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Martha Geraldine Coraor

100 years old

Martha Geraldine (Wells) Coraor, 100, of Whitehall and formerly of Allentown and Wilmington, Del., died Feb. 23, 2025. She was the wife of the late George Robert Coraor.

Born in Marshall, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Friend Jr. and Florence Catharine (Barton) Wells.

In 1946, she graduated from Illinois College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and went on to complete the medical technology program at Northwestern University Medical School.

She was supervisor of the histology laboratory at Atlas Chemical Company, which was eventually acquired by AstraZenaca from which she retired in 1985.

She was a member of the American Society of Medical Technology, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, National Society of Histotechnology and the New York Academy of Sciences.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Allentown.

She loved crafting for the church bazaar, served as a Cub Scout den mother and volunteered at Habitat for Humanity, Westminster Village Auxiliary, Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank and the Fellowship Community gift shop.

She is survived by three sons, Robert J. and wife Susan of Wilsonville, Ore., Lee D. and wife Joan of State College and John E. and wife Hanna of Huntington, N.Y.; a brother, Joseph Wells and wife Fran of Marion, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Steven, Jacob, Lynn, Nathan, Everett, Kaja, Juli and Aria; and seven great-grandchildren, Jack, Liam, Sofia, Claira, Dietrich, Asher and Oren.

She was predeceased by a grandson, Sean; two sisters, Margaret Becker and Mary Smock; and one brother, Friend Barton Wells.

Services will be private.

Contributions may be made to Fellowship Community, c/o the funeral home, 4906 Route 309, Schnecksville, 18078-0196.

Arrangements were made by Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc.

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