Obituaries

Feb 8, 2019

Irene T. Engelman, 83, of Macungie and formerly of Altoona, died Feb. 8, 2019 in Luther Crest. She was the widow of Alphonse E. Engelman. Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Margaret (Strassburger) Maier. She was a devoted homemaker. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Emmaus. She was also a...

Feb 5, 2019

Jack C. Mack, 88, of Allentown, grandson of the founder of Mack Trucks, died Feb. 5, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the widower of Ruth A. (Nicolodi) Mack. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Carroll E. Mack and Margaret (Blake) Forish. He worked for Acme Markets for 38 years, retiring as a store...

Feb 4, 2019

Catherine M. Hillegas, 95, of Emmaus, died peacefully on Monday February 4, 2019 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late Stanley Hillegas. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose (McClellan) Antrim. Before retiring, she worked at the Emmaus Shirt Factory and Rental Uniform (Cintas). She was...

Feb 4, 2019

Gerald E. Fidler, 83, of Allentown, died Feb. 4, 2019 in his residence surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Keinert) Fidler. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Paul J. and Dorothy (Hoffman) Haas. He worked for Spirax Sarco for 41 years, retiring in 1997. He honorably served his country in...

Jan 31, 2019

S. William "Bill" Jeffers, 91, of Emmaus, died January 31, 2019. He was the widower of Marion (Garney) Jeffers. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Stanley and Rose (Johnston) Jeffers. He worked in sales, retiring from Lehigh Valley Honda. He honorably served his country in the Navy during WWII. Bill was an avid sports and...

Jan 27, 2019

John J. Gustock, Jr., 62, of Emmaus, died January 27, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Carolyn (Jordan) Gustock. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Lois (Swingle) and John J. Gustock, Sr. John was a cook for Sunrise Diner and formerly was a cook at Superior Restaurant. He...

Jan 26, 2019

Jean A. (Leiby) Grim, 90, of Tilden Twp., died January 26, 2019 in Maidencreek Place. She was the widow of Ralph W. Grim. Born in Tilden Twp., she was the daughter of the late Mahlon R. and Verna V. (Yeager) Leiby. She was a devoted homemaker. She was a member of St. Michael's Church, Tilden Twp., member of the...

Jan 25, 2019

Grace Elizabeth Harmon passed away peacefully on January 25th. She was 80 years old.  The widow of Arthur Emerson Harmon senior of Tuxedo New York, Grace was born and raised in Tuxedo where she married and spent the majority of her life as a loving wife, nurturing mother and kind friend to many. She shared many creative talents in...

Jan 20, 2019

Theresa M. Kissel, 55, of Allentown, died Jan. 20, 2019 in St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Wilma R. (Horning) Kissel. Theresa was an occupational therapist for the Allentown School District and Lehigh Valley Health Network. She was of the catholic faith. When she wasn't spending time with...

Jan 13, 2019

Jeanette P. Brzozowski, 78, of Macungie, died January 13, 2019 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Joseph Edward Brzozowski. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Victoria Ann Petty. She worked for Lucent Technologies in the housekeeping department. She was of the catholic faith. She loved her family and...

Jan 8, 2019

Peggy L. Herbst, 61, of Nesquehoning, died Jan. 8, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Violet Faye (Glass) and Warren C. Godusky, Sr. Peggy worked as a sales associate at the former Hess's Department Store and Trexler Plaza, Fogelsville.

Peggy is survived by her son, Edmond A. Jones;...

Jan 8, 2019

Mary Helen "Bunny" Ashcraft, 95, formerly of Emmaus and Lewisburg, WV, died Jan. 8, 2019 in Cedarbrook. She was the widow of John M. Ashcraft, Jr. Born in Lewisburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Conrad A. and Cleo (Hedrick) Skaggs. She attended Greenbrier College for Women and West Virginia University. She was a member of Faith...

Jan 6, 2019

Audrey L. Corcoran, 89, formerly of Cincinnati, OH, died Jan 6, 2019 in Arden Courts of Allentown. She was the wife of Edward K. Corcoran. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Marie. She was a loving mother and homemaker.

Audrey is survived by her husband, Edward; Son, Gary T....

Jan 4, 2019

Madeline M. Miller, 90, of Macungie, died January 4, 2019 in Mosser Nursing Home. She was the wife of Paul G. Miller. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Stella (Roth) Funk. She worked for JF Wieder and Sons and retired from John REMS Manufacturing. She was a member of Church of the Good...

Jan 3, 2019

Gaetano Randazzo, 53, of Macungie, died Jan. 3, 2019 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Maria (Amato) Randazzo. Born in Italy, he was the son of Rosaria (Gambino) Randazzo and the late Giovanni Randazzo. He was the owner and operator of Joe's Pizza II in Emmaus. He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church,...

Jan 3, 2019

Grace E. Kirby, 98, of Macungie, passed away Jan. 3, 2019 in her residence. She was the widow of Horace E. Kirby and the daughter of the late George L. and Rebecca (Mentz) Entemann. Born in Philadelphia, she graduated from Philadelphia Business College and worked at Quaker Lace Co. as a billing clerk. Grace moved to Allentown as a...

Dec 31, 2018

Lois E. Wanisko, 90, of Phillipsburg, NJ, died Dec. 31, 2018 in St. Luke's Warren Campus. She was the widow of Louis E. Wanisko. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Anna (Trexler) Hamscher. She worked as a secretary and office manager for the family vending business, retiring in 1996. She was a member...

Dec 28, 2018

M. Minerva Fries, 100, of Emmaus, died Dec. 28, 2018 in The Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of Joseph Schwartz and Alfred Fries. Born in Upper Milford Twp., she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Minnie (Nuss) Wagner. Minerva worked at the Emmaus Pajama Factory and as an assembler for Allen Organ Company for...

Dec 22, 2018

Dorothy L. Powell, 92, of Emmaus, died Dec. 22, 2018 at Lehigh Commons. Dorothy (aka Dottie or Dot) was born in Emmaus to Sarah and John Brey on August 3, 1926. She went to high school at Emmaus High School and graduated in 1944 and served as class secretary for 73 years. She also worked as a secretary/administrative assistant...

Dec 19, 2018

Natallia Shaban, 53, of Emmaus, died Dec. 19, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Alexander "Sasha" Shaban. Born in Belarus, she was the daughter of Ludmila (Lozovskaya) Yarosh and the late Pyotr Yarosh. She was a loving mother and homemaker. She was of the Russian Orthodox faith.

Natallia is...