Obituaries
Helen Bailey
Jun 10, 2018
Helen M. Bailey, 90, of Slatington, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 in Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehab Center, Lehighton. She was the wife of the late Melvin C. Bailey, Sr., who passed away in 2008. Born in Slatington on December 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary (Micancin) Papay. Helen was employed as...
Edna Schoch
Jun 5, 2018
Edna J. Schoch, 84, a resident of Cedarbrook, formerly of Slatington, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2-18 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twsp. She was the wife of the late Arthur Schoch, Jr. who passed away in 1995. Born in Palmerton, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Ruth (Waylen) Furry. Edna was employed as a sewing...
Charlotte Geary
May 24, 2018
Charlotte N. Geary, 98, of Newfoundland, formerly of Walnutport, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Kermit E. Geary, who passed away in 2010. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Laura May (McCormick) Lawrence. Charlotte was a former member of the St. John’s...
Robert Searfass
May 23, 2018
Robert T. Searfass, 73, of Allentown, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twsp. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Doris (DePuy) Searfass. Robert served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed as an electrical engineer for PP&L for 17 years. He was a member...
Eldon Roberts
May 15, 2018
Eldon James “Jitter” Roberts, 91, of Slatington, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Village at Palmerton. He was the husband of Hope Lenore (Kern) Roberts of Slatington. Born on March 18, 1927 in Slatington, he as the son of the late John David and Naomi (Andreas) Roberts. Jitter was a United States Veteran of WWII. He was...
Michele Shellhammer
May 10, 2018
Michele M. Shellhammer, 49, of Orefield, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. She was the wife of Donald A. Shellhammer of Orefield; the couple was married on December 22, 2000. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Dorothy E. (Christman) Youse of Slatington, and the late Robert N. Youse. Michele was a graduate...
Richard Shollenberger
May 7, 2018
Born on July 21, 1964, in Schuylkill Haven, PA, to the late Barbara Jane Shollenberger (nee Tobash) and the late Richard Charles Shollenberger, Sr., passed away at age 53 on May 7, 2018 in Elmhurst, Illinois. Richard graduated from LCCC in 1985, Boston University in 1987, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1989. He served as a...
Wanda Nichol
May 7, 2018
Wanda M. Nichol, 66, of New Tripoli, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twsp. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late George and Shirley (Daubenspeck) Kincher. Wanda was employed most recently for Weis Markets as manager of the alcohol department. Prior to that, she owned and operated Wanda Nichol Cleaning Service. ...
Lewis Bower
May 6, 2018
Lewis E. Bower, 83 , of Walnutport, passed away Sunday May 6, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of the late Delores A. Bower, who passed away in August 2017. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Paul and Dorothy (Roth) Bower. A proud US Navy veteran, Lewis served 2 terms in Vietnam. He...
Lynn Silfies
May 1, 2018
Lynn D. Silfies, 62, formerly of Bath, passed away Tuesday May 1, 2018 at Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown. She was the daughter of the late Norman C. “Pete” Silfies and Arlene E. (Fehnel) Hennings. Lynn worked as a head trainer for Denny’s Restaurants, traveling the country, helping train staff at new locations. Prior to that, she worked at the...
Frances Evans
Apr 29, 2018
Frances Mae Evans, 79, formerly of Slatington,passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Homer P. Evans, in 2016. Frances was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Frances is survived by her four sons: Bruce and wife Renee, Douglas and wife...
MaryAnn Bishop
Apr 26, 2018
MaryAnn Bishop, 79, of Bethlehem, formerly of Walnutport, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born in Walnutport, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Seiler) Oncheck. Mary Ann was employed with Baltimore Life & Allstate Insurance Companies, working as an insurance agent, she retired in December 2017. She was a...
Wouter de Nie
Apr 18, 2018
Wouter M. de Nie, 71, a resident of Phoebe Home, formerly of Tamaqua passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born on November 21, 1946 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Willem and Anna (Van Rijnbach) de Nie. Wouter received his undergraduate degree in 1968 from Lehigh University. He then continued his education at the University...
W. Jack Beers
Apr 12, 2018
Willard Jack Beers, 78, of Walnutport passed away Thursday April 12, 2018. He was the husband of the late Nancy L. (Paulas) Beers, who passed away in 1995. Born in Walnutport, he was the son the late Willard H. and Arline (Fritzinger) Beers. Jack was the owner/operator of W. J. Beers Coal & Fuel Oil for many years before...
James Fritzinger
Apr 5, 2018
James “Jim” Fritzinger, Sr., 77, of Walnutport passed away Thursday April 5, 2018. He was the husband of Joan (Wieand) Fritzinger for the last 59 years. Born September 9, 1940, he was the son of the late Paul and Ann (Evans) Fritzinger. Jim was employed by Horsehead Industry of Palmerton, formerly NJ Zinc Co. for 38 years. He retired...
John Owens
Apr 5, 2018
John F. Owens, 82, of Husdon, FL, formerly of Slatington, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, at his residence. He was the husband of the late Shirley Ann (Spade) Owens who passed away in 2007. Born in Slatington, he was the son of the late William and Goldie (Searfass) Owens. John was a 1954 graduate of Allentown High School,...
Harry Ahner, Jr.
Apr 1, 2018
Harry E. Ahner, Jr., 78, of Slatington passed away Sunday April 1, 2018 in his home. He was the husband of Janice E. (Ziegler) Ahner; they celebrated their 58 wedding anniversary last July. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late Harry E. Sr., and Laura (Blose) Ahner. Harry worked for Ziegler’s Hauling for many years. Prior...
Grace Hough
Mar 27, 2018
Grace A. Hough, 72 of Walnutport passed away Tuesday March 27, 2018 at Palmerton Hospital. She was the husband of Richard F. Hough of Walnutport; they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary last April. Born in Walnutport, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Emily (Mesavich) Husack. Grace worked as a secretary for 40 plus for Becker Mobile...
Jacob Paules
Mar 26, 2018
Jacob E. Paules, 53, of Emerald passed away Monday March 26, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Eugene and Maralee (Paules) Hunsicker. Jake worked as a truck driver for various companies including Base Line Trucking of Allentown. Prior to that, he worked briefly for Penn Big Bed Slate...
Robert Steets
Mar 19, 2018
Robert W. “Bob” Steets, 64 of Lehighton formerly of Slatington passed away Monday March 19, 2018 in his residence. He was the husband of Linda A. (Pannulla) Steets; they celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary last September. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Paul P. and Virginia (Keith) Steets. Bob worked most recently as inventory manager...
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