Obituaries

Kimberly Kay Bastedo, 38, of Easton died Wednesday, October 24, 2012.

Born: April 23, 1974 in Staten Island, NY she was a daughter of Anna Marcigliano Cooper of Easton and Lambert Cooper of Toms River, NJ.

Personal: She had been employed by Dixie Consumer Products in Forks Twp.

Survivors: Her mother and father; son: Robert Tenasse, Jr.; husband: Brian Bastedo; sister: Carolyn Cooper; brother: Clyde Cooper; aunt: Caroline Niosi; uncle: Dominick Marcigliano; and aunt: Georgett Frey with whom she resided. She was predeceased by a son Cody Cooper in 2011.

Services: Will be private; the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th and Northampton Sts., Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorials: May be made to the American Cancer Society, 393 Adler Place, Suite 170, Bethlehem, PA 18017. Offer online condolences at www.ashtonfuneralhome.com.

Verna M. Uhler, 91, of Palmer Township died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.

Born:  December 25, 1920 in Ackermanville, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Beulah (Ackerman) Ruch.

Personal:  Her husband, Amos F. Uhler died in 1973.  She was the President of Messinger Supply Co., Palmer Township.

Memberships:  Verna was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson Borough where she was named Woman of the Year and was a member of the Altar Guild and Sewing Circle.  She was a member of American Legion, Brown and Lynch Post 9, Ladies Auxiliary and the Antique Automobile Club of America.

Survivors:  A son, Mark A. Uhler of Palmer Township; three daughters, Marianne Baltrotsky of Frederick, MD, Alice Dietrich and her husband, Ed of Williams Township and Jeanette Herster and her husband, Thomas of Palmer Township; two sisters, Erma Miller and Doris Brewer both of Bangor; 7 grandchildren, Jennifer Gue, Karen Antizzo, Michael Baltrotsky, Carol Dietrich-Sofera, Edward Dietrich, IV, Elizabeth Feather and Andrew Herster and 9 great grandchildren. A brother, Ralph Ruch and two sisters, Martha Strauss and Arlene Pysher died earlier.

Services:  2:30 pm Saturday, October 27 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Wilson Borough. Call from 1:30 pm until service time Saturday in the church and from 7 – 8:30 pm Friday in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St., Easton.  Interment in Forks Cemetery.

Memorials:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Easton, PA 18042.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Evelyn I. Mertz, 82, of Easton died Thursday in Cedarbrook Nursing Home.

Born:  March 19, 1930, she was a daughter of the late John and Evelyn (Conrad) LaBar.

Personal:  Her husband, Earl Mertz died in 1988.

Memberships:  She was a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Easton and the Easton Area Senior Center.

Survivors:  daughters, Joanne Travis and Deborah Cuoco; brother, James LaBar; 7 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter.

Services:  Private. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorials:  St. Luke’s Hospice, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Robert A. Paulus, 84, of Palmer Twp. died Sunday, September 30, 2012 in ManorCare Health Services, Palmer.

Born: November 25, 1927 in Easton he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Gertrude Schaefer Paulus.

Personal: A 1945 graduate of Easton High School, he served in the Army during WWII receiving the Victory Medal. He graduated from Rider College in 1951 and was an accountant for J.T. Baker for more than 40 years before retiring in 1992. He was an avid fan of Easton High School wrestling and had a delightful and unexpectedly wry sense of humor. Robert was also known as a mentor in service to those in recovery.

Memberships: He had been a Scout Master for the Boy Scouts and a former member of Christ Lutheran Church.

Survivors: His wife, the former Carolyn Kriel Mosko; son: Donald R. Paulus of Allentown; daughter: Patricia E. Paulus of Philadelphia; step-daughters: Natalie R. Lauer of Bethlehem; Stephanie J. Heather and her husband Scott of Canton, OH; step-son: Michael W. Mosko and his wife Wendy of Quakertown; 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by sisters: Ruth Dugan and Irene Hunt.

Services: 2:00 p.m. Friday (10/5) in the Ashton Funeral Home, 1337 Northampton St.,  Easton with visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

Memorial Contributions: Please consider putting an extra buck in the basket at your next recovery meeting or contributing to a charity of your choice. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.