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John Waldron
Feb 4, 2013
John J. Waldron, 65, of Green Lane, died February 4, 2013. He served his country honorably from 1968 to 1972 as a Marine during the Vietnam War. Recently, he was employed at the Turkey Hill Convenience Store in Red Hill. He was an avid fisherman and golfer and he loved to cook. He was known for his outgoing personality,...
Margaret Master
Feb 2, 2013
Margaret A. Master, 95, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on February 2, 2013. She was the widow of Joseph G. Master. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ersala (Tratnyek) Albert. Margaret worked in the office of SureFit, Bethlehem for 13 years before retiring. During WWII, she worked at the Bethlehem Steel. She was...
Franklin Renninger
Jan 31, 2013
Franklin Renninger, 86, of East Greenville, passed away January 31, 2013. He was the husband of Doris (Cressman) Renninger. Born in Red Hill, he was a son of the late Howard and Lillian (Wolf) Renninger. He served his country honorably in the Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He was employed at C&D Technology, first in Pennsburg and...
Barbara Fillman
Jan 31, 2013
Barbara (Rusnock) Fillman, of Barto and Pennsburg, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to the Lord on January 31, 2013 at Chestnut Knoll Memory Unit in Boyertown. Born November 4, 1914 in Tresckow, PA, she was a daughter of the late Anton and Barbara (Kahaley) Rusnock. She was the widow of Arthur Fillman, and the companion of the...
Elda Gross
Jan 29, 2013
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.
Victor Altonen
Jan 27, 2013
Victor Altonen, 94, formerly of Lopatcong Township, Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on January 27, 2013 at Praxis Alzheimer's Facility where he was lovingly cared for by an outstanding staff. Born on February 17, 1918 in Pohatcong Township, he was the son of the late William and Hilma (Konila) Altonen from Finland. He was the husband of the late Jean...
Theodore Destan
Jan 25, 2013
Theodore "Ted" Destan, of East Greenville passed away peacefully on January 25, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Delores (Kershner) Destan. They would have been married 60 years in May. Born in Barto, he was a son of the late Matthew and Mary (Evans) Destan. He served his country honorable in the Navy aboard the USS Iowa during...
Arlene Hambach
Jan 23, 2013
Arlene (Jock) Hambach, 84, of Red Hill, died January 23, 2013. Born in Pt. Pleasant she was a daughter of the late Harry and Sophia May (Allshouse) Jock. She grew up in Horsham where she attended Horsham Elementary and Hatboro High School, graduating in 1947. She married the late John Hambach in 1950. Arlene worked in the office of...
Ralph Benfield
Jan 23, 2013
Ralph J. "Benny" Benfield, 81, of Bechtelsville died January 23, 2013 at home. He was the husband of the late Elaine (Kline) Benfield. Born in Bally, he was a son of the late Warren and Anna (Masemore) Benfield. He was a mechanic, first working for Bally Case & Cooler, and then Snyder & Kurtz, Pennsburg. He worked for Ryder...
Lois Kimble
Jan 22, 2013
Lois A. Kimble, 84, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Charles W. Kimble. They celebrated 64 years of marriage last July. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Ramon and Esther (Wetherhold) Rabenold. She was a graduate of Moravian College with a degree in music. She taught...
Frank Periandri
Jan 22, 2013
Frank B. Periandri, 79, of Green Lane, died January 22, 2013. He was the husband of Pauline (Fries) Reed Periandri. Frank was born in Reading, and formerly owned Frank's Sunoco there in the 1960's and 70's. During that time, he was a sponsor of a stock car. He was a Navy veteran. Frank enjoyed watching the Yankees on TV;...
Marion Bailey
Jan 21, 2013
Marion L. (Ober) Bailey, 79, of Hereford, died January 21, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the companion of Stanley Richard. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ober. Marion enjoyed gardening, shopping (especially at Wal-Mart), visiting Potter County, and going to concerts at the Alburtis Park in the...
Joseph Mish
Jan 18, 2013
Joseph L. Mish, Sr, 70, of Hellertown, PA, and formerly of Bridgewater, NJ, died January 18, 2013 after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Marianne (Bass) Mish. Born in Newark, he was a son of the late Joseph and Sadie (Haluszka) Mish. He was a bus driver for the New Jersey Transit Authority for over 30...
Peter Korszniak
Jan 15, 2013
Peter R. Korszniak, 77, of Perkiomenville, died January 15, 2013 after a long illness. He was born in Trooper on June 14, 1935 to Peter and Mary (Keegan) Korszniak. He was the husband of the late Virginia L. (Frederick) Korszniak who died last August. He worked as a line foreman for Philadelphia Electric for over 30 years retiring in...
George Schneider
Jan 15, 2013
George Andrew Schneider, 88, of Myerstown, formerly of Hellertown, PA and Collingswood, NJ, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA. He was the husband of Mary E. (Kern) Schneider to whom he was married 32 years on November 22, 2012. Born in Williams Twp., PA on July 18, 1924, he was the son of...
Anne Bourdon
Jan 11, 2013
Anne M. (Watson) Bourdon, 85, of North Wales, and formerly of Green Lane, died January 11, 2013 in Grand View Hospital surrounded by her beloved family. Born in Montreal, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Gallagher) Watson. She received her music degree from McGill University in Montreal and sang professionally as a soloist in...
George Kline
Jan 9, 2013
George I Kline, husband of Frances, of Center Valley, Pa. passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at the age of 76. Born in Williamsport, he was the son of the late George H. and H. Mae Kline. George grew up in Knoxville, Tioga County and graduated from Cowanesque Valley Joint School. He Graduated from Temple University and received...
James Wills
Jan 8, 2013
James Bowling Wills, 84, passed away on January 8, 2013, of natural causes in Fort Myers, Florida. “Bow” Wills was the loving husband for sixty-one years of Cynthia Safford Wills, who passed away on October 18, 2012. Born on February 9, 1928, the son of Francis Reed and Madeline Hayward Wills of Allentown, Bow was predeceased by his siblings...
Robert Guskey
Jan 7, 2013
Robert C. Guskey, 89, of the Highlands of Wyomissing, and formerly of Barto, Perkiomenville, Yardley, and Johnstown, died January 7, 2013 at the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center in Wernersville, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Evelyn (Yarnick) Guskey. Born in South Fork, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Anna (MacTavish)...
Thelma Lawless
Jan 6, 2013
Thelma Bailey Lawless, 99, of the Fellowship Village, Basking Ridge, NJ, and formerly of Red Hill and Harleysville, died January 6, 2013. Born December 13, 1913 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Milton and Edith (Wright) Dole Bailey. She was the wife of Edward J. Lawless, who passed away June 17, 2005. Surviving is a sister-in-law,...
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