Obituaries

Russell W. McIntyre, 86, of Palmer Township, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Abington Manor.

Born January 30, 1932 in Easton, he was a son of the late Charles S. and Lillian (Kuhns) McIntyre.  His wife, Joan A. (Mulford) McIntyre died in 2012.

Russell served in the US Navy aboard the USS Saipan CVL-48 during the Korean War from 1950 to 1954.  He worked at Cooper Industries/Penn Pump for 8 years and retired in 1992.  Prior to that he worked for Harris Corporation/Sheridan Machine for 30 years and Bethlehem Steel.
He was a member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and the Palmer Township Recreation Board.  He graduated from Wilson High School in 1950 and was an active member of the Varsity E and the Varsity W Clubs.  Russell coached youth sports for many years in Palmer Township and he supported his many nephews and nieces in their sporting and academic endeavors.

Surviving are his children, Russell “Rusty” McIntyre, Jr. and his wife, Sherri, of Palmer Township; Ron McIntyre and his wife, Amy, of Pen Argyl and Cynthia McIntyre of Palmer Township; a brother, Clyde McIntyre; 2 sisters, Dolores “Dolly” Creager and Shirley Curto; 4 grandchildren, Brittany “Rowan” McIntyre, Jennie McQueen, Jordan McIntyre and Kellee McIntyre; and 5 great grandchildren, Connor McQueen, Sarah McIntyre, James McQueen, Rowan McQueen and Luke McQueen.  His brothers, Charles “Bud” McIntyre, Howard McIntyre, Richard “Lindy” McIntyre and James McIntyre and his sisters, Eleanor Snyder, Frances “Sis” Hofford, Kathleen Lazarus and Carol McIntyre died earlier.

Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2018 in St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 3900 Freemansburg Ave., Easton.  A visitation will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm on Friday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.  Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Lester Vernon Lohrman, 88 of Palmer Twp., PA died Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Easton Hospital. Born August 12, 1930 in Kearny, NJ he was the son of the late Leona (Welch) and LeRoy O. Lohrman. He graduated from Easton High School in 1948, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1952 and was a Korean War Army veteran. He worked with his father at Lohrman’s Drug Store in Wilson from 1954 until assuming ownership in 1960. He operated Lohrman’s until 1980. Lester then worked for Koehler’s Pharmacy in Nazareth and was the Chief Pharmacist at Gracedale from 1982 until retiring in 1995. He was a member of St. John’s Church on Morgan Hill, Easton Lodge #152, F & AM, Lehigh Consistory and the American Radio Relay League

He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years the former Helen (Willever) and adored by his family, son: Greg D. (wife Kim) of Williams Twp., PA; grandsons: Lucas (wife Nicole) of Bushkill Twp., PA, Heath (wife Aparna) of London, Nicholas (wife Kayla) of Hellertown, PA; and 3 great-grandchildren: Madison, Brynn and Ethan. He was predeceased by his daughter Karen Ann Lohrman in 2014 and his sister Lois A. Hortmanns.

Visitation will be held 5 to 6:30 PM Sunday (Dec. 23) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Interment will be private in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Church on Morgan Hill, 2720 Morgan Hill Rd., Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Sheila Emmi, 83, of Forks Township, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in Easton Hospital.  Born April 13, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Gedaliah and Sophie (Goodstein) Rosenbaum.  Her husband, Joseph Emmi died in February.

Surviving are her sons, Gerald Schefflin, Steven Schefflin, Paul Scheffflin, Howard Schefflin and Philip Schefflin; a sister, Bernice Wolosh; 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.  Her daughter, Edith D’Amato died in 2007.

Services will be private.  Interment in Roseto Presbyterian Cemetery.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

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

Anna S. Gerheart, 88 of Palmerton, PA died Monday, December 17, 2018 at Gracedale. Born April 4, 1930 in Palmerton she was a daughter of the late Pauline (Liska) and Petro Polakovics . She was a graduate of Palmerton High School and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palmerton. Anna enjoyed traveling with her family especially camping trips with her sons.

She is survived by her sons: Robert Gerheart of Easton, PA, Timothy Gerheart with whom she resided and a brother John Polakovics. Her husband William P. Gerheart predeceased her.

Services are private. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to any local animal rescue organization. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.