Margaret E. Sherwood, of Quakertown, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, in Genesis Healthcare, Quakertown Center. She was the wife of the late Kenneth M. Sherwood for 53 years until his death in 1990. She was 98. Born in Julian (Centre County), she was the daughter of the late James and Frances (Swisher) Fleisher. Primarily a homemaker, Mrs. Sherwood had...
Carol Louise Moffett, of Sellersville, formerly of Quakertown, Souderton, and Honey Brook, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013, in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township. She was 63. Born in Valley Township (Chester County), she was the daughter of the late Marvin C. and Louise S. (Shumway) Moffett. Carol had been a member of First Baptist Church, Lansdale and had...
Myron Saylor Gunning, 58, of Sellersville, formerly of Chalfont, passed away Monday morning, December 2, 2013, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Marie (Howard) Wenhold Gunning. Born in Norristown, he was the son of Eugenia (Given) Gunning and the late William Samuel Gunning. Mr. Gunning had been employed as an auto mechanic in Quakertown and Chestnut Hill...
Helen A. Erickson, of Lansdale, formerly of New Mexico and New Jersey, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013, in the Golden Living Nursing Center, Lansdale. She was 90. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Erickson. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sophia (Litzenberger) Janata. Mrs. Erickson had worked for...
Blanche Bianconi, 85, of Blooming Glen, formerly of Wyndmoor, passed away Saturday evening, November 23, 2013, in Golden Living Nursing Center, Doylestown. She was the beloved wife of Nazzarino A."Tony" Bianconi for 62 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Katarzyna (Pieczonka) Maicher. Blanche was a 1945 graduate of Simon Gratz High School, Philadelphia....
Janet E. Schneider, of Souderton, formerly a long-time resident of Sellersville and Perkasie, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at her residence. She was 81. She was the beloved wife of Albert G. Schneider for 31 years. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Wayne L. and Betty M. (Pritchard) Buffenmyer. Janet was a 1950 graduate...
Phyllis O’Donnell, 90, of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville, formerly of Perkasie, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. O’Donnell for 55 years until his death in 1999. Born in London, England, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Ellen...
Stanley F. Kletzing, of Salfordville, formerly of East Greenville and Telford, went to be with His Lord while in Pennsburg Manor, Pennsburg, on Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Carrie (Harner) Kletzing for 66 years. He was 91. Born in Franconia, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Mary M. (Frederick) Kletzing. Mr....
Tammy Suzette Godshall, 52, of Pennsburg, formerly of Sellersville, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Philip D. Godshall, Sr. until his death in 2007. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Frank S. Fox and the late Patricia Diane (Kee) Fox Cook. Tammy had been employed as an assembler...
James J. Virden, 66, of Perkasie, passed away Friday morning, October 18, 2013, in Abington Hospice at Warminster. He was the beloved husband of Mary Ann (Davis) Virden for 46 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late James Virden and the late Margaret (Bradley) Virden Mikol. Mr. Virden was a U. S. Navy veteran, having served...
Walter S. Senkow, a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the beloved husband of the late Arlene M. (Burkhardt) Senkow for 66 years until her death in 2012. He was 88. Born in New Hope, he was the son of the late John and Anna (Mokrycki) Senkow....
Helen K. Landes, of Quakertown, formerly of Perkasie, passed away in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township, on Saturday, October 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Wilmer S. Landes for 73 years. She was 95. Born in Tylersport, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Katie (Krause) Yerk. Helen had been employed by the former C.D....
George Michael Langdon, of Sellersville, passed away on Sunday, September 29, in St. Luke’s VNA Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. On November 5, 2013, George would have celebrated his 56th birthday. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen E. (Hahn) Langdon. They would have celebrated 20 years of marriage on February 12, 2014. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son...
Elizabeth Dotter (Wallace) Schlenker passed away on Sunday, September 29, at the Lutheran Home at Topton (Berks County). She was the beloved wife of the late Rev. Luther Schlenker for 22 years. She was 100. Born in 1912 in Lebanon, she was the second daughter of Edwin and Maude (Dotter) Wallace. Elizabeth graduated in 1931 from Liberty High School as...
Ralph G. Newsome, Sr., of Port Orange, Florida, formerly of Sellersville and Perkasie, passed away at his residence on Thursday, September 12. He was the husband of Marjorie (Anderson) Newsome and the late Irma G. (Bergey) Newsome. He was 89. Ralph was born in Camden, New Jersey. He had attended Hilltown High School. Mr. Newsome was a U.S. Army veteran,...
Susan Schaffner, of Flemington, New Jersey, formerly of Sellersville, went Home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 7, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington. She was 53. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of Fred C. Schaffner, Jr., of Sellersville, and the late Joan (Kuhn) Schaffner Palazzolo. Susan was a 1978 graduate of Souderton High School. She earned...
Dorothy "Dottie" L. Hess, of Jim Thorpe, formerly of Souderton, passed away suddenly at her residence on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. She was the wife of James Hess for 48 years. She was 70. Born in New Hope, she was the daughter of the late James, Sr. and Rebecca (Lundgren) Mecray. Mrs. Hess had worked in the electronics field for...
Dorothy “Jean” Parrish, of Sellersville, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away Monday, September 2, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles A. Wise. She was 79. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Murdoch and Louise (Schmitt) McKinnon. She attended Olney High School, Philadelphia. Jean was a homemaker most...
Richard P. Nice, a long-time resident of Hilltown Township, passed away late Wednesday evening, August 28, 2013, at Frederick Living, Upper Frederick Township. He was the beloved husband of the late Gertrude Emma (Dietrich) Nice for 32 years until her death in 1986. He was 83. Born in Kensington, Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Price P. and...
David H. Overholt, of Telford, formerly of Souderton, passed away suddenly at his residence on Monday, August 26, 2013. He was 60. Born in Reading (Berks County), he was the son of the late Jacob K. and Muriel D. (Camburn) Overholt. Mr. Overholt had owned and operated his own car repair shop. During the Christmas season, he had also sold...