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Marlou (Marguerite Louise) Belyea

June 27, 2021

Marlou Belyea

Marlou (Marguerite Louise) Belyea died Sunday, June 27, 2021. She was born in the California desert, the daughter of Allan Rau and Louise LaRue, pioneer homesteaders on the Coachella Valley with a date ranch and farm, on September 11, 1926. They lived at least a mile from her nearest neighbors. Her brother, Allan, and her. . . Continue

Bertha Louise Eyler

June 25, 2021

Bertha Louise Eyler, 93, formerly of Easton, died Friday, June 25, 2021 in Moravian Hall Square. Born December 3, 1927 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Magdalena (Stoepplewerth) Eyler. She was a member of College Hill Presbyterian Church and was an active community volunteer. Surviving are two daughters, Kathy Van. . . Continue

Timothy W. Gales

June 23, 2021

Timothy W. Gales, 69, of Easton, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021 in Easton Hospital. Born April 8, 1952 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William Timothy Gales and Susan (Hanish) Maxwell. Surviving are his wife, Lea R. (Mora Dinarde) Gales; two daughters, Susan Marie Gales Consentino and Kathleen Gales; three sisters. . . Continue

Lawrence A. “Larry” Konopaski, Jr.

June 22, 2021

Lawrence A. “Larry” Konopaski, Jr., 58, of Wilson Borough, died Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born July 11, 1962 in Glasgow, Montana, he was a son of Helen Mae (Roskilly) Hager and the late Lawrence A. Konopaski. He and his wife, Kim (Crossin) Konopaski were married 22 years. Larry served in the. . . Continue

Myrtle M. Hoagland

June 22, 2021

Myrtle M. (Dawson) Hoagland, 95 of Easton, PA died June 22, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Easton. She was born June 7, 1926 in Easton and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Her husband Leon Hoagland predeceased her. She is survived by a son. Interment will be private in Easton Cemetery. The Ashton. . . Continue

Robert W. Wolfinger

June 19, 2021

Robert W. Wolfinger, 92, of Country Meadows, Bethlehem, formerly of Raubsville, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 19, 2021. He is now once again dancing polkas with his beloved wife of 52 years, Barbara, who passed in 2008. Bob was born on March 25, 1929 in Harrow, Bucks County, PA to the late Henry. . . Continue

Lorraine M. McBride

June 16, 2021

Lorraine M. McBride, 73, of Saylorsburg, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in New Eastwood Healthcare Center. Born November 10, 1947 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel (Stem) Sargent. She worked at Weiss Markets in Bangor and Brodheadsville. Surviving are her children, Kelly Borger and her husband, Rodney of Stroudsburg. . . Continue

Elisabeth M. Schaefer

June 16, 2021

Elisabeth M. Schaefer

Elisabeth M. Schaefer, 90 of Quakertown, PA died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Meadow Glen of Phoebe Richland. Born June 20, 1930 in Lancaster, PA, she was a daughter of the late Edna (Turner) and the Reverend William Lewis MacDonald. Her husband Donald W. Schaefer died in 1979. She was a 1948 graduate of Roxborough. . . Continue