OBITUARIES

Dec 22, 2023

Abraham D. Pennebacker, 97, of Zionsville, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Born in Allentown on September 2, 1926, he was a son of Abraham D. and Marion (Beatty) Pennebacker. He was the husband of the late Carole E. (Yerby) Pennebacker.

Abraham operated Pennebacker Orchards with...

Dec 17, 2023

Sandra E. Smith, 78, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17th, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Robert "Bob" Smith. Born in West Rockhill Township, and raised in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Luella (Freed) Faust. She worked as a secretary, first for Harleysville Insurance Company, and then for Goshenhoppen...

Dec 17, 2023

Ann Kutz, 84, of Allentown, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2023. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Haverletz) Medence. Ann was married to her loving husband Charles T. Kutz before passing away in 2020. Ann worked as a telephone operator at Bell Telephone for over 10 years before working as...

Dec 17, 2023

Sharon S. McParland, 81, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17th, 2023. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Trexler. Although she was primarily a stay-at-home mom, she also briefly owned a Christian Book Store, worked for the U.S Census Bureau and in Real Estate in the area....

Dec 13, 2023

Eleanor Wolf, 87, lifetime resident of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2023. She was the wife of the late Richard Wolf. Born in Hellertown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Simko) Velas.

Surviving are her children: Sheryl, wife of Eric Doddy of Hellertown, and Richard Wolf, of Buffalo, NY; her grandchildren:...

Dec 13, 2023

David K. Schwenk, 64, of East Greenville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 13th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Winkler) Schwenk. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Carl T. and Dorothy (Walker) Schwenk. He was a graduate of the Upper Perkiomen High School. Dave was the owner and operator of DKS Building...

Dec 11, 2023

Constance “Connie” Todic, 72, recently of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 11th, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Dennis Todic. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Gordon and Patricia (Green) Haymaker. Her last employment was as an office coordinator and receptionist for a computer services and software company called PTC when...

Dec 7, 2023

Stephen Turoczy, 92, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully at home on December 7th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Julie A (Kegye). Turoczy. Born in Patroha, Hungary, he was a son of the late Pal and Erzsebet (Borko) Turoczy. Stephen was employed in Quality Control for the Coca Cola Company, Bethlehem for many years.

Surviving with...

Dec 3, 2023

John Elmer Heffner, 81, of Barto passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 3rd, 2023. He was the husband of Sarah (Wolfgang) Heffner. Born in Hereford Township, he was a son of the late Elmer and Jennie (Hunter) Heffner. John was a dairy farmer and lived and worked on his farm on Route 100 in Barto.

Along with...

Dec 2, 2023

Jeffrey Eysoldt , 62, of Barto passed away on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023. . Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of Lois (Jedrusiak) Eysoldt, of Barto, and the late Ronald Eysoldt.

Jeffrey was a graduate of Pennsbury High School. He was employed as a Contract Waste Water Treatment Manager in various locations. He enjoyed...

Dec 1, 2023

Pamela Kay Roeder, wife of 45 years to the late Jeremiah Roeder, who passed January 6, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Carl P. Yoachim and Elaine (Yocum) Yoachim Mumbauer. Mrs. Roeder was employed by Sodexo at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown for 16 years, retiring in 2016 at age 69.

She is survived by...

Dec 1, 2023

Jeffrey Adams, 61, of Dallas passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1st, 2023. Born in Berwyn, Illinois, he was the son of William Adams and the late Janet (Knapp) Adams. Jeff worked for Flowserve in Moosic, PA as a controller before retiring to concentrate on health concerns. He served our country honorably in the Navy. He loved to snow...

Nov 22, 2023

Thomas “Tom” G. Delaney Jr., 81, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Rosalie (Ricci) Delaney. They celebrated 61 years of marriage in April. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mildred (Scargill) Delaney. Tom worked as a lineman for Verizon, formerly Bell of PA,...

Nov 21, 2023

Cory C. Venezia, 40, recently of Alburtis passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 21st, 2023. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of Judith (Pankow) Venezia, of Red Hill, and the late Salvatore Venezia. He was a general contractor and owner of Vanguard Roofing until his passing. Cory loved the Lord and was a member of Community Bible Fellowship...

Nov 19, 2023

Robert Litvany, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at Complete Care, in Macungie, PA. Robert grew up in Newark, NJ, but lived in Allentown, PA for most of his life. He was retired, after working for Jiffy Manufacturing Co. as a truck driver for many years. Robert was also a veteran and proudly served in the...

Nov 15, 2023

Charles K. Kercher, 89, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on November 15, 2023, with his family by his side. Born in Allentown, Charles was a son to the late Claude H. and Katie (Idle) Kercher Sr. He was the dear companion to Mary Lou Brey. He was a warehouse manager for Pillsbury until he retired. He was a member...

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.