Obituaries

Margaret 'Margie' Schmidt

Margaret 'Margie' Schmidt

Jul 19, 2019

Obituary Margaret E. "Margie" Schmidt, 52, of Quakertown formerly of Hatboro died July 19, 2019 at St. Lukes Hospice House, Bethlehem. She was the wife of Robert M. "Rob" Schmidt they were married 22 years in March. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of late Edward and Mary (McElroy), Lloyd. After the death of her parents Margie lived...

Bruce V. Dennis

Bruce V. Dennis

Jul 18, 2019

Obituary Bruce V. Dennis, 78, of Blakeslee entered eternal life on Thursday, July 18th, 2019. Jean Koch, the love of his life, predeceased him in 1998. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Vernon and Barbara Dennis. After graduating from Quakertown Community High School in 1958, Bruce continued his education at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. He...

Elizabeth R. 'Betty' Nace

Elizabeth R. 'Betty' Nace

Jul 17, 2019

Obituary Elizabeth R. "Betty" Nace, 91, of Trumbauersville died July 17, 2019 in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. She was the wife of the late Orvis Lester Nace. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late Oswald & Katie (Boyer) Schwager. She worked for the Quakertown Community School District in several positions. After her retirement she worked at...

Richard S. Bartleman

Richard S. Bartleman

Jul 14, 2019

Obituary Richard S. Bartleman, 83, of Telford died July 14, 2019 at Lutheran Community at Telford. He was the husband of Elaine (Philkill) Bartleman. They were married 63 years in April. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ he was the son of the late William M. & Dorothy E. (Huber) Bartleman, and the step-son of the late Anne E. (Yutz) Bartleman....

Claudia F. Riegler

Claudia F. Riegler

Jul 12, 2019

Obituary Claudia F. Riegler, 57, of Quakertown died July 12, 2019 in St. Lukes University Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of Martin Riegler, Sr. They were married 36 years. Born in Wareham, Massachusetts she was the daughter of Willy (Wiegerinck) Duykers. In addition to her husband and mother she is survived by a step-son Martin Riegler, Jr. and...

Mary V. Gawlenski

Mary V. Gawlenski

Jul 10, 2019

Obituary Mary V. Gawlenski, 103, of Sellersville formerly of Quakertown died July 10, 2019 in Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. She was the wife of the late Leon F. Gawlenski. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late Victor & Victoria (Pomain) Olshevski. In May of 1995 she received a 40 year pin as a Volunteer for the...

Martha L. Glackin

Martha L. Glackin

Jul 9, 2019

Obituary Martha Louise Glackin, 80, of Richlandtown, Pa passed away July 9, 2019, in St. Lukes Hospice, Black River Rd., Bethlehem. She was the widow of John J. Glackin, who died in 1993. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of Willard D. and Augusta C. Moyer. She graduated from Quakertown High School, Class of 1956, and was a...

Helen E. Ditmer

Helen E. Ditmer

Jul 8, 2019

Obituary Helen E. Ditmer, 91, of Quakertown died July 8, 2019 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Herman E. Ditmer. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late John F. & Helen E. (Dever) Yerkes. She owned and operated the former Pig Stand Restaurant in Quakertown. After the sale of...

Betty A. Ackerman

Betty A. Ackerman

Jul 8, 2019

Obituary Betty A. Ackerman, 79, of Quakertown died peacefully on July 8, 2019 at St. Lukes Hospital Quakertown Campus. She was the wife of Donald W. Ackerman. They were married 59 years and would have celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary this November. Born in Milford Township, Bucks County she was the daughter of the late John K. & Katie...

Byard Aaron Derr, Jr

Byard Aaron Derr, Jr

Jul 8, 2019

Obituary Byard Aaron Derr, Jr., 51, of Quakertown died July 8, 2019 at his home. He was the husband of Brenda Lynn (Chobot) Derr. Born in Quakertown he was the son of Byard Aaron, Sr. & Patricia (Wanner) Derr. He was a Appliance Technician working for Schulbergers in Quakertown. Byard was a graduate of Lincoln Tech in Allentown. He...

Christopher S. Dieterly

Christopher S. Dieterly

Jul 5, 2019

Obituary Christopher S. Dieterly, 51 of Quakertown, Milford Township died Friday July 5, 2019 in his home. He was the husband of Danielle M. (Hieter) Dieterly. They celebrated twenty two years of marriage on May 3, 2019. Born in Quakertown he was the son of Ann D. (Swierzewski) Dieterly and the late Harold R. Dieterly. Christopher enjoyed the shore...

Betty D. Clymer

Betty D. Clymer

Jul 5, 2019

Obituary Betty D. Clymer, 87 of Macungie, formerly of Quakertown, died Friday July 5, 2019 in The Village at Willow Lane, Macungie. She was the wife of the late Harold Lester Clymer. Born in Springfield Township, Bucks County, she was the daughter of the late Edwin S. and Laura (Mease) Kramer. She was last employed at Moyer's Chicks in...

William R. Bauer

William R. Bauer

Jul 5, 2019

Obituary William R. Bauer, 86 of Haycock Township died Friday July 5, 2019 in St. Lukes Hospital Quakertown Campus. He was the husband of the late Loretta M. (Schaeffer) Bauer. Born in Haycock Township he was the son of the late Oscar and Anna (Striba) Bauer. He retired from Shellys Lumber in Perkasie after fifty plus years of service....

Muriel L. 'Dolly' Petovic

Muriel L. 'Dolly' Petovic

Jul 2, 2019

Obituary Muriel L. "Dolly" Petovic, 82, of Quakertown formerly of North Wales and Ronkonkoma, NY died July 2, 2019 in Independence Court, Quakertown. She was the wife of Arthur A. Petovic. Born in Bronx, NY she was the daughter of the late Jesse & Margaret (Blum) Angel. She was a retired school crossing guard for the Suffix County New...

Margaret 'Peg' L. Smith

Margaret 'Peg' L. Smith

Jun 30, 2019

Obituary Margaret L. "Peg" Smith, 88, of Quakertown formerly of Blooming Glen died June 30, 2019 in her home. She was the wife of the late Edward H. Smith, Jr. Born in Danboro she was the daughter of the late Calvin H. & Margaret (Wilson) Lear. She retired in 1990 from Myers Foods in Plumsteadville. After retiring she worked...

Claire L. Heavener

Claire L. Heavener

Jun 25, 2019

Obituary Claire L. Heavener, 83, of Quakertown formerly of Fountain Hill, died June 25, 2019. Born in Fountain Hill, PA she was the daughter of the late Verna H. (Cope) Schaeffer. She retired as a Nurses Aide for the former Zohlmans Nursing Home in Richlandtown. Prior to that she worked for Moyers Chicks in Quakertown, for the former Bethlehem...

Willard R. Kramer, Sr.

Willard R. Kramer, Sr.

Jun 20, 2019

Obituary Willard R. Kramer, Sr., 87 of Sellersville died June 20, 2019 in Doylestown Hospital. He was the husband of Grace (Hicks) Kramer. They were married 61 years in July. Born in Milford Twsp., Bucks County he was the son of the late Harry C. & Florence M. (Mindler) Kramer. He was last employed for Solar Atmospheres in Souderton....

Debra L. Young

Debra L. Young

Jun 13, 2019

Obituary Debra L. Young, 63, of Quakertown died June 13, 2019 in St. Lukes University Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of Fred W. Young. They were married 43 years in March. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late Richard & Evelyn (Griffo) Stoneback. In addition to being a homemaker, mother, and grandmother she was also...

Richard J. Boyle

Richard J. Boyle

Jun 12, 2019

Obituary Richard J. Boyle, 75, of Quakertown formerly of Souderton died June 12, 2019 in his home. He was the husband of Elisa (Pallante) DiBlasio Boyle. They were married 26 years on June 4, 2019. Born in the Roxborough Section of Philadelphia he was the son of the late John & Helen (Smith) Boyle. He retired in 2009 from...

June M. Hilker

June M. Hilker

Jun 6, 2019

Obituary June M. Hilker, 82, of Richlandtown died June 6, 2019 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. Born in Cleveland, OH she was the daughter of the late William Couch and the late Anna (Deemer) Colton. She retired from Wal-Mart in Quakertown. Prior to that she did private home cleaning. She enjoyed playing BINGO. June is survived by her...