Obituaries

Ruth Nancy Haley, 78 of Forks Twp., PA died Friday, May 5, 2017 at home. Born July 14, 1938 in Mahanoy City, PA she was a daughter of the late Alice (Snyder) and Edward Haley. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from D’Youville College and her Master’s Degree from St. Louis University. She was employed by the Northampton County Department of Human Services in 1965 and as Administrator of Children and Youth Services from 1968 until retiring in 1996. Nancy was named Social Worker of the year in 1986 by the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She was a Trustee and past president of the Easton Area Library; officer of the Friends of Easton Area Library; she served on the Board of ProJeCt of Easton; and Project Child of the Lehigh Valley; and she was a member of the Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Easton where she served on the Women’s Council.

She is survived by her sister: Ann Gabrielli of Belmar, NJ; a niece and 2 nephews: Haley St. Denis, Joe Morello and Ned Morello; and 5 grandnieces/nephew: Rachel St. Denis, Trevor, Jordan, Kate and Emma Morello.

Mass will be held 2 PM Friday, May 12 at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 139 S. 5th Street, Easton with a calling period from 1 to 2 PM in the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Interment will be private in Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem.

Memorial contributions may be made to ProJeCt of Easton, 320 Ferry Street, Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Shirley Ann Seifert, 72, of Forks Twp., PA died Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Easton Hospital. Born January 25, 1945 in Nazareth, PA she was the daughter of the late Roy and Elizabeth (Johnson) Fehnel.  She earned her RN at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia and was employed by Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia for many years. She was also a private duty nurse on College Hill in Easton for several years and member of Arndts Lutheran Church, Forks Twp. Shirley enjoyed gardening, cooking and traveling with her husband and friends. She was also a talented artist, who loved working on arts and crafts.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years: James B. Seifert; a brother: Charles Fehnel in Atlanta, GA; and two nieces. She was predeceased by a brother George Fehnel.

A Memorial Service will be held 10 AM Wednesday, May 17 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3893 Adler Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 or the Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Road, Easton, PA 18042.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Charles R. “Chas” Gulick, 93, of Easton, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 in his home.

Born September 3, 1923 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was a son of the late Charles S. and Ruth (Fahs) Gulick.  He and his wife, Evelyn “Evie” (Bellis) Gulick were married 67 years.

Chas graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 1941, and was an active member of his class reunion committee.  He was a proud Army Veteran, serving during WWII.

Chas was a reporter and editor for the then Easton Express for 23 years.  During his tenure there, he wrote numerous stories and headlines, covered the 1955 Easton flood in a rowboat and was selected by the paper to cover JFK’s funeral in 1963.  He then worked as an editor for the Morning Call for 16 years, and for the Journal of Commerce in Phillipsburg, NJ for 10 years.

Chas was a true wordsmith, and used his amazing talent to write press releases for Chansonnette Theatre and Two Rivers Area Commerce Council.  He co-wrote the Bicentennial Pageant in Easton in 1976, which was the forerunner of Easton’s Heritage Day.  Chas also recorded several radio ads for WEST.

In 1946, Chas joined the Easton Express Glee Club.  The group merged with the Easton Player’s Guild in 1948 to form Chansonnette Theatre.  It was there he met Evie, and they both became charter members of Chansonnette.  Chas went on to perform in over 50 Chansonnette productions.  His favorite roles were FDR in “Annie”, and Mayor Shinn in “The Music Man”.  Chas also worked behind the scenes at Chansonnette, selling ads, tickets, ushering and painting sets.  He loved performing in Chansonnette’s small shows at local nursing homes throughout the Valley.  Chas lent his beautiful baritone voice in these shows to “If Ever I Would Leave You” from Camelot, and loved singing the duet “I Remember It Well” from Gigi with his dear friend, Jean McClay.

He was a member of the former Olivet Presbyterian Church, Easton where he loved singing in the church choir.  Most recently, he was a member of First Moravian Church, Easton.

Chas’s rapier wit and sense of humor were legendary.  He found the humor in everyday life, and never took himself too seriously.  His vast encyclopedic knowledge made him men’s team leader of many late night Trivial Pursuit games, and made him the “answer guy” for any questions regarding Easton, the Lehigh Valley and trivia in general.  He loved crossword puzzles, opera, Nestle Crunch bars and was a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies fan.

However, Chas’s greatest role was husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  He was affectionately known as Dad, Pappy or Pappy Chas by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren alike as well as many family friends.

He is lovingly missed by his wife, Evelyn “Evie”, his two daughters, Donna Giobbi and her husband, Herb of Arlington, VA and Angel Gulick of Easton, a son, Mark R. Gulick and his wife, Rhonda of Whitehall, his 6 grandchildren Shannon, Matthew, Ashley, Amanda, Jared and Ben, and 3 great grandchildren, Lauren, Jayden and Savana.  His brother, Robert F. Gulick died earlier.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, April 28, 2017 in First Moravian Church, 225 N. 10th St., Easton.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lehigh Valley Hospice, 2024 Lehigh St., Suite 100, Allentown, PA 18103.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

An Luong, 77 of Easton died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at home. Born August 20, 1939 in Vietnam he was a son of the late De Van Luong and Cua Thi Nguyen. His wife, Hanh Luong died in February. He was employed by the Victaulic Company for more than 26 years. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Easton where he served on the property committee.

He is survived by 6 children: Nguyet, Huong, Trinh, Thu, Sieu, Chuong and 9 grandchildren.

Services are 10 AM Friday (April 21) in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 330 Ferry St., Easton; the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Interment is in Forks Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.