Daniel J. Gaffney, 66, of Emmaus, died June 23, 2019, in his home. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Jane L. (Zawilla) Gaffney, of Whitehall and the late Donald B. Gaffney.

He was a 1970 graduate of William Allen High School and furthered his education at Bloomsburg University and Temple University.

He was a member of the United Steel Workers Union Local 2599-13. He was a career steel machinist at Prior Coated Metals, Inc., Allentown, for many years, retiring in 2017.

He was a Lutheran.

He is survived by his mother; sister, Dawn M. and her husband, Jeffrey Smith, of Whitehall; nephews, William, Ronald and Taylor; one great-niece; five great-nephews; one great-great-niece goddaughter, Shayna Milberg.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the Lehigh County Humane Society, 640 Dixon St., Allentown, 18103.

Arrangements were made by the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown.