Feb 24, 2022

Jared Parker George, 24, of Maxatawny, died suddenly on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at his home. Born on February 10, 1998 in Allentown, Jared was a son of Gary R. George of Breinigsville and Julie R. (Seidel) George, of Maxatawny. He was a 2016 graduate of Kutztown Area High School and Berks Career and Technology Center with a...

Feb 23, 2022

Kathy J. (Kurtz) Confer, 68, formerly of Alburtis, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in The Willow Senior Living Community, Macungie. She was the widow of William E. Confer who died on November 26, 2018 and whom she married on May 13, 1974.

Born in Allentown, Kathy was a daughter of the late Harold...

Feb 23, 2022

Jeremy M. Zimmerman, 19, of Maxatawny Township, died as the result of injuries sustained in a work accident on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.  Born in Maxatawny Township, Jeremy was a son of Nathan B. and RoseAnna H. (Martin) Zimmerman, with whom he resided.  He was a member of Walnuttown Mennonite Church, Fleetwood.

Jeremy was employed...

Feb 22, 2022

Lillian S. (Geiger) Showalter, 92, of Topton, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in The Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of Harold L. "Snoball" Showalter, Sr., who died December 6, 1993, and companion of the late Norman Geist.

Born in Macungie, Lillian was a daughter of the late Paul and...

Feb 22, 2022

Dominic Saylor Hayes, infant son of Benjamin S. and Rebekah E. (Harris) Hayes, of Rockland Township, was born and later gained his angel wings on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Campus, Bethlehem.

Along with his Mama and Daddy, Dominic has left his footprints in the hearts of his siblings, Gwendolyn...

Feb 19, 2022

John A. Geist, Jr., 72, of Alburtis, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was the devoted husband of Bonnie L. (Reese) Geist, whom he married on August 26, 1966.

Born in Alburtis, John was a son of the late John A. Geist, Sr.,...

Feb 18, 2022

William R. "Billy" Luckenbill, 84, of Bowers, died Friday, February 18, 2022, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. He was the widower of Elaine M. (Mantz) Luckenbill, who died June 24, 2013, and whom he married on August 9, 1958. Most recently, Billy was the companion of Betty J. (Zettlemoyer) Hottenstein, with whom he resided. Born in Lyon Station,...

Feb 15, 2022

Kathy A. (Smith) Dietrich, 50, of Lenhartsville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in Geisinger - Saint Lukes Hospital, Orwigsburg, after being stricken at home.  She was the wife of Perry A. Dietrich.  They were married April 18, 1998.  Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Kathy is a daughter of Lynn (Parsons), wife of Donald E. Scheffler, Breinigsville; and the late...

Feb 11, 2022

Dian M. (Reinert) Blank, 83, of Mertztown, died Friday, February 11, 2022, in The Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township, where she was a patient since October.  She was the widow of Carl F. Blank, who died October 4, 2009.  Her first husband, William H. Bennecoff, died February 26, 1986.  Dian was born in Longswamp Township, a daughter of...

Feb 9, 2022

A tribute to Jeffrey Allen Smith, written by his son, Brandon Smith.

Jeff was born to Raymond and Grace Smith on August 22, 1965 in Elizabeth, NJ, and passed in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice, Allentown, on February 9, 2022. After a long battle with cancer, he died at a very young 56 years of age....