OBITUARIES

Jul 3, 2014

Jan W. Nelms, of Walnut Tree Drive, Blandon, passed away July 3, 2014 two days short of his 74th birthday. He was the beloved husband of Lois (Hammond) Nelms. They were married 29 years on June 22nd. Born in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Joseph and Jane (Williams) Nelms. Jan served in the US Navy during...

Jul 3, 2014

Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.

Jun 30, 2014

Catherine “Kitty” Cressman, 88, of Third Street in East Greenville, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 30, 2014. Kitty was the wife of the late Eugene L. Cressman who died in 2004. Born on July 16, 1925 in Emmaus, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Janenko) Kotch. She attended Emmaus...

Jun 25, 2014

Donald Eugene Fuoss (February 19, 1923-June 25, 2014) was born in Altoona, PA and lived in the Sacramento, CA area since his acceptance of the position as athletics director and professor of physical education at California State University, Sacramento in 1971. He lived in memory care facilities since 2007. He is preceded in death by his wife of almost...

Jun 22, 2014

Catherine McCarthy, 91, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully at home on June 22, 2014. She was the beloved wife of David McCarthy for 67 years of marriage. She was born and raised on the family farm in Hellertown, and was a daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Semenek) Chuck. She was of the Catholic Faith. Survivors: Nieces and...

Jun 22, 2014

James Hugh Koch, 61, of Effort, PA, passed away on June 22, 2014 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He was the beloved husband of Anna "Ania" (Chlebda) Koch. Born in Fountain Hill, he was a son of the late James S. and Evelyn (Lessig) Koch who raised him as a member of Lower Saucon United...

Jun 22, 2014

George J. Miller, 94, of Fort Myers, FL, and formerly of Morris and East Greenville, PA, passed away June 22, 2014 in the Gulf Coast Medical Center, Ft. Myers. He was the widower of Viola (Clemens) Miller. Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late James W. and Kathryn E. (Koons) Miller. George served his country honorably...

Jun 19, 2014

Services will be held privately. Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pennsburg are in charge of arrangements.

Jun 19, 2014

Judy A. Berberick, 64, of Plainfield Township, passed away peacefully at home on June 19, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Robert W. Berberick. Born in Phillipsburg, she was a daughter of the late Frank Vinson and Thelma (Maginnis) Burd Vinson. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Tatamy, and a former member of the Phillipsburg...

Jun 19, 2014

Robert Michael “Mike” Williams, 55, of East Greenville, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Chestnut Hill, PA, he was a son of Robert Martin Lynch, of East Greenville, and the late Bonnie (Dugan) Williams. Mike worked as the service and parts manager at a Chrysler dealership in Florida and...

Jun 18, 2014

John A. Stoudt Jr., 89, of Palm, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Norma (Ackerman) Stoudt. The celebrated 65 years of marriage last September. Born in Palm, he was a son of the late John Sr. and Annie (Eddinger) Stoudt. He served his country honorably in the Marine Corps during WWII where...

Jun 17, 2014

Services will be private. Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pennsburg are in charge of arrangements.

Jun 11, 2014

Mary T. Detweiler, 82, died peacefully at Pennsburg Manor on June 11, 2014 after a prolonged illness. She was a faithful participant at Peace Mennonite Church in East Greenville. Mary was well known in the Upper Perkiomen Valley community.

Services will be private. The Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pennsburg, is in charge of arrangements. To offer...

Jun 11, 2014

Beryl I. (Brown) LaBar Murray, 94, of Kutztown, and formerly of Bangor and California, passed away peacefully at Kutztown Manor on June 11, 2014. Surviving are sons: Arthur LaBar(Carol), of Kempton; and David LaBar (Marie) of Saylorsburg; 5 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren. Services: will be private. The Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Hellertown, is in charge of arrangements. To...

Jun 7, 2014

Jun 6, 2014

Albert E. Sufrich, 87, a lifelong resident of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2014. He was the husband of the late Leona M. (Matis) Sufrich who died in 2009. He served his country honorably as a Master Sergeant in the Army during WW II. Following that, he worked for the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. for over 40...

Jun 5, 2014

Gerald Reinhardt, 71, of Perkiomenvillle, and formerly of Phila., passed away June 5, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Jacquelyn (Bruneau) Whitehouse Reinhardt and the late Lydia (Brosz) Reinhardt. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Edgar and Cathryn (Remer) Reinhardt. Gerald was employed for almost 40 years for Houghton International of both Philadelphia and...

Jun 2, 2014

Jun 2, 2014

Janet L. Wampole, 62, of East Greenville, passed away June 2, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Michael Wampole. Born in Philadelphia, she is a daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Link) Elker, of Newtown. Janet graduated fron Council Rock High School in 1959. She was an Administrative Assistant for the Perkiomen School for 28 years before retiring. Surviving...

May 30, 2014

Chauncey M. Depew, 81, of Telford, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 30, 2014. Born in Lansdale, he was a son of the late Chauncey and Katharine (Adams) Depew. He worked for Teleflex in Limerick and retired in 1995. He was an avid trainer of homing pigeons and was a member of the North...