Evelyn Diehl

Evelyn A. Diehl, 85, of Pennsburg, and formerly of Lehighton, passed away May 5, 2016. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Diehl. Born in Lehighton, she was a dauther of the late William and Elsie (Goldberg) Kemmerer. Early in life, she worked as an inspector in a sewing mill. Until retiring, she worked as a custodian in the Upper Perkiomen Middle School in East Greenville. Evelyn was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Red Hill and a lifelong member of The Big Creek Grange #1519. Surviving are children: Barbara, wife of Larry Roeder, of Pennsburg; Linda Kriebel, of Emmaus; Bruce Diehl, and his wife, Brenda, of Black Hawk, CO; Harry Diehl, and his wife Deborah, of Jim Thorpe; Sharon, wife of Earl Ward, of Elkton, MD; and David Diehl and companion, Lisa Showalter, of Lehighton; siblings: William and his wife Judy, and a sister-in-law Violet Kemmerer; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by a grandson, Matthew. She was preceded in death by her brothers, David, Clifford, and LeRoy. Services will be on Sunday at 3 PM at the Falk Funeral Home, 163 Main Street, Pennsburg. Friends may call from 2-3 PM Sunday. Further services will be on Monday at 11 AM at the Mayes-Melber Funeral Home, 200 Franklin Street, Weissport where friends may call from 10-11 AM. Interment will follow services in Weissport at the Franklin Heights Cemetery, Lehighton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 47, Red Hill, PA 18076, OR, Grand View Hospital Community Nurse Home Care, 601 Lawn Ave., Sellersville, PA 18060. To offer on-line condolences, please visit www.falkfuneralhomes.com.