FUNERAL NOTICES
ANASTACIO - Joseph W. “Duke” Anastacio, 76, husband of Catherine M. (O’Donnell) Anastacio, of Phoenixville, PA, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Phoenixville Hospital. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 212 Dayton Street, Phoenixville, PA, on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10:00 am. Burial will follow in St. Ann Cemetery, Phoenixville, PA. A viewing will be held in the church on Friday morning from 8:00 am to 9:45 am. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, or online at www.themmrf.org/ donate, or to St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 212 Dayton Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Condolences may be given at www.GatchaFuneral.com. Arrangements are by the Devlin Rosmos Kepp & Gatcha Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 517 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA.
HISSIM - Robert William Hissim, 66, of Bally, widower of Judith L. (Spence) Hissim, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 11AM at Good Shepherd UCC, 35 West Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown. A viewing will be held from 9:3011AM at the church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Morrell Funeral Home Inc., (www.MorrellFuneralHome.com).
HOFFMAN - Leroy G. Hoffman, 91, of Walnut Woods, Boyertown, died Saturday, April 22, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Black River Road, Bethlehem. A celebration of life and faith funeral service will be held at Linwood W. Ott Funeral Home, 111 N. Reading Ave., Boyertown, on Thursday May 4, 2017 with the Rev. Matthew Finney officiating. A viewing will be held 9:00am-11:00am with services being held at 11:00am by Pastor Finney. There will be a military presentation to follow. The interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1809 Hoffmansville Road, P.O. Box 370, Sassamansville, PA 19472, or St. Luke’s Hospice House, 2455 Black River Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015 would be greatly appreciated.
JOHNSON - Sharon Johnson, 60, of Douglassville, on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Funeral will be held Friday, April 28th, at Invictus Ministries Inc., 79 N. Hanover St., Pottstown. Viewing: 9 am – Service: 10:30 am. Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick, PA. Ervina White Beauford Funeral Service, P.C., 1133 E. High Street, Pottstown. Ewbfunerals.com
KALBACH - Catherine (Kopina) Kalbach, 94, of Sellersville, widow of John B. Kalbach, Sr., passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. A funeral service will be held 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday May 3, 2017 at the Schumacher & Benner Funeral Home & Crematory, 359 King St., Pottstown. Officiating will be Reverend Kay Bender Braun. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park. There will be a viewing Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made in her memory to St. James Lutheran Church, 1101 E. High St., Pottstown ,PA 19464. Arrangements are by the Schumacher & Benner Funeral Home & Crematory, at 359 King St. in Pottstown, PA. Go to http:// www.schumacherandbenner. com to extend sympathies and access additional service details.
SHERMAN - Joyce A. (Banyai) Sherman, 86, of Pottstown, PA passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. She was the wife of the late James R. Sherman. A viewing will take place on Monday, May 1, 2017 from 1-2 pm at the Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Inc., 955 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown, PA 19464. A Life Celebration will follow at 2 pm. Interment will take place after the service at Limerick Garden of Memories. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joyce’s honor to the New Covenant Baptist Church, 209 Prospect St., Pottstown, PA 19464. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.houckgofusfuneralhome.com
SHERMAN - Nancy C. (Shaffer) Sherman, 73, wife of the late Leonard J. Sherman Sr., of Birdsboro, PA, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Service in the Devlin Rosmos Kepp & Gatcha Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 517 S. Main Street, Phoenixville, PA, on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:30 am. Burial will follow in Washington Memorial Chapel Churchyard, Valley Forge, PA. A viewing will be held in the funeral home on Saturday morning from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. Condolences may be given at www.GatchaFuneral.com.