Madeline Dilcherd Obituary

Madeline M. Dilcherd, 99, of Bushkill Township, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. She was the wife of the late William E. Dilcherd with whom she shared 46 years of marriage before his passing in 1989.

Born in Hatchgravel, Bath, Madeline was a daughter of the late Stephen H. and Carrie S. (Rissmiller) Faust. Since 1939, she was a faithful member of Bushkill United Methodist Church, where she was active for many years. A member of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Madeline worked in the garment industry and retired from the former Valerie Fashions in 1987. After the death of her husband, and with the help of her son, Edwin, and daughter-in-law, Deborah, and son-in-law, Roy Graver, she operated Dilcherd's Cider Press until its closing in 1997.

Survivors: She will be dearly missed by her daughters, Marie Burkett and companion, Ron, of Bushkill Township, and Janet Graver and husband, Roy, of Wellsville; sons, Robert Dilcherd and companion, Aimee, of Brodheadsville, Edwin Dilcherd and wife, Deborah, of Greentown, PA, and Kenneth Dilcherd and wife, Lisa, of Bushkill Township; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Josephine Sherbotie of Moore Township; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Faust of Nazareth; along with many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, William, she was predeceased by a grandson, Robert E. Dilcherd; a daughter-in-law, Mary Dilcherd; a son-in-law, Richard Burkett, three sisters, Evelyn A. Ulianna, Winifred P. Mann, and Shirley Koehler; two brothers, Henry L. and Raymond F. Faust; and a brother-in-law, George Sherbotie.

Services: A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. in Covenant United Methodist Church of Klecknersville, 2715 Mountain View Drive, Bath, PA 18014. Friends and Relatives are invited to call on Saturday morning from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. Interment will follow at Bushkill M.E. Cemetery, Bushkill Township. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the GEORGE G. BENSING FUNERAL HOME, INC., in the Village of Moorestown - Bath. Online expressions of sympathy may be recorded at: www.bensingfuneralhome.net.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be offered to Bushkill M.E. Cemetery, c/o Joe Reilly, 1544 Bushkill Center Road, Bath, PA 18014.