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Russell Crouthamel

Russell Crouthamel, 65, husband of Helen Hobensack Crouthamel, died December, 17 at his home, Miles Road. Ivyland.

Born in Bedminster Township, he was the son of the late Noah and Mary Wismer Crouthamel and had lived in Ivyland for 27 years. Prior to his retirement in October he was employed by Fisher & Porter of Hatboro for 17 years.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Willis Myers of Bedminster and Mrs. Ellamanda Hafler of Telford.

Services will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Wm. Rowen Grant Funeral Home Inc., Street Road and Second Street Pike, Southampton. Rev. Donald R. Good, pastor of St. Matthews Lutheran Church Kellers Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Hatboro Cemetery.

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Willard H. Crouthamel

Willard H. Crouthamel of Quakertown, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2002 in St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. He was 87.

He was the husband of Crystal (Savitz) Crouthamel.

Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Herbert and Alice (Haberle) Crouthamel.

Willard was the owner of the former Crouthamel Potato Chip Co. in Quakertown. He manufactured prize potato chips for more than 50 years until retiring.

Services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, 821 W. Broad St., Quakertown, where friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of the service.

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Laura E. ‘’Kay’’ Crouthamel

Laura E. ‘’Kay’’ Crouthamel died July 7, 2001 at the home of her daughter in Hatfield. She was 85.

She was the wife of the late A. Herbert Crouthamel Jr. who died in 1987.

Born in Fairview Village on September 2, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Daniel S. and Susan Mae (Berkley) Emmert. She was preceded in death by her stepmother, Ella (Hoffman) Beabes Emmert.

Mrs. Crouthamel was a graduate of Pottsville High School, class of 1933 and of West Chester State Teacher’s College in 1938.

During her younger years, she taught third grade at the former Telford Elementary School. Mrs. Crouthamel was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Lansdale and participated in the United Circle. She had been a member of the North Penn Hospital Auxiliary and volunteered as a Pink Lady. She was past president of the Women of the YMCA and served on their board of directors for 18 years. Mrs. Crouthamel was the recipient of the Service to Youth Award from the YMCA in honor of founding their Leadership Club. She had also been a member and past president of the Newcomer’s Club.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters, Wilma B. Kline and Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Henry; and brothers-in-law, Dr. Edgar Kline and Coulston Henry. >

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Service Friday, July 13, 2001 at 6 p.m. in St. John’s U.C.C., 500 W. Main St., Lansdale, Pa. 19446, where friends may call after 5 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. John’s U.C.C. at the above address. Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, Lansdale

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Carrie Jane Crouthamel

Carrie Jane Crouthamel of Telford, formerly of Dublin, Pa. died early Wednesday, January 10, 2001 in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Lutheran Community At Telford, Telford, Pa. where she had been a medical patient since June of 1999. She was 91.

She was the wife of 64 years to Austin S. Crouthamel who died in November of 1994.

Born in Perkasie, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Annie (Roeder) Weller. A resident of Dublin for more than 50 years, she moved to Miriam Wood Apartments in Perkasie in 1988.

Although a homemaker for all of her life, she did work part-time as a child care giver, sewed baseballs for the former Dudley Baseball Inc. of Dublin and was a seamstress for the former Perkasie Pants Factory.

She was a lifetime active member of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Dublin where she served as a Sunday school teacher and also treasurer of the Women’s Guild of the church.

Mrs. Crouthamel was a lifetime member of the Doylestown Chapter No. 327 of the Eastern Star and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Dublin Fire Company.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 13, at 11 a.m. in the St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 141 S. Main St., Dublin, Pa. 18917. Interment will be in the adjoining Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the Church from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the Service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to the Memorial fund of the above named church. David R. Sadler Funeral Home, Telford

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Robert W. Crouthamel

Former Mayor of Ivyland Boro

Robert W. Crouthamel of Ivyland passed away Friday, June 12, 1998 in Doylestown Hospital. He was 74.

He was the beloved husband of Margaret E. (Garritt) Crouthamel.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Carl and Josephine (Sipes) Crouthamel.

A resident of Ivyland for 70 years, Mr. Crouthamel was an Army veteran of World War II, having served with the 609th Engineer Light Equipment Company in the European Theater and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his service Tuesday, 11 a.m. in the A. Groh Schneider Funeral Home, 431 N. York Road, Hatboro, where his family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will follow in Whitemarsh Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to either the Ivyland Presbyterian Church, Gough and DuBois avenues, Ivyland, Pa. 18974, or the Ivyland Fire Company, 62 Wilson Avenue, Ivyland, Pa. 18974, would be appreciated by his family.

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Ruth E. Crouthamel

Ruth E. Crouthamel of Sellersville died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002 at Phoebe Richland Center, Richlandtown. She was 87.

She was the wife of the late William C. Crouthamel.

Born in Sellersville, she was the daughter of the late Eberhard D. and Gertrude (Petrie) Smith.