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

Edith Baum
Sep 18, 2013
Edith E. Baum, 95, of New Ringgold, passed away peacefully at the St. Luke’s VNA Hospice House on September 18, 2013. Born in Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Erdie (Miller) Baum. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, and a member of the Emmaus Garden Club. Survivors: A brother, Claude Baum,...

Richard Clark
Sep 14, 2013
Richard E. Clark, 86, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away September 14, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Dolores “Dee” (Fish) Clark. Born in Freemansburg, he was a son of the late John and Villa (Schwab) Clark. Richard served his country honorably in the Navy during WWII. He was employed at the former Bethlehem Steel. Surviving with his wife,...

Virginia Moyer
Sep 12, 2013
Virginia R. Moyer, 90, formerly of Breinigsville, passed away September 12, 2013. She was the widow of Calvin R. Moyer. Born in Emmaus, she was a daughter of the late Llewellyn and Mary R. (Knauss) Haines. She was a 1941 graduate of Emmaus High School, and a life-long member of the Emmaus Moravian Church. Virginia was employed by the...

Andrew Kish
Sep 11, 2013
Andrew M. Kish, Jr., 55, of Allentown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on September 11, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Karen A. (Reinhart) Kish. They celebrated 34 years of marriage in June. He was raised in Hellertown, the son of the late Andrew M. Sr. and Dorothy (Kalata) Kish. He graduated from Saucon Valley High...

Floyd Dean
Sep 10, 2013
F. William Dean, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away on September 10, 2013. Born in Easton on March 8, 1926, he was the son of Floyd M. Dean and Esther (Snyder) Dean of Washington, NJ. He was predeceased in death by his domestic partner of 53 years, William (Billy) Baab. William was raised in Washington, NJ, where he spent his...

Dale Martin
Sep 5, 2013
Dale Larry Martin, 62, of Birdsboro, passed away on September 5, 2013, surrounded by his family and pets after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Sheila A. (Wieand) Martin. The couple was married 41 years this past June. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Paul E. Martin and Miriam N. (Mann) Landis....

Georgianna Leister
Sep 5, 2013
Georgianna Leister, 79, of East Greenville, passed away September 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Rodman Leister. Born in Media, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary (Bosick) Summersgill. Georgie was the secretary for St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hill, for 33 years. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Pennsburg....

Linwood Genszler
Sep 3, 2013
Linwood H. Genszler, 96, of Frederick Living, and formerly of East Greenville, passed away September 3, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Mildred M. (Styer) Genszler. The were married 72 years, this past October. Born in Red Hill, he was a son of the late Henry and Edna (Moll) Genszler. Linny was a realtor for Lechner & Stauffer...

Frank Vasko
Sep 3, 2013
Frank B. Vasko, 91, of Hellertown, passed away at his home, on September 3, 2013. He was the loving husband of Ann E. (Holva) Vasko. Born in Hellertown on October 3, 1921, he was the last surviving child of the late Andrew and Mary (Palo) Vasko. Frank served his country honorably as a Corporal in the Marine Corps during...

Rolland Phillips
Sep 1, 2013
Reverend R. William Phillips Jr, 87, of the Lutheran Community at Telford, and formerly of Red Hill, passed away September 1, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Elva Louise (Place) Phillips. Born in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Rolland William Phillips, Sr. and Edna (Hendrickson) Phillips. Reverend Phillips...

Albertina Helinsky
Aug 31, 2013
Albertina G. "Tina" Helinsky, 75, of Allentown, passed away August 31, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Walter Helinsky. They were married 41 years this past February. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude (Ferry) Hottenstein. Tina was a 1959 graduate of the Sacred Heart School of Nursing, and a member of...

Joan Hawkrider
Aug 30, 2013
Joan Hawkrider, 75, of Pennsburg, passed away August 30, 2013 at home. She was the beloved wife of Edward Hawkrider. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Homer Christman and Catherine (Albitz) Cressman Deischer. She was a 1955 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. Joan began her career as a playground instructor and crossing guard...

Genevieve Gaffney
Aug 29, 2013
Genevieve R. Gaffney, 78, of Allentown, passed away peacefully at Manorcare in Bethlehem on August 29, 2013. Born in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Catherine (Space) Beaver. She was a member of Lehigh Valley Grace Brethren Church of Bethlehem. Survivors: Sons: Scott and his wife Chris, Kevin, and Terry, all of Slatington; and daughters,...

Martin Hallowell
Aug 28, 2013
Martin “Mort” H. Hallowell, 87, of Bath, passed away on August 28, 2013. He was the husband of the late Genevieve (Tierney) Hallowell for 30 years before her passing in 1978 and then Virginia (Conner) Hallowell for 29 years before her passing in 2010. He was a graduate of Hellertown High School and served his country honorably as an...

Janine Skraban
Aug 27, 2013
Janine P. Skraban, 56, of Lower Saucon Township, passed away peacefully in her home following a long illness on August 27, 2013. She was the beloved wife of John “Butch” Skraban. They celebrated 31 years of marriage in February. She was a daughter of Maria (Frisoli) Guerrieri of Bethlehem, and the late Charlie P. Guerrieri. She was a Registered...

James Zuppert
Aug 24, 2013
James C. Zuppert Sr., 78, of Whitehall, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 24, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Evelyn Janice (Kurak) Zuppert. Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Campbell) Zuppert. He served his country in the Air Force. He worked for the...

Leroy Roger Bernhart
Aug 23, 2013
Leroy R. Bernhart, 69, of Perkiomenville, passed away August 23, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn (Reiman) Bernhart. The couple was married 50 years this past February. Born in Perkiomenville, he was a son of the late Paul and Eleanor (Snyder) Bernhart. Leroy was a truck driver for many years for...

Malcolm Wehr
Aug 22, 2013
Malcolm Clarence Wehr, 96, of Annville, and formerly of Red Hill, passed away August 22, 2013. His wife of nearly 71 years, Anna (Void) Wehr, predeceased him in August 2011. Born in Slatington, Lehigh County on March 6, 1917, he was the only child of the late Clarence B. and Sadie J. (Kern) Wehr. He was a veteran of...

Robert Willman
Aug 21, 2013
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Pennsburg are in charge of arrangements.
Dongkuk Ahn
Aug 21, 2013
Don Ahn (Dongkuk Ahn) beloved Father of Taiyoung Ahn and Edward Ahn, a Fine Artist and Tai Chi Master, a Taoist and Tibetan Buddhist, Departed this Earth on August 21, 2013
Departure Ceremony: Friday, August 30, 2013 at 3:00 PM. Gather from 2 -3 PM a the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Hellertown PA.
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