Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

Nov 27, 2016

Willard B. Jacobs, Sr. 86, of Red Hill, formerly of Pennsburg and East Greenville, passed away Sunday morning, November 27, 2016 at Life Quest Nursing Center in Quakertown. He was the husband of the late Gladys A. (Schuler) Jacobs, and the fiancé of Catherine A. Jonassen of Red Hill. Born in Niantic, PA; he was a son of the late...

Nov 24, 2016

Ann H. Smart, 71, of Arbour Square in Harleysville, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Albert W. Smart with whom she shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Helen Archer. She was the valedictorian of her graduating class from...

Nov 23, 2016

Ann-Jean (Dalena) Stone, 83, of Harleysville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Daniel and Alma (Dini) Dalena on September 24, 1933. She was married for 62 years to Harry R. Stone, Sr., where they were residents of Eichele Road, Perkiomenville, PA since 1968 and had lived together...

Nov 21, 2016

Nov 18, 2016

Francine “Franny” A. Moore, 53, of Perkiomenville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Eileen (McKillip) Moore of Perkiomenville and the late Frank Moore, Sr.. She was also the wife of Jennifer A. Golas-Moore, with whom she was married for two years and together for 17 years...

Nov 17, 2016

Robert G. Klees, Jr., 70, husband of Barbara L. (Leister) Klees, of Red Hill, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Grand View Hospital. Born in Lansford, PA, he was the son of the late Grace (Gibson) and Robert G. Klees, Sr. He was a Marine Veteran of the Viet Nam War and earned a Purple Heart. He worked...

Nov 16, 2016

Danielle I. Koury Parker, 71, of Barto, PA, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at home. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Irene (Bosak) Koury. She was also the loving wife to Jon Parker and mother to Jonathan and Koury Parker. Danielle was a highly respected Speech-Language Pathologist, an award winning equestrian, as...

Nov 16, 2016

Joseph F. Gehringer, 96, formerly of Pennsburg, passed away quietly on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 in Florida with family around him. He was the husband of the late Catherine (McCue) Gehringer. Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 2, 1920; he was a son of the late Christopher and Mabel (Clymer) Dugan Gehringer. Joseph worked as a Foreman for Asplundh Tree...

Nov 15, 2016

Terry Lee Aston, 67, husband of Carol (Raymock) Aston, of East Greenville, passed away on November 15, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in East Greenville, he was a son of late Paul and Edna (Weiss) Aston. He served in U.S. Army and was a Veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was a Self-Employed Contractor and...

Nov 15, 2016

Edna Arlene (Hoch) Diehl Young, 93, formerly of Red Hill, Frederick and Hendricks, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Frederick Living where she resided since 1993. Born in Clayton, PA she was the daughter of Ervin F. and Linnie Mae (Diehl) Hoch. She was also the widow of Paul Diehl and LeRoy “Bill” Young and the mother of the...

Nov 11, 2016

Juan “Pete” A. Mojica, Jr., 32, of East Greenville, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital Quakertown Campus. Born in Pottstown, PA, he was the son of Juan Mojica Sr. of Temple, PA and Robin (Ellis) Webster of Lyndhurst, VA. He was also the beloved fiancé of Danielle M. Prizer of East Greenville. Surviving in addition to...

Nov 8, 2016

James “Jimmy” E. Yaroch, Jr., 26, of East Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Born in Lansdale, PA; he was the son of Susan F. (Fisher) and James E. Yaroch, Sr. of East Greenville. He has worked for Kenneth Gaugler LLC in Pennsburg since graduating from Upper Perkiomen High School in 2009. Jimmy had a friendly "hey buddy"...

Nov 7, 2016

Beatrice M. (Marks) Kraft, 96, widow of William H. Kraft, of East Greenville, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in East Greenville. Born in Hosensack, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Charles and Gertrude Viola (Kraus) Marks. Beatrice lived for her family. She dedicated her life to raising her children and spreading her love to all of...

Nov 7, 2016

Donna M. (Klinger) Henrick, 69, of Red Hill, passed away on November 7, 2016. Born in Shamokin, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Martha (Thompson) Klinger. She was a 1965 graduate of the Upper Perkiomen High School and a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Her love for animals made her a contributor to the Montgomery...

Nov 6, 2016

Joan E. (Obermyer) Moses, 79, of Red Hill, widow of Willard Moses, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 in Pennsburg. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Viola (Kumpf) Obermeyer. She worked as a blocker in the finishing department at Bally Ribbon Mill. Prior to that, she was a lens polisher at Plummer Precision Optics...

Nov 3, 2016

Margaret Bolen, 98, of Frederick Living, formerly of Huffs Church, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016. She was the wife of the late Robert Bolen, who passed away in 1973. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Lena (Ramminger) Dardine Scheussler and Peter Dardine and the step-daughter of John Scheussler. She worked for many years in the manufacturing...

Nov 2, 2016

Louise Marie (Schultz) Dotterrer, 78, of East Greenville went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2016, as a result of a car accident. She was the second of six children born to Wilbur and Carrie Schultz of Zionsville, PA. After Louise graduated from East Greenville High School, she was employed as a cook at the Penn Square Diner,...

Nov 2, 2016

Margaret M. (Lizun) Peterson, 100, widower of Harry L. Peterson, Sr., formerly a resident of Green Lane for 60 years, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at Phoebe Richland Health Center. Born on the family farm in Vera Cruz, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Ariela) Lizun. Margaret worked as a seamstress and dressmaker at the...

Nov 1, 2016

Francis R. Shervinski, 59, of Pennsburg, passed away November 1, 2016 at Penn Assisted Care in Pennsburg. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Neidig) Shervinski. He served his country in the United States Army. Francis was a material handler for Ford Electronics for many years. He was a past president of the...

Oct 29, 2016

Jeffrey E. Fresco, 58, husband of Cecilia I. (DeMuro) Fresco, of Palm, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his home. Born in Flemington, New Jersey, he was a son of Nicholas and Greta (Johanson) Fresco of New Hope. Jeffrey was a Systems Engineer for Verizon for the past 22 years and a Veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard....