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April 12, 2017
Raymond W. Payne, Jr., 73 of Easton, PA died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Gracedale. He was an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War and had been in sales for many years before retiring. He is survived by a son Scott.
Services will be announced by the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
April 11, 2017
Rose M. Seibel, 95, formerly of Phillipsburg, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in Tampa, Fla.
Born October 19, 1921 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Anna Marie (Kreil) Merwarth. Her husband, Robert L. Seibel died in 2006.
Surviving is her son, Robert S. Seibel of Auburndale, Fla.
Services will be 10:00 am Friday, April 14, 2017 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. A visitation will be held from 9:30 am until service time in the funeral home. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
April 10, 2017
John R. Fulper, 78, of High Bridge, NJ, died Monday, April 10, 2017 in Gracedale.
Born December 17, 1938 in Somerville, NJ, he was a son of the late Lewis and Pearl (Wydner) Fulper. His wife, Kathryn (Barber) Fulper died in 2012.
John was a foreman with the High Bridge Road Department until retiring.
He is survived by two daughters, Ginger Zehnbauer of Forks Township and Sheri Malloy of Belvidere, NJ; a son, Ronald Fulper of Neshanic Station, NJ; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services will be private. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
April 9, 2017
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.
April 7, 2017
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.
April 5, 2017
Kate Roberta “Robbie” Pavel, 98, of Allentown, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in St. Luke’s Hospice House.
Born June 28, 1918 in Wentworth, England, she was a daughter of the late Bennett and Ethel (Holden) Roberts. Her husband, Emil Pavel died in 2000.
During WWII she was a nurse in England with the Red Cross and was a member of the Civil Nursing Reserve during the London Blitz.
Robbie was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Allentown. She was a 50 year member of Beta Sigma Phi, a founding director of the Red Cross volunteers at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown and a volunteer for the Lehigh Valley Braille Guild. She was an avid bridge player and loved to travel.
Surviving are her son, Alex R. Pavel of Allentown and her sister, Ethel Agnes Atkinson. Her daughter, Elizabeth S. Pavel died in 2008.
Services will be private. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, www.redcross.org or the VFW, www.vfw.org. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
April 4, 2017
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.
April 2, 2017
Carolyn E. Rice, 77, of Effort, formerly of Easton, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 in her home.
Born July 26, 1939 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late George O. Spence, Sr. and Pauline (Keller) Grube. Her husband, Larry G. Rice, Sr. died in 1983. Carolyn was a graduate of Easton High School.
Surviving are two sons, Larry Rice, Jr. and his wife, Angela of East Bangor and Robert Rice and his companion, Kimberly James of Northampton; a daughter, Karen Lynn Rice and her fiancé, Bertram Berk; two brothers, LeRoy Spence and George Spence, Jr.; a close friend of sixty years, Lorraine Frey; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton. A visitation will be held from 9:30 am until service time Wednesday in the funeral home. Interment in Northampton Memorial Shrine.
Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.
Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.