OBITUARIES

Oct 2, 2007

Sara K. Balmer Sara K. Balmer, 93, formerly of Pennsburg, died October 2, 2007. She was the widow of Millard E. Balmer. Born in Green Lane, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Lizzie (Koch) Shanley. She was a secretary for over 10 years at the former Hill Financial, retiring in 1975. She was a member of...

Oct 1, 2007

Dieter Cleinow, 72, of Spinnerstown, died on Monday, October 1, 2007 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born July 8, 1935 in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of the late Horst and Regina (Schroeder) Cleinow. He was the husband of Eileen W. (Feather) Cleinow. Dieter served in the U S Army and was honorably discharged from active...

Sep 30, 2007

Ruth Jean (Strout) Huzar, 71, of Green Lane, died September 30, 2007 in Grand View Hospital. She was the widow of Steve Huzar. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late George and Mildred (Leught) Strout. She was a homemaker. Surviving is a son, Gary, and his wife Tricia, of Doylestown, and a step-son, Steve Huzar, of...

Sep 27, 2007

Sep 26, 2007

Elaine (Gennaria) James Large, 56, of Baldwin Park, CA and formerly of Royersford, died September 26, 2007. She was the widow of Robert Large. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of Harold A. Gennaria, of Barto, and the late Amy (Brown) Gennaria. Surviving with her father, is her step-mother, Lois (Gross) Laky Gennaria; a daughter, Jessica James of...

Sep 23, 2007

Louis Kuronye, 70, of Randolph Road, Bethlehem, died September 23, 2007 at home. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Grace Kuronye, who died in 2006. He was an Army veteran. He is survived by an aunt, Helen Simmers, of Bethlehem and cousins. Services will be on Thursday at 11 AM at the Falk Funeral Homes & Crematory...

Sep 20, 2007

Jean F. Scheffler, 80, of Kenas Road, North Wales, died September 20, 2007. She was the widow of Kurt J. Scheffler. Born in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Linwood and Emma (Blank) Fenstermacher. She was a graduate of the Lankenau School of Nursing and received her BSN from the University of Pennsylvania. She was a...

Sep 16, 2007

Junious T. “JT” Boatwright, 89 years, of Bethlehem and formerly of Lower Saucon Township and Hellertown, entered eternal rest on Sunday, September 16, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Gladys I. (Shimer) Boatwright. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in May. Born in Bangor, PA, he was the son of the late Junious F. and Mary E. (Riley)...

Sep 14, 2007

Irene Hamory, 86, of Alburtis Road, Macungie, and formerly of Allentown, died Friday, September 14, 2007 at the Phoebe Home in Allentown. She was the wife of the late Quentin Theodore Hamory Sr. who passed away May 1 of this year. Born in Allentown, Pa.,on Valentine's Day,1921, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Orsola (Paolini) Smith....

Sep 13, 2007

SYLVIA I. MILLER, 87, formerly of Palm, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Lutheran Home in Topton. Born in New Jersery, she was a daughter of the Late Fred and Alma (Johnson) Peterson. She was the loving wife of the Late Paul D. Miller who passed away in 2000. Sylvia Miller was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran...

Sep 11, 2007

Michael A. Klass, 51, of Easton, died September 11, 2007 at Manor Care of Easton. Born in Easton, he was a son of Floyd and Catherine (Beohm) Klass. He was formerly employed by Tekniplex, Branchburg Twp., NJ. Survivors: Brother, Robert, and his wife, Sheila of Easton; Nieces, Melissa Klass and Heather Murphy: and Nephews Robert Klass Jr. and Shawn...

Sep 7, 2007

Rebecca Jane Balogach-Bennett, 32, died on September 7, 2007 in Monroe, GA. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Barbara (Schriffert) Balogach of Wescosville. Formerly of E. Emmaus Ave in Allentown, she was the loving wife of Aaron Bennett since they married in 2003. After graduating from Salisbury High School in 1993, she received her B.S....

Sep 4, 2007

Mae I. "Mazie" McCrossan, 67, of Hereford died on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Grandview Hospital, Sellersville. Formerly of Newfoundland, PA, she was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Elwood and Isabella (Tweedley) Dougherty. The loving wife of James McCrossan, they celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on July 23, 2007. Mrs. McCrossan was a loving and devoted...

Aug 29, 2007

Alma Ruth Zinis, 87, of Hellertown and formerly of Toms River, NJ, passed away peacefully August 29, 2007, in Easton, PA. Born in Plains, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Elizabeth (Lewis) James. She was the beloved wife of Gabriel Zinis. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in April. She worked as a sales person...

Aug 27, 2007

Floyd Mumbauer, 81, of Vera Cruz Road, Emmaus, died August 27, 2007. He was the husband of Elaine (Yocum) Mumbauer. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Frank and Bertha (Thoms) Mumbauer. He was employed by the former Oakland Nurseries until 1971. He then was a grounds maintenance man for the Quakertown School District until retiring...

Aug 26, 2007

Anna May Karver, 87, formerly of Geryville Pike, Pennsburg, died August 26, 2007. She was a daughter of the late Michael and Sophia (Philip) Medvetz. She was the widow of Jonas W. Karver who died in 1978. She worked for Knoll Furniture in East Greenville before retiring. She also worked at the former Yoder’s Market in Green Lane and...

Aug 23, 2007

ANNA PATRICIA RUTMAN, 88, of Hellertown, died, Thursday, August 23, 2007 at the VNA Hospice House in Bethlehem. Born in Lower Macungie Township, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Butz) Moll. She was a member of the Loweer Saucon UCC. SURVIVORS: Deborah Anne, wife of Richard Stern, of Allenwood, NJ; and Linda Jane, wife of...

Aug 21, 2007

James Petrovich, 93, of Second Street, Hellertown, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at VNA Hospice House in Bethlehem. He was husband to the late Phyllis (Strawn) Petrovich. Born in Steelton, PA, he was the son of the late Marko and Cecelia (Roxandich) Petrovich. He worked as a laborer at the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation for over 30 years retiring...

Aug 16, 2007

Anne R. Weiss, 78, of Ziegler Road, Palm, died August 16, 2007 at home. She was the wife of Edward Weiss. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William C.C. and Margaret (Gorman) Young. She was a cook for many years, at the Sumneytown Hotel, the Geryville Publick House, and at Camp Mensch Mill, before retiring....

Aug 13, 2007

KEITH MICHAEL KLEPAC Keith Michael Klepac, 17, died Monday, August 13, 2007 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Ferdinand Joseph and Vaune (Zimmerman) Klepac of Zionsville with whom he resided. Keith was a senior at Upper Perkiomen High School where he was a member of the football team and recently received...