Nov 18, 2023

Betty A. Rockel, 92 years, formerly of Coopersburg and Fogelsville, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Bethlehem North Nursing Center.  She and her late husband, Henry W. Rockel were married for 65 years before his passing in 2016.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Lillian (Dorney) Hunsicker.

She worked...

Nov 17, 2023

Constance Lynn "Connie" Melendy, 73, of Fogelsville, PA, formerly of Davis, CA, and Eureka, CA, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Allen Felton for 47 years. Born in Eureka, CA, she was a daughter of the late Mark Lee Alvin Melendy Sr. and Sylvia Bernita (Sanders) Melendy....

Nov 13, 2023

Earl L. "Jay" Kichline, Jr. of New Tripoli, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Monday, November 13, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his loving wife Pearl (Mosser) Kichline, whom he was married to for 33 years this past June, and their daughter Serena.  Earl was born in Northampton to the late...

Nov 12, 2023

Dear Friends and Family,

Writing with an update on my dad, Jerry Snyder. As you likely know, he was battling pancreatic cancer for the past 3 years. While he and his team of physicians at Penn Medicine were able to arrest the cancer, it was an ugly win (kind of like the current ugly winning record of...

Nov 7, 2023

Phyllis L. Allbright of Kempton, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was 29 days shy of celebrating her 80th birthday.  She and her husband, Gerald G. Allbright would have celebrated 59 years of marriage next month.  Born in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Willie Mae (Cooper)...

Oct 29, 2023

Dennis D. Schaffer, 72 years, of Breinigsville, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023.  He was the widower of Judith S. (Kloiber) Schaffer. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Willis and Pauline (Faust) Schaffer. Dennis was a farmer all of his life in Upper Macungie Twp. And a member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.  He...

Oct 26, 2023

Tyler C. Terleski, 32 years of Whitehall, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of Lori A. (Wertman) and stepfather Charles Hegedus of Allentown and Gregory Terleski of Breinigsville.

Tyler was a member of Ebenezer United Church of Christ in New Tripoli.  He was...

Oct 14, 2023

David C. Diehl, 85 years, of Kempton, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at home.  He was the husband of Kathleen M. (Kriebel) Diehl for 63 years this past May.  Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Chester and Gladys (Fretz) Diehl.

David earned a degree in Agriculture from Penn State University.  He...

Oct 9, 2023

Susan Jean Dougherty (nee Hettrick), 61, of York, PA, formerly of the Lehigh Valley, entered into eternal rest peacefully on Monday, October 9, 2023. Born on February 10, 1962, in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Margaret "Peggy" Joan Hettrick (nee Frayne).

Susan was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend.

Oct 8, 2023

Orville H. "Obie" Freitag, 75 years of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice Unit in Allentown. He was the husband of Karen (Theodore) Freitag for 21 years last April.  Born in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Orville H., Sr. and Florence (Neuner) Freitag.

He retired in...

Oct 8, 2023

Peggy K. Hughes, 84 years, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully in her home in Fogelsville, PA on Sunday, October 8, 2023. She was born in Aleppo, PA to Myrtle and Robert Finnegan and was preceded in death by her brothers Kenny and Sonny.  She celebrated 62 years of marriage to Asa M. Hughes. Peggy is survived by...

Oct 2, 2023

Doris M. Nagle, 87 years, of Wyomissing, PA, passed away on October 2, 2023, at her home, with her two daughters by her side. Born in Upper Darby, Delaware Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Elda (Peter) Bachman.

She graduated from Beaver College with a major in Sociology in 1958.  Doris was...

Sep 22, 2023

George A. Kurtz, 88, of Allentown, PA, passed peacefully on Friday September 22, 2023, at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, PA. He was the son of the late George Kurtz and Tessie (Haflet) Kurtz.

George was self-employed. He loved talking and enjoyed horses and reading newspapers.

Survivors: George was preceded by his beautiful wife, Barbara...

Sep 22, 2023

Patricia A. Fetter, 81 years, of Emmaus, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023 at home.  Born in Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Millie (Dellatore) Fetter.  She was a production worker for a bindery.

Survivors: daughter, Bonita Gibiser of Emmaus, siblings, Dale (Christina) and Richard (Linda), Debra, Arlene (Charles), and Gloria;...

Sep 17, 2023

Jeffrey J. Hahn, 72 years, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown.  Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Robert W. and Lillian R. (Trumbauer) Hahn.

Survivors: Sister in law, Althea Hahn of Fogelsville, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by siblings, Francis Hahn, Arlene...

Sep 15, 2023

Marian Johnson (nee Madtes), of New Tripoli and Orefield, passed peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 15, 2023 to enter Glory. She was born on November 11, 1933 in Kutztown, PA to the late Clayton and M. Evelyn (Snyder) Madtes.

When Marian was a young child, she and her family moved to her mother's family homestead...

Sep 14, 2023

Dora (Verzino) Butz, 90 years, of Emmaus, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at home.  She was the wife of Donald Butz to whom she was married for 70 years.  Dora was born in Allentown, the daughter of Celeste and Ida (Micco) Verzino, and was pre-deceased by her brother Anthony.

She was a member of Our...

Aug 30, 2023

Robert J. Miller, 84 years, of Weisenberg Township, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Danks) Miller.

He was a self-employed accountant for many years in the Lehigh Valley.  Bob was the former owner of the Fogelsville Hotel...

Aug 17, 2023

Gerald J. Masavage, 89 years, of Macungie, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at Reading Hospital.  He was the widower of Adele A. (Pissott) Masavage.  Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was son of the late William and Anna (Klokis) Masavage.

He was a draftsman for the former Bell Labs, and later with AT&T and he honorably served...

Aug 15, 2023

Lucille F. "Lucy" Gressley, 68 years, passed away peacefully on her family's farm in Maxatawny, on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, with her husband Richard by her side.  Richard D. Gressley and Lucille were married on June 3, 1978 at Weisenberg Lutheran Church. She was a loving mother to Samantha Queman (John) and grandmother to Sidney Queman.  Born in Allentown,...