Damian Cole Mele, 20, of East Penn Township,Pa., passed away, Sunday, September 15th in Penn Forest Township, Pa.. Born in Allentown, Pa. on Tuesday, November 10, 1998, he was a son of Angelo J. & Lori (Larkin) Mele of East Penn Township. Damian was a 2017 graduate of The Lehighton Area High School where he truly loved participating on the Basketball, Baseball & Track & Field teams. He formed many great and long lasting friendships on these and other youth teams, and throughout...

Mrs. Grace E. Fogel, 89, of East Penn Township, passed away Monday, August 26th in East Penn Township. She was the wife of the late Harvey E. Fogel who passed away October 19, 2014. Born in East Penn Township on Thursday, July 24, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ralph & Edna (Wehr) Steigerwalt. Prior to retirement, she was employed in the garment industry as a seamstress, as a silk mill worker, and served as a homemaker for her loving & caring family. Grace was a member of Ben...

Mr. William W. Frey, 100, of Palmerton Pa., formerly of Mahoning Valley, Pa., passed away Sunday morning, August 25th at the Palmerton, Palmerton, Pa. He was the husband of the late Edna M. (Steigerwalt) Mertz Frey who passed away January 10, 2019 and was also preceded in death by his 2 former wives, the late  Pauline (Myers) Frey & the late Eleanor ( Driesbach) Frey. Born in Mahoning Valley on Sunday, May 18, 1919, he was a son of the late Charles & Mary (Kistler) Frey. He...

  Harriet Priscilla Huffman was born on September 24th, 1913 in Lehighton, PA, to parents Minard and Edna Miller. She was the second of four siblings.  For most of her youth, she lived in the family home in the 100 block of Alum Street, an easy walk to 1st Ward school, and later, to the 3rd Street High School (now the Borough Annex).  Harriet graduated from Lehighton High School in 1932, worked at Wilmer Fashions as a seamstress prior to World War II, but felt the call to...

Mary Jayne Eisely, 48, of Franklin Township, passed into eternal rest on Friday, August 9th at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. She was the companion of William P. (Billy) Kintz Sr. for over 31 years. Born in Millville New Jersey on  Saturday December 5, 1970, she was a daughter of Ruth (Ringlaben) Utrata of Lehighton and the stepdaughter of the late Bernard Utrata. She was currently  a self employed Forestry Technician assisting her companion “Billy” with...

Mr. Michael T. Neff, 53, of Nis Hollow, Mahoning Township, passed into eternal rest on Friday, August 2, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pa. He was the husband of Deborah A. (Yanick) Neff. They were married for 23 years on May 18th, 2019. Born in Palmerton Pa. on Wednesday, December 8, 1965, he was a son of Ronald & Karla (Borger) Neff of Ashfield, Pa. Michael was a self employed electrician working in the surrounding areas. He was very talented with...

Mr. Dale E. Koons, 88, of Sellersville,Pa., formerly of Lehighton,  passed into eternal rest on Thursday, August, 1, 2019 at Hidden Meadows On The Ridge Assisted Living Center, Sellersville, Pa. He was the husband of the late Marie L. (Vaccaro) who passed away November 28, 2004. Born in Lehighton, Pa. on Friday August 22, 1930 he was a son of the late Estella Doll .  He served our country with the United States Army during the Korean War attaining the rank of Corporal (T) and was...

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Knesevitch, 87, of Mahoning Township, (Lehighton) passed away Thursday, July 25th at the residence of her daughter Karen in East Penn Township. She was the wife of the late Dr. Edmund M. Knesevitch who passed away July 15, 1971. Born in Euclid, Ohio on Monday, October 5,1931, she was a daughter of the late Michael & Antoinette (Kolar) Hanlon. Mrs. Knesevitch was a graduate of The Cleveland Clinic, Ohio and was employed as a registered nurse at The Palmerton Hospital...

Mrs. Janet F. Pearson, 80, of Mahoning Township, Pa., passed into eternal rest on Friday, July 19th at Weatherwood, Weatherly, Pa.. She was the wife of the late Russell W. Pearson who passed away July 25th of 2018. They were married for 63 years at the time of his passing. Born in Lehighton on Saturday, August 20, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Clifford & Blanche (Blose) Klotz. Prior to her retirement, she was employed in the garment industry as a seamstress at Scotty’s...

Mrs. Shirley Jane Tartar, 82, of Lehighton passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 17th at St. Luke’s Hospital-Lehighton. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Tartar Jr. who passed away, November 12, 2003. Born in Shenandoah on Friday, September 18, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Albert Bainbridge & Cordelia (Schlear) Bainbridge Fritz . Prior to her retirement, she was employed as the co-owner of Tartars Amoco & Sporting Goods in Lehighton. She was a member of...