Catherine A. Burns, 76 years, of New Tripoli, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at home. She was the wife of Frank T. Burns, Sr. for 57 years last September. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late George and Frances (Lyons) Cunningham.
Catherine worked for an Insurance Agent for a few years after school...
LeRoy C. Ernst, 90 years, of Winter Springs, FL, formerly of Allentown, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015, at his home. He was the husband of Verna Darby Ernst and the late Elaine N. (Peacock) Ernst. Born in Fleetwood, PA in 1924, he was the son of the late Frank and Edith (Miller) Ernst.
He honorably and...
Earl W. Heintzelman, 90 years of New Tripoli, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the husband of Jean A. (Kressley) Heintzelman. They were married 66 years last November 27. Born in Lowhill Twp., he was the son of the late Calvin C. and Victoria H. (German) Heintzelman.
He was...
Scott W. Haas, 61 years, of Allentown, passed away February 26, 2015 at home. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the Anna H. (Crone) Haas of Allentown and the late Walter E. Haas.
Scott worked for PennDOT for 10 years before retiring. He was in the United States Army for 4 years and was a...
Geraldine J. Kegarise, 80 years, of Breinigsville, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice Unit in Allentown. She was the widow of James E. Kegarise. Born in Negley, OH she was a daughter of the late Norman L. and Mabel E. (French) Gorby. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
Survivors...
Elsie M. Gruber, 88 years, of Orefield, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at Mosser Nursing Home in Trexlertown. She was the wife of George S. Gruber for 69 years yesterday. Born in New Tripoli, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Schafer) Snyder.
She was a farmer in the New Tripoli area for...
Esther B. Stufflet, 99 years, of Breinigsville, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at home. She was the widow of Arthur J. Stufflet. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Sally L. (Bossler) Hilbert.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Fogelsville.
Survivors: daughters:...
Jean K. Potosky, 72 years, of Macungie, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of Jack D. Potosky for 51 years last November. Born in Palmerton she was a daughter of the late Roland and Arabelle (Terry) Edwards. Jean worked for Lehigh Valley Hospital for 30 years.
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Andrew S. Ohl, 25 years, of Coopersburg, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Lloyd P. and Elizabeth J. (Hodge) Ohl, with whom he resided. Andrew worked on his family's farm and was a member of St. Josephs Church in Coopersburg.
Survivors : parents, paternal grandfather,...
Norman W. Wendling, 83 years, of Fogelsville, passed away at home Tuesday, January 13, 2015. He was the husband of Alma (George) Wendling for 59 years last June. Born in Fogelsville, he was the son of the late Frederick F.W. and Edna (Herring) Wendling.
Norman was a foreman for PennDOT. Prior to that, he was a zoning...
Brent L. Peters, 68 years of Whitehall and Venice, FL, formerly of Orefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Venice. He was the husband of Debra (Cunningham) Peters for 27 years last May. Born in Allentown, Brent was the son of the late LeRoy Peters and the late Luella (Zimmerman) Peters Zettlemoyer.
Brent was a...
Christina M. Secula, 70 years, of Allentown, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 at home. She was the wife of Joseph J. Secula for 46 years in May. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Remish) Furcon.
She was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church...
James J. "Chief" Murphy, 79 years, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. He was the husband of Theresa (Martin) Murphy for 61 years last August. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late James and Virginia (Mayer) Murphy.
He worked at the former Schaefer and...
Helen L. Geist, 87 years, formerly of Germansville, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at Mosser Nursing Home, in Trexlertown. She was the widow of Clarence G. Geist. Born in Lehigh Co. she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillian (Held) Gerhringer.
She was a farmer, along with her husband for most of her life. ...
Claire K. Santhouse, 90 years, of Macungie, formerly of Wyckoff, NJ, passed away Thursday, January 08, 2015 at Lehigh Center in Macungie. She was the widow of John Santhouse. Born in Patterson, NJ she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Moore) Fox.
She was a telephone operator and later a dental assistant in Glen...
Margaret (Harvey) Pederson, 89 years, formerly of Salisbury Twp., passed away peacefully Friday, December 26, 2014 at Luther Crest Health Center in South Whitehall Twp. She was the widow of Frederick E. Pederson. Born in Buffalo, NY she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Eda (Scheltz) Harvey.
She attended Syracuse University and worked for Buffalo's...
Marie A. Beil, 91 years, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in South Whitehall Twp. She was the widow of Warren C. Beil. Born in Upper Macungie Twp., Marie was a daughter of the late Seth and Mabel (Haas) Litzenberger.
Marie was a clerk at the former Peters Market in...
Karen E. Wisser, 55 years, of Alburtis, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014. She was the wife of Todd Wisser for 26 years this past September. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of Elizabeth S. (Acker) Lotier of Allentown and the late Walter Lotier. She was a Nurse's Aide at Country Meadows in Allentown. Karen was a member...
Rosann R. Bagenstose, 68 years, of New Tripoli, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Ezra R. and Ruth M. (Metzger) Lentz.
Rosann was a forklift operator for Kraft Foods, in the Distribution Dept., for 33 years. Prior to that, she was a waitress for various locations in...
Betty J. O'Donnell, 92 years, of Kutztown, formerly of Breinigsville, passed away December 12, 2014 at home. She was the widow of Philip W. O'Donnell, Sr. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Donnant and Lillian Lolchen. Betty was a member of Jordan Lutheran Church in Orefield and was a participant at SarahCare of...