Area Funerals

GRACE E. EVERETT

Grace E. Everett, 94, of Kunkletown, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Mrs. Bush’s Personal Care Home, Kunkletown.

She was the loving wife of the late Wilmer S. Everett. They celebrated 61 wonderful years of marriage together before his passing in 2011.

Born in Kunkletown, she was the daughter of the late Almer Kresge and the late Bertha (Hawk) Kresge.

Grace was a member of St. Matthew’s UCC in Kunkletown. She worked in the garment mill industry for 40 years as a sewing machine operator. She began working at the former Barson and Bishop Factory, and later went on to spend the rest of her career at Scotty’s Fashions.

Grace was great PA

Dutch baker and was an avid crocheter in her younger years. Most of all, she was a sweet, loving, and caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all her friends and family.

She is survived by a son, Rodney “Butch” Everett; two daughters, Devoe Breinich and her husband Darryl, and Renee Rapa and her husband Frank; two brothers, Sterling Kresge and his wife Ellen, and Delbert Kresge and his wife Sandra; five sisters, www.kresgefuneralhome. com

Cinderella Kresge, Esther Kuntzman, Betty Snyder and her husband David, Sandra Kresge, Darlene Beers and her husband Robert; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Wilber Kresge, and two sisters, Dorthea Kresge and LaRue Borger.

A viewing will be held on Friday, June 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Kresge Funeral Home, 1763 Route 209, Brodheadsville. Funeral services will follow at 7:30 with the Rev. Robin Fisher officiating. The cremated remains will be interred on a later date at the convenience of the family in St. Matthew’s Cemetery, Kunkletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Matthew’s UCC, 102 Church Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058.

Gayle Sheila Duncan

Gayle Sheila (Cornfeld)

Duncan, 89, of Long Pond passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in her home. Born in Egypt, PA and raised in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Marie (Stofflet) Cornfeld.

Gayle worked in customer relations for many years. She was an animal lover who had many different animals over the years. Gayle put her faith and family above all and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Gayle will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, Denia Budhan, Jacqueline Rodgers and Sheila Antonoff; brother, Michael Cornfeldt and his wife Carol; nephew, Jeremy Cornfeldt; grandchildren, Tamara, Marie and her husband Pierre, Diana and her husband James, Eric and his wife Erica, and Justin; great-grandchildren Paris, Persia, Amara, Lyla, Kyle, Logan, Sebastian, Kiara, Ella and soon expected Zoέ. Gayle is preceded in death by her son, James Duncan, Jr. Private cremation services have been entrusted to Bolock Funeral Home.

DONALD L. SMALE

Donald L. Smale, 60, of Kunkletown, passed away Sunday, June 4, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono.

Born in Lehighton, he was the son of the late Layton L. Smale and the late Mary (Brands) Smale.

Donald was a handyman for Camp Akiba for many years until its closing. He then became a painter by trade and worked for several companies until his illness caused him to go on disability.

Donald is survived by a sister, Lori Halloran and her husband Joseph of Neola; a brother, Kevin Smale and his fiancée Lisa Weisbruch of Kunkletown; three nephews, David Miller and his wife

Donna, Christopher Miller and his wife April, Shawn Melone and his wife Melissa; and several great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Betty Melone and her husband Billy. A celebration of life will be scheduled on a later date at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to A.W.S.O.M., P.O. Box 13, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.

The Kresge Funeral Home, 1763 Route 209, Brodheadsville, is in charge of the arrangements. www.kresgefuneralhome. com

John Willis Bracy

John Willis Bracy was an early Christmas Gift to his parents Harden and Nellie Bracy, and older sister Brenda. He was born December 22, 1950 in Burlington North Carolina. Early in John’s and Brenda’s childhood the family relocated to New York City, eventually settling in South Jamaica Queens; but they spent joyful summers in the Carolinas at the homes of varied family members.

A huge fan of Jim Brown, John excelled as a running back, playing in high school, college, semi-pro for the Saint Albans Chargers, and tried-out for the New York Jets; but as is common to the sport, his football career ended with a knee injury.

John worked varied jobs, including as a cab driver, car cleaner/mechanic for the NYCTA, and as a long- and short- haul and regional truck driver, before finding the call to teach as a CDL Driver Instructor at Northampton Community College in Mount Pocono. But his favorite job was that of dad to his three boys, Shomari, Hassan, and DiJon. Their mother, his first wife Dolores, preceded him in death in 2019.

After a month-long hospitalization for multiple ailments, John went home to God on the night of June 5, 2023. He is survived by his sons, his sister and family, brother-in-law Herb Lewis Jr and family, his wife JoAnn WitmoreThomas and family, close childhood friends Randy Davis and Butch Siggers, and a multitude of nieces, nephews, neighbors, and friends who mostly referred to him as Uncle John.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Bolock Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be shared at bolockfuneralhome.com for the Bracy family.