Obituaries

Mar 19, 2019

Grace R. Fye, 92 of Mahoning Township, PA, formerly of Walnutport, PA an Newark, DE, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehab Center, Mahoming Township, PA. Born June 11, 1926 in Slatington, PA, she was the daughter of the late William K. and Catherine (Jones) Edwards and wife of the late Russell H. P....

Mar 19, 2019

Eleanor G. DeRemer, 101 of Allentown, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at VNA Hospice House @ St. Luke's in Bethlehem, PA. Born on March 30, 1917 in Jim Thorpe, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Billig and the late Ann(Richebecher) Billig. She was the wife of the late Harold A. DeRemer who...

Mar 18, 2019

Betty L. Pierce, died on March 18, 2019, at the age of 98. She was the wife of Alfred E. Pierce (deceased) and the mother of Alfred S. Pierce, Christy Ann Pierce and John H. Pierce.

Born in Northampton, PA to Stanley C. & Carrie A. Smith. Betty graduated from Northampton High School as the Salutatorian of...

Mar 18, 2019

Carol E. Belanger, 69 of Bath, PA, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at her home. Born on April 6, 1949 in Mount Holly, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Leonce C. Belanger and the late Svea (Wahlberg) Belanger. Carol graduated from Mount St. Mary's Academy in N. Plainfield, NJ in 1967. She worked as a Title...

Mar 17, 2019

Dallas E. Spengler, 93, of Bath, PA passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa.  Born January 6, 1926 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Howard Spengler and the late Florence (Huber) Spengler. He was the husband of Evelyn (Arndt) Spengler with whom he celebrated 68...

Mar 17, 2019

Richard J. "RJ" Wentz , 32, of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, died on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Gnaden Huetten Hospital, Lehighton.  Born March 27, 1986 in Allentown, he was the son of Richard D. Wentz and Stephanie (Swartz) Silfies, wife of Robert W. Silfies.

He worked at Lowes in Lehighton, and was a member of the...

Mar 14, 2019

Stephen Papay, 79, of Slatington, Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at his home in Slatington.  Born June 17, 1939, in Slatington, he was the son of the late Stephen and Ruth (Kincher) Papay.  Beloved husband and life partner, of Nancy C. (Finley) Papay.  Stephen and Nancy celebrated 62 years of being happily married.

Mar 14, 2019

Wayne L. Tucker, Sr., 64 of Allentown, PA passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at his home. Born on March 27, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Jesse Tucker and the late Audrey (Cavasher) Tucker.

Wayne served honorably in the U.S. Navy as a Boatswain's Mate Second Class for 11 years....

Mar 13, 2019

Trisha A. Berger, 48, of Mauch Chunk Road, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 13, 2019, in her home, after a long illness.  Born in Barstow, California, she was the daughter of Darrell J. Berger of Nazareth, and Kaye B. Beil and companion, Harry B. Versuk of Palmerton.

Trisha was employed in the...

Mar 12, 2019

Catherine E.A. Knauss, 81 of Bath, PA, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at her home. Born on August 1, 1937 in Northampton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Buskirk, Sr. and Kathryn (Wutcher)Buskirk.

She was the wife of the late Russell W. Knauss who passed away in 2005. Catherine was employed by...

Mar 11, 2019

Joanne E. Kuntz, 84 of Northampton, PA died on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown, PA. Born July 11, 1934 in Northampton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kermit Haldeman and the late Catherine (Berg) Haldeman. She was the wife of Arnold C. Kuntz with whom she shared 64 years of marriage...

Mar 10, 2019

Juanita L. (Shipwash) Pfeiffer-Alfieri, 87, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Pinoak Road, Lehighton, E. Penn Twp, died early Sunday morning, March 10, 2019, at Bayfront Health Port Charlotte, FL. She was the wife of the late Bernard P. Pfeiffer who passed in 1988, and the late Dominick W. Alfieri. Born in Austinville, VA, she was a daughter of...

Mar 10, 2019

Teresa M. (Pordos) Vargo, 85, of Princeton Avenue, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, March 10, 2019, at Chestnut Knoll Personal Care Home, Boyertown, Berks County.  She was the wife of the late Frank J. Vargo who passed in 2008.  Born in Palmerton, she was a daughter of the late Stephen C. and Anna (Kost) Pordos.

Mar 8, 2019

Ralph H. Lloyd, 94, of Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, Lehigh Township, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Friday morning, March 8, 2019, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus, Bethlehem.  Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Leo and Beatrice (Harding) Lloyd.

Ralph was employed as a power station technician for the Keystone Cement Company, Bath, for...

Mar 8, 2019

Richard "Dick" J. Kern, 64, of 1st Street, Slatington, Pennsylvania, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Fox Chase Hospice, Warrington, Bucks County, after being involved in an accident last August in Washington Township.  Born in Slatington, he was a son of the late Clarence F. and Mary A. (Holtzer) Kern.

Dick was formerly employed as...

Mar 8, 2019

Nancy (Seibert) Meckel, 86, of Whitehall, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at Valley Manor Health and Rehabilitation, Coopersburg. Born in Slatington, she was the daughter of the late Robert Seibert and the late Bessy (Sanns) Seibert. She was the beloved wife of the late Dale E. Meckel with whom she shared 57 years of marriage before his passing...

Mar 8, 2019

Jeanette L. (Praetorius) Shoemaker, 81, formerly of Farm Hill Road, Allen Twp, died peacefully early Friday morning, March 8, 2019, at Gracedale Nursing Home, Nazareth. Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of the late Earl W. and Loretta (Fogel) Praetorius.

Jeanette was a 1955 graduate of the former Coplay High School. She was a Secretary for...

Mar 7, 2019

G. Alvin Lynn, 83, formerly of Cherryville, PA passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, PA. Born on September 23, 1935 in Nescopeck, PA, he was the son of the late Alfred Lynn and the late Letha (Hontz) Lynn. He was the husband of June (Reese) Lynn for 63 years.

Alvin...

Mar 7, 2019

Thomas L. Koehler, 73 of Northampton, PA, passed away on Thursday, March 7th, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, PA after a long battle with severe lung disease. Born on October 24, 1945 in Northampton, he was the son of the late Warren A. and Jean L. (Farrell) Koehler.

Tom worked at Durkee Famous...

Mar 5, 2019

Jeanne W. Gower, 85 of Nazareth, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at VNA Hospice of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born Wednesday, August 16, 1933 in Nazareth, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene A. and Mae F. (Hoffman) Weiss and wife of the late David H. Gower.

Jeanne was a member of Schoeneck...