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and 7:00 p.m. daily. Photos must be either hand delivered or e-mailed to The Morning Call by 5:30 p.m. daily. Joseph Leskin A kin, Joseph 82 of H.
Les- Singer Island, formerly of Allentown and Philadelphia, died on Monday, January 5, 2008 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Twp. His wife, Clare (Dicks) Leskin, died on November 18, 1998. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Isaac and Lena (Davis) Leskin. He was a member of Congregation Sons of Israel, Allentown. He earned his B.S.
from Temple University. He was a veteran of the Navy serving World War Il as a navigator of Motor Torpedo Boat 330. He was the owner and operator of the former J.H. Leskin Associates Inc. of Bethlehem from 1974 to 2000.
Previously he was employed by Frieden as the branch manager and salesman of the Bethlehem office. Survivors: Son, Edward A. Leskin and his wife Maria of Allentown, granddaughter, Clare S. Leskin; nieces and nephews. Services: 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Bachman, Kulik Reinsmith Funeral Home, 17th Hamilton Streets, Allentown. Interment in Sons of Israel Cemetery, Whitehall. Contributions: Salvation Army of Allentown, 144 N. 8th Allentown PA 18102, or Congregation Sons of Israel, 2715 Tilghman Allentown, PA 18104. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Mary T.
Orban Mary T. (Csaszar) Orban, 93, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. Born August 12, 1915 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Teresa (Holecz) and Lawrence Csaszar. She was married to late husband Rudolph "Roots" Orban.Mary worked for Lehigh University in the Cleaning Department. She was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Bethlehem.
will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Dorothy wife of Frank Overlaur of Gulfport, and Grace wife of John Ritter of Bethlehem; brother, Joseph Csaszar of Florida; grandchildren, Laurie, John, Cynthia, Kristen, Michael, Kevin, and Lisa; twelve She was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Lawrence Csaszar. Services: A viewing will be held on Friday, January 9, at Connell Funeral Home, 245 E. Broad St. Bethlehem, 18018, from a.m. A service will be held in the funeral home at 9:30 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at University Parish of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, 417 Carlton Ave.
Bethlehem, PA 18015 at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Saviour Cemetery, in Bethlehem. Online condolences www.connellfuneral.com. Contributions: May be made in Mary's name to the church. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Grace Bartholomew Grace A.
Bartholomew, 88, of Allentown, died January 4, 2009 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of the late Charles S. Bartholomew. She was a credit manager in the credit office for Sears department store, Whitehall, until retiring. Prior to that, she worked in the office at Burroughs Business Machines, Allentown.
Born in Ironton, she was the daughter of the late Percival and Annie (Zerfass) Schaffer. She was a member and volunteer at St. John's Lutheran Church, Allentown. She was a member of the Sears Retirees and was a member of Woodlawn, Greenawalds and Cetronia Senior Citizens Group. Survivors: Daughters, Roberta wife of Clark C.
Wotring, of Allentown and Phyllis wife of G. Bruce Cramsey, of Macungie; brother, Arthur Schaffer and his wife, Eleanor, of Allentown; grandchildren, Sally Wagner, Gregory Wotring, Jason Wotring; great-grandchildren, Courtney Wagner, Jared Wotring and Macy Wotring. Services: will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, St. John's Lutheran Church, 37 S.
Fifth Allentown. Calling hours will be held from p.m. Wednesday in the J.S. Burkholder. Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton streets, Allentown and 9-10 a.m.
day in the church. Contributions: May be made in her memory to the church, 18101. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Irene M. Kovacs Irene M. (Ori) Kovacs, 91, of Farmville, formerly of Seisholtzville, widow of Gabriel F.
Kovacs, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, at at her residence in Virginia. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. Ori and the late Anna (Groff) Ori. Irene was a graduate of Kutztown University with a degree in teaching. Irene was a kindergarten teacher for over 15 years at East Penn School District.
She enjoyed spending time with her children, oil painting and singing in the church choir. She was a member of Most I Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally and St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church in Virginia Beach, Va. Survivors: A daughter, Dr. Annemarie T.
Kovacs of Oakton, a son Gabriel C. Kovacs of Bailey, a grandson, Andre Kovacs of San Diego, Calif. She was predeceased by a sister Ann Strecki and a brother, Charles Ori. Services: Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 10, at 11 a.m.
at Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 610 Pine Bally. Burial in Most Blessed Sacrament Church Cemetery. The viewing is 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, may be made in her memory to St.
Francis Academy, 668 Pine P.O. Box Bally, PA 19503. Arrangements by the Morrell Funeral Home detailed service information at www.morrellfuneralhome.com. Morrell Funeral Home, Inc. 124 W.
Philadelphia Ave. Boyertown, PA 19512. (610) 367-2271, (610) 473-0128. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Robert W. Bressler Sr.
Robert W. Bressler 67, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2009 in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill. He was the husband of Sandra J. (DePippo) Bressler and they celebrated their 44th anniversary in September.
Born in New York City, N.Y., Robert was a son of the late William and Alice (Bolf) Bressler. Robert was a truck driver for 18 years for the former Meadow Trucking Seacacus, N.J. Prior to that, he was a tree surgeon for the forestry department in New Rochell, N.Y. He was a member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. Robert was a member of the former Wanderer's Drum Bugle Corps in West Chester County, N.Y.
Survivors: Surviving with his wife, Sandra are sons, Robert W. Jr. and Anthony both of Bethlehem and John P. of Easton; daughter, Angela A. and her fiancee, Brian Behler, of Walnutport; grandchildren, Robert W.
IlI, drew W. and Michael all of Bethlehem. Services: will be on Friday at 9:45 a.m. in the O'Donnell Funeral Home, 908 Hanover Allentown, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in the church.
Calling hours will be on Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 p.m and 7-9 p.m. and on Friday from a.m. in the funeral home.
Interment, with military honors, will follow Mass in Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Hanover Township. Contributions: May be sent to the American Heart Association. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Our natural eco friendly We offer a variety of green funeral plans. caskets and preservation Please call us for Using biodegradable without toxic chemicals, more information. you can help our environment by putting less metal and chemicals into the earth while still having a meaningful NICOS C.
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Bates Jamir Nakai Bates, 11, of Allentown, died January 2, 2009 in Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. Born in Newark, N.J., he was a son of Melissa Bates of Allentown and the late Jahmal Bostwick. He was a member of Union Baptist Church, Allentown. Survivors: Mother; sister, Nakaiya; grandparents, Rosemary and William Bates, Yvette Bostwick and Cleveland King; host of aunts, uncles, cousins; other relatives; friends. Services: 11 a.m.
Thursday, Union Baptist Church, Sixth and Chew streets, Allentown. Viewing will be from a.m. Thursday in the church. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Airport Road, Allentown. Arrangements by Bachman, Kulik Reinsmith Funeral Home, Allentown.
Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Monroe Hausman Monroe Hausman passed away peacefully of heart failure in Banner Baywood Heart Hospital, Mesa, Ariz. on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. He was 85 years old. He was a long time resident of Allentown's Union Terrace neighborhood and a former member of Temple Beth El, Allentown.
Monroe was born on September 19, 1923 in south Bethlehem to Hungarian immigrants, Max and Helen (Friedman) Hausman. After attending Fountain Hill High School, he enlisted in the Army, where he proudly served his country. In 1947, he married Frances Bergsman of Cleveland, Ohio. They had four children. He was predeceased by Frances in 1970.
Monroe was in business at Metro Decorators, Allentown. In his later years, he married Shirley November of Great Neck, N.Y. They enjoyed 16 retirement years together in Arizona before he passed away. Survivors: He is survived by his brother, Jerome and his wife, Florence, of Bethlehem; his children, Mark and his wife, Mary, of Barto and their children, Michael, Matthew and Melissa; David and his children, Frances, Jonathan and Laura; Scott and his wife, Sandy, of Gilbert, Ariz. and their children, Joshua and Jessica; Lisa and her husband, Geoffrey Lewis, of Germantown, Maryland and their children, Geoffrey and Justin.
He has many great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews; loving friends and relatives. He was predeceased by a brothers, Sidney, in 2001. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bachman, Kulik Reinsmith Funeral Home, 17th and Hamilton streets, Allentown. Interment will follow in Beth El Memorial Park, Whitehall.
Online condolences may be made at: www.lisa@lewislimited.com. Contributions: American Heart Association. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Dorothy F. Mermelstein, 98, of Palmer Township, died Jan. 4, 2009 in Easton Hospital.
She was a member of Bnai Abraham Synagogue, Wilson, where she was a member of Hadassah and a life member of the Sisterhood. Survivors: Daughter, Helaine Sigal of Palmer Township; son, Lee and his wife, Judy, of Armonk, N.Y.; brother, David Friedman and his wife, Ronni, of Oceanside, sister, Leah Buckler and sister-in-law, Florence Friedman, both of Laguna Woods, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Morry Mermelstein. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday in the synagogue, 16th and Bushkill streets, Easton.
Ashton Funeral Home, Easton, is in charge of arrangements. Contributions: May be made to the Synagogue or Alzheimer's Association. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits DelRoy L. Colver DelRoy L. Colver, 73, of Lower Saucon Township, died peacefully in his home on January 4, 2009.
He died due to complications from a heart attack he suffered during a successful hunt in Bostick Plantation, Estile, S.C.He and his wife, Maxine (Mumbauer) Colver, would have celebrated 55 years of marriage on January 28. Del was born on Feb. 4, 1935 in Lower Nazareth Township, son of the late Franklin and Eleanor (Getter) Colver. He was a State Farm Insurance Agent in Wilson since 1962. Del worked with his daughter, Cherie, as she served as his office manager for the past 28 years.
He was proud of their devoted and competent staff, Lori Avery and Cindy Conopaski. Del was of the Lutheran faith. He was a 1953 graduate of Pen Argyl High School. Del was an accomplished big game hunter and an expert rifleman. He greatly enjoyed his hunting trips to Africa, Canada, North America and Hawaii.
He was a life member of the N.R.A. He also was a member of the North American Hunting Club, Safari International and the Republican Club, Wilson. Del traveled extensively abroad and enjoyed his yearly cruises with his wife. Del achieved many awards for his work in insurance, including the prestigious Golden Triangle Award in 2005. He was an Ambassador Qualifer 24 years.
Survivors: Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Charles V. Colver and his wife, Diane, of Lenhartsville and Marc R. Colver of Old Hickory, daughter, Cherie Young and her husband, Peter, of Bethlehem Township; three grandchildren, Victoria Colver, Emily and Peter Young; brother, Nevin in Florida; sister, Darlene in Oklahoma; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Diane Mumbauer of Forks Township; sister-in-law, Joyce Colver of Bethlehem Township. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Reichel Funeral Homes 220 Washington Park, Nazareth.
Entombment in Grandview Chapel Mausoleum, Allentown. Call 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Contributions: May be made in Del's memory to Heartland Hospice, 881 Marcon Suite 3700, Allentown, PA 18109 or the Bethlehem Area Education Foundation, Thomas Nolan, 3910 Kipton Court, Bethlehem, PA 18020, for musical instrument initiative. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Rhea T. Seach Rhea T. Seach, 80, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, of Trachsville, died Saturday, January 3, 2009 in Blue Mountain Health Systems, Lehighton. Born July 18, 1928 in Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Frank Landolfi and the late Rose Miranda.
Rhea was a devoted student at St. John Villa Academy, Staten Island, N.Y. She later became a teacher there and attended Fordham University. She then entered the convent at St. John's, where she continued to teach.
After leaving the convent, she and George R. Seach were married April 23, 1966. While raising a family, she attained a bachelor's degree in nursing and practiced as an R.N. She then returned to teaching in Long Island, N.Y. She was an active member of St.
Nicholas Catholic Church, Berlinsville. She was an avid reader. Survivors: Husband, George R. Seach of Trachsville; sons, Gary G. and his wife, Dawn Seach, of Stroudsburg, Stephen A.
and his wife, Dana Seach, of Drums; daughter, Tanya M. and her husband, David P. Bredel, of Clinton, sister, Dorothy Gomer of Fort Pierce, six grandchildren, Stephen, Nicholas, Yasmin, Angelo, Andrew and Matthew; several nieces, nephews; cousins. Services: Arrangements are being handled by Campton Funeral Home 525 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, where the family will receive friends from p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 and 2-4 p.m.
and p.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 and 9-10 a.m. Thursday, January 8, 2009. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St.
Nicholas Catholic Church, 1152 Oak Road, Berlinsville, with the Rev. Edward McElduff officiating. Online condolences may be made at: www.schislerfuneralhomes.com. Contributions: May be made to the American Diabetes Foundation or the Arthritis Foundation, the funeral home. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits Jean M.
Warmkessel Jean M. Warmkessel, 57, of Emmaus, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2009 in the Hospice House of the V.N.A. of St. Luke's with her husband, Donald, by her side. She and her husband, Donald C.
Warmkessel, were together for 39 years. Jean was born September 12, 1951 in Allentown, to the late Harvey and Ellen (Miller) Conrad. She was a graduate of William Allen High School and worked for Kmart as a sales associate for 35 years. An avid NASCAR fan, Jean also attended Grandview Speedway as a fan for many years. Survivors: In addition to her husband, Donald, Jean is survived by a brother, Harvey Conrad and his wife, Sharon, of Plant City, si Diane E.
Ruth and her husband, Richard, of Allentown, Dorothy Wetherhold and her husband, Charles, of Sanford, brothers-in-law, Dale Warmkessel and his wife, Marsha, of Walnutport and Johnny Batey of Fullerton. Jean was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Warmkessel, who died January 2, 2008. Services: Relatives and friends may call Wednesday, January 7, 2008 from p.m. in the K.V. Knopp Funeral Home 46 E.
Susquehanna Street, Allentown, with a prayer service beginning at 8 p.m. with Rev. Molly Clymer officiating. Interment will be private. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits.
