Paul H. Bachman Sr.

1931 - 2021

Paul H. Bachman, Sr., 90, of Slatington, died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen (Bechtel) Bachman. Born in Washington Township, Lehigh County, November 26, 1931, Paul was the son of the late Oscar N. and Estella E. (Zimmerman) Bachman. Paul owned and operated Paul Bachman Gravedigging in Slatedale for 50 years before retiring in 2010. He also co-owned the former Miller Burial Vault Co. in New Ringgold from 1967 – 2015 and was a life-long farmer in the Washington Township area. Paul was a member of St. Peter's Union Church (Lynnville) New Tripoli. He was a member of Grundsau Lodge Nummer Ains on da Lechaw and Springside Sportsmen Club, Inc.

Survivors: Children, Linda M. Coffin (Jeffrey) and Paul H. Bachman, Jr. (Lisa Herzog) all of Slatington; sister, Arlene E. Rex (Melvin Snyder) of Germansville; companion, Linda L. Neff; grandchildren, Jennifer M. Dodd (Joshua), Julie L. Solt (Todd), Gavin P. Bachman (Andrea Johnson); great-grandchildren, Dylan, Aiden, Connor, Abigail, Zachary, Peter, Kylie; predeceased by siblings, Nathan and William Bachman, Beatrice S. Hregician.

Service: Funeral services will be held 10:30 am. Friday, December 17, 2021 in the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc., 4906 Route 309, Schnecksville. The Rev. James D. Robison, Jr. will be officiating. Family and friends may pay their respects from 6:30 pm. – 8:00 pm. Thursday in the funeral home. Interment will follow the service at St. Peter's Union Cemetery, (Lynnville) New Tripoli. Online expressions of sympathy may be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com.

Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Springside Sportsmen Club, Inc. c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box # 196, Schnecksville, PA 18078-0196.