Adelaide was born in Köln (Cologne), Germany and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1926 when she was three years old. She was raised and educated in Philadelphia, graduating in the Class of 1942 from Olney High School in the city. She lived for many years on Souder Street in Philadelphia before moving with her husband Kurt to Southampton, Pa. in January of 1960 where the couple lived for 47 years until moving to Gloria Dei Farm in 2007. Kurt passed away in 2014 after over 65 years of marriage to Adelaide. In 2016 she became a resident of the Masonic Village at Warminster. Many people fondly remembered her as a fashionable and charming lady with an outgoing personality who was a good listener. She sincerely cared about others. She was also known for her infatuation with QVC.
Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Monday, January 13, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. and to her funeral service at 11:00 A.M. at the Wetzel and Son Funeral Home, 501 Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090. Her graveside service will follow at Forest Hills Cemetery, 101 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.
Religious services will be conducted by Pastor John Ryan, chaplain of the Masonic Village at Warminster, 850 Norristown Road, Warminster, PA 18974.
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Adelaide was born in Köln (Cologne), Germany and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1926 when she was three years old. She was raised and educated in Philadelphia, graduating in the Class of 1942 from Olney High School in the city. She lived for many years on Souder Street in Philadelphia before moving with her husband Kurt to Southampton, Pa. in January of 1960 where the couple lived for 47 years until moving to Gloria Dei Farm in 2007. Kurt passed away in 2014 after over 65 years of marriage to Adelaide. In 2016 she became a resident of the Masonic Village at Warminster. Many people fondly remembered her as a fashionable and charming lady with an outgoing personality who was a good listener. She sincerely cared about others. She was also known for her infatuation with QVC.
Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Monday, January 13, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. and to her funeral service at 11:00 A.M. at the Wetzel and Son Funeral Home, 501 Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090. Her graveside service will follow at Forest Hills Cemetery, 101 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.
Religious services will be conducted by Pastor John Ryan, chaplain of the Masonic Village at Warminster, 850 Norristown Road, Warminster, PA 18974.
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