Obituaries

May 13, 2023

Virginia M. “Ginny” Soffera, 73, of Bushkill Township, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 13, 2023.  She was the wife of Dennis M. Soffera. Ginny and Dennis celebrated 52 years of marriage last September. Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of the late Daniel P. Sr. and Gloria V. (Schuster) ...

May 8, 2023

George A. Wardenski, 75, of Allentown, died on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospice. Born at Sacred Heart Hospital, he was the son of Sigmund S. and Mary (Glavas) Wardenski. George was a 1965 graduate of Central Catholic High School. After graduation he attended the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. At the young age of 14...

May 6, 2023

Harold D. Eckert, 78, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 06, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital –Muhlenberg, after being stricken at his home in Hickory Hills, Moore Township.  He was the husband of Kathleen M. (Hersh) Eckert.  The couple would have celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary on July 6th. Born in Moore Township, Harold was a son of the...

May 3, 2023

Richard H. Pagut, 74, of Walnutport, formerly ofEdison, New Jersey, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May03, 2023.  He was the husband of Donna M. (Malkiewicz) Pagut. Rich and Donna celebrated 47 years of marriage on February 28th.  Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of Wanda M. (Pratnika) Pagut of...

May 3, 2023

Joanne M. Rist, 60, formerly of Tobyhanna and Staten Island, New York, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, May 03, 2023, at her home in Hickory Hills, Moore Township.  She was the wife of Thomas M. Rist, Sr.  Joanne and Tommy would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 9.  Born in Astoria, Queens,...

Apr 27, 2023

Curtis D. Leighton, 58, formerly of Towner, North Dakota, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Mount Vernon, Kentucky on Thursday, April 27, 2023.  Born in East Stroudsburg, he was a son of Dawn M. (Miller) Leighton of Moore Township, and the late Kenneth W. Leighton.  Curtis was a 1982 graduate of George Junior Republic School in Freeville, New...

Apr 23, 2023

OBITUARY OF JOANN M. DANBAR

Joann M. Danbar, 75, of Moore Township, formerly of Washington, New Jersey, peacefully passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Alexandria Manor in Bath.  She was the wife of Russel A. Woolf, Sr. The couple would have celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary in September.  Born in Amsterdam, New York, Joannwas a ...

Apr 23, 2023

Craig D. Huff, 85, of Moore Township, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Lehigh Valley Hospital -Muhlenberg Campus in Bethlehem.  He was the husband of Patricia (Barner) Huff.  The couple would have celebrated 59 years of marriage on May 2nd.  Born Allentown, he was a son of the late Harry andGeorgine (Dutter) Huff.  After graduating in 1955...

2023

Almando “Eito” Rodriguez, Sr., 64, of Lansford, died Monday, October 9, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital-Carbon Campus. He is the companion of: Hope Kochan of Lansford. Almando was born in Bethlehem, PA on August 22, 1959 to the late Ogel Rodriguez, Sr. and Aida (Rivera) Robledo. He served our country faithfully in the US Marines during Peacetime. He worked...

2023

Shirley I. Kromer, 83, passed away unexpected at her home in Slatington on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late George W. Sr. and Lillian M. (Spangler) Sutton.  Shirley was the wife of the late Robert H. Scharadin, to whom she was married four years prior to his passing in 2013.  She ...