Obituaries
William Jones, Jr.
Sep 4, 2018
William J. Jones, Jr., 89 of Emerald, passed away, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of Ruth M. (Wilday) Jones. Born on May 4, 1929 in Palmerton, he was the son of the late William J. Sr., and Ellen (Green) Jones. Bill served in the US Marines during WWII. He was the owner/operator of...
Laree Distler
Sep 4, 2018
Laree A. Distler, 91, a resident of Phoebe Home, formerly of Walnutport, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018. She was the wife of the late James W. Distler. Born in Lehighton, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Heltha (Smith) LeVan. Laree was a member of Northampton Assembly of God, Cherryville. She is survived by a...
Stanley Hoffman
Sep 4, 2018
Stanley E. Hoffman, 74, of Friedens, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Fox Subacute Center, Warrington. He was the husband of the late Ellen (Smith) Hoffman, who passed away in 2010. Born on February 16, 1944 in Slatington, he was the son of the late LeRoy H. Sr., and Pauline A. (Roth) Hoffman. Stanley was a US Army...
Michael Michalik
Sep 3, 2018
Michael J. Michalik, 71, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Coaldale, he was the son of the late John and Genevieve (Kostecky) Michalik. Michael was employed with Kraft Foods in Allentown, working as a lab tech. He was a US Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam era, and was a member...
Todd Shupp
Aug 26, 2018
Todd E. Shupp, 64, of Slatington passed away, Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia. He was the husband of Charlene M. (Geary) Shupp; they were married on August 24, 1974. Born on May 15, 1954, he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Betty I. (Lutz) Shupp. Todd was employed with Martin Sprocket &...
William Eckhart
Aug 16, 2018
William “Willy” Eckhart, 62, of Walnutport, living in Florida, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of Cheryl (Kline) Eckhart, and the late Ginny (Scott) Eckhart. Born on February 19, 1956, he was the son of Ellen (Mack) Hausman of Walnutport, and the late William Eckhart. Willy worked in construction and drove truck...
David Wanamaker
Aug 10, 2018
David D. Wanamaker, 55, of Slatington, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. He was the beloved husband of Donna M. (Phillips) Wanamaker; the couple was married on May 28, 1983. Born on December 30, 1962, in Allentown, he was the son of the late Donald K. and Barbara Ann (Biege) Wanamaker. David...
Charles Fritz
Aug 9, 2018
Charles H. Fritz,70, of Walnutport, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of Susan A. (Reph) Fritz; they would have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on August 28. Born in Danielsville, he was the son of the late Betty (Snyder) Fritz, and step-son of the late Frederick Deiter. He worked in the...
Karen Skeath
Aug 6, 2018
Karen R. Skeath, 75, of Slatington, passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018 in her home. She was the wife of the late John R. Skeath, who passed away in 2014. She was the daughter of the late Joanquin and Isabele (Leiby) Rauch. She was the owner of the former Candyland Store, which was started by her parents. In...
Andrew McLaughlin, III
Aug 5, 2018
Andrew J. McLaughlin, III, 63, of Walnutport PA, formerly of Jersey City NJ, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Pond View Manor, Walnutport. Born on October 28, 1954 in Mobile, AL, he was the son of the late Andrew J. Jr. and Vivian J. (Potter) McLaughlin. Andrew received his BA in Accounting from Spring Hill College in Mobile...
Joseph Manner
Jul 31, 2018
Joseph P. Manner, 61, of Walnutport, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Diane (Fritzinger) Manner; they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 29. Born on September 2, 1956 he was the son of the late Martin and Lillian (Moditch) Manner. A skilled and accomplished machinist, Joe was the owner...
Nickolas Bosch
Jul 27, 2018
Nickolas K. Bosch, 40, of San Antonio, TX, formerly of Allentown was tragically taken from our lives on Friday, July 27, 2018. He was the husband of Jessica L. (Wetzel) Bosch; the couple was married on November 21, 2008. Born on April 17, 1978, he was the son of the late Kevin F. Bosch and Renae (Giron) Geiger. Nick...
Marvin Mantz
Jul 21, 2018
Marvin A. Mantz, 73, of Slatington, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Whitehall Manor. He was the husband of Linda A. (VanBlargan) Mantz of Slatington; they were married on November 16, 1973. Born in Rockdale, he was the son of the late Earl and Stella (Snyder) Mantz. Marvin worked as a custodian for the Northern Lehigh School District...
Carol Cecolini
Jul 17, 2018
Carol A. Cecolini, 73, of Walnutport, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Luther Crest Health Center. She was the wife of the late Anthony C. Cecolini, who passed away in 2005. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Mary (Dombroksi) Sullivan. She was employed for Mack Trucks in NY, working as a bookkeeper. ...
Daniel Farkas
Jul 16, 2018
Daniel M. Farkas, 74, of Lehighton, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of the late Maria C. (Gades) Farkas, they were married on August 22, 1996. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna (Andrusky) Farkas. Daniel was a US Navy veteran, who served during the Vietnam...
Thelma Cressman
Jul 9, 2018
Thelma M. Cressman, 98, formerly of Emerald, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at Country Meadows, Bethlehem. She was the wife of the late Robert Cressman. Born in Emerald, she was the daughter of the late John and Daisy (Dilliard) Peters. Thelma worked as the former postmaster in Emerald. She then worked and retired from Paris Neckware, Walnutport. She...
Richard Sosoka
Jul 8, 2018
Richard Joseph “Stretch” Sosoka, 86, of Slatington, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018. Born in Slatington, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Sosoka. He was a graduate of Slatington High School, Class of 1949 and attended Muhlenberg College. Richard was a member of the PA National Guard. A highly decorated combat veteran, he retired from...
Debra Wertman
Jun 29, 2018
Debra A. Wertman, 60, of Slatington, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 in her home. She was the wife of Jerry Wertman. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Faye C. (Laub) Saeger of Slatington and the late James E. Saeger. Debra worked most recently for Boscov's in Whitehall. Prior to that, she worked for Weis Supermarket...
James Smith
Jun 28, 2018
James W. Smith, 61, of Slatington, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Joan P. (Lockwood) Smith, they celebrated their 24th anniversary this past May. Born in Madison, NJ, he was the son of the late Warren L. and Frances M. (Dowd) Smith. James was employed...
Richard Schleicher
Jun 10, 2018
Richard H. Schleicher, 82, formerly of Slatington, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Fellowship Manor, Whitehall. He was the husband of the late Melinda G. (Thomas) Schleicher. Born in Friedens, he was the son of the late Harold S. and Esther M. (Peters) Schleicher. Richard was the owner/operator of Production Management Inc. Prior to that, he was employed...
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