Thomas Underwood
Jan 1, 2016
Thomas L. Underwood, 58, of Quakertown, formerly of Downingtown, passed away Thurs. Feb. 4, in Doylestown Hospital following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the loving husband of Diane McIntyre Underwood. Born in Charleston, SC, he was a son of the late Robert & Donna (Elliott) Underwood. He received a BS in Engineering from Penn State University and...
Kathleen Walp
Jan 1, 2016
Kathleen M. Walp, 67, of Quakertown, died at St. Luke's Hospital in Quakertown on Sun., Dec. 18. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Alfred C. and Ruth (Banes) Walp. Kathleen was a member of First UCC Church in Quakertown. She was a teacher with Quakertown School District for over 30 years, and she was active in...
Dolores Long
Jan 1, 2016
Dolores G. Long, 87 of Quakertown, died Tuesday, September 20th at St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of Alexander K. Long for 56 years. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Ethel (Zorris) Gallop. She worked as a secretary with the Austin Company for many years. Surviving with her husband are her...
David Stonebraker
Jan 1, 2016
David A. Stonebraker, 72, of Coopersburg, died Fri. Jan. 1st at St. Luke's Hospice House of the VNA, Bethlehem. He was the husband of the late Gail (Heiser) Stonebraker. Born in Tyrone, he was a son of the late Merle and Louise (Gartner) Stonebraker. He worked as a carpenter, owning Lovestone Builders for many years. Surviving are his sons, David...
Sarah Vassallo
Jan 1, 2016
Sarah C. Vassallo, 92, of Quakertown, died Monday, May 9th at her home. She was the wife of the late Louis Vassallo Sr. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah (McGranahan) Curran. She was a member of St. Isidore's Catholic Church, Quakertown. Surviving are her sons, Louis Vassallo II of Philadelphia, John Vassallo, wife...
Elizabeth Fischer
Jan 1, 2016
Elizabeth M. Fischer, 93, of Coopersburg, formerly of Quakertown, died Wed. Jan. 6th at Valley Manor. She was the wife of the late Adolph (Nin) Fischer. Born in Broadway, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Helen (Keifer) Roberts. Betty was an active woman with a wide variety of interests. She and Nin owned and operated Lynndolph...
Jack Cole
Jan 1, 2016
Jack A. Cole, 84, of Lower Macungie Twp., died on Thurs., June 30 at LifeQuest Nursing Center. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Scott) Cole who survives him. They were married on July 24, 1965. Jack was born in Kansas City, MO in 1932. He was a son of Forrest C. and Leyta (Modrell) Cole. He graduated from Southeast...
Sarah Rummel
Jan 1, 2016
Sarah E. Rummel, 81, of Quakertown, PA, died at her home on Tues., Sept. 27. She was the wife of the late Stanley A. Rummel. Born in Orange, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Earl W. and Mary Elizabeth (Lindemann) Hance. Sarah was in the first class to graduate from Palisades High School in 1953. She worked as...
Debra Mathews
Jan 1, 2016
Debra E. (Hershek) Mathews, 54, of Coopersburg, died Sun., April 10th at Quakertown Center. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of Norman and Edith (Bartley) Hershek. Debra graduated from Quakertown High School in 1979. She was incredibly gifted at arts and crafts and made albums and favors to sell at bridal shops. Surviving with her parents are daughters...
Elizabeth Decker
Jan 1, 2016
Elizabeth Macaulay Decker (Beth), 81, a resident of Hilltown, PA for the past 17 years and formerly of Little Meadows, PA and the place she always considered home in her heart, Bellport, NY died on Sun. June 19th. She was the beloved wife of Louis G. Decker for 55 years, loving mother to Louis G. Decker, Jr. (Ann) and Elizabeth...
Bhairavi Patel
Jan 1, 2016
Bhairavi Patel, 41, of Quakertown, died Thurs., October 6th at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the beloved wife of Jignesh Patel. Born in Ahmedabad, India, she was a daughter of Manoj Amin and the late Naina Amin. Bhairavi was passionate about studying and work. She studied Engineering in India and Engineering and Nursing in Canada,earning her Bachelor's degree. She...
Marshall Lane
Jan 1, 2016
Marshall "Buddy" Lee Lane, 70, of Quakertown, PA died Wed., Sept. 28, 2016 at Quakertown-Genesis Health Care Center. He was born Dec. 14, 1945 in Jefferson County, AL. Marshall's family moved to Montgomery County, MD where he grew up and was a graduate of University of Maryland. He then relocated and worked in the insurance industry in the Philadelphia area...
Stefan Lustig
Jan 1, 2016
Stefan Lustig, 92, of Quakertown died Tues. Jan. 19th. He was the loving husband of Elsie (Klampfl) Lustig, having celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Austria-Hungary, he was the son of the late Hans and Anna (Pappernek) Lustig. He had a long and distinguished career in men's haberdashery specializing in quality men's clothing design and production. He trained in...
Beatrice Mease
Jan 1, 2016
Beatrice M. Mease, 85, of Coopersburg, died Sun. July 10th at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. She was a registered nurse at the former Quakertown Community Hospital for many years. Born in Colesville, she was a daughter of the late William and Violet (Huber) Holland Surviving are her daughters, Susan Dunphy, husband Wayne and Sandee Roth, husband Jeffrey; grandchildren, Karen,...
George Allen
Jan 1, 2016
George T. Allen, 71, of Quakertown, died Sun., June 26 at home. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Vizcaino) Allen for the past 48 years. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late George and Lillian (Kramer) Allen. After serving his country in the U.S. Marines, George served his community as an officer with the Philadelphia Police...
Barry Johnson
Jan 1, 2016
Barry W. Johnson, 73, of Quakertown, died Tues. Feb. 2nd at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Shirley (Stevenback) Johnson. He worked for many years with American Oleon Tile, Quakertown and most recently for Teva Pharmaceuticals, Sellersville prior to his retirement. Born in Richlandtown, he was a son of the late Watson and Margaret (Schaffer) Johnson....
Doris Bahner
Jan 1, 2016
On May 29th Doris Bahner, of Quakertown, departed this world and entered her Heavenly home at 85 years of age. She suffered ill health for 12 years and was a long term breast cancer survivor. Doris was born on Oct. 13, 1930 in Centerville, Iowa to the late Fred and Merle (Weatherly) Gorden. She attended Udel Consolidated Schools and graduated...
Sandra Madison
Jan 1, 2016
Sandra A. (Messler) Madison, 68, died Fri., July 29th, at Independence Court in Quakertown. She was the widow of Warren Madison. Born in East Stroudsburg, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Miriam Avis (Badger) Messler. She is survived by her son, Kirk (Jill) Madison of Quakertown; daughter Tammy Madison of Green Lane; grandchildren Devon Madison, Jennifer Toth,...
Leroy Landis
Jan 1, 2016
LeRoy "Bruce" Landis, 68, of Coopersburg, died Saturday, November 26th at his home. He was the husband of Cora (Kriebel) Landis. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Pearl (Weller) Landis. He owned and operated his own auto body shop, P&R Auto Painting for many years. Surviving with his wife are daughters, Renee Perdon, husband...