FUNERAL NOTICES
FRIES - William O. Fries Sr., 96, of Schwenksville, PA passed away on February 12, 2018.His Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 11:00 AM from the Church of St. Mary, 40 Spring Mount Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473. Friends may call on Sunday evening from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Moore, Snear & Ruggiero Funeral Home, 224 West Main Street, Trappe PA 19426 and on Monday morning from 10:00 to 10:45AM at the Church. Interment will take place in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to: Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org
HARTMAN - C. Lorraine (Kopf) Hartman, 82, of Birdsboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 12, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Donald M. Hartman. A Memorial Service for Lorraine will be at 11am on Saturday, February 17, 2018 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Geigertown, 1136 Geigertown Rd., Birdsboro, PA 19508. Burial will be private in Highland Memorial Park, Pottstown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Paul’s UMC Geigertown, 1136 Geigertown Rd., Birdsboro, PA 19508 in memory of Lorraine Hartman. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be made at www.AumansInc.com
HEIMBACH - Cathy L. (Muthersbaugh) Heimbach, 60, wife of H. Denis Heimbach of Upper Pottsgrove Township passed away on Monday February 12, 2018 at her residence. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Columbkill R.C.C. on Friday February 16, 2018 at 11 A.M. A viewing will be held on Thursday evening February 15, 2018 from 7-9 P.M. and Friday morning from 9-10:45 A.M. both at St. Columbkill R.C.C. Interment will be in St. Aloysius New Cemetery, Lower Pottsgrove Township. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Crossroads Hospice 523 Plymouth Road, Suite 225, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. Warker-Troutman Funeral Home, 726 E. High St. Pottstown, PA is in charge of arrangements. To view obituaries or to send condolences go to www.warkertroutmanfuneralhome.com
HILL - formerly of Lower Frederick Twp., on Wednesday, February 7, 2018; Barbara J. (Hartman), wife of the late Ralph P. Hill, at Chestnut Knoll, Boyertown, age 84. Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 17th, at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial in Augustus Lutheran Cemetery, Trappe. Friends may call from 10:00 to 10:45 AM, Saturday, church. Memorial contributions may be made to Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 311 2nd St., Schwenksville, PA 19473; or Coatesville VA Med. Ctr., Volunteer Svcs., Bldg. 5, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Rd., Coatesville, PA 19320-2096. Arrangements are by Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc., Trappe.
NEUBER - Mary E. (Hanna) Neuber of Phoenixville, PA died on Monday February 12, 2018. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Service at the Devlin Rosmos Kepp & Gatcha Funeral Home, 517 Main Street, Phoenixville, PA, on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 10:00 am with Rev. Dr. Donald C. Hoagland. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00 to 10:00 am. Condolences may be given at www.GatchaFuneral. com
OLSZEWSKI - Maria Elena Olszewski, 70, of Eagleville, PA, passed away on February 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Family and friends are invited to visit on Monday, February 19, 2018, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM at Saint Eleanor Catholic Church, 647 Locust Street, Collegeville, PA 19426, followed by her Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM at the Church. Interment will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Maria Elena’s family would appreciate donations in her memory made to: Saint Eleanor Memorial Fund; Amigos De Jesus Orphanage (Honduras), www. amigosdejesus.org; The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, www.LLS.org/ donate; The Cancer Research Institute, www.cancerresearch.org; American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org; Independent Cancer Research Foundation, Inc., www.cancertutor.com/donate; Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House, www.pennmedicine.org. Arrangements by Moore, Snear & Ruggiero Funeral Home, 224 West Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426. (610) 489-7900. www. msrfh.com ROTHENBERGER - Stanley R. Rothenberger, 81, of Perkiomenville, passed away peacefully, Sunday, February 11, 2018 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Irene I. (Bailey) Rothenberger. Cremation services entrusted to Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home, 222 Washington Street, East Greenville, PA. Offer sympathy to the family at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, 480 Norristown Road, Suite 150, Blue Bell, PA 19422 or at www. cancer.org.
SMITH - Sandra Lee Smith, 75, of Exeter Twp., passed away on February 12, 2018 following a short illness, at Pottstown Hospital-Tower Health. A Celebration of Life Luncheon will be held at Frieden’s United Church of Christ, 337 Main Street, Oley, on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 12:00PM. The family will receive friends and relatives at the church from 11-12:00PM. Flowers may be sent or in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Exeter Area Food Pantry, c/o Reformation Lutheran Church, 3670 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606. Bean Funeral Homes and Crematory of Exeter Twp. is in charge of arrangements; online condolences may be made at www.beanfuneralhomes.com 19, 2017 at Pottstown Hospital. A memorial mass will be held 12:00 P.M. on Saturday February 17, 2018 at St. Teresa of Calcutta Church, 256 Swamp Pike, Schwenksville. Burial will be private in St. Aloysius New Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11:00 to 11:45 A.M. at the church. Contributions may be made in his memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. 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.
WAGNER - Nancy L. (Jarrett) Wagner, 79, wife of Cecil Wagner, died Monday, February 12, 2018 at home. Friends and family are invited to attend her funeral service at The Shalkop Grace & Strunk Funeral Home, 135 Bridge St., Spring City, PA on Friday, February 16, at 10:30 AM, with Pastor Kendall Harris officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 15, at the funeral home from 6:00 to 7:30 PM, and again on Friday from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Interment will be held at The Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to The Limerick Chapel, 378 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA 19468. The contributions will be used for the children’s ministry. Online tributes can be made at www. sgsfuneralhome.com. Shalkop Grace & Strunk Funeral Home, Spring City, is in charge of arrangements.