May 6, 2021

Maria (Sferrazza) Alaimo, 93, of Kutztown, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died peacefully, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, under hospice care.  She was the widow of Antonio Alaimo, who died April 29, 2009.   Born in Castrofilippo, Sicily, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Vincenzo Sferrazza and Calogera Taibi.  Maria was a member of Saint Mary's...

May 4, 2021

Leon W. "Whip" Moyer, 79, of Richmond Township, formerly of Topton, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in his residence. He was the widow of Phyllis A. (Kutz) Moyer who died on July 5, 2014. Born in Berks County, Leon was a son of the late Warren A. and Mabel C. (Spohn) Moyer Wanner. Leon was also predeceased...

May 4, 2021

Mary Jane (Seidel) Williams, 81, of Orwigsburg, formerly of Kutztown, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Geisinger Saint Luke's Hospital, Orwigsburg, where she was a patient three days.  Mary Jane was the widow of Jack J. Williams who died April 29, 2016.  Born in Oley Township, she was a daughter of the late Mahlon Seidel and Dorothy A. (Reeser)...

May 3, 2021

Joan M. (Schaffer) Derr, 81, of Macungie, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 in Cedarbrook Nursing Home, South Whitehall Twp. She was the widow of Donald W. Derr, Sr., who died on May 31, 2020 and whom she married on December 1, 1956. Joan was a daughter of the late Elmer and Luella (Erney) Schaffer. She was a...

Apr 30, 2021

Harry Horace Herman, Jr., 89, of Kutztown, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 30, 2021 in his residence. He was the husband of Nettie K. (Heffner) Herman, whom he met at C.J Hummel's Dance Hall in Lenhartsville, and later married on September 1, 1956 in the St. John's Lutheran Church Parsonage on Main Street in Kutztown. They continued...

Apr 30, 2021

Ruth K. (Bailey) Miller, 90, of Wilson Manor, Kutztown, formerly of Mertztown, died peacefully under hospice care in her residence on Friday, April 30, 2021.  She was the widow of Ryan I. Miller, who died in 1988.  Born in Kutztown, Ruth was a daughter of the late John H. and Mattie M. (Stump) Bailey.  She was a member of...

Apr 29, 2021

Goldie C. (Heiter) Geist, 91, of Topton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in The Lutheran Home at Topton. She was the widow of Herbert J. Geist who died July 15, 1990.

Born in the village of Hancock, Longswamp Twp., Goldie was a daughter of the late Adam Heiter and Evelyn (Yoder) Heiter...

Apr 24, 2021

Renee L. (Romig) Sufrinko Solt, 63, of Mertztown, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in her residence.  Renee was the widow of Carl D. Solt, who died February 12, 2016.  Born in Allentown, Renee was a daughter of the late Edgar C. and Evelyn A. (Fenstermacher) Romig.  Her step mother, Violet B. (Benjamin) Romig, also predeceased her.

Apr 23, 2021

Dennis R. Bailey, 71, of Mertztown, died Friday, April 23, 2021, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township, where he was a patient since Monday.  Born in Allentown, Dennis was a son of the late Paul J. and Mildred E. (Merkel) Bailey.

Dennis first was employed on the assembly line for Caloric Corporation, at its former Topton plant;...

Apr 19, 2021

Joshua N. Drey, 39, of Kutztown, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 19, 2021. Born in West Reading, Josh was the beloved son of Jay C. and Rosemary (Bond) Drey, of Topton, PA and the loving brother of Gregory A. Drey of Philadelphia, PA.

Josh was a 1999 graduate of Brandywine Heights High School, Topton, and attended...