Dorothy T. Marx
April 29, 1921 — June 19, 2018
Dorothy T. Marx, 97 of Allentown, PA, formerly of Northampton, PA passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Phoebe Home in Allentown. Born on April 29, 1921 in Bethlehem, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond McCandless and the late Catherine (Hagerty) McCandless. She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Marx.
Dorothy was a teacher at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, PA for 12 years and at Northampton Area High School for 23 years before retiring in 1982. She graduated from Immaculata University in 1942 and served as a past President of Lourdes Chapter and a member of the Board of Governors while attending college. Dorothy was an active member of Beethoven Maennerchor, Coplay Saengerbund and Stiles (Whitehall) Maennerchor and as secretary and treasurer for the Catholic Women's College Club for many years.
Surviving are son, Joseph D. Marx of Northampton, PA, daughters, Dorothy, wife of Robert Bresnahan of W. Bath, ME and Mary, wife of Gary Zidzik of Leonardtown, MD, sister, Marie Nemetz of Richland, VA, grandson, Ian Bresnahan and wife Mindy of W. Bath, ME, 3 great-grandchildren, Olivia, Brianna and Anthony and 8 great-great -grandchildren. She was predeceased by brothers, Gerald and Raymond McCandless and sisters, Katherine McCandless, Rosemary McCandless and Irene Anthony.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church located at 22nd & Washington Avenue Northampton, PA 18067. The family will receive friends from 8:30am to 9:30am at Schisler Funeral Home, 2119 Washington Avenue, Northampton, PA 18067 prior to the services at the church. Interment will follow in Assumption B.V.M. Cemetery, Northampton, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Dorothy may be made to Immaculata University, C/O the funeral home.
Dorothy was a teacher at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, PA for 12 years and at Northampton Area High School for 23 years before retiring in 1982. She graduated from Immaculata University in 1942 and served as a past President of Lourdes Chapter and a member of the Board of Governors while attending college. Dorothy was an active member of Beethoven Maennerchor, Coplay Saengerbund and Stiles (Whitehall) Maennerchor and as secretary and treasurer for the Catholic Women's College Club for many years.
Surviving are son, Joseph D. Marx of Northampton, PA, daughters, Dorothy, wife of Robert Bresnahan of W. Bath, ME and Mary, wife of Gary Zidzik of Leonardtown, MD, sister, Marie Nemetz of Richland, VA, grandson, Ian Bresnahan and wife Mindy of W. Bath, ME, 3 great-grandchildren, Olivia, Brianna and Anthony and 8 great-great -grandchildren. She was predeceased by brothers, Gerald and Raymond McCandless and sisters, Katherine McCandless, Rosemary McCandless and Irene Anthony.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church located at 22nd & Washington Avenue Northampton, PA 18067. The family will receive friends from 8:30am to 9:30am at Schisler Funeral Home, 2119 Washington Avenue, Northampton, PA 18067 prior to the services at the church. Interment will follow in Assumption B.V.M. Cemetery, Northampton, PA.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Dorothy may be made to Immaculata University, C/O the funeral home.
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