Obituaries in Catasauqua, PA

Marie C. McKittrick 89 of Greensboro North Carolina passed away on January 13 2026. Formerly of Catasauqua Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late John D. James SR. Magdalen L. Gemmel James. Marie was the wife of the late Donald W. McKittrick who celebrated 43 years of marriage prior to his p...

Frances L. GallerLohr 81 of Danielsville died Sunday December 7 2025 in Parkland Manor in Allentown. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Lohr who passed in 2008. Born in Newark NJ she was a daughter of the late Gotthard and Louise Kern Galler. After receiving an associates degree from the former...

Richard S. Hess of Bethlehem PA died on December 11 2025 in Lehigh Valley HospitalMuhlenberg at the age of 78. He was born on May 19 1947 in Bethlehem to the late Norman R. Hess and the late Evelyn H. Correll Hess. After graduating Liberty High School in 1966 he entered the military and served durin...

Washington Dario Cruz was born on September 28 1942 in Guayaquil Ecuador to Dario Cruz and Maruja Cruz. He was raised alongside his brother Jorge Cruz and his sister Elba Cruz forming deep family bonds that remained important to him throughout his life. Washington was a man defined by hard work pers...

Walt A. Horn 81 of Coplay a threetime cancer survivor passed away peacefully at his home on December 17 2025. Born in Allentown he was the son of the late Anna David and John R. Horn outstanding soccer player on national regional and local levels in 20s 30s. Walt was the grandson of Captain Walter ...

William T. Bubty Keenan III 77 of Whitehall passed away peacefully on Thursday December 18 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Formally of Catasauqua he was the son of the late William T. Keenan Jr. and Frances Laury Keenan. He was the husband of Patricia A. Boyle Keenan with whom he shared...

Cecilia A. Krempasky 94 passed away peacefully on Christmas day December 25 2025 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Allentown. Born in Coplay she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Emma Deutsch Nagy. Cecilia was a member of St. Peters Roman Catholic Church in Coplay and St. Joseph the Worker in O...

Jim passed away at Fellowship Community on December 30th at the age of 97. He loved the Fellowship Community and lived there for 15 years. Jim grew up in Mahanoy City graduated high school and enlisted in the Army. He was sent to Japan to monitor the prisons at the end of WWIl and consequently is a ...

Irma I. Reichl 93 of Allentown passed away peacefully on Thursday January 15 2026 at Rittenhouse Senior Living. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Alton G. Lehr Sr. and Alverta Deshler Lehr. She was the wife of the late Carl F. Reichl with whom she shared 56 years of marriage prior ...

Marlene Bodisch 87 formerly of Whitehall died Thursday January 22 2026 at her residence at Rittenhouse Village in Allentown. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Bodisch with whom she celebrated over 53 years of marriage prior to his passing in 2025. Born in Allentown and raised in Emmaus she was ...

Raymond J. Nika 83 of Whitehall passed away suddenly and peacefully of natural causes in his home on Sunday January 25 2026. Born in Coaldale PA he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Mary Mezyk Nika. He was the husband of Christine M. Holley Nika with whom he shared 60 wonderful years of marriage. ...

Kathleen C. Mantz 82 of Coplay passed away peacefully on January 1 2026 at St. Lukes Hospital Allentown. Born in Hokendauqua she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Miller Kennedy. Kathleen was a 1961 graduate of Whitehall High School. She was a sales associate at Kohls retiring after...