Kermit W. Boger
Jan 2, 2017
Kermit W. Boger, 76 years, of Germansville, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the widower of Lillian J. (Kratzer) Boger. Born in Weisenberg Twp. he was a son of the late Willard F. and Mary I. (Gruber) Boger. He was a custodian at Northwestern Lehigh School District for 19 years, retiring in...
Richard H. Mohr
Dec 31, 2016
Richard H. Mohr, 83 years, of Allentown, formerly of Macungie, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the widower of Marilyn M. (Schaffer) Mohr. Born in Whitehall, he was the son of the late Harold S. and Margaret L. (Demko) Mohr. He worked for Bethlehem Steel for 40 years as a machinist and...
Lillie M. George
Dec 30, 2016
Lillie Mae George, 91 years, of Fogelsville, passed away on Friday, December 30, at LVHN Cedar Crest. She was the widow of Maurice A. George who passed in 2007. Born in Greenwich Twp., and named after her beloved maternal grandmother, Lillie was the daughter of the late Melvin and Estella (Heister) Merkel. Lillie actively participated in many social organizations throughout...
Mae L. Schaadt
Dec 29, 2016
Mae L. Schaadt, 93 years, of Allentown, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at her home. She was the wife of Dalton M. Schaadt to whom she was married 63 years last October. Born in Tremont, PA, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Carrie (Koehler) Loeb. She was a graduate of Kutztown University. Mae taught in...
Susan A. Hartman
Dec 26, 2016
Susan A. Hartman, 47 years, of Germansville, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at home. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of Betty D. (Wanamaker) Hartman of Germansville and the late Henry W. Hartman. She was a member of Ebenezer United Church of Christ in New Tripoli. Survivors: mother, brothers, David W. Hartman of Whitehall and...
Anna Mae Fridirici
Dec 23, 2016
Anna Mae Fridirici, 92 years, of Macungie, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. She was the widow of Dr. David G. Fridirici. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mae (Snyder) Brubaker. She graduated from Whitehall High School in 1942 and from the former Haff Hospital...
Richard E. Piger, Sr.
Dec 22, 2016
Richard E. Piger, Sr., 87 years, of Breinigsville, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Twp. He was the widower of Anna (Roth) Piger. Born in Hynemansville, he was a son of the late John and Anna (Drescher) Piger. As a young man Dick worked as a farmer in Breinigsville. Starting in 1964, he...
Bernice B. Burkhardt
Dec 22, 2016
Bernice B. Burkhardt (nee Hite) 85 years, of Fogelsville, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown. She was the wife of Robert E.A. Burkhardt. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in October. Born in Allentown on June 29, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Edna (Green) Hite. She worked at the...
Dorothy "Dot" Starr
Dec 21, 2016
Dorothy "Dot" Starr passed away peacefully on December 21, 2016, with her family by her side, after an unexpected illness. Dot, 71, wife of William Starr, 73, lived a full and happy life. Married for 49.5 years, they were life partners in every sense. In addition to raising two children, Scott, 46, and Tracey, 43, they spent many years boating...
Ralph W. Dietrich
Dec 15, 2016
Ralph W. Dietrich, 90 years, formerly of New Tripoli, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Lifequest Nursing Center in Quakertown. He was the loving husband of Marie J. (Kincher) Dietrich for 53 years. Born in Lynnville, he was a son of the late William and Mary (Fetherolf) Dietrich. Ralph was a graduate of Slatington High School, class of 1944....
Grace I. Snyder
Dec 9, 2016
Grace I. Snyder, 94 years, formerly of New Tripoli, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, December 9, 2016 at Country Meadows in Allentown. She was the widow of Daniel N. Snyder. Born in New Tripoli she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Cora (Ulrich) Hunsicker. Grace devoted her life to her family....
John Danowsky Kuhns
Dec 4, 2016
John Danowsky Kuhns, 75 years, the "Mayor of Kuhnsville", passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 at home. He and his wife Carol J. (Hersh) Kuhns would have been married for 57 years Christmas Eve. Born in Kuhnsville, he was the son of the late Willis B. and Leah R. (Guth) Kuhns. He was a 1959 graduate of Parkland High School...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Heilman
Nov 24, 2016
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Heilman, 94 years, of Allentown, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice Unit in Allentown. She was the widow of Homer S. Heilman, who passed away this past March. Born in Deer Lake, PA, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Martha Gerhard. She volunteered at Lehigh Valley Hospital for...
Norma A. Breininger
Nov 23, 2016
Norma Alice (Zettlemoyer) Breininger, age 77, passed away November 23, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. She was the wife of Donald P. Breininger, to whom she was married for 57 years last August. Born in Weisenberg Twp. on February 22, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Walter R. and Minnie M. (Frey) Zettlemoyer. Norma was...
Althea N. Snyder
Nov 20, 2016
Althea N. Snyder, 87 years, of Allentown, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in South Whitehall Twp. Born in Kempton, she was the daughter of Earl and Elsie (Reinert) Shoemaker. She was the co-owner of the Golden Key Hotel from 1965 to 1979. After that Althea was a cook at the Fogelsville Fire Co. for 21...
John J. Harrington
Nov 13, 2016
John J. Harrington, 63 years, of Fogelsville, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He and his wife Joan (Tanner) Harrington celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this past August 16. Born in Providence, RI he was a son of John J. and Frances (O'Neil) Harrington, Jr. of Maplewood, NJ. He worked most of his professional...
Betty J. Evans
Nov 7, 2016
Betty J. Evans, 76 years, of Kempton, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at home. She was the wife of Thomas J. Evans for 56 years this past January. Born in Wescosville, she was a daughter of the late Howard E.and Alma S. (Gresley) Hausman. She worked in the Parkland School District at Fogelsville Elementary School as a Cafeteria worker...
Henry H. Runne
Nov 3, 2016
Henry H. Runne, 85 years, of Kutztown, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Kempton. He was the widower of Doris G. (Sandve) Runne. Born in Elizabeth, NJ he was the son of the late Henry J. and Catherine (Kordes) Runne. He was a self-employed machinist in Roselle, NJ. Henry was a member of the American Power Boat Assoc. ...
Jon T. "Hutch" Hutchinson
Nov 3, 2016
Jon T. "Hutch" Hutchinson, 73 years, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Marlene F. (Romig) Hutchinson for 53 years this past April. Born in Birmingham, AL he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Augusta (Benedict) Hutchinson. He worked at Bethlehem Steel as an Industrial Analyst for 31...
Mary Louise Good-Chabuel
Oct 31, 2016
Mary Louise Good-Chabuel, 86 years, formerly of Toms River, NJ, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home. She was the widow of Emil Chabuel. Mary Louise was born in Elizabeth, NJ in 1930. She worked for Burry Biscuits in Elizabeth, NJ for over 30 years, making cookies. Survivors : daughters; Catherine Bell of Freehold, NJ...