Obituaries

Yvonne C. Patterson

Yvonne C. Patterson

Mar 12, 2023

Yvonne C. Matisinez Patterson, 61, of Northampton, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg.  She was the wife of Calvin L. Patterson, whom she married August 8, 1997.   Born in Allentown on June 12, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Francis & Martha (Weber) Matisinez.   Yvonne worked as a nurse’s aid for...

Peggy S. Solt

Peggy S. Solt

Mar 9, 2023

Peggy S. Solt, 76, of Slatington, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Carbon Campus.  She was the wife of Franklin R. Solt, whom she married on February 8, 1967.   Born in Allentown on March 22, 1946, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Clara (Gildner) Youse.  Peggy was a member of St....

Raymond T. "Butch" Sell

Raymond T. "Butch" Sell

Mar 6, 2023

Raymond T. “Butch” Sell, 64, of Slatington, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem.  Born in Allentown on September 5, 1958, he was the son of Frances (Sheckler) Sell and the late Darwin Sell.  Butch was a Fluorine Operator and Supervisor for Hometown Air Products for over 30 years, and retired in September 2017.

He was...

Margaret L. Bachman

Margaret L. Bachman

Mar 3, 2023

Margaret L. Bachman, 80, formerly of Slatington, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.   She was the wife of the late Robert B. Bachman, who passed away in 2015.   Born in Allentown on May 7, 1942, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Annie Jane (Snyder) Clauser.   Margaret was...

Darlene J. Rhoades

Darlene J. Rhoades

Mar 2, 2023

 

Darlene J. Rhoades, 83, formerly of Slatington, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Neshaminy Manor.   Born in Slatington on May 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Gordon S. and Joyce C. (Druckenmiller) Christman.   She was the former wife of late Arthur Rhoades from 1959 to 1981.  From 1986 to 2000, Darlene worked for...

Keiko S. Wicker

Keiko S. Wicker

Feb 20, 2023

 

Keiko Tomono Wicker, of Slatington PA, passed away in her home on February 20, 2023, holdingthe hand of her beloved husband, James Wicker, and her loving daughters Melissa Stehly andTerry Cherney.Keiko was born in Fukuoka, Japan, one of six children in the Tomono family. In the 1960s, Keikomoved to Pennsylvania and fully embraced her new home. She learned to...

David R. Rex

David R. Rex

Feb 18, 2023

David R. “Doc” Rex, 65, of Slatington, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 in his home.   He was the husband of Judith A. (Serfass) Rex, whom he married June 30, 1984.   Born on May 27, 1957 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Ray E. and Eleanor (Griffith) Rex.  Most recently, Doc worked for Batesville Casket...

Kathy J. Kunkle

Kathy J. Kunkle

Feb 9, 2023

Kathy J. Kunkle, 66, of Walnutport, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Lehighton after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.   She was the wife of Randy R. Kunkle, whom she married April 17, 1976.   Born in Bethlehem on October 26, 1956, she was the daughter of the late William Strohl and Barbara (Nicholas)...

Robert C. Parsons

Robert C. Parsons

Feb 8, 2023

Robert C. “Swampy” Parsons, 85, of Slatington, passed away February 8, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.  He was the husband of Carole F. (Heintzelman) Parsons of Slatington, whom he married October 24, 1959.    Born in Palmerton on May 28, 1937, he was the son of the late William A. II, and Alice (Serfass) Parsons.   Robert graduated...

Sherwood D. Yenser

Sherwood D. Yenser

Feb 2, 2023

Sherwood D. “Popeye” Yenser, 94, formerly of Slatington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Keystone Villa at Ephrata.  He was the husband of the late Loretta N. (Betzenberger) Yenser who passed away in 2020.   Born in Slatington on March 31, 1928, he was the son of the late LeRoy A. and Verna M. (Deibert) Yenser.  ...

Alta C. Shafer

Alta C. Shafer

Feb 1, 2023

Alta C. Shafer, 64, of Slatington, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in her home.   She was the wife of Frank S. Shafer, whom she married September 8, 1986.    Born in Peekskill, NY on November 12, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Muriel (Lubengeiger) Travis.    Alta worked as a registered nurse for Lehigh...

Georgia C. Corvino

Georgia C. Corvino

Jan 28, 2023

Georgia Catherine (McBride) Corvino, 99, passed away peacefully on January 28th, 2023, at Above & Beyond at the Knights in Allentown.  Born in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of Michael Smith and Frances McBride and sister to Helen Conley and Mildred Clark.  Georgia was the loving wife to the late Charles “Tony” Corvino, they shared 71 years of marriage....

Rupert Tobisch

Rupert Tobisch

Jan 23, 2023

Rupert Tobisch, 87, of Walnutport, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 in his home.   He was the husband of the late Barbara (Mandl) Tobisch, who passed away on January 1.   Born in Wartberg, Austria, Rupert was the son of the late Friedrich and Theresia (Willenshofer) Tobisch.   Rupert spent his whole working career in the textile industry...

John C. Troxell

John C. Troxell

Jan 16, 2023

John C. Troxell, 79, of Northampton, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg Campus.   He was the husband of Shirley A. (Miller) Troxell, whom he married on November 23, 1968.  Born in Slatington, on November 23, 1943, he was the son of the late Mark and Ruth (Frantz) Troxell.   John worked for various local...

Patricia A. Kroboth

Patricia A. Kroboth

Jan 12, 2023

 

Patricia A. “Patti” Kroboth, 65, of Weissport, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in her home.    She was the wife of Robert J. Kroboth, whom she married on February 14, 1981.   Born in Palmerton on February 7, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Ethel (Lewis) McLean.   She was a graduate...

Sara M. Hargreaves

Sara M. Hargreaves

Jan 6, 2023

 

Sara M. Hargreaves, 34, of Slatington, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023. Born in Allentown onOctober 18, 1988, she was the daughter of Gloria (Daniels) Stoudt and the late Robert Hargreaves.She was a graduate of Northern Lehigh High School, Class of 2007.She enjoyed spending time with her children. She had a passion for couponing and penny shopping at the...

Lloyd G. Hopkins, Jr.

Lloyd G. Hopkins, Jr.

Jan 6, 2023

Lloyd G. “Hoppy” Hopkins, Jr., 78, of Walnutport, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, at St. Luke’s, Fountain Hill surrounded by his loving wife and daughter.   He was the husband of Sandra R. (Erschen) Hopkins, whom he married August 1, 1970.  Born in Allentown on October 10, 1944, he was the son of the late Lloyd G. Sr., and...

Timothy I. Kern

Timothy I. Kern

Jan 5, 2023

Timothy I. Kern, 76, of Lehighton, formerly of Slatington passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Hometown Nursing & Rehab.   He was the husband of Carol A. (Duda) Kern, whom he married on February 5, 1972.   Born in Slatington on April 14, 1946, he was the son of the late Ralph S. and Mary P. (Pataki) Kern.  ...

Madeline I. Blaney

Madeline I. Blaney

Jan 1, 2023

 

Madeline Irma Blaney (née Muller) passed away at the age of 90 on January 1, 2023. She was born on June 25, 1932 in New York, New York and spent most of her life in that state. Her last place of independent residence was Somers, New York. She suffered from dementia in her final years and spent them with...

Barbara M. Tobisch

Barbara M. Tobisch

Jan 1, 2023

Barbara M. Tobisch, 85, of Walnutport, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023, in her home.  She was the wife of Rupert Tobisch, whom she married on November 3, 1962.    Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Anton and Lina (Krauss) Mandl.   Barbara worked as a cafeteria worker for Lehigh Elementary School, and Lehigh University.  ...

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