Allentown High School Alumni Obituaries

E. Lorraine Muller 88 of Brunswick died on October 27 2013 at Thornton Hall. She was born to Guy and Etta Smith on July 3 1925 in Easton Pa. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years Lt. Commander John G. Muller. Lorraine graduated from Easton high school and soon after began her long life as a...

Richard L. Duplisea age 84 of Auburn Maine passed away on Monday March 24 2025. He is survived by his wife Nancy of 30 years his daughter Ann Elizabeth Elz Howe husband Eric and granddaughter Acadia and his daughter Deborah Marie Elz Hammond husband Barrett granddaughter Emma Bard husband Logan and ...

BATH Cora E. Sheen 86 passed away peacefully at her home on March 1 2011 after a brief illness. She was born January 23 1925 in Rockland Maine to Herbert and Marian Stephens. She was a graduate of Morse High School and worked a variety of jobs in the area from BIW to Congress Sportswear Stinsons Ca...

Charles E. Buchanan Jr. age 91 of Johnson City TN passed away September 10 2024 from an extended illness at JCMC in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Charles Elmer Buchanan Sr. and Birdie Burleson Buchanan. Charles spent most of his childhood in Glen Ayre and then a year in Baltimore MD where...

Rhoada M. Erdman 91 of Tower City passed away early Monday morning December 22 2025 at Heritage Mill Personal Care Home Tower City. Rhoada was born in Klingerstown on Sunday January 28 1934 a daughter of the late Ira "Pit" and Florence Rothermel Hoffman. She was a graduate of the Mahanoy Joint High ...

Keith Brian Detweiler of Lansdale PA passed away suddenly on Saturday December 6 2025 at his home. He was 59. He was the loving husband of Barbara Ann ONeill Detweiler. The couple had celebrated their 31st Wedding Anniversary on November 5 2025. Born in Sellersville PA he was the son of Loretta Mae ...

Sterling M. Eckert formerly of Quakertown PA passed away Thursday December 4 2025 at LifeQuest Nursing Center Quakertown. He was 92. He was the loving husband of 62 years of the late Carolyn Irene Forry Eckert until her passing on February 12 2025. Born in Lehigh Township PA he was the son of the la...

Eva Dempsher, 102, of Northampton and formerly of Maryland, passed away on October 13, 2025, in Allentown. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Dempsher, who preceded her in death in 2004. Born in Coaldale, Eva was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Matika) Bybel. A 1940 graduate of Coa...

Mary Louise Baker age 87 died peacefully on December 31 2025 at Landis Homes a Continuing Care Community Lititz PA. Mary Lou was born in Allentown PA on August 26 1938 to the late Raymond J. Manlin and Rose T. Hacker Manlin and was the wife of Edwin J. Baker with whom she celebrated 45 years of marr...

John was the beloved husband of Kathleen Mauger Grispon with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. He was the devoted son of the late John J. Grispon and Dora May Altomare Grispon. John was a proud graduate of St. Bridgets School Roman Catholic High School Class of 1964 and Villanova University Class...

Katherine H. Arnold 66 of Rock Glen passed away Sunday afternoon December 28 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown following a lengthy illness. Born in Fort Meade MD May 7 1959 she was the daughter of the late Richard Meyer Calkins Sr. and Beverly Jane Wilson Feith and spent the p...

Janet Marie Fees Zelanko age 84 of Orwigsburg PA passed away Wednesday November 26th 2025 at St Lukes Hospital Allentown Campus. Born in New Philadelphia PA on August 15 1941 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Bardzak Fees. Janet was a graduate of Port Carbon Soldiers Memorial High Sc...

Lynn F. Murray age 79 of Mechanicsville passed away Monday December 22nd 2025 at Lehigh Valley HospitalCedar Crest Allentown. Born in Pottsville PA on August 9 1946 she was the daughter of the late Nicholas J. and Ardell V. Lloyd Murray. Lynn was a graduate of Pottsville High School Class of 1963. S...

John A. Eidem 79 of American Legion Blvd. Pine Grove passed away on Friday January 9 2026 at home. Born on October 22 1946 in N. Manheim Twp. he was a son of the late Arthur and Margaret Korkie Eidem. He was a 1965 graduate of Blue Mt. High School and attended McCann School of Business prior to enli...

72 of Orefield N. Whitehall Township PA died Sunday morning January 11 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Salisbury Township. She was the wife of Richard A. Peltz. Born in Allentown she was a daughter of the late Robert and Esther Miller. Estella was a loving wife mother grandmother and homemaker. She w...

87 from Allentown PA passed away peacefully on Saturday December 27 2025 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem PA. She was the daughter of the late Mary Krayosky Miga. She was the wife of the late Terrence H. Pypiuk with whom she shared 63 years of marriage at the time of his passing on October 9 2023. ...

66 of Lauchnor Road Lehighton East Penn Township PA died peacefully Thursday New Years Day January 1 2026 in his home. He was the husband of Judith A. Spencer Bretz since September 8 1989. Born in Allentown he was the son of the late Ray M. and Dorothy J. Becker Bretz. Jason was employed as a brick ...

Sheila A. Snyder Stahley 80 of Allentown PA passed away peacefully on December 22 2025 at Parkland Manor in Allentown. She was the beloved widow of Clair N. Stahley who passed away in 2019. Born in Allentown Sheila was the daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Erma Wassum Snyder. Sheila was a 1963 gr...

Marianna B. Nester 79 of Whitehall PA passed away peacefully on January 8 2026 at St. Lukes Hospital in Allentown. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Kermit H. and Marianna B. Tognoli Trout. Marianna was a proud 1964 graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School. Determined and ...

Ronald R. Meckes 80 of Kempton PA passed away on December 31 2025 at Cornerstone Living in New Tripoli PA. He was the loving husband of Irene F. Knepper Meckes for over 59 years. Born in Allentown PA he was the son of the late Warren Meckes and the late Gladys Remaly Meckes Hill. Ronald was a 1964 g...

Lyle C. Riegel 66 of Kempton PA passed away on October 29 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown. He was the devoted husband of Beverly A. Geist Riegel with whom he shared 43 years of marriage having wed on May 15 1982. Born in Allentown Lyle was the son of the late Clair J. and Ada...

Darlene R. Smith 82 of Germansville PA passed away peacefully on November 2 2025 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Unit in Allentown PA. She was the widow of Marvin W. Smith who passed away in 1997. Born in New Tripoli PA she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Roma Hunsicker Kressley. Dar...

Earle A. Shoemaker 69 of Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest Monday October 20 2025 in Fritzingertown Senior Living Community Drums. He was the husband of Mary Catherine Erdman Shoemaker. They celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on July 17th of this year. Born in Allentown he was a son of t...

Debra A. Demyanovich 66 of Nesquehoning entered into eternal rest Thursday January 8 2026 in her residence. She was the wife of the late Michael J. Demyanovich who passed away September 2 2024. Born in Elizabeth NJ she was a daughter of the late William M. and Maria C. Maiorelli Noone. She was emplo...

William D. Knepper Jr. 76 of Lansford entered into eternal rest Wednesday December 31 2025 in St. Lukes Hospital Bethlehem. He was the husband of the late Joan Marie Sweeney Knepper who passed away April 26 2022. Born in Coaldale he was a son of the late William D. Sr. and Mary Lesko Knepper. He was...

Steven J. "Steve" Handelong 55 of Wind Gap passed away peacefully on December 6 2025 in the caring environment of Lehigh Valley Hospice Allentown. Born on January 14 1970 in East Stroudsburg Steve was the son of the late Jimmy W. Handelong and Pauline R. Artz Stout and stepson of Norman Pete Stout. ...

Donald James Hohn passed peacefully at his home in Brackney PA on November 10 2025 after courageously fighting lung cancer. Born June 16 1959 to the late Louis James Hohn and Ida Griffis Hohn Don grew up in Elk Lake PA. As a boy Don worked on his uncle Oscar Hohns farm where he first learned the str...

Kathleen J. "Kathy" McKerns age 47 of Mahanoy City passed away Wednesday at Lehigh Valley HospitalCedar Crest in Allentown. Born in Pottstown she was the daughter of the late James G. and Sandra Shoup McKerns. She was a graduate of Mahanoy Area High School and earned her BS degree in Behavioral Psyc...

Paul D. "Pauly" Kalce age 68 of Mahanoy City passed away Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Born at the former Locust Mountain Hospital he was the son of the late Paul and Anna Yakubonis Kalce and attended Mahanoy Area High School He was employed as a mechanic for Schuylkill Transporta...

Helen Neifert 97 of Lansford PA passed away on Thursday Nov. 13 2025 at St. Lukes Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale. She was married to Donald C. Neifert for 49 years until his passing on Feb. 14 2017. Born in Coaldale she was the daughter of the late Peter and Helen Skomsky Rim. She was a 1945 g...