Mr. Scott S. Vrablic, 40, of Allentown, Pa. formerly of Lehighton, Pa. passed away on Sunday, February 10th in Allentown. Born in Palmerton, Pa. on Saturday, April 22, 1978, he was a son of Jeffrey & Mary Jo (McMullan) Vrablic of Lehighton. Scott earned his associates degree from Lehigh County Community College and later earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from East Stroudsburg University. He was currently employed as a sales representative for IBM in  corporate software...

Mrs. Shirley G. Rabuck, 89, of Whitehall, Pa. formerly of Lehighton, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, February 10th at Whitehall Manor, Whitehall, Pa. She was the wife of the late Floyd A. Rabuck who passed away, October 23, 1993. Born in Lehighton, Pa. on Thursday, May 30, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth & Marian A. (Dorshimer) Ashner. She earned her Bachelor of Sciences degree from Bloomsburg University and taught business in the Lehighton Area School District, and...

Brother Leroy E. Leibenguth, 87, of Mahoning Valley, Pa. was called off from labor on Wednesday, February 6th at St. Luke’s Hospital-Lehighton. He was the husband of Kathryn L. (Heptner) Leibenguth. They were married for 36 years last May 22, 2018. Born in East Penn Township on Thursday, November 12, 1931, he was a son of the late Warren & Luella (Muthard) Bowman. He served our country with the US Air Force during the Korean & Viet Nam Wars with 20 ½ years of service....

June S. Koch, 85, of Tamaqua, Pa. passed away Friday, Feb. 1st at The Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lehighton on July 26th 1933,, she was a daughter of the late Frederick & Dorothy (Hall) Mertz. Prior to retirement, she was employed as a garment worker for Peerless Mills, Lehighton and also worked as a child day care assistant in Lehighton. June was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Packerton. She was a member of the Lehighton VFW Ladies...

Mr. Roger E. Smith, 55, of East Weissport, passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 29 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. He was the husband of Karen L. (Smith) Smith. They were married for 8 years last December 18th, 2018. Born on Sunday, October 20th, 1963 in Palmerton, Pa., he was a son of Delbert & Janet (George) Smith of Lehighton. He was currently employed as a Materials Technician at Mack Trucks, Macungie and previously was employed as a Supervisor for JR Slaw...

Mrs. Marie R. Hill, 67, of Franklin Township, passed away Tuesday evening January 29th with her loving & caring family at her side. She was the wife of the late William J. Hill Jr. who died on January 1, 2016. Born in Camden, NJ, Feb. 10, 1951, she was a daughter of the late George & Georgiana (Redgate) Green. She was a graduate of Mastbaum Technical School, Philadelphia, and was a graduate of LCCC in medical billing & coding and earned her real estate license from LCCC as well....

Mr. Donald D. Dotter, 77, of Franklin Township, Pa., passed away, Saturday, January 26th at The Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Mary Louise (Stewart) Dotter. They were married for 46 years last December 8th, 2018. Born on Thursday, July 17, 1941 in Albrightsville, Pa. he was a son of the late Charles & Emma (Walck) Dotter. He served our country with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard during the Viet Nam War with 12 years of service. Prior to...

Mrs. Edna M. Dunlap, 85, of Nis Hollow, passed into eternal rest on Thursday, January 24th at St. Luke’s Hospital-Lehighton, Pa. She was the wife of Bernard L. Dunlap. They were married on August 22, 1953 and celebrated 65 years of marriage in 2018. Born in Lehigh Gap, Lower Towamensing Township, she was a daughter of the late Adam & Lulu (McFarland) Green. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a Meat Cutter/Deli Clerk for the former Rex’s Royal Swan Market, Ashfield,...

Mr. William F. Flick Jr., 74, of Franklin Township, passed into eternal rest on Thursday, January 24 at St. Luke’s Hospital-Lehighton. He was the husband of Karen S. (Nothstein) Flick. They were married for 53 years last May 29th 2018. Born in Lehighton, he was the son of the late William F.  & Louise (Caffrey) Flick Sr. He served our country during the Viet Nam War with the United States Air Force attaining the rank of Airman 3rd Class. Prior to retirement, he worked in the...

Brother Ronald N. Fritz, 77, of Lehighton,was called off from labor on Monday, January 21st at The Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Sandra Hoffman Fritz. They were married for 50 years on February 3, 2018. Born in Lehighton on Sunday, October 5, 1941, he was the son of the late Norman D. & Lillian E. (Grotz) Fritz. He was a member of Zion United Church Of Christ, Lehighton. Ron was a Lehighton Area High School graduate, Class of 1959. He played trumpet in...