Audrey R. Snyder
Feb 26, 2020
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Audrey R. Snyder, 85 years, of Allentown, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Luther Crest in Allentown. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Helen (King) Renninger. Last August, she and her husband Dr. Richard "Dick" K. Snyder celebrated their 67 th...
Ethel L. Hamm
Feb 20, 2020
Ethel L. Hamm, 95 years, of New Tripoli, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at home. She was the widow of Clark K. Hamm. Born in Tilden Township, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Elsie (Fink) Reppert.
Ethel was a farmer all her life. She was the epitome of the Pennsylvania Dutch lifestyle....
Robert E. A. Burkhardt
Feb 19, 2020
Robert E. A. Burkhardt, 87 years, of Fogelsville, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown. He was the widower of Bernice B. (Hite) Burkhardt. Born in Chapmans, he was a son of the late Alfred B. and Ella (Glick) Burkhardt.
He was an excavating heavy equipment operator for most of his career at...
Warren "Butch" R.W. Leiby, Jr.
Feb 11, 2020
Warren "Butch" R. W. Leiby, Jr., 63 years of Germansville, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Rieger) Leiby for 32 years last August. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Warren R.W., Sr. and Marie (Haak) Leiby.
He was a Sheet Metal Manufacturer with Lehigh Valley Signs since...
Janet L. Medence
Feb 10, 2020
Janet L. Medence, 86 years, formerly of Upper Macungie Twp, died Monday, February 10, 2020 at Devon House in Allentown. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Roland P., Sr. and Harriet E. (Schmeyer) Harrier.
She graduated from Allentown High School in 1951 and started to work for PP&L as a File and Staff...
Henry E. Ruth, Jr.
Feb 10, 2020
Henry E. Ruth, Jr., 47 years, of Macungie, formerly of New Tripoli, died Monday, February 10, 2020. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Henry E., Sr., and Ruth Ann (Werley) Ruth. He worked for Hannabery HVAC in Allentown for several years.
Survivors : He was love by several aunts, uncles, and...
Frederick J. Tomasko
Jan 30, 2020
Frederick J. Tomasko, 55 years, of New Tripoli, died Thursday, January 30, 2020 at home. He was the husband of Sandra (Snyder) Tomasko for 21 years last May. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Kenneth W. and Janice (Sechler) Tomasko.
Fred was a 1982 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School where he was...
Sterling H. Peter
Jan 26, 2020
Sterling H. Peter, 87 years, of Topton, died Sunday, January 26, 2020. Born in Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Claude and Hilda (Smith) Peter.
He was a Ranch Hand in Idaho for 35 years. Sterling honorably served in the United States Army during Korea. He was a member of Ziegels Lutheran Church in...
Dorothy E. Duffy
Jan 17, 2020
Dorothy, E. Duffy, 80 years, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Lehigh Center in Macungie. She was the widower of Edward W. Duffy. Born in Camden, NJ she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Dorothy T. (Shaw) Woodhead. She was a bookkeeper for Food Services at Mack Truck, Inc. for 8 years.
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Anna M. Rupp
Jan 17, 2020
Anna M. Rupp, 91 years, formerly of New Tripoli, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at Fellowship Community in Whitehall. She was the widow of Ira G. Rupp. Born in Haafsville, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Helen (Sechler) Breininger.
She was a sewing machine operator for the former Royal Manufacturing in Alburtis, for...
Eugene E. Muth
Jan 12, 2020
Eugene E. Muth, 87 years, of Orefield, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the widower of Phyllis (Krum) Muth. Born in Mertztown, he was a son of the late William and Verna (Smith) Muth.
Eugene worked on many different local farms for several years. After school he enlisted in...
Wilbert "Will" J. Holmer
Jan 11, 2020
Wilbert (Will) J. Holmer, 84, of Macungie, Pennsylvania succumbed to cancer in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family on January 11, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Edith, his daughter, Diane and husband Scott Whitehurst of Allentown, and grandchildren Eva and Nicholas HolmerWhitehurst. Will was a loving husband, father, grandfather,...
Barbara A. Herbert
Jan 3, 2020
Barbara A. Herbert, 86 years of Breinigsville, died on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Mosser Nursing Home in Trexlertown. She was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Pauline V. (Barber) Roth.
Survivors: daughter, Roberta Patterson and partner Ben Shaibe of Palo Alto, CA. She was predeceased by a daughter Margaret.
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Emma Mary Smith
Jan 2, 2020
Emma M. Smith, 83 years of Kempton, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at home. She was the wife of Larry J. Smith, Sr. for 35 years last August. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late James and Emma (Mermon) McKeown.
Emma loved baking, canning, gardening, and many different types of crafts. She was...
Roy William Hahn
Dec 31, 2019
Roy W. Hahn. 97 years, formerly of Schnecksville, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Sacred Heart Senior Living in Center Valley. He was married to Anna V. (Hamm) Hahn for 72 years in August of 2017, shortly before she passed away. Born in Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Edgar C. and Ruth (Betz) Hahn....
Dennis D. Lutterschmidt
Dec 20, 2019
Dennis Dale Lutterschmidt, "63" years young, lost his battle to kidney cancer on Friday, December 20, 2019. He celebrated 29 years of marriage this year with his loving wife, Shirl (Merolli) Lutterschmidt, who couldn't have asked for a better man to share her adventures, appointments, cries, laughs, and break downs.
Dennis was a man who helped others....
Carolyn K. Sullenberger
Dec 7, 2019
Carolyn K. Sullenberger, 92 years, formerly of Quakertown and New Tripoli, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Phoebe Richland surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Charles W. Sullenberger. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William H.T. and Rose K. (Remich) Rusk. She was a loving wife and a talented and wonderful mother....
Roderick G. Strohl
Dec 2, 2019
Roderick G. Strohl, 97, of Orefield, died Monday, December 2, 2019 at home. Born in Fogelsville to Stanley A. and Pearl I. (Freas) Strohl, Rod would have celebrated 74 years of marriage to Dorothy (Dankel) Strohl on December 22. Rod worked in the family business, Stanley A. Strohl Chevrolet in Fogelsville alongside, first his father, then brother for many...
Daniel T. Fritch
Nov 27, 2019
Daniel T. Fritch, 67 years, formerly of Orefield, died November 27, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus. He resided at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown for the past 3 years where he was loved by many caregivers. Dan was a son of the late James O. and Elizabeth E. (Laudenslager) Fritch.
Dan was a workaholic, maintaining...
John "Taxi" Gulich
Nov 26, 2019
John "Taxi" Gulich, 65 years, of Allentown, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown. Born in Wilkes Barre, he was a son of the late John Gulich and Bertha (Long) Huber.
He was a truck driver for many companies in the Lehigh Valley. John was a member of the Heidelberg Game Assoc.
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