Lloyd Charles Showalter
Oct 20, 2018
Lloyd Charles "Blue Suede" Showalter, Jr., 59, of Topton, died on Saturday, October 20, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, where he had been a patient for one week. He was the loving husband of Pamela J. (Bauer) Showalter, whom he married on October 19, 1980 in Mt. Penn, PA. Born in Reading, PA, Lloyd was a son of...
Eric E. Eck
Oct 17, 2018
Eric E. Eck, 60, of Kutztown, died in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, as the result of a traffic accident that occured on Tuesday evening in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County. Born in Allentown, Eric was a son of the late John R. and Mae P. (DeLong) Eck. Eric worked as a laborer at...
Audrey M. Rentschler
Oct 16, 2018
Audrey M.(Dietrich) Rentschler, 85, of Kutztown, died Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in Kutztown Manor Nursing Home, where she resided for several months. She was the widow of Jay T. Rentschler, who died June 21, 2006. Born in Reading, she was raised by the late John and Bertha Kramer. Audrey was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kutztown. Mrs. Rentschler...
Alexander Louis Thompson
Oct 14, 2018
Alexander Louis Thompson, stillborn son of Matthew B. and Tiffany A. (Travisano) Thompson, of Fleetwood, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest. Even though baby Alexander never took his first breath of life, he touched many lives and was loved deeply by his family. He is now safe in the arms of...
Ethel K. Kunkel
Oct 8, 2018
Ethel K. (Haas) Kunkel, 94, of Boyertown and formerly of Kutztown, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 8, 2018 in her residence. She was the widow of Victor S. Kunkel, who died on January 23, 1999. Born in Maxatawny Township, Ethel was a daughter of the late Paul J.R. and Stella K. (Nutz) Haas. Mrs. Kunkel was a member...
Gloria M. Maturi
Oct 6, 2018
Gloria M. (Lorenzetti) Maturi, 86, of Kutztown, and formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 in The Lutheran Home at Topton, where she was a resident for two weeks. She was the widow of Walter E. Maturi, who died on February 4, 2009. She was a daughter of the late Luigi and Anna Lorenzetti. Gloria...
Kyle Douglas Hoch
Oct 6, 2018
Kyle Douglas Hoch , 29, of Kutztown , passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Born in Reading, Kyle was a son of Tammy J. (Moyer) Crouthamel , Fayetteville, NC, and Wayne D. Hoch , Wilton, NY. Kyle was a 2007 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. As a child, Kyle was full of life. He could always be...
Dennis R. Knerr
Oct 4, 2018
Dennis R. Knerr, 66, of Topton, formerly of the village of Shamrock and later, the village of Hancock, died on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Harold E. and Goldie L. (Heffner) Knerr. Dennis was a 1970 graduate of Brandywine Heights High School, Topton. He...
Earl R. "Duke" Christman
Oct 3, 2018
Earl R. "Duke" Christman, 87, of Maxatawny Township, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in his residence. He was the loving husband of Eva J. (Spayd) Christman, whom he married on September 3, 1955. Born in Richmond Township, Duke was a son of the late Ralph W. and Florence E. (Schwoyer) Christman. He was a member of...
Michael J. Leibelsperger
Oct 3, 2018
Michael J. Leibelsperger, 70, of Kutztown, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Kutztown Manor, Inc., where he was a resident since February. Born in Allentown, Michael was a son of the late James R. and Elsie M. (Schlenker) Leibelsperger. Michael was Lutheran in faith and attended both Kutztown Area and Muhlenberg High Schools. Michael was employed by the...