Erik G. Lewis, 41, of Quakertown, formerly of Perkasie, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of Darryl Lewis, of Sellersville, and Dianne (White) Lewis Hopwood, of Quakertown. Erik had owned and operated his own landscaping business for many years. He was a member of...
William C. Dahling, 85, of Perkasie, formerly of Cape Coral, Florida and Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township. He was the beloved husband of Ruth E. (Kunze) Dahling for 65 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late August and Caroline (Knoller) Dahling. Mr. Dahling was a...
Florence Jennie (Tluszcz) Martin, 73, of Quakertown, formerly of Trumbauersville, Dublin, Blooming Glen, and Perkasie, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Township. Born in Trumbauersville, she was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Viola M. (Schaffer) Tluszcz. Florence was a 1957 graduate of Pennridge High School, where she was editor of the...
Donald L. Brent, 77, of Sellersville, formerly of Quakertown and Florida, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2012, in St. Luke’s VNA Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late George Thomas and Marjorie (Heeke) Brent. Mr. Brent was a U.S. Army veteran, having served as a medic during the Korean War....
Judith Anne McQuade, 76, of Souderton, formerly of Perkasie, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 13, 2012, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Robert F. McQuade for 57 years. Born in the Bronx, New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stanley James Terrell and the late Eleanor G. (Cheney) Terrell Slattery. Mrs. McQuade was...
Philip Henry Geetter, M.D., 68, popular ophthalmologist and surgeon, of Pipersville, died peacefully in his sleep from acute heart failure on Sunday, August 12, 2012, while vacationing with his wife in The Hamptons. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Helene (Rau) Geetter for 42 years. Philip was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the eldest child of Nathan Geetter...
Ruth S. Young, 93, of Quakertown, formerly a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2012, in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late John and Clara (Naudascher) Snyder. Ruth had worked as a seamstress in several area clothing factories, including H & F Manufacturing Company and David Crystal, both...
Joyce M. Rauch, 53, of Sellersville, formerly of Quakertown, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She was the beloved wife of Bradley F. Rauch for eight years. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of Julia (Welch) Karcher, of Sellersville, and the late James F. Karcher. Joyce was a 1978...
Alda M. Hendricks, of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township, formerly a longtime resident of Perkasie, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon Hendricks, who died in 1984. She was 98. Born in Perkasie, she was the daughter of the late Clayton L. and Anna E. (Erb)...
Elsie A. Hebhardt, of Telford, formerly a 60 year resident of Sellersville, passed away at her residence in the Lutheran Community at Telford, on Thursday, July 12, 2012. She was the beloved wife of Edward F. Hebhardt for 71 years. She was 90. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Clara (Gabel) LeVan. She was...
Gerald P. “Jerry” Walker, Jr., of Perkasie, formerly of Churchville, passed peacefully after a battle with Alzheimer’s on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 64. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (McLaughlin) Walker for 38 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gerald P. and Margaret (Butler) Walker....
Robert T. Christy, Sr., 65, of Perkasie, passed away Monday, July 2, 2012, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Teri R. (Otto) Christy for 24 years. Born in McKeesport (Allegheny County), he was a son of the late Edwin and Mildred (Baxendell) Christy. Mr. Christy was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, who served in country during the...
Kenneth E. Pizza, 73, a long-time resident of Perkasie, died on Saturday, June 30, 2012, in Quakertown Center - Genesis HealthCare, Quakertown. He was the beloved husband of the late Martha V. (Barndt) Pizza, who died in November 2010. They had been married 45 years at the time of her death. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the...
Richard S. “Dick” Madden, 87, of Harleysville, formerly of Audubon, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane (Morgan) Madden for 63 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Walter A. Madden and Eleanor (Scott) Madden. Dick was a 1943 graduate of...
Christina E. Close, of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township, formerly of North Wales, entered into rest on Tuesday morning, June 5, 2012, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Ralph W. Close for 68 years, until his death in February of this year. She was 91. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late...
Timothy B. Sailer, 54, of Souderton, formerly of Quakertown and West Rockhill Township, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 1, 2012. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Elizabeth (Mosca) Sailer, Sr. He had attended Pennridge High School, Perkasie. Tim had been employed as a machinist at several area machine shops. A self-taught musician,...
James L. “Jim” Henshaw, 68, of Telford (Hilltown Township), passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, in Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington. He was the beloved husband of Joyce (Fitzsimmons) Henshaw for 45 years. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was a son of the late Gerald L. and Verna (Benning) Henshaw Shearer. Mr. Henshaw graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor’s degree...
Stanley R. Brown, of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, May 11, 2012, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Jackson) Brown for 55 years. He was 78. Born in Bloomington, Kansas, he was the son of the late Leonard R. and Jessie (Berger) Brown. A graduate of...
Harry W. Mattern, of Perkasie, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the beloved husband of Janet (Hamill) Mattern for 7 1/2 years. He was 63. Born in Rockingham (Somerset County), he was the son of the late Kenneth and Mary (Schwalm) Mattern. He was a 1967 graduate of Berlin-Brothersvalley High School....
Martha Ann Los, of Perkasie, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Pine Run Health Center, Doylestown. She was the beloved wife of Edward N. Los for 40 years. She was 64. Born in West Rockhill Township, she was the daughter of the late William O. Boesenhofer and the late Eleanor A. (Trumbore) Boesenhofer Musselman. Martha was a 1965...