Filippa Mammana
Feb 2, 2023
Filippa Mammana, 73, of Easton passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 surrounded by family. Born on January 6, 1950 in Castel di Lucia, Sicily, she was the daughter of the late Placido and Francesca (Billone) Viglianti. She was a sewing machine operator for 17 years at the former Avante Textiles of Easton before becoming a custodian for the...
John Robert Koss
Feb 1, 2023
John Robert Koss, 76, of Easton passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Born on August 13, 1946 in Michigan, he was the son of the late Richard and Darlene (Poplawski) Koss. He graduated from St. Agnes School in Towanda, PA and attended Kings College. He then joined the Army earning several medals including Army...
Loretta G. Huber
Jan 28, 2023
Loretta G. (Gittings) Huber, 96, of Easton, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Promedica Allentown. Born on September 26, 1926 in Easton she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Meixell) Gittings. She graduated from Wilson Borough High School class of 1944. Loretta worked at Binney and Smith, which later became Crayola, for 24 years...
Patrick Joseph Esposito
Jan 26, 2023
Patrick Joseph Esposito, 59, of Easton passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Born on December 3, 1963 in Somerville, NJ, he was the son of Patrick James Esposito Jr. and Joyce (Polonko) Cucci. As a youth he was active in sports, football and playing hockey for Essex County. He attended Fordham Preparatory School in New York...
Angelo Joseph Laduca
Jan 25, 2023
Angelo Joseph "Duke" LaDuca, 92, of Easton, PA passed away peacefully on January 25, 2023 in his home surrounded by his family. Born on September 6, 1930 in Easton, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Sara Rosaria (Greco) LaDuca. Four years after his graduation from Easton High School in 1948, Angelo enlisted in the Army. He...
David L. Lutz
Jan 20, 2023
David L. Lutz, Sr., Palmer Township (1933-2023)
David L. Lutz Sr. ("Dave"), 89, of Palmer Township, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2023 at Country Meadows Personal Care Community in Bethlehem. Dave was born in Muncy, PA on November 2, 1933 to the late Charles and Anna...
Chester James Petchonka
Jan 17, 2023
Chester James "Chet" Petchonka, 57, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 in St. Luke's Anderson Campus. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ on December 27, 1965, he was the son of the late Richard and Nancy (Martin) Petchonka. Chet played high school football before his graduation from Phillipsburg High School. He was the owner/proprietor of CSC Flooring for 40 years....
Joseph "Redeye" C. Mcauliffe
Jan 12, 2023
Joseph "Redeye" McAuliffe, 86, of Easton, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at home with his family by his side. Born in Easton on October 17, 1936, he was a son of the late James and Verna (Slingland) McAuliffe. He graduated from Easton High School and immediately after enlisted in the United States Army. Upon his discharge, he...
Rose Marie Shannon
Jan 12, 2023
Rose M. Shannon (Montoro), 74, of Williams Township, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital Anderson Campus. Born in Easton she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Elizabeth (Radogna) Montoro. She graduated from Easton High School in 1966. She married the love of her life, William Shannon III on May 11, 1974, and...
Donna Yeager
Jan 11, 2023
Donna M. (Thomson) Yeager, 61, of Easton, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at her home with her family by her side after a long fight with lung cancer. Born in Sellersville on October 23, 1961, she was a daughter of the late, Eva (Fitzgerald) and Robert Thomson, Sr. She attended North Penn High School in Lansdale. She...
Nancy J. Varkonyi
Jan 10, 2023
Nancy J. Varkonyi, 70, of Easton, PA passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital, Anderson Campus, surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy was born and raised in Easton, PA, a daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret (Donchez) Kovacs. Nancy graduated from Easton High School, class of 1970. She worked for a short...
Johnny Tkach
Jan 6, 2023
Johnny Tkach, 79, of Easton, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital, Easton. Born in New York he was a son of the late Michael and Palin (Korsacova) Tkach. He graduated from high school in Passaic New Jersey. Johnny worked as a limo driver for Boston Coach, he was a salesman for Bergen Industrial where...
Sharon M. Koehler
Jan 6, 2023
Sharon M. (Rykowski) Koehler, 59, passed away on Friday, January 06, 2023 at Promedica in Bethlehem after a long fight with cancer. Born in Norristown she was a daughter of Walter G. and Margaret A. (Schlosman) Rykowski of Bethlehem Twp. She graduated from Freedom High School. Sharon worked as an Avon Lady for over 10 years and greatly enjoyed...
Thomas William Liska
Jan 3, 2023
Thomas (Tom) William Liska, 82, of Palmer Twp. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 20, 1940 in Montclair NJ, he was the son of the late John and Mildred (Gianetti) Liska. He graduated in 1959 from Passaic Valley Regional High School in Little Falls, NJ and...
Joseph A. Franco, Sr.
Dec 24, 2022
Joseph A. Franco, Sr., 91, of Easton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Born in Easton on January 5, 1931 he was a son of the late Anthony and Rose (Turdo) Franco. He graduated from Easton High School. He married the love of his life, Marie (Citrone) Franco on December 30, 1956 and celebrated 61 years of...
Eloise C. Foreman
Dec 22, 2022
Eloise Cecile Foreman was born, the second oldest of five siblings, to Fred and Ella Gebhart (Schreckenstein), on October 17, 1940, at home with the assistance of the town doctor, in Lyndhurst, NJ. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Frelinghuysen township and she graduated from Blairstown High School, where she was involved in many school clubs and activities. She...
Ruth M. Mccormick
Dec 22, 2022
Ruth M. McCormick, 91, of Williams Twp. passed away on December 22, 2022 in her home. Born on May 10, 1931 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude (Jones) Lange. She worked as a waitress for Macy's Department Store in Woodbridge, NJ. Ruth was the former president of the Woodbridge Seniors Club.
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Craig A. Vanfleet
Dec 21, 2022
Craig VanFleet, 66, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2022 at home in his favorite rocking chair. He was born in Binghamton, New York on June 9, 1956 and grew up in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. He is predeceased by his parents Robert and Frieda VanFleet.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Lugene...
Gilliam Jeter, Jr.
Dec 20, 2022
Gilliam Jeter, Jr., 87, of Easton, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, with his wife by his side. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on May 25, 1935, he was a son of the late Laura (Coleman) Jeter and Gilliam Jeter, Sr. and his late wife Leonora (Simms) Jeter. He graduated from high school in Queens,...
Joseph Rizzolino
Dec 19, 2022
Joseph S. "Joe" Rizzolino, 61, of Palmer Township passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 in Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital, Bethlehem. Born on November 15, 1961 in Easton, PA, he was the son of the late Soccorso "Sam" and Rosaria (DiFrancesca) Rizzolino. Joe graduated from Easton Area High School in 1980. As a savvy business person, he was the...
