Obituaries

William Leroy Boyd

William Leroy Boyd

Dec 6, 2009

William L. Boyd, 77 of Quakertown died Sunday December 6, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Joan K. (Weikert) Boyd. They celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary in October. Born in Norristown he was the son of the late William and Thelma (Printz) Boyd. After 42 years of service William retired in 1994 as a...

George W. Rogers, Jr.

George W. Rogers, Jr.

Dec 4, 2009

George W. Rogers, Jr., 20, of Quakertown died December 4, 2009 in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem. Born in Sellersville he was the son of Patricia H. (Shrack) Rogers of Quakertown and the late George W. Rogers, Sr. He was a graduate of Quakertown Community High School Class of 2007 and is now a student at the Upper Bucks Vo-Tech...

Alan D. Roskow

Alan D. Roskow

Dec 3, 2009

Alan D. Roskow, 52, of Quakertown died December 3, 2009 at his home. Born in Johnstowne , Scotland he was the son of Charles J. & Nan M. (Armour) Roskow of Quakertown. In addition to his parents he is survived by a son David A. and his wife Venessa of Hatfield. Two grandchildren Brenden and Hayden. Services will be...

Barbara A. Niemy

Barbara A. Niemy

Dec 1, 2009

Barbara A. Niemy, Quakertown, died December 1, 2009 at home. She was 75. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Wolf & Helen (Straub) Jackson. Barbara was a graduate of St. Luke's Bethlehem School of Nursing and East Stroudsburg University, where she received her bachelor's degree in nursing. She went on to study at Kutztown...

James A. Kratzer

James A. Kratzer

Nov 29, 2009

James A. Kratzer, 90, of Quakertown died November 29, 2009 in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Twp. He was the husband of the late Irene (Erney) Kratzer. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Elwood & Bertha (Yost) Kratzer. He worked in the Janitorial Department of the U.S. Gauge/Ametek Division in Sellersville before retiring. He was a...

Mary Joyce A. Fulginiti

Mary Joyce A. Fulginiti

Nov 29, 2009

Mary Joyce A. Fulginiti, 81, of Quakertown formerly of Bristol died November 29, 2009 in her home. She was the wife of Rudolph V. Fulginiti. They were married 65 years on November 11, 2009. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Ole Stephenson & Florence (Hartley) Olsen. She was a member of St. Isidore's Catholic Church...

Shirley L. Huhn

Shirley L. Huhn

Nov 24, 2009

Shirley L. Huhn, 74 of Quakertown died Tuesday November 24, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of William I. Huhn. They celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary last October. Born in Haycock Township she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Naomi E. (Meyers) Fields. Shirley enjoyed cooking, gardening and crocheting. In addition to...

Douglas "Dean" Smith

Douglas "Dean" Smith

Nov 24, 2009

Douglas "Dean" Smith, Quakertown, died Tuesday, November 24th at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. He was 64. He was the husband of Colletta (Deveau) Smith. Born in Charles City, Iowa, he was the son of the late Edward and D. Corrine (Miller) Smith. Dean worked as a lithographer for Brown Printing in East Greenville. He proudly served with the...

Daniel P. Ziegler, Sr.

Daniel P. Ziegler, Sr.

Nov 23, 2009

Daniel P. Ziegler, Sr., 58 of Coopersburg formerly of Quakertown died Monday November 23, 2009 in his home. He was the husband of Bonnie A. (Koenig) Ziegler. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on November 8th. Born in Allentown he was the son of Patricia (Heller) Mackey of Trumbauersville and the late Ervin Ziegler. He was last employed as...

Carl "Bill" W. Meyers

Carl "Bill" W. Meyers

Nov 18, 2009

Carl "Bill" W. Meyers, Jr., 68, of Quakertown died November 18, 2009 in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Carl W., Sr. and Frances (Moes) Meyers. He was a very dedicated employee to the family businesses the former Meyers Dairy Queen and the former Meyers Mini Golf, both in Quakertown. He...

Goldy Colletti

Goldy Colletti

Nov 17, 2009

Goldy Colletti, 96, of New York, formerly of Quakertown died November 17th. Survived by daughter Helen, sister Margaret, two grandsons, three great grandchildren. A mass will be held on November 20th, at 11:00 A.M. in St. Isidore's Catholic Church 2545 W. Pumping Station Rd. Quakertown. Call 10:00-11:00 A.M. in the church. Arrangements C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. Quakertown....

William W. Wynn

William W. Wynn

Nov 17, 2009

William W. Wynn, 78, of Quakertown died November 17, 2009 in Phoebe Home, Allentown. He was the husband of Catherine C. (Murray) Wynn. He was an assistant plant engineer for Strohman's Bakery in Norristown. William was a U.S. Air Force Veteran serving during the Korean War. In addition to his wife he is survived by his children Mark Wynn...

Gale Rupell

Gale Rupell

Nov 15, 2009

Gale Rupell, 75, of Quakertown died November 15, 2009 in his home. He was the husband of Phyllis (Ulmer) Rupell. They were married 54 years in February. Born in Bethlehem he was the son of the late William & Inez (Brown) Rupell. He was the owner operator of the former G. Rupell Well & Pump in Quakertown before his...

Rose Oxenford

Rose Oxenford

Nov 12, 2009

Rose Oxenford, 78, of Quakertown died November 12, 2009 in her home. She was the wife of the late Albert F. Oxenford. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Michael E. & Catherine (Taylor) White. She retired in 2000 as a registered nurse for Belle Haven Nursing Home, Quakertown after 17 years of service. Prior...

Christine Roeder

Christine Roeder

Nov 9, 2009

Christine C. Roeder, 71, of Quakertown died November 9, 2009 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late Robert & Esther (Clymer) Elliott. She was a retired certified nurse's aide last working for Independence Court in Quakertown. She is survived by her children Kenneth Leister, Lisa M. Leister Heffentrayer, Tami Wyllie...

Kenneth L. Surman

Kenneth L. Surman

Nov 4, 2009

Kenneth L. Surman, 60, of Coopersburg died November 4, 2009 in Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown. He was the husband of Bellinda (Butler) Surman. Born in Quakertown he was the son of Emily M. (Feikel) Surman of Haycock Twp.,and the late Louis Surman. He was last employed as an auto mechanic for the Morning Call. He was also a short...

Laura A. Rotenberger

Laura A. Rotenberger

Nov 2, 2009

Laura A. Rotenberger, 80, of Quakertown died November 2, 2009 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late Norman R. Rotenberger. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late Raymond & Rebecca (Shelly) Weiss. Laura was a member of West Swamp Mennonite Church in Quakertown where she was a member of the...

Gertrude "Trudi" H. Simmons

Gertrude "Trudi" H. Simmons

Oct 27, 2009

Gertrude Trudi Simmons, 73 of New Tripoli formerly of Quakertown died Tuesday October 27, 2009 in her home. She was the wife of Joseph E. Simmons. They celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on October 12th. Born in Lithuania she was the daughter of the late Antanas and Frances Jakuskis. She was a member of the Knights of Lithuania. Trudi...

Tristan A. Engarde

Tristan A. Engarde

Oct 25, 2009

Tristan A. Engarde, Perkasie, died October 25th at St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was 23. He was the son of Edward and Lisa (Whitebread) Engarde. Tristan worked as a landscaper for Puppy Dog Enterprises in Sellersville, PA. He enjoyed playing sports since childhood - little league baseball, wrestling, basketball, and especially football. His happiest times were those spent with...

Dudley P. Smith

Dudley P. Smith

Oct 18, 2009

Dudley Smith, 94, of Quakertown passed away on October 18, 2009 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown. He was the husband of Lillian (Pappas) Smith for 63 years. Born in Niagra Falls he was the son of the late Dr. William A. & Gypsy (Dennis) Smith. He worked for the former Moore Business Forms, Quakertown for 41 years,...