OBITUARIES

Sep 28, 2009

Walter W. Gressley, 87, of Pottstown Avenue, Pennsburg, died September 28, 2009. He was the husband of Jean (Leister) Gressley. They were married 62 years this month. Born in Chapel, he was a son of the late LeRoy and Mabel (Weller) Gressley. He worked for the former Firestone Corp, Pottstown for 31 years. Before that, he was a furniture...

Sep 26, 2009

Sep 26, 2009

Pamela Ann Gaughan, 56, of Emmaus, died September 26, 2009. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late James W. and Patricia A. (Boyle) Gross. She was a graduate of Parkland High School and was an artist. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Allentown and the Lehigh Valley Blues Network. Surviving is a daughter,...

Sep 20, 2009

Sep 20, 2009

Sep 18, 2009

Wendy C. (Smith) Freed, 57, of Arlington, VA, died on Friday, September 18, 2009, at Georgetown University Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the beloved wife of Donald D. Freed. Born in Long Island, NY on April 14, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Thomas E. and Ethel (Woolley) Smith.

She...

Sep 18, 2009

Sep 9, 2009

Charlotte M. (Souders) McElhenny O’Neal, 85, formerly of Fountain Hill, died September 9, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Assisted Living Facility, Center Valley. She was the wife of the late Harry O’Neal, and the late Sheldon McElhenny. Born in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of Esther (Kressley) Souders. She was a graduate of the Bethlehem Tech School of...

Sep 4, 2009

Harry T. Reynolds, 91, of Red Hill, died September 4, 2009. He was the husband of Sandra (Bean) Reynolds. He was a Marine veteran of WW2, and was employed as a heavy equipment operator for Local 542, Philadelphia for over 40 years. Survivng with his wife, are sons: James and Harry Jr., both of South Carolina; step-children: James Rogers,...

Sep 1, 2009

George D. Young, 70, formerly of Hazleton, died September 1, 2009 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Allentown. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Carl and Jessie (Bone) Young. For over 30 years he worked as a detailer at Philadelphia Electric Co., Philadelphia. He was a 1957 graduate of Girard College, Philadelphia, and is a...

Aug 28, 2009

Helen C. Lukacs, 90, of Hellertown, died August 28, 2009 at Saucon Valley Manor. She was the widow of Joseph Lukacs. Born in Hellertown, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Donchez) Bartakovits. She was a machine operator at the former Champion Spark Plug Co., Bethlehem for 26 years before retiring in 1964. She was a...

Aug 21, 2009

William C. Stevens, 85, formerly of East Greenville, died August 21, 2009. He was the husband of Betty (Smith) Stevens. They were married 61 years this past February. Born in Corning, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Della (Heistand) Stevens. He was employed at the former Firestone Rubber Co., Pottstown for 43 years. After that,...

Aug 20, 2009

Jean Davis, age 93, died Thursday, August 20, 2009. “My mom, one of the last REAL moms, left us last week on a never-ending cruise through heaven, and will no doubt eat from one of the two Trees of Life in the ‘new garden’ spoken of in Revelation Chapters 21 and 22. She touched a lot of lives while...

Aug 7, 2009

Donald M. Mindler, 82, of Leonard Street, Hellertown, died August 7, 2009. He was the husband of Christine (Geld) Mindler. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Milton and Mildred (Flores) Mindler. Until he retired, he worked as a drywall installer.

Surviving with his wife are daughters Doreen Goodhile and Rosanne Wert, a son,...

Aug 4, 2009

A. Dovie May, of Warminster, PA, and formerly of the Upper Perkiomen Valley, died August 4, 2009. She is the wife of Edward A. May. The couple celebrated 67 years of marriage last October. Born in Kirby, AR, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Lydia (Shinkle) Powell. Dovie was an active and passionate supporter of education,...

Aug 3, 2009

Barbara A. Krupp, 71, of Red Hill, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 3, 2009. Born in Palm, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Grace (Baus) Graber. She was the beloved wife of Robert Krupp. They celebrated 55 years of marriage in April. Barbara was member of Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church in...

Jul 22, 2009

Betsy Ann Hertrich, 40, of Brooklyn, NY, and formerly of the Upper Perkiomen Valley, died July 22, 2009 in the Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Joseph Hertrich, of Macungie, and the late Florence R. Hertrich. Before moving to New York, she was employed at Brown Printing, East Greenville. Betsy...

Jul 20, 2009

Jul 12, 2009

Ruth May (Bucher) Keck Genszler, 95, formerly of Red Hill, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Peter Becker Community in Harleysville where she had resided. She was the widow of Raymond S. Keck, and Charles Genszler. Born in Red Hill she was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Groff) Bucher. Ruth was a seamstress at the former...

Jul 9, 2009

Amelia M. DeAngelis, 88, of Georgia Drive, Whitehall, and formerly of Springfield, Delaware County, died July 9, 2009. She was the widow of John DeAngelis. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Hruz) Masar. She was the Coordinator of Continuing Medical Education for the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine before retiring. She was...