Carol Ann Spanninger, of Summerville, SC, formerly a long-time resident of Perkasie, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in Summerville Medical Center. She was 82. She was the beloved wife of Robert L. Spanninger. Carol was the daughter of the late Elwood and Evelyn (Stull) Detweiler. A 1957 graduate of Pennridge High School, Carol had played field hockey and...
Susan J. Licsauer, of Telford, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at her residence. She was 65. She was the beloved wife of Frederick Licsauer for 47 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Claire A. (Gerold) Mullin. Sue was a licensed practical nurse and had loved the challenges and rewards of the...
James W. Derstine, Sr., a life-long resident of Sellersville, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, in The Community at Rockhill, West Rockhill Township. He was 84. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline “Polly” K. (Gerhard) Derstine for 54 years until her death in 2012. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of the late D. Walter and...
Heather Marie King, of Sellersville, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at her residence. She was 39. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of Alfred Taylor King III and Pamala Ann (Walter) King. Heather became part of the LifePath family in the summer of 1987 when she was admitted to Ridge Crest. She had resided over the years at...
Carolyn P. Shaffer, of Quakertown, formerly of Sellersville, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Quakertown Center. She was 87. She was the beloved wife of the late Ray B. Shaffer for 55 years until his death in 2008. Born in Bedminster, she was the daughter of the late James and Cora (Bader) Miller. Although primarily a homemaker, Mrs. Shaffer...
Ray C. Kaufman, 90, of Telford, formerly of Sellersville and Millsboro, Delaware, passed away at his residence in the Lutheran Community at Telford on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. He was the devoted husband of the late Carol E. (Walck) Kaufman for 55 years until her death in 2011. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Russell N....
Caroline J. Musselman, of Sellersville, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at her residence. She was 94. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert T. Musselman, Jr. for 51 years until his death in 1999. Born in Hagersville, Caroline was the youngest of the eleven children of the late John W. and Agnes (Tutka) Lokay. Mrs. Musselman had...
Walter B. Ketterer, of Sellersville, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at his residence. He was 90. He was the beloved husband of Marion M. (Minarik) Ketterer for 65 years. Born in Tohickon, Walter was the son of the late Harry L. and Mabel (Bleam) Ketterer. Wally often reminisced about growing up on the family farm, just outside of Sellersville,...
Willard Eugene Buck, Jr., Esquire, 80, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at his residence in Sellersville. He was the husband of the late Kathleen M. (Rash) Buck, who passed away in 2010. Born in Ithaca, New York, Willard was the son of the late Willard Buck, Sr. and Velma (Snow) Buck. A 1959 graduate of Pennridge High School, Willard...
Donna L. McFarland, of Sellersville, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, at her residence. She was 67. Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Nancy J. (Redemann) McFarland. Donna was a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster. Although primarily a homemaker, Donna had been employed by Prudential in the data entry department. She...
Richard “Dick” D. Coll, a life-long resident of Sellersville, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, in the Souderton Mennonite Home, Souderton. He was 86. He was the beloved husband of the late Marjorie L. (Gruver) Coll for 58 years until her death in 2016. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of the late Philip H. and Helen (Magargal) Coll....
David M. Longacre, formerly of Coopersburg and Sellersville, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, in the Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was 91. He was the husband of the late E. Mae (Frank) Longacre for 63 years until her death in April 2021. Born in Richland Township, he was the son of the late David S. and Lottie...
Gerald L. Nees, Sr., of Perkasie, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was 89. He was the husband of the late Claire (Mattern) Nees for 68 years until her death in October of this year. Born in Abington, he was a son of the late George A. and Edna C. (Krough) Nees. Mr....
James A. McLaughlin, of Sabinsville, PA, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, in UPMC, Wellsboro. He was 89. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late James and Louise (Race) McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin is survived by nine children; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by both of his wives, Mary (Frye) McLaughlin and Mary...
Paul E. Helm, a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. He was 77. He was the beloved husband of the late Katherine “Kitty” L. (McKeown) Helm for 41 years until her death in 2012. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late William T. and Callista F....
Peter P. Ferri, 64, of Toms River, NJ, formerly of Pipersville, PA, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Community Memorial Hospital, Toms River. Born in Doylestown, PA, he was the son of Peter J. and Patricia (Palmer) Ferri, of Pipersville. Pete had been employed by Carson Helicopters, of Hilltown, and Van Sant Airport, of Erwinna, in addition to...
Paul A. Yoder, a long-time resident of Sellersville, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, in Gwynedd Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lansdale. He was 87. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor G. (Baith) Yoder for 36 years until her death in 2018. Born in Souderton, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Anna L. (Snyder)...
Patricia Ann Drybola, a lifelong resident of Sellersville, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in Jefferson Health-Abington, Lansdale Campus. She was 73. She was the beloved wife of Carl E. Drybola for 53 years, having just observed their wedding anniversary on August 30. Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth R. and Elsie M. (Bauman) Bloom....
Kaitlyn Marie Cressman, of Quakertown, passed away Monday, October 4, 2021, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. She was 35. She was the beloved wife of Thomas E. Cressman, her high school sweetheart, for 11 years. Born in Raritan Township, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Gary S. and Alice A. (Cardiello) Franko. Kaitlyn was a 2004 graduate of Pennridge...
Rose Marie Scalzo, of Sellersville, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and New Jersey, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021, in Neshaminy Manor, Warrington. She was 98. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo J. Scalzo for 50 years until his death in 2000. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H....