Obituaries

Beatrice L. Ferency, 99, of Palmer Twp., PA died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Gracedale. Born August 31, 1915 in Bangor, PA she was a daughter of the late Norman and Virginia (Golden) Reichard.

She was a 1934 graduate of Easton High School and is survived by 2 daughters: Jean L. Hartranft and her husband Rich, of Palmer Twp., with whom she had resided, Evelyn M. Siegfried and her husband Ron of Easton, PA; 3 grandchildren: Rick Hartranft, Jr., Kelly Sullivan, Ron Siegfried and 5 great-grandchildren: Sarah, Brooke, Travis, Devon and Calista. She was predeceased by her husband: Louis Ferency, Jr. in 1990; a brother: Raymond Reichard; sister: Evelyn Murphy and a grandson: Randy Hartranft.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday (Apr. 9) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton with visitation from 10 -10:30 a.m. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Rd., Easton, PA 18042.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Janice M. “Mickey” Cooper, 83, formerly of Palmer Township, died Monday, April 6, 2015 in Gracedale.

Born November 29, 1931 in Augusta, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Prosper Frank and Margaret L. (Harmon) Durand.  Her husband, Edward V. Montrim died in 1977.

Mickey worked at Magnetic Windings, WAEB, The Express-Times, and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.  She also founded the Angler’s Newspaper in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.  She graduated from Easton High School in 1949 where she played basketball and baseball.

She wrote “The Big J – Matriarch of the Seas” and received the Freedom Foundation Award.  She was a member of the Battleship New Jersey Society and was an avid Yankees fan.

Surviving are her daughter, Terry A. Cooper and her partner Wayne T. Titus, Jr. of Palmer Township; two sisters, Jean Miller of Palmer Township and Sharon Shovelin of Allentown; three grandchildren, Morgan Barker and her husband, David of Wilson borough, Casey Hummer and his wife, Marisa of Nazareth, and Patrick Titus of Palmer Township; and a great grandson, Ethan Kushida.  Her sister, Marjorie died in infancy.

Private graveside services will be held at the Northampton Memorial Shrine.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Road, Easton, PA 18042.  The family would like to thank the Gracedale family for the compassionate care of their mom and sister. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Beulah C. Shook, 96, a lifelong resident of Wilson Borough, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Alexandria Manor, Nazareth.

Born August 7, 1918 in Wilson Borough, she was the daughter of the late Samuel R. and Mabel (Herman) Clewell.

Her husband, James M. Shook died in 1997.

Beulah was a member of First Moravian Church, Easton where she was the church organist and choir director for 73 years until retiring at the age of 90.  She also served as a church elder.  She graduated from Wilson High School in 1936.

Surviving are her daughter, Janet Morrow and her husband, John of Phillipsburg; a son, James A. Shook of Darlington, South Carolina; four grandchildren, Brian and Brad Shook, Ryan Morrow and Jenna Harry; and a great granddaughter, Lauren Shook.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in First Moravian Church, 225 N. Tenth St., Easton. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time on Wednesday in the church.  Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.  Memorial contributions may be made to First Moravian Church, 225 N. 10th St., Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

John Richard Schoeneck, 77 of Palmer Twp., PA passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 29, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. Born August 3, 1937 in Easton, PA he was a son of the late John and Marion (Kreitz) Schoeneck.

A 1955 graduate of Easton High School, he attended Lafayette College and proudly served in the US Air Force. He and his brother Enoch owned Keystone Packaging Service, Inc. in Phillipsburg, NJ.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years: Mary Ann (Pintande) Schoeneck; 4 children: John Gregory Schoeneck of Christiansburg, VA, Julia Licari and her husband Louis A. of Easton, PA, Tricia Lambert and her husband David of Hopkinton, NH, Elizabeth Funseth and her husband Karl of Pipersville, PA; his brother Enoch Schoeneck and his wife Jane of Forks Twp., PA; and 9 grandchildren: John and David Licari, Shea, Ava and Reed Lambert, Grant, Caroline, Cece and Evelyn Funseth.

His funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday (April 2)  in St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, 4049 Hartley Ave., Easton, PA. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Interment will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Palmer Twp., PA.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Animal Health and Welfare, 1165 Island Park Road, Easton, PA 18042.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Margot E. Palmer, 76, formerly of Pennington, NJ, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Fellowship Manor, Whitehall, PA.

Born September 18, 1938 in Konigsberg, East Prussia, she was a daughter of the late Kurt Gustav and Dora Elisabeth (Teubler) Adebahr.

Her husband, John C. “Jack” Palmer died in 2012.  Margot worked for The College of New Jersey in the Alumni Affairs department.

She was a member of Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, Ewing, NJ and she sang in the church choir.

Surviving are three daughters, Elizabeth Booser of Martins Creek, PA, Jennifer Barker of Robbinsville, NJ, and Jacqueline Palmer of Haddonfield, NJ; a son, John Palmer of Chalfont, PA; a brother, Burkhard Adebahr in Germany; 13 grandchildren; and 4 great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Abiding Presence Lutheran Church.  A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time in the church.  Interment will be in Harbourton Cemetery, Lambertville, NJ.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton, PA is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, 2220 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08638.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.