Obituaries

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.

John R. Decker, 80 of Easton, PA died Sunday, April 9, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. Born March 25, 1937 in Wantage Twp., NJ he was a son of the late Frank and Susan Decker.  He had been a carpenter in New Jersey for more than 30 years before retiring.

He is survived by: two grandchildren: Jennifer Burd, with whom he resided and Rafael Fontan; a brother: George Decker and 3 great-grandchildren: Hailey and Brianna Burd and Sabrina Fontan. His wife: Eleanor, son: John, Jr. and daughter: Cindy all died earlier.

Visitation will be held 10 AM to 11 AM Thursday (April 13) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. Interment will be private in Mount Salem Cemetery, Wantage Twp., NJ.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Carrie M. Geffert, 94, of Moore Township, formerly of Palmer Township, died Friday, April 7, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg.

Born June 21, 1922 in Marion Heights, PA, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Carrie (Matter) Mosloskie.  Her husband, Michael A. Geffert died in 1998.

Carrie was a member of William Parsons Chapter #185, OES.

Surviving are her daughter, Carol M. Ricks and her husband, Tom with whom she resided; five grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.  A grandson and a great granddaughter died earlier.

Services will be private.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

George D. Lutz, 63, of Marysville, Michigan, formerly of Forks Township, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Michigan.

Born December 11, 1953 in Easton, he was a son of the late George R. and Mary Jane (Reich) Lutz.  He and his wife, Charleen (Sterling) Lutz were married 25 years.

George worked for Akzo/Cargill Salt Co. for over 25 years.

He graduated from Easton Area High School in 1971 where he lettered in three sports and graduated from Moravian College in 1975 where he was a two-time All-American third baseman.  George was a little league coach and soccer coach and was an avid outdoorsman.

Surviving with his wife, Charleen, are a son, George Lutz; a step-daughter, Katie Katrinic; three brothers, Kurt Lutz, Brian Lutz and Mark Lutz and a sister, Susan Vicario.

A visitation will be held from 6 – 7:30 pm on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.