Obituaries

George Hausman
Jun 27, 2017
George J. “Jason” Hausman, Jr. 45 of Walnutport passed away June 27, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at LV Hospital. He was the son of Ellen Hausman and the late George J. Hausman. Survivors: Mother, Daughter; Courtney, Granddaughter; Ashland. Sisters; Betty Ann Saunders, Susan Eckhart. Brothers; William Eckhart and wife Cheryl, Robert Eckhart and fiancé Brenda, Barry Eckhart and...

Richard Kern, Jr
Jun 26, 2017
Richard E. “Rick” Kern, Jr., 60 of Slatington passed away Monday June 26, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was the husband of Lisa A. (Kistler) Kern; they celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary last October. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Richard E. Kern, Sr. of Slatington, and the late Mary...
Alana Hein
Jun 14, 2017
Alana C. Hein, 22 of Walnutport died Wednesday June 14, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Christine E. Hein of Walnutport and Michael G. Gossy of Kunkletown. Alana was a 2013 graduate of Northern Lehigh HS. She received her dental assistant certification from Lehigh Valley School of Dental Assisting, and...

Charles Mankos
Jun 9, 2017
Charles J. Mankos, 71 of Allentown passed away Friday June 9, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lisa D. (Brunner) Mankos; they celebrated their 13 anniversary last July. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late John and Ruth (Marlatt) Mankos. Charles served in the US...
Justin Gnas
May 26, 2017
Justin T. Gnas, 24 of Danielsville passed away Friday May 26, 2017. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of Lisa M. (Stuber) Gnas of Danielsville, and Brian L. Gnas of Allentown. Justin was employed for The Grass Guy. Survivors: Parents, Brother; Jared Gnas. Maternal Grandfather; Edward C. Stuber. Paternal Grandparents; Anthony & Barbara Gnas. Service: 11:30am Wednesday May 31,...
June Kuntz
May 20, 2017
June K. Kuntz, 94 of Slatington died Saturday May 20, 2017 in her home surrounded by three daughters and granddaughter. She was the wife of the late Kermit B. Kuntz, who died in 2008. She was the daughter of the late Russell and Kathryn (Koehler) Shuey. Prior to becoming a full time homemaker, June worked briefly for Paris Accessories. June...
Susan O'Donnell
May 9, 2017
Susan A. O’Donnell, 73 of Weatherly, loving wife of Robert W. O’Donnell passed away Tuesday May 9, 2017 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, following a battle with multiple myeloma. Born in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Clark C. and June I. (Mack) Eckhart. She graduated Phi-Theta Kappa from NCC. For the last 30 years, she was...

Stasia Lukasik
Apr 26, 2017
Stasia A. Lukasik, 75 of Slatington died Wednesday April 26, 2017 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of Edward J. Lukasik. Born in Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of the late Casmir and Bertha (Ostrowski) Domurat. Stasia was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Walnutport and participated in the prayer...
Pamela Peters
Apr 26, 2017
Pamela Kay (Green) Peters, 62 of Walnutport passed away on April 26, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Palmerton, she was the daughter of Gloria (Hankee) Green Bradney and the late Arthur Green. After her days as a stay at home mom, she worked for Kings IGA, and as paraprofessional at Peters Elementary School. Pam was very proud of...
Joan Morgan
Apr 21, 2017
Joan S. Morgan, 83 of Slatington passed away Friday April 21, 2017 in her home. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Morgan, who died on April 6. Born in Emerald, she was the daughter of the late Grant G. and Velma (Jones) Seip. Joan was a 1951 graduate of Slatington HS. She worked for Bell telephone until...

Paul Chandler
Apr 17, 2017
Paul P. “Spider “Chandler, 82 of Slatington passed away Monday April17, 2017 in his home. He was the husband of Anna M. (Smith) Chandler; they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary last October. Born in Slatington, he was the son of the late Rodney and Catherine (Scott) Chandler. Paul was a US Navy veteran who served during the Korean Conflict....

June Eckhart
Apr 13, 2017
June I. Eckhart, 95 of Walnutport passed away on Thursday April 13, 2017 in her home. She was the wife of the late Clark C. Eckhart. June was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florence (Fogel) Mack. She worked as a garment worker for several local factories. June was a member of Slatington Baptist Church, Slatington. Survivors: Daughter; Susan...
Theresa Deppe
Apr 11, 2017
Theresa A. Deppe, 59 of Walnutport passed away Tuesday April 11, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the wife of David D. Deppe; they celebrated their 42nd anniversary last December. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of Nancy (Vogel) Wassum of Slatington and the late Donald Shoemaker. Theresa worked for Cedarbrook and also for Pond View...
Margaret Morgan
Apr 9, 2017
Margaret F. Morgan, 80 of Walnutport died Sunday April 9, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Robert B. Morgan, they celebrated their 61 anniversary last July. Born in Walnutport, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Herminia (Cser) Oncheck. Margaret worked as a presser for Deville Blose. She was a member of...
Robert Morgan
Apr 6, 2017
Robert P. “Bob” Morgan, 88, of Slatington passed away peacefully in his residence on Thursday April 6, 2017. He was the husband of Joan (Seip) Morgan. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Olwen (Pierce) Morgan. Bob graduated from the former Slatington High School, in 1946, and then from the former Penn State College...
Doris Smith
Apr 3, 2017
Doris L. Smith, 81 of Walnutport passed away Monday April 3, 2017 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was the wife of Nicholas A. Smith, the couple was married on December 21, 1957 Walnutport. She was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Lucille (Brightbill) Coffin. She was raised by her grandparents, Winnie and Samuel Coffin. Doris was a...
Justin Bachman
Mar 29, 2017
Justin J. Bachman, 38 of Slatedale passed away March 29, 2017. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Lorie J. (Snyder) Chandler and Jeffrey A. Bachman. Justin was a graduate of Northern Lehigh High School, Class of 1996. He worked as security specialist for various companies, including Griffin Security of NJ. Survivors: Parents, Wife; Jennifer L. (Zakresky) Bachman of...

Neil Minnich
Mar 26, 2017
Neil “Nips” T. Minnich, 82, of Treichlers, died on March 26, 2017 in his residence. He was the husband of Rosalie A. (Kralik) Minnich: they celebrated their 56th anniversary last November. Born in Berlinsville, he was the son of the late Ralph and Lillian (Lentz) Minnich. Neil worked at Matlack, Inc., as a truck driver for over 20 years....

Delores Serfass
Mar 25, 2017
Delores E. Serfass, 69, of Walnutport, died March 25, 2017, in Lehigh Valley Hopital, Muhlenberg Campus. Born in Palmerton, she was the daughter of the late Jacob F. Sr. and Sallie E. (Bollinger) Serfass. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Moravian College. She worked in communications, most recently for T-Mobile. In previous years she worked in the financial field, spending...

Pearl Berger
Mar 19, 2017
Pearl A. Berger, 100, a resident of Gracedale died Sunday March 19 in the presence of her family. She was the wife of the late Alvin Berger, who died in 1964, and companion of the late Marcus Yenser. Born in Walnutport, she was the daughter of the late David and Annie (Sofranko) Moyer, and granddaughter to Paul Moyer, a...