Althea Serge

Althea Fern Serge passed away on April 5, 2018 at the age of 89. She was the daughter of the late Otto and Dorothy (Taylor) Wieand. She was married 67 years to Santo A. Serge who passed away in February. Born in Quakertown, January 14, 1929, she is predeceased by siblings Kenneth Wieand, Kathleen Crawley, and Ronald Wieand. Carole (Robert, husband) Mertz of Parma, Ohio, and Nancy (Wally, husband) Boileau of Lyons, Pa. are her surviving sisters. She was the mother of Larry (Leslie, wife) Serge of Quakertown, Dennis Serge of Philadelphia, Diane (Paul, husband) Felicetti of Boyertown, and Anita Serge of Pennsburg. She was a grandmother to Tony Serge of Quakertown and Nikki Mayette (Andrew, husband) of Sellersville, along with step-grandchildren, Paul J. Felicetti of Bensalem and Nicole Felicetti of Philadelphia, Pa. During her years at Quakertown Senior High School, Althea excelled in vocal music studying under the direction of Henrietta Jantzen participating in musicals and a member of Zion Hill Chorale Society. After graduating in 1947, she waitressed at Trainer's Restaurant where she would meet her future husband, Santo, one of the many single State Troopers who ate at the restaurant. After accidentally (?) spilling hot soup on him, he asked her out on a date and they were married May 13, 1950. Althea was hired by Bucks County Intermediate Unit in 1968, and served as a Special Education Aide at Richland and Haycock Elementary Schools, and in 1996, retired from her last assignment at Penn Foundation. Her love of creativity made it rewarding to others as she shared her artistic talents, sewing, embroidery and knitting skills. Her children have so many of the creations she fashioned over the decades and remember as young children her ability to create costumes for them at a minute's notice for school or parties. As a member of Great Swamp United Church of Christ, she was a Sunday school teacher, and choir member, and loved to participate in skits which allowed her to use her comedian skills. Diagnosed in 2013 with a rare ocular melanoma, she faced a long journey of countless embolizations and radiations once the cancer quickly spread. Through it all, Althea remained steadfast to continue to care for her husband and stay strong for him. Family and friends shared her continual singing, laughing, putting puzzles together and knitting to stay cheerful and positive. Most of all she knew God's eye was on the sparrow and she was one of His. Calling hours will be from 9:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday, April 14, at Trinity Great Swamp UCC, 9150 Spinnerstown Rd., Spinnerstown, Pa. A funeral service will follow. Interment will be in Trinity Great Swamp Cemetery.