Jan 7, 2024

Joseph 'Jay' Paul Smith, Jr., 69 years, of Breinigsville, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2024.  He was the husband of Christine M Smith for 49 years this past New Year's Eve.  Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Joseph Paul Smith and Elizabeth Kosty.

Joe was known to be an avid reader throughout...

Jan 6, 2024

Dr. Barbara S. Galloway, age 69, formerly of Orefield, passed away on Saturday, January 6 at the Bristol House Memory Care in Warrington, PA. She was the loving wife of William H. Galloway, with whom she celebrated 23 years of marriage in June.  Born in Seneca, New York, she was a daughter of the late Winfield, III and Jeanne...

Dec 30, 2023

Irene M. Kressley, 87 years, formerly of Highland Estates, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Willowbrook Nursing Home in Kutztown.  She was the widow of William A. Kressley.  Born in Upper Macungie Township, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Flicker) Moser.

She was a baker and prep cook at the former...

Dec 28, 2023

Caroline K. Groegler, 82 years, of Fogelsville, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown.  She was the wife of Frank Groegler for 63 years this past May.  Born in Fogelsville, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Rose (Mulzet) Muick.

She worked at Cherrydale Farms for many years and was...

Dec 24, 2023

Herbert J. Bieber, 95 years, formerly of Wescosville, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Heather Glen Senior Living.  He was the loving husband of Anna (Lenhart) Bieber for 69 years this past August.  Born in Wescosville, he was a son of the late Charles and Clara (Meitzler) Bieber.

He was...

Dec 17, 2023

Dennis E. Webster, 47 years, of Fogelsville, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023.  Born in Livingston, NJ he was the son of Dennis R. and Carol M. (Dowd) Webster.  He was the husband of Tiffany (Cahill) Webster.

He won the NJ State Wrestling Championship in 8th grade.  Dennis graduated from Kutztown University with a degree in...

Dec 3, 2023

Faye C. Williams (Schmoyer), age 77, formerly of New Tripoli, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Born in West Pittston, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oreon and Hazel (Caldwell) Williams.  She is survived by her son Eric Schmoyer and his wife Anabella, her daughter Kimberly (Schmoyer) MacIver and her husband Allen MacIver; four grandchildren:...

Nov 26, 2023

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Service: A celebration of life will take place from 11 AM to 3 PM at the Kempton Community Center, 83 Community Center Dr, Kempton.

Ryan A. Day, 39 years, of Kempton, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 26, 2023. He was the loving husband of Shelbe L. (Eck)...

Nov 26, 2023

Timothy "Tim" Shirley of Yardley, PA was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was born on December 5th, 1958 and passed away on November 26th, 2023 at the age of 64.

Tim married his high school sweetheart, best friend, and first love, Ceil, and together they shared 35 wonderful years of marriage and two...

Nov 22, 2023

Leona Aloha Solt, 88 years, formerly of New Tripoli and Souderton, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in Grandview Hospital. She was the widow of Earl R. Solt. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Frank W. W. and Ardella R. (Caton) Boyer. Leona worked as an administrative assistant for 20 years with her late...

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...