John R. Malanitch
Jul 8, 2019
John R. Malanitch, 83 of Allentown, PA died on Monday, July 8, 2019, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. Born August 22, 1935 in Whitehall, PA, he was the son of the late Alexander Malanitch and the late Catherine (McCloskey) Malanitch. He was the husband of the late Marilyn E. (Krick) Malanitch who passed away in...
Jamie L. Kunkle
Jul 5, 2019
Jamie L. (Schartel) Kunkle, 35, of Columbia Street, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, died suddenly Friday afternoon, July 5, 2019, in her home. She was the wife of Jason S. Kunkle since April 23, 2004. Born in Fort Stewart, GA, she was the daughter of Douglas J., Sr. and Melissa A. (Wendling) Schartel of Tamaqua.
Jamie was a...
Anthony R. Hartranft
Jul 3, 2019
Anthony R. Hartranft, 49, of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday evening, July 3, 2019, in Lehighton. Born in Lehighton, he was a son of the late Richard "Pepper" E. and Nancy F. (Hibbler) Hartranft.
Anthony worked as a general laborer in the construction industry around the Carbon County area. He attended the Lehighton Area Senior High...
Stuart S. Snyder
Jul 2, 2019
Stuart S. Snyder, 55, of Saw Mill Road, Lehighton, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday afternoon, July 2, 2019, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. He was the husband of Sally (Rhoads) Snyder since December 20, 2011. Born in Easton he was a son of the late Norman E. Snyder.
Stuart was...
David S. Lerch
Jul 1, 2019
David S. Lerch, 72 of Moore Township, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019, at his home.
Born April 19, 1947 in Petersville, he was the son of the late George E.and Helen A. (Smale) Lerch. He and his wife Leila (Adams) Lerch were married on May 26, 1973.
He was a member of Zion...
Theodore Choy, Jr.
Jun 29, 2019
Theodore Choy, Jr., 89, of Los Angeles, California, formerly of Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Born Saturday, August 31, 1929 in Palmerton, he was the son of the late Theodore Choy and the late Anna Choy.
He was self-employed as a photographer, and...
Rita L. Pletchan
Jun 28, 2019
Rita L. (Stinner) Pletchan, 91, formerly of Main Street, Egypt, Whitehall Twp, died early Friday morning, June 28, 2019, at Rittenhouse Village at Lehigh Valley, Allentown, Salisbury Twp. She was the wife of the late Milton Pletchan. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emma (Farnschlader) Stinner.
Rita was employed by the...
Jackson Luther Delabar
Jun 27, 2019
Jackson Luther Delabar, 90 of Bath - E. Allen Twsp, PA. passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at his home with family at his side. Born April 23, 1929 in Northampton, PA, he was the son of the late Luther Delabar and the late Esther (Schlegel) Delabar. He was the husband of Jacqueline R. (Sloyer) Delabar with whom...
Sylvia I. Mohr
Jun 23, 2019
Sylvia I. Mohr, 70 of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Township. Born January 22, 1949 in Fullerton, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Eleanor J. (Newhard) Keshel.
She was a pharmacy tech at Sacred Heart Hospital, Neighborcare, and other pharmacies in the Allentown area...
Lucille Rex
Jun 23, 2019
Lucille (Stein) Rex, 90, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, died late Sunday evening, June 23, 2019, at Trustbridge Hospice Care, Pompano Beach, FL. She was the wife of the late Milton M. Rex who passed in 1991. Born in Slatington, she was a daughter of the late Luther S. and Olive H. (Handwerk)...
Calvin L. Schoch
Jun 22, 2019
Calvin L. Schoch, 72 of Bethlehem E. Allen Twsp., PA, died on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown. Born August 9, 1946 in Barto, PA, he was the son of the late Lester Schoch and the late Virginia (Mohr) Eck. He was the husband of Clara L. (Evans) Schoch with whom he shared 51years...
Julia E. Kissel
Jun 22, 2019
Julia E. Kissel, 91 formerly of Lower Nazareth Township, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Old Orchard Health Care Center, Palmer Township.
Born July 6, 1927 in Bath, New York, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Gladys (Smith) Buchanan and wife of the late Alex Kissel.
She worked as a...
Helen Sirksy
Jun 22, 2019
Helen Sirsky, 96, of Astoria, New York, formerly of Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, NY. Born in Palmerton, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Julia (Holloman) Sirksy.
Helen was employed as a customer service representative for Bloomingdales Department Store, NY. She was also educated...
Ronald A. Hollinger
Jun 20, 2019
Ronald A. Hollinger, 78 of Allen Township, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem. Born October 9, 1940 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Harry and Estelle Hollinger. He and his wife, Susan M. (Hill) Hollinger were married on December 24, 1981.
He worked in the maintenance department for the...
Mark A. Bakanowsky, Sr.
Jun 19, 2019
Mark A. Bakanowsky, Sr., 57 of Easton, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at ManorCare Health Services, Easton. Born December 26, 1961 in Buford, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Joseph and Joan A. (Passehl) Bakanowsky and husband of Elizabeth A. (Lauber) Bakanowsky. Mark was an avid fisherman.
In addition to his wife,...
Bruce W. Yuhasz
Jun 18, 2019
Bruce Yuhasz, 69 of Moorestown, PA., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Country Meadows, in Bethlehem, PA. Born June 2, 1950 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Emile Yuhasz and Pauline M. (West) Yuhasz who resides in Nazareth. Bruce was a graduate of Nazareth High School who went on...
John M. Najpauer, Sr.
Jun 16, 2019
John M. Najpauer, Sr., 91, of Northampton, PA, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Born April 30, 1928 in Northampton, PA, he was the son of the late Michael Najpauer and the late Julia (Farkas) Najpauer. He was the husband of Joan R. (Smith) Najpauer, with whom he would have celebrated 65...
Elaine A. Kern
Jun 12, 2019
Elaine A. Kern, 71 of Northampton, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown. Born September 24, 1947 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Clara (Fritzinger) Dillinger. She and her husband, Charles G. Kern, Jr. were married on November 9, 1968.
Elaine worked in the business office for...
Edgar H. "Nuddy" Weiss
Jun 10, 2019
Edgar "Nuddy" H. Weiss, 105, formerly of Union Hill, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, and Aquashicola, Lower Towamensing Township, died peacefully Monday evening, June 10, 2019, at The Palmerton Personal Care Home. He was the husband of the late Evelyn I. (Henritzy) Weiss. Born in Franklin Township, Carbon County, he was a son of the late Herbert and Mary...
Charles E. "Chuck" Castetter
Jun 10, 2019
Charles E. "Chuck" Castetter, 79 of Northampton, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Township. Born February 2, 1940 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Charles H. Castetter and the late Florence (Chapleskie) Tuckett. He and his wife Karen K. (Miller) Castetter were married for 43 years this past...
