Mary Jane Sikora
Sep 28, 2011
Mary Jane Sikora Mary Jane Sikora, 82, of Emmaus, died Sept. 28, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the widow of Vladimer J. Sikora, Sr. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late John V. and Mary H. (Martavus) Gulla. She was a member of St. Anns Catholic Church, Emmaus and was an avid watcher and supporter...
Charles E. Schleifer
Sep 27, 2011
Charles E. Schleifer Charles E. Schleifer, 92, formerly of Emmaus, died Sept. 27, 2011 in Devon House. He was the widower of Dorothy E. (Ritter) Schleifer. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Erwin and Mary (Gitscher) Schleifer. He worked for the former Bethlehem Steel, Hilltop Service Station and Mack Trucks, Inc. He was a member of...
Stephen F. Haklitch
Sep 25, 2011
Stephen F. Haklitch Stephen F. Haklitch, 87, of Emmaus, died Sept. 25, 2011. He was the widower of Betty S. (Worman) Haklitch. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna S. (Markovits) Haklitch. He was a graduate of DeVry Technical Institute of Chicago. He was the owner of Haklitch TV for many years, retiring in...
Carolyn E. Hutters
Sep 22, 2011
Carolyn E. Hutter Carolyn E. Hutter, 73, formerly of Emmaus, died Sept. 22, 2011 in Gracedale. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur D. Legs and Mae A. (Stortz) Krauss. She worked, as a dental assistant, seamstress for the former Hofferts Sewing Machine Factory, secretary for Westside Moravian Church, was a waitress for Green Pond Country...
Grace A. Kriebel
Sep 17, 2011
Grace A. Kriebel Grace A. Kriebel, 84, of Macungie, died Sept. 17, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the widow of Harry H. Kriebel. Born in New Tripoli, she was the daughter of the late Paul Hartman and Nellie (Christ) Kerchner and Irvin Kerchner. She was a secretary for many years for the former Saucony Shoe Co. and later...
Florence A. Nester
Sep 13, 2011
Florence A Nester Florence A. Nester, 79, of Allentown, formerly of Emmaus, died Sept.13, 2011 in AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Elmer Vernon Nester. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 7, 2010. Born in Corning, PA she was the daughter of the late Kenneth H. and Sarah L. (Gaugler) Lorish. She worked as a...
Robert A. Krause
Sep 12, 2011
Robert A. Krause Robert A. Krause, 87, of Kunkletown, died Sept. 12, 2011 in the Phoebe Home. Born in Mahoning Twp., he was the son of the late Dora (Scheirer) and Fred Krause, Sr. He worked as a brakeman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad for over 35 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of Calvary Bible Fellowship Church,...
Michael F. Nishnic
Sep 11, 2011
Michael F. Nishnic, 86, of Emmaus, died Sept. 11, 2011 in Mosser Nursing Home. He was the husband of Joyce E. (Stephens) Nishnic. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on February 9, 2010. Born in Vera Cruz, he was the son of the late George and Mary (Copkic) Nishnic, of Austria. He worked for Rodale Manufacturing for 25 years and...
Jay Maxwell Fretz
Sep 7, 2011
Jay Maxwell Fretz Jay Maxwell Fretz, 53, of Breinigsville, died Sept. 7, 2011 in his residence. He was the husband of Wanda E. (Marsh) Fretz. They celebrated their 32nd wedding anniversary on Dec. 16, 2010. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of Glenn E. Fretz and the late Marlene J. Maxwell. He worked for Haldeman, Knopf Automotive, and as...
Eleanor T. Sweeney
Sep 2, 2011
Eleanor T. Sweeney Eleanor T. Sweeney, 90, formerly of Allentown, died Sept. 2, 2011 in Lehigh Center. She was the widow of John W. Sweeney. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Taschner) Harell. She was a secretary for Sacred Heart Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Dr. Earl K. Sipes, and Dr....
Mary E. "Betty" Billman
Aug 28, 2011
Mary E. Betty Billman Mary E. Betty Billman, 93, formerly of Emmaus, died August 28, 2011 in Lehigh Center. She was the widow of Harry W. Billman. Born in Trexlertown, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Catherine (Doebler) Roth. She was a telephone operator for Bell Telephone for 20 years and later for Cedarbrook, retiring in 1989....
Ronald A. Oatman
Aug 19, 2011
Ronald A. Oatman Ronald A. Oatman, 89, of Emmaus, PA died Friday, August 19, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Mr. Oatman was born in Angola, NY to Arthur and Edith (Rick) Oatman. He was pre-deceased by his wife Sarah (Wilson) Oatman. They had been married 61 wonderful years. Ronald served in the military during World War II and...
Brian T. Cochrane
Aug 11, 2011
Brian T. Cochrane Brian T. Cochrane, 68, of Wescosville, died August 11, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara (Jelinek) Cochrane. They celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on Nov. 13, 2010. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late William T. and Ada (Raviglione) Cochrane. Brian was Quality Manager at Bracalente...
Jean E. Klusaritz
Jul 31, 2011
Jean E. Klusaritz Jean E. Klusaritz, 86, formerly of Emmaus died July 31, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. She was the wife of Herman R. Klusaritz. Born in Treichlers, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sallie (Koenig) Nicholas. She was a 1942 graduate of Northampton High School and a 1945 graduate of the Allentown Hospital School...
Robert Reber
Jul 30, 2011
Robert Reber Robert Reber, 71, of Coopersburg, died July 30, 2011 in The Outer Banks Hospital. He was the husband of Paulette N. (Pelland) Reber. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary August 8, 2010. Born in Glenolden, he was the son of the late James and Anna (Hamm) Reber. He was a fork truck operator for Merck for 35 years,...
Terrence L. "Terry" Shuhler
Jul 29, 2011
Terrence L. Shuhler Terrence Terry Shuhler, 50, of Bally, died July 29, 2011 in his home. He was the son of Patrick Shuhler of Macungie and Patricia Shuhler of Allentown. Terry was a 1979 graduate of Emmaus High School. After graduation, he pursued a career in plumbing, working for various companies in the area. Not only was Terry a masterful...
Glenn C. Moyer
Jul 29, 2011
Glenn C. Moyer Glenn C. Moyer, 55, of Barto, died July 29, 2011 in Easton Hospital. He was the husband of Debra A. (Hunsinger) Moyer. They celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary October 6, 2010. Born in Fort Meade, MD, he was the son of Kenneth C. and Barbara A. (Danner) Moyer of Emmaus. He attended LCCC and Penn State University....
Elsie M. Meitzler
Jul 8, 2011
Elsie M. Meitzler Elsie M. Meitzler, 97, of Emmaus, died July 8, 2011 in Valley Manor Nursing and Rehab. She was the widow of the late Charles H. Meitzler. Born in Emmaus, she was the daughter of the late Columbus and Sally (Wagner) Kleinsmith. She was a seamstress in the Pajama Factory and the former R & F Dress Factory,...
Francis H. Gehman
Jul 7, 2011
Francis H. Gehman Francis H. Gehman, 93, formerly of Emmaus and Palm Beach, FL, died July 7, 2011 in Fellowship Manor. He was the widower of the late Patricia A. (Hess) Gehman. Born in Emmaus, he was the son of the late William A. and Florence (Yost) Gehman. He was the president of the former William A. Gehman and Sons...