Lester R. Backenstoes, 90, of Germansville, PA, passed away peacefully in his home on September 6, 2023. He was the loving husband of Nancy S. (Stine) Backenstoes, with whom he celebrated 69 years of marriage on August 24, 2023. Born in Grantville, PA, he was a son of the late John B. and Ruth (Paul) Backenstoes. Lester was a 1952 graduate of Hershey High School in Hershey, PA. He went on to proudly serve his country in the US Army from 1955-57. Lester later worked as a manager for...

Franklin J. Seyfried, 74, of Kempton, PA, formerly of Bethlehem Township, PA, passed away on August 17, 2023 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. He was the husband of Mabel E. (Horning) Seyfried, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage in June of 2023. Born in Fountain Hill, PA, he was a son of the late John and Alma (Diefenderfer) Seyfried. Frank was a Viet Nam Veteran, having served his country in the US Army. He later worked at Bethlehem Steel for 30 years....

Alberta M. (Murray) Ellison, 87, of New Tripoli, PA, passed away on July 17, 2023 at Cornerstone Living in Weisenberg Township, PA. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Elizabeth (Ditsche) Murray. Alberta was an office courier for the former Bell Telephone Company in Philadelphia until she married and began raising her family. She grew up in Philadelphia, residing there most of her life before moving into the Lehigh Valley. Alberta was of the Catholic...

Robert L. Daniels, 86, formerly of Germansville, PA, died on July 10th, 2023, at Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation, South Whitehall, Allentown. Born May 15th, 1937, at home in Lynn Township, New Tripoli, he was the son of the late Earl L. and Catherine M. (Oswald) Daniels. As a child, Robert grew up on the musical westerns of Gene Autry “The Singing Cowboy." He collected photos of hot rods and fire trucks. He loved polka and country music, becoming a big fan of Marty...

Glenn W. Bailey 82, of Lenhartsville, PA passed away on June 17, 2023 at home. He was the husband of Mildred D. (Loeb) Bailey with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage in May of 2023. Born in Kempton, PA, he was a son of the late Harold H. and Marguerite L. (Kemmerling) Bailey. Glenn was a veteran having served his country in the US Air Force from 1959-1963. He was an independent truck driver for many years until retiring in 2013. Prior to that he drove truck for the Chemical Leaman...

Georgeann K. (Schmidbauer) Ulrich, 76, of Kutztown, PA, passed away on June 14, 2023 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Inpatient Hospice Unit in Allentown, PA.  She was the loving wife of Norman A. Ulrich, Jr., having celebrated their 56th anniversary in September of 2022. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of the late George J. and Assunta (Peruzzi) Schmidbauer. Georgeann was a 1965 graduate of Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, PA. In addition to her husband, Norman, she is...

Vivian D. (Schultz) Irons, 92, of Allentown, PA, formerly of Blandon, PA, passed away on June 11, 2023 at Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehab Facility in Allentown. She was the widow of Vere Irons. Born in Passaic, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Amanda (Nutini) Schultz. Vivian is survived by her daughters, Susan D. Morrison of Kempton, PA and Judith L. Smith of Sanford, ME; son, Geoffrey L. Irons and his wife Ron of Colorado Springs, CO; grandsons, Scott A. Morrison and his wife...

FULL HEART, FULL LIFE, FULL MOON RISING AS HE TOOK HIS LEAVE... Michael Folwell Muth, 81, of Trexler, PA, transitioned into his next life on June 3, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Abington, PA on October 25, 1941, Michael was the son of Herberta (Johnson) and Eugene Muth. He grew up in the Philadelphia area and spent many happy summers at Camp Katahdin in his treasured Maine, where he eventually owned an old schoolhouse and worked at a flower shop in Bangor. In...

Lovie M. (Turner) Smith, 103, of Allentown, PA, passed away on May 31, 2023 in New Tripoli, PA. Born in Albany Township, PA, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Jennie (Miller) Turner. Lovie was a former waitress, having last worked for the Woolworth Store Crest Plaza in Allentown, until she retired. Survivors include her son, William R. Smith of Allentown; daughters, Lana E. (Robert) Fuhrmeister of Middletown, DE, Janice E. Smith of Catasauqua, PA, and Deborah J. (Anthony) Salvatore...

Charles Robert Petrie, 38, of New Tripoli, PA, died due to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease on May 29, 2023, at home.  He was born October 20,1984 in Landstuhl, Germany, the son of Lu (McKenney) and Charlie Petrie. Rob graduated from Potomac High School, class of 2003, in Dumfries, Virginia. Rob was an Eagle Scout with BSA. He was a volunteer with Canine Companions, a wonderful organization that provides service dogs to increase independence to those with disabilities. He attended A...