OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas
John Solis
Apr 11, 2010
John Anthony Solis, 79, of Bedford Lane, Lansdale, died April 11, 2010 at Easton Hospital, Easton, PA. He was the husband of Maria Guadalupe (Acereto) de Solis. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Rafael and Zoila (Sansores) Solis. He was a mechanical engineer at W.A. Whitney Corp., Mexico City, Mexico before retiring in 1981. He...
Richard Diefenderfer
Apr 6, 2010
Richard Allen Diefenderfer, 68, of Trexlertown Road, Macungie, died April 6, 2010 at Manor Care in Pottstown. Born in Wescoesville, he was a son of the late Allen Diefenderfer and late Mabel K. (Stofflet) Diefenderfer Andrews. He was a Quality Control Inspector at C & D Charter Power Systems in Conshohocken for over 30 years. Prior to that, he...
Carol Carpentier
Apr 5, 2010
Carol B. Carpentier, 68, of Michigan Drive, Harrisburg, died April 5, 2010 in Harrisburg. She was the widow of Joseph A. Carpentier, who died in 1996. Born in Summit Hill, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Miriam (Evans) Edwards. She was a graduate of the Allentown School of Nursing, and was a nurse and supervisor of...
Harold Mishler
Apr 5, 2010
Harold K. Mishler, 94, of Quakertown, and formerly of Perkasie, husband of Mary (Pronkowitz) Mishler, died April 5, 2010. Born in Shipshewana, IN, he was a son of the late Oscar and Emma (Miller) Mishler. He was in sales and service for Moyer’s Chicks, Quakertown. Memorial Services will be 11 AM on Saturday at the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, 2788...
Raymond Schell, Sr.
Apr 4, 2010
Raymond A. Schell Sr., 78, of W. Hendricks Road, Pennsburg, died April 4, 2010. He was the husband of Jane M. (Ott) Schell. They were married 57 years this past March. Born in Green Lane, he was a son of the late George and Sarah (Tagert) Schell. He was a carpenter at the Superior Tube Co., Collegeville for over...
Joseph Banyas
Mar 31, 2010
Joseph M. Banyas, 68 of Royersford, entered eternal rest on March 30, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Cathleen (Gallagher) Banyas. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late J. Frank and Anna E. (Virus) Banyas. Joseph received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Villanova and an MBA from Widener University. Following his education, he...
Josephine Check
Mar 29, 2010
Josephine F. Check, 89, of Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem and formerly of Hellertown, died on March 29, 2010. She was the widow of George J. Check. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth (Polchik) Bednarik. Josephine was a wonderful wife and mother. She was a member of St. Theresa of the Child...
Tobias Witman, Jr.
Mar 18, 2010
Tobias Joseph Witman, Jr., 85, of Danielsville, died Thursday, March 18, 2010, in his home. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Strohl) Witman. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Tobias J. and Helen (Eck) Witman, Sr. He worked for over 37 years at the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. retiring in 1987. He was a...
Randall Stancick
Mar 8, 2010
Randall Lynn (Keyser) Stancick, 58, of East Greenville, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Quakertown. Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Theodore K. and Bette Jane (Phander) Keyser. She was the M. R. Service Director in the Lehigh Valley for Step-By-Step, Inc. in Bethlehem. Prior to that she was a case manager...
Terry Morgan
Mar 6, 2010
Terry E. Morgan, 64, of Hoffmansville Rd, Bechtelsville, died Saturday, March 6, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Agnes (Hillegass) Morgan. Born in Red Hill he was a son of the late Samuel and Gladys (Alexander) Morgan Sr. He was a supervisor at Knoll Furniture in East Greenville for over 30 years. Terry was a member of St....
Mary Gombocz
Mar 5, 2010
Mary Gombocz, 97, of Ellen St., Hellertown, died March 5, 2010. She was the wife of the late Joseph Gombocz who died in 2008. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Gizella and Alexander Toth III. She was also preceded in death by brothers Alexander Jr., and William. She was a sales clerk for the former...
Robert Transue
Mar 5, 2010
Robert L. Transue, 62, of Springtown Hill Rd, Hellertown, died March 5, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Pamela (Leith) Transue. They celebrated 27 years of marriage in October. Born in Ft. Hill, he was a son of Anna (Stahl) Transue of Hellertown and the late Leon William Transue. He was a veteran of...
James Mccollough
Feb 26, 2010
James A. McCollough, 77, formerly of Hellertown, died February 26, 2010. He was the husband of Doris (Hacker) McCollough. They were married 48 years. Born in Easton, he was a son of the late Theodora (Trump) McCollough. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He retired in 1984 from the former Bethlehem Steel Co, after...
Kalman Franko
Feb 25, 2010
Kalman N. Franko, Jr., 87, of Hellertown, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Kalman was the beloved husband of the late Gladys (Fraley) Franko who passed away in December, 2005. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was a son of the late Kalman and Theresa (Locser) Franko. Kalman taught drafting at the Mayo Vo-Tech...
Anna Jacobs
Feb 22, 2010
Anna Marie (Shaak) Jacobs, 92, of Quakertown Road, Pennsburg, died February 22, 2010. She was the widow of Lester B. Jacobs. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Ada Mae (Harr) Shaak. She and her husband owned and operated the former Jake’s Market and Ann’s Dinette, in Pennsburg for 21 years. She was a...





