Hazel B. Harpster

May 14, 2022

Hazel B. Harpster, age 94, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 in Quakertown. She was born March 21, 1928 in Doylestown, PA, the daughter of the late Harry and Jennie (Gilbert) Black.

Hazel graduated in the Class of 1946 from Doylestown High School and continued to live in Doylestown for the entirety of her life. She worked...

Sieglinde Gaskill

May 12, 2022

Sieglinde "Lynn" Gaskill, 80, of Lanark, Upper Saucon Township, died May 12 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. She was the beloved wife of David L. Gaskill. They were married for 45 years.

Born in Konstanz, Germany, in 1941, she was a daughter of the late Max and Bertha Eibert, who were natives of Switzerland. She and her...

Eugene D. Stefko

May 2, 2022

Eugene D. Stefko, age 87, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. He was born September 5, 1934 in Allentown, the son of the late Stephen and Helen (Serfass) Stefko.

Eugene graduated from Allen High School and worked at the Millcrest Manufacturing Co. for over 45 years. He started out with body building...

Robert John Moore

May 1, 2022

Robert J. Moore, of Center Valley, PA, passed away on May 1, 2022 at the age 91. He was born in Nanticoke, PA, to the late Ellsworth and Helen (Zupko) Moore and was predeceased by his beloved wife of 64 years, Dorothy M. (Tenaglia) Moore, in 2015.  The son of a coal miner, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Air...

Edgar Lee Ruth

Apr 30, 2022

Edgar Lee Ruth, 85 of Sinking Spring, passed away Saturday April 30, 2022, in the care of the Reading Hospital ICU. Edgar was born June 4, 1936, to Abner L. Ruth and Elsie L. (Marks) Ruth and was married to Carol Laura (Trexler) Ruth for 63 years, has 2 daughters, Megen L. Hancik and Marta L. Lamm and is...

Anthony G. Franco

Apr 28, 2022

Anthony G. Franco, 70, of Allentown, passed away April 28, 2022 in Lehigh Valley inpatient hospice. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Grace (Ochs) Franco. Anthony is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Karin (Hartzell) Franco.

Anthony graduated from William Allen High School, class of 1969. He worked...

Jean G. Frey

Apr 26, 2022

Jean G. Frey, age 94, of NY, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at St. Cabrini Nursing Home in Dobbs Ferry, NY. She was born December 27, 1927 in Tamaqua, PA, the daughter of the late James H. and Emma J. (Snyder) Skelding. Jean graduated in the Class of 1945 from Tamaqua Area High School. She was proud of...

Evelyn M. Newhard

Apr 21, 2022

Evelyn "Evie" M. Newhard, age 96, of Coopersburg, PA, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Sacred Heart Senior Living in Center Valley. She was born May 6, 1925 in Coopersburg, the daughter of the late Paul A. and Florence M. (Miller) Berninger. She was the loving wife of the late Robert J. Newhard for 51 years before...

Barbara J. Kovacs

Apr 21, 2022

Barbara J. (Layton) Kovacs, "Cookie", age 85, a resident of Whitehall Manor, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was born March 5, 1937 in Allentown, the daughter of the late John F. and Lillian E. (Kalbach) Layton. She was the widow of the late Frank J. Kovacs, Jr.

Barbara graduated in the...

Raymond J. Janesch

Apr 18, 2022

Raymond J. Janesch, age 93, of Coopersburg, passed away at Sacred Heart Senior Living in Center Valley on Monday, April 18, 2022. Ray was born in Allentown to Frank and Mary (Wagner) Janesch. He was the husband of Norma J. Janesch who died on May 25, 2019.

He is survived by a daughter, Diane S. Gearinger and...