OBITUARIES

Jul 22, 2018

Eric M. Fritchman, 30, of Pennsburg, passed away July 22, 2018 in Philadelphia. Born in Allentown, he was the beloved son of Bruce and Kathleen (Stoneback) Fritchman. Eric was a 2006 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. He earned his Associates Degree in Automotive Technology from Northampton Community College. He was an Eagle Scout and a former member of...

Jul 19, 2018

Barry H. Boyd, 76, of Trexlertown passed away on July 19, 2018. He was the loving husband of Sandra (Boyer) Boyd. Born in Trexlertown, he was a son to the late Herbert and May (Stetler) Boyd. Barry was a biology teacher in the Upper Moreland School District for 30 years, and then a substitute teacher for the Upper Perkiomen...

Jul 19, 2018

Charles E. Koch, Jr, 86, formerly of Schnecksville, PA died Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Whitehall Manor surrounded by his family. Born in Hazleton, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. Koch, Sr. and Gertrude H. (Meiss) Koch. He was pre-deceased by wife of 56 years Grace M. (Warren) who died in 2012. He served in...

Jul 16, 2018

Mr. Clement “Neal” C. Bell, Jr. age 68, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 16, 2018 at St Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, surrounded by those he loved. Born December 24, 1949 in Clinton, NC, he was the son of the late Clement C. Bell and Edna M Bell. He grew up in Clinton and Wallace, NC and...

Jul 12, 2018

Pauline T. Kebort, 94, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Stanley Kebort. Born in Hellertown, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Martin) Hudock. She worked at the former Dora Lee Company in Hellertown as a sewing machine operator, retiring in 1980. She was a...

Jul 7, 2018

Una Delaney, formerly of 50 Label Street, Montclair, NJ, died peacefully at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Bethlehem, PA on July 7, 2018. The daughter of Thomas and May (Purcell) Delaney, she was born in Cleveland, OH, in 1930. She grew up in Cleveland, Philadelphia and Kilkenny, Ireland, where she spent the war years with extended family. She attended...

Jul 3, 2018

Ernest Mansfeld, 87, of Allentown and formerly of Hellertown, passed away July 3, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Betty (Boehm) Mansfeld. Born in Hellertown, he was a son of the late Richard and Grace (Yeakel) Mansfeld. Ernest began his career at the Riegel Paper Co, Riegelsville where he worked in the Maintenance Department. He then worked for...

Jun 26, 2018

Kathleen J. Brey, 83, of Pennsburg, passed away on June 26, 2018. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Estella (Schultz) Krupp. She graduated with a BSN from Pottstown Hospital and worked as a nurse there for over 30 years. She was a member of Pennsburg United Church of Christ. She is survived by...

Jun 26, 2018

Vivian M. (Bartos) Danchos, 90, of Bethlehem, passed peacefully on June 26, 2018. Vivian was the daughter of William and Anna (Bilsak) Bartos. She was a strong woman. After losing her husband early in life, she raised her 3 boys and was dedicated to her family. She started and ran her own beauty parlor and later was a house...

Jun 24, 2018

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Jun 22, 2018

Barbara Ann Dilliard, 67, of Hellertown, passed away June 22, 2018. She was the beloved wife of James Dilliard. Born in Easton, she was a daughter of the late James & Elva (Eldridge) King. Earlier in life, Barbara worked in the proof department of the former Union Bank. She was a member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, and the...

Jun 21, 2018

Jun 20, 2018

Karl W. “Moose” Winsch, 81 of East Greenville, passed away June 20, 2018. He was the beloved husband of JoAnn (Briggs) Feldman. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Karl E. and Evelyn (Geary) Winsch. Karl was a 1955 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School, where he was a member of the 1953 Championship Football Team....

Jun 20, 2018

Barbara Deming Bray, 91, of Green Lane, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Joshua Carter Bray. Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William and Jesse (Deming) McKaraher. In 1967 she graduated from Ursinus College with a BS in Psychology. She went on to Bryn Mawr...

Jun 18, 2018

Marian Hafner, 94, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Claude Hafner who passed away in 2010. Born in Frackville, PA, she was a daughter of the late Metro and Catherine (Sachar) Harhigh. She was a graduate of the former Springfield High School, now in the Palisades School District. After graduation,...

Jun 16, 2018

Russ Andrew Snyder, 31, of Bethlehem passed away unexpectedly on June 16, 2018. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Paul Douglas and Arlene Elizabeth (Wychulis) Snyder of Bethlehem. He is a graduate of Freedom High School in 2004 and worked in construction and recently as a fork lift operator. Surviving with his parents is his son, Chase...

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Jun 7, 2018

Vivian Fitzsimons of Lower Saucon and Moravian Village passed away on June 7, 2018. She was born in 1921 in Allentown to William and Annie Moyer and was married to Robert Fitzsimons in 1944. During the late 40’s and 50’s, she and Robert owned and operated the “Hiawatha Swimming Pool” in Lower Saucon Township. She graduated from Allentown High...