- Date Of Death: January 1, 2016
- State: Pennsylvania
Alvona H. Navarre, 84, of Quakertown, died Sat. Jan. 9 in St. Luke’s University Hospital. She was the widow of Jacques A. “Jack” Navarre. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Raymond & Edith (Rothrock) Hassler. She was a 1949 graduate of Quakertown High School. Alvona and her husband owned and operated the former Cassel’s Food Market, Quakertown for over 25 years. Later, she worked at the former Triangle Lumber Co., H&R Block, and then operated a private tax preparation service until retiring. She was a member of the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, Pennsburg. Surviving are her children, Jayne of Key West, FL, Alan, Quakertown, & Thomas Hontz, wife Denise of Coopersburg; grandchildren Jacqueline Gibson, husband Ryan and their son, Alvona’s great-grandson Wyatt and Bartholomew Asman; brother Ronald Hassler, wife Debbie of Pine Ridge, FL and sister, Faye Zimmerman, husband Rev. Lloyd of Chambersburg. She was predeceased by an infant son Phillip David.
