OBITUARIES

Aug 18, 2008

Wilma B. (MacCready) Albright died August 18, 2008. She was loved by and endeared to her husband, Charles L. Albright of Pottstown, PA and her children, Charles W. Albright, and his wife, Donna Zollo; and Wilma Albright Magana, wife of F. Javier Magana. She was the beloved grandmother of Melissa, William, Mary, Alejandra and Ashley; and dear to many...

Aug 17, 2008

Anna V. Yokl, 91, of Adams Road, East Greenville, died August 17, 2008 at Pennsburg Manor. She was the widow of Lawrence J. Yokl Sr. Born in Lynnfield / Sanatoga and raised in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Christian and Eva (Schmidt) Miller. Since 1950 Anna has been a resident of the Upper Perkiomen Valley. She...

Aug 12, 2008

Goldie I. Koch, of Willings Lane, Hellertown, died August 12, 2008 at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke’s. She was the wife of Ernest Koch and the late Stephen Ferrani, who died in 1965. Born in Lower Saucon Township, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Feher) Simon. She worked in various sewing factories early...

Aug 10, 2008

John Koons Maute, 94, of Pennsburg, died Monday, August 11, 2008 at Pennsburg Manor. A son of the late John and Olivia (Koons) Maute, he worked as a machinery maintenance man at silk mills in Pennsburg for most of his life. Survivors: Nieces and nephews. Services: Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, August 16 at...

Aug 8, 2008

Kathleen M. (Katrinak) Piepszowski, 56, of Dotts Street, Pennsburg, died August 8, 2008. She was the wife of Paul A. Piepszowski. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of John and Fay (Moll) Katrinak of Pennsburg. She was a bookkeeper for Jacob Schmidt & Sons, Sumneytown for the past 10 years. Before that, she was employed at the day...

Aug 4, 2008

Herbert D. Connellan, 87, of Chancellor Street, Hellertown, and formerly of Hicksville, NY, died August 4, 2008 at home. He was the widower of Judith (Seitz) Connellan and the husband of Ruth Connellan. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Herbert and Anne (Bache) Connellan. He served in the US Army during World War II....

Aug 1, 2008

Jul 18, 2008

Jul 12, 2008

Geraldine Mae Smock, 74, of Riverside Drive, Bethlehem, died July 12, 2008 at home. She was the wife of Gilbert A. Smock. They were married 54 years this past January. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Murray) Cope. She was a secretary to the Magistrate in Hellertown for many years before retiring....

Jul 12, 2008

Arthur C. Seifert, 75, of Bethlehem, died July 13, 2008. Born in Hellertown he was a son of the late Gilbert A. and Florence M. (Stewart) Seifert. He graduated from Hellertown High School in 1950. He was employed by the former Bethlehem Steel Co. for 38 years before retiring in 1998. Arthur was of the Lutheran faith. Survivors: nephew...

Jul 5, 2008

Jul 5, 2008

Harry D. O’Neal Harry D. O’Neal, 90, formerly of Fountain Hill, Rhode Island, and California, died July 5, 2008. He was the husband of Charlotte M. (Souders) McElhenny O’Neal and the late Ruth (Frankhouser) O’Neal. Born in Uniontown, PA, he was a son of the late Grant and Irene (Tantlinger) O’Neal. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. He...

Jul 4, 2008

Barry L. Stahler Sr. Barry Lee Stahler Sr., 63, of Upper Black Eddy, died July 4, 2008. He was the husband of Judy (Marstellar) Stahler. They were married 45 year this past November. Born in Seidersville, he was a son of the late Edgar and Queena (Rumfield) Stahler. He formerly owned Barry’s Auto Body on Route 378, Bethlehem for...

Jun 30, 2008

Jenifer L. Bolton Jenifer L. Bolton, of Perkasie, PA, was born July 9, 1962, and gave up her earthly life on June 30, 2008 after a valiant and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Tass) Bolton, of Sellersville. She met her husband, Keith Overberg, when she took flight lessons. They were married...

Jun 22, 2008

Leroy I. “Pete” Heimbach, 72, of Woodland Drive, Leesport, and formerly of Barto, died June 22, 2008. He was the husband of Janet M. (Henry) Heimbach. Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late Walter and Susan (Leister) Heimbach. He was a loader operator for PennDOT for 30 years, retiring in 1998. He was a member of...

Jun 19, 2008

Darrel D. Montgomery, 83, of Pottstown, PA, passed away at the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, June 19, 2008, husband of Carole Montgomery. Born in Lyford, IN, he was the son of the late Nora and Harvey Montgomery and brother of the late Betty Danner, also step-brother of Donald Kellitt of Michigan. Darrel was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked...

Jun 18, 2008

Jun 14, 2008

Dennis M. Loch Dennis M. Loch, 52, of Pennsburg, died June 13, 2008 at the Vitas Hospice House, Philadelphia. He was the long time boyfriend and companion of Lydia (Zerbe) Brinker. He worked for Cook Technologies, Green Lane, before becoming disabled in 2002. Memorial Services will be on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 7 PM at the Falk Funeral...

Jun 12, 2008

Elsie M. Gabriel Aaron, 94, of Hellertown, died June 12, 2008. She was the widow of Frank Gabriel and Marvin Aaron. Born in Salisbury Township, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Erminea (Billio) Pietrobon. She was a graduate of Allentown High School and the former Bethlehem Business School. Elsie worked in the office of the former...

Jun 9, 2008