Obituaries in Emmaus, PA

Joseph A. Wenzel Sr. of Emmaus passed away peacefully on Friday January 16 2026. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen Zednik Wenzel with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born at St. Lukes in Fountain Hill on August 15 1939 he was the son of the late Joseph John and Anna Oster Wenzel. Joe spent...

James R. OReilly 88 of Allentown passed away peacefully on Jan. 27 2026 in his daughters home. He was the husband of Mariane Browne OReilly. Born in Cornwall NY he was the son of the late Robert and Eleanor Warden OReilly. Jim was a professional engineer and worked in HVAC business for Air Engineers...

Judith M. Judy Wieand 96 of Emmaus passed away peacefully on January 5 2026 at Devon House. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard B. Wieand with whom she shared many years of devoted marriage. Born in Chattanooga Tennessee Judy was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Hannah M. Trate Underw...

Barbara A. Erich 75 of Macungie passed away on January 11 2026 in her home. She was the wife of the late Blair D. Erich. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late James and Jean Keinert Carl. Barbara started working for Rodale press as a secretary and typist and continued to do freelance di...

Donna A. Torbert 78 of Emmaus passed away peacefully Jan. 3 2026 in Devon House. Born in Chambersburg she was the daughter of the late Donald and Julia Fearing Koch. Donna dedicated many years of her professional life to serving others as a secretary working for Bethlehem Steel Salisbury School Dist...

Margaret Krupa 91 formerly of Emmaus passed away on January 13 2026 in Cedarbrook Fountain Hill. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Krupa. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Fred and Anna Wasko Scherer. Margaret worked in the laundry department at Cedarbrook Allentown for many ye...

Karen A. Hutchison 67 of Emmaus died peacefully January 3 2026 at Lehigh Valley Hospital with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Hutchison. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Robert and Geraldine Gogola Olshefski. Karen began her professional life working ...

Daniel B. Wanner 85 of Macungie passed away peacefully on January 18 2026 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice. He was the beloved husband of Virginia Boetsch Wanner. Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Daniel K. and Florence Bourne Wanner. Daniel was a graduate of Franklin and Marshall Co...

Dolores C. Krastin age 87 beloved wife mother grandmother and greatgrandmother died Saturday January 10 2026. Born on June 12 1938 in Amsterdam New York she was the daughter of Dominick and Palma Politano LaTorre. She married Kurt Krastin on May 29 1960 at St. Marys church Kingston NY. Surviving are...

Elinor M. Gerhart 94 formerly of Salisbury Twp. passed away peacefully on January 8 2026 in Lehigh Valley Hospice Inpatient. She was the wife of the late Rodney Rocky Gerhart. Born in Old Zionsville she was the daughter of the late Leon F. and Louisa E. Clauser Kehs. She was a 1949 graduate of Emma...

Fern Gehman Crone 100 of Macungie passed away on January 2 2026 at Legend of Allentown. Her husband Richard B. Crone passed away on May 5 2000. Born in Allentown she was the daughter of the late John L. and Dorothy Laub Gehman. She was a member of the former St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...

Margarete Sehmisch Bessman passed away peacefully on January 2 2026 surrounded by her loving family after an accident in her home. Born in Berlin Germany she came to the United States after marrying her late husband Bill of 63 years. Affectionally known as Oma Margarete absolutely adored her family ...