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Shawn P. Schoenberger

July 21, 2011

Shawn P. Schoenberger, 42, of Swiftwater, PA died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at home. Born: December 11, 1968 in Easton he was a son of Kathleen Sharon DeRemer Gray of Center Valley, PA and the late Robert Schoenberger. He and Genna Foster have been together for 12 years. Personal: An army veteran, he had been. . . Continue

John A. Caponigro

July 14, 2011

John A. Caponigro, 62, of Bangor died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at home. Born: August 25, 1948 in Easton, he was a son of the late Jerry and Pauline Ronayne Caponigro. He and his wife, the former Linda Walsh, have been married for 35 years. Personal: A graduate of Easton High School and East Stroudsburg. . . Continue

Dorothy M. Dorneman

July 7, 2011

Dorothy M. Dorneman, 85, of King of Prussia, PA, died Thursday, July 7, 2011 in Country Meadows, Bethlehem Township. Born: April 13, 1926 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Albert R. and Dorothy E. (Boehner) McCullough. Personal: Her husband, William J. Dorneman, Sr. died in 2004. Memberships: She was a member of. . . Continue

Otha L. “Woo” Truss

July 5, 2011

Otha L. “Woo” Truss, 55, of Easton, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Easton Hospital. Born: October 2, 1955 in Zolfo Springs, FL, he was a son of the late Roy, Sr., and Mazell (Malone) Truss. Personal: He was married to Joanne (Smith) Truss and he was a wonderful father, husband, grandfather and a friend. . . Continue

Doris M. Morris

June 26, 2011

Doris M. Morris, 86, formerly of Palmer Township and Wilson Borough died peacefully Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA. Born: July 18, 1924 in Williamstown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Mae Cole and granddaughter of the late James and Esther Shuttleworth. Personal: Her husband, Ellwood R. Morris, died in. . . Continue

Judith A. Mengel

June 25, 2011

Judith A. Mengel, 58, of Palmer Township, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born: September 21, 1952 in Northampton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Ruth Diehl Hartzell. Personal: She and her husband, Donald W. Mengel, have been married for 34 years. She. . . Continue

Richard C. Kessler

June 23, 2011

Richard C. Kessler, 82, of Wilson Borough, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Easton Hospital. Born: May 5, 1929 in Easton, he was a son of the late Thomas and Edna Young Kessler. Personal: His wife, the former Nancy Case, died in April. He had been employed by the Dixie Cup/James River Corp. for 40. . . Continue

Lillian R. Schocker

June 21, 2011

Lillian R. Schocker, 91, of Easton died Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Country Meadows, Bethlehem Township. Born: September 5, 1919 in Manhattan, she was a daughter of the late Max and Sadie Goltz Mark. Personal: Her husband, Paul Schocker died in 2007. She was a social worker for Northampton County. Memberships: Lillian was a member. . . Continue