Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Lehigh, Pennsylvania. and surrounding areas.
Russell Molter
Mar 14, 2022
Russell Molter, 61, of Zionsville, died March 14, 2022. He was the husband of Michelle R. (Mutchler) Molter. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Russell and Ruth (Carroll) Molter. He worked as a forklift operator for Home Depot and previously worked for several logistics companies throughout the Lehigh Valley. He was a life member...
Mary L. Shelhamer
Mar 14, 2022
Mary Louise Snyder Shelhamer, 92 of Macungie died on March 14, 2022 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was predeceased by her husband Carl Alvin Shelhamer. They had been married for 51 years. Born on 10/28/1929 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Elma Buchecker Snyder and Paul Samuel Snyder. She was a graduate of Emmaus...
Clement R. Fenstermaker
Mar 12, 2022
Clement R. Fenstermaker, 88, of Lower Macungie Twp., died March 12, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Helen J. (Ashcraft) Fenstermaker. Born in Emmaus, he was the son of the late Clement A. and Eva (Hertzog) Fenstermaker. He honorably served his country in the Army during Korea. He owned and operated Fenstermaker...
Patricia A. Distefano
Mar 2, 2022
Patricia A. DiStefano, 79 died peacefully on March 2, 2022, with her daughter and husband by her side in Bethlehem, PA.
She was born September 21 st , 1942, in Allentown to Allen D. Fink and Gladys A. (Lichtenwalner) Fink. Her father was a postal worker and mother a homemaker.
Pat graduated from Kutztown University...
Rose Mary W. Kaska
Feb 28, 2022
Rose Mary W. Kaska, 95, of Emmaus, died February 28, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Kaska, celebrating 49 years of marriage prior to his death. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Wasil and Sophia (Shokun) Wasilewski. Rose Mary worked as insurance agent for Prudential...
Kenneth S. Muhe
Feb 26, 2022
Kenneth S. Muhe, 73, of Macungie, formerly of Aldan, PA, died Saturday, February 26, 2022 at his residence. He is the husband of Martha "Marti" (Morgan) Muhe. Ken was born in Philadelphia, PA on Dec. 4, 1948 to the late Timothy D. & Eleanor T. (Padalik) Muhe. He served our country faithfully in the US Army during Vietnam. Ken...
John Thomas Leone
Feb 21, 2022
John Thomas Leone, 73, of Emmaus, was called home and joined his beloved wife Feb. 21, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ruth Ann (Boyer) Leone. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Samuel S. and Theresa (Borelli) Leone. John owned and operated John Leone Sanitation, later Leone Disposal, and...
Leroy J. Silvius
Feb 20, 2022
LeRoy J. Silvius, 77, formerly of Muhlenberg Twp., died Feb. 20, 2022 in Pennsburg Manor. He was the widow of Phyllis J. Brown. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Erwin and Katherine (Bieber) Silvius. He was a 1962 graduate of Emmaus High School. As a teenager, he was a photographer at Nazareth Speedway, which started...
Maryann E. Mumbauer
Feb 19, 2022
MaryAnn Elizabeth Mumbauer, 93, of Macungie, died Feb. 19, 2022 in her residence. Born Oct. 29, 1928 at home and raised in Vera Cruz, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Edna (Lorah) Benner. She met her husband, Robert on a blind date and they enjoyed 62 years of married life. MaryAnn was a 1946 graduate of...
Alfred D. Neff, Iii
Feb 14, 2022
Alfred D. Neff, III, 70, of Emmaus, died February 14, 2022 in Fellowship Manor. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Helen A. (Anderko) and Alfred D. Neff, Jr. Al was a 1969 graduate of Emmaus High School and he graduated from LCCC. Right out of community college Al worked for the Penske racing team. He...
Robert J. Scavuzzo
Feb 14, 2022
Beloved father, loving husband, relisher of the world's delights, and lifelong pursuer of knowledge, Robert J. Scavuzzo, 83, died in the early hours of the morning on February 14, 2022. Born in North Plainfield, NJ, the second son of Antoinette Cherichetti Scavuzzo and Rudolph Scavuzzo, Robert showed an early aptitude for science, an interest that led to his B.S....
Doris E. Brunner
Feb 9, 2022
Doris E. Brunner, 90, formerly of Allentown, died Feb. 9, 2022 in Complete Care at Lehigh Center, where she was a resident for 8 years. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Theresa (Urban) Brunner. Doris lived in East Allentown all of her life, living with her parents who immigrated from Austria. She graduated...
Mary Krause
Feb 8, 2022
Mary Krause, 85, of Emmaus, died Feb. 8, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ronald W. Krause. Born in Bethlehem, PA and was in Liberty High School Class of 1954. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Harry and Lubov (Dubrowsky) Scheltzer. Mary, along with her husband, owned and operated one of...
Ricky A. Neetz
Feb 6, 2022
Ricky A. Neetz, 69, of Emmaus, passed away on Sun., Feb 6, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Jerald and Althea (Kehm) Neetz. He was a 1970 graduate of Emmaus High School. Ricky worked numerous jobs; J & J Floor Maintenance, Emmaus and various area Foundries, he retired from Rodale...
James L. Hall
Feb 4, 2022
James L. Hall, 63, of Macungie, died February 4, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Gina (Deramo) Hall. Born in Upper Darby on February 15, 1958. He was the son of the late Harry A. and Dorothy A. (Stewart) Hall. Jim was a graduate of the University of Delaware, earning a degree in accounting. He...
Jean L. Krause
Jan 30, 2022
Jean L. Krause, 95, of Country Meadows, formerly of Ormond Beach, FL, went home to the Lord on Jan. 30, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Mary Ann (nee Long) and Willard Warmkessel of Allentown. She graduated from Allentown High School Class of 1944. Later she attended Business seminars in Philadelphia, New York City, and Canada.
...Mary C. Harbach
Jan 28, 2022
Mary C. Harbach, 78, of Hinesville, GA, formerly of Macungie, died Jan. 28, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Bellefonte, she was the daughter of the late Olive L. (Smith) and Clifford B. Holt, Jr. She was a 1961 graduate of State College High School, a 1965 graduate of Penn State University, and a 1966 graduate of Drexel...
Carl V. Pape
Jan 28, 2022
Carl V. Pape, 71, of Macungie, died Jan. 28, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus. Born in New York City, he was the son of Carmella A. (Rucireta) Pape and the late Carl T. Pape. He was a 1969 graduate of Emmaus High School. Carl worked in the dietary department at Lehigh Valley Hospital 17th and Chew and...
Victor A. Aniades
Jan 25, 2022
Victor A. Aniades, 29, of Old Zionsville, died Jan. 25, 2022 in his residence. Born in East Rockaway, NY, he was the son of Peter A. Aniades and Kathleen C. Anderson Aniades. Victor was an artist and musician, playing throughout the Lehigh Valley at Fun House, Old Mill Pub, Black and Blue, and many others.
Victor is...
William H. Leibensperger, Jr.
Jan 25, 2022
William H. Leibensperger, Jr., 74, of Walnutport, went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 25, 2022 in residence. He was the husband of Eileen G. (Rothenberger) Leibensperger. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Loretta S. (McElroy) and William H. Leibensperger, Sr. Bill was a literature evangelist and loved the Lord with all his...
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