William M. “Bill” Herishko, 81, of Allentown, PA passed away at Cornerstone Living in New Tripoli on May 6, 2022. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann (Griffith) Herishko, with whom he celebrated 56 years of marriage on May 29, 2021. Born in Allentown, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Rose (DeFiore) Herishko. Bill was a 1958 graduate of Allen High School in Allentown. He later went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Kutztown State College in 1962....

Dennis R. Garber, 72, of Fayette, AL, formerly of Center Valley, PA, passed away at DCH Regional Medical Center in Fayette, AL on April 15, 2022. He was the loving husband of Janice D. (Hamm) Garber. Born in Allentown, PA, he was a son of the late Ralph and Gladys (Young) Garber. Dennis was a 1967 graduate of Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley, PA and a 1971 graduate of Kutztown State College in Kutztown, PA. He was a Vietnam Veteran, having served in the US Airforce. Dennis was...

Ethel J. (Fetherolf) Yezik, 91, of Kunkletown, PA formerly of Slatington, PA, passed away on April 11, 2022 in Bush’s Personal Care Home, Kunkletown, PA. She was the widow of Thomas G. Yezik, who passed away in 2005. Born in Lynn Township, she was a daughter of the late Irwin and Verna (Follweiler) Fetherolf. Ethel was a 1948 graduate of Slatington High School. She was a member of Jacob’s Church in New Tripoli. She was also a dedicated attendee of the annual Slatington Berksy...

Joyce C. (Kunkel) Moyer, 83, of Hamburg, PA passed away on March 26, 2022 in the University of PA Hospital in Philadelphia. She was the loving wife of Donald C. “Butch” Moyer for over 63 years. Born in Stony Run, PA, she was the daughter of Homer and Lovie (Bond) Kunkel. Joyce was a graduate of Kutztown High School. She was a school van driver for the Hamburg School District for 35 years. Also, during this time, she was the co-owner of the former Moyer’s Hardware store in...

Gary S. Young, 69, of New Tripoli, PA passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 26, 2022, with his loving wife by his side. He was the husband of Janet (Mertz) Young, with whom he celebrated 36 years of marriage in December of 2021. Born in Fort Leonard Wood, MO, he was a son of Linford “Buddy” and Jean “Ginger” (Kremus) Young. Gary was a graduate of Whitehall HS Class of 1971.  He was a veteran, having served...

David R. Hamm, 77, of Lenhartsville, PA, passed away on March 19, 2022 at the Lutheran Home in Topton. Born in Reading, PA, he was a son of the late Raymond H. and Pauline K. (Yeager) Hamm. He was a 1962 graduate of Kutztown High School. David was a US Navy Vietnam Veteran, having served two tours of duty aboard the USS Parsons. He was a member of New Bethel Church in Kempton. David worked in the IT Department of Electrospace Fabricators in Topton, until retirement. He was an avid wildlife...

Shelba J. (Grumbles) Mengel, 79, of New Tripoli, PA passed away on March 13, 2022 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA. She was the devoted wife of Franklin E. “Skip” Mengel, with whom she celebrated 55 years of marriage on April 14, 2021. Born in San Saba, TX, she was the daughter of Cecil and Willie (Carpenter) Grumbles. Shelba was employed with the Hartford Life Insurance Company in Allentown as a service representative until retirement. She greatly enjoyed...

Shirlene J. (Rinker) Silfies, 85, of New Tripoli, PA passed away at home on February 27, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Jack S. Silfies, who passed away in 2012. Born in Emmaus, PA., she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Mildred (Kline) Rinker. Shirlene was a graduate of Allen High School, Allentown, PA. She later opened Shirlene’s School of Dance in New Tripoli, where she was a self-employed dance instructor from 1980-2013. Shirlene was also the owner...

Oscar Enoch Kleinsmith, 84, of Greenwich Township, went to be with his Lord on February 26, 2022 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa.  He was the husband of Nancy L. (Serfass) Kleinsmith.  They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 2021.  He was born in Emmaus, a son of the late Edwin and Luella (Rohrbach) Kleinsmith.  He was a self-employed farmer in Albany Township for 35 years until retiring in 1992.  He also worked part time as a...

Jenny-Lou Kemmen Fisher, 79, of Kempton, PA passed away at home on February 16, 2022. She was the loving wife of Dr. Larry Fisher for the past 50 years. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, she was the daughter of Hugo and Helen (Barnes) Kemmen. She was a 1960 graduate of Lower Marion High school. She then earned her BA in Anthropology from University of Pennsylvania, which included a History teaching certificate. She taught for 11 years at Radnor High School. Jenny and Larry were married in...