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Louise A. Minnich

November 1, 2015

Louise A. Minnich

Louise A. Minnich, 81 of Avona Heights, PA died Saturday, October 31, 2015 in Easton Hospital. Born April 6, 1934 in Wilson Borough, PA she was a daughter of the late Anna (Wagner) and Edward Schurz. A 1951 graduate of Easton High School, she had been employed by Met-Ed  in Forks Twp. for 22 years. . . Continue

Richard J. Doyle

October 29, 2015

Richard John Doyle, 88 of Northampton, PA formerly of Easton, PA died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. Born February 16, 1927 in Easton, PA he was a son of the late Ada (Faust) and Benjamin Doyle. A 1945 graduate of Easton High School, he was a WWII Army veteran serving in the. . . Continue

Gerald Rothstein

October 25, 2015

Gerald Rothstein, 92 of Easton, PA died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Gracedale. Born June 17, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY he was a son of the late Mary (Berner) and Louis Rothstein. A graduate of Pace University, he was a custodian for the Easton Area School District and Lafayette College for more than 30 years. . . Continue

Betty Louise Sweitzer

October 16, 2015

Betty Louise Sweitzer, 94, of Palmer Township, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 16, 2015 in ManorCare, Palmer Township. Born November 4, 1920 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Warren V. and Elsie M. (Laros) Schweitzer. Betty was a secretary for various physicians and dentists in the Easton area.  She graduated from. . . Continue

Maida Greenleaf

October 16, 2015

Maida Greenleaf, 99 of Easton, PA died Friday, October 16, 2015 at New Eastwood Health Center. Born September 18, 1916 in Pen Argyl, PA she was a daughter of the late Nettie (Kresge) and Earl Bonney. She had been employed by Easton Hospital for 24 years before retiring in 1979. Prior to that she worked. . . Continue

June Rose Chamberlin

October 14, 2015

June Rose Chamberlin

June Rose Chamberlin, 84 of Palmer Twp., PA died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in Easton Hospital after being stricken at home. Born June 11, 1931 in Cleveland, OH she was a daughter of the late Sophie (Kalemba) and James Vana. Her husband Roy Eugene Chamberlin died in 1997. She was a member of St. John’s. . . Continue

John T. Pursel

October 13, 2015

John T. Pursel, 83, of Cape May Beach, NJ, formerly of Palmer Township, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ. Born May 28, 1932 in Phillipsburg, he was a son of the late George F. and Maryon (Groh) Pursel. He and his wife, the former Helene Hanlon were married 61. . . Continue

Betsy M. Swick

October 11, 2015

Betsy M. Swick

Betsy M. Swick, 84 of Easton, PA died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus, after being stricken at home. Born November 21, 1930 in Phillipsburg, NJ she was a daughter of the late Susan Louise (Cobb) and Morris J. Swick. A 1949 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, she had been employed. . . Continue