OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas
Trey Michael Bartholomew
Feb 9, 2021
Trey Michael Bartholomew, 27, of Pennsburg, went home to his Lord on the evening of February 9, 2021. Born at Grandview Hospital, he was the beloved son of Donna Lynn Bartholomew. He was a hard working young man when he worked at Picker’s Paradise Thrift Store in East Greenville. He had a strong faith and was a member of...
Ernest Philip Scardecchio
Feb 7, 2021
Ernest Philip Scardecchio, 74, of East Greenville passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 7th, 2021 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Jeanne Scardecchio. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Ernest and Rose Scardecchio. He served our country honorably in the Air Force, and continued his service with the...
Samantha Ann Cowin
Feb 5, 2021
Samantha Ann Cowin, 30, of Pocono Lake and formerly of White Haven, passed away on February 5, 2021 after a severe heart attack in which led to the loss of her unborn child. She was the wife of William Cowin. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter to John J. Manton of Green Lane, and Brenda L. (Koffel) Manton...
Richard Lee Wagner
Feb 4, 2021
Richard Lee Wagner, 86, of Palmerton, passed away February 4, 2021 at home. He was the husband of the late Cari Lynne (Quiggle) Wagner, who passed on November 18, 2011. Born in Beech Creek, PA, he was a son of the late Harry and Dorothy (Leathers) Wagner. Richard was a graduate of Lock Haven High School. He was an...
Ray H. Venable
Feb 4, 2021
Ray H. Venable Jr., 83, of Bethlehem, passed away on February 4, 2021. Born in Memphis, TN, he was the son of the late Ray H. and Merle Evelyn (Trebing) Venable. Ray graduated with his bachelor’s in Ceramic Engineering from Georgia Tech. He worked for Bethlehem Steel as the Superintendent of the Steam, Water & Air department, retiring in...
Cynthia Louise Redgate
Feb 4, 2021
Cynthia L. Redgate, 82, of Newton, NJ, and formerly of Hellertown, PA, Brockport, Wappingers Falls, and Poughkeepsie, NY., passed away peacefully on February 4, 2021. She was the beloved wife of 56 years and best friend to the late Walter S. Redgate who died in 2016. Born in Poughkeepsie, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Adeline...
Kathleen Vigliotti
Feb 3, 2021
Kathleen (Fasano) Vigliotti, 75, of Bethlehem, passed away February 3, 2021 at Phoebe Health Care Center, Richlandtown, PA. Born in Morristown, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Joseph W. and Nila (Countryman) Fasano. She was pre-deceased by her sister Frances Behre. Kathleen grew up in Madison, NJ moving to Randolph, NJ in 1961. She is a graduate...
Jennifer Marie Marks
Jan 31, 2021
Jennifer Marie Marks, 47, of Topton, passed away suddenly on January 31, 2021. She was the wife of Andrew Marks. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of James C. Roberts Sr and Linda Ann (St. Clair) Roberts, of Mertztown. Jennifer was a 1991 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School, and a graduate of Allentown Business School. She was...
Ruth C. Sutherland
Jan 31, 2021
Ruth Elizabeth Crabtree Sutherland, 91, passed peacefully into her Savior's arms on January 31, 2021 at Westminster Village, Allentown. She was the daughter of the late Daniel C. and Esther (Candage) Crabtree. Born December 17, 1929 at the height of the Great Depression, in Ellsworth, Maine. She moved to Pennsylvania when she was just 14 years old to live...
William James Brower
Jan 29, 2021
Mr. William James Brower, 69, of Pennsburg, PA, beloved husband of Michele Jamattona Schultz Brower, entered into rest on Friday, January 29, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Henry and Anna Kennedy Brower, and two sisters, Dorothy Picuri and Mary Kilbride. A native of northeast Philadelphia, Bill worked for the Department of Defense for 33...
Linda Sue Ditondo
Jan 28, 2021
Linda Sue Ditondo,54, of East Greenville, passed away suddenly on January 28, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Douglas Kevin Ditondo. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of Elizabeth “Betty” (Becker) Ryan, of Philadelphia, and the late Edward Ryan Sr.
Linda was employed in the Sterile Supply department at Merck in West Point. She was...

George G. Halfinger
Jan 27, 2021
George G. Halfinger, Jr., 86, of Bluffton, SC, and formally of Palm, PA, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2021. He was predeceased by his wife Fern Halfinger and grandson Brett Halfinger. Born in New Haven, CT, he was the son of the late George and Helen Halfinger. He was a pharmaceutical sales representative for AH Robbins and Pfizer...
Arlene Elizabeth Marks
Jan 25, 2021
Arlene Elizabeth Marks, 91, of East Greenville, went home to be with her Lord unexpectedly and peacefully on January 25, 2021. Born in Vera Cruz, she was the daughter of the late Daniel C. and Elva M. (Yeakel) Schell. She was the beloved widow of the late Melvin Henry Marks who passed on January 24, 1992. Arlene graduated from...
Betty Marie Treffinger
Jan 25, 2021
Betty Marie Treffinger, 87, of Pennsburg, passed away suddenly on January 25, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Floyd Treffinger Jr. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of Raymond C. and Margaret M. (Stevens) Reiman. Betty was a 1951 graduate of East Greenville High School. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Red Hill, where...
Dale Frank Rothenberger
Jan 24, 2021
Dale Frank Rothenberger, 82, formerly of Red Hill, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 24th, 2021. Born in East Greenville, he was a son of the late Frank and Dorothy (Leister) Rothenberger. He served our country honorable in the United States Army. He was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pennsburg, as well as the American Legion, Post...
Jessica Ann Finlayson
Jan 22, 2021
Jessica Ann Finlayson of Whitehall, 28, passed away on January 22nd , 2021 at her parents’ home, surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born on March 19th, 1992 and a graduate of Emmaus High School and earned a Math degree at Lebanon Valley College. She was an 8th grade math teacher...
Jasper Anthony Torchia
Jan 22, 2021
Jasper A. Torchia Jr., 78, of Center Valley, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on January 22, 2021 due to Covid-19 complications. The son of Jasper A. and Lena (Isadore), Jasper was born and raised in Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pennsylvania. He received a BS in Industrial Arts from the University of California, Pennsylvania. After college, Jasper began his career as a...
Nancy M. Catton
Jan 22, 2021
On Friday, January 22, 2021, Nancy M Catton, loving mother to four daughters, passed away peacefully in her home in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 90. She was born in Houston, Texas, on April 8, 1930, to the late Julian and Agnes (Lilienberg) Muench. Nancy was beautiful, inquisitive, creative, resourceful, and she pursued a variety of interests. She...
Irena Dümler
Jan 22, 2021
Irena Dümler, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of John Alwyn Eades. She was a daughter of the late Roberto and Ruzena Maxa (Emminger) Dümler. Irena Dumler was an important figure in the world of electron microscopy. She was born in Czechoslovakia, soon after she was born the family left...
Betty R. Trapp
Jan 20, 2021
Betty R. Trapp, 88, of Coopersburg, passed away on January 20, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late George A. Trapp Jr. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Ruth (Kehm) Muthard. Betty was a member of Salem Mennonite, in Quakertown. Surviving is her daughters: Susan, wife of Leonard Hillegas, of Allentown, Carol, wife...