Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

Feb 7, 2016

Jean LaRue (Sell) Croissette, 88, wife of Claude L. Croissette, of Red Hill and daughter of the late Alvin D. and Dovetta (Frey) Sell, born in Towamencin Twp., on October 2, 1927 and passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Life Quest Nursing Center. Jean was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hill, where she was active...

Feb 7, 2016

Doris J. (Freed) Masemore, 87, wife of Clyde J. Masemore, of Barto, PA, passed away on Sunday February 7, 2016 at home. Born in Red Hill, PA, she was a daughter of the late James and Ella (Brey) Freed. Doris was a 1946 graduate of East Greenville High School, where she and her twin sister, Dorothy were Majorettes for the...

Feb 3, 2016

Charles W. “Bucky” Buck, Jr., 68, widower of Kathleen P. (Casey) Buck, of Red Hill, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Carmella (Impagliatelli) and Charles W. Buck, Sr. and proud of his Native American Heritage. Bucky worked as a warper for Mutual...

Feb 2, 2016

Linda D. (Fox) Bloomer, 63, wife of Jeffrey “Jeff” Bloomer of Manassas, Virginia and formerly of Pennsburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at home. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of Shirley (Schlicher) and the late Carl Fox. She was a 1970 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School then worked as an Analyst for the FBI for...

Feb 1, 2016

Stada M. (Krupp) Smith, 93, widow of Arnold David Smith, of Bethlehem and formerly of Green Lane, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 at Manor Care in Bethlehem. Born in Trumbauersville, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mamie (Fluck) Krupp. She worked as a Sewing Machine Operator for 30 years, retiring in 1985 from the former...

Jan 31, 2016

Jan 29, 2016

Frank J. DeCaro, 78, of Quakertown, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016, at Valley Manor Nursing Home in Coopersburg. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Frank and Emily (Switer) DeCaro. Frank worked for the former Lee Tire in Conshohocken prior to closing, after he worked as a Journeyman Millwright, for of 20 years before retiring...

Jan 27, 2016

Alyce M. (Alderfer) Wert, 87, widow of Ralph A. Wert, of Telford Lutheran Home, formerly of Red Hill and Lansdale, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Fannie Jane (Horning) Alderfer. She was a 1946 graduate of East Greenville High School then attended...

Jan 25, 2016

Elizabeth M. (Poatsy) Brinckman, 90, widow of Wayne L. Brinckman, of Wasser Road, Pennsburg, died on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in West Virginia and raised in Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Zuber) Poatsy. Elizabeth was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Pennsburg. She enjoyed...

Jan 24, 2016

Reuben R. “Dutch” Moser, 69, of East Greenville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Darlene A. (Young) Moser celebrating 48 years of marriage on July 29, 2015. Born in Sellersville, PA, he was the son of Ruth E. (Fosbenner) Moser Stoudt of Pennsburg and the late Russell Moser....

Jan 23, 2016

Derek Chilton, 86 husband of Kathleen M. (Dale) Chilton and the late Barbara (Brady) Chilton, of East Greenville, died, Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England; he was the son, late Richard and Mona (Lowther) Chilton. He worked as a Heavy Equipment and Truck Mechanic for Glasgow Inc., Glenside, PA. Derek was a member of...

Jan 19, 2016

Barbara S. (Burkett) Dehaven, 63, of Schwenskville, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, PA; where she is now resting peacefully with her late husband, Michael Warren DeHaven. Born in Painsville, OH, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth V. and Naomi R. (Makins) Burkett. She worked for 23 years as a...

Jan 18, 2016

Joanne (Ritz) Styer, 69, wife of the late Earl Styer, of Pennsburg, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Mabel (Eck) Ritz. She was a member of New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ in East Greenville. Joanne loved her cat Jada Sue Surviving is a...

Jan 18, 2016

John S. Batyski, 68, husband of the late Virginia (Stankus) Batyski, of Telford, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 in Green Lane. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Stanley and Julia (Sopel) Batyski. John was a 1965 graduate of Upper Perk High School and later he served in the United States Army Reserve during Vietnam....

Jan 17, 2016

Beatrice Fern (Miller) Rothenberger, 90, of Pennsburg, died on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at home. Born in Upper Hanover Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Pearl (Moll) Miller. She was employed by the Bally Ribbon Mill and the Pennsburg Clothing Factory. While being employed at the Bally Ribbon Mill during WWII, Beatrice supported the war...

Jan 16, 2016

Robert W. Evans, 64, husband, of Barbara A. (Bandura) Evans, of Pennsburg, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at home. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Anna May (Loisch) Evans. He worked as a Surveyor for 43 years for the Carpenters Union, Local #8 of Philadelphia. Robert was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church...

Jan 15, 2016

Arlene E. (Hartman) Powers, 71, wife of Brian J. DePue, of Pennsburg, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Bethlehem. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Grace (Snyder) Hartman. Arlene worked as a Customer Service Representative at the Fox Bindery of Quakertown for 44 years before retiring. She...

Jan 14, 2016

Nancy L. (Beysher) Egolf, 69, widow of John H. Egolf, of Hereford, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Arthur C. and Mary C. (Merkel) Beysher. She was self-employed and operated a stand at Zern’s Farmers Market for 51 years and also owned Nancy’s Attic in Hereford for many...

Jan 13, 2016

Harrison A. Pirnik, 74, husband of Jean R. (Anderson) Pirnik, of East Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at home. Born in Perkasie, he was a son of the late Louis and Myrtle (Heimbach) Pirnik. He served in the United States Air Force, state side, during Vietnam. Harrison served as a police officer for 6 years in the...

Jan 9, 2016

Dorothy C. Mathias, 84, widow of Ralph G. Mathias, of Perkiomenville and formerly of Bechtelsville, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Lyons Station. Born in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late Oswin and Irene (Kulp) Christman. Dorothy worked at Wagner Electric, Boyertown for 25 years retiring in 1998. Before that she worked at the Red Hill...