Joseph J. Oxenford
Aug 26, 2009
Joseph J. Oxenford, 74, of Quakertown died August 26, 2009 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the husband of the late Mary (Weikert) Oxenford. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Albert E. & Frances (Andryejewski) Oxenford. He retired in 1993 as a supervisor for Merck & Co., West Point. After retiring he...
Harriet Butcher
Aug 25, 2009
Harriet Butcher, Allentown, died August 25, 2009 in her daughter's home in Schwenksville. She was 68. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel & Betsy (Whitmore) Cohen. Harriet enjoyed the time she spent with children as a school bus driver for First Student, Inc. in Colmar. Harriet loved animals, especially her dogs. She is survived...
Ruby D. Kollar
Aug 23, 2009
Ruby D. Kollar, 83, of Quakertown died August 23, 2009 in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Twp. She was the wife of the late John A. Kollar. Born in Lebanon, NH she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Dora (Carey) Gray. She was last employed at Mid-Guard, Inc. Prior to that she was a seamstress for the former...
Sophie Walczak
Aug 19, 2009
Sophie Walczak, 93, of Pennsburg formerly of Queens, NY died August 19, 2009 in her home. She was the wife of the late Victor S. Walczak. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Dominick & Kunegunda (Pranaitis) Pocius. Sophie and her late husband Victor raced homing pigeons when they were young. I felt sorry for the...
Betty Y. Markle
Aug 16, 2009
Betty Y. Markle, 85, of Quakertown died August 16, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Victor H. Markle, Jr. Born in Emmaus, PA she was the daughter of the late Claude & Lila (Feather) Rauch. She was a waitress for the former Meyers Restaurant and Trainers Restaurant before retiring. Betty was a...
David C. Gorman
Aug 16, 2009
David C. Gorman, 78, of Hilltown died August 16, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of the late Albina Gorman. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late David J. & Gertrude (Kuhl) Gorman. David and his son Kurt were co-owners of Phasetek Inc. in Quakertown. He was a member of Good Shepherd...
Robert G. Freeeman
Aug 13, 2009
Robert G. Freeman, 86, of Pipersville formerly of Palm Bay Florida and New Jersey died August 13, 2009 in Doylestown Hospital. He was the loving husband of Antoinette (Caputo) Freeman. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on January 8, 2009. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Robert G. & Myrtle (Osborn) Freeman. He was a...
Lester S. Weiss
Aug 11, 2009
Lester S. Weiss, 96, of Quakertown died August 11th, 2009 at home. He was the husband of the late Frances C. (Mohr) Weiss, his wife of 55 years. A lifelong resident of Milford Twp., he was the son of the late Raymond & Rebecca (Shelly) Weiss. He was a farmer most of his life and later worked for the...
James J. Petrello, Sr.
Aug 10, 2009
James J. Petrello, Sr., 86, of Quakertown died August 10th in Quakertown Center Genesis Health Care. He was the husband of Elizabeth C. (Nicholas) Petrello. They were married 27 years in February. Born in Pittston, PA he was the son of the late Ralph & Mamie (Shard) Petrello. He was a meat cutter for 35 years at the former...
Ivan J. Belac
Aug 10, 2009
Ivan J. Belac, 76, of Quakertown died August 10, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Loretta C. (Palmer) Belac. They were married 52 years last September. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Joseph & Katie (Belac) Belac. Ivan was a member of the Lehigh Valley Craftsman Guild, and also various...
Helaine J. Adams
Aug 6, 2009
Helaine J. Adams, 72, of Quakertown formerly of Doylestown died August 6th in the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Lukes. Born in Doylestown she was the daughter of the late George E. & Helen (Ulmer) Fields. She was a retired bookkeeper and an avid reader. Survived by her children Tracy Goetter, Barbara Rose, Michelle Byers, Robert J....
William H. Hardcastle
Aug 5, 2009
William H. Hardcastle, 84, of Quakertown died August 5, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of the late Betty R. (Seachrist) Hardcastle. Born in Upper Saucon Twp, he was the son of the late Walter & Mabel (Herman) Hardcastle. He was an assembler for the U.S. Gauge/Ametek Division in Sellersville retiring in 1987. William was...
Lee Magidson
Jul 29, 2009
Lee Magidson, 52, of Quakertown died July 29th in Union Hospital, Elkton, Maryland. She was the wife of Ronald Magidson. Born in Abington she was the daughter of Robert & Doris (Koch) Schlichter. She was a self-employed fashion designer. She also enjoyed writing songs and singing, sailing, fishing, and traveling. Her spirit will warm our hearts always, her laughter...
Mamie B. Moyer
Jul 22, 2009
Mamie B. Moyer, 84, of Quakertown died peacefully on July 22, 2009 in Quakertown Center Genesis Health Care, with family by her side. She was the loving wife of 50 years to the late Raymond L. Moyer who died in 1994. Born in Richlandtown she was the daughter of the late Raymond & Pearl (Fosbenner) Schaffer. After her schooling,...
Mildred T. Sacks
Jul 20, 2009
Mildred T. Sacks, 90, of Reading formerly of Perkasie died July 20, 2009 in Mifflin Center Genesis Health Care. She was the wife of the late Valentine R. Sacks. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Earl & Mary (Ziegenfus) Gieseke. She was a home care provider before retiring. She was a member of Christ Lutheran...
Gloria J. Fitzgerald
Jul 14, 2009
Gloria J. Fitzgerald, 84, formerly of Hatboro died July 14, 2009 in Pennsburg Manor where she was a resident. She was the wife of the late William A. Fitzgerald, Jr. Born in Hatboro she was the daughter of the late Raymond C. & Emma (Ott) Hare. Survived by two sons Timothy D. & Brian L. Four grandchildren and four...
Forrest R. "Sam" Weitzel
Jul 13, 2009
Forrest "Sam" Weitzel, 81, of Quakertown died July 13, 2009 in his home. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Hengey) Weitzel. They were married 54 years last October. Born in Center Valley, he was the son of the late George & Lottie (Geissinger) Weitzel. He retired in 1989 from Insaco, Inc. in Trumbauersville. Sam was an avid golfer...
Rosemarie Bello
Jul 13, 2009
Rosemarie Bello, 82, of Quakertown formerly of Philadelphia died July 13, 2009 in Quakertown Center. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Rose (Mongiello) Scoles. Survived by three daughters Laura Davis, Lucy Cattie, and Mary Poynter. Eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Predeceased by a son Thomas. A Mass will be held on Thursday,...
Eloise H. Gladfelter
Jul 8, 2009
Eloise H. Gladfelter passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. She was born on April 10, 1924 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Grace and Aaron Hartman. Moses Hartman and Mary Rinehart were her siblings, both of whom predeceased her. Eloise attended Temple University, where she earned an Associates degree as a Medical Secretary. In 1946 she married Dwight L....
Sr. Yerkes, Earle Wright
Jun 27, 2009
Earle Wright Yerkes, Sr., 85, of Quakertown died June 27th doing the work he loved at the Quakertown Farmers Market. He was the husband of Nancy (Hammerschmidt) Yerkes. Born in Pineville, PA he was the son of the late John & Helen (Dever) Yerkes. Hard working and personable are words that only begin to describe the man Earle was....
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