Charles Schultz, 98 of Quakertown died Tuesday, August 27 in his home. He was the husband of the late Ida N. (Sloyer) Schultz He was a "car doctor" almost from birth. A self-employed mechanic, he opened Schultz's Garage in 1946. His son Jeffrey joined the business in 1957 on Rt. 309 and they worked together until closing the garage after...
Ida Shaffer, 92, of Souderton, previously Quakertown, died Tues., July 9. She was the widow of Ralph H. Shaffer. Born in Quakertown, daughter of the late Clarence D. and Alice (Walp) Carbaugh. Member East Swamp Church, Quakertown. Surviving, children, Christine Thompson (Glenn), Judith Kliewer (Richard), James (Janna), & Kenneth (Eloise); 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; & brother, Clarence. Services 11 Am,...
Dorothy J. "Dottie" Bickford, 77 of Quakertown died Tuesday, March 26 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Herman C. Bickford Born in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Dorothy (Enochs) Jones. She is survived by daughters Nancy J. Chilton, Linda C. Martin and husband David, Susan Mirarchi and husband...
Nonna Bull-Leister, 88, of Merritt Island, Florida, passed away peacefully in Cape Canaveral Hospital Friday, April 5th, 2013. She was the loving wife of Edwin "Rusty" Leister. Nonna was born in Russia on February 25th, 1925, and immigrated to the United States in 1955 with her late husband, Francis John Bull, and their four children, taking residence in Spinnerstown, PA....
Arya Singh, 20, of Allentown, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 8, 2013 in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Born in Allahabad, India, she was the daughter of Dr. Narendra and Sujata Singh. She was a Parkland High School graduate and was in her Junior Year at the University of Pennsylvania studying nursing. Arya had an infectious smile...
Charles J. "Chuck" Stehlik III, 67, of Quakertown, died peacefully at his home in the presence of his family Sun., June 9. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Sanwald) Stehlik for the past 43 years. Chuck worked for the County of Bucks in the county mailroom for the past 10 years. Previously, he worked 25 years as an information...
Mabel Horne, 98, of Milford Square, went to be with the Lord Mon. Feb. 25. She was the wife of the late James E. Horne. Born in Pennsburg., she was the daughter of the late Allen and Ida (Long) Yerk. Mabel was a seamstress for the former Eagle Shirt Factory, Quakertown, retiring in 1969. She was a member of the...
Arnold Godshall, 61, of Coopersburg, died Tue. Dec. 29 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of the late Ernest and Betty (Renninger) Godshall. He worked as a Grinder for Cook's Technology for many years. Surviving: daughter, Nicole Godshall, fiancé Wayne Watson, Coppersburg; grandchildren, Kayla and Chelsea; brothers, Ronald, wife Bonnie, Sellersville and Dean,...
Anthony P. LaPorta, 58, of Quakertown passed away March 27, 2013 in Grandview Hospice. He was the husband of Mary Ann Fulton-LaPorta celebrating 16 years of marriage this past December. Born March 31, 1954 in Philadelphia he was the son of Ralph LaPorta of Sea View Harbor, NJ and the late Margaret (Gribbon) LaPorta Anthony worked as a roofer for...
Chelsea Fisher, 21, of Kemah, Texas, passed away peacefully in her home February 23, 2013. Born in Allentown, Chelsea was the daughter of Gerald J. Fisher of Glassboro, New Jersey, and Andrea J. (Wieder) Browne of Kemah, Texas. Chelsea attended Palisades School District until her move to Texas in 2007 where she graduated from Clear Creek High School in League...
Henrietta L. Paetow, 76, of Quakertown, formally of Ithaca, NY, passed away April 10, 2013 in the home of her daughter Cindy. Born November 22, 1936 in Ithaca, she was the daughter of the late Paul Williams, Ethel (Golden) Tucker and Gerald Tucker Sr. Henrietta retired from TST BOCES vocational school in 2003 after 26 years of service. An avid...
Robert Weldon Davis, Jr., 85, of Perkasie, died Sat. Feb. 9 in Quakertown Center. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Robert W. Sr. and Alberta (Juliff) Davis. Bob was a truck driver for more than 30 years having driven for Lehigh Valley Dairies and Miller & Son Paving, Warminster. An avid outdoorsman who enjoyed maintaining his...
Devon T. Rosenberger, 26, of Gilbertsville, formerly of Quakertown, died unexpectedly, Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013. He was the husband of his high school sweetheart, Dana (Collemacine) Rosenberger, celebrating 3 years of marriage this past June. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of James and Vicki (Rupell) Rosenberger of Quakertown. He was a graduate of Shippensburg University with a B.S....
Amelia Morrell, formerly of South Plainfield, died Mon. July 1 in Richlandtown, PA. She was the widow of Robert G. Morrell. She worked as a clerk for Shop-Rite, in Piscataway for a number of years before retiring. Amelia's favorite past time activity was dancing. Born in Naples, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Josepi and Asunta Angeloni. She...
William H. Green, 82, of Blooming Glen, died Wednesday October 2, in his home. He was the husband of Faith (Gaerthe) Green, for 53 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Frederick and Mary (Freeman) Green. William worked for over 25 years for the SEPTA as a bus driver prior to his retirement in 1994. Bill...
Judith A. Kehs, 72, of Quakertown, died Fri., Oct. 11 in Grand View Hospital. She was the wife of Howard G. Kehs. She worked as a seamstress for the former Thompson Sportswear, Quakertown before retiring. Previously, she worked for the former Industrial Safety Specialty Co., Sellersville for a number of years. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of the...
Marie E. (Czech) Gerhart, of Quakertown, passed away Sat. Sept. 7th at the home of her daughter and son-in-law where she resided. She was the wife of the late Hank Gerhart. She was a 1935 graduate of Quakertown High School. Marie was a member of First United Church of Christ, Quakertown. Surviving: Daughter, Joyce (Kenneth) Fly; Grandchildren, Rick Fly, Dr....
Elizabeth A. Wentz, 50, Quakertown, died Fri. Dec. 6th at St. Luke's Hospital, Quakertown. She was the wife of Keith Wentz for 20 years. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of Frances (Barnett) and the late Martin Thompson. She was a devoted mother and deeply loved her three boys. Surviving with her husband and mother are: sons; Christopher,...
Mary L. Gross, 86, of North Wales, previously of Quakertown died Thur. Nov. 7th at home. She was the wife of the late George E. Gross, Jr. Born in Hempfield, she was the daughter of the late William and Irene (Miller) Griffith. She was a member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Coopersburg. Mary was a trustee on the Upper...