Susan Krivenko
May 31, 2020
Susan Krivenko, 95 years young, passed away, at Rittenhouse Village on May 31, 2020. A former resident of Emmaus, she was born in Larksville, PA on August 2, 1924. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph Krivenko for 58 years until his passing in 2004. Sue was a private secretary to the general agent of Mass Mutual...
Ruth I. Oswald
May 18, 2020
Ruth I. Oswald, 85, formerly of Emmaus, died May 18, 2020 in Whitehall Manor. Born in Longswamp Twp., Berks County, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Tessa M. (Christman) Oswald. Ruth worked at Allen Organ Company for many years, retiring in 2005. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Emmaus.
Ruth...
Virginia L. Stengele
May 17, 2020
Virginia L. Stengele, 71, of Allentown, died May 17, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of the late Dale M. Stengele, Sr. Born in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Emerson and Margaret (Baum) Harlow. She worked as a general manager for McDonald's and owned and operated Stengele's Trophy Shop with her late...
Hans D. Plachetzki
May 14, 2020
Hans D. Plachetzki, 88, formerly of Emmaus, died May 14, 2020 in St. Luke's Hospice House. He was the longtime companion of the late Anita Eppel. Born in Poland, he was the son of the late Adam and Berta (Gutknecht) Plachetzki. Hans came to the United States in 1970 to start the first Precision Roll Grinders, Inc. at the...
Shirley G. Caldwell
May 11, 2020
Shirley G. Caldwell, 93, of Bethlehem, died May 11, 2020 in her daughter's residence. She was the wife of the late Laurence B. Caldwell. Born June 3, 1926 in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Emma (Bartholomew) Grundstrom. She was an active charter member of the Church of the Manger U.C.C., Bethlehem, where she...
David G. Cope
May 11, 2020
David G. Cope, 57, of Allentown, died May 11, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Allentown he was the son of E. Dorine (Whitfield) Cope and the late David G. Cope. He worked as a custodian for the East Penn School District for 23 years. He was a member of St. John's U.C.C., Emmaus.
David is...
Edward J. Bertsch
May 10, 2020
Edward J. Bertsch, 63, of Pottsville, died May 10, 2020 in his residence. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Melvin E. and Lenore A. (Hoppes) Bertsch. He worked as a truck driver for Fox Transportation for many years.
Edward is survived by his son, Brandon Bertsch of St. Clair; daughter, Dyann wife of...
Eleanor E. Mcdermott
May 10, 2020
Eleanor E. McDermott, 94, of Allentown, the most loving, caring, and nurturing Mother and Nana that anyone could ever hope for, passed away on Mother's Day, May 10, 2020. Born in Allentown on Feb. 4, 1926 to Charles and Emma (Brader) Heimbach, she was the 2nd oldest of 6 children, 3 sisters, Betty, Dolly, and Shirley and 2 brothers,...
Kodjo Akploh
May 9, 2020
Kodjo "Sam" Akploh, known to his friends and family simply as Sam, was born on Monday, December 31, 1957 in Togo, West Africa, the second of six children born to the late Kossi Akploh and Awussie Amanve.
After receiving his master's degree from the Universite du Benin, he went on to pursue certification courses in Ghana and...
Vernon Harold Lint
May 8, 2020
Vernon H. Lint, 82, of Quakertown, died May 8, 2020 in St. Luke's Hospital Upper Bucks Campus. He was the husband of Geraldine A. (Swavely) Lint. Born in Marion, Iowa, and raised on a farm near Nortonville, ND, he was the son of the late Harold Frederick and Anna (Holmes) Lint. Vernon honorably served his country in the Navy....
Virginia M. Merenda
May 4, 2020
Virginia M. Merenda, 87, of Allentown and formerly of Trexlertown, died May 4, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late George and Clara (King) Oyer. She worked in the office at the former Daytimer's for many years before retiring. She was a member of Fritz United Methodist Church, Bethlehem where she...
Chad J. Stoudnour
May 3, 2020
Chad J. Stoudnour, 58, of Emmaus, died May 3, 2020 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Roberta (Guinther) Stoudnour and the late John D. Stoudnour. Chad was a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local #542 and worked for K & S Plumbing for 35 years. He was an avid...
Barry N. Heintzelman
May 1, 2020
Barry N. Heintzelman, 78, of Macungie, died May 1, 2020 in his residence. He was the husband of Joan A. (Keppler) Heintzelman. Born in Emmaus, he was the son of the late Clarence and Minnie (Kleinsmith) Heintzelman. He honorably served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict. Barry worked as an operator for Buckeye Pipeline for 47...
Gerald Fehlinger
Apr 29, 2020
Gerald Fehlinger, 92, of Breinigsville, died April 29, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospice. He was the husband of the late June A. (Iobst) Fehlinger. Born in Laurel Run, he was the son of the late Frank and Florence (Kinsel) Fehlinger. He honorably served his country in the Army during WWII. He worked for Fehlinger's Ice Cream, Coca Cola, was...
Diane M. Moyer
Apr 27, 2020
Diane M. Moyer, 76, of Allentown, died April 27, 2020 in her residence. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Ruth (Mantz) Moyer. She worked for Bell Telephone, Bell Atlantic, and Verizon for 30 years, retiring in the late 1990's.
Diane is survived by her son, Todd R. Moyer and wife...
Richard H. Buck
Apr 26, 2020
Richard H. Buck, 70, of Emmaus, died April 26, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Kim (Kelly) Buck. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Evelyn (Francis) Buck. Richard worked as a plumber for many years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints....
Loralee M. Hamman
Apr 24, 2020
Loralee M. Hamman, 72, of Emmaus, died April 24, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice. She was the wife of Ronny L. Hamman. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Beatrice (Kuhns) Gogel. Loralee worked as a CNA for many years at Gracedale Nursing Home, retiring in 2009.
Loralee is survived by...
Harold C.J. Strunk
Apr 22, 2020
Harold C.J. Strunk, 78, of Macungie, died April 22, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Pauline M. (Butz) Strunk. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Aaron and Minnie (Miller) Strunk. Harold honorably served his country in the Army for 22 years, reaching the rank of Master Sergeant and served in the...
Joseph J. Gehringer
Apr 17, 2020
Joseph J. Gehringer, 79, of Lower Macungie Township, passed away April 17, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. (Taylor) Gehringer with whom he celebrated 56 years of marriage. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Gehringer and Ann (Volkovitsch) Gehringer. He was a member of St. Thomas More parish in Allentown....
Noah Anthony Grim
Apr 15, 2020
Noah Anthony Grim, 21, of Emmaus, died April 15, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Carl E. and Wendy L. (Fischer) Grim.
He is survived by his mother and father; brothers, Brett Michael Grim and Levi Samuel Grim; maternal grandparents, Cindy and Edwin Fischer; 2 nieces and 2 nephews.
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