OBITUARIES

Apr 3, 2019

Helen Purdum, 88, of Audubon, passed away April 3, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Elizabeth Jane (Baccius) Sprague. She is preceded in death by husbands Peter Joseph Campagna and Stanley Walker Purdum. Helen was a secretary for “HFC”, a finance company, along with raising four wonderful...

Mar 31, 2019

Beth Ann Petrucelli, 32, of Quakertown died on March 31, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Jacob Afflerbach. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter to John & Sherry (Erb) Petrucelli of Green Lane. Beth loved camping, gardening, being outdoors in nature, music and mostly her family and friends. Along with her husband and parent, Beth is survived...

Mar 29, 2019

Brenda K. Whitaker, 69, of Macungie, PA and formerly of Portland, MI, passed away March 29, 2019. She was the widow of David Whitaker. Born in Lansing, MI, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Beverly (Benedict) Decker. Brenda was an Operations Manager for the Portland Federal Credit Union, Portland, MI before retiring. She was a member...

Mar 27, 2019

Stanley Nelson Glasbrenner, 86, of Pennsburg passed away March 27, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Uebele) Glasbrenner and the late Ellen (Nelson) Glasbrenner. Born in Norwich, CT, he was a son of the late Robert and Cora Mae (Disco) Glasbrenner. Stanley received a BS from the University of Connecticut, and later a master’s in chemical engineering...

Mar 26, 2019

Mar 24, 2019

Doris J. Oelschlager, 90, formerly of Red Hill and Green Lane, passed away peacefully on March 24th, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late LeRoy S. Oelschlager who died in 2013. Born in Norristown, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Goldie (Hawkins) Lynch. She was a Registered Nurse and worked at Pottstown Memorial Medical...

Mar 23, 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Leonard R. “Lenny” Rupp Sr., 72, of Bethlehem, died March 21, 2019. Born in Emmaus, he was a son of the late Herman and Kathryn (Debus) Rupp. Lenny was employed by PennDot for many years. He will be missed by his extended family who cared for him in his later years. One could never visit with Lenny and not...

Mar 20, 2019

Joseph Anthony Manos, 54, of Easton, passed away peacefully with his loving wife, his cousin Rosina Probosco, and her fiancé Joseph Fekula at his side on March 20, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Dagon) Manos. They would have celebrated 29 years of marriage on March 27th. Born in Easton, he was a son of Thomas Manos...

Mar 19, 2019

Mary Dennis “Denny” Hallock, 70, of Red Hill, PA, passed away surrounded by her loving family on March 19, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Harold E. Bush and Mary Jane (Donovan) Bush of New Hope, PA. She was the sister of the late Hardy Bush and Michael Bush. She is survived by her sisters Chrissy Bush...

Mar 19, 2019

Fred Jacobs, 68, of East Greenville, passed away March 19, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Janine (Krans) Jacobs. Born in Germantown, he was a son of the late Martin and Harriett (Zipler) Jacobs. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Engineering. In recent years, he worked with Robert Young as a master carpenter and cabinet...

Mar 17, 2019

Hans Frederick Appold, 77, of East Greenville, passed away on March 17, 2019. He was the husband of the late Marie (Clemmer) Appold who passed in 2007. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Christoph and Anna (Schneider) Appold. He served as a chaplain’s assistant in Germany in the Army. He taught fifth grade in the...

Mar 15, 2019

Margaret “Hodge” Sousa, 83, of Pennsburg and formerly of Springhouse, passed away on March 15, 2019. Born in Roselyn, she was the daughter of the late Eleanor (Henseling) Bardsley. For many years, she worked as a Dental and Orthodontic Assistant. The most important things in life to her were her strong faith in God and time spent with family....

Mar 14, 2019

Charles Henry Schoenagel, 88, of Barto, and formerly of Flemington, NJ and Red Hill, passed away March 14, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Thelma Jean (Olsommer) Schoenagel. Born in Greentown, PA, he was a son of the late Carl and Ethel (Beischer) Schoenagel. Charles began his career as a farmer in the Greentown area. From 1960-1980, he...

Mar 12, 2019

Marian A. Mumbauer, 87, of Zionsville, and formerly of Red Hill, passed away March 12, 2019. She was the widow of Robert E. Mumbauer. Born in Annville Township, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Donkel) Wagner. Marian was an administrative assistant at the former Perkiomen Clothing Company in Red Hill for 10 years before...

Mar 12, 2019

Edith Marie Mumbauer, 98, of East Greenville, passed away March 12, 2019. She was the widow of Marvin Mumbauer. Born in Richlandtown, she was a daughter of the late Jacob & Bessie (Rothrock) Wimmer. Edith was a trimmer/inspector at various clothing factories in the Upper Perkiomen and Upper Bucks area. She was a member of Trinity Great Swamp United...

Mar 11, 2019

Mar 11, 2019

Mar 6, 2019

Donna Mae Bartholomew, 59, of Pennsburg died on March 6, 2019, after a sudden illness. She was born in Lancaster. Donna was a supervisor for Comcast. She leaves behind her mother: Shirley Kleinfelter, of Palmyra; a daughter: Elizabeth, wife of Nathan Royer of Red Hill; a son, Timothy Wheatley, of Barto; grandchildren: James, Isaac, and Benjamin; a brother, Dave...

Mar 4, 2019

Terry L. Krause, 62, of East Greenville, passed away March 4, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Lorelei (Roeder) Krause. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of the late Pierrie and Jennie (Strunk) Krause. Terry was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School and was a supervisor at the Bally Ribbon Mill. He was a member of...