Nov 9, 2018

Howard W. Host, age 93, of Allentown, passed away early Friday, November 9, 2018 at Valley Manor Nursing Center in Coopersburg. He was the husband of Miriam (Bower) Host, with whom he would have celebrated 70 years of marriage on December 24. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Howard H. and Helen (Kromer) Host. He was...

Nov 8, 2018

Goldie M. Ritter, 85 years, of Lehigh Center, Macungie, formerly of Allentown, went to sing with Jesus on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. She was the widow of Carl R. Ritter. Born in 1933 on the family farm in Seipstown, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Verna (Sechler)...

Nov 6, 2018

Lavern M. Lippincott, 100 years, of Allentown, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Abington Manor Memory Care Village in Easton. She was the widow of Harold "Marshall" Lippincott. Born in Sayreville, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Florence (Meyer) Clark. Lavern was a graduate of the former Trenton State College, now the College of New...

Nov 4, 2018

Bruce Chattin, 86, of New Tripoli, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018. Born on January 9, 1932 in Morristown, New Jersey, Bruce was the son of the late Laurie and Catherine (Cuthbertson) Chattin. Bruce and his family moved to Weisenberg Township in 1945, and he graduated from Parkland High School in 1950. Bruce and his twin brother Kent...

Nov 3, 2018

Harriett H. Munson of Canton, NY died on November 3, 2018 at The Phoebe Home in Allentown, PA. Born July 27, 1918 in Avon, Illinois to Edna (Case) and Madison R. Hunter. Harriett attended grade school and high school in Avon. She was a graduate of Knox College Conservatory of Music in Galesburg, Illinois, where she was a member...

Oct 25, 2018

Christine M. Wehr, 86 years, of Kutztown, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 25, 2018. She was the wife of Gerald Wehr. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late George and Ada (Zellers) Coleman.

Survivors: She will be greatly missed by her husband Gerald, 5 children, 4 grandchildren, 5 great...

Oct 25, 2018

Thomas A. Hails, 83 years, of Breinigsville, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp.  He was the widow of Mary E. (McKee) Hails.  Born in Missouri, he was a son of the late Frank and Frances (Murphy) Hails. Tom had a food brokerage and procurement business for most of his life and was known...

Oct 24, 2018

Erma A. Snyder, 94 years, of Fogelsville, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at home.  She was the widow of Kenneth M. Snyder.  Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Gladys (Herster) Reiss.  She was a secretary for the Allentown School District from 1958 until 1988.  Erma was a member of St. John's Lutheran...

Oct 18, 2018

Charles J. Kahler, age 90, of Cabot, AR, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018. He was the husband of the late Joan M. (McGinley) Kahler. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose (Lipovsky) Kahler. He was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Allentown. Before retiring, he was a freight inspector for Associated...

Oct 12, 2018

Jill Donna Normandin, age 42, of Sandusky, Michigan, died Friday, October 12, 2018. She was born November 17, 1975 in Media, PA to David and Donna Purugganan. Jill enjoyed making jewelry and taking care of her cats.

Survivors: She is survived by her parents, David and Donna Purugganan; her daughter, Emily...

Oct 11, 2018

Evan Schaffer, 11 years, of Breinigsville, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born in Allentown, he was the son of David S. and Beth A. (Leyden) Schaffer of Breinigsville. Evan was a strong, compassionate and fun loving boy who will be missed by both family and friends. He was a protective older brother, always...

Oct 11, 2018

LaRue L. Rex, 90 years, of New Tripoli, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospice In-Patient Unit. Born in Kutztown on October 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Edna (Herber) Heiser. LaRue was married to Harold F. Rex for over 50 years until his passing in 2000. She...

Oct 11, 2018

Carol G. Hoppes, 82 years, of Fogelsville, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was the loving wife of Jackie H. Hoppes. Born in Coney Island, NY, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Esther (Schoffler) Zoch. Carol was a Nurses Aide for Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown for 23 years before retiring....

Oct 5, 2018

Joanne F. Gruber, 60 years, of Fogelsville, passed away, Friday, October 5, 2018 at Easton Hospital.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Ralph P. Gruber of Fogelsville and the late Anna Mae (Griffi) Gruber.  Joanne graduated from Lehigh Carbon Community College and went on to receive her master's degree in accounting from DeSales University.  She was currently...

Oct 4, 2018

Lisa Hoffman, 59 years, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. She was the daughter of the late George and Louise (Massarelli) Eissmann. Lisa grew up in Salisbury Township and attended Central Catholic High School. She went on to Penn State, where she met her husband Brian, with whom she celebrated 36 years of marriage last month. They had two...

Oct 4, 2018

J. Julian Familia, 36 years old, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in Emmaus. Born in Jersey City, NJ he was a son of Jose Familia of Orefield and Maria (Medina) Garcia of Florida. Julian volunteered for the Emmaus Fire Department and worked as an EMT for the Emmaus Ambulance Corps. Previously he was...

Sep 26, 2018

Sharla A. Kistler, 78 years, of Mars, PA formerly of Schnecksville, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.  Born in Slatington, she was a daughter of the late Harrison H. and Bernice (Bolton) Solt, Jr.  She graduated from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. In addition to being a wonderful mom, Sharla was a...

Sep 22, 2018

Geraldine A. Jones, 84 years, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home.  She was the widow of William R. Jones.  Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Otto E. and Helen (Reed) Huebner. One of her first jobs was working at Hess's department store in Allentown. Besides being a homemaker, she cleaned at...

Sep 15, 2018

Marie L. Weida, 99 years, of New Tripoli, formerly of Slatington, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp.  She was the widow of Clarence W. "Bobo" Weida.  Born in Lynnport on June 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Earl D.J. and Meda M. (Hamm) Henry.

She was a farmer,...

Sep 14, 2018

Robert C. Miles, 63 years, of Newfoundland, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018.  Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late William J., Jr. and Grace A. (Oplinger) Miles.  Robert was a special gift to four generations of our family.  He taught us compassion and caring for all those who are different, yet valuable members of...