OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas

Barbara Chichak

Barbara Chichak

Nov 11, 2020

Barbara Chichak, 88, of Perkiomenville, PA and formerly of Eynon, PA passed away on November 11, 2020 following a long battle with dementia. Born in Eynon in 1931, Barbara was a daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Engler) Partyka. Barbara is a graduate of Archbald High School. On July 2, 1955, she married Francis Chichak and they remained...

Jairus Charles Palladino

Jairus Charles Palladino

Nov 11, 2020

Jairus C. Palladino, 39, of Pennsburg, passed away unexpectedly on November 11, 2020. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of Robert C. and Tracy F. (Osborn) Palladino. He was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High and the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center. He also graduated from the Lansdale School of Business where he studied Information Technology. Jairus...

Matthew Roland Yudt

Matthew Roland Yudt

Nov 11, 2020

Matthew R. Yudt, 52, of Schwenksville, beloved husband of Rachael Nicole Stein Yudt, transitioned at home with his family by his bedside on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, after a two-year battle with Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Ironically, one of the few able to understand and explain the complexity of Matt’s diagnosis would be Matt himself....

Hans Ginterreiter

Hans Ginterreiter

Nov 10, 2020

Hans Ginterreiter, devoted brother, husband, father, grand and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020, after a short illness. He was 88 years old. Hans was born on December 12, 1931 in Friedberg am der Moldau, Bohemia, Czech Republic, where he spent his early life until being relocated along with other ethnic Germans in the village to Germany...

Pauline R. Periandri

Pauline R. Periandri

Nov 10, 2020

Pauline Periandri “Polly”, 89, of Green Lane, passed away on November 10, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital – Upper Bucks Campus. Born in Perkiomenville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elsie (Bardman) Fries. She was predeceased by her first husband, Jack Reed and her second husband Frank Periandri, a sister: Catherine Heintz, and brother: Charles Fries....

Paul L. Boyer

Paul L. Boyer

Nov 6, 2020

Paul L. Boyer, 91, of East Greenville passed away peacefully on November 6th, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Kriebel) Boyer. Born in Palm, PA, he was a son of the late Charles and Sallie (Derr) Boyer. Paul served our country honorably in the Air Force during the Korean War . He worked for Bethlehem...

Heinz A. Herrmann

Heinz A. Herrmann

Nov 2, 2020

Heinz Herrmann, 99, from the Vineyards in Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2nd, 2020 with his daughters by his side. He was the beloved spouse of the late Mary (Davis) Herrmann who passed earlier this year in January. He was the son of the late Max Herrmann and Meta (Meuller) Herrmann. Born in Auerbach, Germany and immigrated...

James Howard Smith

James Howard Smith

Nov 2, 2020

James Smith “Jim”, 78, of Schwenksville passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2nd, 2020. Born in Norristown, PA, he was a son of the late C. Roy Smith and Audrey (Vaux) Smith. Jim worked hard in his life as a milkman, and after retirement he was a truck driver, a woodworker and a limo driver. He enjoyed golfing at...

Ruth Dieterly

Ruth Dieterly

Oct 30, 2020

Ruth Tevillia Anna Dieterly, 84, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully at her residence on October 30, 2020. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 64 years, Paul Edward Dieterly. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Dalton E. and Evelyn I. (Renninger) Glass. Ruth worked at Ann’s Restaurant in Hellertown for 6 years as well...

Thomas Dawson

Thomas Dawson

Oct 29, 2020

Thomas Dawson IV, 69, of Easton, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Thomas and Priscilla Ann (Potter) Dawson III. Thomas was an editor for many newspapers including the Express Times. He was also a writer and Copy Editor at AMBest in Whitehouse New Jersey. He was also an...

Mabel Anna Teske

Mabel Anna Teske

Oct 19, 2020

Mabel A. Teske, 92, of Richlandtown, and formerly of Macungie and East Greenville, passed away October 19, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the Rev. Dr. Albert E. Teske, with whom she shared 70 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William and Mabel (Niethammer) Mayer. Mabel was a member of the...

Pauline Buck

Pauline Buck

Oct 19, 2020

Pauline M. Buck, 104, of Hellertown, passed away on October 19, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. She was the loving wife of the late Stephen Buck. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Antoinette (Constantine) Giandomenico. Surviving are her children: Carol Horvath, and her Husband John, of Bethlehem; Jeffrey Buck, of Hellertown;...

Dolores C. Gale

Dolores C. Gale

Oct 18, 2020

Dolores C. (Moffitt) Gale, 89, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18th, 2020. She was the beloved spouse of the late Paul J. Gale. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of the late John and Agnes (Kennedy) Moffitt.

Dolores worked as a bookkeeper and in the banking field. She enjoyed knitting and needlework....

Dorothy May Hagenbuch

Dorothy May Hagenbuch

Oct 16, 2020

Dorothy (Reiss) Hagenbuch, 98, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 16th, 2020, at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, in Richlandtown. She was the beloved wife of John Hagenbuch, who died unexpectedly years earlier at age 59. Born in Creamery, PA, Dorothy, or Dot, as friends would call her, was the daughter of the late Melvin and Ella (Zigler) Reiss....

Delia C. Grim

Delia C. Grim

Oct 13, 2020

Delia C. Grim, 87, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Francis “Grimmy” Grim who passed away last year. Born in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Moyer and Winifred Creitz but was raised by her loving grandparents: the late Clement & Carrie Creitz. Delia worked...

Joseph Paul Kugler

Joseph Paul Kugler

Oct 8, 2020

Joseph P. Kugler, 98, a lifetime resident of Hellertown, passed away peacefully surrounded by his beloved family on October 8, 2020. He was the husband of Helen M. (Rayni) Kugler. He was the son of the late Anton and Elizabeth (Rheinforth) Kugler. Joe was a graduate of Hellertown High. Following his graduation, he served his country honorably as a...

Larry Dale Seip

Larry Dale Seip

Oct 5, 2020

Larry D. Seip, 77 of Pennsburg, passed away surrounded by his beloved family on October 5, 2020. He was the husband of Dolores (Yerger) Seip. They celebrated 58 years of marriage in August. Born in Allentown and raised in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Beatrice (Shaffer) Seip. Larry was a 1960 graduate of Quakertown...

Marjorie Stilgenbauer

Marjorie Stilgenbauer

Oct 2, 2020

Marjorie Ann Stilgenbauer, 96, of Quakertown and formerly of New York, passed away surrounded by her beloved daughters on October 1, 2020. She was the wife of the late Jacob (Jack) Stilgenbauer who passed in 2009. Born in Manhattan, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Margaret (Maher) Sauer. She was a Court Liaison Clerk for the...

Linda Silva

Linda Silva

Oct 2, 2020

Linda Marie Silva (Tasevski), 50, of Allentown, PA. passed away suddenly on Oct 2, 2020 in Harrisburg PA. Linda was born on July 28, 1970 in Newark, NJ. She grew up in Livingston, NJ and graduated from Livingston High School in 1988. Growing up you could find Linda surrounded by friends rollerskating or dancing. As an adult, Linda enjoyed...

Patricia Ursula Douma

Patricia Ursula Douma

Sep 26, 2020

On Saturday September 26, 2020 Patricia Ursula Douma laid down her burdens for the last time. Patricia was born February 26, 1962 to William and Ursula (Reislinger) Werner at a military hospital in Lanstul, Germany. A military child, she grew up on military bases all over the United States and Germany. She married young and had her first daughter...