4028. Wayne Harold GROSS (Harold GROSS , Harold Hahn GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
They had the following children:
5104 M i Matthew D. GROSS was born 1 on 5 Feb 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He died 2 on 6 Feb 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was buried 3 in Eastern Salisbury Cemetery. 5105 M ii Anthony M. GROSS was born 1 on 5 Feb 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He died 2 on 6 Feb 1985 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was buried 3 in Eastern Salisbury Cemetery. 5106 M iii Nathan GROSS 5107 M iv Nickolas GROSS
4033. Stephen Todd GROSS (Nelson GROSS , Harold Hahn GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Stephen married Deborah Lynn Marie COLEMAN.
They had the following children:
5108 M i Eric GROSS 5109 M ii James Nelson GROSS 5110 F iii Faith GROSS 5111 M iv Joshua GROSS
4036. Barry Wayne GROSS (Wallace James GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Barry married Jane Alice BRUCH.
They had the following children:
5112 F i Sandra Susanne GROSS
4037. Kevin James GROSS (Wallace James GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Kevin married Valerie Ann FARKAS.
They had the following children:
5113 M i Jason James GROSS 5114 F ii Jennifer Anne GROSS
4038. Keith Alan GROSS (Wallace James GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael ) was born 1 on 7 Dec 1956 in Frankfort, Germany. He died 2 on 27 Feb 1991 in Northampton, Pennsylvania. The cause of death was self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was buried 3 in cedar Hill Memorial Park; Allentown, Pennsylvania.
CHILD-CARE WORKER WHO QUIT IN SCANDAL FOUND DEAD IN HOME; [FIFTH Edition]
KAREN YURCONIC, The Morning Call. Morning Call. Allentown, Pa.: Feb 28, 1991. pg. B.02Full Text (421 words)
Copyright Morning Call Feb 28, 1991A former child care worker, who last fall resigned from Lehigh County Juvenile Detention Center before an administrative hearing concerning his activities with a female detainee could be held, was found dead in his Northampton house last night, police said.
Keith A. Gross, 34, of 132 E. 21st St., apparently died of a single, self-inflicted wound to the chest from a 9mm handgun, Northampton Police Chief Richard J. Fenstermaker said.
Gross was pronounced dead at the scene about 8:30 p.m., Northampton County Coroner Joseph Reichel said.
Early this year Gross also was fired from a job as part-time patrolman in North Catasauqua, which he had held about a year, in the wake of the juvenile detention incident.
"He was given the opportunity to get his name cleared, but to our knowledge, he never did so," North Catasauqua Police Chief Kim Moyer said.Gross, then a child care worker at the detention center, was suspended without pay for allegedly having improper contact with and writing a "love letter" to an 18-year-old female detainee.
County officials would not identify Gross as the letter's writer. He resigned his position in early November, before an administrative hearing on charges of violating department regulations could be held.
When asked why officials would not release Gross' name after he resigned, County Administrator John Kachmar told a Morning Call columnist, "The former employee has some severe emotional problems and we don't want him to do bodily harm to himself or others."
Fenstermaker said it was believed the gun was Gross's personal weapon. An investigation by Northampton police and the Northampton County Coroner's Office is continuing, Fenstermaker and Coroner Joseph Reichel said.
Gross applied for part-time police work with the Northampton department more than a year ago, Fenstermaker said, but at the time the borough did not need any part-time officers.
Gross also was fired from a job as a South Whitehall Township patrolman in 1985 because he allegedly falsified information on his job application concerning whether he had ever been fired from or resigned after being told he would be fired from a job, officials said.
The township said Gross, a former Muhlenberg College security guard, allegedly gained access to confidential information about the pay scales and salaries of other college security guards. He agreed to resign his security job in lieu of being fired, according to testimony before the Civil Service Commission.
Gross lived in a small house to the rear of his mother's house at the same address. An autopsy will be performed today, Reichel said.
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Keith married Linda Sue SCHOENBERGER.
They had the following children:
5115 F i Amber Marie GROSS 5116 M ii Justin Wlliam GROSS
4039. Karen Louise GROSS (Wallace James GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Karen married (1) Richard William LAUB.
They had the following children:
5117 F i Melissa Lynn LAUB was born 1 on 1 Mar 1979 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She died 2 on 27 Jul 1979 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was buried 3 in Cedar Hill Memorial Park; Allentown, Pennsylvania. 5118 M ii Matthew Richard LAUB
Karen married (2) Paul SIMMON.
4041. Dorothy Ann GEISER (Vivian GAZELL , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Dorothy married (1) Allen Joseph DAVIS Sr..
They had the following children:
5119 F i Dolores Ann DAVIS 5120 M ii Allen Joseph DAVIS 5121 M iii Jeffrey Allen DAVIS
Dorothy married (2) John BACKO.
They had the following children:
5122 F iv Holly BACKO
4042. Barbara Jean GEISER (Vivian GAZELL , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Barbara married (1) Timothy HALL.
They had the following children:
5123 F i Jennifer Lynn HALL Jennifer married Bryan WITBECK.
Barbara married (2) Lee SUMMERS.
4043. John Robert GEISER (Vivian GAZELL , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
They had the following children:
5124 F i Shannon GEISER 5125 F ii Erin GEISER
4054. Maryellen Lee GROSS (Lester GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
Maryellen married 1 Wendell C. VACULA. Wendell was born 2, 3, 4 on 12 May 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He died 5, 6, 7 on 13 Jan 1989 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
WENDELL C. VACULA
[SECOND Edition]
Morning Call - Allentown, Pa.
Author: The Morning Call
Date: Jan 14, 1989
Start Page: B.26
Text Word Count: 106
Document Text
Wendell C. Vacula, 56, of 2052 Vine St., Allentown, died Friday in Allentown Hospital. He was the husband of Maryellen L. (Gross) Vacula. They observed their ninth wedding anniversary in June.
Born in Pittsburgh, he was a son of Helen (Bentley) Steinert of Pittsburgh, and the late Wendell Vacula.
Survivors: Wife and mother; sons, James M. of Allentown, Michael and Stephen both of Pittsburgh, and Keith in Florida; daughters, Helen Williams of Washington, Washington County, and Lisa of Emmaus; brothers, John and Mickey, and sister, Dora Warner all of Pittsburgh, and six grandchildren.
Services: To be announced by the Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland St., Allentown
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Social Security Death Index <http://www.ancestry.com> about Wendell C. Vacula
Name: Wendell C. Vacula
SSN: 178-26-2172
Last Residence: 18103 Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Born: 12 Apr 1932
Last Benefit: 18103 Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Died: 15 Jan 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (1951)NOTE: death is listed as Jan. 15, but his obituary appeared Jan. 14. Also, Jan. 14 was a Friday, but his obit says he died on Friday?
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They had the following children:
+ 5126 M i James Michael VACULA
4055. David Lester GROSS (Lester GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
They had the following children:
5127 F i Jessica GROSS
4056. Stephen Scott GROSS Sr. (Lester GROSS , Lester Luther GROSS , Bertha Mae HAHN , Elizabeth SLOYER , William SLOYER , Johannes SCHLOYER , Johann Michael SCHLEIER , Johann Michael )
They had the following children:
5128 M i Stephen Scott GROSS Jr. was born 1 on 10 Aug 1983 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He died 2 on 30 May 1999 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania. He was buried 3 in Cedar Hill Memorial Park; Allentown, Pennsylvania. Stephen was baptized 4 in May 1999 in City Limits Assembly of God; Allentown, Pennsylvania.
STEPHEN GROSS JR., 15, BICYCLIST STRUCK BY CAR; [EIGHTH Edition]
The Morning Call. Morning Call. Allentown, Pa.: Jun 2, 1999. pg. B.13
Full Text (108 words)
Copyright Morning Call Jun 2, 1999
Stephen S. Gross Jr., 15, of 239 E. Fairview St., Allentown, died Sunday, May 30, in St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.
Born in Allentown, he was the son of Stephen S. Sr. and Ann M. (Wotta) Gross, with whom he resided.
A freshman at Dieruff High School, he was a member of City Limits Assembly of God, Allentown.
Survivors: Parents; brother, Daniel L., at home; paternal grandfather, Lester N. Gross of Slatington, and maternal grandmother, Claudia (Gombert) Wotta of Allentown.
Private services: Friday. Call 7-9 p.m. Thursday in the church. Arrangements, Weber Funeral Home, 502 Ridge Ave., Allentown.
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CHURCH SAYS FAREWELL TO ACCIDENT VICTIM * HUNDREDS OF BALLOONS ARE RELEASED IN TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN GROSS, WHO WAS KILLED SUNDAY.; [FIFTH Edition]
KIRK BELDON JACKSON, The Morning Call Staff writers Christine Schiavo and Joe McDermott contributed to this report.. Morning Call. Allentown, Pa.: Jun 3, 1999. pg. B.01
Full Text (557 words)
Copyright Morning Call Jun 3, 1999
Members of the City Limits Assembly of God Church used balloons Wednesday to send messages to their friend and fellow congregation member, 15-year-old Stephen Gross.
Hundreds of balloons, each bearing messages such as "We love you, Stephen," drifted into the sky from near the church at Ridge Avenue and Chew Street in Allentown, reaching for heaven.
Stephen, baptized at the church a scant five weeks ago, was planning to give a talk to the congregation Sunday night. But the Dieruff High School freshman was killed by a car that afternoon at E. Hamilton and Albert streets while riding his bicycle.
About 195 congregation members -- including parents Stephen Sr. and Ann and 14-year-old brother Daniel -- marked Stephen's passing with an upbeat service at the church.
Stephen would have preferred that to a gloomy one, said the Rev. Jim Rivera, church pastor.
On a stage inside the chapel, Rivera and a woman sang with a small band of church members. Others danced in the aisles and in front of the stage. One woman dropped to the floor in tears.
At one point Gross approached the stage, his hands clasped together. A large group surrounded him as he mouthed: "I belong to Jesus, I belong to him, I belong to Jesus, free from sin," the song Rivera and the others were performing.
"These are people that have so much love and compassion in their hearts, they would do that for anybody, not just us," Gross said later. "They're doing that because they love Stephen."
Stephen became a member of City Limits Assembly of God Church on the Tuesday before he died. Rivera was going to announce the news at Sunday night's service. The boy's membership came after 12 weeks of classes in which he was invited to learn about the Bible and ask questions about God and life.
Assistant Pastor Luis Torrado described Stephen as someone who "led not by what he said but what he did." Torrado recalled that the boy was able to calm rowdy classmates just by showing good behavior himself.
Rivera told the congregation that Stephen's death made them "think of the future" and about taking responsibility for family and loved ones.
Gross was aware his son's death is a lesson to parents.
"I hope they really think before they let their kids go out. Before they leave in the morning, before they go to bed at night, they should tell their kids they love them," he said. "Family is everything."
The driver who hit Stephen, Alejandro Martinez, 22, of 1042 Spring Garden St., Allentown, has been charged with aggravated assault, speeding and driving with a suspended license and is in Lehigh County Prison under $25,000 bail.
Allentown City Council on Wednesday asked the administration to take steps to slow vehicles coming off the Hamilton Street bridge.
Noting that police had measured 76 feet of skid marks, Gross said he has driven the bend where the accident happened to see for himself if Martinez could have been following the speed limit.
"I've tried going 25, you can't skid at 25," he said softly. "The man should have never been there."
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