Florence A. Hersh, 101, of Allentown, died on September 3, 2006 at the Phoebe Home Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Allentown. Born September 14, 1904 she was a daughter of the late John Adam Bechtel and Mary (Hartman) Bechtel. Florence worked for Rodale Press, Dun & Bradstreet and finally ETNA Insurance were she retired in 1993. Florence was married to...
Isabel G. Lynch, 80, of Coopersburg, passed away Sept. 2 at St. Luke's Hospital Fountain Hill. Born in Md., she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Morton) Holmes. Isabel was the wife of Edward Lynch with whom she celebrated 54 yrs. of marriage this past April. Living in Bethesda, MD until her marriage; she attended the University...
JAMES W. LONG James W. Long, 86, of Henderson, NV, formerly of Allentown, died August 30th, 2006 at Nevada State Veterans Nursing Home. He was the husband of LaRue (Schock) Long. They were married 60 years in June 2006. Jim was a bookkeeper for Salisbury Township in Allentown retiring in 1985. Prior to the township, he was employed as a...
Minerva H. (Barr-Lilley) Weitzel Minerva H. (Barr-Lilley) Weitzel , 85, passed away August 17, 2006 at Beverly Healthcare, Lancaster. She was born in Lebanon to the late Edgar L., Sr., and Cora (Fake) Barr. She worked for many years at Camp Swatara in Bethel, PA before retiring. She enjoyed her job there, her fellow workers, and the many children at...
Jamileh Hanna, 60, of Whitehall Twp., died Tuesday August 15, 2006 at her residence. She was the wife of Jameel E. Hanna for 33 years before his death on July 10, 2000. Born in Zwaitini, Syria, she was a daughter of the late Elias and Selma (Hanna) Butrous. Jamileh was a seamstress for R & M Sportswear of Allentown and...
Matthew A. "Eckie" Eck Sr., 78, of Allentown, formerly of Whitehall, passed away August 15 at Lehigh Valley Hospice in Allentown. Born in Fullerton he was a son of the late Franklin and Frances (Printz) Eck. He was the husband of the late Shirley Eck who passed in 2000. Matthew worked as a truck driver and then in appliance sales...
Jared Timothy Bernd Passed away on August 14 at the age of 29. Born in Allentown to Bruce and Melody (Hofstetter) Bernd, Jared had lived in Center Valley until 3 weeks ago when he was lucky enough to move into and live in his dream farm house in Telford. He graduated from Southern Lehigh High School class of 1995. Jared...
Hilda Bea Bachman, 95, of Scottsdale, AZ, died Sunday, August 6, 2006 at North Mountain Hospice Center. Born April 21, 1911 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Clement and Rose (Hartman) Bachman. She was employed as an executive secretary at McCann-Erickson in New York until retiring in 1973. Survivors: sister Geraldine wife of Lawson J. Neff and...
Grace A. O'Donnell, 72, of Allentown, died on August 5, 2006 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown. Born in Allentown she was a daughter of the late John J. and Josephine (O'Donnell) O'Donnell. Grace was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Allentown and worked for many years as a Lab Technician at Western Electric. Survivors: daughters, Mary Jo wife...
Linda R. (Goretti) Molino, 88, died on August 5, 2006 at Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, NJ. Linda resided at 727 New Street in Allentown for 58 years before moving to an assisted living center in 2006. Born in New Village, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Rosa (Storoni) Goretti and the niece of Saint Maria Goretti,...