Emma S. Kratzer, 97, of Allentown and formerly of Coplay, died Dec. 24, 2021, at Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Raymond Kratzer.

Born in Catasauqua, she was a daughter of the late Ignatius and Catherine (Jollie) Suppan.

She retired from Lehigh Valley Hospital central services in 1989 after 20 years in the collections department. During World War II, she was a chief clerk for the Office of Price Administration, Catasauqua.

She was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, Coplay, and the Altar and Rosary Society.

She was a past secretary and a past president of the American Women’s Association, the Whitehall AARP Chapter 3115 and the Coplay Saengerbund Ladies Auxiliary. She was a former member of Club 55 bowling league, Allentown.

She is survived by a son, Gary R. and his wife Patricia Cannon-Kratzer of Emmaus; a daughter, Debra A. Kratzer-Comer and her husband Martin J. of Bethlehem; four grandsons, Jason and his wife Tarrin, Kyle and fiancee Elise, Wade and his wife Kat and Jarret; and two great-grandchildren; Dillon and Addison.

She was predeceased by a brother, Gerald Suppan; and a sister, Catherine Harmonisky.

Contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, c/o the funeral home, 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, 18067.

Arrangements were made by Schisler Funeral Home Inc.