Jacob Swartz
May 9, 2017
Jacob M. Swartz, 22, of Kingston, formerly of Center Valley, died Tues. May 9th at his home. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Matthew (Colleen) Swartz of Quakertown and Denise (Jacob Cole) Haney of Center Valley. Surviving with his parents are his brothers, Kyle Swartz of Center Valley and Samuel Swartz of Quakertown; sister, Reagan Swartz, of Quakertown;...
Jean Pierce
May 8, 2017
Jean H. Pierce, 78, of Richlandtown, died Mon., May 8th at her home. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph P. and Martha (Hill) Hommel and the goddaughter of Pearl S. Buck. She worked for Quaker Cleaners in Quakertown for 56 years prior to her retirement in 2016. She danced and taught ballet for many years in...
Joseph Gluck, Jr.
May 5, 2017
Joseph F. Gluck, Jr., 79, of Quakertown, died at his home on Fri., May 5, 2017. He was the loving husband of Mary Lynn (Fox) Gluck for 52 years. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Joseph F., Sr. and Margaret M. (Handschin) Gluck. He was a 1956 graduate of Pennridge High School. Joe was a veteran...
Donald Tomlinson
May 2, 2017
Donald A. Tomlinson, 80, of Quakertown, died Tues. May 2nd at St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. Born in Doylestown, he was a son of the late John and Madaline (Conner) Tomlinson. He worked for Merck & Co. for many years. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and building cabinetry. He was an avid Phillies fan. He was a longtime member of Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church,...
Lloyd Ohl
Apr 28, 2017
Lloyd C. Ohl, 80, of Coopersburg, died Fri., Apr. 28, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was the husband of the late Ruth K. (Rothenberger) Ohl. Born in N. Saucon Twp., he was the son of the late Lloyd P. and Anna T. (Deutsch) Ohl. Lloyd was a 1954 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Allentown, and a...
Russell Maurer, Jr.
Apr 25, 2017
Russell W. Maurer, Jr., 71, of Quakertown, died Tues. April 25th at his home. He was the loving husband of Dorothy (Fernandes) Maurer. They would have celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on July 7. Born in Ashland, he was a son of the late Russell W., Sr. & Mary (Boyce) Maurer. Russell was a man who loved the outdoors, spending...
Carol Brooks
Apr 24, 2017
Carol Brooks, 54 of Coopersburg passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, April 24th, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Harold "Huck" Brooks and a loving mother to Amy (Daniel) Hook of Coopersburg, Katrina Brooks of Philadelphia, and Daina Brooks of Philadelphia. Carol was a devoted grandmother and absolutely adored her three grandchildren, Austin, Lyla,...
Wayne Kotrba
Apr 22, 2017
Wayne A. Kotrba, 66, of Coopersburg, died Sat. April 22 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. He was the loving husband of Dr. Robin (Sperduto) Schroeder. Born in New Brunswick, NJ he was the son of the late Walter & Emilie (Hornicek) Kotrba. Wayne was a man who loved the outdoors, both land and sea. He was a US Merchant Marine...
John Hill Sr.
Apr 22, 2017
John W. Hill Sr., 80, of Quakertown, died Sat. Apr. 22nd at Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. He was the husband of Nancy (Kocher) Hill. Surviving with his wife are sons, John Hill Jr., wife Debbie of Royersford and Dennis Hill of Quakertown; grandchildren, Eric, Anthony, and Shanna. Services are private at the convenience of the family.
Jerome Youtz
Apr 19, 2017
Jerome A. "Jay" Youtz, 65, of Quakertown, died Wednesday, April 19 at his home. He was the husband of Kathleen (Steyaert) Youtz. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Jerome W. and Mary (Grady) Youtz. He was a loving husband, father, and family man. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing golf. Jay's passion was recovery,...
James Carotenuto
Apr 18, 2017
James A. "Jim" Carotenuto, 57, of Sellersville, died Tuesday., April 18th. Born in Boynton Beach, Florida, he was a son of the late Anthony and Gail (Coakley) Carotenuto. He worked as a welder for many years. His favorite hobby was fishing, and he also enjoyed bowling and horseshoes. Surviving are his children Jessica Carotenuto, companion Lee Alsup of Quakertown, Joshua...
Danny O'Donnell
Apr 16, 2017
Danny O'Donnell, "The Master of the Banjo", 82, of Coopersburg, died Easter Sunday, Apr. 16, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. He was the loving husband of Dolores (Rutz) O'Donnell for 49 years. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Hugh and Agnes (Ginner) O'Donnell. Danny was a 1953 graduate of Whitehall High School. He...
Bonita Eidson
Apr 11, 2017
Bonita J. (Aniszewski) Eidson, 74, of Coopersburg, died Sat., Apr. 8 at St. Luke's University Hospital - Fountain Hill. She was the widow of Kenneth Eidson. Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian (Majewski) Aniszewski, and step-daughter of the late Robert Wendels. For 30 years, Bonita worked as a teacher's aide for Central...
Geraldine Yerkes
Apr 11, 2017
Geraldine "Jean" (Doney) Yerkes, 77, of Quakertown, passed away Tue., Apr. 11, 2017 at her daughter's home in Nesquehoning. Born in Redkey, IN, she was a daughter of the late Steward and Christina E. (Landis) Loux. Jean was a life member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 255, Sellersville. She loved to spend time with her family; and enjoyed...
Dorothy Nye
Apr 11, 2017
Dorothy Nye, 95, of Quakertown, died Tues., April 11, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. She was the widow of Robert M. Nye, Sr. Born in Steelton, she was the daughter of the late Nikola and Mary (Despotov) Todorov. Surviving is her son, Robert M. Nye, Jr., wife Carol, of Silverdale; her grandchildren: Jennifer, Cheri, Lori, Robert III and...
Joseph Turner Jr.
Apr 8, 2017
Joseph B. Turner, Jr., 90, of Quakertown died Sat. Apr. 8th at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Stowell) Turner. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Edna (Bealer) Turner Sr. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Surviving is his daughter, Linda Grawe, husband...
Colleen Damon
Apr 6, 2017
Colleen Catherine Damon, 48, of Milford Square, passed peacefully Thur., April 6, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital - Fountain Hill. She was the loving wife of Philip A. Damon for 28 years. She was born in Abington, a daughter of Joseph D. Donohue. Shortly after high school Col received her certification to be a Licensed Practical Nurse. One of her...
James Gross
Apr 6, 2017
James Edward Gross, known to many as Jimmy, Lumpy, Jumbo, Hector the Collector, James E. Pierpont Alloicious Africana Gross III, passed away suddenly Thursday, April 6, 2017 at his home in Spinnerstown, PA. The Quakertown native was born on April 24, 1949 to his late Mother and Father, Evelyn (Buzby) and Earl Gross. His lifetime hobbies of hunting and fishing...
Shirley Yoder
Apr 5, 2017
Shirley Jane Yoder died Wed. April 5th at the age of 80 years and 5 months. She was born on Nov. 5, 1936 in Allentown, PA as the fifth child of Charles and Margaret (Reichenbach) Fillman. Shirley was married to David D. Yoder on November 5, 1955. They reared three sons, Jonathan David Yoder, wife Nancy Tyler, Jeffrey Dean Yoder,...
William Cantono, Jr.
Apr 2, 2017
William Paul Cantono, Jr. of Erwinna, PA died Sun. Apr. 2, in his home after an extended illness. "Bill" was the loving and loved husband of Janet (nee Weglarz) and loving father of their children; William P. III (Amy), Thomas (Jennifer) and Christopher(Patricia) and loving grandfather to grandsons William P. IV, Thomas, Connor, & Dylan. He was a graduate of...