All Obituaries

John H. Berninger Jr., 90, of Quakertown, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest in Allentown.  Born in Springfield Township, he was the son of the late John and Violet (Musselman) Berninger.    John honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, where he worked as a medic and an ambulance driver.  After his service, he worked as a carpenter he was a part of the construction of countless buildings...

Stanley J. Wiacek, age 73, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday August 22, 2021, at Abington Hospital - Lansdale in Lansdale, PA.  Born in Philadelphia, PA he was a son of the late Walter Wiacek and the late Pauline Childress Wiacek. Stanley graduated from Cardinal Dougherty high school in 1966. He proudly served our country in the Navy during the Vietnam War.  Early in his career he was a Police officer for the Philadelphia Police force.  Later in his...

William "Gummy" Reimer III, 74, of Doylestown, PA, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Belle Haven Retirement Community in Quakertown.  Born in 1947, he was the son of the late William V. Reimer, Jr and the late Margaret (Bailey) Reimer.  William honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict.  After his service, he worked for many years as a block layer before his retirement.  He was a proud member of the...

Richard Jay DiLaurenzo, 26, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. He was the beloved son of Richard D. DiLaurenzo and Lillian (Castle) DiLaurenzo.  He was the loving fiancé of Ashley Jaramillo, with whom he shared 7 wonderful years.  Richard (Ricky) had an exceptional work ethic and worked throughout his life as a landscaper as well as a personal trainer.  He also worked as a safety training and personal defense instructor to help people protect themselves...

Jean L. (Cronrath) Houpt, age 73, of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 5, 2021 at her home in Harleysville, PA. She was the wife of James F. Houpt, Sr., with whom she shared 55 years of marriage.  Born in Woxall, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul Cronrath and Mary Kline Cronrath. Jean graduated from Souderton Area High School, class of 1965 and attended Lansdale School of Business. Jean worked for Univest Bank for 38 years she retired as a branch manager...

Raymond Franklin Kleinsmith, Jr., age 40, of Zionsville, PA passed away suddenly on September 5, 2021. He was the loving husband of Courtney (Storey) Kleinsmith with whom they shared 9 years of marriage and 17 years together. He was born in Sellersville, PA and was a son of Raymond Franklin, Sr. and Mary (Frey) Kleinsmith. Raymond was a foreman for Penn Color in Hatfield, PA for 16 years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Sumneytown. He enjoyed muscle cars, rock n...

Erna M. LaBelle, age, 92, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away on September 2, 2021, at St. Luke's Anderson Hospital in Easton. She was the loving wife to the late Paul E. LaBelle with whom they shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of the late Francois and Maria (List) Cloes. She graduated from Saint Bonaventure Catholic Business School in 1946 in Philadelphia. After graduating from Saint Bonaventure's Business School, Erna worked in Center City...

Stella Jean Ciurlej, age 93, of Perkiomenville, PA, passed away on August 31, 2021, at Einstein Medical Center in East Norriton. She was the loving wife to the late Edward S. Ciurlej with whom they shared 54 years of marriage. Stella would be proud to say her husband Edward was a Purple Heart recipient during WWII. Born in Sellersville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Genevive (Mazurkiewicz) Siatkowski. She graduated from Quakertown High School. Stella was a member of St....

Nancy Messina passed away on August 29, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem.  She was 80 years old.  She was a resident at Life Quest Nursing Center.  Prior to that she was a resident in Perkasie.  Nancy was the daughter of the late Harlan and Dorothy Daneker and the wife of the late Peter F. Messina, Sr.   She had a daycare at her home for 40 years.  She loved to cook, bake and she hosted an open house on Christmas Eve for family and...

Robert 'Stanley' Jones, 75, of Quakertown, passed away on Saturday the 28th of August at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Wallasey, England in 1945, he was the son of the late Robert William and Catherine (Maguire) Jones.  He was the husband of Patricia (O'Sullivan) Jones, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.  Stanley was the owner and operator of Wismer Machine Co., Inc., of Sellersville, PA.  Stanley had an incredible work ethic,...