Feb 15, 2025

Heaven's choir needed a new angel, so Gloria Knerr answered the call on Saturday, February 15, 2025, as she passed from this Earth onto her heavenly home, surrounded by her loved ones at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

She was the daughter of the late Morgan & Erma Rohrbach and attended Emmaus High School. She worked at...

Feb 10, 2025

June M. Roth, 72 years of Fogelsville, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, at home.  She was the wife of Raymond P. Roth for 50 years this past November. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Gladys (Dowse) Martnick.

She was a medical secretary for Dr. Kenneth Choquette at Lehigh Valley...

Jan 31, 2025

Robert H. "Shep" Shapiro, 88 years of Macungie, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospice. He was the husband of Louise C. (Luongo) Shapiro for 61 years last May. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Doris Shapiro.

Shep was maintenance inspector for the F.A.A. for many years....

Jan 26, 2025

James O. Fritch, Jr., 76 years of Mohnton, formerly of Kutztown, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at home. He was the husband of Linda L. (Kocher) Fritch for 56 years last September. Born in Allentown, he was the son of James O. and Elizabeth E. (Laudenslager) Fritch, Sr.

He was a truck driver for the...

Jan 20, 2025

Althea M. Hahn, 89 years formerly of Fogelsville, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg. She was the widow of Francis W. Hahn. Born in Fogelsville, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Hilda (Held) Hausman.

She was a housekeeper for Upper Macungie Twp from 1986 to 2007. Althea was...

Jan 17, 2025

Carol M. Soyster, 84 years, formerly of Delaware County, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Mosser Nursing Home in Trexlertown. Born in Shamokin, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Fara (Weikel) Krebs.

She was a secretary for the former Right Associates in Philadelphia for 15 years. Carol was of the Protestant faith...

Jan 17, 2025

Judith M. "Judy" Nikischer, 87 years, formerly of Delray Beach, FL, Allentown, and Macungie, passed away peacefully and with eternal joy at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown on January 17, 2025. Born in Allentown, on October 14, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Evelyn (McNabb) Savitz.

Judy attended Allentown Schools and graduated...

Jan 11, 2025

Phyllis L. Gusick, 78 years, formerly of Slatington passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at the Lutheran Home at Topton surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of Martin P. Gusick for 57 years. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Lynnwood Zellner and Virginia M. (Knoll) Howell.

She was of a...

Jan 9, 2025

Nora W. Trimm, 76 years of Fogelsville, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at home. She was the loving wife of Jeffrey Trimm for 45 years this last July.  Born in Tucson, AZ she was the daughter of the late Martin and Louise (Ernst) Welch.

Nora was a graduate of Elmira College where she graduated with...

Jan 8, 2025

Larry C. Fox, 82 years of Fogelsville, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown. He was the husband of Lena R. (Kistler) Fox for 61 years this past September. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Claude and Hilda (Kunkel) Fox.

Larry was the best husband, father, grandfather...

Jan 7, 2025

Geraldine Steinmacher, 87 years, of Orefield, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. She and her late husband, Walter J. Steinmacher, were married for 66 years before his passing in 2023. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Louis and Rosaria (Bonomi) LoPresti.

She was an executive secretary for Precision Roll Grinders for...

Dec 31, 2024

George D. Fister, Jr., 72 years of Slatington, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at the Inpatient Hospice Unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Lehigh County, he was the son of the late George, Sr. and Florence Fister.

He repaired small engines for the former Grim Sales & Service in New Tripoli and the former...

Dec 29, 2024

Dorothy B. Marks-Newberry, 91, of Allentown, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully surrounded by her family December 29, 2024.

Born in Allentown, Dorothy was the loving and devoted wife of D.E. (Bob) Newberry, Jr., for 29 years before he passed away in 2013. She was the daughter of the late Anthony G. and Mary R. (Cherney) Friend.

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Dec 29, 2024

Dr. Jeffrey R. Quay, 65 years of Weisenberg Twp, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill Campus. He was the husband of Deanna I. (Metka) Quay for 40 years this past June.  Born in Pottstown, he was the son of Margaret (Kramer) Quay of Pottstown and the late Albert Quay. He graduated from...

Dec 29, 2024

Nancy Jo Foxhill, 85 years of Orwigsburg, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. She was the widow of Tom Foxhill. Born in Springfield, IL she was the daughter of the late George and Myrtle (Samonds) Belmar.

She was a manager in the banking business for 40 years. Nancy enjoyed reading,...

Dec 28, 2024

Barry N. Heintzelman, 93 years of Fogelsville, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Luther Crest in Allentown. Born in the Lehigh Valley, he was the son of the late Alvin H. and Violetta E. (Moatz) Heintzelman.

He did lab maintenance for the former Trojan Chemical Co. for 40 years. Barry was secretary of the United...

Dec 25, 2024

Patricia A. Hansford, 82 years, formerly of Fogelsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at the Phoebe Home in Allentown. She was the widow of Charles C. Hansford. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary (Zin) Zadroga.

She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970 and became a Registered...

Dec 23, 2024

Patsy A. Dawes, 68, of Allentown originally from Philadelphia, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was the daughter of the late James and Esther (Hill) Dawes.

Survivors: children, Jerome Dawes, Jeron Dawes, Patsy Dawes, Phillip Dawes, Pamela Dawes (Laura Thomas), Tammy Dawes, Tiffany Dawes, Bryant Dawes, Ryant Dawes, and...

Dec 15, 2024

Mildred L. Englehardt, 104 years of Kutztown, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Willow Brook in Kutztown. She was the widow of John L. Englehardt. Born in Berks County, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Helen (Hart) Burkhart.

She was a secretary and accountant for her husband's cutlery business for many years...

Dec 12, 2024

D. Raymond Bainbridge, 83 years, of Kempton passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at home. He was the husband of the late Deborah J.C. (Schuler) Bainbridge. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Dunham Bainbridge and Marion (Grove) Bronson.

Ray graduated from Steinert High School and Rider College in NJ. After proudly...