OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Hellertown, Pennsburg, & Surrounding Areas
Larue Schlegel
Dec 17, 2017
LaRue Dawn Schlegel, 83, of Douglassville, and formerly Turbotville,PA passed away December 17, 2017. She was the widow of Leroy Francis Schlegel, who passed away in 1997. Born in Shamokin, she was a daughter of the late C. Curtis and Ruth C. (Waldroff) Miller LaRue was a secretary for several organizations throughout her life, including the Shamokin Area High...
Enrico Cambiotti
Dec 16, 2017
Enrico “Henry” Cambiotti, 89, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2017. He was the beloved husband of “his honey”, the late Carmen L. (DeLeon) Cambiotti. Born in Scranton, he was a son of the late Anacleto and Theresa (Benny) Cambiotti. Henry served his country honorably in the Navy during WWII as a Seabee in the South Pacific....
Dorothy Nemes
Dec 15, 2017
Dorothy P. Nemes, 91, of Center Valley, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2017. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Nemes. Born in Hellertown, she was the daughter of the late William and Hilda (Sattler) Richard. She worked as a seamstress for several area sewing factories. Dorothy was a devoted member of Assumption of the Blessed...
George Evans
Dec 14, 2017
George Harmon Evans, age 85, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at his home in Allen, Texas. He was born on March 31, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to George and Catherine (Price) Evans, and was their only child. The family lived in Kingston, and eventually moved to Scranton, where he graduated from high school in...
Ernest Mensch
Dec 11, 2017
Ernest C. Mensch, 90, of Red Hill, passed away December 11, 2017. He was the husband of the late Betty (Miller) Mensch. Born in Pennsburg, he was a son of the late Elias and Eva A. (Christman) Mensch. Ernest served his country in the Army during WWII. He was the owner of Ernie Mensch Trucking Company from 1958-1962. Then,...
Nelson Wescott
Dec 9, 2017
Nelson George Wescott Jr, 64, of Limerick, passed away December 9, 2017 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. Born in Abington, He was a son of Lillian Jane (Roller) Wescott, of Doylestown, and the late Nelson George Wescott Sr. Nelson served his country honorable in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Local 126 of the...
Helen Barndt
Dec 7, 2017
Helen Barndt, 94, of Bethlehem, passed away December 7, 2017. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, George H. Barndt. Born in Upper Saucon Township, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Edna (Brunner) Weaver. Helen worked in Cafeterias throughout the Saucon Valley School District. Survivors: Her daughters; Nancy, and her husband Fred Capanna, of Hatfield, Susan...
Luella Stahl
Dec 2, 2017
Luella K. Stahl, 97, of Pennsburg, passed peacefully on December 2, 2017. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Oswin and Katie (Geiger) Wiess. She was the widow of the late Jesse T. Stahl. Earlier in life she was a sewing machine operator for the former Rayflex. She is survived by her son, Phil and...
Belinda Go
Nov 27, 2017
Belinda D. Go, 49, of Pottstown, passed away unexpectedly on November 27, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Wee Mieng Go for 15 years in February. Born in Christopher, Illinois, she was a daughter of Paula (Weiersmueller) Fuller who lived with Belinda, and the late Joe Ben Fuller. Belinda attended Wilbur Wright College in Chicago. She was a...
Marie Hart
Nov 26, 2017
Marie A. Hart, 84, of Frederick, and formerly of Havertown, passed away November 26, 2017. She was the beloved wife of William G. Hart. The couple was married 63 years this past January. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John and Marie (Vaage) Vikingstad. Marie was a librarian for many years at the Haverford Township...
Hazel Reifinger
Nov 23, 2017
Hazel L. Reifinger, 87, of Pennsburg, passed away November 23, 2017. Born in Sumneytown, she was a daughter of the late Charles & Anna Margaret (Hauck) Reifinger. Surviving are nieces: Ruth, wife of Joe Nastasi, of Quakertown; Dannette Harris, of W. Virginia; a nephew: Charles Reifinger, and his wife Dolores, of Pennsburg; a sister-in-law, Doris Reifinger, of Quakertown; great-nieces:...
Paula Danner
Nov 21, 2017
Paula (Hoak) Constance Danner, 93, of Whitehall, formerly of Center Valley and Hazelton, passed away November 21, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Robert H. Danner. The couple celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this past August. Born in Mountain Top, PA, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Pauline (Nafus) Hoak. Surviving with her husband, are...
Gloria Dornin
Nov 20, 2017
Gloria B. Dornin, 67, of Coopersburg, passed away November 20, 2017. Born in Orange, NJ, she was a daughter of Josephine (Benderavage) Dornin, of Coopersburg, and the late W. Hodges Dornin. Gloria was a 1967 graduate of Palisades High School. She was a waitress at several area restaurants. She also raised and sold birds. Gloria’s passion was to personally...
Esther Rogers
Nov 20, 2017
Esther Rogers, 90, of Hellertown, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017. She was the wife of Roy Rogers for 49 years at the time of his death in 1997. Born January 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Kukoda) Bernhardt. She graduated from Hellertown High School and Bethlehem Business College. She worked in the...
Nancy Johnson
Nov 19, 2017
Nancy A. Johnson, 74, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on November 19, 2017. Born in Phillipsburg, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary N. (Frinzi) Hughes. In August, Nancy and her husband, Robert D. Johnson Sr. celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary. Along with her husband, she is survived by her children: Robert D. Johnson Jr and...
John Peters
Nov 19, 2017
John M. Peters, a disciple of Jesus Christ, was received into glory on Sunday morning, November 19th 2017, at the home of his close friends Paul and Eileen Kilbride. He was 59 years old. John was the son of the late John A. Peters and the remaining Nerina (D’Agostine) Peters. He was the beloved brother of Joel M. Peters...





