Obituaries

Aug 19, 2017

Delores Bower, 83 of Walnutport passed away Saturday August 19, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of Lewis E. Bower of Walnutport. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late George W. and May Neitz. Delores worked in housekeeping for Fellowship Community, Whitehall, before retiring. Prior to that, she...

Aug 16, 2017

Lamar R. Hamm, 67 of Slatington died Wednesday August 16, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Jayne A. (Scheffler) Hamm, celebrating their 47th wedding anniversary last August 23. Born in New Tripoli, he was the son of the late Ralph and Alverta (Guldner) Hamm. Lamar was a graduate of...

Aug 14, 2017

Nevin C. Smith, 95 formerly of Danielsville, passed away Monday August 14, 2017 at the Village at Palmerton. He was the husband of the late Verna E. (Handwerk) Smith, who passed away in 1992. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late George W. and Ella J. (Frack) Smith. Nevin was an US Army veteran who served during...

Aug 10, 2017

Nora D. Rice, 94 formerly of Natural Bridge, NY passed away peacefully Thursday August 10, 2017 at Sacred Heart Senior Living by the Creek, Northampton, PA. She was the wife of the late J. Edwin Rice who passed away in 2005. Born in Timpson, TX, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Susie (Childs) Goolsby. Survivors: Daughter: Eileen...

Aug 7, 2017

Douglas M. MacCrindle, 85 of Slatington passed away peacefully on Monday August 7, 2017 at his residence. He was the husband of Carol (Roderick) MacCrindle; they celebrated their 61st anniversary this past July 14. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late James M. and Dorothy (Handwerk) MacCrindle. He was a graduate of the Slatington H.S. Class...

Aug 4, 2017

Aug 4, 2017

Dale L. Kleintop, 88, formerly of Walnutport, passed away Friday August 4, 2017 at Arden Courts, Wescosville. He was the husband of the late Barbara J. (Frable) Kleintop, who passed in 2016. Born in Kunkletown, he was the son of the late Leon and Erma (Smith) Kleintop. Dale served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951-1953....

Aug 4, 2017

Esther C. Kistler, 93 of Walnutport, passed away Friday August 4, 2017, in Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Roy E. Kistler. Born in Palmerton, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Minnie (Hunsicker) Kibler. Esther worked for the former Ladies Garment Union, in Neffs. She also worked at the Kistler...

Jul 28, 2017

Donald G. Wirth, Jr., 59 of Slatington died Friday July 28, 2017 in his home. He was the husband of the late Lucinda Wirth. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Donald G. Sr., and Helen A. (Reinhart) Wirth. Donald worked as a mechanic for Lehigh Valley Volkswagen, L &T Enterprises and also for Nestle. He...

Jul 25, 2017

Walter H. Remaley, 90 of Slatington died Tuesday July 25, 2017 in the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Florence (Edwards) Remaley; they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last January. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late Robert and Sadie (Whiteman) Remaley. He was a US Army veteran who served during...

Jul 19, 2017

Erwin E. Zellner, 83 of Slatington died peacefully Wednesday July 19, 2017. He was the loving husband of Mildred I. (Kern) Zellner; they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary last September. He was the son of the late Elmer and Naomi (Heil) Zellner. Born in New Tripoli, he was a farmer for many years until managing the Slate Bowl in...

Jul 8, 2017

Ruth Sterner Sell, 94 of Slatington passed away July 8, 2017 in her home. She was the wife of the late Roger P. Sell, who died in 2006. They owned and operated the Slatington Airport. She was active with local garden clubs and was an award winning flower show participant. She was also an avid bird watcher and did...

Jun 27, 2017

George J. “Jason” Hausman, Jr. 45 of Walnutport passed away June 27, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at LV Hospital. He was the son of Ellen Hausman and the late George J. Hausman. Survivors: Mother, Daughter; Courtney, Granddaughter; Ashland. Sisters; Betty Ann Saunders, Susan Eckhart. Brothers; William Eckhart and wife Cheryl, Robert Eckhart and fiancé Brenda, Barry Eckhart and...

Jun 26, 2017

Richard E. “Rick” Kern, Jr., 60 of Slatington passed away Monday June 26, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was the husband of Lisa A. (Kistler) Kern; they celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary last October. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Richard E. Kern, Sr. of Slatington, and the late Mary...

Jun 14, 2017

Alana C. Hein, 22 of Walnutport died Wednesday June 14, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Christine E. Hein of Walnutport and Michael G. Gossy of Kunkletown. Alana was a 2013 graduate of Northern Lehigh HS. She received her dental assistant certification from Lehigh Valley School of Dental Assisting, and...

Jun 9, 2017

Charles J. Mankos, 71 of Allentown passed away Friday June 9, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lisa D. (Brunner) Mankos; they celebrated their 13 anniversary last July. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late John and Ruth (Marlatt) Mankos. Charles served in the US...

May 26, 2017

Justin T. Gnas, 24 of Danielsville passed away Friday May 26, 2017. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Lisa M. (Stuber) Gnas of Danielsville, and Brian L. Gnas of Allentown. Justin was employed for The Grass Guy. Survivors: Parents, Brother; Jared Gnas. Maternal Grandfather; Edward C. Stuber. Paternal Grandparents; Anthony & Barbara Gnas. Service: 11:30am Wednesday May 31,...

May 20, 2017

June K. Kuntz, 94 of Slatington died Saturday May 20, 2017 in her home surrounded by three daughters and granddaughter. She was the wife of the late Kermit B. Kuntz, who died in 2008. She was the daughter of the late Russell and Kathryn (Koehler) Shuey. Prior to becoming a full time homemaker, June worked briefly for Paris Accessories. June...

May 9, 2017

Susan A. O’Donnell, 73 of Weatherly, loving wife of Robert W. O’Donnell passed away Tuesday May 9, 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, following a battle with multiple myeloma. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Clark C. and June I. (Mack) Eckhart. She graduated Phi-Theta Kappa from NCC. For the last 30 years, she was...

Apr 26, 2017

Stasia A. Lukasik, 75 of Slatington died Wednesday April 26, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of Edward J. Lukasik. Born in Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of the late Casmir and Bertha (Ostrowski) Domurat. Stasia was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Walnutport and participated in the prayer...