Obituaries

Canadensis - Leslie A. Heitz, 70, of Canadensis, PA, died on March 23, 2022 at St. Lukes Hospital, Allentown, PA. Born in Sandusky, OH, Leslie was formerly a 45 year resident of Langhorne, PA.

Cresco, PA
Dawn Marie Ross, 87, of Cresco, died February 9, 2022 at her home. She was the loving wife of Jefferson Ross, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage.

Born in East Stroudsburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Marvin) Dippre.

William "Bill" George Barry, 64, of Cresco, passed away in his home on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Born in Staten Island, New York he was a son of the late William John and Mary (Brewer) Barry. Bill was the beloved husband of Charlene (Scott) Barry, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. Bill owned and operated Bill Barry Excavating, Inc. & Cresco Quarry which he established in 1989. He had a passion for flying airplanes and also building them. He was a member of Most Holy Trinity Parish and was a Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus.
Survivors: In addition to his wife, Charlene, Bill is survived by his sons, William "Bill" Barry and Peter Barry and his wife, Kelly; daughter, Amanda Barry Miller and her husband, Jason; brothers, Edward Barry and his wife, Diane and Michael Barry and his wife Charlene; sister, Eileen Barry; sister-in-law, Maria Barry and beloved granddaughters, Adaline and Amelia Barry. Bill was preceded in death by his brother, Kevin Barry and sister, Mary Hogrebe.

Joseph John Ferraro, 90, of Shrewsbury, New Jersey and formerly of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania passed on Monday, January 3, 2022 in Holmdel, New Jersey. He was the loving husband of the late Patricia (Clinchot) Ferraro, who passed away in 2010.

MOUNTAINHOME - Pastor Barry L. Whitmer, 76, of Mountainhome, died Wednesday afternoon, December 22, 2021, at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono in East Stroudsburg. He was the husband of Darlene J. (Dewitsky) Whitmer with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Donald William Langsdorf Jr., 65, of Canadensis, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at home surrounded by his closest family. He was the loving husband of Katherine Maria (Bader) Langsdorf with whom he shared 45 years of marriage.

Oliver B. Johnson Jr., 72, of Cresco, died Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at home. He was the loving husband of Marianna M. (Blunt) Johnson, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of Oliver B. Johnson Sr. of Jacksonville, Florida and the late Lillian (Haywood) James.

Completely self-taught, Oliver started drawing when he received encouragement and an art set from his beloved grandfather as young boy. His turning point came in 1977 when he joined Nichiren Buddhism and in the same year, he was featured in a Bedford-Stuyvesant art show in Brooklyn, whereupon his fame sky-rocketed. Now considered one of the greatest artists of our time, his works are included in major art collections in the United States and Europe.

John was on the Barrett Township Library Board, he founded the Lake Jamie Property Owners Association, and sang in the Mountainhome Methodist Church Choir.

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