OBITUARIES

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...

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...