OBITUARIES

Jan 23, 2022

Bruce W. Nielson, 77, of Hellertown passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022. He was the beloved companion of Geraldine Koch. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Niels and Winifred (Theyken) Nielson. He was a graduate of Hellertown / Lower Saucon High Class of 1963. Bruce started out as a driver for a...

Jan 23, 2022

Randy “Pete” Eisenhart, passed on Sunday January 23, 2022, in Kutztown, PA. He was born in Fountain Hill, PA on September 28, 1957, to Betty Hoffman and Richard Eisenhart Sr. Pete was a 1976 graduate of Saucon Valley High School, where he was a running back on the football team for 4 years, & a pole vaulter on track...

Jan 22, 2022

Dona L. Wood, 78, of Coopersburg, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2022, from the Corona Virus. She was a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School. During her career, she was the bookstore manager at DeSales University and at Kutztown University. Her calling in life was to be a mother and have children. Family was everything to her, as...

Jan 19, 2022

Marbet Teresa (Wronowski) Kells, 91, of East Greenville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 19th, 2022. She was the wife of the late Clifford Kells who passed in 2006. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Morris and Elizabeth (English) Wronowski. Marbet was a graduate of Pennsburg High School. She served as Upper Hanover Township Tax...

Jan 17, 2022

Lambert "Bud" A. Shultz Jr., 98, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Monday, January 17th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Marian Shultz. Born in the small railroad town of Spruce Creek, PA, Bud developed a love for trains at a very young age. He began working on the railroad at the age of 12 years old...

Jan 13, 2022

Robert M. Yost, Jr., passed away January 13, 2022, at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown, PA. He was 83 years old. He was born in New York City on December 19, 1938, to the late Marie, (Schweitzer) and Robert Yost Sr. In November of 1957 he married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Therese (Ferry) and they shared 64 years of marriage...

Jan 11, 2022

Robert Bruce Newman, 81, of Harleysville passed away on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Georgine (Ervin) Newman and his first wife the late Adele (Eshelman) Newman. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Norman and Mary (McCord) Newman. Robert served our country honorably in the Marine Corps and...

Jan 10, 2022

Agnes “Aggie” Anne Zepp, 90, of Boyertown and formerly of Pennsburg, passed away January 10, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Charles E. Zepp Jr. Born in Red Hill; she was the last of 12 children born to Monroe J. and Sally (Bardman) Walter. Aggie was a graduate of Pennsburg High School. She was employed at Knoll International...

Jan 9, 2022

Donald Ulysses DeNure, age 85, passed away on January 9, 2022 in Quakertown, PA. Don was born on May 30, 1937 in Haledon, NJ. A lover of fishing and hunting and a dedicated volunteer firefighter with the North Haledon Fire Company #1, he will be dearly missed. Donald spent most of his working life at Victory Iron Works in...

Jan 9, 2022

Gladys A. Beltzner, 98, of Bethlehem, passed away on January 9, 2022. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Estella (Fenstermacher) Koerner. Her husband Earl William Beltzner Sr. passed away in1992. Gladys was a sewing machine operator for many years. Surviving is her daughter; Virginia and (the late William) Reither, of Bethlehem; daughter in...

Jan 9, 2022

Dr. Edward Kabakjian, 87, of Pennsburg passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 9th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Nancy C. (Bixler) Kabakjian. Born on June 1, 1934, in West Philadelphia, Edward was the son of the late William and Rose (Silghijian) Kabakjian. He began his teaching career at Octorara High School in Atglen, PA. Following that, he...

Jan 8, 2022

Debra Kay Crossin, 59, of Red Hill, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 8, 2022, with her husband by her side. She was the beloved wife of Edward J. Crossin III. The couple were married for 41 years. She was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was the daughter of the late Wesley and Jeanette Garvey. Debra entered the...

Jan 6, 2022

John Raymond Sikora, 61, of Bethlehem, passed away January 6, 2022. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late John and Lillian (Mason) Sikora. John served his country bravely as a United States Marine for over 13 years, where he was deployed during Operation Desert Storm. During his service he was awarded Southeast Asia Service Medal (2nd...

Jan 5, 2022

Gregory "Greg" P. McLaughlin, a man who knew and appreciated the value of a plain hamburger followed swiftly by a cold glass of milk (and he ensured that he always had an icy, frozen mug waiting in the freezer for such a delicacy), passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 5, 2022. When he passed, he was surrounded...

Jan 3, 2022

Susan “Dee” Kapral, 101 , of Easton, passed away January 3,2022. She was Born on December 27, 1920 in Czechoslovakia to the late Michael and Mary (Demchak) Tomko. Susan was married to Michael Kapral who died in 2005. They owned Susan’s Antiques, a renowned antique business with shops in Palmer Township and the Pocono mountains which they operated for...

Jan 3, 2022

David John Hunsberger, 68, of Pennsburg passed away January 3, 2022. Born in Trenton, NJ, David was the son of the late Herbert and June (Young) Hunsberger. David enjoyed painting. He lived in several group homes in the Pennsburg area before moving to be a resident of Pennsburg Manor.

Surviving is a sister, Gloria Hunsberger, of Chester...

Jan 2, 2022

David A. DiMarcello, 61, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on January 2nd, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Smith) DiMarcello. Born in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Theodore and Anna (Eckert) DiMarcello. He worked for The Vanguard Group in Malvern, PA for many years. He was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan...

Jan 1, 2022

Thomas Hugh Callen, 90, of Center Valley, Pennsylvania passed away on January 1, 2022. He was the son of the late Jay Nelson and Eva Charline (Petersen) Callen, born on September 12, 1931 in Monroe Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. He was the younger brother of Robert J. Callen and Elizabeth “Betty” Nichols who predeceased him. Tom’s early education was...

Dec 31, 2021

Charlotte Elaine Platt Schwantes, 91, of the Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2021 after suffering from Alzheimer’s for many years. She was surrounded by her children. She was the widow of the late Roy Edward Platt and the late James Robert Schwantes. Born in Frederick, OK, she was the daughter of the late...

Dec 31, 2021

David Charles Donchetz, 66, of Easton, PA, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021. Born August 23, 1955, he was the son of the late Charles and Ethel Donchetz of Hellertown, PA. Dave spent the majority of his life as the owner and operator of Dave’s Trucking and Paving, and could frequently have been seen (and heard) at Bergey’s...