Jul 8, 2016

Henry J. Kohler, 91 years, formerly of Lynn Twp., passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at Lehigh Commons in Macungie. He was the husband of Erna A. (Hamm) Kohler for 66 years this past March. Born in Greenwich Twp. he was a son of the late John and Eva (Fetherolf) Kohler. He was a dairy farmer in Lynn Twp. for...

Jul 3, 2016

Verna M. Rabenold, 92 years, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at ManorCare in Allentown. She was the widow of Edwin H. Rabenold, Jr. Born in Fogelsville, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Florence R. (Laudenslager) Derr. She worked as a clerk for the former Industrial Valley Bank for 23 years, retiring in...

Jul 2, 2016

Nevin Follweiler, 87 years, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Arden Courts of Allentown. He was the widower of Roma E. (Mantz) Follweiler. Born in Lynn Twp. he was the son of the late Clarence J. and Hattie M. (Donat) Follweiler. He worked for the former Lehigh Portland Cement Co. in the Accounting Dept. for 42 years....

Jun 28, 2016

Lillian A. Cisco, 84 years, of Whitehall, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown Campus. She was the wife of Martin P. Cisco for 32 years this past May. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Ellison) Severynse. She was an officer for J.P Morgan Chase...

Jun 28, 2016

Melvin E. Rau, 85 years, of Slatington, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016. He was the widower of Hilda (Gressley) Rau. He was the son of the late Charles and Rosa (Kramer) Rau. He was a member of Jordan Lutheran Church in Orefield. Survivors: daughter, Mary Anne and son, Michael, at home, grandchildren, Jason Jacobs and Paul Kelly,...

Jun 23, 2016

Cleonice C. Borman, 84 years, of Macungie passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Mosser Nursing Home in Trexlertown. She was the widow of George E. Borman, Jr. Born in Fogelsville she was a daughter of the late Ira and Helen (Sechler) Breininger. She graduated from the former Allentown Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse and worked for...

Jun 21, 2016

Pearl A. Heintzelman, 97 years, of Allentown, formerly of Cetronia, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, South Whitehall Twp. She was the widow of Floyd G. Heintzelman. Born in Sunbury, PA she was the daughter of the late Ralph W.E. and Mary Jane (Miller) Reeder.

Pearl graduated from South Whitehall H.S. in 1936....

Jun 20, 2016

Barbara M. Kurtz, 71 years, of Allentown, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of George A. Kurtz for 49 years. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Susan M. (Kuchera) Molchany. She was a scanning coordinator at Wegman's in Easton for 15 years. Barbara...

Jun 19, 2016

Donald C. Horning, 82 years of Orefield, went to be with his heavenly father on Father's Day, Sunday, June 19, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Shirley C. (Grim) Horning for 62 years. Together, Donald & Shirley, owned Newton Auto Body for 39 years. Donald always had a passion for old classic cars & trucks. He enjoyed Nascar races...

Jun 16, 2016

Doris M. Herman, 87 years, of New Tripoli, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown. She was the wife of Asher D. Herman for 62 years last September 26th. Born in Steinsburg, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Aletha (Guild) Kriner, Jr. She was a seamstress for Penn State Mills for...

Jun 3, 2016

Dale H. Sechler, 59 years, of Schnecksville, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the husband of Catherine T. (Watters) Sechler for 6 years last October. Born in Lehigh County, he was a son of the late Dale H., Sr. and Jean (Haas) Sechler. Dale was a graduate of Bloomsburg University and went...

May 30, 2016

Richard R. Moyer, 72 years, of Trexlertown, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude (Reitz) Moyer. He worked for the Packaging Corp. of America in Trexlertown for over 40 years. Survivors: daughter, Heather of Emmaus, son, Michael of Des Moines, IA, sisters; Nancy...

May 22, 2016

Albert A. Melly, 86 years, of Allentown, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Whitehall Manor. He was the widower of Dorothy H. (Mohoney) Melly. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Aloise and Helen (Lee) Melly. Albert was Vice President and Treasurer of the former Bell Telephone Co. in Pennsylvania. He was a member and volunteer...

May 22, 2016

Frank F. Lutterschmidt, 96 years of Allentown, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Phoebe Home in Allentown. Born in Coplay he was a son of the late John and Josephine (Stangl) Lutterschmidt. He worked on the family farm in Breinigsville for most of his life and owned and managed the Mahoning Valley Farmer's Market. Frank honorably served his...

May 20, 2016

Lorene M. Southworth, 89 years, formerly of New Tripoli and Allentown, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. She was the wife of George F. Southworth for 61 years last October. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Blanche (Johnson) Myers of Springfield, Delaware County, PA. Lorene received her Bachelor...

May 17, 2016

Eleanor C. Rauch, 82 years, of Kutztown, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Herbert O. Rauch. Born in Upper Macungie Twp., she was a daughter of the late Harvey W. and Myrle M. (Reppert) Merkel. Eleanor helped run Rauch's Gas Station, the family business,...

May 16, 2016

Phi Loan Nguyen, 71 years, of Allentown, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at home. She was the wife of Tam Nguyen for 45 years last August. Born in Cantho Vietnam, she was a daughter of the late Le Van Trong and Pham Thi Dinh. Phi Loan worked for Aetna in Allentown as a Claims Analyst. She was a member...

May 13, 2016

Margaret Belusko, 91 years, of Fogelsville, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Lehigh Center in Macungie. She was the widow of Edward Belusko. Born in Stockton, PA she was a daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Cuper) Kostishak. As a teenager, Margaret went to Connecticut and worked in a plant manufacturing bullets for WWII. Following that she worked...

May 9, 2016

Herbert S. "Herbie" Ruth, Jr., 82, of Wescosville, passed away May 10th, 2016. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Herbert, Sr. and Katherine (Mest) Ruth. He worked for Royal Furniture in Emmaus for many years doing furniture repair. Herb last worked for Public Storage before retiring in 2004. He honorably served his country in the United...

May 8, 2016

Kenneth P. Holtzhafer, 81 years, of Allentown, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the husband of Jeanette A. (Kehm) Holtzhafer for 57 years last July. Born in Lehigh County, he was the son of the late Henry C. and Helen (Meitzler) Holtzhafer. He was a millwright for Bethlehem Steel for 30 years...