OBITUARIES

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...

May 27, 2014

Claude William Baum, 84, long time resident of Allentown, passed away peacefully at home on May 27, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Barthol) Baum. He worked at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Following that, he worked for the City of Allentown.

Survivors: wife; son, Dale and his wife Linda of Coopersburg; grandchildren: James Hartzell...

May 26, 2014

John S. Hudock, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully at home on May 26, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Romona (Povizzi) Hudock. Born in Hellertown, he was a son of the late John S. and Mary (Martin) Hudock. He served his country honorably in the Navy during WW II. John worked in the Bricklaying Department of the...

May 23, 2014

Arland F. Fehr, 85, of Coopersburg, passed away May 23, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Virginia M. (Gaugler) Fehr. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage in March. Born in Leithsville, he was a son of the late Floyd and Margaret (Weaver) Fehr. Arland served in the Army Air Corps. He was a chemical truck driver for...

May 21, 2014

Josephine I. Bevlin, 102, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2014. She was the wife of the late Carl Bevlin who passed away in 1976. She was predeceased by her daughter, Virginia McGovern. Born in White Haven, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ann (Reppert) Green. Survivors: Granddaughters, Kathleen McGovern of Hellertown, and Ginger...