Robert A. Obringer, 80, of Harleysville, formerly of Wayne, NJ, passed away Thursday evening, December I5 in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Hart) Obringer for 21 years. Born on March 31, 1925, in Jersey City, NJ, he was a son of the late Adam C. and Florence E. (Jacobsen) Obringer. He graduated...
Launa F. Ballengee, 94, of Perkasie, formerly of Richmond, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 6, in her residence. She was the wife of the late Rondeau P. Ballengee. Born in Alderson, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Clownie W. and Anna (Boyd) Flint. She had spent most of her life in West...
Eddie Kling of Perkasie passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28, 2005, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was 58. He was the beloved husband of Gail E. (Krout) Kling. Born in New York, New York, he was a son of Ella Louise (Ewing) Mathis and her husband, Fred, of Perkasie. He was a 1966 graduate of Palisades...
Catherine G. Gallagher, of Sellersville, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2005, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 81. She was the beloved wife of John M. Gallagher. They celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on October 9. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late P. Ray and Catherine (Faber) Brown. She was...
Violet M. "Pat" Blackwell, 91, formerly of Sellersville and Perkasie, died Tuesday, October II, 2005, in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. She was the wife of the late Malvin H. Blackwell, who died in 1984. Born in Silverdale, she was the daughter of the late Howard F. and Elizabeth R. (Rappold) Crouthamel. Pat was a homemaker most of her...
Steven Soroka, 76, of Sellersville, formerly of Willow Grove, passed away, Monday, October 10 after an extended illness in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the husband of Geraldine A. (Klose) Soroka. Born on South Street, Philadelphia, he was the son of the late llko and Mary (Kissel) Soroka. He had lived in Germantown and later Willow Grove,...
Michael F. Wagner, 18, of Boyertown, formerly of MontgomeryviIle, passed away Friday, October 7, as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Abington, he was the son of Scott E. and Deborah A. (Jones) Wagner, Boyertown. He was a 2005 graduate of the Anderson Alternative School, Worcester. Mike had been employed as a meat cutter with Weis Supermarket, Gilbertsville....
Larry D. Summerville, of Sellersville, formerly of Mountville (Lancaster County), and Falls Church, Virginia, passed away Saturday evening, October 1, in the Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township. He was the beloved husband of Mary Alice (D' Almeida) Summerville for 27 years. He was 75. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son of the late Henry D. and Myrtle...
Daniel R. Ciamaichela, Sr., 52, of Telford, formerly of Willow Grove, passed away Wednesday, August 31, in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was the beloved husband of Lorraine (Pironti) Ciamaichela. They celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on August I. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Yolanda (Ferrino) Ciamaichela, Willow Grove, and the late Rocco...
Margaret Boone, 95, of Ypsilanti, Mich., formerly of Sellersville, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005. She was the widow of Paul J.Boone, who died in 1993. Born in Bangor, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William A. and Hannah (Barbour) Hill. She was a former member of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Sellersville, for 30 years. She...
Lawrence E. Jackson III, 29, of Sellersville, formerly of Allentown, passed away suddenly Thursday morning, August 18, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Patricia Donohue, Sellersville and the late Lawrence E. Jackson, Jr. He was a 1995 graduate of Southern Lehigh High School and had been employed for several years in...
John W, Zacirka, 84, of Sellersville, passed away Monday, August 15 in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Township (Quakertown), after a long illness. He was the husband of Josephine (Kopp) Zacirka. They were married 63 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Thomas and Julia Zacirka. Mr. Zacirka was a US Navy veteran having served in the...
Thomas P. Hogan, 82, of Sellersville, formerly of Ansonia, CT, passed into eternal rest after a brief illness, Wednesday, August 3, in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital, Quakertown. He was the husband of Shirley (Parsons) Hogan. Born in Shelton, CT, he was a son of the late James and Ellen (Cunningham) Hogan. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S....
Edwin P. Clark, Jr., 66, a 41-year resident of Sellersville, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, August 3, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was the husband of Joanne M. (Brown) Clark. They were married 43 years. Born in West Rockhill Township, he was the son of the late Edwin P. Clark, Sr. and Rhoda (Rickert) Clark,...
Donald M. Trauger of Sellersville passed away Monday, July 25, 2005, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 74. He was the husband of Bette L. (Senior) Trauger. They were married 20 years. Born in Perkasie, he was the son of the late Miriam (Mann) Trauger. Don had been employed for 42 years by U.S. Gauge Division, Ametek...
Doris K. Leister, 76, of West Rockhill Township, formerly of Sellersville, passed away Wednesday, June 22 in the Rockhill Mennonite Community. She was the beloved wife of Arthur C. Leister, who died in 1999. Born in Lansdale, she was the daughter of the late George and Isabel (Curry) Grimes. She had lived in Sellersville for 41 years before moving into...
Robert K. Dyck, of Perkasie, formerly of Bedminster, passed away June 18 in his residence. He was 41. Born in West Rockhill Township, he was the son of Gerhard Dyck, Telford, and Jean (Moyer) Dyck, Wellsboro. He had lived his entire life in the Pennridge area. Robert had been self-employed as a painting contractor for the last seven years. He...
Daudi I. Bamuwamye, 4, of Sellersville, was born on December 13, 2000, in Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA and went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 13, 2005, in Orlando, Florida. He was the beloved son of Moses L. and Agnes K. Bamuwamye, of Sellersville. Daudi attended pre-school at the Kiddie Academy of Hilltown. Along with his family, he...
Nellma E. "Sweetie Pie" Schimpf, formerly of Warminster and Roslyn, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 19, in the Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township. She was the beloved wife of William Schimpf, Rockhill Mennonite Community, West Rockhill Township. They were married 16 years. She was also the wife of the late George W. Metz and the...
Raymond B. Ketterer, 84, of Perkasie, passed away Sunday morning, March 6, in Manor Care Nursing Center, Montgomeryville. He was the husband of Kathryn (Royer) Ketterer. They were married 53 years. Born in Harrow, PA, he was a son of the late Harry and Mabel (Bleam) Ketterer. Mr. Ketterer was a US Army veteran, having served in World War II....