OBITUARIES

Mar 6, 2008

Charles H. Smith, 74, of Hamilton Road, East Greenville, died March 6, 2008. He was the widower of Dorothy A. Smith. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Charles and Grace (Heacock) Smith. He recently was employed in the cafeteria of the Perkiomen School. Prior to that, he worked for over 36 years as a machine...

Mar 6, 2008

Mar 4, 2008

Woodrow D. Lahr, 85, of Green Lane, died March 4, 2008, at Pennsburg Manor Nursing Home. He was the beloved husband of Glenna (Brendlinger) Lahr. They celebrated fifty three years of marriage in November. Born in Hernden, PA, he was a son of the late Isreal D. and Mamie L. (Raker) Lahr. He served his county honorably as a...

Feb 26, 2008

Emil Seglias, 86, retired executive chef of the Bethlehem Steel Company, died of lung and organ failure February 26, 2008 at the Fox Subacute Center, Warrington, PA. He was surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Seglias was born and raised in Domat-Ems, Switzerland. At age 16, he left Domat-Ems to begin his apprenticeship in various hotels throughout Switzerland, including...

Feb 24, 2008

Lazarus Meza, 96, died February 24, 2008, at Phoebe Richland Healthcare, Richlandtown, PA. Born in Folia, Romania, he was a son of the late Peter and Rose (Frant) Meza. Survivors: Brothers Ramus and Peter of Bethlehem, and Cornelius of Quakertown; nieces and nephews. Services: Will be held Privately at Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Hellertown.

Feb 22, 2008

Beverly A. McKendrick, 71, formerly of Red Hill, died February 22, 2008. She was the widow of Rev. James F. McKendrick. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Ethel (Arber) Parker. She was a graduate of the University of Buffalo. She began her career as a teacher in New York. More recently,...

Feb 21, 2008

Gladys A. Eisenhart, 87, of Hellertown, died February 21, 2008, at St. Lukes Hospital, Ft. Hill. She was the widow of Frable L. “Reds” Eisenhart. Born in Lower Saucon Township, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Mabel (Pearson) Seifert. She worked as a seamstress for the former Casco Co. for over 20 years. She was a...

Feb 19, 2008

Roberta Jane (Pearl) Law Roberta J. (Pearl) Law, 50, of Red Hill died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. For over 30 years Roberta worked as a Research Associate at IMS Health in Plymouth Meeting. More recently, she worked in customer service at Redner’s Market in Red Hill. Roberta enjoyed giving to others less fortunate and she loved cats. Survivors:...

Feb 14, 2008

Mary (Kozics) Fejes, 90 of Bethlehem, died February 14, 2008. Survivors: Sons, Thomas and James; Daughter, Mary Ann Repynek; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by a son, John Fejes, and granddaughter, Adrianna Flores. Services: 11 a.m.Tuesday with Visitation 10-11 AM at the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory, Hellertown. Contributions: Cedarbrook Fountain Hill Annex Auxilliary or Hospice...

Feb 13, 2008

Feb 9, 2008

Feb 7, 2008

Mary E. Brunner Mary E. Brunner, 89, of LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown and formerly of East Greenville, died February 7, 2008. She was the widow of Paul F. Brunner. Born in Kraussdale, she was a daughter fo the late Marvin & Ida (Hallman) Hagenbuch. She was a seamstress for several factories in the Upper Perkiomen area for many years...

Feb 6, 2008

Woodrow D. Lesher, 85, of Palm, died February 6, 2008. He was the husband of Doris S. (Diehl) Lesher. They were married 61 years last October. Born in Palm, he was a son of the late Evan and Mabel (Mest) Lesher. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, serving in the European Theatre. He began his career working at...

Feb 4, 2008

Patti D. Krammes, 54, of East Greenville, died February 4, 2008. She was the wife of David J. Krammes, to whom she was married for 36 years. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who took her greatest pleasure from her family being near her. She was loved by all who knew her. Born in Pottsville, she was...

Feb 2, 2008

Helen V. Szegda, 86, of the Frederick Mennonite Community, and formerly of Green Lane, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Stephen Szegda. They were married 61 years this past September. Born in Czechoslovakia, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Louise Gallo. She and her husband owned...

Jan 31, 2008

Stella M. Pocius Stella M. Pocius, 77, of East Greenville, and formerly of Zipp Road, Pennsburg, died January 31, 2008 at home. She was the widow of John Pocius. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Horvat) Chobot. She was a secretary for the Beverly Hall Corp., Quakertown for 18 years before retiring...

Jan 29, 2008

William Harold Schilling, 74, formerly of Markley Road, Pennsburg, died January 29, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Quakertown. He was the beloved husband of the late Shirley (Soccer) Schilling who died in 2004. Born in Centralia, PA, he was son of the late Harold and Sara (Daley) Schilling. Mr. Schilling was a science teacher at North Penn High...

Jan 23, 2008

Jan 20, 2008

Helen T. (Prielozny) Benzak, 83, of Bethlehem, died January 20, 2008. She was the widow of Leslie A. Benzak Sr. She was an assem-bler for the former General Electric Co., Allentown. She was a mem-ber of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, and the Catholic Sokol Home, both of Bethlehem. She was a former member of the St. Joseph’s Bowling Team...

Jan 15, 2008

Milton Harris, 75, of East Greenville, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Suburban Hospital from complications of Alzheimer’s. A long term resident of East Greenville, Mr. Harris was a Manager in the Human Resources Department of Knoll International in East Greenville for 17 years, where he became known throughout the community for his activities on behalf of Knoll employees...