Published March 20. 2024 09:40AM
Frank J. Kroboth, 92, died March 8, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital inpatient hospice. He was the husband of Rose (Thomas) Kroboth.
Born in Coplay, he was the son of the late Rudolf and Anna (Failer) Kroboth.
He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and served three years in Germany.
He was a packhouse worker and committee man at Keystone Cement, retiring in 1992.
He was a parishioner at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Whitehall.
He was a life member and treasurer of Coplay Saengerbund for many years. He was a life member of Coplay American Legion and West Coplay Maennerchor and was a member of Northampton Hungarian Club and Tri-Boro Sportsman Club.
In addition to his wife, she is survived by six children, Rosemarie with Rich Dimovitz, Frank with Judi, Barbara with Tim Stringer, Patricia with Jody Harwi, Thomas and John with Kelly; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Teresa of Florida.
He was predeceased by a sister, Anna Marie of Coplay.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association at heart.org or American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org.
Arrangements were made by Brubaker Funeral Home Inc., Coplay.