OBITUARIES

May 31, 2024

Grace Viola Taylor, 83, of East Greenville, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31st, 2024. Born in Palm, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Laura (Hildenbrand) Marks. Grace worked for the former American Olean Tile in Lansdale.

She is survived by her children: Dr. Joseph Perez and his wife Elaine, of Coopersburg, and Kathleen...

May 31, 2024

Beverly Ann Phifer, 83, recently of Quakertown, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2024. Born in Framingham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edward Piccioli and Carolyn (Jones) Fox. Along with her mother, she was raised by her stepfather, Stanley Fox. Beverly was a hairdresser and had a shop in Pennsburg from the 1970’s through the...

May 29, 2024

Debora Bretz, 67, of Darby, PA, passed away surrounded by her family on May 29, 2024. She was born to the late Calvin and Eva (Kauffman) Amenheuser and was the beloved wife of the late Phillip Bretz. Debora spent many fulfilling years as a Knoll Studio Buyer at Knoll Inc., in East Greenville, where she was known for her...

May 26, 2024

James “Jim” Pfeifer, 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Balzer) Pfeifer.

James worked for over 30 years as a telephone technician for Verizon and then Lucent. He served honorably in the United States Navy.

James is survived by...

May 26, 2024

Elizabeth J. Bush, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. Born in Bally, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Katie (Dotterer) Schott. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. William Bush.

Elizabeth worked in textile factories in Bally and Boyertown earlier in her life, and later was an office...

May 22, 2024

Major Carey Alan Anderson, 75, passed away on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024, in Boyertown PA. Born in West Hurley, New York, he was the son of the late Clarence A Anderson Jr. and Marjorie (Clubb) Anderson. He was the beloved husband of Cheryl (Mattison) Anderson. Carey retired from the US Army in 1991, having served during both Vietnam and...

May 17, 2024

Wilbert “Web” I. May, 85 of Whitehall Pa went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2024. Web was born in Johnstown, PA. He is the son of Wilbert Kraft and Anna May Kraft. He was the beloved husband of the late Carol (Kalka) May. He is preceded in death by his son Kent May and grandson Bradford...

May 16, 2024

Claire Dolores (Bonenberger) Cope, 89, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16th, 2024. Born in Fruitville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Aimee (Grill) Bonenberger. She served her country honorably in the Air Force during the Korean War. Following her service, Claire was a hairdresser, and she had a salon in her home...

May 10, 2024

Karen L. Hallman, 65, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2024 after a year-long battle with Mysthenia Gravis, following a four-decade fight with Multiple Sclerosis. Karen resided in Bethlehem for the majority of her life, until relocating to assisted living in 2023. Born in Abington, she was the daughter of the late William Parrish and Loretta...

May 8, 2024

Robert P. “Bob” Steich Jr., 76, of Quakertown passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Sarah S. (Cole) Steich. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Robert and Doris (Cressman) Steich. Bob was a 1966 graduate of Quakertown High. He served his country honorably in the Navy for 27...

May 4, 2024

Jeffrey Allen Roth, 53 Years old, passed away on May 5th, 2024, while working in Ocean City, Maryland. He was the owner of JR Painting. Jeff resided in Pennsburg, PA most of his life. He genuinely loved his friends and family. Jeff was known for being friendly and always offered everyone a smile or a handshake, even strangers. He...

Apr 29, 2024

“Our Beloved Lindy”

A shining light was dimmed with the passing of Lindy Thompon-Tressler on April 29, 2024. Lindy was taken far too soon at 61, after a valiant fight against cancer.

Lindy was the beloved wife and soulmate of Romy Tressler. They lived and loved “side by side” for over 42 years. Lindy and...

Apr 27, 2024

Janice Irene Merchant, 77, of Red Hill passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Born in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Doris (Shepherd) Martell. She worked as a secretary for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Janice enjoyed doing arts and crafts and watching mysteries and horror movies.

She is survived by...

Apr 26, 2024

Edward (Ed) J. Cherry, 79, of Hellertown, peacefully passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Friday, April 26, 2024.

Born in Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late Millard and Mary (Cramer) Cherry. Ed served proudly in the United States Army. He went on to become a mail carrier before working as a manager...

Apr 22, 2024

Deborah (Debbie) L. Jarrell, 70, of Williams Township, passed away on Monday April 21, 2024. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Patricia (Lippincott) Huebner. She graduated from Easton Area High School. She worked for numerous years at LaneCo until the business closed. Deborah then went on to work at Chestnut Street Seafood as...

Apr 20, 2024

Doris W. McCullough, 89, of Collegeville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20th, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert McCullough. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Isabel (Murdoch)

Waterall. Doris worked as a secretary at Bryn Mawr College. Doris had an adventurous spirit, whether it...

Apr 18, 2024

Andrea Lynn (Walter) Gerhart, 76, of Bechtelsville passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Esther (Ziegler) Walter. She was a graduate of Schwenksville High School. Andrea worked at Cook Specialty in Green Lane for many years before falling ill.

She is survived by a...

Apr 16, 2024

William Frank Zotter, 96, of Whitehall passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. He was the beloved husband of the late Erna (Blankowitsch) Zotter. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Theresa (Panner) Zotter. William proudly served his country in the Army during WWII. He worked over 40 years in the Template Shop and...

Apr 14, 2024

Randy Howard Deininger, 69, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14th, 2024. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William and Phyllis (Mengel) Deininger.

After graduating from Wilson High School, Randy joined the Navy. Serving 8 years, he went on to become an operating engineer for 40 years, working with cranes...

Apr 13, 2024

Raymond Wolf, of Quakertown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13th, 2024. He was the husband of the late Shirley E. Wolf. Born in Red Hill, he was the son of the late Frederick and Marguerite (Karver) Wolf. He served his country honorably in the army during the Korean War. Following his service, Ray worked in home construction. He...