Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Lehigh, Pennsylvania. and surrounding areas.

Frank Kloiber, Jr.

Frank Kloiber, Jr.

Jun 18, 2016

Frank Kloiber, Jr., 65, of Emmaus formerly of Pen Argyl, passed away June 18, 2016 in his residence. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Marie (Buskaritz) and the late Frank Kloiber, Sr. Frank worked at Dries Hardware, as a substitute Teacher for Northampton for 12 years, and then at Lowes until he retired....

Maryann L. Stauffer

Maryann L. Stauffer

Jun 16, 2016

MaryAnn L. Stauffer, 72, of Old Zionsville, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2016 in her residence. She was the wife of Wallace R. Stauffer, with whom she celebrated 52 years of marriage. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Jeanette (Gillespie) Hodes. MaryAnn worked as a planning secretary for...

Anthony Groller

Anthony Groller

Jun 8, 2016

Anthony Groller, 89, of Emmaus, died June 8, 2016 St. Luke's Hospice House. He was the widower of Betty P. (Sassaman) Groller. Born in Fogelsville, he was the son of the late Frank and Anna M. (Beil) Groller. He worked for the former Willard Battery and later Exide Battery for many years, retiring in 1986....

Ray D. Kachelries

Ray D. Kachelries

May 30, 2016

Ray D. Kachelries, 88, of Emmaus, passed away May 30, 2016. Born in Coalport, Clearfield County, PA on November 13, 1927, he was the son of the late Mary (Larsen) and the late Jesse Kachelries. He was predeceased by brothers Byron and Howard. After graduation from high school, Ray served his country in Germany during WWII. Ray graduated from The...

Gloria Gay Swallow

Gloria Gay Swallow

May 29, 2016

Gloria Gay (Dreas) Swallow, passed away peacefully in Brandon, FL on May 29, 2016. Born August 21, 1936, in Vera Cruz, Gloria was the daughter of Francis F. and Florence (Schoenly) Dreas. Gloria attended Emmaus High School and was employed by the Phil Allen Company and Bearings Inc. Gloria enjoyed Bunka embroidery, Ladies of the...

Dennis J. Mastriani

Dennis J. Mastriani

May 29, 2016

Dennis J. Mastriani, 67, of Macungie, died May 29, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice House. He was the husband of Artist/Sculptor Martha Moore Westbrook, MFA of Macungie, PA. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of Shirley (Lynch) Mastriani and the late James Mastriani. Dennis (Denny) worked for STA as a school bus driver...

Eric R. Bertie

Eric R. Bertie

May 27, 2016

Eric Richard Bertie— On May 27, 2016 our sweet angel Eric passed into the heavens and placed gently into the hands of God. Born on Long Island (Syosset) New York, and growing up in Pennsylvania, Eric was educated in Emmaus High School, and employed for Nazareth Pallet company. The middle child of 5 siblings Eric's quiet demeanor, bright smile and...

Michael James Taylor

Michael James Taylor

May 22, 2016

Michael J. Taylor, 72, of Coopersburg, died May 22, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice House. He was the husband of Donna S. (Petras) Taylor. Born in Philadelphia, growing up in Landsdown, he was the son of the late Myron and Helen (Hackenberg) Taylor. He graduated from Penn State with a Forestry Science degree and later...

Violet C. Hillegass

Violet C. Hillegass

May 21, 2016

Violet C. Hillegass, 94, of Macungie, died May 21, 2016 in ManorCare Allentown. She was the widow of John H. Hillegass. Born in Macungie, she was the daughter of the late Jonas and Carrie (Schuler) DeFrain. She was a sewing machine operator for the former Emmaus Shirt Factory and Jo-Mar Manufacturing, retiring in 1983. She...

Lillian K. Jaworski

Lillian K. Jaworski

May 20, 2016

Lillian K. "Tootie" Jaworski, 85, of Emmaus, died May 20, 2016 in Quakertown Center. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Helen M. (Dearolf) Reichard. She was a member of Emmaus Moravian Church.

Survivors: Sons, Robert L. and Mark H. Jaworski...

Michael T. Gallagher

Michael T. Gallagher

May 20, 2016

Michael T. Gallagher, 65, of Emmaus, died May 20, 2016 in Manor Care Allentown. Born in Jim Thorpe, he was the son of the late John and Ann (Streisel) Gallagher. He was a 1969 graduate of Whitehall High School and graduated with a B.A. from Westmar College in Iowa. He worked in IT for various...

Ardella M. Bray

Ardella M. Bray

May 19, 2016

Ardella M. Bray, 89, formerly of Old Zionsville, passed away May 19, 2016 in her residence at Fellowship Community. She was the widow of Bryan B. Bray, Sr. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Milton D. and Ella E. (Weaver) Bieber. Her greatest joy was being a wife and mother. She...

Sherwood C. Herring

Sherwood C. Herring

May 18, 2016

Sherwood C. Herring, 88, of Allentown, died May 18, 2016 in At Home Health and Hospice. He was the widower of Pauline M. (Lentz) Herring. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Raymond C. and Grace N. (Keiper) Herring. He was a graduate of Allentown High School. He owned and operated Sherwood...

Patricia K. Plouffe

Patricia K. Plouffe

May 17, 2016

Patricia K. Plouffe, 90, of Emmaus, died May 17, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice House. She was the widow of John R. Plouffe. Born in Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anne (McCartin) Keenan. She was a columnist for the Emmaus Free Press and was a member of the...

Eric R. Mitchell

Eric R. Mitchell

May 12, 2016

Eric R. Mitchell, 28, of Coopersburg, died May 12, 2016. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Susan I. (Ritter) Mitchell and Robert L. Mitchell, Jr.

Survivors: Mother, Father and Stepmother Virginia; Paternal Grandfather, Robert L. Mitchell, Sr.; Brothers, Michael Carpenter, Christopher Mitchell, and David Danner....

Paul R. Blomster

Paul R. Blomster

May 10, 2016

Paul R. Blomster, loving husband and father, age 83, of Emmaus passed away on May 10 due to complications from a stroke. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on March 15th 1933 to the late George and Ranghild Blomster. After graduating from Lynn Classical High School in 1950 he served a Tool and...

Neil R. Schwartz

Neil R. Schwartz

May 6, 2016

Neil R. Schwartz, 82, of Emmaus, formerly of Macungie, died May 6, 2016. He was the husband of Lucille K. (Miller) Schwartz, with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage. Born in Macungie, he was the son of the late Herbert T. and Lillian (Beitler) Schwartz. Neil worked for Air Products for 35 years and...

Fern H. Reynolds

Fern H. Reynolds

May 4, 2016

Fern H. Reynolds, 91, formerly of Macungie, died May 4, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospice House. She was the widow of Myron A. Reynolds. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon and Nora (Angstadt) Rader. She worked for the former Sammons Communication and later worked for 7-Eleven, Macungie, retiring in 1999....

Richard F. Knauss

Richard F. Knauss

May 3, 2016

Richard F. Knauss, 84, of Walnutport, died May 3, 2016 in his residence. He was the husband of Donna M. (Hann) Knauss. Born in Shimerville, he was the son of the late Theodore and Alta Beetta (Guth) Knauss. Richard worked for Harleysville Insurance Company as a computer programmer for 32 years and was a Supervisor...

Janice E. Saad

Janice E. Saad

Apr 25, 2016

Janice E. Saad, 83, formerly of Macungie, died April 25, 2016 in Kutztown Manor. She was the widow of Maurice E. Saad. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late George and Flora (Hiestand) Wisser. She was a 1950 graduate of Emmaus High School. She was an insurance agent for New York Life,...

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