Patrick J. Bolger, of Northeast Philadelphia, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, in The Community at Rockhill, West Rockhill Township. He was 79. Born in Germantown, he was the son of the late Thomas and Sarah (Murphy) Bolger. He was a 1958 graduate of Northeast Catholic High School, Philadelphia. As a member of the Teamsters Union 107, Pat made...
Paul A. Keeler, of Sellersville, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. He was 62. He was the long-time companion of Pamala King, of Sellersville. Born in Quakertown, Paul was the son of Charles Henry Keeler and the late Edna Alice (Weil) Keeler. Paul was a 1976 graduate of Quakertown High School. Paul had...
Rae A. Zurcher, of Telford, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at her residence. She was 87. She was the wife of the late Carl E. Zurcher, Sr. for 36 years until his death in 1991. Born in New York City, Rae was the daughter of the late Raymond and Sue Jeffries. Rae was a 1949 graduate of Overbrook...
Rolf J. Schwarz, of Southampton, formerly of Sellersville, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019, in the Delaware Valley Veterans Home, Philadelphia. He was 84. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was the son of the late Jonny and Elsa Margareta (Lahrssen) Schwarz. Rolf immigrated to the United States in 1954. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves. Mr....
Edward G. Means, Jr., of Sellersville, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, at his residence. He was 72. He was the beloved husband of Dolores F. (Brown) Means for 41 years until her death in 2017. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of the late Edward G. Means, Sr. and the late Eleanor (Godlewski) Means Marsteller. Ed was a...
Jean E. Kolb, formerly a long-time resident of Telford, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2019, in Elm Terrace Gardens, Lansdale. She was 85. She had shared 67 years of marriage with Ralph F. Kolb, marking their anniversary on August 9. Born in Hatfield, she was the daughter of the late Frank W. and Sarah Louise (Godshall) Scholl. Primarily a homemaker,...
Joseph L. Sitko, Jr., of West Rockhill Township, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at his residence. He was 70. He was the beloved husband of Karen L. (Royer) Sitko for 48 years. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of the late Joseph L., Sr. and Violet (Rims) Sitko. Joe was a 1967 graduate of Pennridge High School,...
Gertrude S. Mathewson, of Schwenksville, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019, in Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville. She was 94. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald E. Mathewson for 56 years until his death in 2007. Born in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of the late Wheeler Abel Smith and Alice Marion (Connell) Smith. Mrs. Mathewson...
Lynda J. H. Johnson, of Quakertown, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019, with her husband by her side, in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg, Bethlehem. She was 62. She was the beloved wife of Walter M. “Butch” Johnson for 43 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late H. Kurt and Joan E. (Leyrer) Hempelmann. Lynda...
Helen Mae Detweiler, a lifelong resident of Sellersville, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 95. She was the beloved wife of the late Nevin H. Detweiler for 58 years until his death in 2004. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Helen (Strauss) Knauff....
James R. Bergdahl, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Falls Church, Virginia, died on Monday, June 24, 2019, in Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was 80. He was the beloved ballroom dance partner of Victoria (Rembock) Chapman for 20 years and her husband for the last seven of those years. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jim was the son...
Joshua Daniel Knepper, of Quakertown, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2019. He was 27. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of Lori (Youells) Brunk and the stepson of Ryan Brunk, of Quakertown. Josh had been employed with a local propane company. He had also volunteered as an EMT for three years with a local EMS organization. An avid...
Lois Fisher, of Lehighton, formerly of Telford, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, in Easton Hospital. She was 83. She was the beloved wife of Paul Fisher for 57 years. Born in Colon, Panama, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mabel Sarah (Mortimer) McGuirk. Lois was a 1954 graduate of Haddonfield Memorial High School, Haddonfield, New...
James Walter Williams, of Horsham, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Abington Hospice at Warminster-Abington Jefferson Health. He was 60. He was the husband of Nancy A. (Ridgway) Williams. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of Robert P. and Ellen Charlotte (Fawcett) Williams, of Warrington. James was a graduate of Central Bucks East High School, Doylestown....
James R. Souder, of Perkasie, passed away and entered eternal life on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township. He was 84. He was the beloved husband of Lenore M. (Godlewski) Souder for 62 years. Born in Perkasie, he was the son of the late Clarence and Mabel H. (Hendricks) Souder. Jim was a 1953 graduate...
Regina Ann Grahill, formerly of Marlton, New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at her residence in the Lutheran Community at Telford. She was 92. She was the beloved wife of the late John Patrick M. Grahill, who died in 1994. They were happily married for 34 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late...
Richard A. Finocchio, Sr., of Hatfield, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Genesis HealthCare-Quakertown Center, Quakertown. He was 79. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Santo and Olga (Helinski) Finocchio. Most recently, Mr. Finocchio had been employed for 15 years in maintenance for Nissan in New Jersey. An avid fan of television...
Holly DiMicco Olson, 58, of Sellersville, passed away at home on May 1, 2019, after an extended battle with ovarian cancer. Holly was born on September 2, 1960, to Anthony DiMicco and Charlene Brown DiMicco in Bristol, PA. Holly graduated from the George School in Newtown, PA. Holly married Thomas Olson on May 29, 1993, in Langhorne, PA. Holly enjoyed...
Naomi M. Cressman, of Richlandtown, formerly of Quakertown, Perkasie, and Sellersville, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. She was 103. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Annie (Wenhold) Wagner. Naomi had been a homemaker. In addition, she had been employed for many years as a sales...
Harriet M. Clayton, of Hilltown Township, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019, at her residence. She was 81. She was the beloved wife of David C. Clayton, Sr. They had marked 61 years of marriage on April 19. Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Edith (Thomas) Lodge. Mrs. Clayton was a homemaker, who...