Patricia Mcelwain (Lutz) Mcelwain
Feb 11, 2016
Patricia, age 77, passed away after a long battle with cancer on 2/11/2016. She was born in Allentown, PA to Jerome and Beatrice Lutz, one of two daughters. Pat graduated from Parkland H.S. in 1956 and married her high school sweetheart, Dennis McElwain in 1957. Dennis joined the Air Force and together they spent almost 24 years living in 8...
Antonnette Callisto (Malone) Callisto
Feb 8, 2016
Antonnette, 90, of Bethlehem, passed away on February 8, 2016. She was born in Allentown on October 16, 1925 to the late Philip and Rosaria (Basilone) Malone. She was the loving wife of Pellegrino P. Callisto for 65 years, and a longtime member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. She is predeceased by her son Rocco Callisto, and 4...
Beatrice Silva (Falcioni) Silva
Feb 7, 2016
Beatrice Jean Silva Beatrice Jean Silva, 103, died on Feb. 7, 2016 at Mosser Nursing Home. Born in Cold Springs, NY, she was a daughter of Alessandro and Giuseppina (Bacigalupo) Falcioni. She was the wife of the late George J. Silva for over 49 years. Beatrice was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel/Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Allentown. She...
Mary Marth (Takerer) Marth
Feb 7, 2016
Mary "Marie" (Takerer) Marth, 97, of Whitehall, passed away on February 7, 2016. She was born in Allentown to the late Frank and Mary (Fiedler) Takerer. Marie was the loving wife of the late Joseph Marth Jr. for 45 years. She was a devoted member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church. Along with her husband Marie was predeceased by...
Bernice Ebur (Dasher) Ebur
Feb 6, 2016
Bernice Ebur, 103, passed away peacefully at Stone Ridge Towne Center on Sat. Feb. 6th and is now at rest in the loving arms of her Lord, Jesus Christ. Bernice was born to Helen and Edward Dasher on Dec. 5th, 1912. She was a life-long member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, serving in many capacities throughout the years. In her...
Lorraine Willgruber (Rau) Willgruber
Feb 5, 2016
Lorraine E. Willgruber, of Allentown, passed away on February 5th at the age of 93. She was born in Allentown to the late: Alan Rau and Elsie (Eck) Held and was married to the late John R. Willgruber. Lorraine had graduated from Allentown High School in 1940 and had worked for AT&T Western Electric as a Layout Operator from 1950-1977....
Thrygve R. "Trigy" Meeker
Feb 5, 2016
Dr. Meeker was born in Pottstown, Pa to the late: Thrygve H. and Mabel (MacIntire) Meeker and was married to his loving wife Joan (Honce), for 61 years. In 1951 he received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Ursinus College and his M.S. and Ph.D. in physics and chemistry, in 1954 and 1956, from the University of Delaware. In 1955...
Michael Joseph Carroll
Feb 3, 2016
Michael Joseph Carroll, passed away on February 3rd at the age of 84. He was born in Brooklawn, NJ to the late William J. and Mary P. (Sedina) Carroll and was married to his loving wife Phyllis A. (Ahner). Michael had served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1956 and worked in the Ore Handling Department, at Bethlehem Steel, as a...
Annette Taylor (Bolecz) Taylor
Feb 3, 2016
Annette Taylor, 73, passed away February 3, 2016. She was born in Allentown to the late Frank, and Juliann (Seman) Bolecz Jr. Annette worked as a steno/clerk in the Office of General Counsel at PPL for most of her life. In her spare time she enjoyed creating oil paintings. Survivors: Annette is survived by her daughter Haley (Lee) Taylor of...
Michael J. Defiore
Jan 31, 2016
Michael J. Defiore, of Upper Saucon Twp, passed away on January 31st at the age of 74. He was the son of Michael and Margarite (Zentner) Defiore and has been married for 42years to his loving wife Bonnie (Debus). Michael had been a carpenter for A. P. Houser, in Emmaus, for many years. Survivors: Wife Bonnie, Son Michael, and Brother...