OBITUARIES

Jan 16, 2017

Sheridan P. Ficarro, 57, of Topton, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA.

Born May 27, 1959 in Susquehanna, PA, he was the son of Salvatore J. & Joan A. (Spoonhower) Ficarro, Horseheads, NY. He and his wife, Lisa C. (Braster) Ficarro, were married on October 9, 1982 in Horseheads,...

Jan 14, 2017

Betty A. (Kramer) Adam, 65, of Greenwich Township, passed away on Saturday morning, January 14, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown.

Born September 28, 1951 in West Reading, Betty was the daughter of the late Irwin W. and Mary J. (Bubbenmoyer) Kramer. Her husband, Kenneth L. Adam, passed away on December 26, 2014.

Betty was...

Jan 7, 2017

Vickie L. DeLuca, 65, of Richmond Twp, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her home.

Born April 10, 1951 in Easton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Ethel (Smith) DeLuca.

Vickie was a lifelong animal lover. She owned and operated Blessing Pack Pet Grooming, Salisbury,...

Dec 29, 2016

Herbert W. Heffner, 96, of Ontelaunee Twp, passed away on Thursday evening, December 29, 2016 at the Lutheran Home at Topton.

Born August 24, 1920 in Ontelaunee Twp, he was the son of the late A. Howard and Alice E. (Hottenstein) Heffner. He and his wife of 72 years, Kathryn M. (Adam) Heffner, were married on November...

Dec 28, 2016

Eric J. Allmendinger, 39, of Earl Twp, passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning, December 28, 2016 at Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading.

Born October 30, 1977 in West Reading, he was the son of Marian H. (Dotterer) Allmendinger, Boyertown, and the late Martin Eugene Allmendinger. He and his wife, Heather M. (Martin) Allmendinger, were married...

Dec 28, 2016

Pauline J. "Polly" (Ulrich) Ramsey, 75, of Pennside, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family.

Born August 25, 1941 in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Norman Ulrich and Elizabeth (Rader) Ulrich Ash. Her husband of 40 years, Martin G. Ramsey, passed away...

Dec 20, 2016

John H. Krug, 82, of Kutztown, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown.

Born May 31, 1934 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Julius Mil-Roy and Dorothy M. (Hill) Krug and his late step-mother, Martha Bowman Krug.

John and his partner of 34 years, Otto Fenn, owned...

Dec 19, 2016

Eliza A. Butz, 25, of Allentown, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 at her home.

Born July 3, 1991 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Kathleen T. (Kissel) Butz, Allentown and Daniel G. Butz, White Haven, PA and was a 2009 graduate of Emmaus High School.

In addition to her parents, Eliza is...

Dec 3, 2016

Linda J. (Benjamin) Fink, 64, of Fleetwood, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township.

Born January 20, 1952 in Allentown, she was the daughter of Edna M. (Erb) Benjamin and the late William S. Benjamin Sr. Her husband of 28 years, Franklin E. Fink, passed away on...

Dec 2, 2016

Ty E. Bergsman, 55, of Maidencreek Twp, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 22, 1961 in Allentown, he was the son of Carol (Ruth) Bergsman, Catasauqua, and the late Elmer P. Bergsman. He and his wife of 27 years, Lori A. (Forlini) Bergsman, were...

Dec 2, 2016

Theresa S. (Schoenek) Rubin, 97, of Blandon, formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Manorcare, Laureldale.

Born July 23, 1919 in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Anna (Lurtz) and Joseph Schoenek. She was married to the late Frederick Rubin.

Theresa was a longtime secretary at Lafayette College,...

Dec 1, 2016

Joe M. DeLong, 51, of Mertztown, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.

Born May 27, 1965 in Allentown, he was the son of Caroline (Rothrock) DeLong and the late Clarence DeLong. He and his wife, Kimberley A. (Eckman) DeLong were married for 16 years.

Services...

Nov 24, 2016

Larry L. Buck Sr., 79, of Rockland Twp, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Evans Retirement Center, Fleetwood.

Born March 28, 1937 in Canton, OH, he was the son of the late Emerson and Georgia Buck. His wife of over 35 years, Doris E. (Gehris) Buck, passed away on July 31, 2011.

Larry...

Nov 18, 2016

Renford C. Crawford, 62, of Mount Penn, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Reading Hospital.

Born March 4, 1954 in St. Catharine, Jamaica, he was the son of Mavis (Daley) Crawford, St. Catharine, Jamaica and the late Leonard Crawford. He and his wife, Paula N. (Guscott) Crawford, were married on April 22, 2001....

Nov 17, 2016

Elizabeth Maldonado-Caraballo, 67, of Reading, passed away early Thursday morning, November 17, 2016 at the Mifflin Center, Shillington, PA.

Born December 18, 1948 in Guanica, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Salvador and Luz Maria (Caraballo) Maldonado.

Elizabeth was a homemaker and a Christian. She enjoyed watching TV,...

Nov 15, 2016

Irwin G. Radermacher Sr., 80, of Richmond Twp, passed away on Tuesday evening, November 15, 2016 at Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Twp, PA.

Born November 18, 1935 in Richmond Twp, he was the son of the late Irwin G. and Alice S. (Krause) Radermacher. He and his wife of 60 years,...

Nov 6, 2016

Robert Morton Johnson, 98, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday evening, November 6, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA.

Born March 6, 1918 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Charles R. and Cora E. (Kleckner) Johnson. His wife of 72 years, Roberta P. (Stocker) Johnson, passed away on August 24, 2012....

Oct 30, 2016

Thomas E. Hummel, 79, of Richmond Twp, went home to be with his Lord in the early morning hours on Sunday, October 30, 2016.

Born November 14, 1936 in Fleetwood, he was the son of the late Harry H. and Rose L. (Delong) Hummel. He and his wife of 57 years, Hedy Lou (Weidner) Hummel, were married...

Oct 9, 2016

Carl I. Strause, 80, of Alsace Twp, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Reading Hospital & Medical Center, West Reading, PA.

Born November 29, 1935 in Bern Twp, he was the son of the late Paul F. and Stella M. (Kauffman) Strause. Carl was married for 53 years to "His Pretty", Irene (Del Santo) Strause,...

Oct 2, 2016

Mrs. Joyce L. (Kurzweg) Laucks, 84, of Fleetwood, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home.

Born September 20, 1932 in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Philemon J. and Sulie E. (Bechtold) Kurzweg. Her husband of 33 years, James M. Laucks, passed away on January 26, 1989.