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 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, 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, 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 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...
Cathy L. Bernatovich-Kohler, 55, of Allentown, passed away October 4, 2013. Born in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Russell and June (Steine) Zeiders. Cathy was a member of the Grace Community Church in Allentown. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and she volunteered at the Liberty Fire Company. SURVIVORS: husband, Bernie Bernatovich; brother, Paul Zeiders; stepson,...
Kalman Kardos Kalman Kardos, 87, of Allentown, peacefully passed away Oct. 3, 2013. Born in Hungary, he was the loving husband of the late Ilona Kardos for over 46 years until her death in 2003. A self-employed cabinet maker and wood worker, Kalman was a member of St. Stephen of Hungary Catholic Church and the Philadelphia and Vicinity Hungarian Sports...
Mary, 97, of Allentown, died on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Phoebe Home where she had lived for the past six years. She was the wife of John J. Kovacs for 67 years at the time of his passing in 2006. Mary was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Vargo. She had been employed by Sea Nymph...
Oksana died on September 23 in the Phoebe Home in Allentown. Okana was born in Lviv, Ukraine in 1923 and emigrated to America after World War II. As a young woman she worked as a kindergarten teacher in Europe. Later she was employed by the garment industry in Allentown. Oksana was predeceased by husbands Bohdan Haczkewycz and Vladimir Malajczuk. Daughters:...
Samir Safadi Samir Safadi, 79, formerly of Lebanon and Allentown, died on Sept. 20, 2013 at his residence in Whitehall. He was a son of Toufic and Karime (Hayek) Safadi. He was the husband of Mary (Kassis) Safadi. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors: Wife; Son, Nemer; Daughters, Ivette Tabarany and Siham Safadi-DiPanfilo; Brother, George Safadi;...