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Jennifer
Dec 30, 2013
Jennifer (Barron) Lauritzen, age 43, of Macungie, died Monday, December 30, 2013, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. Survived by her, Husband, Gary A. Lauritzen; Mother, Sandy (Krebs) Paulus and her husband Edward of Florida; Father, James Barron and his wife Rosemary of Schuylkill Haven; Daughter, Jessica Turpin wife of Michael of Coaldale; Son, Tony Cooper and his fiancee Shelby...
Alphonse "Rusty" R. Stefanek
Dec 26, 2013
Alphonse "Rusty" R Stefanek, age 81, of Lombard St., Tamaqua, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at St Lukes Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Anne E. (Sullivan) Stefanek in 1997. Rusty was a Korean War Airforce Veteran. He was a local standout baseball catcher having played in the minor leagues for Baltimore and Boston....
Allen R. Lauchnor
Dec 25, 2013
Allen R. Lauchnor, age 63, of Lehighton, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013, in Weatherly. Lutheran by faith, Allen was a Lehighton High School graduate. He had worked for Palmerton Zinic Company and as an L.P.N. and Florist. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Daniel and Eva (Fry) Lauchnor. He is survived by his Brother, Thomas D....
Alex Postupack
Dec 22, 2013
Alex Postupack, age 86, formerly of Ben Titus Road, Tamaqua, died Sunday, December 22, 2013, peacefully after a long illness, at the Hometown Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr. in Hometown. Alex was born August 1, 1927 in McAdoo, Pa., son of the late Constantine M. Postupack and Helen Baranchak Postupack. After graduating from McAdoo High School, he attended Temple University on...
Christopher M Banditelli
Dec 19, 2013
Christopher M Banditelli, age 42, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at home in Tamaqua. Born in Lehighton, he was the son of Thomas J and Carol L. (Epler) Banditelli of Tamaqua. A member of St Jerome R.C.C of Tamaqua. Chris worked with his family in their auto repair business, Banditelli's in Tamaqua. Chris was a 1989 Tamaqua Area High School...
Verna E. Gerhard
Dec 17, 2013
Verna E. (Heiney) Gerhard, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, age 96, of Quakake Road Weatherly, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Weatherwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr. in Weatherly. Widow of Raymond Samuel Gerhard. They had 63 wonderful years together prior to his death in 1997. Born in Weatherly, the daughter of the late George and Lucy (Hinkle) Heiney....
Eugene S. Horn, Jr.
Dec 16, 2013
Eugene S. Horn, Jr., husband, father, and grandfather, age 74, of Beechcrest Lane, White Haven, died unexpectedly Monday, December 16, 2013, at home. Married to his wife of thirty-three years, Martha Jean (Koch) Horn. A 1957 graduate of West Hazleton High School, Eugene served in the United States Army. He worked for Jack Frost Mountain since 1985. Was a member...
Margaret A. Tiley
Dec 13, 2013
Margaret A Tiley, age 93, of Penn Drive, Tamaqua, died Friday, December 13, 2013, at home. Widow of Paul R. Tiley, who died on May 15, 1977. Margaret had worked for the former Atlas Powder Co., for eighteen years, and for Rest Haven Nursing Home of Schuylkill Haven for two years. She was a member of Trinity U.C.C. of Tamaqua....
James M. Schagen
Dec 11, 2013
Mr. James M. Schagen, age 75, of West Hazleton, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at Kindred Hospital in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Private Arrangements were handled by Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 211 First Street Weatherly, Pa. 18255
Charles F. Hosler
Dec 9, 2013
Charles F Hosler, age 79, of E. Broad St., Tamaqua, died Monday, December 9, 2013, at home. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara M. (Houser) Hosler on 11-15-2009. Charles was an Army CpL. having served during the Korean War as a heavy equipment operator. He had been a truck driver for 45 years. Charles was a member...
Josh D. Gutosky
Dec 8, 2013
Josh D Gutosky, age 30, of Weatherly, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at home. A Weatherly High School graduate, Josh attend the Carbon County Vo-Tech completing an emphasis in graphic design. Josh, worked for E.A. Mosca of Hazleton and was attending the McCann's Hazleton campus concentrating in Industrial Maintenance. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Steven G. and...
Richard Lee Coleman
Dec 7, 2013
Richard Lee Coleman, age 66, of Kline Street Weatherly, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at St. Luke's Pavillion in Hazleton. An Easton High School graduate, he earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Lafayette College. Richard had worked for Hawk Mowntain Labs and enjoyed working on computers. Survived by his; Three Sons, Kyle M. Coleman and his wife Tammy of Winston...
Joseph W. Lesko, Sr.
Dec 7, 2013
Joseph W. Lesko, Sr., husband, father, and grandfather, of Lausanne Twp., Weatherly, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at home while in the care of his family. Survived by his wife Theresa A. (Washelofsky) Lesko. Joseph attended Weatherly High School, and was a Cpl. in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mechanically inclined, Joseph worked for Kovatch Coporation of...
Melissa Mcguire
Dec 5, 2013
Melissa McGuire, age 30, of Coaldale, died Thursday, December 5, 2013, at St. Luke's Miners Memorial in Coaldale. Born in Lehighton, the daughter of Mary Kay (Duffy) Craige of York, and Charles McGuire of Summit Hill. She is also survived by her Sister, Jennifer Mcguire, and Brother, Jared McGuire both of Jim Thorpe; Maternal grandfather, George Duffy of Tamaqua; Paternal...
Theresa Bedics
Dec 1, 2013
Theresa (Klerx) Bedics, age 55, of W. Broad St., Tamaqua, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, at home. She was the wife of James Bedics of Bethlehem, Pa. Theresa had previously done custodial work for A.B.E. Airport and worked briefly for McMillian Publishing Co. of Delran, NJ. She was Catholic by faith and had attended Delran High School, Delran, New Jersey....
Alice J. Mertz
Nov 28, 2013
Alice J. (Williams) Mertz, wife, mother, and grandmother, age 75, of Abbott Street, Lansford, died Thursday, November 28, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem. Survived by her husband of thirty years, Richard E. Mertz. A Summit Hill High School graduate, Alice had worked for DeLallo Plumbing of Hazleton. Alice was a member of St. John Slovak Lutheran Church...
Florence G. Postupack
Nov 28, 2013
Florence G. (Risenock) Postupack, age 82, formerly of Ben Titius Road Tamaqua, died Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013, at St. Luke's Miners Memorial Medical Ctr., Coaldale. She is survived by her husband of fifty-three years, Alex Postupack. Born in Hazleton, the daughter of the late Stephen, and Anntoniette(Ganapraskas)Risenock. A Hazleton High School graduate, Florence was a homemaker, and member...
Rosemarie Mcfadden
Nov 25, 2013
Rosemarie McFadden, age 53, of Lehighton, formerly of Jim Thorpe, died suddenly, Monday, November 25, 2013, at Blue Mountain Health Systems in Lehighton. A graduate of the High School of the Sciences, Newark, NJ, Rosemarie earned her degree in early childhood education from Essex County Community College. She was the director of the Robin's Nest Learning Center and Child Care...
Elizabeth J. Lewis
Nov 25, 2013
Elizabeth J. (James) Lewis, age 95, formerly of Lansford, died Monday, November 25, 2013, at Luther Crest in Allentown. Widow of Robert F. Lewis who died in 1980. A member of the former English Congregational Church of Lansford, Elizabeth was a 1936 Lansford High School graduate. She enjoyed playing Bridge with her friends, and was a member of the former...
Ruth Eleanor Walton
Nov 24, 2013
Miss Ruth Eleanor Walton, age 93, of Palmerton, Pa., died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Tranquil Living in Palmerton, Pa. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lansford. A 1938 Lansford High School graduate, Ruth had worked for the former Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co., and then as an I.B.M. Supervisor for Machine Accounting. Born in Lansford,...
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