Obituaries

John T. “Jack” Heller, 88, of Palmer Township, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Easton Hospital.

Born:  October 15, 1924 in Bangor, he was a son of the late Martin and Lillie (Powell) Heller.

Personal:  He and his wife, the former Gladys A. Clause, were married 62 years.  Jack worked at Easton National Bank and Trust Co.  He graduated from Churchman Business College, served in the Army during WWII and was a volunteer at Gracedale.

Memberships:  He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Farmersville.  He was also a member of American Legion Post 611, Easton and the YMCA.

Survivors:  wife, Gladys; son Kevin N. Heller and his wife, Mary Beth of Harrisburg; daughter, Sherry Lynn Heller of Albrightsville and 3 grandchildren.   A brother and a sister died earlier.

Services:  10:30 am Wednesday in St. John’s Lutheran Church of Farmersville, 8065 William Penn Highway, Bethlehem Township.  Call from 9:30 am until service time in the church.  The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorials:  Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

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Kathleen S. Corr, 77, of Saylorsburg, PA died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Campus.

Born: February 19, 1936 in Easton she was the only daughter of the late John J. and Ruth L. (Stevenson) Storm.

Personal: She served as the church organist/choir director for St. John’s UCC in Riegelsville, as well as at other area churches for many years; prior to that she was employed by Chubb Insurance in New Jersey and was a legal secretary for more than 30 years for Neighborhood Legal Services in Buffalo, NY and for several Easton-area  attorneys. She was the Co-Valedictorian of Easton High School (Class of 1954) and was greatly admired for her beautiful soprano voice, her piano playing and her love of animals, especially dogs.

Memberships: She was a very active member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Easton and of St. Mathias Church in E. Aurora, NY. She had also been a member of Chansonnette Theatre in the 1950’s and the Aurora Variety Players in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Survivors: Her husband: Theodore “Ted” Corr; 2 sons: Robert S. Naylor and his wife Vicki of McMinnville, OR; James E. Naylor and his wife Bobbi Jo of Easton, PA; 2 daughters: Kathleen N. Morgan and her husband Matthew Miller of Plainville, MA; Bridget S. Naylor and her  fiancé Terry Higashi of Easton, PA; 2 brothers: Thomas and Paul Storm; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and life-long friends: Ruby Ann Martino and Elaine Craig both of Easton, and Evelyn Montgomery of Brooklyn, NY. She was predeceased by a brother: Johnny Storm.

Services: A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Mar. 14 at Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 234 Spring Garden St. in Easton, PA; the Ashton Funeral Home of Easton is handling the arrangements. Interment will be private in Gethsemane Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions: May be made to VNA of St. Luke’s Hospice, 1510 Valley Center Pkwy., Suite 200, Bethlehem, PA 18017, or Trinity Episcopal Church.   Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Gary E. Gregson, 90, of Easton, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 in New Eastwood Care and Rehab Ctr., Wilson Borough.

Born: December 22, 1922 in Sebastopol, CA he was a son of the late Richard E. and Sarah Rush Gregson.

Personal: He had been a host at the Merrill Creek Visitors Center for 8 years before retiring in 2003; prior to that he and his wife, the former Shahn Bogert owned and operated Photographics in Easton. He had also been employed by Industrial Engraving for 35 years as a technical photographer and served in the US Army during WWII.

Memberships: He had previously attended College Hill Presbyterian Church in Easton.

Survivors: His wife of 32 years: Shahn Gregson; a daughter: Patti Gregson Kirkhuff of Easton; step-daughter: Shelli Snyder DiCostanzo of Sarasota, FL; a brother: Wayne Gregson; sister: Doris Bekeart both in CA; 4 grandchildren: Beth, James, Mary, Kathleen; 2 step-grandchildren: Alecia, Cassi; 3 great-grandchildren; a step-great-grandson and many friends. He was predeceased by his first wife: Doris Serfas Gregson and daughter: Lenore Gregson Loch.

Services: No services are scheduled.

Memorials: May be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 363 South Rt. 100, Allentown, PA 18106 or New Eastwood Operators, attn: Jay Berger, 2125 Fairview Ave., Easton, PA 18042 (for the activities dept.)

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Agnes A. Aagaard, 99, formerly of Palmer Twp. passed away Monday, March 4, 2013 at Luther Crest in Allentown.

Born: May 21, 1913 in Phillipsburg, NJ she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Julianna Macheiwski Benack.

Memberships: She had been a very active member of the former St. Mark’s United Church of Christ, Easton.

Survivors: Her daughter: Elaine A. Sales of Bluffton, SC; grandchildren: Julie Albertson of Allentown, PA; Lauren Wilson and her husband Tim of Pennington, NJ; Jonathan Sales and his wife Diane of Chicago, IL; and 5 great-grandchildren: Daniel and Ashley Cray, Nicole Albertson, Francesca LoVerde, and  Ravinder Sales. She was predeceased by her husband, Lester E. Aagaard in 1999 and 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Services: A memorial service will be held  1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 12th in Luther Crest, 800 Hausman Road, Allentown, PA.  Interment will be private in Easton Cemetery.

Memorials: Please consider a donation to the Children’s ER LV Hospital, P O Box 4000, Allentown, PA  18105-4000 in her name.

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Slade Emmet Best, infant son of David Allen Best, Jr. and Veda King Blanchard died Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, five days following his birth on February 25, 2013 in St. Luke’s Hospital.

His Family: Parents: David and Veda of Easton, PA; grandparents: Kathy King of Montclair, NJ; Sid and Liz Blanchard of Scotch Plains, NJ; David Best, Sr., Carol and Richard Bell all of Washington, NJ;  uncles and aunt: Joe, Ryan and Devon Best.

Services: A Celebratory Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m.  Saturday, March 9 at The Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey, 662 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 (www.cslnj.org) with a reception immediately following the service.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, any plant or vegetable for a garden in Slade’s memory would be welcomed.

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