Virginia M. Smolick

Feb 21, 2006

Virginia M. Smolick, 79, passed away Feb. 21 in her Bethlehem home. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Trump) Washitzko. Virginia was last employed by Muhlenberg Hospital in the housekeeping dept. before her retirement in 2002. She was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Survivors: Sons, John J. and wife...

John Kovacs

Feb 19, 2006

John J. Kovacs, 92, passed away at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, on February 19, 2006. Born in Allentown he was a son of the late Joseph and Rose (David) Kovacs. John worked for Bethlehem Steel and then retired from the Phoenix Clothing Mill as a presser in 1976. John was an avid fisherman and enjoyed fishing the Little...

Dolores M. Missmer

Feb 18, 2006

Dolores M. Missmer, 76, passed away at the Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice, Allentown, on February 18, 2006. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Willis and Ida (Luckenbill) Kahler. She was employed by the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Blvd, where she worked in the Medical Records department retiring in 1994. Survivors: Son; Jeffrey Missmer of Allentown,...

Marian Gritman

Feb 17, 2006

Marian G. Gritman, 99, passed away at Manor Care Nursing Home, Allentown, on February 17, 2006. She was formerly of Waverly, PA and Port Charlotte, Fl. Born in Lenox, PA Marian was the daughter of the late William and Ethel (Billings) Gibbs. She was a Third Grade Teacher for the Abington School District for many years. During her retirement she...

Rodney R. Hartzell

Feb 16, 2006

Rodney R. "Skip" Hartzell, 86, of Echo Circle, Whitehall Township, passed away February 16 at his home. He was the husband of Helen (Hasik) Hartzell for 57 Years. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Claude T. and Edna M. (Schuler) Hartzell. A welder and later a project inspector for Air Products & Chemicals, Trexlertown, for nearly 20 years,...

Edgar L. Smith

Feb 12, 2006

Edgar L. Smith, 70 of Whitehall, passed away Feb. 12 in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born in Decatur, Neb., he was a son of the late Leroy and Gertrude (Darling) Smith. Edgar was the husband of Dolores (Billowitch) Smith, who passed away in 2004. He was Lieutenant commander in the Navy during the Vietnam era and served in the Philippines and...

Carl Rohrbach

Carl Albert Rohrbach, 92, of Whitehall, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Obediah Daniel and Esther Mae (Walters) Rohrbach. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Alisae (Lindenmuth) Rohrbach; the two celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary this past July. Carl began his...

Arthur B. Chadwick Iii

Arthur B. Chadwick III, 72, of Center Valley, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 6, 2023. Born in Beaver, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur B. and Melva (Schissler) Chadwick. Arthur is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Catherine (Stashitsky) Chadwick. Arthur graduated from Liberty High School, class of 1968. Prior, he sang with...

Karl Trobetsky

Karl J. Trobetsky, 73, of Allentown, passed away March 22, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late James and Fidella (Barnett) Trobetsky. Karl was preceded in passing by his loving wife of 40 years, Faye Ann, in 2014. Karl worked many positions at Scott Chevrolet for nearly 50 years. He...