May 1, 2016

George S. Gruber, 92 years, of Orefield, passed away Sunday, May 01, 2016 at home. He was the widower of Elsie M. (Snyder) Gruber. Born in Germansville he was a son of the late Robert and Iva (Snyder) Gruber. He was a farmer in Weisenberg and Lowhill Townships for 75 years. In addition to his farms, he farmed many of...

Apr 30, 2016

Ralph L. Geiger, 97 years, of Orefield, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Clara R. (Werley) Geiger for 74 years last November. Born in Orefield, he was a son of the late Adam and Flossie (Haas) Geiger. He worked for the former Trojan Powder Co. for 43 years. Ralph was a member of...

Apr 27, 2016

Jean S. Mohr, 94 years, of Macungie, formerly of Orefield, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. She was the widow of Charles P. Mohr. Born in Upper Macungie Township, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Edna (Guth) Stauffer. She worked at the former Mohr's Orchard Store in Fogelsville for several...

Apr 20, 2016

Donald M. Wotring, 82 years, of Germansville, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Twp. He was the widower of Joyce M. (Gross) Wotring. Born in New Tripoli, he was a son of the late Woodrow and Grace (Snyder Werley) Wotring He was a train operator for the former Trojan Powder Co. for 39...

Apr 14, 2016

Theodore (Ted) R. Fritzinger, 93, of Allentown, passed peacefully on April 14, 2016 in his Arizona home. Born October 17, 1922, he was a son of the late Effie L. Doll and George W. Fritzinger. Ted was a loving husband to Jean Neff for 45 years until her passing, and thereafter companion to Elinor Szabo for 15 years until her...

Apr 11, 2016

Marilyn M. Mohr, 79 years, of Allentown, formerly of Macungie, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. She was the wife of Richard H. Mohr for 55 years this past January. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Erdell) Schaffer. She was a member of the Upper Lehigh Lioness...

Apr 6, 2016

Robert L. Gross, 80 years, of Schnecksville, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown. He was the widower of Beatrice (Otto) Gross. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Raymond and Mildred (Heil) Gross. He was a carpenter all of his life in the Lehigh Valley. Robert honorably served in the United...

Mar 26, 2016

Matthew A. Bayout, 24 years, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016. Born in Allentown, he was the son of James D. of Fleetwood and Nancy (Eulitt) Spence of Fogelsville. Matthew was a graduate of Oley Valley High School and attended Reading Area Community College. He was a production operator for Nestle Waters in Breinigsville. Survivors: Father,...

Mar 24, 2016

Homer S. Heilman, 94 years, of Allentown, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice Unit in Allentown. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Gerhard) Heilman for 73 years last May. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Oscar J. and Blanche (Mohr) Heilman. Homer graduated from Muhlenberg College and went on...

Mar 22, 2016

Bernice M. Stevenson, 85, of Orefield, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016. She was the widow of Thomas Hugh Stevenson. Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William and Martha Straub. Survivors: She is survived by beloved daughter, Valerie Sonder of Jersey City, NJ. Services: Private graveside services will take place at George...

Mar 10, 2016

Henry W. Rockel, 87 years, of Coopersburg, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at home. Henry and his wife Betty A. (Hunsicker) Rockel celebrated 65 years of marriage last month. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Harry W. and Reba (Miller) Rockel. He worked in his family's business, the former Harry W. Rockel...

Mar 10, 2016

Doris I. Mohr, 90 years, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of Rewellien "Rudy" Mohr. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Irene (Gardner) Krumanocker. She was the Market Manager for the former Mohr's Orchard in Fogelsville for many years, retiring in...

Feb 22, 2016

Bryanna A. Morgan, 37 years, of Allentown, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Cheryl Morgan of Allentown. She was a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant. Survivors : mother, grandmother, Irene Zalutsky of Whitehall, sister, Amanda, brother, Derek, both of Allentown, step brother, Matt of Virginia, and niece and nephew, Stella and Xander....

Feb 18, 2016

Roger L Hoffman, 64 years, of Fogelsville, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 after a long struggle with dementia. He and his wife Barbara (Yadush) were married on September 9, 1978. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Clinton and Fern (Kistler) Hoffman. He graduated from Lehigh County Community College and worked as a maintenance mechanic at...

Feb 17, 2016

Nicole M. Werst, 22 years young, of Allentown, passed away February 17, 2016. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Michael F. and Deborah (Schmiedel) Werst of Allentown. Nicole was loved by her family and will be deeply missed. Survivors : Parents, brother, Spencer, and maternal grandmother, Joanna Schmiedel. Services : 4:00 P.M. Sunday, February...

Feb 14, 2016

Jane J. Price, 81 years, of New Tripoli, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at home. She was the wife of James J. Price for 59 years last May. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Helen (DeWalt) Moyer.

Jane worked for Bethlehem Steel for several years in the 1950's prior to...

Feb 9, 2016

Mae B. Hostetter, 68 years, of Fogelsville, passed away Tuesday, February 09, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inpatient Hospice Unit. She was the loving wife of B. Dale Hostetter for 34 years last July. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Mildred (Strohl) Bleiler. She graduated from Parkland High School in 1965 and Mansfield University...

Feb 5, 2016

Elizabeth Ann (Wirth) Kleibscheidel, 30 years, of South Whitehall Township, died February 5, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Mark A. Kleibscheidel for 8 years last November. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of John A. and Beata (Schaffer) Wirth of Whitehall.

Beth was a Registered...

Jan 30, 2016

Emmanuel L. "Manny" Wisser, 97 years, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 at home. He was the widower of Althea E. (Betz) Wisser. Born in South Whitehall Twp., he was the son of the late Edwin and Leah (Troxell) Wisser. Manny was a carpenter for N.K.I. Builders for 20 years, retiring in 1986. Prior to that, he worked...

Jan 25, 2016

Scott J. Williams, 38 years, of Whitehall, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Robert and Pam (Smith) Williams of Fogelsville. Scott was a Systems Administrator for INetU Managed Hosting in Allentown. Survivors : Parents, brother, Shawn Williams of Fogelsville, nephews, Brandon and Ian. Services : Private. Arrangements by...