OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas

Helen Schriffert
May 6, 2008
Helen B. Schriffert, 90, formerly of First Avenue in Hellertown, died, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was the wife of John J. Schriffert who passed away in 1958. Born in Hellertown, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (Dolhan) Bernhardt. She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,...

James Harvat
May 5, 2008
James Calvin Harvat James Calvin Harvat, 82, of Hellertown, died May 4, 2008. Born November 3, 1926 in South Bound Brook, N.J. as one of 11 children to Daniel and Florence Harvat. He was a World War II Naval Veteran. He attended North Carolina State University where he studied Engineering and Agriculture and was the starting Football Center for...

Misty Mcdowell
May 4, 2008
Misty Sue McDowell, 45, of Red Hill, died May 4, 2008 at home. She had attended Oley Valley High School. Survivors: Daughter, Cori and grandchild, Cassidy with whom she resided; several sisters and brothers, and best friend, Don. She was preceded in death by sister, Melanie. Services: 10:30 AM Thusday at the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., 163...

Kathryn Reers
May 4, 2008
Kathryn M. Reers, 65, of Perkiomenville, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at St. Luke’s-Quakertown Hospital after a short illness. She was a daughter of the late Quilmer and Katie (Nace) Christman. Mrs. Reers owned and operated Perkiomen Repair with her husband before retiring in 2003. Prior to that she worked for 19 years in the Shipping Department of Knoll...

Helen Marzec
May 4, 2008
Helen M. Marzec, 80, of Easton Road, Hellertown, died May 4, 2008 at Valley Manor Nursing Center, Coopersburg. She was the widow of Edward Marzec. Helen was a daughter of the late Stefan and Mary (Tutko) Slachta. She was a seamstress for several factories in the Bethlehem area. She was a member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Hellertown. She...

Daniel Bailey
May 1, 2008
Daniel G. Bailey, 29, of Zimpfer Lane, Hellertown, died May 2, 2008. Born in Indian Rocks Beach, FL, he was the son of Susan R. Symer, with whom he resided and Bill H. Bailey, of Grand Junction, CO. He was a cashier at the Top Star, Hellertown, and was a massage therapist. Surviving: Parents; sister, Lindsay, wife of Kyle...

Susan Gwynn-Miley
Apr 30, 2008
Susan Gwynn-Miley, 48, of East Greenville, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 with her family at her bedside at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, after a courageous battle with cancer for the third time. She was the loving wife of Kenneth P. Miley. They celebrated their 24th Anniversary last October. Born in Philadelphia, Susan was a daughter of William...

Elaine Love
Apr 28, 2008
Elaine R. Love, 87, of Linden Avenue, Hellertown, died April 28, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was the widow of Frank R. Love, who died in 2000. They were married 60 years. Born in Newark, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Frances (Bowerbank) Apisell. She was a member of St. Theresa’s Catholic...

Pauline Moyer
Apr 27, 2008
Pauline M. Moyer, 90, formerly of Hereford, was born November 27, 1917 in Hereford, PA, to Ammon and Margaret (Bachman) Strunk. She died Sunday, April 27, 2008, with her family by her side in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the widow of Earl W. Moyer, and most recently resided in the Luther Crest Retirement Community in Allentown, PA. Pauline...

Paul Stoudt
Apr 22, 2008
Paul H. Stoudt, 94, of Palm, PA, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Grandview Hospital. He was the widower of Helen (Mayer) Stoudt who died in 1998. Born in Palm, he was a son of the late John and Annie (Eddinger) Stoudt. He was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. He was also a member of the...

Charles Davis
Apr 22, 2008
Charles Davis, 93, formerly of East Greenville, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Brackenville, Delaware. He was the husband of Edith (Eaton) Davis who celebrated their 70th Anniversary in 2007. Born in Bryn Mawr, he was the son the late William and Alice (Hewitt) Davis. Mr. Davis graduated from Girard College in Philadelphia in 1934 after which he worked...

Wallace Bieler
Apr 7, 2008
Wallace H. Bieler Wallace H. Bieler, 62, of Franconia, died April 7, 2008 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was the husband of Barbara (Bauman) Bieler. They were married 42 years last May. Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late Henry & Beatrice (Rock) Bieler. He was a 1963 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and...

Paul Mutter
Mar 31, 2008
Paul S. Mutter Paul S. Mutter, 91, of Pennsburg, died on Monday, March 31, 2008. He was the loving husband of Glenna (Kulp) Mutter. Born in Graterford, he was a son of the late John and Sara (Slemmer) Mutter. For almost 30 years he worked as a shipper at Ametek U.S. Gauge in Sellersville before retiring in 1980. He...

Harvey Unangst
Mar 31, 2008
Harvey J. Unangst Harvey J. Unangst, 98, formerly of Hellertown, died March 30, 2008 at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke’s. He was the widower of Myrtle (Behler) Unangst. Born in Lower Saucon Twp., he was a son of the late Alvin and Sallie (Rinker) Unangst. He was a carpenter, first for the former Frank Chiles Builder, in...