Obituaries
Eugenia M. Pavelco
May 21, 2023
Eugenia M. “Genie” Pavelco, 76, of Slatington, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Leo C. Pavelco, whom she married on October 8, 1983. Born in Pottstown on March 25, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Valentine Sr., and Stephanie (Solka) Bartchak. Genie was a secretary...
Charles Scott Gordon
May 19, 2023
Charles Scott Gordon, 69, of Slatington, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, in his home. He was the husband of Eileen M. (Peters) Gordon, whom he married on December 17, 2004. Born in East Stroudsburg on April 2, 1954, he was the son of the late Douglas E. Gordon and Margaret K. (Kimari) Price. Scott served...
Elizabeth A. Roberts
May 18, 2023
Elizabeth A. “Liz” Roberts, 65, of Slatington, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital. She was the wife of Richard H. Roberts III, whom she married July 11, 1981. Born in Allentown on August 31, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Gertrude “Peg” (Miller) Endy. Liz worked for Lehigh...
Mamie E. Berger
May 14, 2023
Mamie E. Berger, 80, of Orefield, formerly of Slatington, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. She was the former wife of Chester Shiner, Sr., and the late John Berger. Born in Allentown on February 8, 1943, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen (Reichard) Anthony.
She will be...
Curtis E. Kistler
May 13, 2023
Curtis E. Kistler, 94, a resident of The Palmerton, and formerly of Slatington passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023. He was the husband of the late Delores (Betzler) Kistler for 72 years prior to her passing in 2020. Born in Emaus, he was the son of the late Edwin C. and Lluellan (George) Kistler. Curtis was the...
Larry Snyder
May 11, 2023
Larry Snyder, 81, of Slatedale, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 11, 2023, in his home. He was the husband of Alice M. (Kezenaitis) Snyder, whom he married May 8, 1965. Born in Palmerton, PA on May 9, 1942, he was the son of the late Clifford and Bessie (Silliman) Snyder. Larry worked for the former Lehigh Valley...
Doris M. Betzenberger
May 9, 2023
Doris M. Betzenberger, 91, of Slatington, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of the late Robert R. Betzenberger, Jr., who passed away in 2001. Born in Slatington on January 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William and Mae (Martz) Handwerk. Doris was a lifelong member of...
Joyce A. Herman
May 5, 2023
Joyce A. Herman, 76, of Slatington, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, in her home. Born in Danielsville on October 26, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Victor L. and Emma M. (Vogel) Herman. Joyce worked in the maintenance department for Walmart in Whitehall for many years.
She is survived by her son: Dwain...
Phyllis Y. Sigley
May 1, 2023
Phyllis Y. Sigley, 84, of Slatington, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of the late Frederick W. Sigley, who passed away in 2010. Born in Palmerton on September 2, 1938, she was one of seven children of the late Ray M. and Fern J. (Easterday) Kistler. Phyllis was an active...
William J. Turk
Apr 30, 2023
William J. “Bill” Turk, 91, of Walnutport, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Barbara M. (Serfass) Turk, whom he married on September 3, 1971. Born in Northampton on April 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (Keschel) Turk. Bill served his country...
Virginia A. Willistein
Apr 25, 2023
Virginia A. Willistein, 88, of Bethlehem, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in her home. She was the wife of the late William Willistein. Born in Frankfort, IN on December 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Russell J. and Mary (Kimler) Edwards. She was the owner of Covenant Fitting & Supply. Virginia was...
Donald F. Grammes
Apr 25, 2023
Donald F. Grammes, 75, of Wescosville, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Willowbrook Rehab, Kutztown. He was the husband of Bonnie L. (Heffelfinger) Grammes, whom he married on August 29, 1970. Born in Germansville on January 7, 1948, he was the son of the late Forrest Grammes and Ellen (Fritzinger) Eckhart. Donald was a US Army...
Terry L. Roth
Apr 22, 2023
Terry Lee Roth, 72, of Allentown, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Born September 8, 1950, in Allentown, he was the son of Marie (Horn) Roth and the late Abraham Roth.T. Roth was a well-known musician in New York and the Lehigh Valley area, performing with T. Roth & Another Pretty Face...
Roy R. Hughes
Apr 15, 2023
Roy R. Hughes, 69, of Walnutport, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marie (Fisher) Hughes, who passed away in 2016. Born in Slatington on June 21, 1953, he was the son of the late Russell A. Hughes and Beatrice (Andrews)...
Mary Alice Snyder
Apr 15, 2023
Mary Alice Snyder, 83, of Medford, NJ, formerly of Dalton and Slatedale PA, passed away peacefully Saturday April 15, 2023, in her home at Medford Leas. Born in Slatedale, PA December 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Adele (Scheffler) Sowden. She was a graduate of Slatington High School Class of 1958. Mary Alice worked as...
Stephen T. Marlatt
Apr 11, 2023
Stephen T. Marlatt, 44, formerly of Slatington, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital – Carbon Campus. Born in Allentown on September 20, 1978, he was the son of Todd Marlatt of Palmerton and the late Lisa (Kern) Thierer.
Stephen battled addiction for many years and although he was recently in recovery, his personal demons caught...
Alex Koran
Apr 8, 2023
Alex Koran, 63, of Walnutport, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, in his home. He was the husband ofGeorgina M. (Rowbottom) Koran, whom he married June 19, 1999. Born in Allentown on January 4,1960, he was the son of the late Fred and Arlene (Sosoka) Koran.
Alex was a US Air Force veteran, serving from 1977-1995, and retired with...
Mary S. Wise
Apr 2, 2023
Mrs. Mary (Boldissar) Wise, 92, resident of Mosser Nursing Home, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 2, 2023. She was the widow of Henry W. Wise, Sr. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Horvath) Boldissar. She was also pre-deceased by brothers Michael, Frank, John and George, and a sister Theresa. She...
Randy L. Frable, Jr.
Apr 1, 2023
Randy L. Frable, Jr., 41, of Palmerton, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023. He was the fiancé of Raven N. Hanshaw. Born in Palmerton on November 5, 1981, he was the son of Karen A. (Rinker) Gruber of Palmerton and the late Randy L. Frable, Sr. Randy was a graduate of Carbon County Vo-Tech. A talented...
Claude H. Biegly, Jr.
Mar 29, 2023
Claude H. “Butch” Biegly, Jr., 73, of Slatedale, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Ellen C. (Mack) Biegly, whom he married on May 6, 1972. Born in Northampton on January 13, 1950, he was the son of the late Claude H. Sr., and Edna L. (Handwerk) Biegly....