Obituaries

“No Soldier Left Behind” Richard T. Cross A.K.A. “Tricky” At 17:15 (5:15 pm) on October 1, 2025 while a resident of Easton Skilled Nursing Facility, in Easton, PA, Dick was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was two days shy of being 80 years old when he was called. . . Continue

Kenneth John Lafata 52, of Nazareth, PA died Sunday, September 28, 2025 at home. Born September 24, 1973 in Staten Island, NY he was a son of Diane (Williams) Lafata of New Port Richey, FL and the late James V. Lafata. A true creative spirit, Ken was always tinkering — searching for his next hidden. . . Continue

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, 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

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