Lena A Delong

May 23, 2012

Lena A. “Pilgert” DeLong, 90, formerly of Topton, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in the Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of Luther W. DeLong who died March 28, 2008. Born in Longswamp Township, she was a daughter of the late Albert E. and Verna E. (Miller) Pilgert. Mrs. DeLong was a member of Saint Pauls...

Arline S Weaknecht

May 23, 2012

Arline S. Weaknecht, 91, formerly of Mertztown, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in the Lutheran Home, Topton. She was the widow of Paul Weaknecht, who died in 1975. Born in Longswamp Township, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Laura (Fegley) Dankel. Mrs. Weaknecht was a 1936 graduate of Emmaus High School. She was a homemaker....

Grant E Bleiler

May 23, 2012

Grant E. “Gitch” Bleiler, 86, of Kutztown, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in his residence. He was the widower of Geraldine A. (Stump) Bleiler, who died October 22, 2007. Born in Maxatawny Township, he was a son of the late Granville H. and Nora J. (Kercher) Bleiler. Grant was a 1944 graduate of Kutztown Area High School. He...

Michael C Zettlemoyer

May 22, 2012

Michael C. Zettlemoyer, 58, of Maxatawny Township, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in his residence. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Carl E. and Lucille J. (Zuberka) Zettlemoyer, Maxatawny Township. He was a member of the Lutheran Congregation of Zions Union Church, Maxatawny. He was a 1973 graduate of Kutztown Area High School and a veteran...

Solomon E Sherman

May 19, 2012

Solomon E. Sherman, 73, of Mertztown, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 in his residence. He was the husband of Jane L. (Hanna) Sherman, whom he married August 25, 1956. Born in Stowe, Montgomery County, he was a son of the late George E. and Estella (Hogentogler) Sherman. He was a self-employed carpenter/general contractor since 1990, last working in...

Annie M Nolf

May 15, 2012

Annie M. Nolf, 93, of Topton, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in The Lutheran Home at Topton, where she had been a resident since 2010. She was the widow of George W.J. Nolf, who died December 28, 1982. Born in Topton, she was a daughter of the late Harry B., Sr., and Effie M. (Heiser) Unger. Mrs. Nolf...

Ruth E Sanders

May 13, 2012

Ruth E. Sanders, 74, of Kutztown, formerly of Bowers, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late Frank D. and Rose A. (Edinger) Merkel. Mrs. Sanders was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Fleetwood. She worked as a nurses aide for 13 years at...

Stanley P Greenawalt

May 11, 2012

Stanley P. Greenawalt, 96, formerly of Lenhartsville and Evans Retirement Center, Fleetwood, died Friday, May 11, 2012 in Lehigh Center, Lower Macungie Township where he resided since March. Born in Greenwich Township, he was a son of the late Peter and Annie (Bowers) Greenawalt. He was a graduate of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Philadelphia. Mr. Greenawalt...

Harold R Flicker

May 6, 2012

Harold R. Flicker, of Topton, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 in his residence after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was a hero. He was the husband of Jayne (Schappell) Flicker. Born in Longswamp Township, he was a son of the late Norman and Helen (Rohrbach) Flicker. He was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Mertztown,...

Annie M Sterner

May 6, 2012

Annie M. Sterner, 89, of Rockland Township, died Sunday, May 6, 2012 in the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she was a resident since 2010. She was the wife of the late Robert U. C. Sterner, who died January 6, 1982. Born in Earl Township, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Botts) Reppert. She...