OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties

Marjorie Phillips

Marjorie Phillips

Dec 28, 2012

Marjorie Ellen (Demarest) Phillips, 72, wife of D. Thomas Phillips of East Greenville, died on Friday, December 28, 2012, at her home. Born in Hackensack, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Chester and Helen (Howard) Demarest. She graduated from Houghton College of New York with a bachelor’s degree in Bible Education. Marje worked as a secretary at George...

Ruth Steinman

Ruth Steinman

Dec 25, 2012

Ruth M. (Fox) Steinman, 96, formerly of East Greenville and Allentown, died on Christmas day, at Phoebe Allentown. She was the widow of Paul F. Steinman who was a former area teacher and a principal. Born in District Township, Berks County, she was a daughter of the late Ammon and Stella (Reinert) Fox. She worked as a food demonstrator for...

Mark Heffentrager

Mark Heffentrager

Dec 24, 2012

Mark M. Heffentrager, 88, of Coopersburg, died December 24, 2012 at Phoebe Richland Health Center. Survivors: Mary (Kollar) Heffentrager; children, James F. Heffentrager and wife Carol of TN and Gale L. Lang wife of Eugene, Coopersburg; siblings Ray Heffentrager and wife Ruth of Spinnerstown; Geraldine Peterson of CA and foster brother Ralph Rauch; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Three sons,...

Gerald Mullaney

Gerald Mullaney

Dec 23, 2012

Gerald J. Mullaney, Sr., 73, of Pennsburg, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Joan M. (Kriz) Mullaney celebrating 51 years of marriage in August. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Henry and Margaret (Werthner) Mullaney. He graduated from SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF...

Beverly Wohlbach

Beverly Wohlbach

Dec 23, 2012

Beverly Ann (Miller) Wohlbach, 71, of Zionsville, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Leon F. Wohlbach celebrating 37 years of marriage on April 19, 2012. Born in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Carl F. and Arlene E. (Smith) Miller. Beverly was a bookkeeper and...

Donald Yerger

Donald Yerger

Dec 22, 2012

Donald E. Yerger, 68, of Pennsburg, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012, at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy L. (Mack) Yerger celebrating 40 years of marriage in October. Born in Corning, PA, he was the son of Earl E. Yerger of Pennsburg and the late Esther (Sell) Yerger. Donald was a Purchaser for Cook...

Ray Bittenbender

Ray Bittenbender

Dec 21, 2012

Ray F. Bittenbender, 63, of Boyertown, died on Friday, December 21, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hosptial – Cedar Crest. He was the son of the late Owen H. and Etta (Fox) Bittenbender. He worked as a weaver at Bally Ribbon Mills for the past 45 years and also was a magician. Ray was a member of Palm Schwenkfelder Church. He...

Edward Gerlach

Edward Gerlach

Dec 20, 2012

Edward J. Gerlach, Sr., 83, husband of the late Agnes Patricia (Gallagher) Gerlach, of Alburtis, died on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late George and Ellen (Stoltz) Gerlach. Edward worked for the Philadelphia Carpenters Union for many years. He was a life-long member of St. Philip Neri Catholic...

Shirley Rutz

Shirley Rutz

Dec 18, 2012

Shirley Mae (Leh) Rutz, age 87, of Toms Brook, Virginia for past 15 years and formerly a long time resident of Adams Street, Red Hill, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia. She was the wife of Jack T. Rutz celebrating 58 years of marriage on November 24, 2012. Born in East Greenville, she was a...

Marie Schiffgens

Marie Schiffgens

Dec 16, 2012

Marie A. (Hemmerle) Schiffgens, 78, of Red Hill, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of George J. Schiffgens celebrating 59 years of marriage on November 7, 2012. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William and Marie (Thomas) Hemmerle. Marie was a member of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship and was...

Mary Leiderman

Mary Leiderman

Dec 13, 2012

Mary H. (Slavics) Leiderman, 92, wife of the late John F. Leiderman, Sr., of East Greenville, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Phoebe-Richland, Richlandtown. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Peitl) Slavics. Mary was a lifelong member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and a member of East Greenville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary...

Rose Mary Weller

Rose Mary Weller

Dec 13, 2012

Rose Mary (Malcolm) Weller, 79, widow of Elmer B. Weller and companion of the late James W. Brey, of East Greenville, died on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Pennsburg Manor, Pennsburg. Born in Montana, she was the daughter of the late William and Agnes Malcom. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker and will be sadly missed by...

Robert Yerger

Robert Yerger

Dec 2, 2012

Robert B. Yerger, Sr., 84, husband of the late of Helen P. (Yost) Yerger, of East Greenville, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia. Born on the family farm in East Greenville, he was a son of the late James M., Sr. and Margaret (Bauer) Yerger. Robert attended Wentling Schoolhouse and worked on the families’ dairy...

David Brown

David Brown

Nov 27, 2012

David C. Brown, 70, husband of Sally J. (Brodzinski) Brown, of Reading, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Manor Care, Sinking Springs. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late David Joseph and Ella (Reim) Brown. He was a graduate of Frankford High School in Philadelphia then worked as a machinist for 35 years at Cooks Specialty in...

Lotta Heidler

Lotta Heidler

Nov 25, 2012

Lotta (Miller) Heidler, 98, widow of Lester L. Heidler, of Telford and formerly of Jefferson Street, East Greenville, died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Grand View Hospital. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late H. Alden and Lara E. (Sames) Miller. She worked as a cafeteria worker for 25 years for the Upper Perkiomen School...

James Smith

James Smith

Nov 23, 2012

James F. Smith, Sr., 78, of Pennsburg, died on Friday, November 23, 2012 in his home. He was the husband of Anna Pearl (Lichty) Smith celebrating 58 years of marriage on June 26, 2012. Born in Red Hill, he was a son of the late Frederick O. and Louisa R. (Kulp) Smith. He was employed as a Die Cast Technician...

Francis Burgert

Francis Burgert

Nov 20, 2012

Francis L. Burgert, 76, of Pennsburg, died Tuesday November 20, 2012 at his home. He was the husband of Marlene F. (Mohr) Burgert celebrating 55 years of marriage on November 24, 2012. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of late Catherine Burgert. Francis retired from Pillsbury in 1994 after working 25 years in production. He was Peacetime Veteran of...

William Geiger

William Geiger

Nov 11, 2012

William Scott Geiger, 49, husband of Mary H. (Lucas) Geiger of Boyertown, died on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Sanatoga Center. He celebrated 19 years of Marriage on June 6,2012. Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of Faith M. (Nunan) Geiger of Perkiomenville and the late Russell R. Geiger. Scott worked at the produce stand in Zern’s Market....

Sandra Casale

Sandra Casale

Nov 10, 2012

Sandra Ann (Henion) Casale, 73, widow of Angelo C. Casale, of Hereford, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Born in Kingston, NY, she was a daughter of the late Louise (White) and Charles Henion, Jr. She was a Licensed Practical Nursing working in California and Delaware before retiring in the early 1990’s. Surviving are...

Elva Stevens

Elva Stevens

Oct 28, 2012

Elva C. (Fillman) Stevens, 99, widow of Nelson W. Stevens of South Pasadena, California and formerly of East Greenville for 90 years, died on Sunday, October 28, 2012, at her daughter’s home. Born in East Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fillman. Elva was a life-long member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and WELCA...

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