Annette Marrero (Smith) Marrero

Oct 28, 2013

Annette, 59, of Allentown passed away on October 28, 2013. She was born on April 12, 1954 to the late Earl and Althea (Wagner) Smith, and was a lifelong resident of Allentown. She is predeceased by her daughter Jennifer; sister Rose; and brother Ed. Survivors: Sons Joseph and Peter; sisters Shirley, Carolyn, Emma, Althea, and Cindy; 11 grandchildren; and many...

John P Barrall

Oct 27, 2013

John, 80, of Allentown passed away on October 27, 2013. He was born on December 6, 1932 in Allentown to the late Raymond and Amelia (Weiand) Barrall. John loved baseball and the Phillies, and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He was predeceased by first wife Marian G. Ardle; brother Richard Barrall; and brothers-in-law Dick Traub, Kenneth Ardle, and...

Geraldine Minner (Krobath) Minner

Oct 25, 2013

Geraldine E. Minner Geraldine Elizabeth Minner, 82, of Macungie, PA passed away on October 25, 2013 with her family by her side. She was the wife of Dr. Rodney J. Minner of 59 years and 11 months. She was a 1949 graduate of William Allen High school and a 1952 graduate of Allentown Hospital School of Nursing. She worked at...

Stella Urban (Stanko) Urban

Oct 23, 2013

Stella Urban Stella Urban, 98, of Allentown, passed away Oct. 23, 2013 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home. Born in Austria-Hungary, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Gisela (Gollinger) Stanko. She was the wife of the late Edward Urban for over 57 years until his death in 1992. She was a member Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Austrian-Hungarian...

Michael B Krowitz

Oct 20, 2013

Michael, age 93, of Allentown, PA passed away on October 20, 2013 in the Luther Crest Nursing Care facility. Michael was born on October 12, 1920 in Allentown, PA. After serving in the CCC for several years he joined the US Army on July 14, 1942 and served in the Pacific during WWII. Michael was honorably discharged in December 1945...

Joseph Khalil

Oct 17, 2013

Joseph Khalil, 70, of Amar, Syria died Thursday October 17, 2013, surrounded by his family in Whitehall, PA. He was the husband of Loulou Khalil (Alkhal) whom celebrated 50 years of marriage. He was born in Amar, Syria. He was the son of Ibrahim Khalil, and the late Aziza Khalil (Azar). He was a member of Arabic Living E.C. Church....

Richard M Ringer

Oct 13, 2013

Richard M. Ringer went to be with his Lord & Savior on October 13, 2013. He was born on March 4, 1935 to the late Albert & Cleo Ringer. Richard graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering & was a member of the Tau Beta Pi & Pi Tau Sigma Honor Societies. He retired from Armstrong World...

Violet Benkovic (Zotter) Benkovic

Oct 12, 2013

Violet, 93, of Allentown passed away on October 12. She was born on April 13, 1920 in Allentown to the late Rudolph and Julia (Lamm) Zotter. She was married to the late Charles Benkovic and is pre-deceased by daughter Susan Kent. Survivors: Daughter Paulette Hattenbach of Whitehall; son William Benkovic of Bethlehem; sister Olga Ward of Allentown, Edith Gymhold of...

Emma Ellow (Winkler) Ellow

Oct 12, 2013

Emma, 98, of Whitehall passed away on October 12, 2013. She was born in Allentown on September 4, 1915 to the late Henry and Mary (Long) Winkler. She worked as the head chef at Sacred Heart Hospital where she met her husband of 70 years, the late Rudolph J. Ellow, Sr. Survivors: Daughter Loretta M. Rohrbach and husband William of...

Ida M. Robb

Oct 12, 2013

Ida M. Robb Ida M. Robb, 95, died Oct. 12, 2013 at Liberty Nursing Home. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Steven and Gizella (Sohar) Robb. She worked as secretary for Bonney Forge& Tools for over 20 years and helped set up there new plant in Alliance, OH. She was a member of St. Stephen's of...