Donald E. "Skip" Hontz

Donald E. "Skip" Hontz, 91 years of Orefield, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at home. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Kellogg) Hontz. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Raymond and Hattie (Allender) Hontz. Skip graduated from Allen High School in 1952 and honorably served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Jordan Martin Masonic Lodge No. 673 and a member of the Scottish Rite. Skip owned, along with his parents and brother, Hontz's Appliances in Allentown and took over the business when it moved to Fogelsville. He was a hard worker all his life, loved his family, the store and his dad's farm where you could always find him in his spare time. He and Pat had the opportunity to travel to many places in their life. Skip was a quiet man; he helped others without anyone knowing he had. Everyone loved him and he will be missed. Survivors: Children, Susan Hontz of New Tripoli, Jeffrery Hontz (Leslie) of Orefield, and Michael Hontz (Lori Heffner) of Orefield; grandchildren, Michael Hontz, Leah Laffey, Lisa Zellner and Marcie Walter Hontz, Valarie Grim and Amy Utt; great grandchildren, Lauren, Michael, Ella, Alexandria and Hattie. Services: The Funeral Service will take place at 11 am on Friday, April 4 at Keller Funeral Home, 1018 Church Street, Fogelsville. Visitation, 10 to 11 am. Interment, Grandview Cemetery in Allentown. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.KellerFuneralHomes.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project or The Tunnel to Towers Foundation, c/o the Funeral Home, PO Box 52, Fogelsville, PA 18051. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Donald E. "Skip" Hontz, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.