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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Lawrence C. Rush
Apr 24, 2016
Lawrence C. "Larry" Rush, 88, of Macungie, died April 24, 2016 in in his residence surrounded by his family. He was the widower of Jean C. (Sandbrook) Rush. Born in Washington, NJ, he was the son of the late Carlton and Mabel (Hoffman) Rush. He graduated from both Catasauqua High School and Muhlenberg College. Larry...
Mary A. Doney
Apr 22, 2016
Mary A. Doney, 91, of Emmaus, died April 22, 2016 in Devon House. She was the widow of William H. Doney, Jr. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Estella (Weider) Stortz. She worked for the former Doney's Market and for Lehigh County Register of Wills. She volunteered for Emmaus...
Evelyn M. Crone
Apr 22, 2016
Evelyn M. Crone, 91, of Quakertown, died April 22, 2017 in the VNA of St. Luke's Hospice House. She was the wife of Fred Crone. Born in Sergeantsville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Sara (Bray) Pyatt. Evelyn was a line worker for RT French Company for 25 years. She was...
Susan M. Nester
Apr 2, 2016
Susan M. Nester, 50, of Easton and formerly of Tampa, FL and Emmaus, closed her last chapter of this life April 2nd, 2016 surrounded by family and friends. She was the widow of Donald E. Nester. Daughter of Virginia M. (Oyer) and Phillip A. Merenda. She worked as a samples manager for VF Corp. and...
Ralph M. Montesano
Mar 28, 2016
Ralph M. Montesano, 62, of Macungie, died March 28, 2016 in his residence. He was the husband of Vicki J. (Porterfield) Montesano. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Theresa (Iozzo) Montesano of Palmyra and the late Frank S. Montesano. The first graduate of the perfusion school of The Milton S. Hershey Medical...
Barbara J. Young
Mar 24, 2016
Barbara J. Young, 97, of Emmaus, died March 24, 2016 in Lehigh Center. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late John and Susan (Mehi) Palencar. She was the proprietor of the Hotel Emaus and worked in the mail room at the former Hess's Department Store. She was a member of Living Hope...