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Emma Kollo
Mar 11, 2015
Emma (Mollie) K Kollo, 104, of Allentown, passed away March 11, 2015 in Westminster Village, Allentown, PA. She daughter of the late Phillip and the late Elise (Maier) Schneider. Mollie came to the US at age 13 from Sandhausen, Germany. She was one of 11 children. She was married to the late Charles Kollo. Mollie worked as a cook at...
Margaret O'Donnell
Feb 27, 2015
Margaret J. O'Donnell, 106, of Allentown, died in her home on Friday, February 27, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the last surviving member of the Fina family, one of the first Italian families to settle in Allentown. Margaret was the devoted wife of Hugh J. O'Donnell, Sr. for 59 years until his death in 1993. She was...
Mary M Bankos
Feb 25, 2015
Mary M Bankos, 92, of Allentown, died February 25, 2015 in Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown. The daughter of the late Francis and the late Agnes (Prescott) McMellon. She was married to the late Victor Bankos for 49 yrs before he died in 1995. In 1972, she graduated from Gwynedd Mercy University. She taught at St Paul's School for 12 yrs...
Jake T Levan
Feb 21, 2015
Gerald (Jake) T LeVan, 82, of Allentown, passed away February 21, 2015 in St. Luke's Hospital Allentown.The son of the late Raymond and the late Kathyrn LeVan. Jake was married to Jean (Billman) LeVan for 54 yrs. He began as a Car Salesman and spent his entire career in the auto industry at Kelly for 46 yrs. In later years...
Doris P Hendricks
Feb 20, 2015
Doris Hendricks 82 passed away at Phoebe Nursing Home in Allentown on Feb. 20, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Percy and the late Arlene (Ohl) Gower. Doris was married to Nathan Hendricks for 61 yrs. She tested and inspected microchips at the former Western Electric in Allentown.. Survivors: husband Nathan N Hendricks daughters:Carol Graber significant other Timothy...
Mary A Schultz
Feb 13, 2015
Mary A. Schultz, 90 of Allentown passed away Friday, Feb 13, 2015 surrounded by her family at Whitehall Manor in Whitehall. She was the daughter of the late John and Katherine (Kreiger) Bauer. She was married to the late Robert N Schultz for 44 yrs. She was a long time member of the Cathedral St Catharine of Siena Catholic Church...
Marie Kelby
Feb 8, 2015
Marie (Hammel) Kelby passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at the age of 81. Daughter of Stephen and Anna Hammel she is survived by: husband Leon, brother Joseph of Williamsburg, VA, sister Loretta Hovanec of Yardley, PA.; mother of five children: Maureen Sabol, Ann Fatzinger, Todd, David and Craig, grandmother to eight grandchildren. Marie was proud of her Catholic heritage...
John Joseph Matera
Jan 18, 2015
John J Matera, 95, of Allentown, went into the arms of our Lord on January 18, 2015. Born in Elizabeth, NJ he was the son of the late Jacob and the late Mary (Krypel) Matera. He was the husband of Dorothy(Smetana) Matera and they would have celebrated their 66th anniversary on Feb 6. He proudly served his country in the...
Bernard Murtaugh
Dec 30, 2014
Bernard J. Murtaugh, 70, of Allentown, died December 30, 2014 at home. He was the son of the late John R. and the late Catherine M. (Nosal) Murtaugh. He was an instructor at Rutger's Univsersity in Philosophy for a number of years and received a Soldier of the Month award while serving at Ft. Dix in the US Army. Survivors:...
Bernard Raymond Murtaugh, Ph. D
Dec 30, 2014
Bernard J. Murtaugh, 70, of Allentown, died December 30, 2014 at home. He was the son of the late John R. and the late Catherine M. (Nosal) Murtaugh. He was an intructor at Rutger's Univsersity in Philosophy for a number of years and received a Soldier of the Month award while serving at Ft. Dix in the US Army. Survivors:...
Nanci E Steckel
Dec 15, 2014
Nanci Elizabeth Steckel, 72, of Allentown, passed away December 15, 2014 in Liberty Nursing Home, Allentown, PA.The daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth and the late Walter A (Griffith) Griffith. Nanci worked at Lawrence Roth Salon for several years and for the Allentown School District in the cafeteria at William Allen and Trexler Jr High School for many years. She...
John Mudrick
Dec 10, 2014
John Mudrick, age 98, of Orlando, FL, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014. John was born in Shamokin, PA. He is the son of the late Stephen and the late Susan (Simmons) Mudrick. He and his wife, Freda (Heider) Mudrick owned and operated Heider's Market at New and Allen Streets in Allentown for many years before retiring in 1973. They relocated...
Charles John Mcdermott Hair Esquire
Nov 29, 2014
Charles John McDermott Hair, Esquire, of Allentown passed away November 29, 2014 surrounded by his family. The son of the late Francis H. (US Commissioner of Eastern PA) and the late Margaret (McDermott) Hair, he was the widower of the late Teresa M. (Bonner) Hair. Atty. Hair was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, the University of Virginia Tech,...
Mr. Julius T Mittl
Nov 16, 2014
Julius T. Mittl, 84, of Allentown, died November 16, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital Allentown. The son of the late Joseph and Mary (Rosner) Mittl. He was married to JoAnne (Smith) for 62 years on April 16th. He was a life-long member of Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena and a graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School. Known...
Katrina J Trexler
Nov 11, 2014
Katrina J. Trexler Katrina J. Trexler 66, of Allentown ended her 15 year long struggle with lymphoma on November 11th 2014. She was the daughter of Doris and John Vash, sister of Dori and her husband Ron and David, mother of Matt (husband of Morgan) and Jamie, nana of grandson Cole, and friend to many in the greater Lehigh Valley....
Katherine F Newell
Nov 5, 2014
Katherine Finkbeiner Newell, 100, of Allentown, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Cedarbrook, Allentown, PA. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Charlotte (Mallatratt) Finkbeiner. During her early married life, Katherine traveled with her military husband before settling down in Allentown to be near her mother and sisters. An avid collector of dolls, family...
Rev. Msgr. Alfred R Ott
Oct 31, 2014
THE REVEREND MONSIGNOR ALFRED R. OTT Pastor Emeritus, Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown, died on Friday, October 31, 2014, in Holy Family Villa, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was 83 years of age. A native of Philadelphia, Monsignor Ott was the son of the late Alfred A. Ott and Gertrude (Mayer) Ott. He is survived by nieces and nephews: Brian...
Edith M Longenbach
Oct 11, 2014
Edith M (Stangl) Longenbach, 90, of Allentown, passed away on October 11. She was the wife of the late Merion H Longenbach. They were married for 61 yrs before he passed away in Nov 2003. Edie would have been 91 in Jan. She was born in Northampton, one of nine children, her parents, the late John Stangl (a Jeweler) and...
Oscar Oppenheimer
Sep 2, 2014
Oscar Oppenheimer, 74, of Allentown, died September 2, 2014 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Salisbury Twp., PA.The son of the late Oscar Coll and the late Josephine Dolores (Silva) Oppenheimer. He was married to Judith A (Walsh) .He attended Villanova University. He was a natural born salesman and loved to tell jokes. Oscar was self employed for most of...
James G Malloy
Sep 1, 2014
JAMES G MALLOY James G. Malloy, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday September 1, 2014 at Embracing Hospice in Cumming, Ga. Jim was born in Allentown, PA on April 20, 1940 the only child of the late Mark P. Malloy and Elizabeth J. (Monshein) Malloy. James attended Allentown Catholic schools and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1958. He...
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