Obituaries

Maureen Kotulich
Sep 29, 2012
Maureen A. Kotulich Maureen A. Kotulich, 40, of Slatington, PA, formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, died September 29, 2012 in St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA. She was the wife of Mark J. Kotulich. Born in Summit, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James and Maureen (Connelly) Mitchell. She was an occupational therapist at Somerset Valley Rehab in...
Lorraine Schneck
Sep 27, 2012
Lorraine E. Schneck Lorraine E. Schneck, 92, of Slatington passed away September 27, 2012 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Cedar Crest Campus. She was the wife of the late John O. Schneck. Born in Slatington, she was the daughter of the late James & Amelia (Searfoss) Gruber. Lorraine worked at Paris Neckwear and then RCA Victor in Camden, NJ....

Ralph Williams
Sep 19, 2012
Ralph G. Williams Ralph G. Williams, 74, formerly of Walnutport died September 19, 2012 in Cedarbrook. He was the son of the late Thomas & Stella Williams. Survivors: Brothers; James, William, and Richard. Sisters; Arlene Dietrich, June Oswald. Services: Private, Arrangements Harding Funeral Home, Slatington

Ernest White
Sep 18, 2012
Ernest C. White Ernest C. White, 65, of Slatington, passed away September 18, 2012, in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Sandra E. (Knittle) White, they celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary last October. Born in Walnutport, he was the son of the late Charles & Mildred (Fritzinger) White. Ernest worked at several car dealerships in...

Rudolph Zuanet
Sep 13, 2012
Rudolph J. Zuanet Rudolph J. Zuanet, 85 of Slatington died Thursday September 13, 2012 in the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of the late Roberta M. (Gross) Zuanet. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Maria (Buttazzi) Zuanet. Rudolph was a fantastic artist, and received a scholarship to the...

Douglas Scarl
Sep 4, 2012
Douglas H. Scarl, Jr. Douglas H. Scarl Jr., 51, of Walnutport, passed away September 4, 2012, in his home. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Shirley (Bernd) Scarl of Walnutport and the late Douglas H. Scarl, Sr . Douglas worked in the past for Suburban Cable Company. Doug had played for ABB Softball. Survivors: Mother, children, Amanda Scarl...
Willard Gersbach
Sep 1, 2012
Willard C. Gersbach, 90 of Slatington died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Summit Nursing Home, Lehighton. He was the husband of Bertha R. (Getz) Gersbach. Born in Palmerton, he was the son of the late Arthur and Lillian (Weiss) Gersbach. He served in the US Marines during WWII. Willard worked as a pilot for Eastern Air and Modern Air...
Matthew Marzen
Aug 29, 2012
Matthew E. Marzen Matthew E. Marzen, 38, of Allentown, passed away August 29, 2012, in Allentown. He was the husband of Heather C. (Tift) Marzen of Walnutport. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Jane Ann Mogilski of Macungie and Edward Marzen and his wife Cathy of Andreas. Matthew was a 1993 graduate of Northern Lehigh HS, and a...
Larry Peters
Aug 21, 2012
Larry W. Peters Larry W. Peters, 63, of Slatington, passed away August 21, 2012 in his home. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Betty J. (Wisser) Peters of Slatington and the Late Wilbert N. Peters. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Larry worked for Mack Trucks on the assembly line until he retired in...
Mabel Thomas
Aug 20, 2012
Mabel V. Thomas Mabel V. Thomas, 88, of Walnutport, passed away August 20, 2012 in her home. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Thomas. Born in Portsmouth, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harrison & Bertha (Magerstadt) Ellis. Mabel worked at the former Paris Neckware for 24 years as a sewing machine operator before retiring....

Bruce Evans
Aug 19, 2012
Bruce Evans Bruce Evans, 76 of Slatington died Sunday August 19, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of the late Linda (Rehrig) Evans who died in 2007. Born in Slatington, he was the son of the late Harold and Arvonia (Evert) Evans. He was a US Army veteran. Bruce worked as a driver for UPS...

Eva Thomas
Aug 15, 2012
Eva A. Thomas Eva A. Thomas, 91 formerly of Walnutport went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Thomas. Born in Pennsville, she was the daughter of Charles J. and Amanda (Gross) Jacoby. Eva worked as a machine operator for various factories...

Wayne Zellner
Aug 9, 2012
Wayne R. Zellner Wayne R. Zellner, 70, of Slatington, passed away August 9, 2012 in LVHC, Cedar Crest Campus. He was the husband of Beverly ( Evans) Zellner, and celebrated their 45 wedding anniversary in April. Born in Walnutport he was the son of the late Wilma( Druckenmiller), and Allen Zellner. Wayne served his country during the Vietnam War, with...
Carolyn Thurston
Aug 9, 2012
Carolyn M. Thurston Carolyn M. Thurston, 69, of Walnutport, passed away August 9, 2012 in her home. She was the wife of Joseph E. Thurston, they celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary this past June. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Estella (Daniel) & Carlean Jimerson Sr. She graduated from Suburban High School in York, PA. Carolyn...

Scott McFarland
Jul 14, 2012
Scott J. McFarland, 47 of Slatington died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 14. Scott was the companion of Stephanie Liebenguth. He attended Northwestern Lehigh Schools and graduated from Northern Lehigh High School in 1983. He was previously employed by Pany and Lentz Engineering, Michael F. Ronca Construction and Lehigh Engineering. He had his own company called Landmark Consulting. His...
Myrle Andrews
Jun 20, 2012
Myrle I. Andrews, 77, of Slatington, passed away June 20, 2012 in Gnaden Huetton Hospital, Lehighton. She was the wife of the late Harold Andrews. Born in Slatington, she was the daughter of the late, Lewis & Jessie (Kennedy) Leickel. Myrle worked as a presser for the former Penn Keystone Knitting Mill in Walnutport. She was a member of the...

Maria Maurer
Jun 13, 2012
Maria Ann Maurer Maria Ann Maurer, 66, a resident of Gracedale, passed at LV Muhlenberg on June 13, 2012. Survivors: Brother, George Dudler, sisters, Darlene Marsh, Darla Kistler & Lynn Miller. Services: Private at convenience of the family. Arrangements: Harding Funeral Home, Slatington.

Heather Kimak
Jun 7, 2012
Heather L. Kimak, 65, of Slatington, passed away unexpectedly due to a heart attack June 7, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Twp. Born in Rahway, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William V. & Clarissa C. (Ferdon) Strickland. Heather most recently worked for the Hotel Bethlehem in the gift shop. She loved gardening, baking from scratch,...
Blanche Follweiler
May 17, 2012
Blanche E. Follweiler, 104, formerly of Slatington passed away May 17, 2012 in Cornerstone Living, New Tripoli. She was the wife of the late Leland J. Follweiler. Born in Little Gap, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon and Stella (Serfass) Green. Blanche worked as a weaver for the former Stanwood Mills from 1934 to 1973 before retiring. She...

Geraldine Hewitt
May 15, 2012
Geraldine E. Hewitt Geraldine E. Hewitt, 81, of Slatedale, passed away May 15, 2012 at Tranquil Living, Palmerton. She was the wife of the late Mark J. Hewitt. Born in Slatington, she was the daughter of the late, Clarence & Ida (Weiss) Schaffer. Geraldine was a factory worker for many years. She was a member of Good Shepherd UCC, Slatington....