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Ruth E. Erb

February 26, 2024

Ruth E. Erb

Ruth Elanore Erb, 100, formerly of Palmer Twp., Easton, PA, died restfully Monday, February 26, 2024, while residing in The Masonic Home of Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL. Born May 4, 1923, in Easton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Irvin Ephraim and Anna Margaret (Strunk) Sholley. Ruth acted in the high school play. . . Continue

Lois A. Emsweller

February 25, 2024

Lois A. Emsweller, 89, of Easton, died Sunday, February 25, 2024 in her home. Born November 28, 1934 on Staten Island, she was the daughter of the late Rolf and Evelyn (Veeck) Dallmer. Lois was a lab technician at Warren Hospital for many years and was a member of the Easton Chapter of URW. Surviving. . . Continue

Christine June Kuder

February 24, 2024

Christine Kuder

Christine June Kuder, 72 of Wilson Borough, PA died Thursday, February 22, 2024 at home. Born March 21, 1951 in Abington, PA she was a daughter of the late Pauline (Kunz) and Rev. Harry Buchanan, Sr. She was a graduate of Clifton Heights High School and a member of Bethel Memorial Baptist Church. She is. . . Continue

Barbara Joan Hall

February 21, 2024

Barbara Hall

Barbara Joan Hall, 89 of Easton, PA passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Born September 30, 1934 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Mildred (Dungan) and John Patterson, Sr. She was the loving wife of LeRoy Hall, Sr., with whom she raised a family and ran a family business. She worked at. . . Continue

Hans Smestad

February 19, 2024

Hans Smestad

Hans Smestad, 94 of Forks Twp., PA formerly of Manalapan, NJ, Brooklyn, NY and Hamar, Norway died Monday, February 19, 2024 at the Lehigh Valley Hospice. Born April 27, 1929 in Hamar, Norway, he was a son of the late Leif and Astrid (Nygaard) Smestad. His wife of 69 years, Anna (Thoresen) Smestad died in. . . Continue

Lothar D. Gumberich

February 17, 2024

Lothar D. Gumberich, 90, of Palmer Township, died Saturday, February 17, 2024. Born May 15, 1933 in Heidelberg, Germany, he was the son of the late Julius and Selma (Wimpfheimer) Gumberich. His wife of 48 years, Wendy (Lipton) Gumberich, died in 2017. Lothar was a graduate of City University of New York; Harvard Business School. . . Continue

Betty Jane Hendershot

February 16, 2024

Betty Hendershot

Betty Jane Hendershot, 71 of Easton, PA died Friday, February 16, 2024 at home. Born September 11, 1952 in Dover, NJ she was a daughter of the late Guy Davis and Marie (Waldron) Castmore. She had been employed as a nurse’s aide for several years. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Gilbert. . . Continue

Mina Melissa Cigus

February 13, 2024

Mina Cigus

Mina Melissa Cigus, 83 of Easton, PA died Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at Northampton Post Acute. Born December 16, 1940 in Easton she was a daughter of the late Mina (Adam) and J. Edward Coldren. She was a 1958 graduate of Easton High School and employed by Mack Printing for 34 years, then Walmart for. . . Continue