Obituaries

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...

Apr 3, 2022

Ray "Redsy" N. Helfrich, Jr., 65, of Macungie passed away April 3, 2022 in Manor Care, Allentown surrounded by family after a battle with glioblastoma cancer.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Ray N. Helfrich, Sr. and Grace (Schmoyer) Helfrich.  Redsy was employed by Caloric in Topton as a welder for many years until the...

Apr 1, 2022

Gordon K. Schantz, 76, of Emmaus, died April 1, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus surrounded by his loving family.  He was the husband of Linda P. (Petraitis) Schantz.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Horace W. and Annetta L. (Keck) Schantz.  He earned his Eagle Scout at the age of 13.  Gordon was...

Mar 30, 2022

Warren R. Whitney, 75, of Macungie, passed away unexpectedly on March 30, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was the husband of Phyllis (Jones) Whitney.  Born in Lakewood, OH, he was the son of the late Ralph and LaVerne (Kinzel) Whitney. Warren was a graduate of Bucknell University, earning a degree in economics.  He worked as a financial advisor...

Mar 28, 2022

Watana Miles, 88, of Hampton, NJ, died March 28, 2022 in her residence surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of the late Edgar Eugene Miles.  Born in Thailand, she was the third born child of 17 to the late Chalong and Lieng Nongbua.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister.

Watana is...

Mar 24, 2022

Born in Philadelphia at Hahnemann Hospital, June 9, 1952, son of the late Frank G. Dezzi and Gloria Ann Dezzi (nee Guidibaldi).  He was a graduate of St. Joseph's Preparatory School of Philadelphia, and St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, PA with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Computers, with a 4.0 average.

Frank is survived by...

Mar 24, 2022

Dale A. Dries, 74, of Macungie, died March 24, 2022 in his residence surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Lucy A. (Wittman) Dries.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Howard B and Elizabeth (Kocis) Dries.  Dale was a graduate of Rider College.  He owned and operated Dries Building Supply for 64 years. ...

Mar 22, 2022

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Gehring, 103, formerly of Emmaus, died March 22, 2022 in Fellowship Terrace.  She was the wife of the late Charles H. Gehring.  Born June 12, 1918 in Nazareth, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Olivia (Shwambach) Marcks.    Betty graduated from Nazareth High School in 1935 and West Chester State College in 1938 with...

Mar 21, 2022

Elmer W. "Red" Sonny" Pysher, 89, of Macungie, died March 21, 2022 in Riverton Rehab and Healthcare Center.  He was the husband of Joan M. (Myer) Pysher.  Born in Bangor, he was the son of the late Willard E. and Pearl (Johnson) Pysher.  He honorably served his country in the Air Force and Navy during the Korean Conflict.  He...

Mar 21, 2022

Vernon M. Longenbach, 82, of Emmaus, died March 21, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice.  He was the husband of Mary (Balado) Longenbach.  Born in Slatington, he was the son of the late Willard and Amy (Horn) Longenbach.  He worked as a crane operator for Bethlehem Steel for 33 years, retiring in 1995.  Vern was a hardworking and loving...

Mar 19, 2022

Michael M. Gnida, Jr., 85, of Emmaus, died March 19, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown campus.  He was the husband of Mary Ann (Edelman).  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Elva (Reed) and Michael M. Gnida, Sr.  He was a graduate of Kutztown University with a degree in Social Studies/English and earned a Master's...