FUNERAL NOTICES
BARTHLOW - Ellen Rebecca Barthlow (n’ee Lamm), 99, passed away on Feb. 16, 2018 at Ann’s Choice retirement community in Warminster, PA. uneral Services will be held at the Ann’s Choice Chapel on Feb. 23 at noon; receiving will begin at 11:30A.M. Interment will be at St. John’s (Hain’s) United Church of Christ cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Paul’s UCC, 927 Franklin St., Pottstown, PA, 19464, in memory of Ellen Barthlow. Arrangements by Decker Funeral Home. Warminster
GERNER - John F. Gerner, 60, of Douglassville, formerly of Spring City, passed away Friday February 17, 2018 at the Pottstown Hospital. A memorial service will be held Friday February 23, 2018at 11:00 AM at Catagnus Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ltd., 329 N. Lewis Rd., Royersford. Interment will be private. Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00-10:45 AM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in John’s memory to the Animal Rescue League of Berks County, 58 Kennel Rd., Birdsboro, PA 19508. View obituaries or send condolences at www.catagnusfuneralhomes.com
HELVERSON - on Friday morning, February 16th, 2018after a brief illness in the Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA. Linda M. Helverson, wife of the late Martin A. Helverson, Sr., of Royersford, PA. Age 70. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Lewis Road at Walnut Street, Royersford, PA on Friday, February 23, 2018at 10:00 am. Officiating will be Rev. Tadeusz Gorka. Burial will be held in the Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick, PA. Friends will be received from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Thursday evening or from 8:15 am - 9:15 am Friday morning at the Cattermole - Klotzbach Funeral Home, 600 Washington Street, Royersford, PA. Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 5455N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43214. Condolences may be made and the video tribute may be viewed by visiting www.RoyersfordFuneralHome. com.
HESS - Jeanette M. (Bleiler) Hess, 76, of District Township, died on Friday, February 16, 2018in Pottstown Hospital - Tower Health, Pottstown, where she was a patient since January 25, 2018. She was the loving wife of W. Robert Hess. A funeral service to celebrate Jeanette’s life will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Ludwick Funeral Homes, Inc., 333 Greenwich Street, Kutztown, with Reverend Gregory W. Frey officiating. Interment will follow in Berks County Memorial Gardens, Fleetwood. Relatives and friends are invited to a viewing on Thursday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home. The family requests contributions be made in Jeanette’s memory to Animal Rescue League of Berks County, 58 Kennel Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508. Ludwick Funeral Homes, Inc., Kutztown, is in charge of arrangements. Memories and condolences may be shared at www. Ludwickfh.com.
HOFFMAN - of Lower Frederick Twp., on Friday, February 16, 2018; Betty H. (Reiner), wife of the late Melvin M. Hoffman, age 89. Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral service at 11:00AM, Wednesday, February 21st, at the Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc., 21 Main St., Trappe. Burial in Limerick Garden Of Memories, Limerick Twp. Friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Wednesday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Plymouth Community Ambulance Assn., 902 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462; or the Lower Frederick Fire Co., P.O. Box 1032, Spring Mount, PA 19478.
HUNSBERGER - Alice E. (Garnett) Hunsberger, 83, of Pottstown, PA, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018at her son’s home in Souderton, PA. She was the wife of Henry Hunsberger, Sr. A viewing will take place on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Houck & Gofus Funeral Home, Inc., 955 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown, PA 19464. A Life Celebration will follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place after the service at New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in Gilbertsville, PA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to help defray funeral expenses. Please contact Jim or Kathy Hunsberger if you would like to make a donation. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.houckgofusfuneralhome.com
REICHENBACH-NICHOLS - Norma P. Reichenbach-Nichols, 63of Alburtis, PA passed away on January 17, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospice Center in Allentown, PA. She was the beloved wife of James S. Nichols. A memorial service will be held at 12p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Morning Star Fellowship, 100 Limekiln Rd, Bechtelsville, PA 19505. Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 9 to 11:45 a.m. at the church. Sympathy at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome. com. Contributions to the Norma Reichenbach-Nichols Scholarship Fund c/o Upper Perkiomen School District, 2229 East Buck Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073.