Elaine L. Muhr
Elaine L. (Fenstermacher) Muhr, 88, of Allentown, died peacefully July 24, 2025 at Fellowship Manor, Whitehall. She was the wife of the late William F. Muhr Sr. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Florence M. (Brong) Fenstermacher.
She attended Harrison Morton Junior High School and Allentown High School, where she was a majorette with the award-winning AHS band. She was an active member of the AHS Class of 1954 reunion committee. After high school graduation, she worked for the Allentown School District as both a secretary at Wilson Elementary School and an administrative assistant to the superintendent and his staff.
She and her husband were longtime members of Mink Pond Club in the mountains of Bushkill. Her passion was spending time with her family, particularly her five grandchildren, attending their sporting events and social gatherings. She loved the time together with her friends at local Allentown restaurants. She cherished her vacation home on Long Beach Island, N.J., where she would spend the majority of the summer months.
She is survived by sons, Dr. William F. Jr. and his wife, Kathleen, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Gregory T. and his wife, Jill, of Allentown; grandchildren, Matthew (Kelsey), Billy (Lindsey), Ava, Zachary (Monica), Jeremy (Allison); great-grandson, Liam.
A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m. Aug. 6 in the Heintzelman-Stephens Funeral Home, P.C., 274 N. Krocks Road, Allentown. Family and friends may pay their respects 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Online expressions of sympathy may be recorded at www.stephensfuneral.com.
The family would be honored if you considered a donation for the protection, preservation and improvement of the beaches on Long Beach Island, to the Branch Beach Taxpayers Association, in memory of Elaine Muhr, P.O. Box 2316 Brant Beach, N.J. 08008.