Maria Zimmer, 86, of Quakertown died Sunday, February 14th at St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Andreas Zimmer. Born in Kleinbetschkerek, Romania, she was a daughter of the late John and Maria (Maitsche) Graf. She worked as a line leader for the former Perkasie Industries for many years. She was a member of St. Isidore's...
Barbara A. Simonds, 69 of Quakertown, died Fri. Feb. 12th at her home. She was the beloved wife of Mark Simonds for 31 years. Barb worked for the Bucks County Adult Probation and Parole Department for over 20 years. Born in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Marion (Standish) Keirns. Always on the go, Barb was...
Helen W. McKillip, 88, of Allentown, passed away Tues. Feb. 2nd at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of the late Raynor Scholl and the late Robert McKillip. She worked as a secretary for United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley for many years prior to her retirement. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of the late...
Glenn F. Bosworth Jr. of Quakertown, died Sun. Jan. 31st in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. He was 82. He was the beloved husband for 31 years of Nancy Helen (Walp) Bosworth. Born in the Gladwin section of Philadelphia, October 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Glenn Faron and Marie (Decker) Bosworth. He was a resident of...
Elizabeth A. Cressman, 59, of Quakertown, died Fri. Jan. 29th at her home. She was the wife of the late William Grindle. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late John and Louise (Federspiel) Cressman. She worked in finance for many years with various banks and financial companies. She was involved with the Quakertown Police Dept. Citizen Police...
Harold E. Buttram, M.D., 90 of Blooming Glen, PA died Wed. Jan. 27, 2016. He was the loving husband of Virginia (Mars) Buttram for 64 years. Born in Oklahoma City, he was the fifth child of Frank and Merle (Newby) Buttram. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp during the Korean War. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology...
Spencer Ritzen, 72, of Quakertown, died Sat. Jan. 16th at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Allentown. He was the husband of Desiree (Balum) Ritzen for 45 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Rubin and Mary Ritzen. He was an assistant vice president in charge of computer systems and programming for Fidelity Investments, Philadelphia. Surviving...
Rev. Anna Deppen Lutz, 86, of Lancaster died peacefully on January 9, 2016 at the Willow Valley Retirement Communities. Born near Dalmatia in Northumberland County, she was the daughter of Helen (Hepner) and Raymond Deppen. She was married for 51 years to Dr. Earlin H. Lutz, who predeceased her in 2001. A 1946 graduate of Lower Mahonoy Township High School,...
Louise A. Cressman, 89 of Quakertown, died Fri. Jan. 8th at her home. She was the wife of the late John G. Cressman Sr. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Anna Federspiel. Louise attended the former All Saints Parochial School in Phil and graduated from Little Flower High School, Phila. She was a member...
Raymond P. Bilger, 91, died Thurs. Jan. 7th at his home in Coopersburg. He spent 43 years with the Reading Railroad, including Conrail and SEPTA, as a train dispatcher and assistant chief dispatcher. He was a past president of the Reading RR Retirees. He was a radio amateur HAM). His W3TDF activities included serving as past president for 10 years...
Maureen F. Zitta of Quakertown, PA, passed away early on July 24, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. A reading specialist at Washington Elementary School, Maureen enjoyed hiking, crafting, tending to her garden, and caring for the ones she loved, never asking for anything in return. Surviving are her two sons, Adam and Anthony Zitta, her parents Joe and Carol Farren,...
Harry F. Steitz, 94, of Center Valley, died Sat., May 29th, at Phoebe Richland. He was the husband of the late Mary (Fanning) Steitz. Born in Philadelphia, Harry was a son of the late Harry and Eugengia (Schlezig) Steitz. Harry served in the Air Force during WWII and was always proud of his service. He was active in the VA...
Dalton L. Benner, Jr., 50, of Richland Twp., died Sun., April 10th at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was the husband of the late Kathleen (Hensel) Benner. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of Dalton Benner, Sr. and Dorothy (Reiss) Bishop. Dalton graduated from Quakertown High School in 1984 and from Upper Bucks Technical School for...
Anna L. Benninger, 78 of Quakertown, died Tues. Nov. 8th at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. She was the wife of the late R. Lee Benninger. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Wallace and Daisy (Brinker) Levy. Surviving are her daughters, Karen Arnold, husband Matthew of Mt. Airy, MD and Lori Henry, husband Bill of...
Jane E. Trumbauer, 91 of Quakertown, died Tuesday, October 11 at her home. She was the wife of the late A. Floyd Trumbauer. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of the late William and Rowena (Hartman) Groff. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Perkasie Surviving are her daughters; Joanne Ghazanfari of Quakertown, Cheryl Kline, husband...
Ryan England Barr, 23, of Quakertown, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Monday, December 26, 2016. He attended and graduated from Quakertown High School in 2012, and made and cared for many friends. He put everyone before himself, no matter who it was. That was the type of person he was. He would literally give...
William Dierolf, 89, of Quakertown, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Born in Gilbertsville, PA, he was a son of the late John and Lillian (Zepp) Dierolf. He was the loving husband of the late Betty F. Dierolf. He worked at Clymer's Machine Shop in Trumbauersville. He was always on the go, and enjoyed attending fairs, auctions, and car shows...
Albert J. "A.J." Buehrer Jr., 40, of Quakertown died Saturday, September 3rd at his home. He was the husband of Amanda (Hendricks) Buehrer and father of Lillian Buehrer. Chef & owner, he and his wife operated the Karlton Café in Quakertown. Born in Doylestown, he was a son of Albert Sr. and LuAnn (Kasak) Buehrer of Souderton. Surviving with his...
Charles N. Weighknecht, 71, of New Ringgold, previously of Perkasie, died Sat., July 9, at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Fie) Weighknecht for the past 50 years. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Eleanor (Nyce) Weighknecht. Charles was a family man who loved his grandchildren above all...
Jeffrey D. Ohl, 65, of Richland Twp., died Wed., July 13, at home. He was the beloved husband of Deborah (Bellucci) Ohl for the past 47 years. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Daniel and Shirley (Becky) Ohl. Jeffrey was a member of the Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association for 18 years. He enjoyed NASCAR, attending...