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NEWS32 50 2R id ge Av en ue ll en to wn A1 81 02 (6 10 )4 34 -9 34 9 Su pe rv is or ic hae lW ho rpe (610)434-9349 WeberFuneralHomes.com Wh en yo un ee du we lb eh er ef or yo u. Wh at ev er Th eT im eo fY ea r. No RC Ro SS -W eb eR Fu Ne RA lH om 10 1b ai nS tr ee (610)282-1150 Su pe rv is or ar ry lL or en se Erman W. Martin, Sr. Erman W.

Martin, diedSat.Dec.22,inLe- high Valley Hospital. Born May 10, 1932, son of thelateGroverC.and Minnie Martin. Services: 10:30 a.m, Dec.27,intheNaugle Quakertown.Call,7-9 p.m., Dec, 26 in the funeral home. Clyde E. Buchman Jr.

Clyde E. Buchman HospiceinAllentown. Hewasthehusbandof manofMacungie.Born in Allentown, he was a sonofthelateClydeE. Sr.andSarah(Leiser) Buchman. Clyde was a long-time member of As- buryUnitedMethodist Church in Allentown, where he served ont he Asbury Building Committee when the church was built on Springhouse Road.

Clyde worked for 43 years for Ingersol Rand in Allentown, first as a machinist and retiring from the office and supply department. Most recently he worked for Lighting Fixture and Supply inA llen- town for 11 years.C lyde served in the Navyd ur- ingWWII. Survivors: Surviving along with his wife are hard and husband, Robert, of Fogelsville, DianneMaguireand husband, Owen; son, William Buchman and dren; 26 great-grandchildren; and three nephews.Hewaspre- ceded in death by a brother, Ralph. Services: Amemorial service will be held at 2 p.m.,Friday,December Methodist Church, 1533 will be ac alling period Fridayatthechurch from1to2p.m.Online condolences may be madetothefamilyat www.brubakerfuneral- home.com. Contributions: Memo- rialcontributionsmaybe made in his name pay- the Brubaker Funeral Home, Inc.

234 Walnut Catasauqua, PA 18032. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits TODAY Bensinger, Anna Bersch, Loretta Bittenbender, Ray Buchman Clyde Caskey, James William Conrad, Elizabeth Culbertson, Jack Fatzinger, Elaine Feist, Sue Haddad, Louise Kaufman, Ruth Kleppinger, Leonard Laaster, Helga Mack, Ruth Martin, Erman Mitchell, Samuel Powell, Catherine Reichard, Ruth Schrauger, Jean Seifert, Gladys Donald Valo, Anna Wagner, Gary Yost, Richard Zerbe, Shirley Obituaries Ruth T. Kaufman RuthT.Kaufman,94, formerly of Bethlehem, died Friday, December -A llentown. She is the wifeofthelateJosephE. Born in Bethlehem on late John J.

and Mary M. (Ruth) Kaufman. She graduatedfromPhiladel- phia General Hospital with an RN degree.R uth workedatAllentown State Hospital as an RN Supervisor on the 3-11 shiftfor10yearsuntil herretirement.Shewas am ember of Calvary Baptist Church, Bethlehem. Survivors: Loving daughter: Judy T. Ruth of Bethlehem, granddaughter: Rebekah A.T.

Ruth. Predeceased by her sister, Kathryn Laudenslager. Services: Entombment December 27, 2012 at Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Allentown.Onlineex- pressions of sympathy can be recorded at: www.heintzelmancares.- com.Arrangementsare by the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. -H el- lertown. Contributions: Memorials to Calvary Baptist Pond Road, Easton, PA 18045.

Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits Elizabeth P. Conrad Elizabeth P.Conrad, 95, ofAllentownandfor- merly ofScrantondied Wednesday morning, lowinganillness.Sheis thewidowofArchieR. 1981. Born August7 ,1917 in the daughterofthelate Thomas andSadie(Bra- dy) Patterson.Shewas educated intheScranton schools, and prior toh er retirementwasem- ployedbytheScranton LaceCompanyandthe BostonCleanersof Scranton.Shewasafor- mer member of the Green RidgePrimitive Methodist Churchof Scranton. Survivors: Surviving are Altomare and husband, Dr.FrankAltomare,of RobertConradofLake- Patterson ofScranton, PA; devotedgrand- daughter, LauraAlto- mare Auer, three AltomareofDeerfield RobertConradJr.of step-grandchildren, Shenkel, Peggy Penn, sixgreat-grandsons.

Services: Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December2 7 at 6p in the Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, PA with Rev. Charles Beth as officiat- ingclergy.Friendsmay call Thursday, 4 to 6p at the funeral home. In- view Memorial Park, Elmhurst PA.F or onlinecondolencesgo to www.duffyandsnow- don.com. Contributions: Memorial contributionsc an be made to Sacred Heart Hospice, 2268 12th Street, A 18103.

Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits Loretta Bersch merly of Bethlehem, died Friday e- con Valley Manor, Hellertown, PA. Born in daughter of the late JamesV.andAdelle was ag raduate of Liberty PA. Loretta retired as an inspector from thef or- merAgereSystemsinAl- lentown. Survivors: Surviving A. Martin and his wife, Barbara, of Hillsborough, NJandJamesV.Martin Allentown, PA.

Shei also survived by several grandnephews; and one great-grandniece. Services: Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 27 at noon at the Connell Funeral Home, 245 East Friends may call 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m at the funer- alhome.Intermentwill be in Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem. Online condolencesmaybe madeatwww.connellfu- neral.com. Contributions: Loretta wouldappreciateany memorials may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of NW, Washington, DC 20006.

Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits RayBittenbender Ray F. Bittenbender, 63, of Boyertown, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Son of Owen and Etta (Fox) Bittenbender. Weaver 45 years at Bally Ribbon Mills.

Survivors: Cousins Services :1 1a Sat. at Mann-Slonaker FH. Burial Palm Schwenk- felderCemetery.View- ings p.m. Fri. and 10-11 a.m.

Sat. atF H. SueM.Feist SueM.Feist,98years, of Whitehall, formerly of Catasauqua, diedFriday, December high ValleyHospital Muhlenberg Campus, Bethlehem. Shewasthe widowofthelatePhaon B.FeistSr.BorninW. daughterofthelateJo- sephandElizabeth(Ber- tovich) Deutsch.

Survivors: Surviving is son, PhaonB.FeistJr., husband ofNancyFeist, of Marie GrubeofBath; brothers, William and great-grandchildren. Services: Funeralser- viceswillbe11a.m., Thursday, December27, 2012 intheBrubakerFu- neral Walnut PA18032.Call10un- til 11a.m.,Thursdayin thefuneralhome.On- linecondolencesmaybe senttothefamilyat www.brubakerfuneral- home.com. PleasesignGuestBookon themorningcall.com/obits Leonard Kleppinger Leonard H. Kleppinger, 72, of Eldred Twp, died suddenly Decem- the husband of Valerie C. (Rider) Kleppinger for 50yearslastFebruary.

Services rivate, at the convenience of family. ArrangementsbyT.K. Contributions lue MountainHomeHealth Lehighton 18235. PleasesignGuestBookon themorningcall.com/obits GaryK.Wagner GaryK.Wagner,66,ofUpperMacungieTownship, passeda wayT ecember 20, 2012 atL ehigh Valley of ried forover20years.BorninFogelsville,hewasthe son ofthelateKermitD.andPaulineA.(Sechler) Wagner. Garywasa1965graduateofParklandHigh Schoolandwasinductedintothe2001ParklandHigh SchoolAthleticHallofFameforhisimpressivethree- year(1963to1965)dominationinDistrict11Track andField.HewontheDistrict11100-and220-yard dashesinthreestraightseasonsandwentontowin the state title in the1 00 and 220 hisj unior and senior seasons.

Wagner sn ameremainsintherecordbookforthe 9.70-second timepostedinthe100-yarddashin 65 and the21.40-secondtimeheachievedtowinthe 220 in 64. Hisimpressiverecordyieldedafullschol- arshipt othe University of Tennessee, where he achievedAll-Americanstatusforthreeseasonsand wasnamedtheMostOutstandingAthleteinthe SoutheastConferenceTrackandFieldOutdoor Championshipshisseniorseasonafterhisvictories cord more andagainasasenior.Inthe1968MexicoCity Olympic 440 relay.Althoughhehelpedhisteamtoqualify,he didn tg of itasbeingoneofthemostamazingexperiences ofhislife.GarywasaCaptainintheU.S.Armyand servedabrieftourofdutyintheSpecialForcesUnit inVietman.AfterreturningtotheLehighValleywith staffofPhoebeFloralin1969asabookkeeper.His passionforthefloralindustrycouldnotcontainhim toanofficesetting.Hethrivedinthepresenceofthe customers and employees he cherished, and eventually purchased the company from his mentor, Hor- hief operating officer, and financial officer of Phoebe Floral until he sold the company in 2005. His humility, creativity and vision, the service he so readily provided, and his loyalty to those he served was the hallmark of Phoebe Floral ss uccess. Under his leadership, Phoebe Floralb ecame one of the Top 50 Teleflora and FTD florists in the country. Ag enerous man with his time and talents, he served as president of the Pennsylvania Florist Association, was am ember of the Society of American Florists, the American Academy of Floriculture, the Allen- tion, where he served as an instructor.

He volunteered his resources to multiple charitable or- True, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, KidsPeace, Good Shepherd, anda ll of the localh ospitals. His retirement fromPhoebeFloraldidnotendhislove of the floral industry, nor his desire to be involved with flowers. His personal and professional associa- tionsprovidedhimwithmanyopportunitiestoshare this passion with others. Gary belonged to the congregation of Calvary Baptist Churchi nA llentown, tive member of thec hurch choir. Hel oved the game of tennis and those he had the honor to meet, to ous clubs both here in the Valley and in Florida.

He also enjoyed traveling, particularly to be near the ocean where he found solace and joy. He spent countless hours training his Goldendoodle, Lexa, andtogethertheybecameavolunteerteamforTher- apy Dogs International. Yet, he wasm ost happy when showing his love to others, bys pending time withandhelpinghisfamilyandfriends.Henever looked at the challenge; he merely went about each and every task with energy, enthusiasm, and the enormousloveinhisheart. Survivors: Wife, Debra sons, Casey J. Wagner and Joseph M.

LeVan; daughters, Kelly B. Wagner, all husband, Timothy, of Breinigsville; sisters, Patricia Collins and her husband, Thomas, ofH ummelstown, Lynn Wagner. Services: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 29, at Cal- ebrationofhislifewillbeheldaftertheserviceatLe- high Country llentown. Burial will be private. www.trexlerfuneralhome.com.

Contributions: Contributions in memory of Gary canbemadetoTheParklandTrojanAlumniVarsity Club (TAVC), P.O. Box 51, Orefield, PA, 18069. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits Shirley B. Zerbe Shirley B. Zerbe, 85, passed away on Survivors: Daughters, Carol A.

and Elizabeth; great-grandchildren. Services: Services are entrustedtotheLin- wood W. Ott FH. Burial willbeprivateatthe convenience of the family. Ruth A.

Mack Ruth A. Mack, 82, of Breinigsville, died December 19, 2012 inL e- high Valley Hospital. She was the wife of Jack C. Mack. Born in Nurem- burg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ar- thurandAmelia(Treltz) Nicolodi.

Ruth worked as at elephone operator forBellTelephoneand later as as ales clerk for the former H. Leh and and Bon-Ton. She was a member of St. Joseph theWorkerCatholic Church. Ruth volunteered at Lehigh Valley Hospitalforover20 years and was am ember of the Alburtis Senior Citizensandaformer member of the Emmaus LionessClub.Shewasa long-timebowleranda member of the 600 club.

Survivors: Husband; children, Carol R.M ack of Breinigsville, Peg wifeofDaleR.DeFrain, of Mertztown, JackA Mack and wife, Patricia B. Mack and wife, Yvette of Emmaus, and DianeM.Mackandcom- Mechanicsburg, is- ter, Jane Marino of grandchildren; ands ix great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sister, Dorothy Derr; and brother, Arthur. Services: Am emorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, December Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 1879 Apple- Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. in the church.

SchantzFuneralHome, Emmausishandlingar- rangements. Online condolences may be made towww.schantzfh.com. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions maybemadetoyourfa- vorite charity in Ruth name. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits Anna Hontz Bensinger Anna HontzBensin- ger, passed awayFridayDe- cember2 1, 2012 at Holy FamilyManorinBethle- hem.Shewasbornon of thel ateC harles and Mary was thewifeofthelate Harry BensingerSr.Anna was asecretaryforthe Pennsylvania Dept.of Healthf or 24 years. She wasalsotheoldestpa- rishioneratNotreDame CatholicChurchinBeth- lehem.

Survivors: Shewillbe lovingly remembered by her Bensinger Jr.ofBethle- hem; Anne GearingofPine Beach, N.J.,andRitaHar- tleroad of West Chester, andthreegreatgrand- children.Shewasprede- ceasedbybrothers CharlesandGerald. Services: AMassof Christian Burialwillbe held 10a.m.FridayDe- cember Dame CatholicChurch 1861 callinghours.Burialwill beheldatHolySaviour Cemetery. Contributions: Memo- rialcontributionsmaybe madetoImmaculata UniversityD evelopment 19345.Sendonlinecon- dolences to www.con- nellfuneral.com Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.com/obits.