Obituaries

Gust Balakas, 88, of Forks Township, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in his home.

Born: November 8, 1923 in Shenandoah, PA, he was a son of the late William and Katina Balaskas.

Personal: Gust was a master plumber and worked for ARA Corp., Bethlehem and Newark.  He also worked for Landy Laundry Service, Bethlehem.  He attended Georgetown University and was an engineer in the Army during WWII.

Memberships: He was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilson Borough.

Survivors: wife, Demetra Balakas; a son, William Balaskas and his wife, Corinne of Mt. Bethel; a daughter, Anastasia Balaskas Herda and her husband, Brian of Easton; two brothers, Nicholas Balaskas of Palmer Township and John Balaskas of King of Prussia; two sisters, Georgia Balaskas of Palmer Township and Jean Karaliotis of Palmer Township and two grandchildren, Connor and Morgan. A brother, James Balaskas died earlier.

Services: 11:00 am Monday in Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 319 S. 20th St., Wilson Borough.  Call from 6 – 7:30 pm Sunday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.  Interment in Easton Cemetery with military honors.

Memorials: Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke’s, 1510 Valley Center Parkway, Suite 200, Bethlehem, PA 18017.