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

Helen Snyder
Jun 7, 2013
Helen E. Snyder, 75, of Red Hill, passed away June 7, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Paul F. Snyder Jr. Born in Upper Milford Twp, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Hiestand) Rothenberger. As a young woman, she worked at the Stauffer Glove Factory, Palm. Helen owned her own hair salon in East...

Joann Vogel
Jun 6, 2013
JoAnn Vogel, 77, of Bath , passed away June 6, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Calvin Vogel Sr. Born in Easton , she was a daughter of the late Otto and Verna (McKee) Watters. JoAnn was a receptionist for the Wilson Area School District , retiring in 1976. She was a former member of the Pocono Painters....

Ruth Moyer
Jun 6, 2013
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Pennsburg are in charge of arrangements.

Louis Bokan
Jun 2, 2013
Louis E. Bokan, 93, of Vermont, and formerly of Hellertown PA, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2013. He was the husband of Laura Ann (Getz) Bokan, who died in November of 2012. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Philip and Pauline (Donosa) Bokan. He began his career with the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. prior...

Carmen Cambiotti
Jun 2, 2013
Carmen L. Cambiotti, 82, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Henry Cambiotti. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Ezequiel and Clotilda deLeon. She was a hairdresser and had a shop in her home for over 30 years. Prior to having her own shop, she was a...

Jeanette Terpoilli
Jun 1, 2013
Jeanette M. Terpoilli, 82, of Red Hill passed away June 1, 2013 at her home. She was the beloved wife of George G. Terpoilli. Born in Red Hill, she was a daughter of the late Charles & Margaret (Moll) Rothenberger. She was a graduate of Pennsburg High School and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Hill. Surviving...

Naomi Kriebel
May 31, 2013
Naomi Ruth Kriebel, 90, of Frederick Living passed away May 31, 2013. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of the late Walter H. and Alice B. (Young) Shelly. She was a child care worker for Life Span Day Care, Quakertown, for several years before retiring. Naomi was a member of the Palm Schwenkfelder Church and their Ladies Auxiliary....

Carol Rodenbaugh
May 25, 2013
Carol C. Rodenbaugh, 75, formerly of Penn Square Village passed away May 25, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Rodenbaugh. Born in Norristown, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Catherine (Cooper) Hiltner. Surviving with her husband, are children: David, and his wife, Linda, of Schwenksville; Robert, and his wife, Carol, of Birdsboro; and Andrew,...

Susan Greaves
May 23, 2013
Susan Anne Greaves, 57, of Pennsburg, passed away May 23, 2013 at home. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth B. Greaves. Born in Chesterfield, England, she was a daughter of James and Anne (Clarke) Coulson, both of Chesterfield, England. She was a bank teller for Citizens Bank. Surviving with her parents and husband, are daughters: Laurie Anne, wife...

Phyllis Gross
May 23, 2013
Phyllis Jean McKelvie was born on July 30, 1923 in Wilkes Barre, PA. She was the first child of Flora and James McKelvie. Her parents moved to West Bethlehem, PA where she was raised on Ninth Ave., and attended Calypso elementary school and Liberty High School. She married John H. Gross on Sept. 12, 1942. When John completed his...

Mary Eminhizer
May 21, 2013
Mary K. (Saylor) Eminhizer, 76, previously of Apache Junction, AZ and formerly Bethlehem, PA died Tuesday May 21, 2013 at Saucon Valley Manor with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Robert M. Eminhizer. Born in Bellefonte, PA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Kathryn (Morrison) Saylor. She was previously employed...

Thomas Paquette
May 19, 2013
Thomas P. Paquette, 55, of Manheim PA, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, May 19, 2013 unexpectedly after a brief illness. He was born in Manchester, NH on March 18, 1958 and was the son of the late Rene J. and Mary C. Paquette of NH. Tom graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester in 1976. After relocating...

Ruth Dreisbach
May 19, 2013
Ruth A. Dreisbach, 86, of Allentown, fell asleep in Jesus's loving arms on May 19, 2013. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Hattie (Trexler) Keiser Sr. She was a sewing machine operator for the Greif Co.for 20 years before retiring. Ruth was a member of St. Mark's United Church of Christ, Allentown. Surviving...

Dorothy Fisher
May 18, 2013
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.

Barbara Maes
May 13, 2013
Barbara "Joan" Maes Barbara "Joan" Maes, 67, of Easton, went home to be with the Lord May 13, 2013. She was proceeded in death by her parents Jesse and Thelma Cheadle. Joan was a member of St Theresa's Catholic Church, Hellertown where she was a devoted teachers aide at their St Theresa's School. She is survived by Rudy Maes...

Lorenzo Zuanet
May 10, 2013
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.

Anna Lash
May 7, 2013
Anna Matas "Nancy" Lash, 66, of Red Hill, passed away May 7, 2013. She was the widow of Irvin Lash. Born in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Anna (Kenna) Matas. She was a loan processor for Harleysville National Bank, before retiring in 2006. Prior to that, she was a special education aide at the...

Pauline Weaver
May 7, 2013
Pauline R. Weaver, 92, of Bally, died May 7, 2013. She was the wife of the late Stanley P. Rauch who died in 1976 and Paul Weaver, who died in 1990. Born in Culpepper, VA, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Nettie (Harlow) Schnabel. For over 30 years, she sewed for the former Emmaus Shirt Factory....

Anthony Cipriano
Apr 29, 2013
Anthony L. Cipriano, 89, of Hellertown and formerly of Bethlehem, died April 29, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in Palmerton, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria Cipriano. He was the husband of the late Hilda (Marques) Cipriano. Survivors: Loving daughter, Lisa M., wife of James Hersh. He was pre-deceased by sisters: Caroline...

Helen Virus
Apr 27, 2013
Helen A. Virus, 94, of Barto, passed away April 27, 2013. She was the widow of Michael A. Virus Sr.. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Kacerick. She was a lifetime member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. Surviving: Sons: Michael A. Jr, and his wife, Kay; and Robert, and his wife...