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Leonard L. Long

January 24, 2015

Leonard L. Long

Leonard L. Long, 95, formerly of Bangor, PA died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Gracedale. Born March 31, 1919 in Wilson Borough, PA, he was a son of the late Leon and Florence (Reimel) Long. His wife Elmira (Rupell) Long died in October of 2013. He had been employed by Kepler’s Oil Company in Easton. . . Continue

Manuel Suarez

January 22, 2015

Manuel Suarez, 97, of Forks Twp., PA died Thursday, January 22, 2015 in Gracedale. Born December 31, 1917 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was employed by Michelin Tires and the New York Housing Authority before retiring. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Paula (Rivera) Suarez; children: Jose Suarez of Easton, PA, Sarah. . . Continue

Joyce O. Krout

January 19, 2015

Joyce O. Krout

Joyce O. Krout, 90, of Wilson Borough, PA died Monday, January 19, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. Born August 5, 1924 in Freemansburg, PA she was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Rustine) Overbeck. Her husband Reuben O. Krout died in 2010. A 1942 graduate of Wilson High School, she worked. . . Continue

John S. Holtz

January 18, 2015

John S. Holtz

John S. Holtz, 77, of Forks Twp., PA died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. Born July 14, 1937 in Alpha, NJ he was a son of the late John and Emma (Smith) Holtz. He had been employed by the Phillipsburg National Bank and Trust, United Trust and PNC for 44. . . Continue

Lois A. “Loie” Mengel

January 17, 2015

Lois A. “Loie” Mengel, formerly of Wilson Borough died Saturday, January 17, 2015 on her 82nd birthday in Gracedale. Born January 17, 1933 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Helen (Meyers) Mengel. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Nazareth. Surviving are a sister, Delma Hulbert and her. . . Continue

Melvin Sussman

January 16, 2015

Melvin Sussman, 86, formerly of Easton, died Friday, January 16, 2015 in The Watermark at Logan Square nursing home, Philadelphia. Born November 21, 1928 in the Bronx, NY, he was a son of the late Jacob and Fannie (Cohoss) Sussman. His wife, the former Rona C. Goldfarb died in 2003.  Melvin owned and operated Craft. . . Continue

Robert G. Vandevere

January 16, 2015

Robert G. Vandevere, 88, of Easton, died Friday, January 16, 2015 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. Born August 28, 1926 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, he was a son of the late John S. and Dallas (Thomas) Vandevere. His wife, the former Anna M. Oravik died in 2012.  He served in the Marines during WWII and. . . Continue

Lynn Staples

January 13, 2015

Madeline “Lynn” Staples, 84 of Easton, PA died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Easton Hospital. Born December 22, 1930 in Emmaus, PA she was a daughter of the late Clayton and Elverta (Hunsicker) Mantz. She had been a nurse’s aide at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Reading. She is survived by 5 children: Catherine Agostini and. . . Continue