Elwood “Woody” J. Weppel, Jr., of Easton, PA, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2024, in St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson Campus, Easton, PA. Born on December 16, 1939, in Easton, PA, he was the son of the late Elwood J. Weppel, Sr., and Madelyn E. Bellis Weppel. Elwood resided with his companion, Marlise Leichtenstern, for over 20 years until his...

Frances Shirin McLamore, 78, of Nazareth, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Born on May 4, 1946, in Pakistan, she was the adopted daughter of the late John and Peggy Acton, who got to know Shirin while they were serving as missionaries in that country. Once Shirin left Pakistan for the United States, she spent many years with...

Thomas J. O’Connor, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 19, 2024, at the age of 84. Born in Ireland on October 9, 1939, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Lucy) O’Connor. He was the loving husband of Bernadette (Ciorca) O’Connor for 57 years. Thomas lived a life...

Anthony R. Bassoline, 79, of Palmer Twp., Pa., passed away at his home on July 8, 2024.  Born in Easton, Pa. on February 1, 1945, he was the son of the late Anthony Bassoline Jr. and Rose Curcio Bassoline. Anthony was employed with Rankin-Pontiac for many years as a car salesman. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Bethlehem Twp., Pa....

Terry Ronald Slack, 79, of Palmer Township, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2024. Born on June 26, 1945, in Phillipsburg, NJ, he was the son of the late Fralin and Gertrude (Stoneback) Slack. Although he lived in Palmer for a little more than a decade, Terry spent most of his life in Phillipsburg and considered himself to be a...

Visva Varathakumar, 20, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania passed away on June 29, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA. He is the beloved son of Varathakumar (Kumar) Mahalingam and Bamini Varathakumar. He is also the loving brother of Niythusan Varathakumar and Nivetha Varathakumar. The late K.V. Mahalingam and Kamalam Mahalingam of Meesalai - Sri Lanka, and the...

Richard Sigafoos, 85, of Saylorsburg, Pa., passed away on June 25th, 2024 in Stroudsburg, Pa. He was the husband of Helen Marie Martin Sigafoos. They shared 67 years of marriage together.   Richard was born in Easton, Pa. on September 15th, 1938, he was a son of the late Bertrum and Edith Gordon Sigafoos. He attended Wilson High School, where he...

Bella passed away suddenly on June 24th, 2024, in Easton, Pennsylvania. Born on March 24th,1933, in Scranton, PA, to Greek immigrants George and Aphrodite Gianas, she later moved with her family to Newark NJ, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, the late Jules Berkowitz (1932-1974). A piano major at Beaver College in Glenside,...

Mario DelPapa Costantino, 99 ¾ years, of Easton, Pa., passed away on Sunday June 16, 2024, in his home.  He was the widower of Rosemarie (Genua) Costantino, to whom he was married for 55 years.  He was the eldest son of the late John and Mary (DelPapa) Costantino. Mario proudly served his country as a US Army combat Sergeant during World War II,...