OBITUARIES

Aug 24, 2022

Barney was born Raymond Rauenbeuhlar in De Moines, Iowa on July 14, 1935. He was immediately placed in an orphanage. At age 4, Martin and Rhoda Whalen adopted him and renamed him Bernard R. Whalen. He joined their other adopted son, Robert, and their family became four.

At age 5, on his first day of school, Barney...

Aug 17, 2022

Clinton Thomas Eck, 97, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline Eck (Kalibisko). Born in Longswamp Twp., Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Lloyd Eck and Dorothy (Bailey) Eck. Much of his career was spent in transportation for Drug Plastics in Boyertown.

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Aug 15, 2022

Allen Eugene Shoener of Telford passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, peacefully at home. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy (Schreiner) Shoener. A 1963 graduate of North Penn High School in Lansdale. He served our country honorably in the US Army and had a tour in Vietnam from January 1967 to January...

Aug 13, 2022

Dolores Fay (Eppler) Lick, 77, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13th, 2022. She was the wife of the late Claude Lick who died in 2008. Born in Corning, PA, she was a daughter of the late Wilford Eppler Sr. and Carrie (Wolf) Eppler. She had worked in the office at the former Mid Atlantic Express in...

Aug 11, 2022

Rebecca Ann Fulton, 49, of Market Street in Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Robert Fulton and Sue (Robinson) Gavins. Until becoming ill, she worked as a certified nursing assistant for Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital.

Rebecca is survived by her daughter, Erica...

Jul 30, 2022

Robert L. Schwenk, 79, of Pennsburg, passed away July 30, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Gery) Schwenk. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Augustus and MaryEtta (Little) Schwenk. Robert was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and attended technical school in Allentown to study television electronics. He worked at the family...

Jul 29, 2022

Brian K. Steigerwalt, 65, of Catasauqua, passed away July 29, 2022, at Temple University Hospital- Jeanes Campus. He was the husband of Darlene (Heller) Steigerwalt. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Annette Minerva (Wenner) Steigerwalt, of Zionsville, and the late Kermit James Steigerwalt. Brian was a graduate of Emmaus High School. He worked at East Penn Manufacturing...

Jul 27, 2022

Helen Mae Mensch, 81, of Barto, passed away July 27, 2022. She was the widow of Clarence C. Mensch. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Raymond & Luella (Ruppert) Albitz. Helen was a graduate of East Greenville High School. Earlier in life she was a seamstress for the former Jennifer Ann Factory in Red Hill...

Jul 26, 2022

Jaime Rivera-Gonzalez Jr., 50, of Phillipsburg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 26th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Akers-Gonzalez. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of Jaime Rivera-Gonzalez Sr., of Oxford, NJ, and the late Bonnie Lou (Melberger) Rivera-Gonzalez. Before becoming ill, he worked for Readington Farms in Whitehouse Station, NJ. He enjoyed the...

Jul 24, 2022

Illo Viola Treffinger, 84, of Green Lane, passed away July 24, 2022. She was the widow of Donald Treffinger, who passed three days earlier. Born in Red Hill, she was the daughter of the late Franklin & Viola (Freed) Smith. Illo was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and was employed for many years in the Shipping Department...

Jul 21, 2022

Janice S. McCracken Erkes, 57, of Harleysville, passed away July 21, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Brian S. Erkes. They celebrated 34 years of marriage last October. Born in Clearfield, PA, she was a daughter of Susan Jane (Tornatore) McCracken Hendricks, of Norristown, and the late Franklin D. McCracken. Jan was a graduate of Shikellany High School...

Jul 21, 2022

Donald Treffinger, 94, of Green Lane passed away on Thursday, July 21st, 2022. He was the beloved spouse of Illo (Smith) Treffinger. Born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Floyd and Verna (Kirkpatrick) Treffinger. Donald served our country honorably in the Army. After the Army, he owned and operated Treffinger Brother's Masonry. Following that, he...

Jul 18, 2022

Fay Lorraine Kulp, 94, of Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown, and formerly of West Covina, CA passed away July 18, 2022. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of the late Newton Alfred and Elsie (Gebert) Kulp. Fay was a graduate of Pennsburg High School and West Chester Normal School. She was a high school Physical Education teacher, first locally, and...

Jul 17, 2022

Margaret Mary Kolackovsky Detrick, 91, former resident of Lopatcong Township, NJ passed away on July 17, 2022 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown, PA. Born March 6, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. Kolackovsky and Margaret A. Rudy Kolackovsky. She was the wife of the late James J. Detrick. Besides working in the family business,...

Jul 16, 2022

Michael W. St. Come, 33, of Allentown died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 16th, 2022. Born in Newark, NJ, he was a son of Chrismene (Garcon) St. Come of Allentown and Kesner St. Come of Irvington, NJ. Along with his parents, he is survived by his son Michael Brandon St. Come Jr.; his sisters: Cynthia Romeus, wife of Omar McKinnon...

Jul 16, 2022

Jessica Lee Elaine Maes, 40, of Allentown, passed away on July 16, 2022. Born in El Dorado, Arkansas on January 11, 1982, she was the daughter of the late Rudy and Barbara Joan (Cheadle) Maes. She went to Wilson High School and then graduated from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor’s Degree. Jessica was Vice President of Hamilton Services Group...

Jul 12, 2022

Karen Ann Starwood, 67, of Bethlehem, passed away July 12, 2022. She was the beloved wife of George H. Fairchild. They were married 45 years this past January. Born in Mineola, NY, she was a daughter of the late William and Helen (Valenta) Starwood. Karen received a BA in Biology from SUNY Oswego, NY. She enjoyed reading (especially murder...

Jul 9, 2022

Jonathan “Jon” D. Lamb Jr., 47, of Orefield passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 9th, 2022. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of the late Jonathan D. Lamb Sr. and Jill E. (Hoffman) Fitch of Barto. Jon was a 1992 graduate of Parkland High School. He was a talented artist and an award-winning tattoo artist, and he was...

Jul 4, 2022

Pamala “Pam” L. Boettner, 61, of Pottstown, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on July 4, 2022. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Harold Faust Jr. and Nancy (Pollinotz) Boettner. Pam was a 1978 graduate of Daniel Boone High School. She worked for the Dermatology Specialists of Montgomery County in the...

Jul 1, 2022

Donald E. “Stormy Z” Klaumenzer, 57, of Hereford, passed away July 1, 2022. He was a son of Arlene “June” Smits and her husband, George Smith of Lansdale. He was the adopted son of Thomas Klaumenzer. Donald attended Upper Perkiomen High School and went on to make office furniture before becoming a forklift operator for the former Cherrydale in...