sr., 64, husband of Deborah A. (Slonaker) Anthony, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in his home. Born in Camden, NJ, he was a son of the late Vernell and Eleanor (Geise) Anthony. Robert was known as a practical joker and could fix anything. He had a talent for small engine repair and working on tractors,...

Nov 30, 2016

Donald W. Howett, 86, widower of Nancy Howett, and a resident at Frederick Living, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 surrounded by his three daughters, Lynn (Howett) Krum, Sharon Howett, and Ann Howett. Born in Harrisburg, PA, he was the son of the late W. Clyde and Geraldine (Kennedy) Howett. A three-sport athlete at Ephrata High School, he attended...

Nov 29, 2016

Warren “Stan” S. Schott, 84, widower of Nancy R. (Gilbert) Schott, of Barto, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Bethlehem. Born in Hereford Township, he was the son of the late Warren H. and Dorothy (Kranzley) Schott. He was a graduate of East Greenville High School. Stan worked as a parts manager for Morris...