Obituaries

Dec 16, 2021

Calvin Elmer Jacobs, 94, of Fogelsville, formerly of Zionsville, died Dec. 16, 2021 in his residence.  He was the husband of Dolores M. (Hunt) Jacobs.  Born in Middleton, NJ, he was the son of the late Eugene R. and Grace A. (Stubbings) Jacobs.  Cal honorably served his country in the Marine Corps during WWII.  He worked for Sears and...

Dec 16, 2021

Michael Francis Grimont, 61, of Alburtis, died Dec. 16, 2021 in his residence.  Born in Mahopac, NY, he was the son of Timothy A. Grimont and Pauline M. (Lawlor) Lokay.  He was a graduate of Perkiomen Prep and Kutztown University, with a degree in business administration.  Michael worked in sales and marketing for Caloric and Raytheon.  He was a...

Dec 15, 2021

Elaine B. Klase, 83, of Emmaus, died Dec. 15, 2021 in her residence.  She was the wife of the late Russell A. Klase.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Rosa (Schwartz) Stratz.  Elaine was a loving homemaker.  She was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Emmaus Garden Club, where she...

Dec 10, 2021

Donald James Wendling, 89, of Macungie, died Dec. 10, 2021 in his residence.  He was the husband of the late Audrey Joan (DeWalt) Wendling.  Born in Seisholtzville, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary (Acker) Wendling.  He served in the Army Reserves.  Donald was the co-owner of Wendling Restorations, specializing in the restoration of antique and...

Dec 8, 2021

Kenneth S. Kuba, 83, of Allentown, died Dec. 8, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest.    Born in Tamaqua, he was the son of the late Samuel and Kathryn (Scheifley) Kuba.  He was the owner of Ken Kuba's Tires in Allentown for 45 years.

Ken is survived by his daughters, Kimberly Garger, Kelly Shaak, and Kristin...

Dec 6, 2021

Curtis K. Stephen, 75, of Allentown, died Dec. 6, 2021 in St. Luke's Allentown Campus.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Curtis S. and Anna R. (Kincaid) Stephen.  He worked in retail sales for the former Kuhns and Shankweilers, Leh's Department Store, and retired in 2008 from Top Star.  He was a member of Woodlawn...

Dec 3, 2021

Raymond J. "Ray" Uzzo, 79, of Emmaus, passed away on Dec. 3, 2021 Lehigh Valley Hospital.  Ray was born on Jan. 3, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY.  In 1960, he enlisted in the US Army and proudly served his country for the next 6 years.  After the Army, Ray moved to New Jersey and worked at the Maxwell House Coffee...

Nov 30, 2021

Kenneth C. Boyer, 56, formerly of Alburtis, died Nov. 30, 2021 in Cedarbrook.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of Woodrow Boyer of Allentown and the late Janice (Christman) Boyer (2014).  Ken was a 1984 graduate of William Allen High School.  He worked for 27 years at the former Day-Timers in building maintenance.  He was an avid outdoorsman,...

Nov 30, 2021

George K. Ikeda, 99, formerly of Emmaus, died November 30, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was born in San Juan Bautista, CA, the oldest of five sons born to farmer Genroku Ikeda and his wife Tsuyuko.  In 1942, George and his family were incarcerated in the Poston Internment Camp in Poston, AZ along with other Americans of Japanese...

Nov 24, 2021

Harold S. Huber, 82, of Emmaus, died Nov. 24, 2021 in Parkland Manor.  He was the husband of Shirley M. (Kistler) Huber.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Roy S. and Edna M. (Schaeffer) Huber.  Harold was a graduate of Emmaus High School and earned his bachelors and master's degree in mathematics from Kutztown University. ...

Nov 24, 2021

Raymond W. Geisler, Jr., 54, of Emmaus, died Nov. 24, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was the husband of Joni L. (Walck) Geisler.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of Raymond W. Geisler, Sr. and the late Bonnie (Yohe) Geisler.  Ray was a hard worker and the owner operator of Ray Geisler Trucking, working through Venezia for...

Nov 23, 2021

Gloria D. Berosh, 91, formerly of Emmaus, died Nov. 23, 2021 in Lehigh Center.  She was the wife of the late John A. Berosh.  Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Mabel (Mohr) Amig.  Gloria worked as a machine operator for the former Rodale Press for over 30 years, retiring in 1990.  She was...

Nov 19, 2021

NancyAnn Mory, 83, of Alburtis, died Nov. 19, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of Donald E. Mory.  Born in Old Zionsville, she was the daughter of the late Norman O. and Annabelle J. (Dunstan) Paules.  She was a 1956 graduate of Emmaus High School.  NancyAnn trained at the former Haff Hospital and...

Nov 17, 2021

Carolann H. Knecht, 77, of Salisbury Twp., died Nov. 17, 2021 in Above and Beyond, Allentown. She was the wife of the late Sherwood R. "Woody" Knecht. Born in Nazareth, she was the daughter of the late Ignatz P. and Anna E. (Bayda) Sakasitz. Carolann worked at the former Bethlehem Steel for 17.5 years, then earned her real estate...

Nov 16, 2021

John R. Gaspar, 69, of Allentown passed away on Tuesday November 16 th , 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill.  He was born August 7 th , 1952 to Marie A. (Panik) and the late John J. Gaspar, and was the beloved husband of Constance (Brucker) Gaspar.  They celebrated 43 years of marriage in April 2020.

Nov 9, 2021

William J. Matwey, Jr., 80, of Macungie, passed away Nov. 9. 2021 in St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus.  Born Oct. 23, 1941 in Wilmington, DE to the late William and Loretta Matwey.  Bill was the husband to Peggy Matwey for the last 27 years.  He was predeceased by his first wife, Halina Ryczek Matwey, who he was married to...

Nov 3, 2021

William F. Bechtel, 86, of Macungie, died Nov. 3, 2021 in HealthPark Medical Center, Fort Myers, FL.  He was the husband of Joanne (Abel) Bechtel and the late Jane E. (Edinger) Bechtel.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Lester and Helen (Groman) Bechtel.  Bill served his country in the Navy Reserves.  He worked for Air...

Nov 2, 2021

John A. Berosh, Jr., 65, of Emmaus, died Nov. 2, 2021 in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of Gloria (Amig) Berosh and the late John A. Berosh.  John worked at Bethlehem Steel and later as a security guard at PTI prior to retiring.  He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Emmaus....

Oct 30, 2021

Dorothy J. Ruhnke, 81, of Allentown, died Oct. 30, 2021 in her residence.  She was the wife of the late Louis R. Ruhnke.  Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Lillian (Anderson) Bratsko.  She was a loving homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Dorothy is survived by her sons, Jeffrey L....

Oct 27, 2021

Marcia V. Ernst, 81, of Emmaus, died Oct. 27, 2021 in Above and Beyond, Allentown.  She was the wife of William J. Ernst.  Born in Malden, MA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. Greenlay and the late Ellen L. (Warrell) and Joseph "Bing" Yurkovitz.  Marcia worked as a customer Service Manager for the former Day-Timers and...