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Obituaries

Giacomo "Jack" Pisano

Giacomo "Jack" Pisano

Sep 10, 2009

Giacomo "Jack" Pisano, 77, of Quakertown died September 10, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Rosa (Lombardo) Pisano. They were married 56 years last October. Born in Carini, Sicily, Italy he was the son of the late Vincenzo & Caterina (Randazzo) Pisano. Before his retirement he was a long shore man and owned several...

George A. Ward

George A. Ward

Sep 8, 2009

George A. Ward, 73, of Upper Black Eddy formerly of Staten Island, NY died September 8, 2009 in his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late William & Evelyn (Shaw) Ward. He was a retired pilot achieving the rank of captain with the Sandy Hook Harbor and a member of the Sandy Hook Pilots...

Patricia Anne Rago

Patricia Anne Rago

Sep 5, 2009

Patricia Anne Rago, Quakertown, formerly of Philadelphia, died September 5, 2009 at home in the company of her loving family. She was 56 years young. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Anne (Romano) Ailtmar and the late Martin Ailtmar. For more than twenty years as a registered nurse at Grandview Hospital, Pat worked tirelessly. Her patients witnessed...

Betty Tarantino

Betty Tarantino

Sep 3, 2009

Betty Tarantino, 70 of Quakertown died September 3, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. Born in Quakertown, daughter of the late Harry Tarantino and the late Margaret (Layton) Fisher. She was a unit clerk for St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital before her illness. Betty was a life member of the Richland Township (Shelly) Fire & Rescue and captain of its...

Willard L. Shelly

Willard L. Shelly

Sep 3, 2009

Willard L. Shelly, 80 of Quakertown died Thursday September 3, 2009 in St. Joseph's Manor, Meadowbrook Montgomery County. He was the husband of the late Frances E. (Marouchoc) Shelly. Born in Pleasant Valley he was the son of the late Charles and Nora (Mease) Shelly. He was a self employed contractor before his retirement. Willard was a member of...

Herman J. Moyer

Herman J. Moyer

Sep 2, 2009

Herman J. Moyer, 88 of Quakertown died Wednesday September 2, 2009 in his home. He was the husband of the late Virginia (Price) Moyer. Born in Northampton, PA he was the son of the late Herman and Agnes (Yanderschitz) Moyer. He was a heavy equipment operator for PennDOT before retiring in 1983. He was also the proprietor of Moyer...

Hazel Ann Wolfinger

Hazel Ann Wolfinger

Sep 2, 2009

Hazel Ann Wolfinger, 82 of Quakertown died Wednesday September 2, 2009 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Ralph T. Wolfinger. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late James and Elsie (Bilger) Loughridge. She was a secretary for Fasson Co. in Quakertown before retiring in 1992, prior to that she...

Debra Lynn Gregory

Debra Lynn Gregory

Sep 1, 2009

Debra Lynn Gregory, Quakertown, formerly of Pittsburgh, died September 1st at The Hospice House in Bethlehem. She was the wife of Frederick Lagno, her husband of 19 years. Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late James and Hilda (Schaukowitsch) Gregory. Prior to her retirement 10 years ago, Debra and her husband owned and operated the former...

Joseph J. Oxenford

Joseph J. Oxenford

Aug 26, 2009

Joseph J. Oxenford, 74, of Quakertown died August 26, 2009 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the husband of the late Mary (Weikert) Oxenford. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Albert E. & Frances (Andryejewski) Oxenford. He retired in 1993 as a supervisor for Merck & Co., West Point. After retiring he...

Harriet Butcher

Harriet Butcher

Aug 25, 2009

Harriet Butcher, Allentown, died August 25, 2009 in her daughter's home in Schwenksville. She was 68. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel & Betsy (Whitmore) Cohen. Harriet enjoyed the time she spent with children as a school bus driver for First Student, Inc. in Colmar. Harriet loved animals, especially her dogs. She is survived...

Ruby D. Kollar

Ruby D. Kollar

Aug 23, 2009

Ruby D. Kollar, 83, of Quakertown died August 23, 2009 in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Twp. She was the wife of the late John A. Kollar. Born in Lebanon, NH she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Dora (Carey) Gray. She was last employed at Mid-Guard, Inc. Prior to that she was a seamstress for the former...

Sophie Walczak

Sophie Walczak

Aug 19, 2009

Sophie Walczak, 93, of Pennsburg formerly of Queens, NY died August 19, 2009 in her home. She was the wife of the late Victor S. Walczak. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Dominick & Kunegunda (Pranaitis) Pocius. Sophie and her late husband Victor raced homing pigeons when they were young. I felt sorry for the...

Betty Y. Markle

Betty Y. Markle

Aug 16, 2009

Betty Y. Markle, 85, of Quakertown died August 16, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Victor H. Markle, Jr. Born in Emmaus, PA she was the daughter of the late Claude & Lila (Feather) Rauch. She was a waitress for the former Meyers Restaurant and Trainers Restaurant before retiring. Betty was a...

David C. Gorman

David C. Gorman

Aug 16, 2009

David C. Gorman, 78, of Hilltown died August 16, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of the late Albina Gorman. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late David J. & Gertrude (Kuhl) Gorman. David and his son Kurt were co-owners of Phasetek Inc. in Quakertown. He was a member of Good Shepherd...

Robert G. Freeeman

Robert G. Freeeman

Aug 13, 2009

Robert G. Freeman, 86, of Pipersville formerly of Palm Bay Florida and New Jersey died August 13, 2009 in Doylestown Hospital. He was the loving husband of Antoinette (Caputo) Freeman. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on January 8, 2009. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Robert G. & Myrtle (Osborn) Freeman. He was a...

Lester S. Weiss

Lester S. Weiss

Aug 11, 2009

Lester S. Weiss, 96, of Quakertown died August 11th, 2009 at home. He was the husband of the late Frances C. (Mohr) Weiss, his wife of 55 years. A lifelong resident of Milford Twp., he was the son of the late Raymond & Rebecca (Shelly) Weiss. He was a farmer most of his life and later worked for the...

Ivan J. Belac

Ivan J. Belac

Aug 10, 2009

Ivan J. Belac, 76, of Quakertown died August 10, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Loretta C. (Palmer) Belac. They were married 52 years last September. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Joseph & Katie (Belac) Belac. Ivan was a member of the Lehigh Valley Craftsman Guild, and also various...

James J. Petrello, Sr.

James J. Petrello, Sr.

Aug 10, 2009

James J. Petrello, Sr., 86, of Quakertown died August 10th in Quakertown Center Genesis Health Care. He was the husband of Elizabeth C. (Nicholas) Petrello. They were married 27 years in February. Born in Pittston, PA he was the son of the late Ralph & Mamie (Shard) Petrello. He was a meat cutter for 35 years at the former...

Helaine J. Adams

Helaine J. Adams

Aug 6, 2009

Helaine J. Adams, 72, of Quakertown formerly of Doylestown died August 6th in the Hospice House of the VNA of St. Lukes. Born in Doylestown she was the daughter of the late George E. & Helen (Ulmer) Fields. She was a retired bookkeeper and an avid reader. Survived by her children Tracy Goetter, Barbara Rose, Michelle Byers, Robert J....

William H. Hardcastle

William H. Hardcastle

Aug 5, 2009

William H. Hardcastle, 84, of Quakertown died August 5, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of the late Betty R. (Seachrist) Hardcastle. Born in Upper Saucon Twp, he was the son of the late Walter & Mabel (Herman) Hardcastle. He was an assembler for the U.S. Gauge/Ametek Division in Sellersville retiring in 1987. William was...

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