Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Bidelman Meredith, 84, died Sunday, September 27th, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born on January 19, 1936, she was a daughter of Charles "Chuck" Reynell and Katherine "Kay" Bidelman in Kobe, Japan, where her father worked for General Motors. They left Japan shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor and settled in Buckingham Township, Bucks...
David Michael Schmidt, age 38, of Elkins Park, died Sun. Sept. 27, 2020, in Dublin. Born Oct. 21, 1981, in Upper Black Eddy, he was the son of Marie (Katra) Herman, and the late James Michael Schmidt. David was known to others as a Jack of many trades, as he would often be found helping others with odd jobs. He...
Robert Allen Haskins, age 69, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, previously of Riegelsville and Ottsville passed away on September 26, 2020 surrounded by family at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest in Allentown, PA. He was the loving husband to Susan M. (Patterson) Haskins with whom they shared 48 years of marriage. Born in Easton, PA he was a son of the...
Barbara Ann (Toia) Streiner, age 87, died Sat. Sept. 26, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospital Upper Bucks Campus, Quakertown. Born June 22, 1933, in Sewickley, she was the daughter of the late Thomas John and Helen Katherine (Baumann) Toia, and the widow of the late James S. Streiner. Barbara was employed as a registered dietician at both Eastway General Hospital...
Ruth E. (Trumbauer) Rosch, 87, of Quakertown, died unexpectedly Fri. Sept. 25, 2020, at home. Born in the Rich Hill area of Quakertown to Eva and Elmer Trumbauer, Ruth was the beloved wife of James "Jim" Rosch, with whom she shared almost 26 years of marriage. Ruth was a graduate of Quakertown High School, class of 1950. She had a...
Gavin Alexander Stewart, age 17, died Sun. Sept. 20, 2020, at Abington Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 4, 2003, in Bethlehem, he was the son of Francis C. Stewart and Courtney Paige Trimble. Gavin had a heart the size of the world, filled with love for all living things, but especially animals. Bright and kind, he was a doting big brother...
Richard Seachrist, age 86, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 18, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA. He was the loving husband to the late Dolores L. (Gretzinger) Seachrist. Born in Almont, PA he was a son of the late George and Cora Seachrist. Surviving are children: Richard, wife Lisa of Bally, Dennise Mallon, husband Gerald...
Robert D. Park, 86, of East Greenville, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospice, Bethlehem, PA. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Amon and Alma (Ferry) Park. Robert was married 36 years to his wife Sandra (Kochenash) Park. Robert came from a railroading family and worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and...
Brenda S. Kratz, age 58, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 14, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife to Kenneth Kratz, with whom they shared 27 wonderful years of marriage. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter to Gladys (Hallman) and the late Floyd Bleam. Brenda graduated from Pennridge High School...
Violet B. Yoder, 93, passed away on September 12, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Laurie Brubaker (James) in Telford, PA. She was the wife of the late Paul S. Yoder with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Telford, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Willard and Martha (Moyer) Bergey. She was a...
Agostino D. Lombardo, age 62, died Thur. Sept. 10, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born Apr. 28, 1958, in Corona, NY, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Marie (Liggieri) Lombardo, and the husband of Cynthia (Lopez) Lombardo. Known as "Augie" to all who loved him, he had a love of life. Augie was a professional...
Tho Thi Nguyen, age 84, of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 9, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Da Lat, Vietnam she was a daughter of the late Du and Dan (Le) Nguyen. Tho liked cooking, gardening and watching her grandchildren. Surviving are her children: Thanh Thuy Thi Nguyen, husband Hien Dang, Jeffry Nguyen,...
Doris Naomi (Smith) Hieter, known to many as Mimi, age 90, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Phoebe Richland Healthcare Center, Richlandtown, PA. The eldest daughter, born on May 17, 1930, in Quakertown, PA, to the late Allen H. and Edna Schoch Smith, and the loving wife of Harold C. Hieter. Doris met the man, who would become "the...
Joseph Donald Mulhern, 85, of Quakertown, PA, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Health Network - Cedar Crest, in Allentown PA. He was the late husband of Susan C. Mulhern, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage with. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph Mulhern. Joseph graduated from Council...
Cathy Jean Scheetz, age 66, of Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Friday September 4, 2020, with her husband Rodger and son Jacob by her side. She was the wife of Rodger Scheetz, with whom she shared 22 years of love and marriage. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was a daughter of the late Dr Spencer Bradford and Jean Bradford....
Richard Silas Hockenberry, Sr., age 79, died Mon. Aug 31, 2020, at his home in Quakertown. Born June 21, 1941, in Port Royal, he was the son of the late Silas and Arrietta (Troutman) Hockenberry, and the husband of Sharon (Michael) Hockenberry, to whom he was married 60 years. Richard Hockenberry was a devout Christian, loving husband, hard worker, great...
Pauline Neidig Sanford, age 100, of Plano, Texas, previously of Wescosville, PA passed away on August 27, 2020 at her daughter's home. She was the wife to the late Thomas B. Sanford, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Quakertown, PA she was a daughter of the late Joseph S., Superintendent of Quakertown Community Schools, and A....
Erna Doerr, age 96, of Quakertown, passed away on August 22, 2020 at her residence. She was the loving wife to the late David Doerr with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter to the late William and Karoline (Saeger) Betz. Erna graduated from Olney High School. She was a member of St....
Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Weber, III, age 65, died unexpectedly Sat. Aug. 22, 2020, at Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. Born Apr. 23, 1955, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Patricia (Luttner) Weber and the late Theodore Weber, Jr., and the husband of Nancy (Costello) Weber, his wife of almost 30 years. A 1973 Whitemarsh high school graduate, Ted achieved his...
Leonard F. Paparo (Lenny Pep) Born in Philadelphia 1928 died August 20, 2020. Beloved husband of Barbara (nee Krasney) Devoted father of Leonard Adam and Linda Kress. Also survived by three grandchildren, Leonard, Lauren, Sarah and three great grandchildren Luke, Ethan, and William. Grew up in Philadelphia. Attended Southern High School. Studied music. Spent most of his life as a...