Mabel Hontz, 73, of Whitehall, died December 16. She was the wife of the late Calvin. Survivors: Brother, Butch; sisters, Joyce, Dolores, Carol; many nieces and nephews. Services: 11:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, Weber Funeral Home, 1619 Hamilton St., Allentown. Viewing 10-11 at the funeral home.
Bryan S. Tomasko, Sr., 52, of Allentown, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013. Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Robert G. Sr. and Shirley (Cooke) Tomasko. He was a heavy machine operator for PennDot for 22 years. Bryan was an avid fisherman, hunter, and outdoorsman. He especially enjoyed watching the Washington Redskins and spending time...
Frieda Nikischer Frieda Nikischer, 87, of Allentown, passed away Dec. 14, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. Born in Austria-Hungary, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Gisela (Gollinger) Stanko. She was the wife of the late Edward Nikischer until his death in 1976. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Allentown. She...
Anne M. Byrne, of Allentown, passed away on December 13th at the age of 94. She was born in Allentown to the late: Joseph Francis and Bridget (Dinsmore) Byrne and was predeceased by her sister Mary Ringer. Anne had been an assembler at General Electric for 26 years, retiring in 1982. Survivors: Sister Noreen and husband Leonard Resetar; Nephews, Frederick...
Margaret L. Olenick Margaret L. Olenick, 84, passed Dec. 10, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of the late Albert Olenick who died in 1985. She was a daughter of the late John and Margaret Smurla. Margaret was a sewing machine operator at many textile mills, and was also a nurses aid until her retirement in 1984....
Curtis, 83, of Coopersburg passed away on December 7, 2013. He was born in Lanark, PA on October 10, 1930 to the late Harry and Elva (Diehl) DeWitt. Curtis is an Army veteran, worked nearly all his life for Western Electric, and loved hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. He is predeceased by his brother Emmett DeWitt. Survivors: Wife, Doris (Peters)...
Salma Moussa, of Allentown, passed away on December 4 at the age of 90. She was born in Omar, Syria to the late Gergious and Marriam Raad and was predeceased by her husband Youssef I. Moussa. Salma was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Allentown. Survivors: Sons Abraham Moosa and wife Ahlam, Aziz Moussa and wife Souad, Marwan...
Edward J. Sedora, of Allentown, passed away on December 3rd at the age of 77. He was born in Allentown to the late: Michael and Rose (Stubits) Sedora and was predeceased by his wife Margaret A. (Unangst) in 2007. Edward had graduated from Allentown High School, class of 1954, and then went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree...
Maria E. DallaZanna Maria Esterina DallaZanna, of Allentown, died Dec. 1, 2013, at Phoebe Home, Allentown. Born in Montebelluna (Treviso), Italy, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Erminia (Bernardi) Reginato. Maria came to the U.S. at the age of four and resided in New York City. She graduated from New York City Business College then worked at...
Irma S. Jarrett, 91, died at her Coopersburg home on Nov. 30, 2013 with family present. She was the widow of the late John Jarrett. Born in Austria on Sept. 1, 1922 to Martha and Rudolph Schlener, she grew up in Allentown where she lived with her adoptive parents Joseph and Theresia Schreiner. She was both a gifted violinist and...