John J. Pocze

Sep 15, 2012

John J. Pocze, 94, of Allentown passed away at home on Sep. 15, 2012. He was born in Liptoszentmiklos, Hungary on May 29, 1918 to the late Eugene and Gizella (Szamosy) Pocze. He was husband to the late Nora (Decleva) for 62 years, and is also pre-deceased by sisters Judith Finkei, Kathy Fekete, and baby sisters Rosa and Klara who...

Mary L. Schaldinst

Sep 14, 2012

Mary L. Schmaldinst, of Allentown, passed away on September 14th at the age of 87. She was born in Bethlehem to the late Frank and Veronica (Zemlick) Sinko and was predeceased by her husband Alfred in 1998. Mary had been a sewing machine operator for 47 years with Modern Clothes and was a member of St. Frances of Assisi Catholic...

Elias Tabarani

Sep 10, 2012

Elias Tabarani, of Allentown, passed away on September 10 at the age of 51. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon to the late Maroun and Ezabel (Safadi) Tabarani. Elias had worked for the past 7 years for Cast Pac Inc. and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors: Children: Maroun Tabarani, Jonathan Tabarani, Dema Tabarani, and George Tabarani....

Rose S. Haberl

Sep 4, 2012

Rose S. Haberl, of Whitehall, passed away on September 4 at the age of 87. She was born in Nazareth to the late Michael and Rose (Kositz) Tarnok and was predeceased by her husband William J. "Wits" Haberl in 1999. Residing for the past 12 years at Whitehall Manor, Rose had been one of their original residents. She had worked...

George John

Sep 2, 2012

George John, 91, of Macungie, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2012. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Haddad) John. Born in New Salem, PA, he was the son of the late Abraham and Elizabeth (Monsour) John. George received a degree in metallurgical engineering from Lehigh University after which he worked at Textile Machine Works in Wyomissing, PA...

Fred Ward

Sep 1, 2012

Fred M. Ward, 89 of Allentown, died on Sat, Sep. 1, 2012. He was the husband of the late Helen (Bochnock) for 43 years. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Dennis and Catherine (Kennedy) Ward. He was a graduate of the Allentown Catholic High School. He was an army veteran of World War II. He was...

William Lipko

Aug 31, 2012

William Lipko, 89, of Allentown, passed away on Aug. 31. He was born on July 29, 1923 to the late Nicholas and Anna (Wagner) Lipko. He was predeceased by brothers Nicholas, Joseph, John and Paul. He was a submariner in the Navy during World War II, and would later work at Exide as a shipping clerk. He was a lifetime...

Ramza Ishak

Aug 30, 2012

Ramza Ishak of Allentown, formerly of Syria passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 30, 2012 surrounded by loving family. She was the wife of the late Nazir J. Ishak. She was a textile worker at Syntex and Mary-Lou Garments. She embraced all those that knew her with love. Ramza was well known in the community for her Shankleesh and...

John J. Pelizoto

Aug 29, 2012

John J. Pelizoto, of Whitehall, passed away on August 29at the age of 86. He was born in Bethlehem to the late Girolomo Pelizoto and Victoria (Mandala) Pelizoto- Mussalami and was predeceased by his wife Rita (Allegranzi) and his son James. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him, especially by his Great Grandchildren, who affectionately called him...

Margaret Binder

Aug 29, 2012

Margaret Binder, of Whitehall, formerly of Allentown, passed away on August 29 at the age of 91. She was born in Allentown to the late Harry and Mary (Long) Winkler and was married to the late: Louis J. Binder. Margaret had worked for a cigar manufacturer, a garment factory, and as a lab technician, for 20 years, at Sacred Heart...