OBITUARIES

Feb 23, 2022

Benita M. “Bonnie” Beck, 69, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Jerry Beck. Born in Allentown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Leroy Gerhart and Marlene (Sieber) Erech. Bonnie was a 1971 graduate of Boyertown High School and received a dual major in Accounting & Finance...

Feb 22, 2022

Andrea Reynolds, 72, of Arlington, Virginia, and formerly of Florida and Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. She was the wife of the late Lloyd “Jack” Reynolds who died in 2019. Born in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Stassi. Andrea was a beloved teacher first in the Saucon Valley...

Feb 22, 2022

Steven G. Goodwin, 75, of Spinnerstown, PA passed away peacefully on February 22, 2022, at his residence with his loving wife of 32 years, Beverly A Goodwin by his side. Born July 24, 1946, in Germantown, PA, he was a son of the late William Gilbert and Marjorie Jane (Mattern) Goodwin.

Steve was an avid car enthusiast...

Feb 18, 2022

Dean A. Stair, Sr, 68, of Hellertown, passed away February 18, 2022. He was the husband of Nancy (Grasic) Stair. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Shirley (Boehm) Hermanovitch, of Macungie and the late Leonard A. Stair; and a beloved step-son of John Hermanovich. Dean served his country honorably as a sergeant in the Marines during the...

Feb 16, 2022

Joseph Daniel “Moe” Boileau, 52, of Pottstown passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Gallagher) Boileau. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of Walter J. Boileau of Salford Township and the late Winifred (Murray) Boileau. Joe was a graduate of Spring Garden College. He worked in the family business, Walter...

Feb 15, 2022

Jonathan “Jon” Howard Shelly, 60, of East Greenville, passed away February 15, 2022 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the beloved husband of Terry (Covington) Shelly. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late J. Howard & Claire D. (Miller) Shelly. Jon was a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School and the Lehigh...

Feb 15, 2022

Thomas D. Huguenin Sr., 75, of Sumneytown passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, in Abington Hospital in Lansdale after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Ann (Outten) Huguenin. They would have celebrated 34 years of marriage on February 20th. Raised in Skippack, PA, he was a son of the late Francis and Anna...

Feb 13, 2022

Larry G. Kercsmar, 72, of Bethlehem, passed on Sunday, February 13, 2022 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Bethlehem to Stephen Kercsmar and Margaret Bock (Unger), and he spent his adult life in the Freemansburg and Bethlehem areas. Larry is survived by his children, Stacey Kozlowski and her partner John Gallop and Chris Kercsmar...

Feb 13, 2022

Edward Ciraldo, 89, the son of the late Vincenzo and Anna Ciraldo, passed away February 13th, 2022 after a long blood illness. Edward was pre-deceased by his wife Shirley Ciraldo, 83, and leaves behind his four children: Dana Ciraldo (Priscilla) of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Laurie Vitiello of Cypress, CA, Donna Anzovino (Anthony) of Hopewell Junction, NY, and LuJean...

Feb 13, 2022

George Edward Meck, affectionately known as “Pop Pop”, 97, of Philadelphia and formerly of Perkiomenville, passed away February 13, 2022. He was the husband of the late Mary Ann (Strohl) Meck who died in 2018. Born in Perkiomenville, he was a son of the late Jacob and Ione (Eshbach) Meck. George began his career as a delivery driver for...

Feb 6, 2022

William C Warsing Sr of Allentown, went to Heaven on February 6, 2022. He was the son of the late John C. and Dortha Warsing. His beloved wife of 69 years is Velva Warsing. He was employed by Downeyflake/General Mills for 45 years. He was a hard worker all of his life and was always willing to learn anything...

Feb 2, 2022

Ed Bieler, the son of Ralph M. Bieler and Sara K. Bieler, was born on November 26, 1945. He loved his family and friends, his church, and the Upper Perkiomen Valley, and spent his entire life in service to others. While growing up in Pennsburg, PA, Ed's interests included music, competitive swimming, the Boy Scouts of America, and the...

Jan 31, 2022

Betty (Wiegner) Hildenbrand, 91, of East Greenville passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022. She was the wife of the late Edward Hildenbrand who passed away in 2013. Raised in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Bertha (Heimbach) Wiegner. Betty graduated as an RN from Temple University and received her master’s degree from...

Jan 31, 2022

James Mahaletz, 86, of Bethlehem, passed away January 31, 2022 at home. He was the husband of the late JoHelen (Clayton) Mahaletz. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Joseph and Bertha (Rybak) Mihulec. James served his country honorably in the Air Force during the Korean War. When he returned, he was employed as a machinist...

Jan 30, 2022

Scott James Benfield, 36, Hereford passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 30th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Heather (Hoffman) Benfield. Born in Sellersville, PA, he was a son of David Benfield and his wife Janet of Federalsburg, MD and Patty Webb. Scott was currently working for Instacart as a grocery shopper and then delivered them to customers...

Jan 28, 2022

Mary Elizabeth (Easley) Owusu-Banahene

May 8, 1944 – January 28, 2022

Mary Elizabeth (Easley) Owusu-Banahene died peacefully in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on January 28, 2022 with her beloved companion of over 14 years and devoted caregiver, Charles Close, by her side. She was 77 years old.

Born in Homestead, Pennsylvania to Columbus Calvin “Johnny”...

Jan 27, 2022

Cindy Lynne Leach, 67, of Sellersville passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 27th, 2022. She was the beloved companion of David Hanshew. Born in Sellersville, she was a daughter of the late Richard William Reed and Celia (Bender) Effrig. She worked in quality control for TEVA, Accupac and also Thomas & Betts. She was a member of the American...

Jan 27, 2022

On 27 January 2022, Chon Cha Kim received her wings and will be dancing with angels in her bright pink dress. Chon Cha is survived by two children and nine grandchildren. Chom Cha was a courageous and generous lady who loved to laugh, dance and color. At the age of 37, she immigrated to the US with 2 young...

Jan 24, 2022

Donald John Dulin, 80, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully at home on January 24, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Mildred (Hedrick) Dulin. Donald was a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School, and then went on to serve his country honorably in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. When he returned, he became...

Jan 24, 2022

Joel John D’Agostino, 69, of Bethlehem, passed away January 24, 2022. Born in Fountain Hill, he was a son of the late Joseph and Frances (Asakavich) D’Agostino. Joel was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Bethlehem. He served his nation honorably in the Army where he was a truck mechanic at both Fort Dix and in Germany. When...