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Marie K. Bortz

April 16, 2023

Marie K. Bortz, 89 of Palmer Twp., PA died Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Gracedale. Born April 12, 1934 in Easton, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mae (Siegfried) Shafer. Her husband Melvin Bortz died in 2011. She graduated from Wilson High School and business school. Marie was a secretary for. . . Continue

Marianne Billiard

April 14, 2023

Marianne Billiard

Marianne Billiard, 67 of Forks Township, PA passed away April 14, 2023 at St Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. Born May 21, 1955 in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Rosemary (Kellogg) Krisukas. She and her husband, Thomas Billiard shared 43 years of marriage. Marianne was a 1973 graduate of Easton. . . Continue

Carmella R. Youngkin

April 11, 2023

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Carmella Rose Youngkin, who died on April 11, 2023. She was a loving and devoted mother and homemaker, who will be remembered for the love she had for her family She was born January 19th, 1923, the daughter of Italian immigrants, Giuseppe and Marietta Pintande. Carmella was. . . Continue

Dorothy M. Gebhardt

April 8, 2023

Dorothy M. Gebhardt

Dorothy M. Gebhardt, 98 of Easton, PA died Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Alexandria Manor, Nazareth, PA. Born March 20, 1925 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Sarah (Bullman) Smith. Her husband Donald T. Gebhardt, Sr. died in 2022. She was a 1943 graduate of Easton High School and member. . . Continue

Richard S. Mann

April 2, 2023

Richard S. Mann

Richard S. Mann, 86 of Center Valley, PA died Sunday, April 2, 2023 at home. Born December 3, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late William and Irma (Stockton) Mann. He graduated from Massbaum High School in 1953 and was drafted into the Army in 1962. He was a self-employed carpenter. . . Continue

Frank P. Dowling

March 29, 2023

Frank P. Dowling, 95 of Easton, PA died Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, PA. Born February 17, 1928 in Stewartsville, NJ he was a son of the late Ronald and Evelyn (Pierson) Dowling. He was a 1946 graduate of Belvidere High School and received his BA in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College. . . Continue

Robert T. Thompson

March 26, 2023

Robert T. Thompson

Robert T. Thompson, 95 of Williams Twp., PA died Sunday, March 26, 2023 at home. Born February 3, 1928 in Hoboken, NJ he was the son of the late Theodore and Bertha (Franke) Thompson. He was a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and served in the Army during WWII. Following his retirement from Nokia Telecommunications. . . Continue

Jean Williams

March 24, 2023

Jean Williams, 84, of Oro Valley, Arizona, formerly of Palmer Township, died Friday, March 24, 2023 in her home.  Born December 4, 1938 in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Leon Charles and Esther Marie (Goth) Sigafoos.  Her husband, Roger Lowell Williams died in 2000.  She worked for the Ivy Tool Company, Allentown. . . Continue