THE MORNING CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1997 Deaths Carole Anne Ettinger, former Call compositor Carole Anne Ettinger, 57, of Allentown died Saturday, March 15, in Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center. She was the wife of Raymond J. Ettinger. They were married 36 years in January. She was a compositor for The Morning Call until leaving because of illness.
Before that she was a legal secretary for attorneys Drummond E. King and Edward C. McCardle, and attorney E. Keller Kline, all in Allentown, for many years. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late J.
Carroll and Catherine (Transue) Keene. She was a Catholic. She was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars in New York. Survivors: Husband and stepdaughter, Elizabeth S. Ettinger of Innsbruck, Austria.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton streets, Allentown. Call 9-10 a.m. Wednesday.
Contributions: American Cancer Society, Allentown. Douglas A. Hawk Sr. Douglas A. Hawk 46, of Lehighton, formerly of Wilson, died Friday, March 14, in his home.
He was a warehouse manager for JBN Bethlehem. Before that he was employed by the former IKG, Palmer Township. Born in Wilson, he was a son of George Hawk Sr. of Palmer Township and the late Jessie (Kale) Hawk. He was a 1968 graduate of Easton Area High School, and a pitcher on its varsity baseball team.
He was a member of the Wilson Republican Club. Survivors: Father; sons, Douglas A. Jr. of Bethlehem, Brian E. of Wilson and Michael T.
of Allentown; brother, George Jr. Wilson; sister, Karen A. Kilpatrick of Easton, and companion, Linda Schoch, with whom he resided. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Strunk Funeral Home, 2101 Northampton Wilson.
Call p.m. Tuesday. Contributions: To the family, the funeral home. Mary L. McMurtrie Mary L.
McMurtrie, 67, of Easton died Friday, March 14, in her home. She was the wife of Calvin W. McMurtrie. She was a fitter for the former Strongwear Pants Easton. Born in Phillipsburg, she was a daughter of the late Rocco F.
and Jean (Concordia) Manarino. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Easton. Survivors: Husband; son, William of Palmer Township; sister, Angeline Breckon of Easton; brother, Emilio of Wilson, and three grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Alfonso D. Morello Funeral Home, 12th and Lehigh streets, Easton; Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the church. Call after 7 p.m. Monday.
Mary Rose Buck Mary Rose Buck, 90, of Allentown died Saturday, March at home. She was the wife of the late V. Buck. Born in Pittston, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Patrick Francis and Catherine S. (Langen) McHale.
She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Allentown. Survivors: Three grandchildren and two great She predeceased by sons, Richard Eugene. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, O'Donnell Funeral Home, 908 Hanover Allentown; Mass at 10 a.m. in the Call a.m.
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691-3911 Bethlehem's Volume Buick Dealer Ann L. Wescoe, 61, insurance agent Ann L. Wescoe, 61, of Allentown died Friday, March 14, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of John G. Wescoe Jr.
were married 40 years last June. A licensed insurance agent, she assisted her husband in the family insurance business in Allentown. She also worked for Pennsylvania Power Light Allentown, several years after high school. Born in Stiles, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Martinjack) Kraynik. She was a member of the Cathedral of St.
Catharine of Siena, Allentown, and its Women's Alliance. Survivors: Husband; sons, John G. III of Allentown and Andrew E. of Bethlehem; daughters, Diane Wescoe, wife of Christopher James of Downingtown, Chester County, and Kathy wife of Herb Campbell of Macungie; brothers, Edward of Coplay and John of Kempton, and five grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m.
Tuesday in the cathedral. Call p.m. Monday, Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland Allentown. Contributions: National Stroke Association, the funeral home. Eva a L.
Reinert Eva L. Reinert, 93, of 3150 Lehigh Whitehall Township, died Friday, March 14, in Sacred Heart Hospital. She was the wife of the late Guy P. Reinert. She was a housekeeper for the Phoebe Home, Allentown, for five years.
Born in Stiles, she was a daughter of the late Samuel P. and Laura (Angstadt) Alexander. She was a member of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whitehall, and its A.L. Held Bible class for many years. She was a voter registration volunteer in Whitehall and a member of the auxiliary of Muhlenberg Hospital Center.
Survivors: Son, Kenneth S. of Schnecksville; sisters, Dorothy and Thelma, both of Whitehall; four grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Call noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday in church. Arrangements, Schisler Funeral Home, Northampton. Contributions: Visiting Nurses Association of the Lehigh Valley, the funeral home. Mary K. Brennan Mary K.
Brennan, 73, of Stroudsburg, formerly of Bayonne, N.J., died Friday, March 14, in Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. She was the wife of Eugene T. Brennan. She was employed by Morgan Guarantee Trust New York City, retiring 10 years ago. Born in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Leona (Foley) Kelly.
She was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: Husband; sons, Eugene of Glen Rock, N.J., and John R. of Brick, N.J.; daughter, Susan Carpenter of Saddle River, N.J.; sister, Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County; nine grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday, St.
Catholic Church, Stroudsburg. Call 3-4 p.m. Tuesday in church. Arrangements, William H. Clark Funeral Home, Stroudsburg.
Annie Hannah Annie Hannah, 92, of North Penn Convalescent Home, Lansdale, formerly of Lansdale and East Greenville, died Friday, March 14, in North Penn Hospital, Lansdale. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Hannah. She was a cashier in the Bethlehem Steel Corp. cafeteria for 10 years, retiring in 1969.
Before that she was employed in various hotels in New York City. Born in Cardiff, Wales, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah (Hodges) McDonnell. Survivors: Son, J. Howard of Denton, daughter, A. Joyce O'Day of Hatfield; brother, Lindsay of Newport, Wales; sister, Muriel Donovan of Cardiff; granddaughters and three great sons.
Scripture service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Mann Funeral Home, 222 Washington East Greenville. Call 9-10 a.m. Tuesday. Schisler Bartholomew Schisler Funeral Homes OUR Family Serving YOUR Family For 4 Generations Northampton Nazareth 262-2727 759-1220 Donald P.
Jones, 64, retired art teacher Donald P. Jones, 64, of 334 Fourth Slatington, died Friday, March 14, in Palmerton Hospital after being stricken at home. He was the husband of Marie A. (Schwartz) Jones. They were married 21 years last July.
A graduate of Kutztown University, he owned and operated DonMar Creations, Slatington, since 1986. Before that he was an art teacher Northern Lehigh School District for 32 years, retiring in 1986. Born in Slatington, he was a son of the late Russell D. and Edna F. (Hamm) Jones.
He was a member of St. United Church of Christ, Slatington, where he served on the investment committee. He was a member of the Slatington Rotary Club and Lodge 440, Slatington. Jones was a committee member of the Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce Art Show. Survivor: Wife.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Harding-Fox Funeral Home, 25-27 N. 2nd Slatington. Call 10-11 a.m. Tuesday.
Contributions: Donald P. Jones Art Scholarship Fund, the funeral home, or church endowment fund. James Allen Urbanowicz James Allen "Jimmy" 40, of Riegelsville died Saturday, March 15, in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. He was the husband of Karen A.
(Cunningham) Urbanowicz. They were married 16 years in October. He was a machine builder at Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Willow Grove. He also worked in the electronics department of Kmart, Doylestown, for the past five years. Born in Somerville, N.J., he was a son Frank "Nelson" Urbanowicz of Manville, N.J., and the late Jenny Urbanowicz.
He was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church, Hellertown. He was a member of Delaware River Keeper's Association, Shad Fishermen's Association and Springtown Rod and Gun Club. Survivors: Wife and father; daughters, Kathryn Lee and Christine Mary, both at home, ters, Carol, wife of Randy Westervelt in Tennessee and Janet, wife of Kenneth Beavers in Colorado. Services: 10 a.m.
Wednesday in the church. Call Tuesday, Heintzelman Funeral Home, 326 Main Hellertown. Contributions: Kathryn and Christine Mary Urbanowicz Educational Fund, the family home. Marion J. VanAllen Marion J.
VanAllen, 90, of Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Township, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday, March 15, in Easton Hospital. She was the wife of the late John J. VanAllen. Born in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Tillara Mae (Haas) Johnson.
She was a member of First Evangelical Congregational Church, Easton. Survivors: Daughters, Shirley J. DiVietro of Forks Township and Marion J. Morello of Easton; brothers, Elmer E. of Quakertown and Carl E.
of Bethlehem; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchiland a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Alfonso D. Morello Funeral Home, 12th and Lehigh streets, Easton. Call after 7 p.m.
Tuesday. Ella Mae Adams Ella Mae Adams, 80, of Main Street, Pennsburg, died Friday, March 14, in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harry B. Adams.
She was employed by Plummer Precision Optics, Pennsburg, for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Born in Pennsburg, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and omi F. (Fox) Kulp. She was a member burg United Church of She was a member of the Upper Perkiomen Senior Citizens Center, East Greenville and the Golden Agers, Pennsburg. Survivors: Son, Harry B.
Jr. of Perkiomenville; daughters, Nancy, wife of Curtis Imbody Jr. of Perkiomenville, Patsy, wife of Sterling Schellhamer of Green Lane, Geraldine, wife of Charles Weller Sr. of Pennsburg, and Sharon, wife of Richard Urban Sr. of Malvern, Chester County; sister, Mazie Schaffer of East Greenville; 17 grandchildren and 22 grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Mann Funeral Home, 222 Washington East Greenville. Call 10-11 a.m. Thursday. Contributions: Church memorial fund.
N. David Kistler, 73, vegetable producer for Campbell Soup N. David "Dave" Kistler, 73, of 9128 Kings Highway, Kempton, died Saturday, March 15, at home. He was the husband of Catherine L. (Bond) Kistler.
They were married 52 years in December. A farmer in Lehigh, Berks, Carbon and Schuylkill counties since 1940, Kistler was the largest vegetable producer for the Campbell Soup Camden, N.J., from 1946 until the plant closed in the late 1970s. He received the Pennsylvania State Tomato Growers Championship for Class Machine Harvest in 1982. Since the mid-1980s, his acreage has been planted mainly in grain. He was also the founder and president, since 1987, of the Dave Kistler and Grandson Trucking Kempton, a transporter of municipal waste and other products.
Born in Lynn Township, he was a son of the late Nathan D. and Hattie M. (Berk) Kistler. He was a member of the Lutheran Congregation of the Jerusalem Red Union Church, Kempton R.1. Survivors: Wife; daughter, Faye D.
DeLong, at home; a grandson and a great-granddaughter. Services: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Robert S. Nester Funeral Home, Jacksonville (Route 143). Call 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday. Contributions: Lehigh County 4-H Development Fund, Lehigh County Agricultural Center, Allentown. Michael E. Wright Michael E. Wright, 43, of 6400 Candlewood Drive, Zephyrhills, died Saturday, March 15, in St.
Joseph's Hospital, Tampa, Fla. He was a warehouse worker for Room to Go, Tampa. Born in Allentown, he was a son of Bernadine L. (Seng) Wright of Allentown and the late Joseph D. Wright.
Survivors: Mother; fiancee, Linda Talaber of Tampa, and brother, Ronald J. of Bath. He was predeceased by a daughter, Melissa. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Stephens Funeral Home, 1335-37 Linden Allentown.
Call 10:30 a.m. Thursday. George L. Paules George L. Paules, 61, of 2258 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, died Friday, March 14, in St.
Joseph Hospital, Lancaster, of heart complications. He was the husband of Jean (Carroll) Paules. They were married 29 years in December. A member of the Pennsylvania Photographers Association, he worked for the Georjean Photography Studio, Lancaster, until retiring in 1983. Born in Palmerton, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Lucykanich) Paules.
He was a Marine Corps veteran. Survivors: Wife; son, G. Travis of Carlisle, Cumberland County, and sister, Ruth Ann, wife of James Ziegenfuss of Palmerton. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, Lancaster.
Call 7-9 p.m. today, Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home, 141 E. Orange Lancaster, and a.m. Monday in church.
Contributions: American Heart Association, Lancaster. Vincent O. Neuman Vincent O. Neuman, 72, of Trumbauersville died Saturday, March 15, in St. Luke's Hospital.
He was a postal clerk with the Quakertown Post Office until retiring in 1985. Born in Trumbauersville, he was a son of the late Joseph and Estella (Blank) Neuman. He was a member of St. Isidore's Catholic Church, Quakertown. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of American Legion Post 242, Quakertown, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sellersville.
Neuman was a member of Cardinal Stritch Council 4649, Knights of Columbus, Quakertown, and a 4th degree Knight with Pope Pius XII Council, Easton. He was a member of the North Penn Gun Club, Trumbauersville, and the Upper Bucks Senior Center, Quakertown. Survivors: Cousins. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church.
Call p.m. Tuesday and a.m. Wednesday, C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, 821 W. Broad Quakertown.
Allen AUDIOLOGY Quality Hearing Care 45 Day Trial Periods 4 Lehigh Valley Locations 439-1196 Sharon Lee Sassaman Claessens; authored cookbooks, travel writer Sharon Lee Sassaman Claessens, 50, of South Whitehall Township, cookbook and travel writer, died Friday, March 14, at home of breast cancer. The author of eight cookbooks includ- At A Tina ing "'The One-Day-At-A-Time LowFat Cookbook," released last year, she appeared on Lifetime Television's "'The Main Ingredient" last fall and recently completed work on "The No Vegetarian Cookbook," to be published in July. Locally, she was a consultant for the Center for Humanistic Change, Bethlehem, 1986-93, and taught assertiveness and job-hunting skills through the New Choices programs at Lehigh County Vocational-Technical School and Northampton Community College. Active in the Ecur senical Soup Kitchen of the Lehigh County Conference of Churches, she helped author the bilingual "Penny Pincher Cookbook Healthy Meals that Make the proceeds of which went to soup kitchens. She also wrote "The 20-Minute Natural Foods Cookbook," which won a national Tastemaker Award.
Claessens was a food editor at Edith H. Heater Edith H. Heater, 75, of Bath died Friday, March 14, in Muhlenberg Hospital Center. She was the wife of John Heater who died last year. She worked for the Electric Sanitary Laundry, Easton, for 32 years until retiring in 1984.
Born in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Edith (Young) Werkheiser. She was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Bath. Survivors: Sons, Richard David Raymond W. and Robert all of Easton; daughters, Darlene P. Best and Barbara both of Bath, Shirley M.
Compton of Easton and Patricia A. Schaffer of Phillipsburg; brothers, Alfred and Roy, both of Easton; sister, Dorothy Shanenberger of Bangor; 20 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas J. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Strunk Funeral Home, 602 W.
Berwick Easton. Call p.m. Tuesday. Ada Mease Ada Mease, 96, of Quakertown died Saturday, March 15, in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Milford Township. She was the wife of the late George Mease.
Born in Reeders, she was a daughter the late Jonas and Ida (Becker) Doll. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a past president of the American Legion Post Auxiliary, both in Quakertown. Survivors: Son, Leroy of Richland Township; daughters, Vivian, wife of Guy Foulke of Milford Township, and Margaret, wife of Emil Peyrot of Bonita Springs, 14 grandchildren, 23 greatgrandchildren and four great-greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by sons, George J.
and Robert L. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, 20 N. Ambler Quakertown.
Call 1-2 p.m. Tuesday. Contributions: To the church. Dorothy W. Randall Cutler Dorothy Winslow Randall Cutler, 98, formerly of Bethlehem, died Friday, March 14, in Westminster Village, Allentown.
She was the wife of the late Edward Hutchins Cutler. A 1926 graduate of Radcliffe University, she was schoolteacher in various junior high schools in Massachusetts. Born in Everett, she was a daughter of late Edward Winslow and Mary Smith (Alden) Randall. She was a member of SwedenBorgian Church of Boston and the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem. She was past president of the Bethlehem YWCA, a co-founder of the Council International Service Hospitality and a member of the Lehigh University Women's Club and the American Association of University Women, Bethlehem.
Survivors: Son, William Henry Cutler of Palatine, daughter, Mary wife of Norman R. Wagner of Summit, N.J.; sister, Miriam LeBoutillier of Tinmouth, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Westminster Village. Arrangements, John F.
Herron Funeral Home, Bethlehem. Contributions: SwedenBorgian Church or Bethlehem YWCA. FOR THE RECORD Robert R. Peltz 79, of Palmerton, died Wednesday, March 12, in the emergency room of Palmerton Hospital after being involved in an automobile accident on Route 145 near Walnutport. The date of death was incorrect in Saturday's obituary.
the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, 1971-77, and a researcher National Geographic, 1968-71. In 1976, she received a feature writing award by the New England Press Association. She was a member of the International Association of Cooking Professionals. A graduate of Hood College, Frederick, she did graduate work at Trinity College, Oxford, England, and studied at the Cordon Bleu School of Cookery, London. Also a free-lance travel writer, she had articles published in several national magazines Born in Northampton, she was a daughter of Jane (Matheson) Murray of Fleetville, Lackawanna County, and the late Lee Fidler Sassaman.
Survivors: Mother; son, Adam at home, and half sisters, Gai, wife of the Rev. Charles Jewell of Cincinnatus, N.Y., Jerry, wife of Michael Brelish of Dalton, Lackawanna County, and the Rev. Anne Huey, with whom she resided. Services: 4:30 p.m. next Sunday, Old Moravian Chapel of Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem.
Graveside services 3 p.m. March 24, Grandview Cemetery, Allentown. No calling hours. Arrangements, Pearson Funeral Home, Bethlehem. Contributions: Parkland Community Library or Lehigh Valley Hospice, both in Allentown.
Stephen J. Vernicek Stephen J. Vernicek, 83, of Stroudsburg, formerly of Wharton, N.J., died Friday, March 14, in Pleasant Valley Manor, Snydersville. He was the husband of Susanne (Bolger) Vernicek. He owned a restaurant in the Wharton area for many years.
Born in New York City, he was a son of the late John and Helen (Florek) Vernicek. He was a Catholic. He was a Merchant Marines veteran of World War II. Survivors: Wife; son, Stephen of Stroudsburg; sister, Irene Thorpe of Syracuse, N.Y., and brothers, Andrew of Wharton and Frank of Hackettstown, N.J. Services: 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home, 23 N. 9th Stroudsburg. Call a.m. Tuesday.
Elizabeth E. Bell Elizabeth E. Bell, 91, formerly of Easton and Pottsville, died Saturday, March 15, in Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Township. She was the wife of the late Walter J. Bell.
Born in Schuylkill Haven, she was a daughter of the late George and Lucy Ann (Crossley) Haldeman. She was a member of United Presbyterian Church, Pottsville. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star and the auxiliary of Knights Templar, both in Pottsville. Survivors: Son, Joseph D. of Palmer Township; daughter, Carolyn A.
Barnes of Forks Township; three grandsons and three greatgrandchildren. Graveside services: Private. Arrangements, George G. Bensing Funeral Home, Moorestown. Contributions: Salvation Army, Pottsville.
Marilynne Shagan Marilynne Shagan, 57, of 430 E. Bertch Lansford, died Saturday, March 15, at home. She was the wife of Don Shagan. She last worked as an assistant manager at Motel 6, Amherst, Ohio. Before that she was employed at Seafood Shanty, Whitehall Township.
Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Carlo Scarrimucci. Survivors: Husband; son, Arthur of Lansford; daughters, Erin Smith of Lehighton and Marcy Luney of Wildwood, and six grandchildren. Services: At convenience of the family. Arrangements, SkrabakParambo Funeral Home, Lansford. Mamie A.
Crissinger Mamie A. Crissinger, 85, of Lower Macungie Township, formerly of Wescosville, died Saturday, March 15, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of the late Raymond S. Crissinger. Born in Augustaville, Northumberland County, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Ellen Wolfe.
She was a member of Wayside Mission Church, Dornsife, Northumberland County, and the adult Sunday school at First Church of the Nazarene, Allentown. Survivors: Daughters, Priscilla wife of Edward Schultz of Wescosville, and Freda wife of Dr. David Babb of Allentown; son, Samuel R. of Orange Park, and five grandchildren. Services; 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Bachman, Kulik Reinsmith Funeral Home, 17th and Hamilton streets, Allentown. Graveside services noon Wednesday, Wayside Mission Church Cemetery, Dornsife. Call 7-8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home and 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday in Wayside Mission Church..
