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THE MORNING CALL NEWS 16 SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018 Obituaries Todd C.Miller Todd C. Miller, 56, of Allentown, passed away on Friday December 5, 2018 in his home. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Maynard F. Miller of Allentown and Jane A. (Beichey) Miller of Bethlehem.

Todd was a graduate of Southern It ili mw Lehigh High School. He worked as the ll General Manager for Gus's and Yianni's I 1 Taverna in TODAY Albright, Amy Bodisch, John R. Bohrer, Dora Buck, Beatrice Crocket, Ph.D, David Crone, Elizabeth Crouthamel, Rosemarie DeGasperis, Rita DeLeo, Diane Eberhardt, Kristin Ertl, Margit (Schweitzer) Fleck, Barbara Fritz, Clayton Hahn, Myron Hayes, Ethel Hertzog, Ruth Klemp, Rudi Koerbler, Carole Ann Lawyer, Robert Miller, Todd Patterson, Lucy Rauenzahn, Raymond Soley, Mildred Taylor, Anna Townsend, Dorothy Varkony Riday, Helen Yeager, Hilda most recently at You ell Oyster House in Allentown for 4 112 years. Besides working, Todd enjoyed golfing, Disney World andTigger. Survivors: He will be lovingly remembered by his mother and father; sister Deborah A.

Cress and husband Jim of Bethlehem; aunt Irene Ritter of Whitehall; nieces Jennifer Bergstresser of Allentown, Felicia Yothers of Coplay and Hope Cress of Bethlehem; great nephews Christopher, Zachary and Brendan; great-niece Arielle. He is predeceased by a sister Susan Yothers wife of William Yothers of Coplay. Services: A funeral service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday January 9, 2018 at the Cantelmi Funeral Home, 1311 Broadway Fountain Hill, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 5:00 until the time of the service. A memory tribute may be placed at www.cantelmifuneral-home.com.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (Lehigh Valley Chapter) PO Box 1147 Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Clayton H. Fritz Clayton H. Fritz, 98, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, January Manor. He was a brother, son, pop Margaret (Green) Ethel (Kim) A.

Hayes Ethel A. Hayes, Age 86, of Santa Rosa, CA, left this earth on January 1, 2018 due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosed mid-November. Born March 4, 1931 in Allentown, PA to loving parents Edna and William Wil-listein, she graduated from Allentown H.S., enlisted in the Women's Air Force Jan. 15, 1951, stationed after basic training in TX at bases in PA; Tokyo; CO; Germany; and at Hamilton A.B., CA. Married and honorably discharged from the WAFs in 1959, she later divorced; there were no children.

After college classes massage work, she became an occupational therapist in Santa Clara program for special ed. handicapped children for 30 years, also joining the Sisters of Notre Dame for 3 years. She played sports in high school in the WAFs, and was a big fan of the S.F. 49ers Joe Montana. After retirement, she and her partner Henri Bensus-sen moved to Ft.

Bragg, CA, where she drew up plans for the renovation of the old house they bought, made many friends, was a regular at Redwood Health Club and Pacific Phys. Therapy, volunteered at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. They moved to Santa Rosa in 2016, finding new friends at Brookdale Paulin Creek. Pre-deceased by her parents and older brother Bill and his first wife Greta, she remained close to Greta's family and to Bill's widow Virginia, and to friends going back to grammar school. We extend special thanks to Heartland Hospice, Kaiser and the staff at Sum-merfield Healthcare Ctr for their care support.

Services: Life celebrations will be held in Santa Rosa, and on the Mendocino Coast; email Henri at gardnrz2mcn.org for info. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Fountain Hill, he was a son of the late Mark and Elizabeth (Cross) Fritz. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. A 31 year veteran of the U.S.

Postal Service, Clayton retired as Post Master in Hereford, PA. A member of Assumption BVM Church, Colesville, he previously belonged to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, for 65 years. Clayton was a member of Toastmasters International for many years where he perfected his public speaking skills. He was a Boy Scout Master for 25 years and also served as a volunteer fireman and officer of Se-Wy-Co Fire Company.

After retirement Clayton began oil painting and completed portraits of all 44 presidents and first ladies. The entire collection has been donated to the Valley Forge Freedom Foundation where they currently hang. Clayton was an avid writer with hundreds of pen pals across the U.S.A. "He was quite a guy!" Survivors: Daughters, Joann F. Coltman of Wallingford, PA, Judith A.

Kowalchik of Macungie and Jean M. Berezny of Easton; brother, William of Bethlehem; grandchildren, Charles and Clayton Coltman, Kimberly and Robert Kowalchik; seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by brothers Earl and Lewis and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Coltman. Services: Will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, in the Pearson Funeral Home, 1901 Linden Street, Bethlehem.

Calling hour from noon until 1 p.m. Contributions: Beth Coltman Memorial Fund, co Delaware Valley Friends School, 19 E. Central Avenue, Paoli, PA 19301. Send online condolences to www.pearsonfh.com. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Ruth E.

(Ziegler) Hertzog Ruth E. (Ziegler) Hertzog, 96, formerly of Mertztown, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in The Lutheran Home at Topton, Longswamp Township. She was the widow of William D. Hertzog, who died January 21, 2004. Born in Trexler-town, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Luther V.

and Ivie J. (Ziegler) Ziegler. Mrs. Hertzog was a member of Longswamp United Church of Christ, Mertztown. Ruth worked for a short period of time as a sewing machine operator for the former Royal Manufacturing Alburtis, then devoted her time to being a homemaker.

Her joy in life was her being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She also enjoyed camping, gardening and canning her harvest. She was a member of the former Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mertztown. Survivors: Daughter, Sandra A. (Hertzog) wife of Joel A.

Miller, Alburtis; son, Joseph L. husband of Lise P. (Dellicker) Hertzog, Wyomissing. Other survivors include a sister, Marian E. (Ziegler) wife of John P.

Conrad, Bowers. There are three grandchildren, Bret A. Miller, Joshua J. Hertzog, and Aaron J. Hertzog; six great grandchildren, Meghan A.

Miller, Brooke A. Miller, Trevor J. Hertzog, Ashlee J. Hertzog, Devon L. Hertzog, and Gavin S.

Hertzog. In addition to her parents, Ruth was predeceased by a son William D. Hertzog, II, who died October 18, 2016. Services: A private service to celebrate the life of Ruth E. Hertzog will be held at the convenience of the family.

Inurnment in Longswamp Union Cemetery, Mertztown, will also be held privately. There are no public calling hours. Contributions: The family requests contributions be made to Longswamp United Church of Christ, 200 Clay Road, Mertztown, PA 19539. Ludwick Funeral Homes, Topton, is assisting the family. On-line condolences may be recorded at www.lud-wickfh.com Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Lucy C.

Patterson Lucy C. Patterson, 48, unexpectedly passed away from health related issues Monday Dec. 18th 2017. Lucy was the daughter of Mary and late John Royer. She graduated from Freedom High in 87' later earning her Bachelors in Science, Associates in Arts.

Lucy was loved by many, and remembered by everyone for either her wildly outgoing personality or her huge heart. Lucy could have been anything she wanted with her love to learn and intelligence, but she lead a life controlled by mental illness and addiction. She had recently reached out and became sober for over a year but a lifelong addiction left her body ill and mind vulnerable. Survivors: Mary Royer -mother; Amy Hagenbuch sister; Samuel Royer -brother; Theresa Patterson, 25 daughter; Christopher Patterson, 24 son; Jena Patterson, 23 daughter; Madeline Stoneback, 5 granddaughter; Carly Henninger, 2 granddaughter. Services: will be private.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations be made to homeless, mental health, addiction, or PSP organizations (From which her father suffered). We hope her story changes a life. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Rita DeGasperis Rita DeGasperis, of Allentown, passed away on January 2nd at the age of 82. She was born in Amsterdam, NY to the late Anthony and Josephine (Lorenzo) Spicci and was married to her loving husband Lino. Survivors: Rita is survived by her loving family: Husband, of 62 years, Lino, Sons: Michael, Thomas and wife Patricia, Matthew and wife Susan.

Grandchildren: Scott and Amanda Services: A celebration of Rita will be on Saturday January 13th from 11AM until a Blessing Service at 1 PM both at Weber Funeral Home 1619 Hamilton street in Allentown. www.weberfuneral-homes.com Contributions: To Meals on Wheels of the Lehigh Valley, 4234 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, Pa 18104 Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Beatrice L. (Snyder) Buck Beatrice (Snyder) Buck of Coopersburg, PA died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. at the age of 96. Born February 12, 1921, in Fountain Hill, she married Richard W.

Buck in 1943. They lived in Coopersburg for over 30 years, and then moved to Jim Thorpe. She returned to Coopersburg in 2005. She worked at Lehigh University as a Secretary in the English department in the 1970s and was a volunteer at the Moravian Museum in Bethlehem in the 1980s. Beatrice was preceded in death by her husband, Richard W.

Buck, and son, Jeffrey. Survivors: include her three sons, Richard (Connie), Gordon (Mary), and Bill (Kelly), a granddaughter, Melissa (Matthew), and 3 great-granddaughters, Bre-ana, Allison, and Evalynne. Services: will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, January 12, with a visitation from at the Norcross-Weber Funeral Home in Coopersburg, PA. A private burial will be held later. www.weberfuneral-homes.com Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Bethlehem for 24 years and 4, 2018, in Saucon Valley beloved husband, father, pop and friend married to Fritz for 61 years.

Born in Anna L. (Reese) Taylor Anna Laura Reese Taylor, of Christiansburg, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018. She was born in Lansdale, PA on August 23, 1926, to the late John and Anna Mae Reese. Anna was also preceded in death by her brother, John Newton Reese; and husband, Wil-lard Taylor. Anna is survived by her children, Kathleen Kelly Rayne (Robert), Michael Kelly, Eileen Kelly, Mary Ann Trumbauer (Arthur); grandchildren, Sean Rayne (Lisa), Kelly Rayne Gary (John), Sara Rose Rayne, Lisa Kelly Ecker (Ed), Brad Kelly, Tina Rikli, Brian Rikli, Heather Semmons (Chris), Stefanie Shilleci (Ryan), Kristy Lynn Hutt (Josh), Justin Trumbauer (Brianna), Aaron Trumbauer; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Anna Mary Reese; special niece, Patricia Tyler; as well as many nieces and nephews. Services: will be at a later date in Pennsylvania. Arrangements with Home Funeral Home Crematory, Christiansburg, VA 540-382-2612. Please sign Guest Book on them or ingca.ll. comobits Kristin D.

(Stump) Eberhardt Kristin D. Stump Eberhardt, 42, of Northampton, PA, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Kristin was employed by Porzio Life Sciences, LLC of Morristown, NJ, as a Senior Regulatory Analyst. Born in Point Pleasant, Kristin grew up in Toms River, NJ. She was a graduate of Toms River High School East, and attended Ocean County College earning her Paralegal Certification.

She also attended Stockton University earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. She moved to Northampton 8 years ago where she was a member of the Queenship of Mary Church in Northampton. Kristin was predeceased by her grandparents, Fred and Florence Tollner, Russell Stump, and Harry and Elsie Downs, Sr. xt Survivors: Kristin leaves behind two children, Hannah Madison and Braden Matthew Eberhardt; mother and step father Patricia and Harry Downs, father, Wayne Stump; two sisters, Cheryl McClearyand husband Richard, Dana Mills and husband Robert two brothers, Robert Stump and wife Charyl, Michael Stump and fiancee Jenna Lemoine; grandmother, Mary Louise Stump; 7 nephews, 4 nieces and many loving relatives. Services: Calling hours will be held at Kedz Funeral Home, 1123 Hooper Toms River, NJ on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 2 to 4 and 7 to the service time at 8:30 pm.

Cremation will be private. Contributions: Donations may be made to the fund to benefit her children; Porzio, Bromberg Newman, PC, ATTN: Kristin Eberhardt Fund, 100 Southgate Parkway, Morristown, NJ 07962-1997. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Margit Ertl Margit Ertl, 83, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Easton Hospital. She was born January 19, 1934 in Rabatot-falu, Hungary; daughter of the late Koroy and Elona (Shemenck) Domyan. Margit was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, John P.

Ertl. Margit immigrated to the United States in 1958. She worked in the garment industry as a presser for 37 years in many Lehigh Valley area factories; retiring in 1996. She was also a member of the I. L.G.W.U.

Margit was previously a parishioner of St. John Capistrano Catholic Church and more recently of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Survivors: Margit is survived by her sisters, Helen Pinter and Anna Kozo both of Bethlehem, Ebolya Domyan, Theresa Szakaly and her brother, Karl Domyan all of Austria, as well as her nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Joseph Domyan. Services: Arrangements have been entrusted to Connell Funeral Home.

A visitation will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 3219 San-tee Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18020 on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be held at Holy Saviour Cemetery. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church andor American Heart Association, 968 Postal Rd 110, Allentown, PA 18109.

Condolences may be offered at www.connell-funeral.com. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Obituary Notice Policy Obituaries andor corrections will be accepted from and billed to the funeral home handling the arrangements; we will also accept obituaries from families handling their own arrangements. Obituaries will be accepted by fax at: 610-820-6755; or via email at obitsmcall.com. For more information, contact The Morning Call at 610-820-6565. OBITUARY DEADLINES: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.

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In order to guarantee publication in the next day's paper, an obituary needs to be submitted by 2 p.m. Rudi E. Klemp Rudi E. Klemp, 86, formerly of Whitehall, passed away January 4, 2018 under hospice care at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. He was the loving husband of 34 years to the late Rita (Trebo) Klemp.

Rudi was born in Germany on March 18, 1931 to the lateWilhelm and Lydia (Mielke) Klemp. He was a member of the Latvia Lutheran Church of Newtown Square. Rudi enjoyed gardening and taking Rita shopping. Survivors: step son-Jerry A. Dzerens husband of Nancy J.

of Northampton; step granddaughter- Denise M. Teaman wife of Sean D. Teaman of Lancaster; step grandson- Jerry A. Dzerens II husband of Juliana H. of Long Beach, NY; step great grandsons- Cole P.

and Spencer W. Teaman of Lancaster and Finn A. Dzerens of Long Beach, NY; sister- Herta Lachmann of Bethlehem; many nieces and nephews. Services: A viewing will be held on Wednesday, January 10th with a service to follow at 10:30 all in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N.

Front St. Allentown, PA 181 02. Burial to follow in Grandview Cemetery, Allentown. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Dora Lee Bohrer Dora Lee Bohrer, 64, of Hellertown, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at her residence.

She was born in Fountain Hill to the late Russell D. and Doretta (Young) Green. Dora was an office worker at Penn Linen, Bethlehem for many years. She was a graduate of Freedom High School and took courses at NCCC. Survivors: Sister: Deborah E.

(Allan Hetrick of Hellertown. Nephew: Glenn (Michelle) of Predeceased by siblings: Doreen and Daniel. Services: Family and friends are invited to call a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018 at the Heintzel-man Funeral Home, Inc.

326 Main Street-Hellertown followed by the service at 10:30 a.m. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at: www.heintzel-mancares.com. Contributions: In lieu flowers, memorials to the family care of the funeral home. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits rV Helen Varkony Riday Helen (Kovacs) Varkony Riday passed away on January 2, 2018, just shy of her ninety-ninth birthday at Phoebe Allentown where she had resided for the past two years. The wife of the late Fe-renc Varkony of Sciota, and the late Parker Riday of Bar-tonsville, she is survived by her son Zsolt F.

Varkony and wife Pamela who cared for her in her later years, and by a son Robert Varkony and wife Lenora of Cody, Wyoming. She is also survived by four grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, as well as numerous relatives in Hungary. Born in Nemesbod, Hungary in 1919, she immigrated to the United States in 1957 with her husband Ferenc Varkony and two sons, following the Hungarian Revolution. She immediately put her excellent cooking and organization skills to work at Varkony's Country Inn in Saylorsburg, which was owned by a family member. Once the family was settled, she helped her husband establish his masonry business throughout the Poconos.

Upon marrying Mr. Riday, she became his partner in Riday's Wildlife Studio in Bartonsville, Monroe County where her savvy business sense and keen eye for quality merchandise helped turn the business into a well-known destination for taxidermy and leather goods. She will be lovingly remembered by her family as their very own Zsa-Zsa Gabor, with her dazzling jewelry and her iron will. Services: Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits Amy Sue (Roycroft) Albright Amy Sue (Roycroft) Albright, 48, of Charlotte, NC, formerly of Allentown, PA passed away peacefully on Jan.

4th, 2018. She was the loving wife and best friend of Brian Albright. Born in Allentown, PA she was the daughter of Marie Roycroft and the late Charles Roycroft. Survivors: Survivors: Husband and Mother, Siblings: Brothers, Robert of Allentown, PA, James of Newnan, GA; Sisters, Jane of Austin, TX, Anne Marie of Holbrook, NY. and Beloved Nieces and Nephews.

Services: Services will be held at: Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 3461 S. Cedar Crest Blvd, Emmaus, PA 18049, on Monday Jan. 8th, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Contributions: NA Please sign Guest Book on themorningcall.comobits.