Lois Rader

Lois J. Rader
Lois J. Rader, 65, of Bethlehem, died suddenly on December 9. She was born in Allentown and was a daughter of Irene B. (Heller) Rader, who she cared for, and the late Henry A. Rader. She graduated from Millersville University with a bachelor of science degree in 1960 and earned a masters degree in education from Temple University in 1965. She was a teacher for the Bethlehem Area School District and taught at Freedom High School for 29 years before retiring in 1990. While at Freedom, she was responsible for starting the school newspaper at the opening of the school and was also its first advisor. She was past president of the Women Teachers Association and was a member of the Lehigh Valley Braille Guild, where she developed a passion for transferring written word to Braille. She was a member of Christ United Church of Christ of Bethlehem where she also had sang in the Choir. Survivors: Mother; brother-in-law, Dale Lambert of Vero Beach Beach, Fla.; nephews, Alan of Bedford, N.H., Roger of Herndon, Va., Scott of Asburn, Va.; six great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Martha Lambert, who died in 1992. Services: will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Long Funeral Home, 500 Linden St., Bethlehem. Friends may call Sunday from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Macada Cemetery, Bethlehem. Contributions: in lieu of flowers, may be made to Visual Impairment & Blindness Services of Northampton County, 129 E. Broad St. Bethlehem 18018.