OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas
Catherine Fluck
Jul 9, 2012
Catherine Estella (Bickel) Fluck died on July 9. 2012 at Country Meadows Retirement home in Bethlehem. Kitty was born in Wilson Borough on election day, November 3, 1925 to Raymond Bickel and Margaret Mary (Kimenhour) Bickel. A graduate of the 1943 class of Wilson High School, she joined the U. S. Nurses Cadet Corps and graduated as an RN...
Thomas Vandling
Jul 5, 2012
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.
Rudolph Kapustic
Jul 4, 2012
Rudolph V. Kapustic, 92, of Bethlehem, died July 4, 2012. He was the husband of the late Agnes M. (Petrakovich) Kapustic, who died in 2006. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary (Bollecz) Kapustic. Rudy served his country honorably in the Navy during WW II. He was the co-owner of the former Champion...
Carol Stupak
Jul 4, 2012
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.
Alex Felker
Jul 2, 2012
Alex Michael Felker, 59, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2012 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Ellen (Brown) Felker. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Alex and Elizabeth (Holletz) Felker. Until becoming ill, he was an estimator for Vistacom in Allentown. Survivors: Wife; son Brad Michael...
Richard Bennett
Jul 2, 2012
Richard Marvin Bennett Sr., 74, of Easton and formerly of South Whitehall, died July 2, 2012. He was the husband of Helen (Buck) Bennett, He was born in Wheeling, WV, and he was a farmer. Surviving with his wife are daughters: Dianna L. Bennett-Barnes of Phillipsburg, and Patricia Bennett-Slutter of Illinois; a son Richard Bennett Jr. of New York;...
Mary Marakovits
Jul 2, 2012
Mary Rose Marakovits, 80, of Barnesville and formerly of Hellertown, died July 2, 2012. She was the widow of Joseph A. Marakovits who died in 1985. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Bollecz) Kapustic. She worked at the former Champion Spark Plug Company in Hellertown for over 30 years. Mary was a...
Helen Horan
Jun 30, 2012
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Hellertown are in charge of arrangements.
Robert Klass
Jun 30, 2012
Robert W. Class, 69, of Easton, died June 30, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Sheila (Mumaw) Klass. Born in Easton, he was a son of the late Floyd and Catherine (Beahm) Klass He worked at Victolic in Easton for 20 years and then retired from Technoplex in Sommerville, NJ in 2009. He was a fan of the...
Ellen Rodenhouser
Jun 30, 2012
Ellen D. Rodenhouser, 72, died on June 30, 2012 at Pennsburg Manor. She was a daughter of the late John Jr. and Ethel Dull. She was a member of the Green Lane Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is lovingly survived by her daughters: Monica, wife of Alan Smith of New Hope and Jennifer, wife of Ruben Ganske of Helen,...
Marion Sutter
Jun 29, 2012
Marion C. Sutter, 90, formerly of Ambler, died June 29, 2012 in Hellertown, PA. She had also resided in Jensen Beach, Florida and Dayton, Ohio. She was the widow of Lewis F. Sutter, who died in 1993. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Caroline (Garttner) Obenchain. Before retiring, she taught first grade...
Clifford Marks
Jun 28, 2012
Clifford Ray Marks, 78, of Upper Salford Township, died June 28, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Consolacion "Connie" (Ballesteros) Marks. They were married 53 years this past October. Born in Palm, he was a son of the late Sylvester and Ruth (Carl) Marks. He was raised with his aunt and uncle,...
Fredricka Carter
Jun 26, 2012
Fredricka Carter, 54, of Allentown, died June 26, 2012. Born in New York City, she was a daughter of Pearline Johnson, of Newport News, VA; and Frederick Clarke, of New York City. She was a sales representative for many years. Prior to that, she worked in admissions for Allentown Hospital. She was a member of the Union Baptist Church,...
William Eschbach
Jun 26, 2012
William Eschbach, 52, of Schnecksville, died June 26, 2012 at home surrounded by his beloved family. He was the fiancé of Sandra Renik. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Clarence F. and Lorraine E. (Scholl) Eschbach. He was a maintenance mechanic for Samuel Adams Pennsylvania Brewery in Breinigsville. Bill was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, he was...
Barbara Couch
Jun 20, 2012
Barbara N. Couch, 83, of Bethlehem passed away June 20, 2012 at home, surrounded by her loving children. She was the widow of M. Frank Couch. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Earle & Hellen (Sandt) Nickey. Surviving: Daughters, Laurel, wife of Michael Stempo, of Bethlehem; and Christie Couch, and her partner, Audrey Rogerson,...
Derrick Brokenbough-Shafer
Jun 20, 2012
Derrick Brokenbough-Shafer, 19, of Pennsburg, died June 20, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Fred K. Shafer and Peggie Benfield. Surviving with his parents are his grandfather, Ralph Benfield; siblings: Shawn Benfield of Bechtelsville; Shannon Doup of Hereford; Sue Ann Loumus of Carlisle; and Ashley Alford, John Grow, Kourtney, Kairi, Zoe,...
Herman J. Adam
Jun 20, 2012
Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Pennsburg are in charge of arrangements.
Donald Hoy
Jun 15, 2012
Donald J. Hoy, age 82, passed away on June 15, 2012 in Pennsburg. Don worked for PECO Energy Company for 30 years before retiring in 1990. He was an avid car enthusiast and belonged to the Antique Automobile Club of America, Valley Forge and Pottstown Regions. He loved his antique cars and attended many local shows and won numerous...
Martha Bobeck
Jun 13, 2012
Martha A. Bobeck, 80, of Coopersburg, died June 13, 2012. She was the wife of Paul Bobeck, to whom she was married for 54 years. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Rusin) Fertal. She was a graduate of the Sacred Heart School of Nursing, and was a nurse for many years at...
Eva Stangl
Jun 9, 2012
Eva E. Stangl, 87, of Hellertown, died June 9, 2012 at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. She was the wife of Edward M. Stangl. They would have celebrated 68 years of marriage on June 10th. Born in Lower Saucon Twp. on December 24, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Blase and...
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