Obituaries

Charles Edwin Jackson, 89, formerly of Bangor, PA died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 in Manor Care Health Services, Palmer Twp., PA.

He was born June 5, 1925 in Summit, NJ the son of the late Thomas and Blanche (Emmons) Jackson.

He was a graduate of Madison HS, Madison, NJ, Maryville College and Crozer Seminary. He served in the Air Force during WWII and was ordained in the Presbyterian ministry in 1960.

Survivors:  He is survived by two sisters: Grace Baldwin of Hummelstown, PA and Carol Smith of Williamsburg, VA; nieces and nephews.

Services: Will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 16) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton, PA, with visitation from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, NJ.

Offer online condolences at www.ashtonfuneralhome.com.

Karen Ann Lohrman, 58, of Wilson Borough, PA passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Monday, September 8, 2014 in Easton Hospital after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born March 1, 1956 in Wilson Borough, she was the daughter of Lester and Helen (Willever) Lohrman of Williams Twp., PA. She was a 1974 graduate of Wilson Area High School and a 1978 graduate of Susquehanna University. She had been the Borough Manager for Wilson Borough for ten years and the Borough secretary for six years. Prior to that she had been in banking.

Karen was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Easton where she was active in the Altar Guild, Daughters of the King and had served on Vestry and was a former Junior Warden. She was a life member of Sigma Kappa Sorority and had played in a local volleyball league for several years.

She is survived by her parents: Lester and Helen; a brother: Greg and his wife Kim of Williams Township; three nephews: Lucas and his wife Nicole of Bushkill Twp., PA, Heath and his wife Aparna of London, England, Nicholas of Hellertown; two great-nieces: Madison and Brynn; and partner: Michael Collins with whom she resided.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 14) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton, PA. The interment will be private in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

A Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014 in Trinity Episcopal Church, 234 Spring Garden St., Easton.

Memorial Contributions: May be made to the church, 234 Spring Garden St., Easton, PA 18042 or to the American Cancer Society, 393 Adler Place, Suite 170, Bethlehem, PA 18017.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Julius Celani, 84, formerly of Perkasie, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Easton Nursing Center.

Born:  April 24, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Julius Celani, Sr. and Paulina (Iovino) D’eramo.

Personal:  Julius served in the US Navy during the Korean War.

Survivors:  children, Rene King of Huntingdon Valley and Robert Celani of Ridley Park; a brother, Anthony Celani and two grandchildren.  His brother, Mario D’eramo and his sister, Gloria Talbert died earlier.

Services:  Services will be private.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.  Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Lynne Carol Furtado, 71, of Easton, PA died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Easton Hospital.

Born: September 11, 1942 in Alexandria, VA she was a daughter of the late Alex and Missy Anne (Jones) Van Praag, III.

Personal: She had been employed by Wells Fargo Auto in Allentown for several years.

Survivors: Her daughter: Anne C. Furtado and her husband Matthew Gerrior with whom she resided; 3 brothers: Bruce Van Praag and Achilles Bowen both in California, Drake Van Praag in Oregon and 2 step-grandchildren.

Services: Will be private; the Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial Contributions: May be made to the Libertarian Party at www.LP.org.

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Irving Weitz, 85, of Bangor, PA formerly of Easton died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at Easton Hospital.

Born: September 22, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY he was a son of the late Morris and Anna (Becker) Weitz. His wife, Selma (Baer) Weitz died in 2006 after 55 years of marriage.

Personal: He served in the Army during the Korean War and had been a plant manager in the garment industry for many years before retiring.  He also loved to golf.

Memberships: He had been a member of Bnai Abraham Synagogue and Temple Covenant of Peace in Easton before moving to Florida.

Survivors: Two children: Ann Rider and her husband Bill of North Falmouth, MA; Philip Weitz and his wife Denise of Hilton Head, SC; 6 grandchildren: Nicole Rider Siegel, Jordan Rider, Jonathan Rider, Joshua Weitz, Matthew Weitz and Nicholas Weitz.

Services: Will be held in Florida. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Memorial Contributions: May be made to a charity of one’s choice.