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Lisa A. Nelson

Lisa A. Nelson

May 18, 2018

Lisa A. Nelson, 55, of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, died on Friday evening, May 18, 2018, at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Allentown.  Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late William D. and Gladys Cook. Lisa was a homemaker, and was also a Nurse's Aide. Survivors: Daughter, Amy wife of Steven Davidson of Virginia Beach,...

Lois L. Benson

Lois L. Benson

May 17, 2018

Lois L. Benson, 82 of Bethlehem, formerly of Indiana, passed away on May 17, 2018, at her daughter's home. Born January 16, 1936 in Axtell, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Alvin L. and Mary C. (Reed) Sarver. She was married on August 5, 1963 to Andrew J. Benson, who passed away just hours before Lois. Lois graduated...

Andrew J. Benson

Andrew J. Benson

May 17, 2018

Andrew J. Benson, 91 of Bethlehem, formerly of Indiana, died on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at ManorCare Health Services II in Bethlehem. Born December 12, 1926 in Pampa, Texas, he was the son of the late Andrew J. and Lillie (Baysinger) Benson. He was married on August 5, 1963 to Lois (Sarver) Benson who passed away just hours after he...

Very Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha

Very Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha

May 16, 2018

Very Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha, 62 of Bethlehem, PA., faithful servant of God who has fallen asleep this Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at his home. Born in the Ternopil Region of the Ukraine he was the son of the late Prokip Zawierucha and Jaroslawa (Drozdecka) Zawierucha. Fr. Bazyl was the husband of Anna T. (Putting) Zawierucha. He lived and studied in...

Charles F. Fritz

Charles F. Fritz

May 14, 2018

Charles F. Fritz, 73, of 26th Street, Northampton, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Monday afternoon in his home.  He was the husband of Myrtle H. (Mackey) Fritz since February 19, 1966.  Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, he was a son of the late LeRoy H. and Thelma P. (Batdorf) Fritz. Charles was employed as a retail sales manager of the...

Carl C. Reimer

Carl C. Reimer

May 13, 2018

Carl Clayton Reimer, 94 of Allentown, PA formerly of Bath, PA, died on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at his home in Luther Crest Campus. Born February 14, 1924 in Bath, PA, he was the third of Clayton S. and Mabel A. (Landes) Reimer's six sons. He was the husband of Elizabeth Miltenberger Reimer for 68 and one-half years. They had...

Robert G. Fray

Robert G. Fray

May 13, 2018

Robert G. Fray, 58 of Bethlehem, PA died on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at ManorCare Health Services I, in Bethlehem, PA. Born June 2, 1959 in Pittsburgh, PA., he was the son of the late George W. Fray and Marjory (Magee) Fray. He was the husband of Margaret R. "Maggie" (Schlamb) Fray with whom he shared 6 years of marriage...

Sylvia J Chittick

Sylvia J Chittick

May 13, 2018

Sylvia J. Chittick, 85 of Allentown, PA. formerly of Bath-Moore Twsp. died on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Westminster Village in Allentown. Born August 24, 1932 in Londonderry City, Northern Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Harry Ming and Mary Ann (Howard) Ming. She was the wife of John Chittick, with whom she shared 65 years of marriage...

Kenneth S Getz, Jr.

Kenneth S Getz, Jr.

May 12, 2018

Kenneth S. Getz, Jr., 70 of Northampton- Lehigh Twsp., PA passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 12, 2018.  Born August 13, 1947 in Bethlehem, PA ,he was the son of the late Kenneth S. Getz, Sr. and the late Joan (Bowman) Getz.  He was the husband of Elaine (Handlovic) Getz, with whom he...

Betty Mae Heckman

Betty Mae Heckman

May 11, 2018

Betty Mae Heckman, 95 of Harleysville, PA, formerly of Allentown, PA. and South Pasadena, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 11, 2018, at The Community at Rockhill in Sellersville. Born July 4, 1922 in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Ackerman and the late Elizabeth (Clark) Ackerman. She was the wife of the late...

Catherine Pancoast

Catherine Pancoast

May 9, 2018

Catherine (Gisler) Pancoast, 91, of Cherryville, formerly of Palmerton, died early Wednesday morning in Lehigh Twp. She was the wife of the late Milton R. Pancoast, Sr. who passed in 1996. Born in Tulare, CA, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Gisler) Gisler. Catherine was employed by the Rillings Bakery, Trevose, in the packaging and shipping...

Taylor L. Hutnick

Taylor L. Hutnick

May 8, 2018

Taylor L. Hutnick, 26, of Mauch Chunk Road, Palmerton, died early Tuesday morning, May 8, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, as a result of a vehicular accident. She was the fiancé of Jason M. Orlando with whom she resided. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of Kris R. (Pascoe) wife of Aaron G. Leibovitz of Whitehall and Daniel...

Richard L. Myers

Richard L. Myers

May 6, 2018

Richard L. Myers, 94, formerly of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, died Sunday morning, May 6, 2018, at Fellowship Community, Whitehall.  He was the husband of the late Catherine A. (Albright) Myers, who passed in 2005.  Born in Altoona, Blair County, he was a son of the late Walter F. and Kathryn M. (Leinhoff) Myers. Richard was employed by Cardinal Health,...

Jean P. Bloom

Jean P. Bloom

May 5, 2018

Jean P. (Haupt) Bloom , 76, of Fairyland Road, Lehighton, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Summit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lehighton.  She was the wife of the William A. Bloom since June 25, 1960.  Born in Lehighton, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Edna Haupt. Jean was employed as...

Launa K. Miller

Launa K. Miller

May 3, 2018

Launa K. Miller, 78 of Bath-Moore Twsp, PA passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her family. Born February 28, 1940 in Bowmanstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Matthew H. and Orba (Rehrig) Nicholas. She was the wife of the late Larry L. Miller who passed away in 1998. Launa was an...

Paul D. Shoemaker

Paul D. Shoemaker

May 2, 2018

Paul D. Shoemaker, 97 of Emmaus, PA passed away peacefully on May 2, 2018, at his home. Born on May 15, 1920 in Treichlers, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin Shoemaker and the late Mabel (Owens) Shoemaker. He was the husband of the late Mae (Miller) Shoemaker. Paul was employed as a supervisor of manufacturing at the...

E. Antoinette "Toni" Butler

E. Antoinette "Toni" Butler

May 2, 2018

E. Antoinette "Toni" Butler, 78 of Danielsville, PA. died on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Campus, Bethlehem, PA. Born January 23, 1940 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Schrettner and Dorothea (Polckow) Schrettner. She was the wife of James C. Butler, with whom she shared 4 years of marriage this past...

Donald C. Heffelfinger, Sr.

Donald C. Heffelfinger, Sr.

May 2, 2018

Donald C. Heffelfinger, Sr . 81, of Forest Street, Lehighton, Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Wednesday evening, May 2, 2018, in his home.  He was the husband of Gloria A. (Parry) Heffelfinger since May 17, 1976.  Born in Northampton, he was a son of the late George J.L. and Evelyn V. (Lewis) Heffelfinger. Donald was employed as a...

Natalie Lutyi

Natalie Lutyi

Apr 30, 2018

Natalie (Natalia) Lutyi, 94, formerly of Whitehall, died Monday, April 30, at Above & Beyond, the Knights, Allentown.  She is the widow of John (Ivan) Lutyi. Born in Ukraine, daughter of Yakov and Tatiana (Isayova) Ruban, Natalie experienced poverty and famine under the regime of Josef Stalin. These hardships steeled her to endure the uncertainties of WWII and her interning...

Karen G. Danner

Karen G. Danner

Apr 27, 2018

Karen G. Danner, 66 of Allentown, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown, PA. Born January 28, 1952 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Granville George and the late Loretta (Steigerwalt) George. She was the wife of Robert Danner, II with whom she celebrated 45 years of marriage with this...

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