Elinor K. La Due

Elinor K. La Due obituary, Allentown, PA

Elinor K. La Due

Elinor La Due Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home Inc. on Jun. 12, 2025.
Elinor K. La Due, 87, of Allentown, passed away on June 10, 2025 at home. She was the wife of the late Roger F. La Due, Sr. Elinor was a homemaker. Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter T. and Virginia K. (Fowler) Deppe.
Survivors: Sons: Roger F. La Due, Jr. of Allentown and Robert J. La Due and his wife Natalie of Allentown, Grandchildren: Nicholas R. La Due, Christopher R. La Due and Alexander M. La Due and Great-Grandchildren: Olivia La Due, Aeson La Due and Jaymes La Due. She was predeceased by her daughter, Linda La Due Hilbert.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 20, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton Sts. Allentown. A calling hour will be held on Friday, 10 A.M. to 11 A.M. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Lehigh County Humane Society 640 Dixon St. Allentown, PA 18103.

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