David G. Kressley
Aug 20, 2013
David G. Kressley, 74 years, of New Tripoli, passed away, Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at home. He was the widower of Rosalie T. (Hanzlik) Kressley. Born in Coopersburg he was a son of the late Gilbert and Grace (Mangold) Kressley. He owned the former Dave Kressley Records for 30 years in the Lehigh Valley. Survivors: Son, Joseph G. and wife...
Grace L. Herb
Aug 19, 2013
Grace L. Herb, 80 years, of Germansville, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inpatient Hospice Unit, in Allentown. She was the widow of Ernest P. Herb. Born in New Tripoli, she was a daughter of the late Vernon A. and Florence S. (Edwards) Bennighoff. Grace was a member of New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church in New...
Arlene M. Oswald
Aug 18, 2013
Arlene M. Oswald, 94 years, of Germansville, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lehighton. She was the widow of Marvin W. Oswald. Born in Heidelberg Twp. she was the daughter of Stanley and Mary (George) Kerschner. Arlene was a 1937 graduate of the former Slatington High School. She was the wife of...
James L. Diehl
Aug 11, 2013
James L. Diehl, of Allentown, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Whitehall Manor. He was the husband of the late R. Jean (Rossi) Diehl to whom he had been married for 59 years. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Catherine (Seifert) Moyer. Jim attended Allentown High School. He later served his country in...
Kathryn L. Heiser (Haas)
Aug 2, 2013
Kathryn L. (Haas) Heiser, 85 years, of Whitehall, passed away August 2, 2013 at Fellowship Manor in Whitehall. She was the wife of Forrest E. Heiser for 63 years last October. Born in Fogelsville, she was the daughter of the late John and Erma (Fritzinger) Haas. She was a graduate of Allentown High School and the former Allentown Hospital School...
John W. "Skip" Frey
Jul 31, 2013
John W. "Skip" Frey, 76 years, of Orefield, passed away July 31, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Rosemarie D. (Wanitsky) Frey for 54 years last September. He was a son of the late William and Margaret (Furst) Frey. He was a driver and salesman for Roadway Express for many years, retiring in 1963. John was of the...
Michelle L. (Jacoby) Snyder
Jul 29, 2013
Michelle L. (Jacoby) Snyder, 44 years, of Danielsville, formerly of New Tripoli, passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at home. She was a loving daughter of Jim and Barbara (Sterner) Jacoby of Breinigsville. She was the former owner of Styles by Michelle Snyder in New Tripoli and was a member of Weisenberg Lutheran Church in New Tripoli. Michelle was a...
Edward J. Boore
Jul 6, 2013
No icon, Email Picture Enhanced Obit Edward J. "Ned" Boore, 88 years, of Orefield, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at his home. He was the husband of the late Gloria A. (Lazurick) Boore and the late Lois E. (Mitchell) Boore. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, he was a son of the late Lewis and Ada (Roberts) Boore. He...
Ralph W. Heilman
Jul 5, 2013
Ralph W. Heilman, 90 years, of Kempton, passed away on July 5, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. (Bennicoff) Heilman. Born in Weisenberg Twp., he was the son of the late George and Carrie (Henninger) Heilman. He was a farmer all his life specializing in potatoes and retired in 2011....
Milon E. "Tiny" Bliss
Jul 2, 2013
Milon E. "Tiny" Bliss, 70 years, of Breinigsville, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ann L. (Bond Bailey) Bliss for 37 years. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Milon B. and Eleanor (Love) Bliss. Tiny was the successful operator of Tri-Alliance, Inc,...
George K. Burkos
Jul 1, 2013
George K. Burkos, 85 years, of Orefield, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the husband of Gloria M. (Mohr) Burkos for 53 years this past April. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John and Horepsimo Burkos. He was an electrician in the Lehigh Valley for 32 years as...
John W. Snyder
Jun 24, 2013
John W. Snyder, 89 years, of Allentown, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was the husband of the late Clara S. (Moyer) Snyder. Born in Sumneytown, he was a son of the late Adam and Sarah Snyder. He was employed as a sewing machine operator for many years. John was a member...
Melba E. Wilson
Jun 16, 2013
Melba E. Wilson, 92, most recently of New Tripoli, passed away June 16, 2013 at Fellowship Manor. She was the widow of Douglas B. Wilson. Born in St. Louis County, MO, she was a daughter of the late E. Oscar and Clara (Dieckmann) Rosenkoetter. She left home to work as a nanny in order to attend both high school and...
Mary A. Phillips
Jun 14, 2013
Mary Anna Phillips, born in Weisenberg Township and lifelong resident of Stines Corner, died on June 14, 2013, at Cedarbrook Nursing Home at the age of 91. Mary was the daughter of the late Clarence and Minnie Smith. She was the wife of the late William S. Phillips. Mary graduated from Camps One Room School House in 1936. She worked...
Harold H. Smith
Jun 7, 2013
Harold H. Smith, 99 years, formerly of Stony Run, passed away Friday June 7, 2013 at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. He was the widower of Cathryn R. (Scherer) Smith. Born in Lynn Twp he was a son of the late Francis J. and Martha (Kunkel) Smith. He was self employed, as a painter and paper hanger for 32 years, retiring...
Mary Jane Mohr
Jun 7, 2013
Mary Jane Mohr of Trexlertown, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at the age of 91. The family wishes to express deep gratitude to all those who have cared for this loving woman in her past years of declining health; especially all those at Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown, and her daughter-in-law Sue and son Lyle who have...
Linda M. Illick
Jun 1, 2013
Linda M. Illick, 63 years, of Kempton, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 at home. She was the wife of Martin D. Illick for 8 years last September 18th. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Ralph B. and Ruth E. (Butz) Werley. Linda worked at Air Products for 31 years before retiring in 2011. Linda was...
Dorothy E. Krumanocker
May 30, 2013
Dorothy "Dot" E. Krumanocker, 87 years, of Allentown, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem. She was the widow of Lawrence A. Krumanocker. Born in Fogelsville, she was a daughter of the late George P.D. and Beulah M. (Krause) Knappenberger. Dot was a School Bus Driver for the Parkland School District for over 10 years....
Charles S. Edwards
May 28, 2013
Charles S. Edwards, 84 years, of Fogelsville, passed away May 28, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Lucy (Sherburne) Edwards for 55 years last June. Born in Hazleton he was a son of the late Robert and Kathryn (Schaar) Edwards. Charles graduated from Penn State University and Harvard Divinity School. He served as Chaplain for 3 years in...
Vera A Marshall
May 10, 2013
Vera A. Marshall, 79 years, formerly of Allentown, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the home of her daughter, Beth A. Joseph, with whom she resided. She was the widow of Darwin Buddy Marshall. Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Grace (Kovach) Mikylychak. After graduation from Parkland High School, she was employed...