Hunter J. Iatalese, 21 years of Germansville, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024.  He was the son of the late Amanda Iatalese and grandson of Marie and Richard Leiby, with whom he resided.

He graduated from Northwestern Lehigh School District in 2021 and was a member of Heidelberg Union Church, the Heidelberg Game Assoc., and Andreas Sporting Club. Hunter was so full of life and lived for the moment. He was always with family or on an adventure. He started racing at his local racetracks when he was 12 years old in an enduro car and eventually went on to race a hobby stocks until he was 17. He then moved on to Grandview Speedway in 2020 and was more interested in dirt racing. Hunter went on to build his own car in 2020-2021. He won his very first race in 2023 at Grandview Speedway in his Sportsman Car. He was always on a hunting trip or going to different racetracks. He started doing drag bikes with his boss Mark and traveling around the east coast. At the age of 12 he started his first job with Allan Hoffner the local farmer. At 15 he started working for S&L Landscaping owned by Mark Schwalm, which led to him getting his CDL and becoming a Tri-Axle Driver for S&L where he worked until present day.  Over the years Mark and Hunter grew so close they even went snowmobiling in New York together along with drag racing. He loved his family, friends, nieces, and everyone he met. Hunter's smiles and hugs left you breathless.

Survivors: Siblings, Rachel Altemose and her husband Carl and Connor Drakely, maternal grandparents, Richard and Marie Leiby, paternal grandparents, Joe and Ruth Uyvari, step grandmother, Carol Nemeth, fiancé, Kylie Bernhard, many aunts and uncles, 4 nieces, and numerous cousins. He was predeceased by his mother, Amanda.

A Funeral Service will take place at 11 AM on Saturday, January 20 at Keller Funeral Home, 1018 Church St., Fogelsville.  Visitation from 9 to 11 AM.  Interment, Heidelberg Union Cemetery. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.KellerFuneralHomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, c/o Keller Funeral Home, PO Box 52, Fogelsville, 18051.