Obituaries

Elaine Mae Klinger, 89, of Bethlehem, formerly of Palmer Twp., PA died Monday, May 7, 2018 at home. Born July 28, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Helen (Riegel) Hart. Her husband Marlin “Bud” Klinger died in 2017. A graduate of Germantown High School, she received her Bachelor’s Degree from Kutztown University and taught 1st and 3rd grades at Palmer Elementary School for 26 years before retiring. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Palmer.

Elaine is survived by her daughter: Debra Perez, with whom she resided; her son: Mark Klinger (wife Elizabeth) of West Chester, PA; her sister: Dawn Carpenter of Ambler, PA; three grandchildren: Selena, Rita and Anders; and a great-granddaughter: Saige.

Services are private; the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 3900 Freemansburg Ave., Easton, PA 18045 or Asera Hospice, 7660 Imperial Way, Suite 410, Allentown, PA 18106. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Judith S. Everett, 79, of Palmer Twp., PA, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at home with her daughters by her side. Born July 29, 1938 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Gertrude (Stuckel) Seifert. She was a 1956 graduate of Easton High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University and her Master’s in Education from Lehigh University. Judy taught 7th grade life science for the Easton Area School District for 34 years and in her own words: “loved every day of it!”

She was a very active 40 year member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church where she was involved in SAW and served on the Nursery School Board. She was also very active in the community, volunteering for many organizations including Safe Harbor and the Woman’s Board of Easton Hospital. Always willing to provide meals for those in need, she loved baking, cooking, and making soup for others.

She is survived by 3 daughters: Susan E. Walther (husband Tom) of Elkins Park, PA, Kristen A. Everett (husband Woody Truitt) of Jefferson, MD, Jennifer Everett (partner Mark Hartman) of Yap, Micronesia; sisters-in-law: Dolores Seifert and Karen Nowak (husband Walt); 6 grandchildren: Andrew, Erik, Erin, Gabrielle, Eva, Reuben; niece and nephew: Lori and Scott; and cousin: Bruce. Her husband John M. Everett and her brother Richard Seifert predeceased her.

A memorial service will be held 3:30 PM Thursday (May 10) in St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 3900 Freemansburg Ave., Easton, PA with a calling period 2:30 to 3:30 PM. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 3900 Freemansburg Ave., Easton, PA 18045. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Catherine L. Joyce, 61 of Easton died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Easton Hospital. Born June 25, 1956 in Flemington, NJ she was the daughter of Shirley (Hart) Collazo of Lambertville, NJ and the late Juan Collazo. A graduate of S. Hunterdon HS, she was a member of Concordia Maennerchor, Little Palmer Vol. Fire Co. and of the catholic faith.

She is survived by her mother: Shirley; her husband of 31 years: Matthew Joyce; daughters: Jessica Joyce (fiancé Kevin McNally) of W. Easton; Jacqueline Gonzalez (husband Dilman) of Forks Twp.; brother: John Collazo of Arizona; sisters: Julie Wirick of Easton, Rose Ennis of Lambertville; 3 granddaughters and 5 grandsons. A son Joshua Leighton and her first husband Donald Leighton died earlier.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM Monday (May 7) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family c/o the funeral home. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Allen L. Schluger, 86, of Easton, passed away May 1, 2018, at Easton Hospital. This creative, people-loving man was the husband of Barbara Conover Schluger; they were married for 46 precious years. Born January 18, 1932 in Los Angeles he was the son of the late Leon and Sadie Schluger. Allen grew up in Philadelphia, where he attended high school. After serving in the army in a MASH Unit in Korea, he pursued formal study of literature and language at the Università per Stranieri in Perugia and of music and theater arts in Vienna (where he appeared in small roles in a number of films, supplied the English undertitles to the film Sisi and briefly hobnobbed with Walt Disney and his staff).

Allen then moved to New York City and a brief acting career there including a role in its famous Shakespeare Festival. This was followed, in the dynamic years of the late 1960s and early 1970s, by his stint as advertising manager of the avant garde magazine Evergreen Review, published by Grove Press.  Allen then spent many years as the independent marketer of his numerous and innovative patented and licensed packages.  Creativity in these various areas led to his recent authorship of several unique novels and novellas.

May an afterlife provide Allen with his classic Porsche and BMW motorcycle, and beautiful music.

In addition to his wife, Allen is survived by dear sisters Dorothy Shooster and Pearl Nipon,  her husband Albert Nipon, sister-in-law Peggy Garwood, brother-in-law Robert Garwood, and numerous cherished nieces and nephews and their families.

Funeral arrangements with the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton are private. A memorial open house is planned in early June.

Given Allen’s love of the theater and respect for literacy, donations may be made in Allen’s name to DeSales University’s Theater Program or Project of Easton – Project Learn. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

William H. “Bill” Bishop Jr., formerly of Easton, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the Normandy Farms retirement-life community in Blue Bell, PA. He would have been 95 years old in July. His wife was the former Jeanne Moser, now deceased, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Bill was the son of the late William H. Bishop Sr. and Emily A. (Werner) Bishop. He attended public schools in Easton and graduated from the former Penn State College in May 1943. He immediately entered Infantry Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, GA, graduating as a Second Lieutenant.  He served with the 84th Infantry Division through the WW II campaigns of Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe and was honorably discharged from the Army in 1946 with the rank of Captain.

Bill was employed by the former JT Baker Chemical Co. of Phillipsburg, NJ for 36 years. During that time he was a founding member of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society and served as Director of Purchasing at Baker for 15 years. He was a member of the NY Purchasing Agents Association and achieved the title of Certified Purchasing Manager. After his retirement from JT Baker in 1983, he was a self-employed sales consultant for Davos Chemical of Fort Lee, NJ, retiring again in 1995.A member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Easton for over 66 years, he taught Sunday School and served on the church council property and finance committees.  He was a great lover of classical music and sang in the church choir.

He is survived by his two children: William H. Bishop III (Mary Ellen Cassidy) of Blue Bell and Susan (Bishop) Soraruf(L. Peter) of Kennett Square, PA; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and his companion of several years, Marilyn Workman, formerly of Easton. He was predeceased by a brother Richard Bishop and sister Carolyn (Bishop) Collinge.

Services are 11 AM Monday (April 30) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton with interment in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, NJ.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 330 Ferry St., Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.