Obituaries

Dorothy M. Kirk, 81, of Palmer Township, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Country Meadows. Born October 31, 1940 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Howard E. and Mary F. “Betty” (Schwarz) Densler. Her husband, Allan M. Kirk died in 2001. Dorothy graduated from Easton High School in 1958 and sang in the high school choir. She also graduated from Easton Hospital School of Nursing and Churchman Business School. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson Borough where she was a soloist in the choir and was the Junior Choir director. She also enjoyed genealogy and sewing.

Surviving are two daughters, Beverly S. Creazzo and her husband, Ron, of Bushkill Township and Janet L. Kirk-Greenblatt and her husband, Mike, of Forks Township; a son, Jeffrey A. Kirk and his wife, Eileen, of Forks Township; and two granddaughters, Elizabeth and Susan.

Services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. A visitation will be held from 9:30 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 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Easton, PA 18042. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.

Bernard Fried, PhD, 88, formerly of Forks Township, PA died unexpectedly Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. Born August 17, 1933 in New York City, he was the son of the late Harry and Anna (Bergstein) Fried. He was a graduate of New York University, The University of New Hampshire, and earned his PhD from The University of Connecticut. He did post-doctoral studies at Emory University. Dr. Fried was a Professor of Biology at Lafayette College from 1963 until retiring in 2000. He was a member of the American Society of Parasitology and held the distinguished Kreider Professor of Biology Chair.

He maintained a scholarly career, publishing and editing over 600 academic articles, chapters and books, collaborating with both colleagues and undergraduate students.

He will be remembered for his blue bucket hat, NY Mets shirt and NY Giants sweater.

Dr. Fried is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Grace Evans; sons: Neil Fried of Atlanta, GA and David Evans of Allentown, PA.

Services will be announced at a later date. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Cancer Society. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com

Deborah C. Isaacs, 50, of Forks Twp., PA died Friday, December 10, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus. She was born January 13, 1971 in New York City, NY. She received her bachelor’s degree from East Stroudsburg University and was a teacher for several years. She is a member of Bethel Memorial Baptist Church, Easton.

She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Sean A. Isaacs; her children: Abigail, Joanna, Aaron, Jasmine and Lily; her mother: Euline Alvarez and brother Nathan Selles-Alvarez.

Services are 11 AM Saturday (Dec. 18) in Bethel Memorial Baptist Church, 715 Chestnut Lane, Palmer Twp., with visitation 10 to 11 AM in the church (masks will be required). Interment is in Easton Cemetery. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com

Michelle McCloughan, 50, of Bangor, died Monday, December 6, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born February 19, 1971 in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Barbara J. (Kintner) Havens. She was an avid bingo player.

Surviving are three daughters, Miranda Huff, Stacy McCloughan and Trista Huff; two sisters, Monica Havens and Tracy Heller; four grandchildren, Steven, Kylie, Bentley and Arabella; and a grandson on the way. A sister, Terri Havens died last year.

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