Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Lehigh, Pennsylvania. and surrounding areas.

Edward J. Bertsch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Agnew R. Hoch

Agnew R. Hoch

Apr 10, 2020

Agnew R. Hoch, 89, passed away peacefully on Fri., April 10, 2020. He was the husband of MaryAnn (Domitrovits) Hoch and celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Russell A. Hoch and Ruth (Hummel) Hoch. Agnew was a Korean War veteran having served in the Army. He was an auto mechanic...

Carl E. Siegfried

Carl E. Siegfried

Apr 10, 2020

Carl E. Siegfried, 69, of Emmaus, died April 10, 2020 in Cooper University Medical Center, Camden, NJ. He was the fiancé of Karen M. (Pradel) Holben. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Sterling and Louise (Beier) Siegfried. Carl was a mechanic and retired from Impress Packaging in 2012 as a mechanic supervisor. He was a...

Barbara A. Moyer

Barbara A. Moyer

Apr 5, 2020

Barbara A. Moyer, 85, of Emmaus, died April 5, 2020 in her residence. She was the widow of the late Kenneth C. Moyer. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Caroline (Shelling) Danner. Barbara was a graduate of St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse for Lehigh County Prison....

Mae G. Schlott

Mae G. Schlott

Apr 5, 2020

Mae G. Schlott, 84, formerly of Emmaus, died April 5, 2020 in Lehigh Center. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy C. and Dorothy L. (Kehm) Schlott. Mae worked for the former Allison Manufacturing, Ti Rob and later worked for many years at Allen Organ before retiring. She was a member and Sunday School teacher...

Ronald J. Kaspern

Ronald J. Kaspern

Apr 1, 2020

Ronald Jacob Kaspern, 88, of Emmaus, died April 1, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the widow of the late Louise E. (Hahn) Kaspern. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Guffrovich) Kaspern. He honorably served his country in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. Ron worked as a chef, machinist for...

Robert "Rory" J. Schneider

Robert "Rory" J. Schneider

Mar 30, 2020

Robert "Rory" J. Schneider passed away in Lehigh Valley Hospital on March 30th, 2020. He was born in Allentown on December 18th, 1986 to parents Mary Denise and Robert W. Schneider, and he attended St. Ann's School and Emmaus High School. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. An avid Philadelphia sports fan (and connoisseur of team...

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