Florence F. "Flossie" Fosbenner, 89, of Green Lane, previously of Haycock Township, Quakertown, died on Sat., August 5, at Arden Courts of Allentown. She was the wife of the late Harold D. Fosbenner for many years. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late William and Estella "Stella" (Frank) Dietz. Florence was a waitress for Sine's 5 &...
Stephen L. Jester, Sr., 80, of Quakertown, formerly of Glenside & Ardsley, died Fri. Aug. 4 in Richlandtown. He was the husband of the late Virginia (Phifer) Jester. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Charles Jester & Rosemary (Lang) Jester Everitt; and his step-father was the late Robert Everitt. He worked as a letter carrier for...
Virginia I. Bloom, 91, of Quakertown, died Tues. Aug. 1st at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. She was the wife of the late J. Floyd Bloom. Born in Gladwin, MI, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Vienna (Bowen) Nunn. She worked for the former H.C. Kulp Jewelry for 19 years and previously worked for the Ede...
Arla E. Slifer, 85, of Quakertown, died at her home Sun., July 30, 2017. She was the loving wife of John Slifer, Sr. Born in Bingen, she was the only child of Joseph H. and Mary A. (Fluck) Landis. Arla was a nursing school graduate, and worked for many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse for what is now Phoebe...
Paul Abonyi Jr, 75, of Quakertown, died Sat. July 29th at LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. Service information will be announced at a later date.
Regina H. Grey, 86, of Quakertown, died on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Phoebe Richland Nursing Center, Richlandtown. She was the loving wife of Joseph S. Grey for 64 years and had just celebrated their anniversary this past June 20th. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Louis C. and Rosa R. (Blankenhorn) Heck. Regina was a...
Dorothy E. Fischer, 82, of Quakertown, died Thurs. July 27 at her home. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Anton and Elizabeth Fischer. She worked for St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital and the former Quakertown Community Hospital for 49 years. She is survived by a nephew, a niece, a great-niece, and many great friends. Mass of Christian...
Evelyn M. Campion, 82, died peacefully at home early Thursday, July 27, 2017. Evelyn was a spirited, stylish, generous-hearted, creative, loving and lively mother and grandmother, who will forever claim the most beautiful ice blue sparkling eyes. She will be missed and loved forever. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Bernard Anthony "Tony" and Margaret "...
Donald C. Poulton, 83, of Allentown, previously of Quakertown, died on Thurs., July 27, at Luther Crest, Allentown. He was the husband of the late Ann Marie (Horne) Poulton. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Claude and M. Naomi (Schaeffer) Poulton. Donald was a machinist at the former U.S. Gauge, a division of Ametek Inc., Sellersville...
Rocco "Rocky" Vetro, 87, of Quakertown, died Monday, July 24, 2017 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was the loving husband of Martha (Schlegel) Vetro for 45 years. Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Bruno and Rosaria (Fornino) Vetro. Rocky served with the US Army during the Korean War. For 30 years he served...
Majorie E. Cope, 89, of Richlandtown, died Sun. July 23th at St. Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late William and Ida (Shelly) Cope. She worked for Moore Business Forms, Quakertown prior to her retirement and had previously worked for U.S. Gauge - Ametek, Sellersville. She was a longtime Girl Scout Leader and...
Claude J. Post, 72, of Quakertown, passed away at his home on Fri., July 21, 2017. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Morgan) Post. Born in East Stroudsburg, he was a son of the late Carl and Gertrude (Miller) Post. Claude worked as a Police Officer for Pennridge Regional Police Department for many years. His memberships include the...
Joseph F. Dobson, 77, of Quakertown, died Tues., July 18th at his home. He was the husband of the late Harriet N. Dobson. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John and Anna (Hill) Dobson. Surviving is his loving companion, Cheryl Slifer of Quakertown, daughter, Debbie (Jim) Kramarenko of Telford; grandchildren, Justin, Brian, Kevin (Amanda), Camryn, Josh,...
Richard D. "Rich" Yerger, Jr., 32, of Quakertown, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He met the love of his life, Christina Stroetker, 17 years ago and was her devoted husband for the last 6 years. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of Richard D. Yerger, Sr. and Paulette (Groh)...
Isaac M. Johnson, 9, of Eugene, OR, died Wednesday, July 12th of injuries sustained in a golf cart accident while on vacation. Born in Silverton, OR, he was a son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Smith) Johnson. Surviving with his parents are brother, Ezra; paternal grandparents, Frank Kent, wife Paula and Donald Johnson, Sr. and his life companion Janet Ruhf; maternal...
Alexandra J. Hryniszak, 90, of Quakertown, passed away on Mon., July 10, 2017 at LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. She was the widow of Atanasius "Tony" Hryniszak. Born in Ukraine, Alex was a hard-working mother who was known throughout her neighborhood as being the friendly lady who made cookies and candy to hand out to all the children. She was a...
K. Marjorie Billger, 97, of Sellersville, previously of Quakertown and Bedminster, died on Sat., July 8, 2017 at the Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville. She was the widow of Warren Billger. Born in Quakertown, Marjorie was the only child of the late Howard C. and Florence (Ott) Nicholas. She was a 1938 graduate of Quakertown High School - in the first...
Debra A. Bruckno, 59, of Quakertown, died Sat. July 8th at the home of her sister, Barbara Slotter. Born Feb. 12, 1958 in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Frances (Hamburger) Bruckno. Debbie received her diploma from Quakertown High School in 1979. She worked for TGI Fridays in Quakertown and volunteered at Quakertown Center for over...
Jack R. Diehl, 82, of Quakertown, died peacefully in his home Wed. July 5, in the presence of family and entered the place prepared for him with his Lord. He was the loving husband of Esther (Houpt) Diehl for the past 60 years. Born in Perkasie, he was a son of the late Amandus and Lena (Vetter) Diehl. He worked...
Sandra Calabrette, 70, passed away in Carrollton, TX , Tues. July 4th. She was born in Quakertown, a daughter of the late Joseph & Minnie Calabrette, where she lived 64 years until moving to Texas with her mother in January 2011. After high school Sandra attended the Allentown Business School to acquire an IBM Keypunch Operator Certification and went to...