Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties
Harold Marks
Mar 29, 2015
Harold S. Marks, 96, husband of the late Pauline R. (Gressley) Marks, of East Greenville, formerly of Palm, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 in his daughter’s home. Born in Kraussdale, he was a son of the late Edgar and Gertrude (Krauss) Marks. He worked as a Molder for 37 years at Pearless Eastern Foundry in Boyertown. He was...
Homer Long
Mar 28, 2015
Homer Long, 88, husband of Arlene R. (Rushong) Long, of Spring Mount, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Pennsburg Manor. Born in Sumneytown, he was a son of the late John S. and Estella (Bernhardt) Long. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in the European Theatre during World War II. He worked as a Supervisor...
Linda Young
Mar 27, 2015
Linda M. (Hennessey) Young, 60, wife of David R. Young, of Emmaus, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine (Allen) Hennessey. She worked as a CNA at LifeQuest Nursing Center and loved gardening and crossword puzzles. She was a former...
Oleda Nester
Mar 27, 2015
Oleda (Weller) Nester, 97, of Pennsburg, widow of Wilson E. Nester, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Quakertown Center. Born in Hereford, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Eschbach) Weller. She worked as a seamstress for over 20 years at the former Wismer Clothing Company and loved to plant...
Valentino Giangiacomo
Mar 21, 2015
Valentino R. “Rudy” Giangiacomo, 87, of Barto, formerly of Pottstown, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at home. Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late Luigi and Antoinette “Jennie” (Toro) Giangiacomo. He worked 35 years as a tester in the Plastics Lab at the former Firestone Tire and Rubber, then as a tipstaff at the Chester...
Esther Moser
Mar 18, 2015
Esther Caroline (Calhoun) Moser, 85, widow of Paul E. Moser, Sr., of Red Hill, died March 18, 2015 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in Marlborough Township, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. and Ida (Schoelkopf) Calhoun. She was a 1947 graduate of East Greenville High School then earned her nursing degree at Montgomery Hospital...
Naomi Schoenly
Mar 18, 2015
Naomi M. (Riegner) Schoenly, 84, wife of the late Lawrence Y. Schoenly, of Barto, passed away peacefully in her home, in the care of her children, on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Born in Clayton, she was a daughter of the late Wesley S. and Emma B. (Moyer) Riegner. She was a 1948 graduate of Boyertown High School and went on...
Mildred Kehs
Mar 6, 2015
Mildred W. Kehs, 99, of Bally, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015, at Frederick Living. Born in Barto, she was a daughter of the late Henry W. and Isabella W. (Walters) Kehs. She worked for over 20 years as a telephone operator for the former Conestoga Mountain Telephone Company. Mildred was a life-long member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic...
Kathryn Peart
Mar 6, 2015
Kathryn M. (Hrinda) Peart, 72, widow of Sidney J. “Sid” Peart, Sr., of East Greenville, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Born in Nesquehoning, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Marie (Kokas) Hrinda. She worked in the Production Department of Artistic Glass in Trumbauersville for many years before retiring. She was...
Linda Fluke
Mar 4, 2015
Linda M. (Yerger) Fluke, 65, formerly of Bally, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Anna (Kulp) Yerger. Linda worked as a secretary at Harleysville Insurance for many years. She was a longtime member of New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ in East Greenville. Surviving...
William Rothrock
Mar 1, 2015
William C. Rothrock, Sr., 74, husband of the late Mildred C. (Benner) Rothrock and Linda J. (Renn) Rothrock, of Hereford, died Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospice. Born in Zionsville, he was a son of the late Earl and Anna Mae (Kurtz) Rothrock. Survivors: Sons, William C. Rothrock, Jr., Hereford; Russell (Tina) Rothrock, Alburtis; 4 step-children; siblings, Robert (Edith) Rothrock, Macungie;...
Raymond Hank
Feb 28, 2015
Raymond Hank, 80, husband of Patricia A. (Peart) Hank, of Pennsburg, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Chestnut Knoll in Boyertown. Born in Upper Hanover Township, he was a son of the late Raymond and Florence (Kulp) Hank. He was an upholsterer for 18 years at Knoll Inc. and the owner and operator of the Penn Cup since...
Louis Heintz
Feb 25, 2015
Louis S. Heintz, Sr., 93, husband of Erna G. (Wiessener) Heintz, of Green Lane, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Perkiomenville, he was a son of the late Julius and Lydia (Karrow) Heintz. He was a self-employed well driller for over 67 years operating Louis Heintz Well Drilling, Inc. He also worked for J.W....
Stella Swierzewski
Feb 20, 2015
Stella L. (Jasinski) Swierzewski, 89, widow of Edward P. Swierzewski, of Pennsburg, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Xavier and Tekla (Gabor) Jasinski. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and loved playing bingo and pinochle, gardening, and doing crossword...
Naomi Yoder
Feb 20, 2015
Naomi S. (Ruth) Yoder, 99, widow of Charles S. Yoder, of Harleysville and formerly of Green Lane and Breinigsville, passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015, at Peter Becker Community. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter of the late Norman S. and Ella Mae (Schwager) Ruth. She worked as a cashier and was part owner of the former Yoder’s...
Joan Fluke
Feb 19, 2015
Joan Elvine (Bartholomew) Fluke, 76, wife of Gerald B. Fluke, of Macungie and formerly of the Upper Perkiomen Valley, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach, Florida. Born in Bechtelsville, she was a daughter of the late David S. Bartholomew and Mabel S. (Weller) Bartholomew Burke. She had worked at the former Cherrydale Farms,...
June Sweinhart
Feb 15, 2015
June Mae (Engle) Sweinhart, 82, wife of Richard S. Sweinhart, of East Greenville, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Arlene (Fritch) Engle. During her lifetime she first worked as a butcher for the family business, Russell S. Engle’s...
George Clouser
Feb 11, 2015
George W. Clouser, 74, husband of Nancy E. (Marks) Clouser, of Bechtelsville passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Born in New Berlinville, he was the son of Verna (Linsenbigler) Clouser of Boyertown and the late William Clouser. George was a store clerk for Acme Markets for 30 years and a machinist at Schwenk’s Custom Machining Inc....
Shannon Clark
Feb 10, 2015
Shannon Melissa Clark, 30, of Pottstown, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at home. Born in Norristown, she was the daughter of Ronald Scott Clark of Bellefonte and Lori Marie (Scanlan) Cashatt of Pottstown, and a step-father, Tod Cashatt of Boyertown. She was a 2003 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School, and Western Center for Technical Studies and a...
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