OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas

Dolores Clark
Apr 9, 2014
Dolores "Dee" E. Clark, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2014. She was the widow of Richard E. Clark. Born in East Stroudsburg, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Adaline (McDonald) Fish. She was a former Drum Majorette at East Stroudsburg High School. She will be remembered as a wonderful cook and baker....

Columba Maltese
Apr 7, 2014
Columba Dee Maltese, 90, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem on April 7, 2014. She was the wife of the late Philip Maltese who died in 1986. Born in Newark, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Guido and Mary (Mazza) Cacace. Columba was an avid gardener, she loved to play Mahjong,...

Claude Phillippe
Apr 5, 2014
C. Michael Phillippe, 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 5, at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the only child of Claude and Eddie Mae Phillippe. He grew up in Indiana and earned a BS from Hanover College and a Masters Degree in Chemistry from Miami University of Ohio. He served in the...

Louise Schuer
Apr 4, 2014
Louise A. Schuer, 73, of East Greenville, passed away April 4, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Paul Schuer. Born in Atlantic City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Myles and Frances (Flynn) McNevin. Louise was employed at a Nursery in Boyertown. Earlier, she worked as a lab technician in Michigan. She was a member of...

Dorothy Cameron
Apr 4, 2014
Dorothy A. "Dee" Cameron, 65, of Pennsburg, passed away April 4, 2014. She was the beloved wife of William Cameron Jr. Born in Doylestown, she was a daughter of Paul and Dorothy Dunar, of South Carolina. Dee was the Jewelry Coordinator for Walmart, East Greenville. Previously, she was employed at Fabric Development, Quakertown. Dee was a member of St....

Helen Gilbert
Mar 29, 2014
Helen K. Gilbert, 99, of the Peter Becker Home in Harleysville, and formerly of Green Lane, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2014. She was the wife of the late Earl K. Gilbert who passed away in 1990. A lifelong resident of Green Lane, she was a daughter of the late John and Bessie (Jones) Keelor. She worked for...

Evelyn Guskey
Mar 26, 2014
Evelyn Guskey, 86, of Boyertown, and formerly of Barto, Perkiomenville, Yardley, and Johnstown, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2014 at Chestnut Knoll Assisted Living in Boyertown. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Guskey who passed away in 2013. Born in Daisytown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Susko) Yarnick. She...

Robert Brady
Mar 25, 2014
Robert J. Brady, 94, of Jim Thorpe, passed away peacefully at Above & Beyond Assisted Living in Allentown, on March 25, 2014. A life long resident of Jim Thorpe, he was the son of the late Robert and Loretta (McGee) Brady. He served his country honorably as a Corporal in combat with the 29th Infantry Division Field Artillery throughout...

Ethel Dalious
Mar 23, 2014
Ethel Eileen Dalious, 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital in Danville. For the last three and a half years she resided at Vintage Knolls Senior Living in Danville. Born in Catawissa, PA on November 25, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Ross and Carrie (Loreman) Fenstermacher. Ethel worked in garment...

Isabel Mock
Mar 17, 2014
Isabel C. Mock, 72, of Hellertown, passed away March 17, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the widow of Clarence Mock. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Helen (Powell) McShane. She was a clerk at the Northampton County Courthouse. Isabel attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Better known as Aunt Issy,...

Frederick Nevel
Mar 15, 2014
Frederick D. Nevel, 85, of Beavertown, PA, and formerly of Hellertown, passed away March 15, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Marian (Nause) Nevel. The couple was married 61 years last May. Born in Berwick, PA, he was a son of the late Elmer and Laura (Kittle) Nevel. Frederick served his country honorably in the Army during the...

Patricia Strain
Mar 13, 2014
Patricia A. Strain, 73, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2014. A life long resident of Hellertown, she was a daughter of Grace Thomas Benzak of Hellertown and the late Emil Benzak. She was a very active member and volunteer of First United Church of Christ, Hellertown. Survivors: Daughters, Belinda Strain of Vienna, VA, Susan Schwentner, of...

Catherine Scotti Fetscher
Mar 10, 2014
Catherine Kitty Scotti Fetscher, 61, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2014. She was the loving friend of Donella “Nell” Nickerson with whom she resided. Born in Chestnut Hill, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Minio) Scotti. Along with her friend Nell, she is survived by three brothers: Carmen and his wife...

Willing Weidner
Mar 8, 2014
Willing U. "Buddy" Weidner, 79, of Pennsburg, died peacefully at home March 8, 2014. Willing (Buddy) was born in 1934 in Philadelphia, PA. He was a son of the late Willing & Louise Weidner Sr. He was a sharp shooter and tank commander in the Korean War, for which he received a Good Conduct Medal. He was a lifelong...

Gerald Carle
Mar 2, 2014
Gerald Carle, 88, of Quakertown, passed away March 2, 2014 at Grand View Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Theresa Anna (Hicks) Carle. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Ralph & Hazel (Morgan) Carle. Gerald served his country honorably during WWII in both the Army and the Navy. He was a county supervisor for...