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of MORNING CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1986 THIRD DEATHS Mrs. Minnie M. Rose Mrs. Minnie M. Rose, 93, of 427 Watson Place, Phillipsburg, formerly of Alpha, N.J., died Monday in Easton Hospital.

She was the widow of Edward Rose. Born in Stewartsville, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Laura (Firman) Freeman. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Easton. Surviving are five daughters, Lola, whom she resided, Thelma of Wilson and Phillipsburg, Evelyn Lee of Bethlehem, and Betty Anderson and Ruth Oliver, both of Easton; a son James of Easton; 38 grandchildren, 94 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Bertha Schocko, and two sons, Joseph and Clifford, preceded her in death. Services 1 will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the church. Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m. Thursday in the Strunk Funeral Home, Berwick and Reynolds streets, Easton.

Mrs. Ruth M. Hauser Mrs. Ruth M. Hauser, 79, of 1616 Liberty Allentown, died Wednesday 1 in Sacred Heart Hospital.

She was the widow of William E. Hauser. She had been a secretary at Harold Stephens Wholesale Grocery, Allentown. She previously was a secretary for American Home Foods, Morris Plains, N.J., for five years. Born in Jutland, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Anna (Martin) Bowlby.

She was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Allentown. Surviving are two nieces. Services will be at 1. p.m. Friday in the Rupell Funeral Home, 465 Memorial Parkway, Phillipsburg.

A calling hour will precede the services. Mrs. Anna G. Levan Mrs. Anna G.

Levan, 90, of 420 College Kutztown, died Tuesday in Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She was the widow of Charles F. Levan. She was the first president and past treasurer of Hoch Balphaser Post 480 of the American Legion Auxiliary, Kutztown, and past president of the Berks County Council of American Legion auxiliaries and of the 8-40 Berks Salon of the American Legion. She was elected to the American Legion Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 for her support of legion baseball.

Surviving are a son, Paul D. of Fleetwood R.4. and a grandson. The Mae A. Stump Funeral Home, 117 W.

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432-7721 One symptom of conductive hearing loss is the ability to hear speech well in noisy surroundings. John F. Lear 66; former president of engraving firm John F. Lear 66, of 4237 Hecktown Road, Lower Nazareth Township, was dead on arrival Wednesday at Easton Hospital. Northampton County Coroner Joseph F.

Reichel attributed death to natural causes. Lear was the husband of Anna E. (Bowers) Lear. They observed their 45th wedding anniversary last October. He was president and chairman of the board of the Industrial Engraving Co.

in Wilson and Forks Township before retiring in 1982 after 43 years of service. He was a former member of Lower Nazareth Township Zoning Board and the Easton Parking Authority. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Floyd R. Sr. and Mary P.

(Schantz) Lear. He was a member and former deacon and trustee of College Hill Presbyterian Church, Easton. Lear was a former Explorer scout adviser and Boy Scout committeeman at the church. A past president of the Easton Lions Club and the Easton YMCA, he served on the Y's Camp Hugh Beaver committee. Surviving with his widow are two sons, John F.

Lower Nazareth Township and Ronald B. of Huntington Beach, a daughter, Judith wife of Robert Yanega of Bethlehem Township, and six grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the church. Calling hours will be p.m.

Friday in the Shillinger Funeral Home, 8th and Lehigh streets, Easton. Witko Polikar Witko Polikar of Whitehall Township died Tuesday in Allentown Hospital. He was the husband of Catherine (Chromiak) Katrick Witko and the late Marie (Senkiew) Witko. Born in Minsk, Bella, Russia, he was a son of the late Maxim and Anna Witko. He was a member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Catasauqua.

Surviving with his widow are a son John of Allentown; a stepson, Joseph P. Katrick of Baltimore, two grandsons and two great-grandsons. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m. Friday in the Clinton R.

Diefenderfer Funeral Home, 1064 Fifth North Catasauqua. Mrs. Laura Parkinson Mrs. Laura Parkinson, 90, of Point Pleasant, N.J., formerly of Allentown, died Tuesday in Sunnyside Nursing Home, Wall Township, N.J. She was the wife of William Parkinson.

Born in Boyertown, she was a daughter of the late George and Lagora (Miller) Unger. She was the founder and past president of the Air Force Mothers Club, Lehigh Valley chapter. Surviving with her husband are two sons, Philip of Point Pleasant and Dr. Robert W. of Honolulu, Hawaii; a daughter, Ruth Cleveland of Seattle, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

The D'Elia Funeral Home, Lakewood, N.J., is in charge of arrangements. Elizabeth Kvich Elizabeth Kvich, 80, of 310 Park Delaware Park, Lopatcong Township, N.J., died Tuesday in Oxford, N.J. She was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Galandak) Draska. Surviving are a daughter, Amelia E. Keiper of Belvidere R.D., N.J.; a sister and two brothers, all in Czechoslovakia; two granddaughters and a great-grandson.

The Finegan Funeral Home, 302 Heckman Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements. RENT SOFT WATER CALL $595. per month 437-5008 LINDSAY SOFT WATER George Fulmer, 88; ran market in Easton George Fulmer, 88, of N. Delaware Drive, Easton R.1, died Wednesday in Eaton Hospital. He was the husband of Florence (Price) Fulmer.

He operated Fulmer's Market, Easton, for many years, and was employed by Ingersoll-Rand Phillipsburg, until retiring in 1967. Born in Easton, he was a son of the late Howard and Margaret Fulmer. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Easton. Surviving with his widow are two daughters, Joan of Wilson and Mrs.

Kenneth Sandt of Forks Township; seven grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. A daughter Jeanette died in 1978. Services will be at the convenience of the family. The Adams Funeral Home, 226 Bushkill Easton, is in charge of arrangements. John S.

Sipos John S. Sipos, 74, of 3rd and Hutchison streets, Martins Creek, died Tuesday in Easton Hospital. He was the husband of Mildred (Thornton) Sipos. They observed their 50th wedding anniversary last June. Sipos was last employed by E.L.

Conwell Easton. He previously worked for Alpha Aggregates, MarCreek, for eight years until retiring in 1980, and in the research laboratory of the former Alpha Portland Cement Martins Creek, for 38 years. Born in Brainards, N.J., he was a son of the late John S. Sr. and Mary (Kuralyi) Sipos.

He was a member of the former Mount Zion United Church of Christ, Martins Creek. Sipos was a gunner corporal with the 883rd battalion, 70th Infantry Division of the Army in France and central Germany during Wold War II. Surviving with his widow are a son, John S. III of Somerville, N.J.; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Czukkermann of Washingtonville, N.Y.; three brothers, Charles, George and Alexander, and three sisters, Mrs.

Mary Ignatz, Mrs. Anna Sabo and Mrs. Helen Simoniz, all of Phillipsburg, and five grandchildren. Services will 11 a.m. Friday in the James J.

Palmeri Funeral Home, Martins Creek. Calling hours will be p.m. Thursday. W. Franklin Lucas W.

Franklin "Andy" Lucas, 77, of 432 South Jim Thorpe, died Wednesday in his home. Carbon County Coroner Robert G. Deibert attributed death to natural causes. Lucas was the husband of Martha (Campsie) Lucas. He was a route salesman for Gerstlauer Dairy and Zimmerman Dairy, both of Lehighton, many years before retiring in 1978.

Surviving with his widow are two sisters, Mrs. Mae McQuown of Lehighton and Mrs. Grace Blesko of Slatington. The William A. Garrett Funeral Home, 3rd and Alum streets, Lehighton, is in charge of arrangements.

Stanley M. Keim Stanley M. Keim, 75, of 201 Main Bath, died Wednesday in St. Luke's Hospital. He was a molder for the former Bethlehem Foundry Corp.

for 20 years before retiring in 1968. Born in Clearfield, Bushkill Township, he was a son of the late Stanley and Alice Keim. Surviving are two sons, Robert S. of Walnutport and Barry M. of Easton; a daughter Shirley, wife of Norman Snyder of Metuchen, N.J.; two brothers, Jake of Nazareth and Warren of Millport, Potter County; three sisters, Mrs.

Alice Reichart of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. Elise Fieldings of Bethlehem and Mrs. Anne Bealer of Nazareth; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Connell Funeral Home, 245 E.

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18104 Street. State. Eveleane Smith, 88; teacher for 47 years Eveleane F. Smith, 88, of the Phoebe Home, Allentown, died Wednesday in the home. A schoolteacher for 47 years, she taught in the Palmer Township School District for 25 years and later in the Nazareth School District for 18 years before retiring in 1963.

Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Catherine (Fry) Smith. She was a member of Fork's United Church of Christ, Stockertown. Surviving is a nephew. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the church.

A calling hour will precede the services. The John F. Herron Funeral Home, 458 Center Bethlehem, is in charge of arrangements. William Leroy Wieder William Leroy "Roy" Wieder, 48, of Elmhurst Drive, Phillipsburg, died Tuesday in Warren Hospital. He was a highway construction laborer for Local 472.

Born in Milford, N.J., he was a son of Howard Wieder of Lebanon, N.J., and the late Edith (Anderson) Wieder. Surviving with his father are three sons, James A. of Baltimore, Jeffrey E. of Phillipsburg and William A. of Pittstown R.D., N.J.; a daughter, Nancy A.

Opdyke of Frenchtown, N.J.; two brothers, Kenneth of Milford and Bruce of Doylestown; two sisters, Helen Whyte of Easton and Mary Ann Nicholas of Riegelsville; two halfbrothers, Michael of Milford and Vaughan of Tempe, a half-sister, Kathleen DeWald of Pomona, N.J.; two grandchildren and Carol Rodenbaugh, with whom he resided. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the W.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Holland Township, N.J. E.

Harold Brown E. Harold Brown, 78, of 1110 N. New Bethlehem, died Wednesday in St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth F.

(Brunner) Brown, who died last August. He was owned and operated the Main Launderette at 1025 Main Bethlehem, for about 30 years before retiring 10 years ago. Previously, he owned the College Inn Confectionary Store at the same address. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Herbert and Mae (Heiser) Brown. He was a member of College Hill Moravian Church, Bethlehem.

Surviving are a daughter, Caroline Eberhart of Allentown, and a brother, Robert T. of Bethlehem. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the church. A calling hour will precede the services.

The Wallace M. Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden Bethlehem, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Gladys M. Hoats Mrs.

Gladys M. Hoats, 85, of Allentown, died Tuesday in Liberty Nursing Center, Allentown. She was the widow of Clifford W. Hoats. She was a nurses' aide at Allentown State Hospital before retiring.

Born in Emmaus, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Emily (Krader) Walbert. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Congregational Church, Allentown. There are no immediate survivors.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland Allentown. A calling period will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Jesse T.

Stahl Jesse T. Stahl, 73, of 503 W. 5th Pennsburg, died Wednesday in Quakertown Manor. He was the husband of Louella (Weisse) Stahl. He was an assembler-springer at Knoll's International, East Greenville, for 36 years until retiring in 1977.

Born in Zionsville, he was a son of the late Henry W. and Hannah (Hunsberger) Stahl. He was a member of East Swamp Mennonite Church, Quakertown. Surviving with his widow are a son Philip of Pennsburg; two sisters, Carrie, wife of Alan Bieler of Pennsburg, and Naomi of Rochester, N.Y., and two grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Monday in the Falk Funeral Home, 163 Main Pennsburg. Calling hours will be 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Ruth C.

Horn of 2217 Union Allentown, Mrs. Ruth C. Horn, 84, formerly, Wednesday in Cedarbrook's Fountain Hill Annex. She was the widow of Robert W. Horn Sr.

Born in Easton, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Elizabeth (Allen) Hess. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Congregational Church, Allentown, where she was treasurer of the missionary society for 20 years and treasurer of the mother's circle for 10 years. Surviving are a son, Robert W. Jr.

of Allentown; a sister, Mrs. Grace McCabe of Alto, a brother Gershon of Allentown and a granddaughter. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the church. Calling hours will be a.m.

Saturday in the church. The Sell Funeral Home, 1145 Lehigh Allentown, is in charge of arrangements. Agnes Gordown, ex-head of music for P'burg district Agnes B. Gordown, 85, former Miss Gordown was a past presimusic supervisor in the Phillipsburg dent of the New Jersey State PresiSchool District and and area civic dent's Club of the Business and Proleader, formerly of 7 Heckman fessional Women's Club, and former Phillipsburg, died Tuesday program chairman of the Leisure twood Convalescent Home, Wilson. Time Club of Phillipsburg.

Miss Gordown began her teach- She was the first president of the ing career in 1917 at the Alpha Warren County Retired Teachers School and joined the Phillipsburg Association. district in 1923. She became involved She was a former member of the in the music program in 1932 and Phillipsburg Charter Study Commitwas appointed supervisor in 1951. tee, a former director of the Warren She retired in 1963. County Homemakers Association Born in Phillipsburg, she was a and a member of the Senior Citizens daughter of the late Theodore and Planning Council.

Ellen (McWilliams) Gordown. She was named "Outstanding CitMiss Gordown was a past presi- izen of the Year" in 1969 by the Phildent of the New Jersey Music Edu- lipsburg Chamber of Commerce. cators' Association and of the Musi- She was a member of the Easton cal Arts Chorus and Community Symphony and a board member of Concerts of Easton. the Easton YWCA. She also was a past president of She served on the music departthe Citizens Public Affairs Council ments of the New Jersey Education of Phillipsburg and of the Woman's Association and Phillipsburg EleClub of Easton.

mentary Education Association. A member and former choir di- Surviving is a sister, Helen Sutton rector of St. Philip and St. James of North Brunswick, N.J. Catholic Church, Phillipsburg, she Services at 9:45 a.m.

Friday in was grand regent of Court Warren, the Doyle Funeral Home, 535 S. Catholic Daughters of America, Main Phillipsburg, will be fol1963-66. She also was a regional con- lowed by a Mass of Christian Burial sultant for the Junior Catholic at 10:30 a.m. in the church. Calling Daughters of America in Pennsylva- hours will be and 7-9 p.m.

nia, New Jersey and Delaware. Thursday. Ruth A. Fox Frank A. Lipyanic Ruth A.

Fox, 82, of 296 Bates Frank A. Lipyanic, 59, of 1034 E. Phillipsburg, formerly of Washington, N.J., died Tuesday in the Care Center of Phillipsburg. She was a night supervisor at Newark General Hospital for 35 years until retiring in 1972. She previously was a nurse at Warren Hospital.

Born in Topeka, she was a daughter of the late Samuel B. and Savina (Putman) Fox. She was a of Washington (N.J.) United Methodist Church. Surviving is a brother, Laurel B. of Phillipsburg.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Rupell Funeral Home, 465 Memorial Parkway, Phillipsburg. There will be no calling hours. William G. Filan William G.

Filan, 55, of 37 E. Hazard Summit Hill, died Tuesday in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. He formerly was employed by TWA Airlines. The Thomas J. Parambo Funeral Home, 54 W.

Fell Summit Hill, is in charge of arrangements. Frank A. Lipyanic, 59, of 1034 E. Main Pen Argyl, died Wednesday in the Slate Belt Medical Center. He was the husband of Junetta J.

(Handelong) Lipyanic. He was a spreader and cutter in the Pen Argyl plant of the Shirley Blouse Wind Gap, before retiring in 1978. He previously was a spreader at Scotty's Fashion, Pen Argyl, for 25 years. Born in Saylorsburg, he was a son of the late Matthew and Irene (Strihavska) Lipyanic. He was a member of St.

Roch's Catholic Church, West Bangor. Lipyanic served in the Army during the Korean War. Surviving with his widow are three sons, Frank Jr. and Michael, both of Bangor, and Ron, at home; a daughter Roseann of Pen Argyl; three brothers, John of Emmaus, Joseph of Saylorsburg and Peter of Wind Gap, and two sisters, Mrs. Irene Glass of Bethlehem and Mrs.

Margaret Sapone of Belfast. Services at 9:15 a.m. Saturday in the Schmidt Home, 202 West Wind Gap, will be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the church. Calling will be p.m.

Friday. SNOW to were the passable, although snow stuck pavement. Sporadic tie-ups From Page B1 were reported on I-80, but there were no major accidents. David Lucia of Palmerton, a The Northampton Area School foreman with the Pennsylvania De- District got into an unusual situation partment of Transportation garage because of the weather. at Lehighton, said snowfall in the Poconos area on Route 903 between Apparently thinking it Jim Thorpe and Lake Harmony was to do so on a Monday near the end of was safe measured at 15 inches.

April, the board adjusted the calendar to allow students to take off two He said the snowfall on Interstate unused "bad weather" 80 through the county measured 12 the Memorial Day weekend. The days during to 15 inches and in Weatherly dates were designated as in-service the area was 8 inches deep. days for teachers. Snowfall was lighter in western But yesterday, Northampton and southern areas, but it caused schools were closed after Superinmajor highway problems in northern tendent Edwin Coyle took a 6:30 a.m. regions.

tour of the roads in the district's State police at Swiftwater called northern sector. Coyle, in deciding to conditions a "nightmare." close for the day, noted some of the highway roads were drifted shut. Initially, Cpl. Michael Chaplin said 2 feet Coyle first announced schools would of snow and the number of acci- open one hour late but later he dedents, coupled with one-lane high- cided in favor of closing. way construction areas, prompted the shutdown of Interstates 80 and Now, Coyle said, students will 380 and Route 940 yesterday after- have classes on May 22, a day previnoon.

ously designated as a student holiThere were some minor injuries, day. and people were stranded in the The cold snap's effect on area blocked areas of the highways. crops remains to be seen. During early morning hours, David Dunbar, Lehigh County asmost of the PennDOT trucks were sociate farm agent, said the good using graders to move the snow. part of the weather was the snow.

Some switched to plows when the "The snow's protective," said snow kept falling until late after- Dunbar, recalling that southern fruit noon. growers, when facing low temperaState police at Stockertown said tures, coat trees with water, which Route 33 north was tied up north of freezes to form a protective coating. Wind Gap because the snow made Local temperatures, which offithe road slippery and vehicles were cially dipped to the freezing mark at having problems getting up Blue 1 a.m. yesterday, have Dunbar takMountain. ing a cautious view.

"If the temperaThey also blamed the snow for a ture goes far below freezing tonight head-on crash on Buttermilk Road we could have a probnear Hexenkopf Road, Williams lem." Township, that caused minor inju- The temperatures probably won't ries. harm early vegetables like peas and Police said a southbound car lettuce, Dunbar said, because they driven by Russell G. Kichline, 18, of are "tough, able to stand quite a Williams Township, slid out of con- bit." trol as it approached a curve and Any potential crop damage would slammed into the oncoming car of be to fruit trees. Kathleen Glovas, 29, of Hellertown But Louis M. Schantz owner R.1, about 5:40 a.m.

of Schantz Orchards, said, "We'll be Kichline was treated at the scene all right if the temperature doesn't by the Williams Township Emergen- dip below 28." cy Squad. Glovas and her husband, Schantz said another "saving" Joseph, 31, were treated for bruises factor is continued low cloud cover, at Easton Hospital and released. which tends to hold in heat from the There were other reports of ear- ground. ly-morning accidents on Route 33, Spokesmen for other orchards in including one involving Miklos Kar- Lehigh County echoed the opinions ath, 39, of Feasterville, Bucks Coun- of Schantz. ty.

Police said Karath lost control of Police in Upper Bucks blamed his southbound car and knocked the for accidents some rusnow on down a light pole near Route 248 in ral roads. Quakertown police said Lower Nazareth Township. most borough streets were clear of In the Stroudsburg area, roads ice and snow. Need firewood? THE MORNING See CLASSIFIED Marketplace CALL.