Obituaries

Sep 26, 2019

Donald Edward Malloy, 66, of Emmaus passed away on September 26, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was a loving and devoted father and a big kid at heart. Donald loved anything with an engine and was a master technician working in the automotive industry for more than 40 years. He had a wonderful sense of humor, loved sharing...

Sep 24, 2019

Lorraine C. Miner, 92, of Emmaus, died Sept. 24, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of the late William D. Miner. Born in Lehighton, she was the daughter of the late David A. and Edna M. (Kuhns) Mertz. She worked for Lutron Electronics and later Data Works for many years, retiring in 2006. She was a...

Sep 22, 2019

Warren G. Schantz, 76, of Emmaus, died Sept. 22, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Diane J. (Schoch) Schantz. Born in Macungie, he was the son of the late Lester R. and Pauline S. (Lichtenwalner) Schantz. He honorably served his country in the Navy during Vietnam. Warren worked as a lineman for PPL for 35...

Sep 19, 2019

Edna I. Prutzman, 98, of Coopersburg, died Sept. 19, 2019 in LifeQuest Quakertown. She was the wife of the late Elmer B. Prutzman. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jenny (Wetzel) Lewis. She was a seamstress, an avid gardener, and an expert on African violets. She was a member of St. James Lutheran...

Sep 14, 2019

Franklin Feninez, 92, passed away on Sat., Sept. 14, 2019 at Phoebe Allentown surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth (Zeky) Feninez, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Macungie, he was the youngest son of the late John and Anna (Wellas) Feninez. He honorably served his country during WWII...

Sep 14, 2019

Richard R. Schmick, 98, formerly of Kempton, died September 14, 2019 in Devon House. He was the husband of the late Joyce M. (Fisher) Schmick. Born in Cetronia, he was the son of the late Ralph E. and Ellen (Fenstermaker) Schmick. He honorably served his country in the Army Air Corps. during WWII. He owned Richard R. Schmick, Inc....

Sep 11, 2019

Leonard P. Sterner, Jr., 48, of Emmaus, died Sept. 11, 2019 in his residence. Born in Lansdale, he was the son of Leonard P. Sterner, Sr. and the late Lynell S. (Toman) Sterner. He was a maintenance worker for Unger HVAC. Len was an avid Dallas Cowboys and Yankees fan, loved fishing, hunting, stockcar racing, snowmobiling, softball, and horseshoes....

Sep 8, 2019

Elisabeth R. Gibson, 81, of Emmaus died Sept. 8, 2019 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Kaiserslautern, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Emil A. and Katharina M. (Liebrich) Prinzkosky. She as worked for PET, Inc. and later Pillsbury for many years, retiring in 2004.

Elisabeth is survived by her children, Diane wife of Scott Baumer,...

Sep 3, 2019

Frank W. "Skip" Deutsch, III, of Emmaus, died Sept. 3, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Jane L. (Whitesell) Deutsch, with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the Catherine (Beck) and Frank W. Deutsch, Jr. He honorably served his country in...

Sep 1, 2019

Barbara J. Genther of Emmaus, PA. She was the daughter of the later Herbert and Edna (Schmoyer) Lichtenwalner. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ Church of Emmaus, PA. She was employed by the East Penn School District before retiring in 1993.

Survivors: Sons, Dale of Rock Hall, MD and Gary of Strasburg,...

Aug 28, 2019

Donald P. Andrews, 85, of Macungie, formerly of Emmaus, died August 28, 2019 in The Willows Senior Living Community. He was the husband of the late Ann C. (Reinsmith) Andrews. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Paul and Mildred (Raedler) Andrews. He worked as a sectional supervisor for Mack Trucks for over 30 years, retiring...

Aug 18, 2019

Robert D. Kichline, 79, of Macungie, died August 18, 2019 in St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus. He was the husband of Dolores M. (Bonner) Kichline. Born in Fullerton, he was the son of the late Clark R. and Pauline V. (Heckman) Kichline. He honorably served his country in the Army during Vietnam. Bob worked as a director of food...

Aug 16, 2019

Michael R. Wagner, 62, of Bethlehem, died August 16, 2019 in his residence. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Nevin N. and Lois S. (Danenhower) Wagner. Michael worked in the clean room for Agere for 26 years, retiring in 2003. He was a member of the Emmaus Mercantile Club, NRA, and Heights Athletic Association. He...

Aug 13, 2019

Michele L. Hock, 37, of Allentown, died August 13, 2019 in her residence. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Diane (Kelchner) Hock and the late Brian Hock. She was a 2000 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School. She was a member of Christ's Church at Lowhill U.C.C.

Michele is survived by her mother, Diane; daughter,...

Aug 7, 2019

W. Leroy Davies, 93, of Allentown, died August 7, 2019 in Lehigh Center. Born in Ambler, he was the son of the late Edward G. and Melissa (Rosenberry) Davies. He honorably served his country in the Navy during WWII. He was a bank teller for many years and later was a maintenance worker for CVS, retiring in 2016.

Aug 4, 2019

Edna T. Smith, 92, of Macungie, formerly of Fanwood, NJ, died August 4, 2019 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Charles G. Smith. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Vicovari) Tagliazucchi. Edna graduated from St. Michael's School, Newark, NJ. She was an accountant for Allstate Insurance,...

Aug 3, 2019

Raymond F. Davis, 94, of Emmaus, died August 3, 2019 in his residence. He was the husband of the late Carmen V. (Rivera) Davis, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in Palm, he was the son of the late Daniel and Minnie (Hoffman) Davis. He honorably served his country in the Army during WWII, earning a...

Aug 3, 2019

Matthew J. McTish, 90, of Allentown, died August 3, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Alvira E. "Betty" (Shipley) McTish. Born in Johnstown, he was the son of the late Matthew J. and Susan (Singel) McTish. He was a 1955 graduate of The University of Pittsburgh. He honorably served his country in...

Jul 22, 2019

Dr. Charles E. ("Chuck") Kovar of Macungie, a retired OB/GYN who practiced for nearly 30 years in Easton, died July 22nd after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 88.

Dr. Kovar was born and raised in Pittsburgh and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. He practiced medicine as...

Jul 22, 2019

Joshua Hardin Folger, 39, passed away as a result of a tragic traffic accident. Josh leaves his loving wife, Janet Folger (nee Frank). He was the son of Joe Folger and his late wife Linda. He is survived by his father Joe and wife Dr. Marilyn McDonald, his brother Jamie and his wife Renee and their son Chace, and...