Richard Gerlach
Jan 1, 2013
Richard G. "Rich" Gerlach, of Quakertown, died Wed. Jan 9 in LifeQuest after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the husband of Virginia (Molinari) Gerlach. Born Mar. 25, 1942, he was the first born son of the late Richard Grant & Helen Marie (Trautman) Gerlach. A 1960 graduate of Neshaminy High School and a 1966 graduate of East...
Carol Delong
Jan 1, 2013
Carol A. DeLong, 67, of Quakertown, died unexpectedly Tues. July 16, in her home. She was the loving wife of John D. DeLong for 32 years. She worked as an administrative assistant for Bucks County Powder Coating for a number of years. Surviving with her husband are children Nancy Shaul, husband Kevin of Nanticoke and, Holly Applegate, 6 grandchildren, and...
Charles Mann
Jan 1, 2013
Charles Levi Mann, Jr., 84, of Quakertown, went home to be with the Lord on Friday March 8, 2013. He was the husband of Stephanie A. (Buddock) Mann having celebrated 51 years of marriage together. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Charles Levi, Sr. and Edith A. (Stump) Mann. Charles was a carpenter for Sparks Exhibits...
John Lempa
Jan 1, 2013
John J. Lempa, 94, of Quakertown died Thursday May 16, 2013 in the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Luke's. He was married to the late Mary T. (Jendzura) Lempa, celebrating 58 years of marriage. Born September 9, 1918 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Sophia (Klusek) Lempa. John was a machinist for...
Paul Keller
Jan 1, 2013
Paul Dennis "Denny" Keller, 70, of Quakertown, formerly of Richlandtown, died Sun. Nov 17th at Hospice House of the VNA, St. Luke's. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Charles and Viola (Koder) Keller. He worked at Thermco Products in Quakertown for 35 years prior to his retirement. He was a former member of the Solomon United...
Leroy Kooker
Jan 1, 2013
LeRoy E. Kooker, 81, of Quakertown died Sat. Jan. 12 in Independence Court. He was the loving husband of Carole (Shearer) Kooker for 58 years. Born in Richland Twp., he was a son of the late LeRoy S. and Viola (Etter) Kooker. He was a self-employed stone mason for 38 years before retiring. He also practiced the craftsmanship of blacksmithing,...
Paul Ashmunn
Jan 1, 2013
Paul C. Ashmunn, 68, of Quakertown, died Tues. July 2 in the Hospice House of St. Luke's VNA. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ashmunn. He was a dye mixer for Quaker Color, Quakertown for several years until retiring in 2007. Paul was in the US Army, during Vietnam as a highly...
D. Gruver
Jan 1, 2013
Douglas 'Mark' Gruver, 59, of Quakertown passed away August 16, 2013. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, to the late Glenn and LeEtta (Davis) Gruver on October 18, 1953. Mark graduated from Amarillo High School in 1972. He was a welder for 33 years. Mark is survived by his wife, Emily (Powell) Gruver, and four children: Mindy Fisher , of...
Joseph Johnson
Jan 1, 2013
Joseph E. Johnson, 83, died Sunday, Dec. 29th, at his home, with his wife, Mildred (Permar) Johnson by his side. Joseph and Mildred celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June with a cruise to Bermuda in Sept. He was known to his family as "Bud" and friends as "Jadie". He was a Korean War Veteran, serving two tours of duty...
Frederick Grant
Jan 1, 2013
Frederick P. "Fritz" Grant, 84, of Quakertown, died Sunday June 9 in the Hospice House of St. Luke's VNA. Born in Hanover Twp., Northampton Co., he was a son of the late Frederick H. and Ruth M. (Klotz) Grant. He was a life-long dairy farmer. Surviving, sister, Dorothy Kilmer, Quakertown, sister-in-law, Coralie Grant, Coopersburg, wife of his late brother, Charles;...
Dale Furness
Jan 1, 2013
Dale L. Furness, 84 of Coopersburg, formerly of Quakertown, died Sat., Mar. 30 in his home. He was the husband of the late Frances A. (Smola) Furness. Dale spent most of his life working as a mason retiring in 1993. He is a graduate of the former Nockamixon HS. He was a 4th degree Knight of Columbus- Fr. Stommel Council...
Louis Garey
Jan 1, 2013
Louis J. Garey, Jr., 77, of Springtown, died Wed. Jan. 16 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Kingston, PA, he was a son of the late Louis J. Sr., and Elizabeth (Zaher) Garey. He was a member of the first graduating class of Palisades HS in 1953. He worked as a machinist with Del Bar Products for over 30...
Jeffrey Beans
Jan 1, 2013
Jeffrey O. Beans, 58, of Walnutport, passed away Sunday March 10, 2013 in Valley Manor Nursing Home, Coopersburg. He was the husband of Kimberly A. (McCabe) Beans. They would have celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary this April 28. Born in Doylestown, he was the son of Anna (Myatovich) Beans of Garner, NC and the late Orville Beans. Jeff worked as...
Kennedy Weaver-Defrancesco
Jan 1, 2013
Kennedy Lyn Weaver-DeFrancesco, infant daughter of Lisa Defrancesco and James E. Weaver, was physically presented to her parents and family while resting safely in the arms of Jesus on Wed., April 3 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. She was the maternal granddaughter of David & Bonnie DeFrancesco and the paternal granddaughter of Edward and MaryAnn Weaver. Interment will be in...
Irene Wieber
Jan 1, 2013
Irene Wieber, 90, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Quakertown, died May 6 in her home. She was the wife of the late William E. "Willie" Wieber. She worked for 32 years as a bookkeeper for the former Dimmig Electric, in Quakertown. Born in Dresden, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Bruno Gustav and Clara Gertrud (Böer) Brückner. She was...
Kenneth Kratz
Jan 1, 2013
Kenneth M. Kratz, 82 of Harleysville died, Aug. 8 in the Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. He was the husband of the late Joyce L. (Souder) Kratz. Born in Telford, he was a son of the late Harvey and Edna (Moyer) Kratz. He worked as a self-employed painter for many years joining a union in 1980. Ken was a loving example to...
Floyd Bless
Jan 1, 2013
Floyd G. Bless, Sr., 98, of Quakertown, died Sunday, July 21 in Phoebe-Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the husband of the late Evelyn (Phipps) Bless. He attended Penn State where he studied industrial engineering and worked as a design engineer for Lansdale Tube, now Visteon, Inc., Lansdale for over 35 years before retiring in 1978. He first operated...
Mildred Gordon
Jan 1, 2013
Mildred V. Gordon, 82, of Doylestown, died Thurs. Feb. 7 in Heritage Towers. She was the widow of T. James Gordon, Jr. Born in Walnutport, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Mildred (Miller) Reed. Surviving are daughters, Carolyn Schiavino, husband Leonard of Quakertown, and Jenifer Pereira, husband John of Davidsville, MD; son Keith, wife Ginger of W....
Leroy Fluck
Jan 1, 2013
LeRoy F. "Peachy" Fluck, 87, of Quakertown, died Fri. Oct. 25th in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. He was the husband of the late Edith (Dietrich) Fluck. Born in Pleasant Valley, he was the son of the late Francis & Eva (Mease) Fluck. He worked at the former W.R. Grace Paper Mill for 30 years prior to his retirement. For...