OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas

Gary Bachman

Gary Bachman

Feb 8, 2018

Gary L. Bachman, 75, of Allentown died February 8, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Joanne S. (Senavitis) Bachman. Born in Houston, TX, he was a son of the late Royce M. & Virginia (Caywood) Bachman. Gary served our country honorably in the Army, and worked in security for the Bethlehem Area School District. He is...

Margaret Rose Leister

Margaret Rose Leister

Feb 5, 2018

Margaret R. Leister, 81, of East Greenville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 5, 2018. She was the wife of the late Richard Leister. Born in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late Robert W. and Edna (Kolb) Faust. She worked for the Upper Perkiomen School District for many years before retiring in 1998. Margaret...

Raymond Brey

Raymond Brey

Jan 29, 2018

Raymond Brey, “Law” 83 of Pennsburg, passed away January 29, 2018. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Leister) Brey. Born in Red Hill, he was a son of the late Earl and Verna (Stull) Brey. Ray worked at Knoll International for 33 years, retiring in 1999. He enjoyed building bird houses, gardening, and hunting, especially at his...

Marlene Erech

Marlene Erech

Jan 29, 2018

Marlene M. Erech, 86, of Green Lane, and formerly of Florida, passed away January 29, 2018. She was the widow of Saul Erech. Born in Green Lane on November 22, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Caroline (Zepp) Sieber. She married LeRoy Gerhart, raising 5 children together for 19 years. She was a real estate...

Olivia Hoffman

Olivia Hoffman

Jan 18, 2018

Olivia passed in peace on Thursday, January 18th, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA. Olivia was beautiful. She was fearless. She was unapologetic. She was smart, kind, and free. She wore her heart on her sleeve. Olivia exuded an unstoppable energy; an energy that you wanted to be around. Her laugh was so contagious. She was genuine and nonjudgmental. Her...

Ronald Digirolamo

Ronald Digirolamo

Jan 18, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Ronald DiGirolamo, 79, of Pennsburg, announces his passing after his battle with Alzheimer’s on January 18, 2018. Ron will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 53 years, Joanne, his children: Michael (Debbie), Beth Ann (Mark) Koval, Patrick (Dominique) and Amy. He will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren: Olivia,...

Maryjane Jones

Maryjane Jones

Jan 10, 2018

MaryJane Jones, 54, of Center Valley, passed away surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Paul S. Jones. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter to the late James J., and Dorothy (Nestle) Sproul. Along with her husband, MaryJane is survived by her siblings: Cynthia, wife of Steven Taylor, Beatrice Sproul and Donald Sproul and his...

Dorene Juers

Dorene Juers

Jan 7, 2018

Dorene Ann Juers, 70, of Green Lane, passed away January 7, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Paul Juers. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Norman Hilbert and the late Jean Louise (Rehrig) Roth. Dorene was a bookkeeper for her husband’s business, Paul Juers Auto & Truck Service, Pennsburg. She was a member of...

Sally Spall

Sally Spall

Dec 28, 2017

Sally Ann Spall, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved family on December 28, 2017. She was the wife of the late Walter C. Spall Sr. who passed away in March. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Esther (Tantillo) Puglia. She was retired from Knoll Inc. where she worked in...

Victoria Schmidt

Victoria Schmidt

Dec 27, 2017

Victoria "Vicky" Schmidt, 70, of Allentown, passed on to eternal freedom on December 27, 2017. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of William and Dolores (Henning) Romanow. Surviving is a son, Thomas William Schmidt of Allentown; three grandchildren, Holly Kaufman and Heidi Schmidt, and their mother Lisa Eisenhower all of Hellertown; and Thomas Schmidt; three great grandchildren, Autumn,...

Vincent Bartosik

Vincent Bartosik

Dec 25, 2017

Vincent A. Bartosik, 88, of Zionsville, passed away December 25, 2017. He was the husband of the late Betty (Lachman) Bartosik. Born in Easton. CT, he was a son of the late Vincent & Anna (Kochiss) Bartosik. Vincent served his country honorably in the Army Air Corps. He was a self-employed Oil Burner Serviceman for many years. He was...