Janice A. (Kirkpatrick) Gurgick, 89, of Nazareth, passed away May 12, 2025. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas Steven Gurgick Sr. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Telford and Laurene (Hoffman) Kirkpatrick. Janice was a graduate of Allentown High School and attended Northampton Community College. She retired from AT&T and Lucent Tech. after many years of service. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church, the Red Hat Society and AARP Local # 3915. Janice enjoyed doing ceramics, traveling, playing Bingo, baking and most of all attending her grandchildren’s sporting events. Janice had volunteered for 26 years at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. She will be deeply missed.
Survivors: children- Sherry Makuta of Allentown, Jane Miller and husband Dennis of Bethlehem, Thomas Gurgick Jr. and wife Marie of Nazareth; grandchildren- Laurie, Daniel, Dana, Brad, Tiffany, Gina, Stephanie, Thomas III; 5 great grandsons; sister- Donna Sook of Bethlehem; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter- Barbara Wells, sister- Kathleen Kuntz, brother- Dale Kirkpatrick and companion- Frank Holena.
A viewing will be held Monday, May 19th 9-10:30AM in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N. Front St. Allentown, PA 18102. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 11AM in St. John the Baptist Slovak Catholic Church 924 N. Front St. Allentown, PA 18102. Burial to follow in Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem.
Donations can be made in Janice’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the National Parkinson Foundation care of Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.

John J. Graberitz, 89, of Northampton, passed away June 17, 2024. He was the husband of the late Loretta P. (Slack) Graberitz. Born in Northampton, he was the son of the late John F. and Anna (Torba) Graberitz. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. during the Korean War. John was a member of Queenship of Mary Catholic Church and several local American Legions and VFW’s in the Lehigh Valley. He enjoyed reading and watching sports. He will be deeply missed.
Survivors: children- John J. Graberitz and wife Denise, Donna Moyer wife of the late Dennis Moyer; grandchildren- Josh, Amber, Amanda, Michael, Adam, Lucas and Carly; great grandchildren- Logan, Tommy, Mia and Isabella; brothers- Leonard and Frank “Cookie” Graberitz. He was predeceased by his daughter- Melissa Schuler and brother- Edward.
A viewing will be held on Tuesday, June 25th 10-11AM with a funeral service 11AM in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N. Front St. Allentown, PA 18102. Entombment to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Allentown.
Contributions can be made in John’s memory to the Marine Corp Foundation.

Charles S. Glendenmeyer, 58, (Chuckie Gee) of Catasauqua, passed away July 3, 2023. He was the son of the late Charles F. and Anna (Yonak) Glendenmeyer. Charles is survived by his sister Debra Glendenmeyer. He was predeceased by his sister- Lisa. Chuck loved playing the drums with local bands in the Lehigh Valley. Music was his heart & soul. He was a devoted fan of KISS. Face Book & Rock n Roll were his life.
Services will be held Privately for the family.

Georgette M. (Hirak) Guth, 65, of Northampton, passed away June 28, 2022. She was the loving wife of Franklin M. Guth for 40 years. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie (Holoska) Hirak. Georgette was a graduate of St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing Reading, PA. She worked as an OR nurse at Lehigh Valley Hospital 17th & Chew St. for over 40 years and participated in the Healing the Children Program in India and Vietnam. She enjoyed gardening, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, traveling, the beach, and riding H.D. motorcycles with her husband. She was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan and a wine aficionado. Georgette enjoyed rescuing animals and loved her pets and most of all cherished her time with her family.
Georgette will be dearly missed by her husband; sons - Franklin G. Guth and wife Rebecca (Gould), John P. Guth; grandchildren - Coraline M. Guth and Franklin G. Guth Jr.; sisters Marianne Deutsch and husband Dennis and Kathleen Mitchell; nieces - Laura Eakin and husband Chris, Amanda Mitchell; nephew - Andrew Mitchell; great-nephew Carter Eakin.
Services will be private care of Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made, in Georgette's memory, to the ASPCA or Peaceable Kingdom, PO Box 424 Whitehall, PA. 18052.

Anna (Yonak) Glendenmeyer, 82, Allentown, passed away January 19, 2022. She was the loving wife of the late Charles F. Glendenmeyer. Anna was a housewife and loving mother, who enjoyed playing Bingo and cooking. She was well liked by everyone that knew her and had a heart of gold.
Survivors: daughter- Debbie Glendenmeyer and fiancé Dave Naypauer, son- Charles S. Glendenmeyer, brother- John Yonak. She was predeceased by her daughter- Lisa Glendenmeyer.
A brief graveside will be held on Wednesday, January 26th at 10AM in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements are entrusted to Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.
Contributions can be made in Anna’s memory to the American Diabetes Association.

Robert B. Geletkanych, 80, of Quakertown, passed away from COVID-19 on November 5, 2021. He was the loving husband of the late Marie (Friend) Geletkanych. Born in Lvov, Ukraine, Bohdan, his birth name, he was the son of the late Wasyl Geletkanych and Olga (Boyko) Starejki. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1950 with his mother and sister and his name is engraved at Ellis Island. He served in the U.S. Army in the 101st Airborne Division. He became a U.S. citizen in 1976. Robert, known by many as "Bobby" and his wife owned and operated Cossie Snyder’s Corner for 33 years, where he was the masterful chef. He was a very generous person, willing to give the shirt off his back, prepare a hot meat, or offer shelter, to help anyone in need. In the late 80's he provided shelter and work to refugees from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine. He had a deep love for animals, enjoyed doing puzzles, reading, playing pool and chess. He will be deeply missed.
Survivors: daughter- Robyn Colajezzi and husband Steven with whom he resided for the last 15 years; daughters through marriage- Kathleen Reither, Constance Purcell, Nancy Geletkanych (all Emerich); son- Todd Russell; 8 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; sister- Irene Heilman and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister- Mary Hess.
A viewing will be held on Friday, November 12th 10-11AM with a Service to follow at 11AM in Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. 950 N. Front St. Allentown, PA 18102. Burial to follow in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Northampton.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Robert’s memory to Jerry’s 3 LEGacy Foundation, 1006 Bartram Lane Quakertown, PA 18951.

Joseph J. Genay, 73, of Allentown, passed away peacefully with his family at his side November 1, 2021 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Donna (DalMaso) Genay. Born in Easton, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Edith P. (Lorraway) Genay. Joseph was a real estate professional in the Lehigh Valley for many years. A lover of nature, Joe enjoyed being active outdoors. Passionate about skiing, running, swimming and hiking, he was a ski instructor at Blue Mountain for decades, putting smiles on the faces of the many children he taught to ski. He will be deeply missed.

Survivors: wife, Donna; children, Christina, Marc and Evan; siblings, Eugene, Leon and Michelle; niece Yvonne.

The family would like to thank the medical care team of the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest CICU for their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Joseph may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

A calling time will be held on Tuesday, November 9th 9-10AM with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10AM in St. Elizabeth Catholic Church 433 Pershing Blvd Whitehall, PA 18052. Interment to follow in Green Meadows Cemetery in Bethlehem. Arrangements are entrusted to Kohut Funeral Home, Inc. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Lucy M. (Miller) Golden, 91, of Whitehall, passed away April 6, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Louis Golden, Jr. Born in Freeland, she was the daughter of the late Susan Miller and Stephen Perbula (step father). She graduated from Hazelton High School and retired from Western Electric/ AT&T after 30 years of service. Lucy was a member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church and the Telephone Pioneers Club. She enjoyed bowling, crocheting and gardening.

Survivors: sons- Don Golden of Whitehall, Jim and wife Monika Golden Flores of Jupiter, FL; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings- Joseph, Eleanor, Dorothy, Emily and Betty.

A Private viewing will be held Tuesday, April 14th in the morning with a Service to follow in the vestibule of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church 618 Fullerton Ave Whitehall, PA 18052. Burial to follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Allentown. Arrangements are entrusted to Kohut Funeral Home, Inc.
Contributions can be made in Lucy’s memory to St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church.