Obituaries
Anna K. Davis
Jul 17, 2023
Anna K. Davis, 100, formerly of Slatington and widow of the late Donald “Dip” Davis, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023, at Complete Care in Macungie. Born in Slatington, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Leah (Brobst) Davis. She and her husband were the owners of the Davis News Agency and the Davis Coal and...
Nancy E. Preston
Jul 16, 2023
Nancy E. Preston, 87, of Walnutport, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, at St. Luke’s Carbon Campus. She was the wife of Joseph Preston, whom she married on December 5, 1970. Born in Hamburg on January 20, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Charles Correll and Dorothy (Degler) Hepner. Nancy worked as a district secretary...
Paul J. Leickel
Jul 6, 2023
Paul J. Leickel, 66, of Walnutport, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Carbon Campus. He was the husband of Karen L. (Parsons) Leickel, whom he marred August 14, 2010. Born on August 4, 1956 in Buckinghamshire, England, he was the son of William and Maria (DelGreco) Leickel of Slatington. Paul was a graduate of Slatington High School, Class...
Vernon C. Horn
Jul 2, 2023
Vernon C. Horn, 90, of Slatington, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at St. Luke’s Carbon Campus. He was the husband of Margaret M. (Peifer) Horn, whom he married September 19, 1970.Born in Slatington on September 14, 1932, he was the son of the late Alfred F. and Clara A. (Wanamaker) Horn. Vernon served his country honorably and...
S. John Rannazzisi
Jun 19, 2023
S. John Rannazzisi of Slatington, passed away on his 84th birthday on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Cedar Crest Post Acute. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late John A. and Josephine (Williamson) Rannazzisi. John was a graduate of Slatington High School, Class of 1957 where he photographed and video taped all class events. ...
LaRoy D. Kern
Jun 18, 2023
LaRoy D. Kern, 77, of Kutztown, formerly of Walnutport, collapsed at Action Track USA in Kutztown, and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest on Sunday, June 18, 2023. He was the husband of Margie R. (Leibenguth) Kern, whom he married October 29, 1966. Born in Allentown on June 29, 1945, he was the...
Susan S. Henritzy
Jun 7, 2023
Susan S. Henritzy, 74, of Walnutport, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was the wife of Gregg A. Henritzy, whom she married June 27, 1970. Born in Northampton on September 22, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Radell (Kleintop) Koons. Susan...
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...