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Burnell Schmoyer
May 30, 2020
Burnell E. Schmoyer, 85, of Easton, passed away May 30, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Irene (Yuhas) Schmoyer. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Elmer and Carrie (Bryfogle) Schmoyer. Burnell is a graduate of Fountain Hill High School, and he served in the Marine Reserves. He was employed as a foreman at the...
Glenn E. Kashdan
May 28, 2020
Glenn E. Kashdan, 71, of Richland Township passed away Thursday, May 28th, 2020 at Doylestown Hospital. Born in Glen Cove, NY, he was a son of the late Kenneth Kashdan and Judith Sheldon. He is survived by his beloved Jean Kashdan and his daughters: Danielle & Kayla Kashdan. You are forever in our hearts. Services will be held privately....
George Ricker
May 26, 2020
George E. Ricker, 95 years old of Palmer Township, PA passed away May 26, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. He was born January 24, 1925 in Easton, PA to Paul and Dorothy Ricker. He graduated from Easton High School, class of 1942. He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Pearl Marie (Todaro) Ricker, who died...
Stephen Thomson
May 24, 2020
Stephen was born to parents Ellwood and Mary Thomson on March 6th, 1961 in Bristol, PA. Stephen departed the world on May 24th, 2020 in Bethlehem, PA. Stephen was 59 years old. Stephen was an avid Phillies fan, passionate about all sports and sports statistics, and was a dedicated viewer of the Game Show Network. Stephen considered himself retired...
Ralph Renninger
May 22, 2020
Ralph Ray Renninger, of Hereford, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2020 after battling Covid 19. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Maguire) Bouboulis Renninger. They were married 16 ½ years. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Harold and Marian (Wagner) Renninger Sr. He graduated from Emmaus High School in 1972. Ralph and his...
Felicia Hodgson
May 20, 2020
Felicia Nichole (Derr) Hodgson, 33, of Pennsburg, returned home to God on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A devoted daughter, Mother, and grandmother; she is survived by: her mother, Krystal Calm (Tony); her father: Randy Derr (Annette); her children: Dawn, Hunter, Evelyn, and Lilyanna; a granddaughter: Willow; and her devoted companion, Stephen Walker. Felicia was full of light and laughter....
Jean Wentzel
May 18, 2020
Jean Elaine Wentzel, 84, of Pennsburg, and formerly of Green Lane, passed away May 18, 2020. She was the widow of Frederick James Wentzel. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard R. and Erma K. (Seibert) Beard. Jean was a server for the former Rosenberger’s Dairy for 8 years, retiring in 1996. She was a...
Shirley Michno
May 17, 2020
Shirley Ann Michno passed away on May 17, 2020, the same day her beloved grandmother, Mary Baran was born. Shirley grew up in Manville, NJ, the daughter of Joseph & Helen Nagy & sister to Patricia. As a child she could be counted on to bring smiles & laughter. The family was very close & enjoyed road trips, family...
William Robert Nicholas
May 13, 2020
William Robert Nicholas,78, of Emmaus, passed away on May 13, 2020. Born April 3, 1942, he was the son of the late, William M. and Bernadette (McGorry) Nicholas. He graduated from Allentown High School and went on to Palm Beach Junior College, where he was named “Mr. Palm Beach”, and the University of Mississippi (Ole’ Miss), where he studied...
Harriet Smith
May 12, 2020
Harriet E. Smith, 79, of Harleysville, passed away May 13, 2020 at the Community at Rockhill. She was the widow of Donald Smith. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Esther (Nase) High. Harriet was a graduate of the Souderton Area High School. She was employed at Merck & Co. for 28 years in...
Richard Kantor
May 10, 2020
Richard Lee Kantor, 88, passed away May 10, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Elaine (Nothstein) Kantor. Born in Hellertown, he was a son of the late Joseph and Edith (Koch) Kantor. Richard received a BA in History from Moravian College, and an MA in History from Lehigh University. He taught history for 35 years at the Saucon...
Gordon Richard Pfeiffer
May 10, 2020
Gordon Richard Pfeiffer, 86, of Hellertown, passed away on May 10, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane (Posh) Pfeiffer. Born in Hellertown, he was the son of the late John and Orpha (Diehl) Pfeiffer. Gordon graduated from Hellertown High and was an Iron Worker for 30 years. After retiring he worked for many years at Mike’s...
Virginia Renninger
May 10, 2020
Virginia E. Renninger, 94, of Obelisk, PA passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020 at the Hospice Unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was predeceased in 2013 by her husband Earl, with whom she enjoyed 68 years of marriage. Born in Obelisk, she was a daughter to the late John and Almada (Richard) Kulp. Virginia lived in...
Albert Wilkinson
May 8, 2020
Albert Anthony “Al” Wilkinson, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8 at his home in Ocean City surrounded by family and the sea that he loved so much. Al was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on September 14, 1929. He was the youngest of four children, born to Anthony and Martha who immigrated from Ireland before the...
Jane Schell
May 5, 2020
Jane Marlyn (Ott) Schell, 88, of Topton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at Lutheran Home of Topton. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond Schell Sr. who passed in 2010. Born in Perkiomenville, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Sophie (Meck) Ott. Jane was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church...
Rodney Predmore
May 4, 2020
Rodney Alan Predmore, (known to all as Alan), 81, of Jim Thorpe, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Gardens for Memory Care in Easton due to Covid 19. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late Chester L. and Martha (Krolok) Predmore, who preceded him in death. He was also predeceased by...
Robert Ian Mclean
May 4, 2020
Robert I. McLean, 80, of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Angela Marie (Dimino) McLean. Born in Buffalo, he was the son of the late William A. and Doris (Apsey) McLean. He was employed by Unisys and its predecessor, Sperry Univac, first in Buffalo, then in New York City, and finally...
Marie Heimbach
May 2, 2020
Marie Heimbach, 94, formerly of East Greenville, PA passed away on May 2, 2020 at the Lutheran Community of Telford where she resided for the last ten years. She was predeceased in 2015 by her beloved husband, Albert, with whom she enjoyed 69 years of marriage. Born in Perkasie, she was the third child of Floyd and Verna (Kirkpatrick)...
Sonia Althouse
May 2, 2020
Sonia (Moyer) Althouse, 80, of Red Hill passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late William Joseph Althouse. Born in Blooming Glen, she was the daughter of the late Garwood and Lois Moyer. Before retirement, she worked for Green Tweed in Kulpsville. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church...
Charles Michael Anderson
May 1, 2020
Charles Michael “Mike” Anderson Jr., 44, of Hellertown, passed away unexpectedly on May 1, 2020. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, he was the son of Pamela (Corbin), wife of Leo Skrovanek. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and completed his electrical apprenticeship in Fairfax County and was working in construction. Mike fought valiantly against the disease that took...
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