Obituaries

Apr 11, 2021

Scott A. Allen , 52, of Hilltop Lane, Ashfield, East Penn Township, Pennsylvania, died suddenly Sunday afternoon, April 11, 2021, at Sovah Health General Hospital, Martinsville, VA, after being stricken while attending the Cookout 250 NASCAR Race at Martinsville Speedway.  He was the husband of Beverly A. (Furry) Allen since November 21, 1987.  Born in Palmerton, he...

Apr 10, 2021

Karen M. (Smith) Kistler , 67, of Little Gap Road, Palmerton, Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully late Saturday afternoon, April 10, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.  She was the wife of over 48 years to the late Terry W. Kistler who passed in 2018.  Born in Lehighton she was a daughter of the...

Apr 8, 2021

Anna V. (Berg) Korpan, 95, formerly of Staten Island, NY, died peacefully late Thursday evening, April 8, 2021, at ManorCare Health Services, Bethlehem. She was the wife of the late John Korpan who passed in 1992. Born in Bayonne, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Gudrun (Gundersen) Berg.

Anna was a loving wife,...

Apr 8, 2021

Ralph H. Zellers, III, 64 of Bethlehem, PA. formerly of Northampton, PA, died on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at ManorCare Health Services II in Bethlehem. Born December 5, 1956 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Ralph H. "Chick" Zellers, Jr. and the late June (Schneeberger) Zellers.

Ralph was a member of the Emmanuelsville Evangelical...

Apr 7, 2021

Shirley M. Truman, 89 of Allentown, Pa. formerly of Nazareth, PA. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Heather Glen Senior Living in Allentown. Born September 19, 1931 in Bath - Moorestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Umstead Sr. and the late Beulah (Schmeltzle) Umstead. She was the wife of the late James...

Apr 5, 2021

William A. Smelas, Jr., of Palmerton, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA.  He was 83 years old.  Born in Leetsdale, PA, he was a son of the late William Sr. and Julia (Cigan) Smelas.  He married the love of his life Marianne (Federanich) Smelas in May of...

Apr 5, 2021

Dominick Galluzzo, Sr., 63 of Coplay, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Township.

Born December 8, 1957 in Sciacca, Sicily, he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Rosalia (Montalbano) Galluzzo. He and his wife Josephine F. (Galante) Galluzzo were married on April 26, 1981.

He was...

Apr 2, 2021

William Barkley, Jr., 96, of 2nd Street, Cementon, Whitehall Twp, died peacefully, early Good Friday morning, April 2, 2021, at Heather Glen Senior Living, Upper Macungie Twp. He was the husband of the late Winifred E. (Serfass) Barkley who passed in 2001. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late William Sr. and Esther (Lloyd) Barkley.

Apr 1, 2021

James A. Handwerk, 82 of Coplay, PA. passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown, PA. Born July 2, 1938 in Walnutport, PA, he was the son of the late Daniel Handwerk and the late Claudine (Dilliard) Handwerk. He was the husband of Evelyn L. (Hantz) Lokay - Handwerk with whom he shared...

Mar 31, 2021

Mark F. Pucillo, 94 of Nazareth, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Moravian Hall Square Retirement Community, Nazareth.

Born, February 16, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Alfred and Louise (Romano) Pucillo and husband of the late Joan (Ippolito) Pucillo.

He was a manager for the Quakertown...

Mar 31, 2021

Lawrence "Wren" A. Schmidt, Jr., 52, of Church Street, Catasauqua, died peacefully Wednesday morning, March 31, 2021, in Cementon, Whitehall Twp. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Lawrence A., Sr. and Rosemarie (Garrison) Schmidt.

Wren was employed as a pharmaceutical technician for B. Braun/CAPS Corp., W. Allentown. He was a member and choir...

Mar 30, 2021

Martha J. Brinkman, 86 of Whitehall, PA. passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown, PA. Born December 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Harry Holderman and the late Martha (Finley) Holderman. She was the wife of Charles Q. Brinkman, Sr. with whom she shared 69...

Mar 26, 2021

Faye I. Rehrig , 81, of Lehighton, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem.  Born Thursday, August 10, 1939, in Long Run, she was the daughter of the late Theodore R. and Mable M (May) Williams and the wife of the late Arlington J. Rehrig.

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Mar 24, 2021

Thomas G. Kush, Sr., 76 of Allentown, PA, passed away unexpectedly on March 24, 2021, with his loving family by his side. Born December 16, 1944 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Kush, Sr. and the late Elizabeth A. (Mesaros) Kush. He was the husband of Brenda (Miller) Kush with whom he would have...

Mar 24, 2021

Robert A. Parsons, Jr., 74, of East Lizard Creek Road, Lehighton, East Penn Township, Pennsylvania, died late Wednesday evening, March 24, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.  He was the husband of Mary Ann (Svetik) Parsons since October 5, 1968.  Born in Palmerton, he was a son of the late Robert A., Sr. and Sophie (Chedrick)...

Mar 22, 2021

Thomas J. Jones , 35, formerly of Palmerton, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021, at his residence. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the husband of Stephanie E. (Colangelo) Jones of Palmerton, with whom he shared 15 years of marriage.  He was the son of Jonathan J. Jones of Palmerton, PA and Laura (Werner) Jones of...

Mar 21, 2021

Maryann (Schwab) Foster , 81, of Hillside Place, Kunkletown, Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, died peacefully early Sunday morning, March 21, 2021, in her home.  She was the wife of the late Melvyn E. Foster.  Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Angela (Fritz) Schwab.

Maryann was employed by...

Mar 20, 2021

Sheila M. (Keiser) Heckman , 62, of Deer Lane, Lehighton, Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania, died suddenly Saturday, March 20, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital, Gnaden Huetten Memorial Campus, Lehighton.  She was the wife of Gregory A. Heckman since February 11, 2017.  Born in Lehighton, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ferne (Wentz) Keiser.

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Mar 15, 2021

Michael J. Brady, 64 of Andreas, PA. formerly of Northampton, died on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center - Cedar Crest Campus, Allentown, PA. Born September 29, 1956 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late James Brady and the late Margaret (Weiss) Brady. He was the husband of the late Audrey F. (Winkler)...

Mar 15, 2021

Keith R. Simmons, Sr., 71, of Interchange Road, Lehighton, Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania, died suddenly Monday morning, March 15, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.  He was the husband of Cindy L. (Ahner) Simmons since June 7, 2010.  Born in Lehighton, he was a son of the late Richard and Dolores (Koons) Simmons.

Keith was...