OBITUARIES

Jan 26, 2017

Nancy "Jane" (Landis) Reiter, 80, of Doylestown, passed away peacefully at home, on January 27, 2017. She was the widow of Elmer G. Reiter who died in 2015. Born in Sellersville and raised in the Upper Perkiomen Valley, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Gertrude “Marie” Landis. She was a nursery school teacher and for the...

Jan 23, 2017

Catherine F. Brand, 91, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 23, 2017. She was the widow of Francis J. Brand who died in 1989. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Fambach. She worked as a seamstress for several area clothing factories. She was a member...

Jan 20, 2017

Michael Scot Royston, 59, of Green Lane, passed away on January 20, 2017, at Einstein Hospital in Norristown after a long illness. Born in Sellersville, he was a son of Shirley (Cressman) Trumbauer of Green Lane and the late Elwood Royston. Mike was a “jack of all trades”, working at many jobs throughout his lifetime, including roofing, electronics and...

Jan 17, 2017

Allan Brooks Whitaker, Jr., 91, of Milford Township, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Karen Haines Whitaker. They celebrated 36 years of marriage last May. Born in New Media, he was a son of the late Allan B. Whitaker Sr., and Katherine (Eddowes) Whitaker. He served his country honorably in France and...

Jan 17, 2017

Frances E. (Bretz) Parker, 93, of Hellertown, died January 17, 2017. She was the widow of Reginald Parker who died in 1977. Born in Cementon, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Julia (Staschinski) Bretz. She served her country honorably as an Army Nurse during WW II. Following that, she worked as a nurse for St. Luke’s...

Jan 16, 2017

Elizabeth D. Serrano, 69 of Pennsburg, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (McCanless) Smith. Elizabeth was the sister to: Patricia and Diane Smith; Raymond and his wife, Margaret Smith; and Richard Smith; and the mother of Charles and his wife,...

Jan 7, 2017

Marjorie Mae (Barrell) Byerley, 86, of Williams Township, passed away January 7, 2017. She was the widow of Charles W. Byerley Jr. She was a daughter of the late Paul S. & Evelyn A. (Koch) Barrell. She was an integral part of the life and ministry of Lower Saucon United Church of Christ, Hellertown. Marge worked tirelessly her entire...

Jan 5, 2017

Dec 29, 2016

Eleanor P. Eckman, 86, of Red Hill, passed away on December 29, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Linda Paul in Hereford. She was the widow of Russell C. Eckman, who died in 1997. Born in Dixon City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Catherine (Tyak) Stemphowski. She moved to the Upper Perk Valley...

Dec 25, 2016

Earl R. Gebert, 97, of Pennsburg, passed away December 25, 2016. He was the husband of the late Margaret J. (Drake) Gebert. Born in Pennsburg, he was a son of John and Emma (Reppert) Gebert. Earl served in the Air Force during WWII. After serving his country, he was employed at the former Firestone Company, Pottstown until retiring in...

Dec 21, 2016

Frances I. Orban, 82, of Bethlehem, died December 21, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Verna (Grund) Csencsits. Surviving is a son, Michael P. Sr. and his wife Karen of Hellertown; and a daughter, Donna, wife of Michael Hanna of Allentown; grandchildren, Michael Jr. and Matthew; a sister Dorothy Benes of Bethlehem;...

Dec 21, 2016

Dec 19, 2016

Dec 19, 2016

Consolacion “Connie” Marks (nee Ballesteros) of Telford, passed away on December 19, 2016 at the age of 89. A native of Cavite City, Philippines, Connie was predeceased by her loving husband of 54 years, Clifford Marks, and by her three siblings Felicitas Ballesteros Sanchez, Ruben Ballesteros, and Amelio Ballesteros. Connie is remembered as a warm and vivacious woman of...

Dec 18, 2016

Dec 17, 2016

John R. Cooper, 73, of Pennsburg, passed away December 17, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Beverly (Crowthers) Cooper. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Irvin & Matilda (Gentner) Cooper. John served in the US Navy for 4 years. John was a communications technician for AT&T for 36 years, retiring in 2003. He was...

Dec 17, 2016

Phillip J. Bretz, 61, of Red Hill, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Debora (Amenheuser) Bretz. They were married for 42 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Harry Bretz and Beatrice (Krause) Bretz. Phillip joined the United States Army at 19,...

Dec 14, 2016

Dec 11, 2016

Helen M. Miller, 89, of Red Hill, and formerly of Bally and East Greenville, passed away December 11, 2016. She was the widow of Harrison Miller. Born in Palm, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Kathryn (Miller) Marks. Helen was a waitress at Ice Cream World, as well as a packer of organic foods before retiring....

Dec 8, 2016

Eva J. Amenheuser, 88, formerly of Red Hill, passed away December 8, 2016. She was the widow of Bernard C. Amenheuser. Born in Brooklawn, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Eva (Thompson) Kaufmann. Survivors: children: Debora (Phillip) Bretz and Cindy(Carl) Pedersen, all of Red Hill; Judy(Sam) Guertin, of Harrisburg, and Calvin (Donna) Amenheuser, of Quakertown;...