Obituaries

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...

Oct 27, 2021

Bertha L. Snell, 91, of Macungie, died Oct. 27, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Frederick R. Snell.  Born in Perry Twp., OH, she was the daughter of the late W. Edward and Cleo (Downing) Fox.  Bertha worked as a waitress for many years at Macungie Fire Company, Brookside Country Club, and The...

Oct 26, 2021

Jessica E. Davila, 36, of Emmaus, died Oct. 26, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of Richard Davila and Elaine S. (Mayer) Hock.  She was a graduate of Mast Community Charter High School in Philadelphia and Peirce College.  Jessica worked as a health coach for Healthys in Emmaus.  She was a member of...

Oct 25, 2021

Gregory J. Koch, 73, of Bethlehem, died Oct. 25, 2021 at Gracedale Nursing Home.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Alfred and Eleanor (Eddinger) Koch.  He honorably served his country in the Army during Vietnam.  He was a graduate of Shippensburg University.  Greg worked for Crayola in shipping and as a quality assurance technician for...

Oct 20, 2021

Kenneth R. Holland, Jr., 75, of Emmaus, died Oct. 20, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was the husband of Nancy A. (Hangen) Holland.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Frances A. (Schmeltzle) and Kenneth R. Holland, Sr.  He was a sales professional for many years and later worked in the maintenance department for Lehigh...

Oct 14, 2021

Agnes Luksys Gackenbach, 95, formerly of Emmaus, died Oct. 14, 2021 in Devon House.  She was the wife of the late John D. "Jack" Gackenbach.  Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late George and Katarina (Skroblus) Luksys.  Agnes worked as a billing specialist for Mack Trucks in the International Headquarters from 1963 until retiring in 1988. ...

Oct 10, 2021

Karl F. Bauer, 93, of Allentown, died Oct. 10, 2021 in Lehigh Center.  He was the husband of Catherine (Rabenold) Bauer.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Charles "Karl" and Theresa (Lackner) Bauer.  Karl worked as a forklift operator for Bonny Forge for 28 years, retiring in 1990.  He was a member of the Bonny...