Obituary Listing

Jan 25, 2022

Sharon "Sherry" Lasko, 68, of Palmer Twp, passed away on January 25, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospice House after a short battle with cancer.   She was born on May 11, 1953 in Bethlehem, PA and was the daughter of the late Walter and Doris (Eddinger) Jenny.

Sharon was the wife of Robert Lasko, Jr. for 45 years,...

Jan 24, 2022

Doris Myrtle Hoffman, 91, of Nazareth, PA, passed away Monday, January 24 th , 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital, Easton Campus. Doris was born in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late William and Gladys (Stewart) Weisenbach and was the wife of the late Frederick William Hoffman, Jr.

Doris spent her childhood years growing up in Hillside, NJ,...

Jan 22, 2022

Benjamin Joseph Cavotta Jr., 80, of Palmer Township, passed away Saturday, January 22 nd , 2022. Benjamin was born In Easton, PA a son of the late Benjamin and Mildred (Schaubhuth) Cavotta Sr.

Benjamin was employed for many years as a black seal boiler operator at Ingersoll Rand and had previously worked at JT Baker Chemical Company...

Jan 18, 2022

Thomas A. Manos, 89, who lived with his son, Thomas W. Manos in Bethlehem, PA, passed away on January 18, 2022, in ProMedica Nursing Home. Thomas was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of the late Anthony and Emma Manos.

He worked as a foreman and was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church...

Jan 18, 2022

Deacon Robert W. Rodgers, 79, of Easton, PA, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2022, in his home. He was born on December 16, 1942 to the late Hubert and Florence (Fehr) Rodgers of Easton, PA.

He attended Palmer Elementary School and was a graduate of Wilson High School, class of 1960. He worked in quality control...

Jan 18, 2022

Vincent P. Montoro, Jr, 72, of Easton, PA, passed away on January 18, 2022, in Inspira Medical Center, NJ. Vincent was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Vincent P. Montoro, Sr. and the late Elizabeth (Lawson) Montoro.

He was a graduate of Easton High School, class of 1967. He was a Vietnam veteran and...

Jan 15, 2022

Tammi Lynn Wilson, 63, of Easton, PA, passed away on January 15, 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. Tammi was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Daniel George Weaver. She was raised by her late mother, Joan Marie (McAuliffe) and her late step-father Eugene Francis Murphy.

Tammi graduated from Notre Dame High School in...

Jan 15, 2022

Rose Calabrese Siedt, 92, of Copperas Cove, Texas, formerly of Williams Township, Pennsylvania, daughter of Frank Calabrese and Angelina (Merlo) Calabrese, departed this earth on January 15th 2022. Rose was led by her heart through all roles of her life...as a wife, as a dedicated mother, a confidant to her siblings, as a cherished Nana to her grandchildren whom...

Jan 14, 2022

James Nash Shackleford Jr., of Easton, PA passed away suddenly on Friday, January 14 th , 2022 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Montclair, NJ, the son of Ruthie (Dukes) Shackleford and the late James Nash Shackleford Sr.

James had a passion for historical research which led him to discover the...

Jan 14, 2022

Rosa A. Gonzalez (Rosita), 85, of Easton, PA, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022.

She was born in Bayamo, Cuba, a daughter of the late Leocadio Casto Medina Cambar and America de las Mercedes Odoardo de Medina.

Rosa was an extremely accomplished seamstress for many years in the garment industry. She enjoyed crafts, cooking,...

Jan 8, 2022

Mark A. Ciaffone, 75, of Easton, passed away Saturday, January 8th 2022 in Saint Luke's Hospital Warren Campus.

Mark was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Frank and Grace (Napoli) Ciaffone.

He worked as an auto mechanic for many years. Mark enjoyed live audio engineering, particularly with jazz and relaxing to a...

Jan 8, 2022

Walter (Wally) J. Petty, 78 , of Bethlehem PA, passed away Saturday, January 8 th , 2022 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Wally was born in Rockaway Beach, New York, son of the late Elmer and Joan Marie (Stanton) Petty.

He was a Senior Designer for Bitstream Inc. printing company of Massachusetts for many years, retiring...

Jan 4, 2022

Due to COVID concerns, Ernest DePaul Jr.'s memorial service at Calvary Baptist Church, 5300 Green Pond Rd Easton, PA 18045, has been changed to April 9, 2022. Visitation hours will be 9:30am to 11:00am with services following.

Ernest DePaul, Jr. passed away at the age of 68 on Tuesday, January 4 th , 2022 due to COVID-19...

Jan 2, 2022

Amit Mukherjee, 60, of Forks Twp., passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 in St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem, PA surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Kolkata, India, the son of Satyendranath Mukherjee and the late Sandhya Chatterjee.

Amit was a graduate of Loyola High School ('77), Bengal Engineering ('83) college and...

Dec 30, 2021

Raymond Kravanja, 73, of Easton, PA, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at his home.

Ray was born on June 29, 1948, in Jersey City, NJ. He was the son of the late Albert Kravanja, his mother, the late Marie Hess Harker of Easton, PA. He was also predeceased by his brother, Frank Kavanagh of Forks...

Dec 29, 2021

Carmen Dragotta, 73, of Forks Township, PA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in St Lukes's Hospice House.

Born in Easton, PA, he was the son of the late Philip and Beatrice (Rivilli) Dragotta. He was married to the former Laurie Wilson Ritz, exchanging wedding vows on the beach of...

Dec 26, 2021

Antonio "Tony " Giorgione formerly of Palmer Township passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 in The Easton Home.

Tony was born July 18 th , 1933, in Ariano Irpino , Italy, a son of the late Francesco and Francesca (DiVito) Giorgione. He retired in 1995 after being employed for many years as a machine operator at the...

Dec 24, 2021

With heavy hearts, but beautiful memories of a life well lived, we mourn the passing of our Husband, Father, Brother, Grandfather, Colleague and Friend "Doc" Clarence J. Serfass Jr., who spent the last 5 years living at Moravian Hall Square but lived most of this life in Palmer Township, PA.

Dr. Serfass passed away on December 24th,...

Dec 23, 2021

Barbara Elizabeth Trapp passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 in her home.

She was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, a daughter of the late John and Eleanor (Hicks) Bramick. Barbara was married to Norman E. Trapp, with whom she celebrated 41 years of marriage last May. She was a graduate of the Phillipsburg High School class of...

Dec 22, 2021

Paul A. Finken, Sr, 95, of Cresco, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Lehigh Valley Hospital - East Stroudsburg.

He was born in Easton, PA, a son of the late Albert and Martha (Kohler) Finken.

Paul was a graduate of Wilson High School, class of 1944; and served in the US Army...