Obituaries

Anthony G. Russo, 39, of Center Valley, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Gaetano Russo, Jr. and Alice (Wallert) Russo.

He worked at the Days Inn, Allentown and Rip Van Winkle’s Pub, Easton.

Surviving with his parents are his fiancé, Jenny Rodriquez; grandparents, Eleanore Buckley, Daniel Buckley and Gaetano Russo, Sr.; daughter, Nicole Kristina.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 7:30 pm on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Charles Victor “Vic” Young, 99, of Forks Township, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Born February 8, 1920 in Freemansburg, he was a son of the late George W. and Beulah Mae (Miller) Young. He was the beloved husband of Thelma “I. “Betty” (Fehr) Young. They were married 76 years.

Charles retired after 40 years from Bethlehem Steel Corp. in 1985. He was a WWII veteran as a medic in the Battle of the Bulge having served with U.S. Army 84th Inf. 334th Reg. Division (Rail Splitters), received a Purple Heart and Cluster WWII. He was an avid gardener, woodworker and loved hunting and fishing and was a member of Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Betty; brother, John; daughters Debbie Crafa and husband, John, Cindy Seiple and husband, Roy; sons, Craig and wife, Dianne, Brian and companion, LaRae McCormick; grandchildren, Timothy Van Horn and wife, Tonya, Joshua Young, Jeremy Young, Rebecca Viglianti and husband, Steven, Ryan Seiple and wife, Danielle, Randy Seiple and wife, Kara, Christine Seiple; great grandchildren, Tyler, Sophia and Owen. He was predeceased by granddaughter, Jennifer Van Horn; brothers, George and Richard and sisters, Marjorie Schlough and Marilyn Smith.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Tuesday in the funeral home. Interment will be in Forks Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to The Seeing Eye, www.seeingeye.org. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Cindy L. Messinger, 54, of Plainfield Township, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in her home. Born July 18, 1964 in Honesdale, PA, she was a daughter of Wendall and Joyce (Dunn) Sampson. She and her husband, Bruce W. Messinger, were married 25 years.

Cindy graduated from Kutztown University and worked at Health Network Laboratories, Allentown.

Surviving with her husband and parents are her children, Emily Messinger and Benjamin Messinger; brother, Glenn Sampson and his wife, Deneen; and sister, Audrey Neer and her husband, Claud.

Services will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, July 20, 2019 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 6:30 pm on Friday in the funeral home and from 10:30 – 11:30 am on Saturday. Interment will be in Wind Gap Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Pearl S Glatt, 90, was born in the Bronx, New York. She was the daughter of the late Solomon and Dorothy (Lilling) Goldman.

She lived much of her life in Brooklyn, New York with her husband Harold R. Glatt of blessed memory. As a young woman, she modeled in the Fur District. She was a Licensed Real Estate Broker in New York. She had a determined ‘can-do’ attitude toward life and always looked for possibilities.

She adored dressing beautifully and the residents of her apartment building referred to her as “The Rockette.” (She had phenomenal legs and wore shorts into her late 80’s!) She loved fine food, music and reading.

Surviving are her children, Rabbi Melody Davis and her husband, Edwin; Alexander S. Glatt and his wife, Kathy; and Dr. Robert B. R. Glatt and his wife, Pamela; two siblings; and five grandchildren, Spencer, Jonathon, Annelise, Brian, and Emily.

Services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Temple Covenant of Peace, 1451 Northampton St., Easton. Interment will be in Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, NJ. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Covenant of Peace. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Nancy L. Burwell, 83, of Wilson Borough, died Monday, July 8, 2019 in ManorCare, Easton.

Born March 10, 1936 in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late Morris and Ada (Eisenhard) Stimmel. Her husband, Donald R. Burwell, Sr., died in 2016.

Nancy and Don owned Burwell’s ESSO/Exxon at 15th and Northampton Sts., Wilson Borough for over 40 years. She later worked at Top Star Express, Forks Township.

Surviving are her daughters, Lori Hoag Dalrymple and Ann Connolly; her sister, Shirley Stimmel Molenda of Tacoma, Washington; 5 grandchildren, Rusty Dalrymple, Casey Dalrymple, Lauren Case, Daniel Warner, and Alexis Connolly; and 4 great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Nancy’s Life will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, July 18, 2019 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. A visitation will be held from 10 – 10:30 am on Thursday in the funeral home. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Elizabeth M. Stokes, 87 of Palmer Twp., PA died Friday, July 5, 2019 at home. Born April 23, 1932 in South Easton, PA she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth (Graver) Lesher. A 1950 graduate of Wilson High School, she had been employed by the Dixie Cup Co. and Koh-I-Noor Co., Bloomsburg, NJ before retiring. She was a member of Bethel Memorial Baptist Church, Palmer, the Lehigh Valley Variety Band and the Southside Senior Center where she sang with the “Zingers”.

She is survived by her children: Marie Varney (husband Ray) and Betsy Lantzer of Salem, VA, William Stokes of Palmer Twp., Lisa Stokes (husband Eric Cohen) of NYC, NY; daughter-in-law: Karen Stokes of Houston, TX; brothers: Robert Lesher of Plainfield Twp., PA, John Lesher of Wilson Borough, PA, Dolores Wilson of Shickshinny, PA; 7 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Leah, Morgan, Sarah, Andrew, Daniel, Sierra; 7 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. Her husband: Clarence Stokes, son: Robert Stokes, siblings: Raymond, Edwin and Fred Lesher, Margaret Kelly and Marion Rider all died earlier.

Services are 1:30 PM Tuesday (July 9) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Interment is in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 881 Marcon Blvd., Allentown, PA 18109 or Caring Connections, 3550 Freemansburg Ave., Bethlehem PA 18020. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Robert F. Hoffman, Jr., 70 of Forks Twp., PA died Saturday, June 29, 2019 at home. Born March 3, 1949 in Millburn, NJ he was a son of the late Beatrice (Pacio) and Robert Hoffman, Sr. He was a graduate of Millburn High School and Montclair State College. He was a Sergeant in the Air Force during the Vietnam War and had been employed by NEMF in Elizabeth, NJ as an information technology manager.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia (Gerhold) Hoffman; 8 stepchildren, including: Heidi, Charles, Jamie and Jennifer; a brother: William Hoffman (wife Kathy); a sister: Laura Bournique (husband Danny); 6 grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Services are private. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Easton Area Public Library, 515 Church St., Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.