Gilbert A. Scheetz, 94, retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and lifelong resident of Sellersville, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Born in Sellersville on June 13, 1914, he was the son of the late Arthur Katz Scheetz and Anna Marie (Steininger) Scheetz. Mr. Scheetz was a 1932 graduate of Sell-Perk High School, where...
Calvin Herbert "Sonny" Freed, 74, a long-time resident of Tylersport, formerly of Sellersville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the beloved husband of Joan D. (Wimmer) Freed. They celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in November 2008. Born in Tylersport on March 1, 1935, he was the son of the...
Edward John McWilliams, Sr., 80, of Perkasie, formerly of Quakertown and Milford, Pennsylvania, passed away at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones, on Saturday morning, May 9, 2009. He was the husband of Clara (Herzog) McWilliams. They would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on June 18. Born in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late...
Maria Kulan, 86, of Sellersville, formerly of Quakertown, passed away Friday morning, April 24, 2009, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Quakertown. She was the wife of the late Michael Kulan for 49 years, until his death in 1999. Born in Przemysl, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Kateryn (Wajda) Hawlryczak. Mrs. Kulan and her husband came to...
Mary Agnes Wright, 97, of the Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township, formerly of Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday evening, April 22, 2009, at her residence. She was the oldest life-long resident of Mahanoy Plane, having been born there on June 19, 1911, to the late James and Margaret (Flannery) Wright. Mary was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic...
Michael Dennis Spillane, 57, a 17-year resident of Sellersville, formerly of Roslyn and Warminster, passed away peacefully Monday, April 20, 2009, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the husband of Kymberly Ann (Shearer) Spillane. They were married 22 years. Born in Abington, he was the son of the late John James and Jeanne Spillane. He was employed...
Anna May Mace, 70, formerly of Telford and Buckingham, passed away Monday evening, April 13, 2009, at her residence in ManorCare Health Services, Montgomery Township. Born in Philadelphia, Anna May was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna May (Tobin) Drenkhahn. She had been employed for many years as a real estate broker. She was a parishioner of St....
Nadine Baj, 40, of Quakertown, formerly of Perkasie, passed away late Friday evening, April 10, 2009, at her residence, surrounded by her family, after battling breast cancer for 18 months. She was the wife of Peter F. Baj, with whom she celebrated 14 years of marriage this past December. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Charles Esposito, Philadelphia,...
Patricia "Pat" Steeley Wolfinger, 71, a former long-time resident of West Rockhill Township and Sellersville, passed away on Friday evening, April 3, 2009, at her residence in the Lutheran Community at Telford, surrounded by her children, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas D. Wolfinger, who died in 1999, to whom...
Lawrence R. Schroy, 71, a 40-year resident of Quakertown, passed away Monday evening, March 30, 2009, in the VNA Hospice of St. Luke’s, Lower Saucon Township. He was the beloved husband of Nancy J. (Frederick) Schroy for 49 years. Born in East Rockhill Township, he was a son of the late Clarence and Kathryn (Lewis) Schroy. He was a 1955...
Tammy Colleen "Tam" Moore, 43, of Perkasie, passed away early Saturday morning, March 21, 2009, in Doylestown Hospital due to complications following heart valve surgery. Born in Doylestown on February 25, 1966, she was the daughter of Thomas V. and Sandra K. (McElroy) Moore of Hilltown. Tammy was a 1984 graduate of Pennridge High School. She was graduated from the...
John H. Paul, 86, an 11-year resident of Sellersville, formerly of Glenside, Pennsylvania, and Largo, Florida, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 17, 2009, in Holy Redeemer St. Joseph Manor, Meadowbrook (Abington Township). He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Milligan) Paul for 57 years. Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Paul was the son of the late Harry and Catherine (Lyons)...
Mary M. High, 95, of the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, New Jersey, formerly of Sellersville, Alpha, New Jersey, and Milford, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009, at her residence. She was the wife of the late George J. High. Born in East Rockhill Township, she was the daughter of the late Blasius and Anna (Schaller) Kohl....
Morris C. "Moose" Frederick, 85, formerly of Lansdale, died Monday, March 2, 2009, surrounded by his family at The Villages, Florida. He was the husband of Kathryn Virginia (Yoder) Frederick. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of the late Clinton S. and Bertha (Bergey) Frederick. Mr. Frederick was the owner/operator of C. S. Frederick and Son, a painting and...
Alma S. Hendrickson, 81, of Pennsburg, formerly a long-time resident of Perkasie, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the VNA Hospice of St. Luke’s, Lower Saucon Township. She was the beloved wife of the late John Francis Hendrickson, who died in 1992. Born in Hilltown, she was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Mayne (Swope) Landis....
Alverda K. Gerhart, 89, of the Rockhill Mennonite Commuity, West Rockhill Township, formerly of Skippack, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Francis K. Gerhart, who died in August 2008. Born in Upper Gwynedd on December 9, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Irwin and Lydia (Fisher) Kratz. Mrs. Gerhart...
Ezra McFarline "Mac" Darville, 75, of Quakertown, died at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 7, 2009, after battling cancer. Mac was the beloved husband of Susan Darville for 31 years. Born on November 16, 1933, in Nassau, Bahamas, he was the son of the late Willard and Kathleen Darville. He grew up between New Providence and...
Thomas A. Houser, 62, of Doylestown, formerly of Hilltown and Whippany, New Jersey, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Daggett) Houser. They were married for 39 years. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Francis and Betty (Fogel) Houser. A 1964 graduate of...
Thelma L. Kearney, 83, formerly a long-time resident of Quakertown, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at her residence in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. She was the wife of the late William H. Kearney, Jr., who died in 1994. Born in Bethlehem Township, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Mary (Schultheis) Raidline. She was a...
Kathleen B. "Dolly" Orner, 62, of Sellersville, formerly a 36-year resident of Perkasie, entered into eternal rest Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald H. Orner, who died in 2003. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Annette (Reckner) Nichols, Harleysville, and the...