OBITUARIES

Apr 7, 2020

Betty Anna Diehl, 89, of Vidalia, GA and formerly of the Upper Perkiomen Valley, passed away April 7, 2020 in Vidalia. She was the widow of John Martin Diehl, who passed away in 1984. Born and raised in Green Lane, Betty was a daughter of the late Maurice and Carrie (Kolb) Brendlinger. She was a member of the First...

Apr 4, 2020

William “Bill” Krick, 76, of Zionsville, was called home to be with our Lord on April 4, 2020. He served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He traveled across the United States during his time as a truck driver. He could give you directions to any place you wanted to go and...

Apr 2, 2020

Ernestine Marie Coles, 85, of Coopersburg, passed away on April 2, 2020. Born in Rosetta, PA, she was the daughter to the late Phillip and Elizabeth (Dapkewicz) Sabatino. She retired from the Lehigh Valley Housing Authority, where she was a property manager for the elderly. She is survived by her sons: Scott A. Coles and his companion, Krystal of...

Mar 31, 2020

George Novotny Jr., devoted father and grandfather, passed away on Tuesday March 31, 2020 after reaching the age of 88 years old. He died peacefully within his Perkiomenville home with his beloved daughters by his side. Born in Crucible, PA, he was a son of the late George and Anna (Ratvaysky) Novotny. He served his country honorably in the...

Mar 27, 2020

Elsie C. (Reish ) Dalrymple,77, of Mount Bethel, passed away Friday, March 27th, 2020. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Forest and Edna Reish. Elsie was the glue that held her family together and the light in everyone's eyes. She was a very proud and loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and an all around amazing...

Mar 27, 2020

Elwood (Woodie) R. Eyer left us Friday, March 27, 2020 to be with his Dear Lord and family in Heaven. He was a resident of Hellertown, PA for many years until the past 3 ½ years when he lived in Easton, PA.

All who knew him, knew his as “Woodie”. He was the son of Elwood J....

Mar 26, 2020

Charles Thomas Kutz, 81, of Allentown passed away Thursday, March 26th, 2020 at Lehigh Valley Hospice. He was the beloved husband of Ann (Medence) Kutz. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Charles K. and Ruth (Miller) Kutz. Charles was a veteran of the Army during Peacetime. He was employed at both the World Headquarters and...

Mar 21, 2020

Emma L. Breininger, 81, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on March 21, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Leon H. Breininger. They celebrated 61 years on marriage in January. Born in Upper Saucon Township, she was a daughter of the late Robert R. and Laurene E. (Bartholomew) Christman. She was a...

Mar 8, 2020

Mary Marlene (Ulatowski) Saxman, 74, of Springtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday March 8, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born in Hunlocks Creek, she was the loving daughter of the late Frank S. and Edna (Mika) Ulatowski. She was a 1964 graduate of Nanticoke High School. She is survived by her children: Susan and her husband Richard Menno, of...

Mar 7, 2020

DR Steven Dale Morse MD, of East Greenville passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Gillian Sarah Morse. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of Norman and Helen Morse.

Steven was a man of enormous successes, the greatest of which were his family. A spiritual man...

Mar 5, 2020

Mar 4, 2020

Ada M. Yoder, 96, of Red Hill, and formerly of Allentown, passed away March 4, 2020. She was the widow of Kenneth Yoder and the long time companion of Stanley Haberle. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Tracey and Elizabeth (McKnight) Baseley. Ada was a graduate of Sellersville-Perkasie High School. She was retired from Lustig...

Mar 3, 2020

Patricia Ann “Patti” Kugler, 60, of Hellertown, died on March 3, 2020. She was a beloved daughter of Joseph and Helen (Rayni) Kugler. Along with her parents, Patti is survived by her siblings: Kathleen Gaber of Topeka, Marie, wife of Patrick Landon of Bethlehem Township, James of Hellertown, Fred and his wife LeeAnn of Gilbertsville, David and his wife...

Feb 28, 2020

Gary Lee “Fuzzy” Eckard, 75, of East Greenville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 28, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Lee (Jett) Eckard. They celebrated 47 years of marriage last March. Born in Tyrone, PA, he was the son of the late Cary and Betty (Leach) Eckard. He served his country honorably for...

Feb 28, 2020

Marian Anna Rasich, 95, of Easton, passed away on February 28, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael J. Rasich who passed in 1996. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Hottle) Anderson. Marian worked as a custodian for Bethlehem Area School District and was...

Feb 28, 2020

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...