George P. Abraham

Jan 7, 2018

George P. Abraham, 87, of Allentown, passed away January 7, 2018. Born in Bath, PA., he was the son of the late Elias and Betty (Saad) Abraham. George was preceded in death by his loving wife of 40 years, Christa.

George served in the United States Army for 22 and a half years as an SFC. After,...

Margaret Helen (Kacsur) Bittner

Jan 7, 2018

Margaret Helen Bittner, of Allentown, passed away on January 7th, 2018 at the age of 91. She was born in Allentown to the late George and Catherine Kacsur and was predeceased by her husbands Kenneth R. Zerfass Sr., and Carl Bittner, brothers Michael, George, Donald, and Vincent and sisters, Catherine, Susanna, and Anna. Margaret had worked at Modern Clothing in...

Carole Koerbler

Jan 5, 2018

Carole Ann Koerbler, 64, of Allentown, passed away January 5, 2018 at home in the loving care of Heartland Hospice. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy (Kanishock) Koerbler. Carole was a graduate of Louis E. Dieruff High School, class of 1971. During her career, she was a longtime employee of Red Lobster and...

Beatrice (Snyder) Buck

Jan 2, 2018

Beatrice L. (Snyder) Buck of Coopersburg, PA died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. at the age of 96. Born February 12, 1921, in Fountain Hill, she married Richard W. Buck in 1943. They lived in Coopersburg for over 30 years, and then moved to Jim Thorpe. She returned to Coopersburg in 2005. Beatrice worked at Lehigh University as a Secretary...

Rita Degasperis

Jan 2, 2018

Rita DeGasperis, of Allentown, passed away on January 2nd at the age of 82. She was born in Amsterdam, NY to the late Anthony and Josephine (Lorenzo) Spicci and was married to her loving husband Lino. Survivors: Rita is survived by her loving family: Husband, of 62 years, Lino, Sons: Michael, Thomas and wife Patricia, Matthew and wife Susan. Grandchildren:...

Gem Nelson

Jan 1, 2018

Surrounded by her family, Gem Elizabeth Nelson of Coopersburg, PA, passed away on January1, 2018.  She was born in Pottstown, PA on September 22, 1929, to Dr. Luther Cressman and Dorothy Loch Cressman, and raised in Eugene Oregon, where her father established the anthropology department and the museum of natural history at the University of Oregon in Eugene.  Mrs....

Fotine Nomie

Jan 1, 2018

Fotine Nomie passed away on January 1, 2018 at her home in Whitehall, Pa surrounded by family members. Fotine was the wife of the late Youssef Joseph Nomie and the daughter of the late: Khalil and Rahmeh Azar. She was born on March 20, 1918 in Amar, Syria. At the age of 31, she immigrated to Trinidad, West Indies, where...

Ann A. Diehl

Dec 30, 2017

Ann A. Diehl, 90, of Bethlehem passed away December 30, 2017 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Fountain Hill. She was the wife of Robert H. Diehl, Jr. for 69 years. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Esther (Wisser) Arnold. Ann belonged to College Hill Moravian Church. Survivors: Husband; daughter, Linda D. Magee of Marlton, NJ; grandchildren, Jonathan and...

Mary Walko

Dec 23, 2017

Mary Walko, 95 passed away December 23, 2017 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown. Born in Mountain Top, PA on April 12, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna (Rishko) Hollock. Mary was the wife of the late Joseph Frank Walko for 54 years until his death in 2000. Mary retired from Allen Sportswear, where she was...

Sharon P. Royer

Dec 15, 2017

Sharon P. Royer, of Whitehall, passed away on December 15th at the age of 71. She was born in Allentown to the late Joseph W. and Mary E. Latsch and was predeceased by her husband Peter J. Royer Sr. Sharon had worked as a server at Luther Crest Senior Services. Survivors: Children: Peter J. Royer Jr., Tina M. and husband...