Obituaries

Joan Marie (Clifton) Herb of Gainesville, FL formerly of Palmer Township, PA peacefully passed away on February 2, 2026.  Joan was born to John L. Clifton and Mildred Marsh Clifton on November 28, 1931, in Easton, PA.  She was a proud 1949 graduate of Wilson Area High School.  While attending high school, Joan met the. . . Continue

John D. (Jack) Bennett Jr., 98, of Easton, Pa,. died peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson. Born in Easton on March 11, 1927, he was the son of John D. and Elizabeth Bennett. Jack was married to Kathleen M. Sloyer for 61 years until her death in 2020. Jack graduated. . . Continue

Melba May Green, 92, of Palmer Township, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Asbury Grace Park Senior Living in Stroudsburg, PA. Born on October 29, 1933, in Shippensburg, PA, Melba was the daughter of the late Jesse and Rhoda (Knoll) Forrester and stepdaughter of Hazel (Sellers) Forrester. She was a graduate. . . Continue

Betty (Gross) Walter, 94, of Bethlehem, PA, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2026. She was born on February 1, 1931, in Ottsville, PA, and was the beloved wife of the late Bruce J. Walter, with whom she shared seventy-two years of marriage before his passing on July 5, 2025.Betty was the daughter of the. . . Continue

Richard Edward McTague, 67, of Palmer Township, died on January 22, 2026, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. Born in 1958 in Easton, PA, he was a son of the late Iris (Watkins) and Robert E. McTague of Easton.  A 1976 graduate of Easton High School, he had been employed by the Steel Club in Hellertown and. . . Continue

Carol A. Hughes, 79, formerly of Wind Gap, died Wednesday, January 21, 2026 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born February 9, 1946 in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lutes and Olive (Grube) Martin. Her husband, Ronald E. “Pop” Hughes, Sr. died in 2022. Carol was an avid bingo player. Her happiest moments. . . Continue

Sylvan Lee Lutey, 76 of Bethlehem Twp., PA formerly of Montana, died Monday, January 19, 2026, at St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson Campus. Born March 26, 1949, in Butte, MT, he was a son of the late Emily (Wickham) and Sylvan M. Lutey. He was a graduate of Montana Tech and employed in the gypsum and. . . Continue