Allentown Obituaries

Local obituary notices in Allentown, PA

• 10 hrs ago | via The Jersey Journal 

  Obituary: David Stanley Heater, 81, formerly of High...

  David Stanley Heater, age 81, of Center Valley, Pa., passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at the Phoebe Home in Allentown, Pa.

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• Monday | via Patch.com 

  Pearl G. (Bergstresser) Dimmick, 86, of Hellertown [...

  Pearl G. Dimmick , 86, of Hellertown, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law.

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• Sunday Jun 16 | via WFMZ 

  Former Allentown Fair chairman Ed Charles passes at ...

  Ed Charles has died at the age of 98. Charles served as chairman of the Allentown Fair and Fairgrounds from 1975 through 2011.

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• Thursday Jun 13 | via Patch.com 

  Shirley M. Shook, 73, of Lower Saucon [Obituary]

  Shirley M. Shook , 73, of Lower Saucon Township died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at St. Luke's University Hospital, Fountain Hill.

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• Tuesday Jun 11 | via WFMZ 

  Next Lehigh Co. executive will be appointed Wed. night

  The commissioners' intergovernmental & appointments committee interviewed both candidates Monday evening, then decided to recommend both men for consideration by the full board of commissioners rather than recommending one or neither of them.

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• Thursday Jun 6 | via Patch.com 

  Obituary: Mary L. Hunsicker, 84

  Mary L. Hunsicker , 84, of Allentown, passed away, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.

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• Wednesday Jun 5 | via The News Item 

  Foul play ruled out in death of infant

  Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley said an autopsy this morning on the 11-week-old boy who died Monday in Shamokin did not reveal anything suspicious.

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• Wednesday Jun 5 | via WFMZ 

  Fmr. Lehigh County Executive Bill Hansell dies at 76

  Hansell was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma after being hospitalized for pneumonia.

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• Sunday Jun 2 | via Bangor Daily News 

  Mulgrew Miller, prolii c and renowned jazz pianist, ...

  Mulgrew Miller, who made hundreds of recordings as one of the most skilled and admired jazz pianists of his era, died May 29 at a hospital in Allentown, Pa.

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• Sunday Jun 2 | via UPI 

  Jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller dies at age 57

  Mulgrew Miller, a jazz pianist who got his start with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, died in Allentown, Pa., his record label officials said.

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• Wednesday May 29 | via Patch.com 

  Joseph Hennessey, 29, Marketing Employee and Ghostbu...

  Joseph P. Hennessey, 29, of Allentown, passed away Monday. He was a son of Paul R. Hennessey and Bonnie B. Brader.

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• Tuesday May 28 | via NJ.com 

  South Whitehall Township man dies in Allentown accid...

  A 29-year-old South Whitehall Township man died Monday night in a car accident in Allentown , the Lehigh County Coroner's Office reports this morning.

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• Saturday May 25 | via Examiner.com 

  DVD review: 'Texas Chainsaw'

  The original 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is a classic of the genre. It might not be pretty now but, at the time, it was a shocking piece of work that horrified people and solidified a place for itself in horror history.

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• Friday May 24 | via Examiner.com 

  DVD review: 'Texas Chainsaw'

  The original 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' is a classic of the genre. It might not be pretty now but, at the time, it was a shocking piece of work that horrified people and solidified a place for itself in horror history.

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• Thursday May 23 | via Patch.com 

  Rev. Fred P. Knieriem, 88, of Allentown [Obituary]

  The Reverend Fred P. Knieriem , 88, of Allentown, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Inpatient Hospice Unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown.

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• Wednesday May 22 | via Patch.com 

  Susan A. Morley, 74, of Upper Saucon [Obituary]

  Susan A. Morley , 74, of Upper Saucon Township, died Monday, May 20, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

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• Wednesday May 22 | via Patch.com 

  Arlene E. Wetzel, 84, of Hellertown [Obituary]

  Arlene E. Wetzel , 84, of Hellertown died Monday, May 20, 2013 at St. Luke's University Hospital, Fountain Hill.

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• Monday May 20 | via The Weston Daily Voice 

  Edward C. Heere, 68, Of Redding

  Heere was born March 31, 1945, to Caroline Heere and Adam Heere in Reading, Pa. He graduated from Central Catholic High School and from Albright College in Reading, Pa., in 1970 with a BA in Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology.

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