Aug 4, 2021

Mary Anne Rau, 60 years, died August 4, 2021.  Born in Lehigh County, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Hilda (Gressley) Rau.  She is survived by a brother, Michael Rau of Schnecksville. Private services.  Arrangements by Keller Funeral Homes, Inc., Fogelsville.

Jul 30, 2021

Faye E. Snyder, 84, of Shillington, PA passed away peacefully with her family by her side July 30th.  Born in Lynn Township, she was the daughter of the late Jonas A.L. and Althea (Moyer) Weaver, graduate of Slatington High School. She was married to the late David M. Snyder (Bowmanstown). She was employed as an office clerk at CNA...

Jul 23, 2021

Maralyn D. Smith, 90 years, formerly of Breinigsville, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Folsom, CA.  She was the wife of the late Ray A. Smith.  Born in Weisenberg Twp she was a daughter of the late Milton and Verna (Grim) Leibensperger.

She graduated from Northampton Community College School of Nursing and worked as a...

Jul 22, 2021

Sandra A. Christman, 67 years of New Tripoli, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at  Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inpatient Hospice Unit in Allentown.  Born in Montclair, NJ she was a daughter of Anna (Hensen) Shuscavage of New Tripoli and the late Stephen Shuscavage.

She was a special education teacher specializing in autism in the Wilson Area...

Jul 6, 2021

Judith H. Wagner, 80, of Weisenberg Twp, formerly of Port Murry, NJ, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp.   She was the wife of Damon Wagner for 58 years last December.   Born in Camden, NJ she was a daughter of the late James and Dorothea (Bunting) Long.

She graduated from Haddon Heights...

Jun 29, 2021

Marilyn M. Oswald, 92 years, of New Tripoli, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at home.  She was the widow of Russell T. "Blackie" Oswald.  Born in Pleasant Corners, she was a daughter of the late Ralph D. and Viola E. (Leibensperger) Weaver.

During her life, she worked as an Executive Secretary, first at Western, then...

Jun 24, 2021

Dorothy L. Moyer, 81 years, formerly of Kutztown, passed away on Thursday, June24, 2021, at the Laurel Center in Hamburg.  She was the wife of Glenroy Moyer for 63 years.

Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Grace Kern.  She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kutztown....

Jun 24, 2021

Shirley Louise Snyder, 85 years of New Tripoli, PA passed away the morning of June 24, 2021 at Kutztown Manor.  Shirley, a lifelong resident of Weisenberg Twp, was born on August 3, 1935 to Clayton Daniel and Lillie Mae (Herber) Rex.  Shirley married Ernest Peter Snyder, son of Peter Owen and Verna E (Bittner) Snyder, on July 16, 1955...

Jun 20, 2021

Donald W. Reinert, 82 years of Lenhartsville, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 at the Laurel Center in Lenhartsville. He was the widower of L. Carol (Miller) Reinert who passed away last August.  Born in New Tripoli, he was a son of the late George H. and Luella (Snyder) Reinert.  He graduated from Kutztown Area High School in 1956,...

Jun 18, 2021

Teresa Daniels, 91 years of Nanticoke, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021, at Lehigh Center in Macungie.  Born July 22, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Ignatius and Julia (Carbonavage) Christian.

She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and the University of Pennsylvania.  She began her career in New York City as a...

Jun 15, 2021

Enrico G. Gava, 80 years, of Allentown, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at home.  He was the husband of Barbara E. (Heilman) Gava for 56 years this past February.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Frank and Emma (Dalla Zanna) Gava.

He was a graduate of...

Jun 9, 2021

Jason E. Frey, 47 years of Schnecksville, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at home.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Dennis R. Frey and Carol (Kleinschuster) Frey of Neffs.

He worked for OCS Transport Services, Inc. in Orefield as a dispatcher for 11 years and was a volunteer firefighter for Woodlawn...

May 29, 2021

Mae D. Bittner, age 94, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021. She was born to Clarence and Minnie (Leiby) Smith in Weisenberg Township. In her teen years, she worked two jobs at the Stines Corner Hotel and as a telephone operator with dreams of becoming a nurse. Her dreams changed after she went...

May 20, 2021

Gloria E. Kern, 89 years, of Whitehall, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Whitehall Manor.  Born in New Tripoli, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Minnie (Kunkel) Kern.

She graduated from St. Luke's Nursing School and was a Registered Nurse for 41 years at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem....

May 17, 2021

Florence H. Solt, 81 years, of Allentown, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at Cedarbrook.  She was one of nine children of the late George M. and Helen A. (Miller) Day.

She was a seamstress for the former Berkley Manufacturing, worked for Day-Timer and the Allentown School District.

Survivors: daughters, Connie Myirski...

May 3, 2021

Elizabeth Jill Lambert, of Fogelsville, born in Melton-Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at home.

Elizabeth, known as Jill or Liza by many of her friends. was an independent spirit and pioneer.  She traveled the world in her 20s, worked in Hong Kong and eventually ended up in New York where she met the...

May 1, 2021

Joyce K. Schrammel, 83 years, of Kempton, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown.  She was the wife of Earl T. Schrammel, to whom she would have been married to for 59 years this month.  Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy (Walton) Kilpatrick.

She was...

Apr 30, 2021

Raymond R. Clausnitzer, 80 years, of Fogelsville, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp.  He was the husband of Elissa (Sisia) Clausnitzer    for 55 years this May.  Born in Woodbridge, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert and Julia (Furman) Clausnitzer.

He was a machinist for Exxon Mobil for...

Apr 30, 2021

Richard "Dick" M. Crooker of Fogelsville died on April 30, at the age of 78.  He was the husband of Barbara Poti Crooker; father of Rebecca Ceartas, Melora Lynngood, and David Crooker, stepfather of Stacey Krastek; grandfather of five: Reilly, Athena, Demitrius, Danny, and Caitlin.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he grew up in the Chicago area, graduating...

Apr 29, 2021

Linda Christine Wotring, 63 years, of Kutztown, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Kenneth Wotring, with whom she celebrated 30 years of marriage last August. Born in Reading, she was a daughter of Paul Rothermel of Kempton and the late Evelyn (Krick) Rothermel.

Linda worked...