OBITUARIES

Feb 25, 2020

Dorothy (Szakmeister) Zabrecky, 88, of Coopersburg, passed away on February 25, 2020. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Mary (Volko) Szakmeister. She is survived by her children: Eleanor Franges, of Barto; William Zabrecky, of Hellertown; a sister: Eleanor, and her husband Alfred, of Bethlehem; 5 grandchildren: Lauren, Christopher, Nicholas, Alita and Michael. A...

Feb 21, 2020

Claudia Watson, 76, of Macungie, passed away on February 21, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Raymond Lee Watson. They celebrated 41 years of marriage last September. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Anastasia (Schwoyer) Deutsch. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1962 and the LPN program at...

Feb 15, 2020

Alan G. Schirk, 76, of New Ringgold and formerly of Red Hill, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Bonnie L. (Sell) Schirk. Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late J. Harold and Grace E. (Faut) Schirk. He retired from Penn Engineering where he worked as a machine operator. After...

Feb 13, 2020

Joseph D. Zeiber Sr., 89, of Bangor, passed away on February 13, 2020. He was the loving husband of Florence (Hain) Zeiber for 71 years. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Wolf) Zeiber. Joseph served in the Korean war as a chef. Along with his wife, he is survived by children: Joseph...

Feb 12, 2020

Evelyn Janice Zuppert, 75, of Whitehall, passed away February 12, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the widow of James C. Zuppert Sr. Born in Newark, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Adam and Evelyn (Tittel) Kurak. Janice was a housekeeper for the Good Shepherd Home in Allentown for many years. She was a member of...

Feb 11, 2020

Frederick R. Moyer, Sr., 88 of Allentown passed away on February 11th at LV Inpatient Hospice, Allentown. He was the husband of the late Shirley M. Moyer who passed away in 2012. He was the son of the late Kathryn (Moyer) Fenner. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was employed at Bethlehem Steel for...

Feb 11, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” P. Coughlin, 82, of Barto, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA. She was the beloved wife of Edward Coughlin for 64 years. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter to the late Charles and Elizabeth Pauline Ida (Winkler) Lapsley. Betty drove a bus for the Upper Perkiomen School District. She...

Feb 9, 2020

Lori A. Burnley, 61, of Palm, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Jeffrey Burnley. They would have celebrated 30 years of marriage in March. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of Kenneth and Gloria (Stephens) Harpel. Lori was a 1976 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School where she served as class...

Feb 8, 2020

Feb 8, 2020

Irene Kostyk, 99, of Whitehall passed away peacefully on February 8, 2020. She was the widow of Petro Kostyk. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Sophia (Kaki) Domyan. She first worked in the silk mills in Bethlehem and then at the former Champion Spark Plug Company in Hellertown. Before retiring, she worked for...

Feb 7, 2020

Feb 7, 2020

Muriel Diane Ballew, 58, of Hatfield died peacefully with her family by her side. She was the daughter to the late Oscar E. Ballew and Muriel L. (Wright) Ballew-Benner. Muriel was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Red Hill, an Emblem Bearer in the Perkiomen Chapter #318 Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of...

Feb 3, 2020

Earl William Beltzner, Jr., 73 ,of Bethlehem, beloved husband of Donna (Trinks) Beltzner, passed away February 3, 2020. Born in Fountain Hill, he was the son of Gladys (Koerner) Beltzner, of Bethlehem, and the late Earl W. Beltzner Sr.. Earl served his country honorably in the Navy aboard the USS Enterprise during the Vietnam War. After returning from the...

Jan 31, 2020

Ethel (Nagy) Everett, 83, of Hellertown, passed away on January 31, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Douglas Everett who passed away in 2002. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Ida (Baller) Nagy. Ethel loved taking care of her family. More than anything, she took pride and joy being a...

Jan 29, 2020

Suzanne “Sue” Wentzel, 73, of Bechtelsville and formerly of Perkiomenville, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Roydon “Roy” Wentzel. They celebrated 52 years of marriage last April. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Edwin T. and Ruth L. (Dweess) Silcott. Sue spent most of her career as a real estate...

Jan 29, 2020

Arlene M. (Nace) Conway, 97, of Pennsburg, passed away on January 29, 2020 surrounded by her three children and their family members. She was the beloved wife of the late William H. Conway. Born in Woxall, PA she was a daughter to the late William and Hanna M. (Hillegass) Nace. Arlene was a sewing machine operator for various clothing...

Jan 27, 2020

Ruth H. Henn, 91, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 27, 2020. She was the wife of the late John R. Henn Sr. who passed in 2018. Born in Fountain Hill, she was a daughter of the late Harry R. and Mabel (Rinker) Hoke. Although she held many jobs during her lifetime, she was...

Jan 22, 2020

Judith Urffer, 80, of Boyertown passed away on January 22, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Denny Urffer. Born in Lansdale, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Stoneback) Boorse. Judy hated her name “Judith”, “Judy”, and especially “Eleanor”; but she loved being Mom, Grams, and Mimi. Her family was her...

Jan 22, 2020

Stephanie Alexis Rusu, age 25, of Fountain Hill and Hellertown, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. She was born on June 6, 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the most loving and compassionate person. She had the most beautiful smile and made everyone she came into contact with laugh. She loved bowling and played softball for many...

Jan 20, 2020

Derek A. Kostenbader, 23, of Macungie, passed away tragically and unexpectedly on January 20, 2020. He was born on July 15th, 1996 in Newport News, Virginia to Rhonda (Green) of Macungie and Joseph Kostenbader of Ohio. He graduated from Brandywine Heights High in 2015. Derek worked as a roofing and construction contractor. Surviving with his parents are his sister,...