Obituaries

Willard I. “Odey” Odenwelder, 57, of Northampton, PA died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at home.

Born Dec. 12, 1957 in Easton, PA he was a son of the late Willard and Lorna Odenwelder.

He was an auto technician most recently employed at the Meineke Car Care Center in Bethlehem, PA.  He was also a member of the Raccoon Club and Lappawinzo Club both in Northampton.

He is survived by his wife: Kim Jacoby; his kids: Jimmy, Bubba, Tabby, T.T., and his brother: Scott.

A gathering to celebrate his life will be held from 9 AM to Noon? on Saturday, February 14 at the Raccoon Club, 7662 Tanglewood Road, Northampton, PA

Memorial contributions may be made to the family, c/o the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton, PA 18042.

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Robert J. Sostorecz, 69, of Ormond Beach, FL, formerly of Easton, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 1, 2015 with his wife by his side. Born July 25, 1945 in Easton, PA, he was the son of the late Eugene and Irene (Sule) Sostarecz. He and the love of his life Jessie were married for 27 years.

Bob was a graduate of Easton High School Class of 1963 and Northampton Community College. He was a firefighter for the City of Easton for 28 years before retiring in 1997 with the rank of Captain. After moving to Daytona Beach, FL he began a second career with Daytona Speedway and NASCAR for 13 years. Bob was a friend to all he met and always found the good in everyone. He was a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan, enjoyed living and every day was an adventure.

He is survived by his wife, Jessie; brothers: Eugene and his wife Joan of Bethlehem Twp., PA, Craig and his wife Janice, Jeffery and his wife Nanci all of Easton; sister: Sandy Koch and her husband Norman of Bethlehem Twp., PA; sons: Richard and Jeffery; grandchildren; nephews and nieces: Jay, Michael, James, Ryan, Eric, Melanie, Kristi, Mandy, Stacey, Taylor and Janice. His sister Jean and brother James died earlier.

A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton, PA with a calling period from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Common Sense for Animals, P.O. Box 589, Broadway, NJ  08808.

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Mary Louise Condomitti, 77, of Easton, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.

Born February 22, 1937 in Wilson Borough, she was a daughter of the late George and Gertrude (Dungan) Patterson.

Her husband, Samuel Condomitti died in 1999.  She worked for the Borough of Catasauqua for many years until retiring.

She was a member of Wesley Church, Bethlehem and a member of the knitting group of Christ Evangelical Congregational Church “Blue Church”, Williams Township.

Surviving are two sons, Dale Roth and his wife, Melinda of Alabama and Roger Roth and his wife, Lori of Carlisle; a daughter, Jan Raso of Wilson Borough; two brothers, George Patterson of Easton and Charles Patterson of Easton; 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.  Her brother, William Patterson and her son-in-law, Andre Raso died earlier.

Services will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday, February 5 in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.  A visitation will be held from 6 – 7:30 pm Wednesday in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Herminio Figueroa, 83, of Forks Twp., PA died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Easton Hospital.

Born Dec. 24, 1931 in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Josemaria Figueroa and Juana Alicea. He had been employed in the garment industry in New York for many years before retiring. He was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Easton, PA.

He is survived by 6 children: Gladys Merced with whom he resided, Luis Figueroa of Jersey City, NJ, Vivian Cruz of Easton, PA, Gabriel Figueroa and Richard Figueroa of Kernersville, NC, Jeanette Valencia of Staten Island, NY; 3 siblings: Ramon, Carlos and Matilda and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A son: Domingo Velez died earlier.

A Mass will be held 3 PM Wednesday, Feb. 4 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, St. Bernard’s Oratory,  132 S. 5th St., Easton, PA with a viewing from 1 to 3 PM in the church. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

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Jeanette A. Brinker, 54, of Palmer Twp., PA died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. Born November 24, 1960 in Coventry, England she was a daughter of Ronald and Barbara (Simmons) Buckland of Jacksonville, FL.

She was the Integrated Product Development Coordinator and more recently the Lehigh Silicon Valley (LSV) Manager at Lehigh University where she has been employed for the past 5 years. She also worked at the former Easton National Bank and Trust for several years.

Jeanette was an active member of  St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Palmer Twp. where she had served on Council, as their Bookkeeper, a Sunday School teacher and tireless volunteer.  She was also a member of the Books, Babes/Bags book club.

She is survived by her parents; three sons: Daniel and Joshua at home, Jesse of Wilkes-Barre, PA; a sister: Carole Steinberg of Jacksonville, FL; her rescued dog: Millie; and many loving friends.

A Memorial Service will be held 3 PM Monday (Feb. 2) at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 3900 Freemansburg Ave., Easton with a calling period from 2 to 3 PM. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 204, Norwood, NJ 07648 or Guardians of the Ribbon-Slate Belt Chapter, P.O. Box 116, Bangor, PA  18013.

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