OBITUARIES

Nov 10, 2023

Anna Carolyn “Carol” (Mensch) Eschbach, 95, of Harleysville passed away peacefully on Friday, November 10th, 2023. She was the wife of the late Donald Eschbach. Born in Pennsburg, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary (Bartholomew) Mensch. She graduated from West Chester State Teachers College with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education and a...

Nov 7, 2023

Atty. William J. McCarthy III, 82, of Milton, DE and formerly of Springtown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Lane (Snyder) McCarthy for 47 years. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William J. and Elaine (Sneed) McCarthy. He was a 1965 graduate of Guilford College and received...

Nov 6, 2023

Rose M. (Wargo) Oswald, 81, of Hellertown, died on November 6, 2023. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Prockup) Wargo. Rose was a Packer in the warehouse of Moore Business Forms in Quakertown. She was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Hellertown.

Surviving is her brother: Andrew Wargo...

Nov 4, 2023

Emmy Block, 97, of Perkiomenville passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 4th, 2023. She was the beloved spouse of the late Hans Block. Born in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Bertha (Schmidt) Bauer. Emmy was a German housewife, who loved cooking, gardening and always had flowers everywhere. She also was a supurb seamstress.

Oct 30, 2023

John D. “Jack” Adams, 82, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully at his home on October 30, 2023, with his beloved wife, Cheryl, and their dog, Obi, by his side. He was cherished and deeply loved by both. Born in Webster, MA, he was a son of the late Stephen John and Virginia Alice (St. Germaine) Adamowicz.

Jack...

Oct 29, 2023

Geraldine “Gerry” Deily, 90, of Andreas and formerly of Allentown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 29th, 2023. She was the wife of the late DeForrest Deily. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Julia (Szabo) Mitch. Geraldine worked for Durkee’s in Bethlehem for 20 years on the assembly line. She loved playing card...

Oct 24, 2023

Arnold “Arnie” Siwert Jr., 68, of Quakertown passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Born on February 2, 1955 at Doylestown Hospital, PA, he was the son of the late Arnold and Regina (Garner) Siwert. Arnold grew up on a farm in Ottsville. He attended Pennridge High School. His passions were working on cars all of his life...

Oct 23, 2023

Edward Klavon Jr., 92, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23rd, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara Klavon. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Edward and Helen Klavon.

After graduating from University of Pennsylvania with a Master’s Degree in Education, Edward worked at North Penn High...

Oct 22, 2023

Our dear mother, Anna (Ann) M. Stauffer, 90, was called home to our Lord on Sunday, October 22. She was the loving wife of the late Henry “Hank” S. Stauffer, who was called home to the Lord in 2007. They were married for 52 years and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren at one of...

Oct 19, 2023

Lucianne (Luci) Cuddy passed away on October 19, 2023, at age 80. Luci was born and raised in Bethlehem and graduated from Liberty High School (‘61). She worked as an executive secretary in several organizations, including WLVT PBS39, Day-Timer, and Manufacturer’s Resource Center.

At the core of Luci’s kind and generous spirit was her passion for making...

Oct 19, 2023

Barbara Ann Shook, 84, of Hellertown passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 19th, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Richard Shook. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late John and Lilly (Spisak) Keblesh. Barbara was a graduate of Hellertown High in 1956 and the Frankford School of Nursing in 1959. She worked as an RN...

Oct 15, 2023

Bradford “Brad” Sofka, 60, of Bethlehem passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15th, 2023. He was the husband of the late Stephanie (Hoos) Sofka who passed away in 2020. Born in Ft. Hill, he was the son of Loretta (Christ) Sofka of Hellertown and the late Frank Sofka. He was recently employed in HVAC maintenance for Northampton County. Brad...

Oct 13, 2023

Larry L. Hoff, 83, of Frederick Living and formerly of Pennsburg, passed away on Friday, October 13th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Emily (Beard) Hoff. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage. Born in East Greenville, PA, he was a son of the late Edward and Margaret (Swenk) Hoff. He graduated from Upper Perkiomen High in 1958....

Oct 4, 2023

Gerrit M. Austic Sr., 64, of Red Hill passed away on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Diane (Watson) Austic. Born in Ithaca, NY, he was a son of the late Edward and Hildreth (Hurlburt) Austic. Gerrit worked at the Lowes in Quakertown in millwork for the last 17 years. He loved spending time with...

Oct 4, 2023

Carol Tolomeo-Phillips, 62, of Pennsburg passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Roy W. Phillips Sr. Born in Chestnut Hill, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Dolores (Moffitt) Gale and widow of John V. Tolomeo.

Carol worked at Pecora in Lansdale as a Customer Service Supervisor....

Sep 28, 2023

Dorothy D. Shipe, 85, of Pennsburg, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 in Quakertown. She was the widow of Raymond R. Shipe who passed away on November 16, 2015, 4 days before they would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 20, 2015. Born on December 7, 1937, in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the...

Sep 28, 2023

Annamae Schaeffer, 75, of Gilbertsville passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28th, 2023. She was the wife of the late, James Schaeffer. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy (Faust) Schwenk. She received an associate degree from California Academy, now PennWest California in Pennsylvania. Annamae worked as an assembler and then as a plant tour operator...

Sep 26, 2023

Beatrice Civello, 85, of Hellertown, PA passed away on 9/26/2023 at home, with her daughter and husband of almost 62 years by her side. She was born to parents John and Winnifred Egan on 12/26/1937 in Cloonchambers, Castlerea, Ireland. One of 6 children, she was the oldest of the 3 girls. She spent her childhood days on the family...

Sep 25, 2023

Brigitte “Gitti” Davidson, 96, of Reading passed away peacefully on Monday, September 25th, 2023. She was the wife of the late Rev. Philip Hoh and the late Dr. Wallace Davidson, MD. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Kurt Molzahn and Nina (Menzel) Molzahn. She was a graduate of Marion College in Virginia. She...

Sep 23, 2023

James (Jim) Benjamin Burke of Whitehall passed away on September 23, 2023 after a brief illness. He was surrounded by family and friends. Born January 23, 1965 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Ronald Keith Burke, DDS and Dorothy J. (Rothrock) Morgues, and the stepson of the late Albert Morgues, with whom he was very...