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

Margaret Costa
Oct 9, 2007
Margaret Costa, 83, formerly of Miller Road, Pennsburg, died October 9, 2007 at the LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. She was the widow of Joseph L. Costa. Born in Uniontown, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Olock. She was an assembler for Helix Philco ad Midguard until retiring. She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran...

Verna Weidner
Oct 9, 2007
Verna (Schultz) Weidner, 87, widow of Louis Weidner Sr., died October 9, 2007 at LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. Born in Upper Hanover Township, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mary (Trollinger) Schultz. She was the valedictorian for the class of 1937, East Greenville High School and was raised in the Palm Schwenkfelder Church. She was a...

Florence Snyder
Oct 7, 2007
Florence A. Snyder, 94, formerly of Perkiomenville, died Sunday, October 07, 2007 at her daughter’s home in Telford. She was the wife of the late Frank G. Snyder. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mae (Canon) Buchman. She was a nurses Aide at the former Pennhurst School And Hospital in Spring City. She...

Lynn Clay
Oct 7, 2007
Lynn Ann Clay, 55, of Nazareth, and formerly of Hellertown, died October 7, 2007. Born in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Eleanore (Howard) Clay. Surviving are brothers, Scott and his wife Leslie, of Macungie, PA and Mark of Moore Township, PA. Services will be held privately at the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory...

Sara Balmer
Oct 2, 2007
Sara K. Balmer Sara K. Balmer, 93, formerly of Pennsburg, died October 2, 2007. She was the widow of Millard E. Balmer. Born in Green Lane, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Lizzie (Koch) Shanley. She was a secretary for over 10 years at the former Hill Financial, retiring in 1975. She was a member of...

Dieter Cleinow
Oct 1, 2007
Dieter Cleinow, 72, of Spinnerstown, died on Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born July 8, 1935 in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of the late Horst and Regina (Schroeder) Cleinow. He was the husband of Eileen W. (Feather) Cleinow. Dieter served in the U S Army and was honorably discharged from active...

Ruth Huzar
Sep 30, 2007
Ruth Jean (Strout) Huzar, 71, of Green Lane, died September 30, 2007 in Grand View Hospital. She was the widow of Steve Huzar. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late George and Mildred (Leught) Strout. She was a homemaker. Surviving is a son, Gary, and his wife Tricia, of Doylestown, and a step-son, Steve Huzar, of...

Elaine James Large
Sep 26, 2007
Elaine (Gennaria) James Large, 56, of Baldwin Park, CA and formerly of Royersford, died September 26, 2007. She was the widow of Robert Large. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of Harold A. Gennaria, of Barto, and the late Amy (Brown) Gennaria. Surviving with her father, is her step-mother, Lois (Gross) Laky Gennaria; a daughter, Jessica James of...

Louis Kuronye
Sep 23, 2007
Louis Kuronye, 70, of Randolph Road, Bethlehem, died September 23, 2007 at home. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Grace Kuronye, who died in 2006. He was an Army veteran. He is survived by an aunt, Helen Simmers, of Bethlehem and cousins. Services will be on Thursday at 11 AM at the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory...

Jean Scheffler
Sep 20, 2007
Jean F. Scheffler, 80, of Kenas Road, North Wales, died September 20, 2007. She was the widow of Kurt J. Scheffler. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Linwood and Emma (Blank) Fenstermacher. She was a graduate of the Lankenau School of Nursing and received her BSN from the University of Pennsylvania. She was a...

Junious Boatwright
Sep 16, 2007
Junious T. “JT” Boatwright, 89 years, of Bethlehem and formerly of Lower Saucon Township and Hellertown, entered eternal rest on Sunday, September 16, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Gladys I. (Shimer) Boatwright. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in May. Born in Bangor, PA, he was the son of the late Junious F. and Mary E. (Riley)...

Irene Hamory
Sep 14, 2007
Irene Hamory, 86, of Alburtis Road, Macungie, and formerly of Allentown, died Friday, September 14, 2007 at the Phoebe Home in Allentown. She was the wife of the late Quentin Theodore Hamory Sr. who passed away May 1 of this year. Born in Allentown, Pa.,on Valentine's Day,1921, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Orsola (Paolini) Smith....

Sylvia Miller
Sep 13, 2007
SYLVIA I. MILLER, 87, formerly of Palm, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Lutheran Home in Topton. Born in New Jersery, she was a daughter of the Late Fred and Alma (Johnson) Peterson. She was the loving wife of the Late Paul D. Miller who passed away in 2000. Sylvia Miller was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran...

Michael Klass
Sep 11, 2007
Michael A. Klass, 51, of Easton, died September 11, 2007 at Manor Care of Easton. Born in Easton, he was a son of Floyd and Catherine (Beohm) Klass. He was formerly employed by Tekniplex, Branchburg Twp., NJ. Survivors: Brother, Robert, and his wife, Sheila of Easton; Nieces, Melissa Klass and Heather Murphy: and Nephews Robert Klass Jr. and Shawn...

Rebecca Balogach-Bennett
Sep 7, 2007
Rebecca Jane Balogach-Bennett, 32, died on September 7, 2007 in Monroe, GA. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Barbara (Schriffert) Balogach of Wescosville. Formerly of E. Emmaus Ave in Allentown, she was the loving wife of Aaron Bennett since they married in 2003. After graduating from Salisbury High School in 1993, she received her B.S....

Mae Mc Crossan
Sep 4, 2007
Mae I. "Mazie" McCrossan, 67, of Hereford died on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. Formerly of Newfoundland, PA, she was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Elwood and Isabella (Tweedley) Dougherty. The loving wife of James McCrossan, they celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on July 23, 2007. Mrs. McCrossan was a loving and devoted...

Alma Zinis
Aug 29, 2007
Alma Ruth Zinis, 87, of Hellertown and formerly of Toms River, NJ, passed away peacefully August 29, 2007, in Easton, PA. Born in Plains, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Elizabeth (Lewis) James. She was the beloved wife of Gabriel Zinis. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in April. She worked as a sales person...

Floyd Mumbauer
Aug 27, 2007
Floyd Mumbauer, 81, of Vera Cruz Road, Emmaus, died August 27, 2007. He was the husband of Elaine (Yocum) Mumbauer. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Frank and Bertha (Thoms) Mumbauer. He was employed by the former Oakland Nurseries until 1971. He then was a grounds maintenance man for the Quakertown School District until retiring...