Obituaries

Oct 2, 2021

Vena E. Perry, 93, formerly of Phoenixville, died October 2, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Charles W. Perry.  Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Berta (Phelps) Reynolds.  Vena worked as a bookkeeper for many years in various medical offices & retail stores.  She was a...

Oct 2, 2021

Myrle O. Tedor, 90, of Allentown, formerly of Denver, PA, died Oct. 2, 2021 in Devon House.  She was the wife of the late Nicholas Tedor.  Born in Schuylkill County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Anna (Frew) Osman.  Myrle worked for Western Electric for more than 35 years before retiring.  She was a member of...

Sep 27, 2021

Emma B. Wieder, 101, of Macungie, formerly of Grand Junction, CO, died Sept. 27, 2021 in The Willow.  She was the wife of the late Donald C. Wieder.  Born in Ringtown, she was the daughter of the late Frank E. and Minerva (Lindenmuth) Swank.  During WWII, she worked at an ammunition plant in Elkton, MD, an airplane plant in...

Sep 23, 2021

Barbara A. Keller, 89, of Zionsville, died Sept. 23, 2021 in Saucon Valley Manor.  She was the wife of the late Merritt J. Keller.  Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Veronica (McElroy) Laudenslager.  She was a loving homemaker.  Barbara was a member of Old Zionsville U.C.C. and the Emmaus Historical Society.  In her...

Sep 22, 2021

Ramona Therese McCormick, 100, passed away peacefully at home in Jacksonville Beach, FL surrounded by loved ones on September 22, 2021. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 10, 1921, the daughter of Francis P Music and Anna Stefanski Music.

Growing up on Mozart Street in Chicago, she was a member of an all-female swing band...

Sep 19, 2021

Mary Anne Shafer, 86, of Easley, SC, entered eternal life Sept. 19, 2021 in Prisma Baptist Ealey Hospital.  She was the wife of the late John A. Shafer, II.  Born in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Theodore A. and Mary Ellen (Hicks) Sims.  She worked for First National Bank and later for the Clerk of...

Sep 18, 2021

Robert C. "Bupper" Danner, 49, of Emmaus, died Sept. 18, 2021 in St. Luke's Hospital – Warren Campus.  He was the husband of Carly R. Bitler.  Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Charles and Alice (Greenawalt) Danner.  He worked as an upholsterer for BK Upholstery, Boyertown for 25 years.  He was an active and...

Sep 11, 2021

Bartholomew S. "Bart" Guter, 80, of Emmaus, died Sept. 11, 2021 in Heather Glen Senior Living.  Born in Emmaus, he was the son of the late Stephen and Martha (Matura) Guter.  Bart worked as a case worker for PA Department of Welfare for 35 years, retiring in 2006.  He always loved the holidays, especially Christmas.  Bart had a passion...

Sep 9, 2021

Mary-Ellen "Midge" Mosser, 93, of Emmaus, died Sept. 9, 2021 in Country Meadows of Allentown.  She was the wife of the late William F. Mosser, III.  Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Viola (Fegely) Goodhart.  Midge was a substitute teacher in the Salisbury School District.  She was an active charter member of The...

Sep 7, 2021

Florence J. Craig, 97, of Allentown, died Sept. 7, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Robert G. Craig, Sr.  Born in Minneapolis, MN, she was the daughter of the late H. Russell and Ruth M. (Green) Jones.  She was a gifted homemaker and hostess; she could be found cooking gourmet meals for guests...

Sep 2, 2021

Michael J. "Reds" Duracinsky, 59, of Emmaus, died Sept. 2, 2021 in ManorCare, Allentown.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Paul F. and Ethel M. (Stoudt) Duracinsky. Michael attended Kutztown University where he played football for 5 years. Michael worked as a plumber for Easton Hospital, Snyder Plumbing, and MJ Duracinsky Plumbing.  He was a...

Sep 2, 2021

Walter R. Ross, 86, of Allentown, died Sept. 2, 2021 in Fellowship Manor.  Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Edwin and Wilma (Decker) Ross.  He honorably served his country in the Army during Korea.  Walter worked as a fireman for the Allentown Fire Department for 36 years, retiring in 1999.  He was a member of...

Sep 1, 2021

Ray H. Keinert, 85, of Macungie, formerly of East Texas, passed away Sept. 1, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  Born in Allentown, he was one of four sons born to the late Homer and Margaret (Solt) Keinert.  He was the husband of Carol (Miller) White Keinert.

He was employed for 28 years at Tyler Pipe in Macungie...

Aug 31, 2021

Robert Frank Zalokar, 90, passed away on Aug. 31, 2021 in Macungie, PA.  He was born May 6, 1931 in Cleveland, OH to his parents Frank and Mary (Zadnik) Zalokar.  He attended Collinwood High School in Cleveland, OH and received a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute in 1954 after writing a Bachelor Thesis.  Bob married...

Aug 31, 2021

Roger H. Mayes, 87, formerly of Macungie, died Aug. 31, 2021 in Devon House, where he was well liked and well taken care of.  He was the husband of the late Carol Ann (Jarrett) Mayes.  Born in the Panama Canal Zone, he was the son of the late Samuel and Ruth (Harding) Mayes.  Roger honorably served his country in...

Aug 27, 2021

Herbert Melendez, Jr., 49, of Emmaus, was born Aug. 2, 1972 in Brooklyn, NY and died Aug. 27, 2021 in his home.  Herbie was a graduate of SUNY Empire State College and was continuing his education to become a psychologist to help those who suffer with addiction.  He worked in computer IT for NYC Transit and the Salvation Army. ...

Aug 25, 2021

Kerri M. Sodl, 49, of Trexlertown, died Aug. 25, 2021.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Philip G. and Sandra J. (Haberstumpf) Weida.  Kerri was a 1990 graduate of Emmaus High School and a 1991 graduate of Boyd School of Travel.  She was previously employed by Penn Med of Allentown and was currently working at Lineage Logistics...

Aug 24, 2021

Judith A. Butterfield, 71, of Emmaus, died Aug. 24, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Roger R. Butterfield.  Born in Elmhurst, NY, she was the daughter of the late Mary A. (Reilly) and George J. Pinto, Sr.  Judy worked as a computer programmer specialist for the government and was the co-owner of Oak...

Aug 22, 2021

Walter G. Kleinschuster, 92, of Whitehall, died peacefully Aug. 22, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice.  He was the husband of Mary F. "Mitzi" (Riemer) Kleinschuster.  Born in Myersville, he was the son of the late Ludwig and Ida (Muick) Kleinschuster.  Walter owned and operated Walter's Shoe Service in Allentown for over 50 years, retiring in 2003.  He was...

Aug 20, 2021

Suzanne R. (Schweyer) Mutchler, 74, a longtime resident of Emmaus, died Aug. 20, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.  Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Roselyn R. (Boyer) Schweyer.  She was a member of Emmaus Moravian Church and Emmaus Historical Society.

Suzanne is survived by her cousins.  She was predeceased by...