Lucy A. Detweiler
Mar 11, 2015
Lucy A. Detweiler, of Sellersville, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Russel L. Detweiler, who died in 1975. She was 97. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Luisi (Schwindey) Hartl. Mrs. Detweiler had been employed as a seamstress at the former Eagle...
Gary Rutherford
Mar 11, 2015
Gary Rutherford, 53, of Hilltown Township, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at his residence. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of Anne (Fillman) Rutherford, of Hilltown, and the late Russell Rutherford. Gary had been employed as an electrical technician for Local 380, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, based in Collegeville. Mr. Rutherford was a member of...
Robert J. Steffan
Mar 10, 2015
Robert J. Steffan, of Sellersville, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Elma (Eichelberger) Steffan for 48 years. He was 79. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Harry R. and Bertha M. (Hillegas) Steffan. He had attended Pennridge High School and received his GED in 1970. Bob...
Anna Mae (Kanuck) Wietecha
Mar 9, 2015
Anna Mae Wietecha, of Hilltown Township, entered into eternal life on Monday, March 9, 2015, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Fred M. Wietecha for 59 years. She was 86. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Polencar) Kanuck. Anna Mae was a graduate of Saints Cyril and Methodius Convent School,...
Jill Suzanne Alderfer
Mar 2, 2015
Jill Suzanne Alderfer, of West Rockhill Township, formerly a long-time resident of Harleysville, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015, after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Gerald C. Alderfer for 40 years. She was 61. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of Geraldine (Moyer) Struber, of West Rockhill Township, and the...
Dennis R. Agnew
Mar 1, 2015
Dennis “Denny” Raymond Agnew, of Perkasie, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015, after a courageous battle with various medical conditions. He was 80 years old. He will be deeply missed by his devoted wife of over 50 years, Barbara (Dodds) Agnew, and their six children: Louis Francis, of Perkasie; Michael and Linda Francis, of Perkasie; Pamela Jones and Thomas...
M. Florence (Uzdan) Curran
Feb 28, 2015
M. Florence Curran, of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township, formerly a long-time resident of Telford, passed away Saturday, February 28 at her residence. She was 99. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond A. Curran for 37 years until his death in 1976. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna...
William H. Darragh
Feb 19, 2015
William H. Darragh, of Richlandtown, formerly of Souderton, Horsham, Hatboro, and Lansdowne, passed over on Thursday, February 19, in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn E. (Schober) Darragh for 66 years. He was 90. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Sarah (Gaston) Darragh. He was Irish-Protestant by...
William A. Trumbauer
Feb 18, 2015
William A. Trumbauer, a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, in Chestnut Knoll Assisted Living, Boyertown. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth V. “Betty” (Nase) Trumbauer, who died in 1987. He was 93. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Herbert and Mary Stella (Naudascher) Trumbauer. Mr. Trumbauer was a...
Stephen John Smith
Feb 14, 2015
Stephen John Smith, of Sellersville, formerly a 25- year resident of Tylersport, passed away on Saturday, February 14, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the beloved husband of Adele E. (Rimbold) Smith for 37 years. He was 71. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Elizabeth (Burns) Smith. Steve graduated from...
Beatrice V. (Haring) Gerhart
Feb 14, 2015
Beatrice V. “Beatie” Gerhart, of the Lutheran Community at Telford, formerly a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away Saturday, February 14, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul A. “Chic” Gerhart for 68 years until his death in 2002. She was 102. Born in Trumbauersville, she was the daughter of the late John A. and...
Larry L. Mansfield
Jan 18, 2015
Larry L. Mansfield, of Lansdale, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015, in Quakertown Center - Genesis HealthCare, Quakertown. He was 67. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Elizabeth A. (Gawthrop) Mansfield. He was a graduate of Pennridge High School. Larry had been employed in the metal working and coating industry at several...
Mildred M. (Galloway) Righter
Jan 14, 2015
Mildred M. Righter, of Palm, formerly of Roxborough and Morgantown, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, in Genesis Health Care-Pennsburg Manor. She was the beloved wife of William R. Righter for 22 years and the late Dr. T. Upton Cleary, VMD and the late Richard Bleim. She was 93. Born in Shanesville, Berks County, she was the daughter of the...
Vivian M. (Higgs) Peterson
Jan 5, 2015
Vivian M. Peterson, a six- year resident of Sellersville, formerly a 45-year resident of Riverside, California, passed away in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township, on Monday, January 5, 2015 from heart failure. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur R. Peterson for 64 years until his death in 2009. She was 89. Born in Rushville, Nebraska in...
Nicholas Scebes
Dec 10, 2014
Nicholas Scebes, of Sellersville, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 10 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Vasso (Asimakopoulos) Scebes. They would have celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on December 26. He was 62. Born in Samos, Greece, he was the son of the late Dimitrios and Konstantina (Argiris) Scebes. In 1971 Nick...
John Harley Gelsebach
Dec 6, 2014
Family and friends celebrate the life of John Harley Gelsebach, of Sellersville, who peacefully passed into the Lord’s arms on Saturday, December 6, 2014. Typical of John, he worked hard and finished the job early. We were so blessed to have him in our lives for 26 years and will always hold him with us in our hearts. Born in...
Joann Iacono
Dec 3, 2014
Joann Iacono, of Willow Grove, formerly of North Wales, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, at her residence. She was 57. Born in Norristown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Macrillanti) Iacono. She had been a Girl Scout. She was a 1978 graduate of North Penn High School, where she had participated in the Special...
Josephine M. (Taurino) Price
Nov 24, 2014
Josephine Marie Taurino Price, of Perkasie, formerly of Wayne and Frankford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 24, 2014. She was 90. Born in Philadelphia, Josephine was the daughter of the late Cosimo and Theresa (Monturio) Taurino. She was the youngest of seven children. Josephine was a devoted and nurturing mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, lovingly known as "Granny."...
Matthew E. Helm
Nov 23, 2014
Matthew E. Helm, of West Rockhill, entered into eternal life on Sunday, November 23, 2014, as the result of injuries from a motorcycle accident. He was 37. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of Paul E. Helm, of Sellersville, and the late Katherine L. "Kitty" (McKeown) Helm. Matt was a 1995 graduate of Pennridge High School. He had been...
Paul H. Kohler
Nov 19, 2014
Paul H. Kohler, of Sellersville, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 84. He was the beloved husband of Helga E. (Sachelli) Kohler for 61 years. Born in Czechoslovakia on February 26, 1930, he was the son of the late Richard and Maria (Shurrner) Kohler. A master cabinet maker, Mr. Kohler...