OBITUARIES

Feb 3, 2020

Earl William Beltzner, Jr., 73 ,of Bethlehem, beloved husband of Donna (Trinks) Beltzner, passed away February 3, 2020. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of Gladys (Koerner) Beltzner, of Bethlehem, and the late Earl W. Beltzner Sr.. Earl served his country honorably in the Navy aboard the USS Enterprise during the Vietnam War. After returning from the...

Jan 31, 2020

Ethel (Nagy) Everett, 83, of Hellertown, passed away on January 31, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Douglas Everett who passed away in 2002. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Ida (Baller) Nagy. Ethel loved taking care of her family. More than anything, she took pride and joy being a...

Jan 29, 2020

Suzanne “Sue” Wentzel, 73, of Bechtelsville and formerly of Perkiomenville, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Roydon “Roy” Wentzel. They celebrated 52 years of marriage last April. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Edwin T. and Ruth L. (Dweess) Silcott. Sue spent most of her career as a real estate...

Jan 29, 2020

Arlene M. (Nace) Conway, 97, of Pennsburg, passed away on January 29, 2020 surrounded by her three children and their family members. She was the beloved wife of the late William H. Conway. Born in Woxall, PA she was a daughter to the late William and Hanna M. (Hillegass) Nace. Arlene was a sewing machine operator for various clothing...

Jan 27, 2020

Ruth H. Henn, 91, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 27, 2020. She was the wife of the late John R. Henn Sr. who passed in 2018. Born in Fountain Hill, she was a daughter of the late Harry R. and Mabel (Rinker) Hoke. Although she held many jobs during her lifetime, she was...

Jan 22, 2020

Judith Urffer, 80, of Boyertown passed away on January 22, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Denny Urffer. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Stoneback) Boorse. Judy hated her name “Judith”, “Judy”, and especially “Eleanor”; but she loved being Mom, Grams, and Mimi. Her family was her...

Jan 22, 2020

Stephanie Alexis Rusu, age 25, of Fountain Hill and Hellertown, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. She was born on June 6, 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the most loving and compassionate person. She had the most beautiful smile and made everyone she came into contact with laugh. She loved bowling and played softball for many...

Jan 20, 2020

Derek A. Kostenbader, 23, of Macungie, passed away tragically and unexpectedly on January 20, 2020. He was born on July 15th, 1996 in Newport News, Virginia to Rhonda (Green) of Macungie and Joseph Kostenbader of Ohio. He graduated from Brandywine Heights High in 2015. Derek worked as a roofing and construction contractor. Surviving with his parents are his sister,...

Jan 19, 2020

Jan 19, 2020

Gerald Arthur Zimmerman, 82, of Green Lane died on January 19, 2020. He was the husband of the late Norma Jean (Cox) Zimmerman. Born in Northampton, he was a son of the late Russell and Iva (Koehler) Zimmerman. Gerald served our country honorably in the Army. He then went to work for the former Penn Elastic Company in North...

Jan 18, 2020

Michael D. Holzinger Sr. of Coopersburg, PA passed away peacefully on January 18, 2020. He was the proud father of two children Lori and Michael. Beloved son to Carl and Helen who cared for him deeply. He will be missed by his brother Carl and aunt Kathleen. His entire family will keep him in memories for many years to...

Jan 13, 2020

Constance Lynn Hodsden, 62, of Pennsburg, and formerly of Cape May, NJ, passed away January 13, 2020 in Pennsburg Manor. Born in Chestnut Hill, she was a daughter of Mary (Dull) Fifer, of Lansdale; and the late Thomas Moore. Constance owned and operated the Community Cleaning Company in Cape May for many years. She loved all animals, especially her...

Jan 13, 2020

Patricia R. (Paul) Hazim, 71, of Allentown, and formerly of Alburtis, passed away on January 13, 2020. Born in Swickley, PA, she was a daughter of the late James and Ruth (Irwin) Paul. Patricia worked for Daytimers for over 30 years as a shipping clerk. Surviving are children: Joseph Sells, of Kutztown; Steven Sells, of Allentown; a granddaughter: Samantha...

Jan 13, 2020

Victor Paul Madonna, 88, of Gilbertsville, passed away suddenly on January 13, 2020. He was the husband of the late Toni Jean (Paschall) Madonna who passed on November 28, 2016. Born in Norristown, he was a son of the late Carmine and Anna (Narducci) Madonna. He served his country honorably in the Army during the Korean War. Surviving are...

Jan 12, 2020

Jan 11, 2020

Dorothy Thern, 82, of Red Hill, passed away with her family by her side on January 11, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Carl Thern who preceded her in December. Born in Germantown, she was a daughter to the late Louis and Alma (Schwalm) Brownlee. Dorothy was an x-ray technician. She spent many years volunteering for...

Jan 9, 2020

Consuelo Rosemarie (Connie) Bruno, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away on January 9, 2020. She was the wife of the late Louis Raymond Bruno who passed in 2010. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of Ezequiel and Clotilde (Padilla) de Leon. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Surviving are her children: Linda Rebimbas and...

Jan 8, 2020

Linda Deardorff Moyer, 75, died on January 8, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 27, 1944 to the late Kenneth and Margaret Deardorff and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1962 and Ursinus College in 1966. Linda was the wife of the late Dennis Moyer who died on February 10, 2014. “Señora Moyer” taught History...

Jan 5, 2020

Mary Jane Herrmann, 92, of Pennsburg, passed away January 5, 2020 peacefully with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Heinz Herrmann. Born in Palm, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Minnie (Hoffman) Davis. Mary was active in our community for many years. She was a high school majorette with her twin...

Jan 5, 2020

Diane M. Cornell, 78 of Pennsburg, died on Sunday, January 5, 2020 peacefully surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of William Cornell. Born in Norristown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Toperzer) Vento. Diane worked for Pittsburgh Plate Glass in King of Prussia for 24 years. She was a member of St....