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Joan M. Bartish

September 25, 2025

Joan M. Bartish

Joan Marilyn Bartish, 90 of Easton, PA died Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Abington Manor Memory Care, Williams Twp., PA. Born July 31, 1935 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Esther (Mohr) Harling. She was a graduate of Easton High School and had been employed by the ILGWU for many. . . Continue

Nancy Berry

September 11, 2025

Nancy Berry

Nancy Berry, 82, of Forks Township, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg. Born on July 8, 1943, in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Cecelia (Mulvoy) Berry. Nancy was a graduate of Notre Dame College, Staten Island, NY, and earned her master’s. . . Continue

Virginia “Ginger” Schocker

September 10, 2025

Virginia (Ginger) SchockerApril 1, 1931 – September 10, 2025 Virginia “Ginger” Schocker, 94, formerly of Easton, Pa., passed away peacefully at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Pa. on September 10, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Estelle and Jerome Lehman, Ginger graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, earned her B.A. from Hunter College, and later. . . Continue

Iris Ruth McTague

September 9, 2025

Iris R. McTague

Iris Ruth (Watkins) McTague, 97, of Palmer Township, died on September 9, 2025, after an extended illness. She was the wife of the late Robert Emmett McTague who served in the South Pacific for the U.S. Navy in WW II and was an agent for the Internal Revenue Service and died in 1984. Born in. . . Continue

Felix G. Gelbart

September 5, 2025

Felix G. Gelbart, 63 of Plant City, FL died Friday, September 5, 2025 at the South Florida Baptist Hospital. Born April 14, 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina he was the son of the late Moises and Celia (Glusman) Gelbart. He was a graduate of the University of South Florida and employed in the loss prevention. . . Continue

Edward W. Wackermann, Sr.

September 2, 2025

Edward Wackermann

Edward W. Wackermann, Sr. 78 of Saylorsburg, PA died Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at home. Born February 19, 1947 in Phillipsburg, NJ he was a son of the late Edward and Helen (Vayda) Wackermann. Ed was an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War and was an iron worker for most of his life.. . . Continue

Cheryl Wirth

August 31, 2025

Cheryl Wirth, 81, of Easton, died Sunday, August 31, 2025 in St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in Allentown on November 24, 1943. He husband, Lloyd Everitt died earlier. She is survived by her niece, Sandy Jago of Easton. Services will be private. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements. Offer online condolences. . . Continue

Ellen “Judy” Brown

August 31, 2025

Ellen "Judy" Brown

Ellen “Judy” Brown, 89 of Bethlehem Twp., PA died Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. Born May 4, 1936 in Easton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Slutter and Mary Catherine (Hendershot) Slutter. She was a 1954 graduate of Easton High School and employed by Dixie Cup, Singer Sewing Machine. . . Continue