Obituaries

Jul 24, 2018

Gloria J. Koehler, 73, of Wind Gap, PA died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Hospice House of the VNA @ St. Luke's in Bethlehem, PA.  Born August 2, 1944 in Bushkill Center, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edward Detweiler and Anna (Snyder) Mack of Nazareth, PA.  She was the wife of Howard S. Koehler. Gloria was...

Jul 23, 2018

Ruth Musselman, 86 of Whitehall, PA, died on Monday, July 23, 2018, at her residence. Born October 1, 1931 in Slatington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Russell Davis and the late Esther (Krause) Davis. She was the wife of the late William W. Musselman who passed away in 1983. Ruth was a sewing machine operator for various...

Jul 22, 2018

Patricia M. Shankweiler, 61, of Northampton, PA died on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Muhlenberg Campus in Bethlehem, PA. Born October 5, 1956 in Bethlehem/Fountain Hill, PA she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Vreeland and the late Mary (Gallagher) Vreeland. She was the wife of Larry Shankweiler, together they celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary last...

Jul 21, 2018

Michael D. Wassum, 59, of Autumn Lane, Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania, died Saturday morning, July 21, 2018, in his home.  Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Donald R. Wassum, and Mrs. Sandra M. (Coffin) Wassum-Eckroade of Penn Forest Township. Michael was employed as a Plastics Engineer for Computer Designs, Whitehall, for many...

Jul 21, 2018

Axel W. Gardner, 97 of Whitehall, PA. passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Whitehall Manor, in Whitehall, PA. Born March 19, 1921 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Axel H. Gardner and the late Amy (Bechtel) Baus-Gardner. He was the husband of the late Virginia R. (Heydt) Gardner who passed away in April of...

Jul 21, 2018

Louie J. "Joe" Bradberry, of East Allen Township, died on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home.  Born November 29, 1938 in Attalla, Alabama, he was the son of the late Louie E. and Lorayne (Harbin) Bradberry. He and his wife Patricia (Patton) Bradberry were married on April 22, 1961. He last worked for Dick Milhman/Koch Ford in Easton for...

Jul 20, 2018

Ricky W. Fritzinger, 62 of Slatington, PA died on Friday, July 20, 2018, at his residence in Slatington, Washington Tswp., PA. Born February 29, 1956 in Palmerton, PA., he was the son of the late William Fritzinger and Jean A. (Zader) Fritzinger of Allentown, PA.

Ricky was last employed by Deka Battery- East Penn Mfg., Fleetwood, PA. ...

Jul 19, 2018

Linda C. Ruhf, 75 of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at her home. Born February 27, 1943 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Gladys (Miller) Ruhf. She was a nursing instructor for St. Luke's School of Nursing, Bethlehem, for many years before retiring in1996. She was also a member of St. Mark's Evangelical...

Jul 19, 2018

Scott D. Smith, 59, of Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died Thursday evening, July 19, 2018, at his home.  He was the husband of Tracy M. (Muniz) Smith since September 20, 1986.  Born in Lehighton, he was a son of Donald J. and Lillian M. (Beers) Smith of Palmerton. Scott was employed as a Design Engineer by the Intel...

Jul 13, 2018

Joseph T. Klitsch, Jr., 83, formerly of Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at Brookmont Healthcare Center, Effort, Chestnuthill Township.  Born in Mahanoy City, he was a son of the late Joseph T. Klitsch, Sr. Joseph was employed as an attendant by Klotz Service Station, Lehighton, for several years.  He served his country honorably in the Marine...

Jul 10, 2018

Edward J. Mack, Sr., 74, of William Circle, Slatington, Washington Township, Pennsylvania, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, July 10, 2018, at Lehigh Valley Hospice, Inpatient Unit, Allentown.  He was the husband of Dawn E. (Bowers) Mack since September 16, 1995.  Born in Washington Township, he was a son of the late Edward Mack and Lillian (Islin) Horwath. Edward...

Jul 8, 2018

Alfred J. Chaputer, 87 of Coplay - N. Whitehall Township, PA passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Born May 20, 1931 in Meyersville, PA, he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Stefancik) Chaputer. He was a farmer all of his life. He was a member of St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church...

Jul 8, 2018

John J. Acuna, 30 of Whitehall, died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at his home. Born March 22, 1988 in Belleville, NJ, he was the son of John A. Acuna and Jo-Ann (Lombardino) Acuna. He worked at Carpenter Co., Breinigsville. He enjoyed summers at the beach with family and friends, playing disc golf, working out at the gym and Sunday...

Jul 5, 2018

Daniel R. Reph, 76, of Walnutport (Berlinsville), Lehigh Township, Pennsylvania, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, July 5, 2018, in his home.  Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Theodore R. and Julia A. (Cser) Reph. Daniel was employed in the material department of the Lehigh Valley Hospital, both at the Cedar Crest Campus, and the 17th...

Jul 2, 2018

Eleanor M. Mott, 88 of Bath, PA died on Monday, July 2, 2018, at Fellowship Community in Whitehall, PA. Born December 18, 1929 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Michael Faiolo and the late Katherine (DeBellis) Faiolo. She was the wife of the late James Mott who passed away in 2011. Eleanor graduated in 1951 from Moravian...

Jun 30, 2018

Margaret "Sally" L. Ferreira, 88, of Northampton, PA, formerly of Beersville, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Monroe, NY peacefully with her family by her side. Born June 10, 1930 in Northampton County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Verna (Beers) Frey. She was the wife of the late Jacob "Jay" Ferreira. They...

Jun 26, 2018

Phyllis S. (Piervallo) Roman, 80, of Main Street, Egypt, Whitehall Twp, died early Tuesday afternoon, June 26, 2018, in her home. She was the wife of Stephen A. Roman celebrating 60 years of marriage. Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Anna (Kish) Piervallo.

Phyllis was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great...

Jun 25, 2018

Carol E. (Fisher) Howard, 80, of Slatington, Pennsylvania, died early Monday morning, June 25, 2018, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus, Bethlehem.  She was the wife of the late Donald C. Howard, who passed in 1991.  Born in Ashfield, E. Penn Township, she was a daughter of the late LaMar F. and Helen I. (Hunsicker) Fisher. Carol was...

Jun 24, 2018

James R. Transue, 64, of Palmerton, Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania, died Sunday morning, June 24, 2018, in his home.  Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Merlin F. and Anna B.M. (Margli) Transue. He was employed as a drill/equipment technician by Weir Welding, Bethlehem, for over 15 years, retiring in 2017. He attended Blue Mountain Community...

Jun 22, 2018

Carl R. Greene, 72, of 4th Street, Lehighton, Pennsylvania, died Friday morning, June 22, 2018, in his home. He was the husband of Donna M. (Smith) Greene since December 16, 1972. Born in Parryville, he was a son of the late Norman R., Sr. and Florence A. (Andreas) Greene. Carl was employed as a forklift operator/warehouse by Nestle-Purina...