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Gerald A. Kershner

May 5, 2020

Gerald A. Kershner, 87, died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in ManorCare, Old Orchard. Born February 2, 1933 in Allentown, he was a son of the late John and Signe (Weak) Kershner. He served in the Army during the Korean War and was a fraternity cook at Lehigh University. Being an avid walker, one of his. . . Continue

Marie E. Hagenbuch

May 4, 2020

Marie Eleanor Hagenbuch, 95, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, May 4, 2020 at Kirkland Village. Born May 13, 1924 in Easton, PA she was a daughter of the late Carl and Anna (Trach) Hevener. She was a secretary for most of her life before retiring and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem. Marie was. . . Continue

Donald G. Kilpatrick

May 3, 2020

Donald G. Kilpatrick, 77, of Forks Twp., PA died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Easton Hospital. Born March 20, 1943 in Easton he was a son of the late Russel and Marguerite (Unangst) Kilpatrick. He graduated from Easton High School in 1961 and was a Vietnam War army veteran. He was employed by Mack Printing/Cadmus. . . Continue

Lorraine M. Pugliese

May 1, 2020

Lorraine M. Pugliese, 87, formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, died Friday, May 1, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born March 27, 1933 in Phillipsburg, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Nora (Shaker) Manazer. Her husband, Salvatore “Toot” Pugliese, Jr., died in 1998. Lorraine owned and operated Toot’s Tavern, Phillipsburg for over 30 years.. . . Continue

Sara A. Cooley-Gramauskis

April 30, 2020

Sara A. Cooley-Gramauskis, 94, formerly of Easton, PA and Frenchtown, NJ, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her home that she shared with her son, Ray “Skip” Scheetz and his husband, Michael Perry in Stroudsburg, PA. Born September 7, 1925 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late William and Emma (Miller) Laubach. Her. . . Continue

Alvin C. Dreher

April 30, 2020

Alvin C. Dreher, 76, of Allentown, died Thursday, April 30, 2020 in The Gardens of Memory Care at Easton. Born January 22, 1944 in Allentown, he was a son of the late Arlington and Ruth Dreher. Alvin worked at Deka East Penn Manufacturing, Lyons, PA. He was a member of the Allentown and the Slatington. . . Continue

Judith Weiss Collins

April 29, 2020

Judith Weiss Collins

Judith Weiss Collins died April 29, 2020. She meant the world to many people in her advocacy work with victims of child abuse. She gave of herself constantly.  Preceding her in death was her only sister Sharon Beth Walker and her niece Megan Hannah. She is survived by her daughter Mary Beth Collins and her. . . Continue

Jo Ann Kidwell Dohe

April 29, 2020

Jo Ann Dohe

Jo Ann K. Dohe, 88, formerly of Denver, CO passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Bethlehem, PA. Born on July 30, 1931 in Stockdale, TX. she was the older of two daughters of the late Reginald and Maggie (Musik) Kidwell. After graduating from Texas A & I,. . . Continue