Obituaries

Jan 16, 2026

Debra Beers, 69, of Emmaus, passed away peacefully on Jan. 16, 2026 in LV Hospital, surrounded by her family.  She was the loving wife of James Beers, with whom she loved to travel and celebrated 46 years of marriage.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Betty and Donald Ruth.  Debra held several roles throughout her life, but...

Jan 16, 2026

Ronald A. "Skip" Bogert, Jr., 61, of Kempton, passed away Jan. 16, 2026 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was the husband of Brenda S. (Mengel) Bogert.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of Ronald A. Bogert, Sr. and the late Linda (Foster) Bogert.  He honorably served his country in the Army.  Skip was a business owner, entrepreneur, and...

Jan 16, 2026

Joseph A. Wenzel Sr., of Emmaus, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 16, 2026. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Zednik) Wenzel, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born at St. Luke's in Fountain Hill on August 15, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph John and Anna (Oster) Wenzel.

Joe spent...

Jan 13, 2026

Margaret Krupa, 91, formerly of Emmaus, passed away on January 13, 2026 in Cedarbrook Fountain Hill.  She was the wife of the late Robert J. Krupa.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Anna (Wasko) Scherer.  Margaret worked in the laundry department at Cedarbrook Allentown for many years before retiring.  She was a member...

Jan 11, 2026

David C. Deberardinis, 51, of Allentown, passed away on January 11, 2026 in his home.  He was the husband of Christina (Smith) Deberardinis.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of Larry Deberardinis and the late Virginia (Williams) Deberardinis.  David was a graduate of Penn State University.  He worked as a maintenance mechanic for Nestle Purina since 2020.

Jan 11, 2026

Barbara A. Erich, 75, of Macungie, passed away on January 11, 2026 in her home.  She was the wife of the late Blair D. Erich.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late James and Jean (Keinert) Carl.  Barbara started working for Rodale press as a secretary and typist and continued to do freelance dictation work for...

Jan 10, 2026

Dolores C. Krastin, age 87 beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died Saturday, January 10, 2026. Born on June 12, 1938 in Amsterdam, New York, she was the daughter of Dominick and Palma (Politano) LaTorre. She married Kurt Krastin on May 29, 1960 at St. Mary's church, Kingston, NY.

Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Theresa...

Jan 8, 2026

Elinor M. Gerhart, 94, formerly of Salisbury Twp., passed away peacefully on January 8, 2026 in Lehigh Valley Hospice - Inpatient.  She was the wife of the late Rodney "Rocky" Gerhart.  Born in Old Zionsville, she was the daughter of the late Leon F. and Louisa E. (Clauser) Kehs.  She was a 1949 graduate of Emmaus High School.  Elinor...

Jan 7, 2026

Thomas N. Casey, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026. Born March 24, 1926 in Springfield, OH; he was the son of Thomas J. and Pauline Frances (Myers) Casey. He was predeceased by the love of his life, Mary Margaret (Heeger) Casey in 2012; also by his only brother, Paul, in 1999. Employed at the White Motor Co., in...

Jan 5, 2026

Judith M. "Judy" Wieand, 96, of Emmaus, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2026, at Devon House. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard B. Wieand, with whom she shared many years of devoted marriage.  Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Judy was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Hannah M. (Trate) Underwood. She later made Emmaus...

Jan 4, 2026

John S. Adams, 84, of Emmaus, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, at Lehigh Valley Hospital. For over 50 years, he was the devoted husband of Diane E. Adams, his beloved soulmate, greatest friend, and constant companion throughout their life together.

Born in Bryn Mawr, John was the son of the late Stephen D. and Hannah...

Jan 3, 2026

Karen A. Hutchison, 67, of Emmaus, died peacefully January 3, 2026, at Lehigh Valley Hospital with her family by her side.  She was the wife of the late Robert L. Hutchison.  Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Geraldine (Gogola) Olshefski.  Karen began her professional life working for several years as a secretary at...

Jan 3, 2026

Donna A. Torbert, 78, of Emmaus, passed away peacefully Jan. 3, 2026 in Devon House.  Born in Chambersburg, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Julia (Fearing) Koch.  Donna dedicated many years of her professional life to serving others as a secretary, working for Bethlehem Steel, Salisbury School District, Nations First Bank, and the law office of...

Jan 2, 2026

Margarete (Sehmisch) Bessman passed away peacefully on January 2, 2026, surrounded by her loving family after an accident in her home. Born in Berlin, Germany, she came to the United States after marrying her late husband Bill of 63 years. Affectionally known as "Oma,"

Margarete absolutely adored her family, here in the US, and back in Germany....

Dec 29, 2025

Patricia "Pat" Lee Ryan, 77, of Boise, ID, died unexpectedly on Dec. 29, 2025 at her daughter's home in Pennsylvania while visiting for the holidays.   Born in Chicago, IL, on January 25, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Jeanne E. (Kobeluch) Bowne. She graduated from Conant High School despite consistently getting excused from class...

Dec 29, 2025

Sean M. O'Leary, 46, of Wescosville, died peacefully December 29, 2025 in his residence.   He was the husband of Rebecca E. (Hauze) O'Leary.  Born in Islip, NY, he was the son of Donald F. O'Leary and the late Florence A. (Russell) O'Leary.  Sean honorably served his country in the Navy during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.   He...

Dec 28, 2025

Mervin Dale Cressman, 86, of Allentown, passed away on Sun., Dec. 28, 2025 with his loving family by his side.   He was born Sept. 16, 1939, in Allentown and was the son of the late Leroy and Helen (Ackerman) Cressman.  He was a devoted husband for 62 years to the late Louetta Cressman.  He was a graduate of Southern...

Dec 27, 2025

James H. Warmkessel, 87, formerly of Emmaus and Macungie, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 27 at Arden Courts Memory Care in Allentown. Jim was married to LeAnn (Moyer) Warmkessel, with whom he shared over 65 years of marriage.

Jim was born in Emmaus on January 17, 1938 to the late Richard and Ella (Race) Warmkessel.  He...

Dec 26, 2025

Carol R. Kercher, 85, formerly of Emmaus, died peacefully Dec. 26, 2025 in Cedarbrook.   She was the wife of the late Clyde C. Kercher.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter the late William and Ruth (Strohecker) Bishop.  Carol worked as a nursery school teacher at The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit and later as a data entry...

Dec 25, 2025

Randall E. Marx, 70, of Allentown, died December 25, 2025 in his home.   He was the longtime companion of Darlene Hovanec.  Born in Easton, he was the son the late Harold and Eleanor (Parry) Marx.  Randy worked for Flagger Force Traffic Control Services for many years, retiring in 2018.

Randy is survived by his companion, Darlene; daughter,...