May 6, 2024

Margaret Kathryn "Peg" (Blank) Fenstermacher, R.N., 92, formerly of Bowers, PA, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. She was the widow of Major Denton Samuel Fenstermacher, United States Marine Corps, Retired, who died on April 9, 2018, and whom she married on September 20, 1952.

May 5, 2024

Sheldon C. Boyer, 70, formerly of Blandon, PA and Summerville, SC, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 in his Magnolia, DE, residence. He was the loving husband of Mona D. (Moyer) Boyer, whom he married on August 4, 2006.

Born in Allentown, PA, Sheldon was a son of the late Clarence...

Apr 30, 2024

Joan N. Oswald, 83, of Topton, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing, Kutztown. Born in Topton, Joan was a daughter of the late Clarence R. and Daisy M. (Kemp) Oswald.

She was a 1958 graduate of Brandywine Heights High School, Topton, and was a member...

Apr 27, 2024

Mervin B. Zimmerman, age 5 years; 3 months; 8 days; son of Ammon H., Jr., and Jane N. (Burkholder) Zimmerman, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, in his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Allentown, Mervin was a member of the Groffdale Conference of Old Order Mennonites and attended Center Mennonite Church, Kutztown.

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Apr 27, 2024

Annette Marie “Netti” (Oswald) Reeves, 63, of Mertztown, passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, April 27, 2024. Born in Allentown, Annette was a daughter of the late Bruce D. Oswald and Trene M. (Eltz) Oswald. Annette grew up in Topton and graduated from Brandywine Heights High School in 1978. That same summer, she married her high school sweetheart,...

Apr 21, 2024

Betty J. (Seibert) Keim, 97, formerly of Mertztown, died peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2024, in the Laurel Center, Hamburg, PA, where she was a resident since 2004.  She was a daughter of the late William P. and Ella M. (Moyer) Seibert.  She was the wife of the late John W. Keim, who died October 18, 1997.

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Apr 19, 2024

Sharon D. (Gardner) Grell, 79, of Kutztown, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 19, 2024 in Penn State Health – St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township. The love of her life, Robert E. “Bob” Grell, passed away on February 26, 2018. They were married for 50 years prior to his passing.

Born in Allentown, PA, Sharon...

Apr 17, 2024

Douglas H. Newcomb, 64, of Bern Township, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in his residence. He was the husband of Tina M. (Juhasz) Newcomb, whom he married on October 20, 2023.

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Douglas was a son of Rosemary (Wertz) Miller...

Apr 14, 2024

Darwin J. Haas, Jr., 43, of Lenhartsville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Born in Reading, Darwin was a son of Nadine R. (Heiter) King, wife of Jay H. King, Jr., of Kempton, and the late Darwin J. Haas, Sr. He was a 1999 graduate of Kutztown Area High School and the BCTC Horticulture Program....

Apr 13, 2024

Jeffrey D. Mattox, 65, of Kutztown, died Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.  Born in Allentown, Jeffrey is a son of the late Larry C. and Doris A. (Lightcap) Mattox.  Jeffrey honorably and faithfully served our country as a veteran of the United States Air Force.

A radio and film aficionado his entire...