Obituaries

William E. Melin, Professor Emeritus of Music at Lafayette College, was given eternal peace in the arms of God on Saturday, February 11, 2017. He is survived by members of his family, including Virginia Melin, his wife of 54 years, his 2 sons: William Melin and his wife Susan, Michael Melin and his wife Kimberly. . . Continue

JoAnn D. Goldsmith, 76 of Palmer Twp., PA died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Easton Hospital. Born July 11, 1940 in Easton, PA she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Dolores (Renner) Doria. She and her husband the former Mayor Thomas F. Goldsmith were married 45 years. A 1958 graduate of Easton High. . . Continue

Robert L. Brown, 86 of Palmer Township, PA passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 surrounded by his family. Born March 16, 1930 in Coplay, PA he was the son of the late Granville Washington Brown, Jr. and Kathryn (Lansenderfer) Brown. He was the loving husband of Cynthia (Nicholls) Brown for 53 years. After graduating from. . . Continue

Cynthia R. Pecile, 46, of Easton, formerly of Bronx, NY, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in Easton Hospital. Born in Weehawken, NJ, she was a daughter of Maureen (Cela) Pecile of Brooklyn, NY and the late Robert Pecile. Surviving with her mother are her sons, Nick and Michael Saperstein and her husband, Jon Herman. Services will. . . Continue

Leslie Dearing, age 90, passed away on February 8, 2017.    He was being cared for at the Pat Roche Hospice Care home in Hingham, Massachusetts. Leslie leaves his wife of 67 years, Florence Unruh Dearing.  His daughters Linda Longley (Peter) and Barbara Friedman (Larry), his son Daniel Dearing (Sherri).  His brother Herbert L. Dearing (Joyce). . . . Continue

Hanh Luong, 69 of Easton, PA died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Easton Hospital. She was born August 5, 1947 in Vietnam and had been employed by Kraemer Textile in Nazareth for many years. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Easton and is survived by her husband of 39 years, An Luong. . . Continue