Horst W. Sodemann, a long-time resident of Telford, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at his residence. He was 76. He was the beloved husband of Christa (Frede) Sodemann. They would have celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary in May. Born in Königsberg, Germany, he was the son of the late Gerhard and Dorothea (Kirstein) Sodemann. Horst...
Ronald W. Kraekel, a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at his residence. He was 72. He was the beloved husband of Susan R. (Frederick) Kraekel for 44 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William F. and Melva (Kick) Kraekel. Ron was a 1961 graduate of Abington High School. Ron...
Ronald Monroe Herder III, of Reading, formerly of Quakertown, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016. He was 34. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of the late Ronald Monroe, Jr. and Helen “Heidi” (Leecan) Herder. When younger, Ron had enjoyed playing football and soccer. A warm, big-hearted person, Ron was a loving father, who delighted in spending time...
Byron Roy Welser, of Quakertown, entered into rest Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 64. Born in Stroudsburg, he was the beloved son of Eileen (Teel) Morykin of Plainfield Township and the late Roy Bernard Welser. Byron was a longtime resident and friend of LifePath, Sellersville. He had attended Bethel Baptist Church, Sellersville....
Albert G. Schneider, a long-time resident of Sellersville, formerly of Perkasie and Souderton, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016, in his residence at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge, West Rockhill Township. He was 95. He was the beloved husband of the late Janet E. (Buffenmyer) Schneider for 31 years until her death in 2013. Born in Sandhausen, Germany, he...
William T. Poust, Jr., of Perkasie, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at his residence. He was 75. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Mitchell) Poust. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William T., Sr. and Elsie (Horn) Poust. Mr. Poust was a U.S. Army...
William H. Turner, Jr., of Green Lane, formerly of Ambler, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Township. He was 86. Born in Center Square, he was the son of the late William H., Sr. and Elizabeth (Emmell) Turner. Mr. Turner was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served aboard the U.S.S. Caloosahatchee, a fleet oiler that...
Patrick James Titus, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, formerly of Perkasie, passed away suddenly Friday, March 18, 2016, in a work-related accident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 35. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of James M. Crosswell, of Covington, Georgia and Kathryn (Titus) Ciraolo, of Telford. Patrick was a graduate of Blue Mountain Academy High School, Hamburg, PA....
Robert “Tito” Cruz, Jr., of Telford, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, after a valiant battle with ALS in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. He was 45. He was the beloved husband of Katrina (Kline) Cruz for 10 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Roberto Cruz Morales and...
Norman Ray Stull, of The Community at Rockhill, West Rockhill Township, formerly a long-time resident of Sellersville, entered into rest Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at his residence. He was 91. He was the beloved husband of the late Gertrude Ann (Bernd) Stull for 46 years until her death in 1997. Born and raised in Sellersville, he was the son of...
James G. Bell, Jr., of Sellersville, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was 66. He was the beloved husband of Donna Duffy-Bell for 26 years. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late James G., Sr. and Arlene (Lynch) Bell. Jim was a 1967 graduate of Methacton High School. He was...
Jack M. Bedford, of Sellersville, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Fox Subacute at Clara Burke, Plymouth Meeting. He was 80. He was the beloved husband of Elva (Crouthamel) Bedford for 60 years. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of the late Melvin and Lucretia (Wagner) Bedford. Mr. Bedford had served in the Pennsylvania National Guard. Jack...
Richard J. Scholl, of Perkasie, passed away peacefully with family members in attendance, on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, Philadelphia. He was 80. He was the beloved husband of Charmaine (Fox) Scholl for 51 years. Born in Hellertown, he was the son of the late George and Beatrice (Weaver) Scholl. He was a 1953 graduate of...
Gerald Franklin Nace, of Ormond Beach, FL, formerly of Perkasie and Sellersville, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016. He was 95. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna J. (Sedik) Nace for 67 years until her death in 2013. Born in Perkasie, he was the son of the late Isaac and Elizabeth (Fetter) Nace. Mr. Nace was...
Alverda “Al” Link-Schmeck, of Quakertown, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Earl A. Schmeck, who died in 2000. Born in Almont, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mamie (Nase) Wenhold. Al had been employed for...
John R. Strockbine, Jr., of Sellersville, entered into Eternal life on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Keystone Hospice, Glenside. He was 68. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Corcoran) Strockbine for 44 years. Born in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late John R., Sr. and Angelina (Larocca) Strockbine. Mr. Strockbine was a proud veteran of the U.S....
Marjorie L. Coll, a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away, surrounded by her family, Sunday evening, February 21, 2016, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 78. She was the beloved wife of Richard D. Coll for 58 years. Born in East Rockhill Township, she was a daughter of the late Luther E., Sr. and Marian P. (Headman)...
Marilynn A. Ryan, of Lansdale, formerly of Riverside, California, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown. She was 76. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, she was the daughter of the late Gerald E. Arnold and the late Katherine L. (King) Arnold Gillingham. Marilynn graduated from Arizona State University in...
Matthias “Matt” Huprich, of Quakertown, formerly of Sellersville, Langhorne, and Philadelphia, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016, in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Township. He was 79. He was the beloved husband of Elisabeth (Reidl) Huprich for 58 years. Born in Romania and raised in Austria, he was the son of the late Matthias and Maria (Kraus) Huprich. Matt came to...
Barbara E. Wilson, of Quakertown, formerly of Perkasie and Delaware County, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016, in Belle Haven Skilled Nursing Center, Quakertown. She was 72. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Lyman and June (Trescot) Wilson. Barbara had worked at DelARC for over 40 years and at BARC for five years as an...