Janet L. Slifer
May 26, 2015
Janet, 54, of Center Valley passed away on May 26, 2015. She was born in Wheeling, WV, on June 17, 1960 to Evelyn (Ranek) and the late Benjamin Timmer. Janet spent 36 years of marriage with her loving husband Kevin Slifer. She was a long time receptionist at the law offices of Fitzpatrick, Lentz, & Bubba. She loved animals and...
Doris Turner (Sheler) Turner
May 26, 2015
Doris M. Turner (nee Schmeltzle) died May 26 in St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born April 11, 1929, she was a daughter of Esther (nee Touhey) and H. Frederick Sheler of Bangor. Doris was predeceased by husband, Paul, in 2001. Doris was a dedicated worker and was employed in many jobs in her lifetime, most recently at...
Horace J Schaffer
May 16, 2015
Horace J. Schaffer Sr., of Quakertown, passed away Saturday May 16th peacefully at his home. He was born on May 10th 1929 in Limeport PA. Horace was the son of the late Horace and Meri (Bratkovitz) Schaffer. His passion in life was farming. He worked at Somerset Valley Construction of NJ and Dennis Maurer Excavating of Quakertown before retiring to...
Stanley A. Yelles
May 15, 2015
Stanley A. Yelles, 87 of Allentown, passed away Friday May 15th 2015. Born in Catasauqua, PA on January 8th 1928, he was the son of the late Paul and Mabel (Fehnel) Yelles. He was the loving husband of Betty (Luccetti) Yelles. Stanley was a former all state halfback for Catasauqua High School and played semi-pro football. Stanley owned and operated...
Arthur J. Layton
May 15, 2015
Arthur, 76 years of age, of Bethlehem, passed away on May 15, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Lorraine for 55 years. He was employed in various aspects of the grocery industry for many years, was a past president of the Food Industry Association and the Catasauqua Lion's Club. He then was an owner/operator of...
James William Phillips
May 10, 2015
James William Phillips (No Picture) James, 62, of Allentown passed away on May 10, 2015. He was born on October 25, 1952 to the late Paul and Lucy (Bauman) Phillips. He spent 22 years of marriage with his loving wife, the late Deborah Phillips. He is also predeceased by siblings Patsy, Nancy, Paul, Betty Mae, and Stella. He worked in...
James M. Gimbor
May 7, 2015
James, 76, of Allentown, passed away on May 7, 2015. He was born in Mauch Chunk on March 11, 1939 to the late Alex and Mary (Kuhla) Gimbor. James was 1 of 8 children, would serve in the U.S. Navy, worked as a foreman at Bonney Forge, and as a supervisor at Mack Trucks in Allentown. He spent nearly 55...
Frederick A. "Duke" Lantz
May 6, 2015
Frederick A. "Duke" Lantz, 74, of Allentown, passed away May 6, 2015. He was husband of Sylvia (Holben) Lantz. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late John and Sophie (Krowitz) Lantz. Frederick worked for Mack Trucks for 34 ½ years. He also was a proud Air Force veteran. SURVIVORS: wife, Sylvia; daughter, Ellen; 2 sons, John and...
Tonya Rupell (Anders) Rupell
May 5, 2015
Tonya Marie Rupell, a dedicated wife and mother, passed away on May 5th at the age of 45. She was born in Phillipsburg, NJ to Roy and Ruth (Jennings) Anders and has been married to her loving husband Terry for the past 24 years. She was the jewelry designer and owner of Stone Soup Designs and had volunteered for the...
Harvey "Davey" Kern
Apr 29, 2015
Harvey "Davey" Kern, of Allentown, passed away on April 29th at the age of 75. He was born in Coopersburg, Pa to Margaret (Hemmerle) and the late: Robert Kern. Davey was a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School, class of 1957 , he then joined the U.S. Army, and then worked for Bethlehem Steel, at the #12 Roll Shop, until...