Obituaries

May 9, 2022

Jane Ann Hein, 74, of Breinigsville, died May 9, 2022 in her residence.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Grace (Bader) Markowitz.  Jane attended Emmaus High School.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening.

Jane is survived by her daughter, Tammy Hein; siblings, Michelle Bollinger, Michael Markowitz, Jr., John Markowitz,...

May 9, 2022

Allen Marlin Gehman, 91, of Fellowship Community, died May 9, 2022 in his residence.  He was the husband of Dorothy (Ritter) Gehman.  Born in Emmaus, he was the son of the late Allen and Claire (Baus) Gehman.  He honorably served his country in the Army during the Korean War.  Being stationed in Korea, he was assigned to the U.S....

May 7, 2022

Katherine Ann Greene, 71, of Macungie, died May 7, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of Robert S. Greene, Jr.  Born in Cortland, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marjorie (Dunn) Kahl.  She worked for Lehigh Valley Hospital as an ortho tech and later as a receptionist for many years, retiring in...

May 2, 2022

Marie G. Schueck, 93, of Macungie, died May 2, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Randolph C. Schueck, Sr.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Peter A. and Gertrude C. (Fichter) Miller.  Marie was a 1947 graduate of Emmaus High School.  She worked for Rodale Manufacturing, in the payroll...

Apr 27, 2022

Jeffrey David Ambrose, 70, of Emmaus, died April 27, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Chester Joseph and Peggy (Hilbert) Ambrose.  Jeff was a 1970 graduate of Allen High School.  He honorably served his country in the Army during Vietnam with the 101 st Airborne Division, Company D, 17 th...

Apr 26, 2022

Kenneth A. Bulmer, 71, of Allentown PA, passed away April 26, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.  He was the husband of Susan (Brake) Bulmer.  Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of Dorothy (Henderson) Bulmer and the late Kenneth C. Bulmer.  He served honorably in the Army during the Vietnam War.  Kenneth worked as a shop supervisor...

Apr 26, 2022

Joseph Kozak, 89, of Allentown, died April 26, 2022 in his home.  He was the husband of Ginny (Barch) Kozak.  Born in his family's farmhouse in Macungie, he was the son of the late George and Helen (Hotchko) Kozak.  Joe was a self-employed aluminum siding contractor and was known for his extraordinary craftsmanship.  He was the living embodiment of...

Apr 23, 2022

Diana G. Reitnauer, 78, of Emmaus, died April 23, 2022 in her home.  She was the wife of the late Ronald M. Reitnauer.  Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Merritt E. and Pearl E. (Nagle) Hartman.  Diana worked for Rodale Press for 23 years and East Penn Bank for 8 years, retiring in 2007.

Apr 22, 2022

Bernadette (Semprini) Stimmel, 78, of Emmaus, died April 22, 2022 in her home.  She was the wife of Ray C. Stimmel.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Bernadine (Matura) Semprini.  She was a loving homemaker and member of St. Ann's Catholic Church.

Bernadette is survived by her husband of 57 years,...

Apr 19, 2022

Ruth E. (Miller) Snyder, 90, formerly of Emmaus, died April 19, 2022 in Legend of Allentown.  She was the wife of the late Robert D. Snyder.  Born in Corning, she was the daughter of the late Marvin S. and C. Victoria (Dries) Miller.  Ruth was a 1949 graduate of Emmaus High School and a member of the 49ers.  She...

Apr 16, 2022

Janet I. "Janie" (Weida) Dib, 76, of Blue Bell, died April 16, 2022 at home surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of the late Ghazi Dib, who died in 2019.  Born in Alburtis,  she was the daughter of the late Russell and Della (Kohler) Weida.  Janie was a 1963 graduate of Emmaus High School and a graduate...

Apr 16, 2022

Denise (Nester) Jacoby, 68, of Emmaus, died April 16, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of the late Barry Jacoby. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Stella (Smith) Nester. Denise worked as a secretary for PNC Bank for 20 years, retiring in 2012. She was a member of Upper Milford...

Apr 15, 2022

Maryann V. Zaia, 82, of Macungie, died April 15, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of the late John C. Zaia.  Born in Queens, NY,  she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Baluha) Demko.  Maryann worked as a policy writer for Ohio Causality Insurance Company.  Later she worked parttime at McDonalds in Trexlertown. ...

Apr 15, 2022

Thomas Emerson Nonnemacher, a long time Emmaus resident, passed away April 15, 2022, at the age of 71. He was the son of the late Harvey Jack and Christine (Roth) Nonnemacher.  Tom completed his education at Emmaus High School in 1969. He loved sports, especially the Emmaus and Salisbury teams. As a long time Phillies fan, he knew an...

Apr 10, 2022

Harvey P. Hottenstein, 63, of Salisbury Twp., died April 10, 2022 in his home.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Harvey J. and Helen V. (Keleman) Hottenstein.  He was a graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School and Penn State University.  He was an accountant and later worked for Lehigh Cordage.

Harvey is...

Apr 10, 2022

Gerald S. Fake, 79, of Emmaus, died April 10, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was the husband of Carol A. (Smurda) Fake.  Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Rev. Sterling A. and Cleo V. (Harding) Fake.  He was a 1961 graduate of Emmaus High School, lettering in football and track.  Gerald was a member...

Apr 9, 2022

Faith E. Wagner, 92, formerly of Emmaus, died April 9, 2022 in Cedarbrook.  She was the wife of the late Carson L. Wagner.  Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Herbert J. and Ruth M. (Stoudt) Acker.  Faith worked for Rodale Press for 20 years.  She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Emmaus.

Apr 8, 2022

Martin A. Burke, 89, of Pennsburg, PA, formerly of Allentown, PA, departed from his loving family on April 8, 2022 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was the husband to Barbara A. Burke with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Marty was the son of the late Mary Clark Burke and Martin J. Burke of Minersville,...

Apr 8, 2022

Ronald L. Reynard, 82, of Allentown, formerly of Breinigsville and Green Valley, AZ, died April 8, 2022 in his residence.  He was the husband of Ruth L. (Handwerk) Reynard.  Born in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Myron and Ruth (Gavitt) Reynard.  Ron was a 1957 graduate of Parkland High School, where he was a member of...

Apr 8, 2022

John L. Kleppinger, 77, of Schnecksville, died April 8, 2022 in St. Luke's Allentown Campus.  He was the husband of Barbara (Knerr) Kleppinger.  Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Lewis and Julia Alice (Klopfenstein) Kleppinger.  He worked for EC Machin, Lafarge Corporation, and later was the founder and owner of Blue Mountain Pigment for the...