Obituaries

Katy C. McAllister, 91, of Glendon, died Monday, March 5, 2018 in Moravian Village, Bethlehem.

Born Dec. 15, 1926, in Bloomsbury, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Pearl (Bates) Wyant.  Her husband, Robert N. “Mac” McAllister, died in 1999.

Katy was a member of Green Pond United Methodist Church, Easton, and she enjoyed traveling the country with her family.  She loved children and was a grandmother to many.

She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Bryfogle and her husband Thomas of Nazareth, PA;  two sons, Douglas McAllister and his wife Bernadette of Half Moon Bay, CA,  and James McAllister and his wife Melody of Glendon, PA; 10 grandchildren and many great-and great–great-grandchildren.

Her son, Robert N. McAllister, and her daughter, Carolyn J. McAllister, died earlier.

Services will be held at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Green Pond United Methodist Church, 4411 Green Pond Rd., Easton.  A visitation will be held from 1 pm until service time on Wednesday in the church.  Interment in Northampton Memorial Shrine.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton, is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Angelo R. Palma, 64 of Palmer Twp., PA died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home. Born November 6, 1953 in Easton he was a son of the late Carmella (Curcio) and Raymond Palma. He was a 1971 graduate of Pius X High School and graduate of the Northampton Community College nursing program.  He was a Registered Nurse at the Hunterdon Medical Center for many years before retiring in 2015. Angelo was a combat medic in the former 91 Bravo-Combat US Army Reserve and also served at Fort Sam Houston.

He is survived by: his wife of 20 years: Melissa “Lisa” (Seibel) Palma; son: Matthew Palma and his wife Sarah of Nazareth and their daughters: Roxannah, Giada, Nahdia and Savina; daughters: Mandi Jo Palma of Wind Gap, PA, Tiffany Palma and her fiancé Vince Schaar of Quakertown, PA; brother: Joseph Palma and his wife Juliana of West Bangor, PA and his faithful Dachshund companions: Remy and Cooper.

A Celebration of his Life will be held in the summer. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Vaso Patronis, 88, of Wilson Borough, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in Easton Hospital.

Born March 20, 1929 in Hrisou-Evrytania, Greece, she was a daughter of the late Seraphim and Athena (Hrisikou) Karanikas.  She and her husband, Konstantinos Patronis were married 58 years.

Vaso was a custodian for many years for the Wilson Area School District and was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilson Borough.

Surviving with her husband, Konstantinos are a son, George Patronis of Bethlehem Township; a brother, Pavlo Karanikas of Wilson Borough; two sisters, Kathy Pappas of Williams Township and Anthoula Pagousi of Greece; 2 granddaughters and a great grandson.  She was predeceased by 2 daughters, Niki Patronis and Sofia Brotzman; 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, March 2, 2018 in Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilson Borough.  A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time on Friday in the church.  Interment will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 319 S. 20th St., Easton, PA 18042.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Shirley M. Kinsley, 89 formerly of Belvidere, NJ died Friday, February 23, 2018 at ManorCare Old Orchard. Born June 15, 1928 in Belvidere, NJ she was a daughter of the late Helen (Shay) and Calvin Thatcher. She was of the Lutheran faith and loved to garden.

She is survived by a daughter: Yolanda Braun of Forks Twp., PA; 2 sons: Lester Hoffman of Belvidere, Ralph Hoffman of Bath, PA; brothers: Donald and Lou Thatcher; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Her husband Robert E. Kinsley and 5 siblings died earlier.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to Gift of Life, 401 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Philip “Pip” Catalino, 90, of Calabash, NC, formerly of Roseto, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Born November 3, 1927 in Roseto, he was a son of the late Anthony and Lucy (Sabatine) Catalino.

Pip worked for Valerie Fashions, Wind Gap for many years and retired in 1992.  He served in the Army during WWII and was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church; American Legion, Post 750, Roseto; Columbia Fire Co., Roseto and Pius X Athletic Association.

Surviving are his wife, Rose M. (Palmisano) Catalino; a son, Guy Catalino and his wife, Jane of Calabash, NC; a brother, Neil Catalino of Las Vegas; grandchildren, Tiffany, Sean, Jillian and Daniel and a great grandson, Liam.

Services will be held at 9:00 am on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.  A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 1st in the funeral home.   Entombment will be held privately in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Linda Sue Johnson, 70 of Forks Twp., PA passed peacefully Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Easton Hospital. Born July 14, 1947 in Easton, PA she was the middle daughter of the late Doris (Pittenger) and Joseph E. Seip. She grew up on Easton’s South Side graduating from Easton High School in 1965. As a secretary at Magnetic Windings, she met and married her love Richard A. Johnson. As the family grew they moved to their lifelong home in Forks Twp. where they raised three children and she mothered their neighborhood friends. Her caring and compassion brought her to the VNA of Easton as a CNA where clients benefited from her warm demeanor.

Linda leaves behind her husband of almost 50 years, Richard; 3 children: Richard W. and his wife Denise of Nazareth, PA, Vivian L. of New York City, Michael J. and his companion Janis of Wilson Borough;  2 grandchildren: Talia and Nicholas; sisters: Irene Murray of Williams Twp., PA and Cathy Torcivia of Wilson and her Chihuahua: Harvey.

Services are private; the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.