Ronald E. Hartman, 71, husband of Diane M. (Bales) Hartman, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at his residence. Born in Pottstown, he was the son of the late Harold Hartman and Grace (Christman) Herb and step-father, Thomas Herb, Jr. He was a 1966 graduate of Boyertown High School. Ronald was employed

Franklin D. Krall, 84, husband of Elsie C. (Kulp) Krall, widower of Elizabeth A. (Scott) Krall, of Gilbertsville, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Pottstown Hospital. Born in East Berlin, Pa, he was the son of the late Catherine P. (Miller) and Charles R. Krall. Franklin served in the Army and worked for

Wilbur L. Stout, Sr., 73, of Boyertown, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Mountain Top, PA, he was the son of the late Alice (Kraph) Stout and James Stout. Wilbur graduated from Abington High School. He was employed by Boyertown Oil for 34 years as a service technician.

William G. Montgomery, husband of Evelyn J. (Andrews) Montgomery, of Honey Brook, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018. Born in Darby, PA, he was the son of the late Mildred B. (Reese) Montgomery and Thomas A. Montgomery. William was a 1950 graduate of Darby High School. He also graduated from the University of Missouri

Gilbert B. Eschbach, 81, widower of Evelyn L. (Wolf) Eschbach, of Gilbertsville, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Pottstown Hospital. Born in Powder Valley, Pa., he was the son of the late Theresa M. (Lagler) Eschbach and Paul I. Eschbach. Gilbert worked at Knoll, Inc. in East Greenville as a finisher. Surviving are

Pauline E. (Rhoads) Moser, 97, widow of Grant B. Moser, of Frederick, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Frederick Living. Born in Amity Township, she was the daughter of the late Clara (Mauger) Rhoads and Walter D. Rhoads. Pauline was a 1939 graduate of Boyertown High School. She was a sales clerk at

Theresa E. (Seyler) Gamler, wife of Earl “Butch” W. Gamler, Jr. of 43 years, of Boyertown, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at her residence. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Shirley (Griesemer) Seyler and Earnest W. Seyler of Boyertown. Theresa was a 1974 graduate of Boyertown Senior High School

Harvey P. Schatz, 90, of Hellertown formerly of Bechtelsville, died on Friday, October 26, 2018, at Hospice House of St. Luke’s in Bethlehem. He was the husband of Sandra (Hoffman) Schatz whom he was married to for 54 years. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Daniel Schatz & the late Stella

Richard L. Mauger, 75, husband of Marlene E. (Fogel) Mauger, of Barto, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at his residence. Richard was born in Pottstown. He owned and operated Mauger’s Backhoe Service. He also worked as an electrician at Longacre Electric. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Robert L., husband

Janet L. (Hileman) Conrad, 88, of Boyertown passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in Manor Care- Pottstown. She was the widow of Robert H. Conrad. Born in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Eston W. Hileman and the late Dorothy (Weller) Hileman. Janet was a 1948 graduate of Bloomsburg High School. She

Joe Soupik, 31, passed away Wednesday August 29th. Joe graduated from Boyertown Area Senior High with the class of 2005. He completed his collegiate baseball career at Lebanon Valley College. Joe’s love of baseball followed him his entire life, continuing to play first base through the summer of 2018. He strongly believed in conservation and

Larry E. Schell, 84, husband of Jean M. (Moyer) Schell, of Frederick, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at his residence. Born in Fullerton, PA, he was the son of the late Verna P. (Miller) Schell and Harvey P. Schell. Larry graduated from Boyertown High School and was a 1959 graduate from Bloomsburg State