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,...

Marilyn Iozzia, 90, of Forks Township, Pa., passed away on June 12, 2024 in Easton, Pa. Born in New York City on June 22, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Carmella Guardiglia Folio and Luigi N. Folio. Her husband, Joseph Iozzia, passed away in 2012. Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Deborah Ann Hultgren and her husband Wayne, and her...

Gerda Marie Curcio, 91, of Forks township passed away on June 6, 2024 after a short illness.  She is the wife of Frank L. Curcio.  They would have been celebrating their 71st anniversary this September.   She was born in Czechoslovakia on April 30, 1933 to Valerie Wohlrab Kieswetter and Vinzenz Kieswetter.  After WWII the family settled in...

Richard C. Picone, 86, of Easton, PA, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Born on April 7, 1938, in Easton, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mabel Gans Picone. The love of his life, Carol Ann Schafer Picone, passed away in January of 2024. They were married for 44 years at the time of her passing. Richard was employed as a press...