David L. Schwenk, 73, of Coopersburg, passed away at his home in the presence of his family Tues., Dec. 5, 2017. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann E. (DeMichael) Schwenk for 48 years. Born in East Greenville, he was a son of the late Frederick and Irene (Gehris) Schwenk. David had a Bachelor of Science degree, and specialized...
Shirley E. Mindler, 90, of Milford Twp. died Mon. Dec. 4 at her home. She was the widow of the late Robert J. Mindler. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mable (Ebert) Miller. She was a member of West Swamp Mennonite Church, Quakertown. Surviving are her children, Kevin, wife Deborah of Coopersburg, Kenneth, wife...
Janet Lee Campbell Knudson, born March 23, 1960, passed away on December 3, 2017. Janet was raised in South River, N.J., where she graduated from SRHS in 1978. She went on to graduate from Roger Williams College in Bristol Rhode Island. Some years later, she settled in Delran, N.J. and ran her own successful Title Search company for many years....
James A. Cressman, 90, passed away at Phoebe Richland Nursing Center in Richlandtown on Sun., Dec. 3, 2017. He was the loving husband of Fern A. (Shearer) Cressman for 71 years. Born in Perkasie, he was a son of the late Arthur and Flora (Wimmer) Cressman. He was a 1945 graduate of the former Sell-Perk High School. For over 52...
Susan M. Brown, 69, of Quakertown, died at her home Sat., Dec. 2. She was the loving wife of Robert J. Brown, Sr. for the past 51 years. Born in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Frank & Catherine (O'Neill) Kemmerer, she was raised in Hatboro and lived in Quakertown since 1972. Susan graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School. She...
Maria (Kovacs) Sodke, 82, of Coopersburg, passed away early Fri., Dec. 1, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. She was the widow of Ewald Sodke. She was born on August 5, 1935 in Jacob's Hof, Austria. In earlier years, Maria was employed as a seamstress for the former Phoenix Clothes in Allentown. She is survived by her son,...
Barbara (Bischoff) Jamann, 82, of Telford, passed away at the Lutheran Community at Telford on Thur., Nov. 30, 2017. She was the widow of Herbert T. Jamann. Born in Germany, she was a daughter of the late Johan and Margaret (Landmann) Bischoff. For over 30 years Barbara drove school bus for the Palisades School District. She was a member of...
Henry R. Marvill, III, 58, of Quakertown, died Sat. Nov. 25 in St. Luke's University Hospital- Bethlehem. He was the loving husband of Caroline (Spencer) Marvill for the past 35 years. Born in Phila., he was a son of Henry R. Marvill, Jr. of Lansdale and the late Frances (Pifani) Marvill. He was a 1977 graduate of North Penn High...
Brian L. Hoffman, 66, of Quakertown, died Tues. Nov. 21 in his home. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Francis A. and Jeanette (Shelly) Hoffman. He was a 1969 graduate of Quakertown High School and served with the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was a line worker for the former Landis Meat Co., Quakertown...
Martha M. Cramer, 92, of Quakertown, formerly of Wycombe, died Mon., Nov. 20, 2017 at Independence Court of Quakertown. She was the widow of Floyd J. Cramer. Born in Doylestown, she was a daughter of the late Sylvanus and Anna Mary (Yothers) Moyer. Martha was a 1943 graduate of Doylestown High School. For 22 years she was a Production Worker...
Kurt M. Dunlap, 27, of Perkasie, died Sat. Nov. 18 at his home. Born in Sellersville, he was the son of Dennis K. Dunlap and Jeanette (Rigdon) Dunlap, both of Perkasie. He was a graduate of Pennridge High School, class of 2008. He was employed as a machinist at Hefner Machine & Tool, Inc., Hatfield. Surviving with his parents are...
Claude A. "Sonny" Hillegas, Jr., 63, of Coopersburg, died after a long illness, Fri. Nov. 17 in Belle Haven Nursing Home. He was a son of the late Claude, Sr. and Betty (Huhn) Hillegas. He was a laborer of over 25 years for S.O.S. Plumbing Supply Co., East Greenville. Surviving are his brother, Bruce; sister, Lori Paynkewicz; 3 nieces &...
Mark S. Singleton, 61, of E. Greenville, died Fri. Nov. 17 in Grand View Hospital. He was the husband of the late Diane L. (Geiger) Singleton. Born in Phila., he was a son of the late Donald R. and Edna M. (Chamber) Singleton. Mark was a carpenter working in construction for many years. He was a member of the Owls...
Mary E. Boyer, 91, of Sellersville, died Mon., Nov. 13, 2017 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of Arthur M.T. and Elizabeth (Crawford) Gordon. She graduated from the former Springfield High School as valedictorian of her class. From 1974-1991 Mary was administrative assistant for the former OKI, Bethlehem division. She also served as manager...
Madeline J. "Mattie" Rambo, 64, of Sellersville, died Mon. Nov. 13 in her home. She was the loving wife of Gary Rambo for the past 43 years. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Josephine (Wildermuth) McCarthy. Mattie was a registered nurse working for Bayada Nurses as a homecare nurse for children. As a...
Irene L. Ruediger, 87, of Quakertown, died Sat. Nov. 11 in her home. She was the widow of Friedrich Ruediger. Born in Lithuania, she was a daughter of Felix and Erna Marie (Riedel) Pempe. Surviving are her children Edward "Eddie", Richard, wife Beth, Leonard, Anita Driscoll, husband Joseph, and Karen Jablonski, husband Joseph; grandchildren Alex, Leah, Lauren, Ellen, Chris, Dan,...
Dolores B. Cressman, 92, of Quakertown, died at St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital on Fri., Nov. 10, 2017. She was the loving wife of Kenneth F. Cressman. Born in Riegelsville, she was a daughter of the late Roy S. and Marie (Philips) Black. After graduation, Dolores attended Temple University. She was employed as head payroll secretary for Quakertown School District for...
Gregory Brian Metzger passed from this world on November 4, 2017 as a result of a car accident in Boulder Colorado. The son of Richard and Gail Metzger, brother of Andrew (Janessa) Metzger of Rush Colorado, and James (Danielle) Metzger of Warrensburg, Missouri and uncle to Liam, Vincent, William and Alexander. As the son of a sailor, Greg was born...
Jack L. James, 77, of Quakertown, died Friday, November 3, in Briarleaf Nursing Home, Doylestown. He was the husband of Ellen (Smith) James for the past 27 years. Born in East Geeenville, he was a son of the late Arthur and Lillian (McLean) James. He was a graduate of Souderton High School and served with the US Marines during the...
Irene Snyder, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, died November 2, 2017, at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, surrounded by her family. She was 106 years old, born June 11, 1911. She was the daughter of the late John and Clara ( Charney) Pors. Irene was the widow of LeRoy Snyder and former wife of the late Emil Davco. Irene is survived by...