Obituaries

Raymond E. Wilkins, 89, of Easton, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in Easton Hospital.

Born December 11, 1926 in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was a son of the late Raymond and Ada (Prout) Wilken.

He and his wife, Jeanette (Hinkel) Wilkins were married 66 years.  Raymond served in the Army Air Corps during WWII.  He worked at Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown for 20 years.  Prior to that he worked at Bell Telephone, Easton for 39 years.  He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of Trout Unlimited.

Surviving with his wife, Jeanette, are two daughters, Renee Wilkins of Easton and Cindy Badway of Ocala, Florida; a son, Raymond F. Wilkins of Easton; a sister Gloria James of Lancaster; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 1110 Northampton St., Easton, PA 18042 or Paralyzed Veterans of America, www.pva.org.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Charles M. Sandwick, Jr., 89, formerly of Easton and Bangor, died Monday, January 25, 2016.

Born October 3, 1926 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Charles and Jessie (Ramsay) Sandwick, Sr.

He and his wife, Anna Mae “Maisie” (Steckel) Sandwick, were married 48 years.  He was a teacher in the Bangor School District and was the track and field and cross country coach. He retired in 1982.  He was also a former mayor of East Bangor and was an insurance agent.  He graduated from Lehigh University and Temple University and served in the Navy during WWII.

He was a past commander of American Legion, Brown and Lynch, Post 9 and was a member of Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church and a past president of the Sertoma Club.

Surviving with his wife, are two daughters, Linda Tona-Brooks of Bath and Susan Spencer of Texas; a sister, Grace Price of Easton; 9 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.  His sisters, Kathryn Harlan and Carol Osen died earlier.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 1, in Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church, Bethlehem Twp.  A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time in the church.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church, 3100 Hecktown Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18020.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Thomas S. “Tom” Stem, 72 of Allentown, PA formerly of Easton died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. Born February 3, 1943 in Easton, PA he was a son of the late George and Claire (Benjamin) Stem.

A graduate of Easton High School, he had been employed by the Easton Area School District for more than 20 years. He was a longtime member of the Sertoma Club and attended Concepts of Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem for 18 years.

He is survived by a brother: George “Sherman” Stem of Nazareth, PA; 3 sisters: Carol Ann Stem of Forks Twp., PA; Mary Ellen Humes of Whitehall, PA; Elizabeth Smith of Easton, PA; nieces and nephews. A brother James died earlier.

A Graveside service will be held 11:30 AM Tuesday (Feb. 2) in Easton Heights Cemetery, N. 10th Street, Easton, PA. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or First United Church of Christ, Easton.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Carl Andrew Wheeler, 70 years of age, of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 in Phillipsburg.

He was born May 24, 1945 in Sydney, NY to the late Armond Wheeler and Beulah Neff.

He went to school in South Otselic, NY. He worked for G &G Sanitation for the past 30 years.  He was previously employed at numerous lumber mills.   In his younger years he drove a late model race car at Harmony Raceway.

He is survived by his companion of 40 years, Dorothy “Dottie” Williams and her children; 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren; a brother, Armond Wheeler; three sisters, Mary Lou Squires, Anna Flewellen and Bonnie Thomas of upstate New York; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.  He was pre-deceased by his siblings, Lena, Laura, Robert, Richard, James and Myron Wheeler, Barbara Holmes, Gloria Dunagan and Betty Brong.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.  Contributions may be made to the Ashton Funeral Home.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.