OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas
Ruth Toth
Sep 20, 2021
Ruth Meyers Toth, 95, of Lower Saucon Township, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2021. She was the widow of Frank G. Toth. Born in Souderton, she was a daughter of the late Rev.Claude and Mary (Wismer) Meyers. Ruth was a part of the body of Christ at Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church. She worked in a hosiery and...
Pearl Helen Bodor
Sep 19, 2021
Pearl Helen Bodor, 92, of Hellertown, passed away September 19, 2021. She was the widow of Andrew Bodor, who passed in 1996. Born in Detroit, MI, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Ceban) Pondelek. She worked in the family business, Pondelek’s Greenhouses and Flower Shop, her entire life. The business was started by her parents...
Dolores Verna Reifinger
Sep 17, 2021
Dolores Verna Reifinger, 54, of Pennsburg, passed away September 17, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Charles E. Reifinger. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Barbara (Hieter) Edelman, of Emmaus, and the late Paul Edelman. Dolores was a 1985 graduate of William Allen High School. She helped her husband in his business, “I Can Fix That”,...
Gertrude Louise Kastner
Sep 16, 2021
Gertrude L. Kastner, 97, of Country Meadows, Allentown, and formerly of East Greenville and Telford, passed away September 16, 2021. She was the widow of Otto W. Kastner. Born in Spiegelberg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Luise (Klenk) Gauker. After emigrating to this country, she married Otto and moved to the family farm, where...
Richard Shell Rank
Sep 14, 2021
Richard S. Rank, 90, of Allentown passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 14th, 2021. He was the beloved spouse of the late Blanche (Mellinger) Rank. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Michael and Esther (Engler) Rank. He served our country honorably during the Korean War in the US Army. He was an Industrial Analyst for...
Earl Martin Yerger
Sep 12, 2021
Earl Martin Yerger, 83, of Northampton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Schuylkill Haven, he was the son of the late George and Mildred (Miller) Yerger. He was married to his beloved wife, Joan (Fretz) Yerger, who passed away in 2010. Earl was a machinist at Ingersoll Rand, in Phillipsburg, NJ. He worked there for...
Charles Edward Corbin
Sep 9, 2021
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Charles “Charlie” E. Corbin, 94, of Hellertown and formerly of Leighton, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Born...
Raymond F. Jones
Sep 9, 2021
Raymond F. Jones Jr., of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on September 9, surrounded by his loving family.
Raymond was born in Trenton Nj. He was the son of late Raymond F. and Amanda M. (Bickel) Jones.
Raymond worked at Frenchtown Porcelain Plant, he also worked at Flemington NJ Shop Rite for many years.
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Betsy Jane Taylor
Sep 7, 2021
Betsy Jane Taylor, 73, of Bechtelsville, passed away September 7, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Donald E. Taylor. Born in Westchester, NY, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Catherine Wilgeroth. Betsy was a clerk for the former Hallmark Store in Gilbertsville. She was a member of the Hopewell Community Church, Pottstown. She enjoyed...
Mark Timothy Wheatley
Sep 6, 2021
Mark Timothy Wheatley, 64, of Pennsburg, passed away September 6, 2021. Born in Louisville, KY, he was a son of the late James and Rose Marie (Hutti) Wheatley. Mark was a graduate of Pleasure Ridge High School in Kentucky. He served his country honorably in the Air Force during Peacetime. Mark was employed in the maintenance department of Walmart...
Mary Felicia Iski
Sep 4, 2021
Mary Felicia Iski, 78, of Pennsburg, passed away September 4, 2021. She was the widow of Joseph E. Iski, who passed in 2016. Born in McKeesport, Pa, she was the daughter of the late John & Felicia (Mustacchio) Pausic. Mary Felicia was a graduate of Duquesne University, and later went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Library Science....
Donald Allen Bauer
Sep 2, 2021
Donald A. “Don” Bauer, 65 of Perkiomenville, passed away unexpectedly during the recent storm on September 1, 2021. His family will be eternally grateful for his heroism in saving his wife, Kate, during a flash flood. Don was a graduate of Pottstown High School and an ongoing student in the school of life. He had several careers including factory...
Mildred Seckel
Aug 22, 2021
Mildred Seckel, 93, of Green Lane, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 22, 2021 surrounded by her beloved family. She was the wife of the late LaVern R. Seckel. Born in the Wissahickon Hills section Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred (Haley) Eckerlin. Millie was a graduate of Roxborough High. She worked as a...
Phyllis N. Fluck
Aug 21, 2021
Phyllis N. Fluck, 84, of Red Hill, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2021. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Kermit and Kathryn (Hanselman) Nace. She worked for the former Ken Carr Pontiac in Quakertown for over 20 years before retiring in 2008. Until becoming ill, she spent many years as a resident of the...
Joyce M Stinson
Aug 21, 2021
Joyce W. Stinson, 94, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2021. Born in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mamie (Wiech) Wieda. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Warren H. Stinson in 2013. Joyce was a teacher for many years. Survivors: Her son, Warren E. Stinson, and his husband...

Susan T. Smith
Aug 20, 2021
Susan T. Smith, 61, of Sellersville, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Todd S. Smith. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Catherine (Waldspurger) Todorow. Susan was a graduate of Lansdale Catholic High School and the Lansdale Business School. She was employed at Stauffer Glove and Safety for...
Judith Wilder Bryant
Aug 9, 2021
Judith (Wilder) Bryant, 80, of Easton, pasted away August 9, 2021. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Eloise (Helphers) Wilder. Judith received her bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware, and her master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Texas-Austin. She then served in the Peace Corps in Iran, setting...
Mary Elizabeth Araujo
Aug 7, 2021
Mary Metzger Araujo succumbed to cancer August 7, 2021. She was a daughter of the late Richard and Barbara (Wallace) Metzger of Brooklyn, NY. Mary is survived by her sister Laura Metzger Street, and her brothers: Joseph and Richard Metzger, and her son, Thomas Rodgriguez. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Leonard Michael Mcgrath
Aug 6, 2021
Leonard M. McGrath, 84, of Bechtelsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 6, 2021. He was the husband of the late Helen (Dougherty) McGrath who passed in 2019. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late William and Minerva McGrath. He served his county honorably in the Army where he was trained as a cryptographer. Len worked...
Kellie Lynch Jenkins
Aug 6, 2021
Kellie Susan Lynch Jenkins, age 55, of Perkiomenville died peacefully at home surrounded be her family after a spirited and courageous six-year battle with ovarian cancer. Kellie was born March 30, 1966, in Philadelphia, PA. She married her beloved husband, Robert J. Jenkins at St. Catherine of Siena, Horsham, PA on November 27, 1993. Kellie lived most of her...