Richard Gerlach

Richard G. "Rich" Gerlach, of Quakertown, died Wed. Jan 9 in LifeQuest after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Virginia (Molinari) Gerlach. Born Mar. 25, 1942, he was the first born son of the late Richard Grant & Helen Marie (Trautman) Gerlach. A 1960 graduate of Neshaminy High School and a 1966 graduate of East Stroudsburg University where majored in biology education and began his love of music. He was a member of many bands including the Cumberland Mountain Boys, The Folkmen, Skookil Express, Buckskin, The Daisy Jug Band, Thunder Creek, Without A Paddle, Mail Pouch Express and Homespun Bluegrass. Surviving with his wife are his brother, Bill & Donna (Paist) Gerlach; children Kimberly (Gerlach) Chambers, Rick & Maggie (Devine) Gerlach, Gretchen (Gerlach) Samuels, husband John, Kathleen (Gerlach) Brittingham, husband Bob; 7 grandchildren, William Chambers, Kristopher Chambers, Taylor Gerlach, Maddison Gerlach, Zach Samuels, Jonathan Samuels, & Hunter Gerlach; & great-granddaughter Lillian Chambers. Service: 1 PM Sat. Jan. 19 in Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd., Quakertown. Call at the funeral home 11 am until time of service. Memorial contributions to Operation Smile, 6435 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, VA 23509 or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Ste 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.