- Date Of Death: June 7, 2014
- State: Pennsylvania
Robert J. Maza, 87, of Hanover Township, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Moravian Village in Bethlehem. He and his wife, Catharine “Kay” (Turner) Maza, celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in July 2013. Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Dzurish) Maza. Bob was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Bloomsburg University. He served his country in the US Navy during World War II. Bob worked for Traylor Engineering and Fleetwood School District, and later as a special education teacher at William Allen High School in Allentown until retiring in 1992. He was instrumental in creating and establishing the Special Education Program in the Lehigh Valley District 11. Bob was a member of the Nanticoke Lodge #332 F&AM for 56 years, a scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 98, a lifetime member of the NRA and served on the board of the Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union. He was also a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Allentown, where he served on the vestry. Most importantly, Bob was a very dedicated and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who talked an ethical lifestyle and always lived his talk. Survivors: his loving wife, Kay; sons, Joel T. Maza and his wife Barbara of Northampton and Robert J. Maza and his wife Kim of Roswell, GA; daughter-in-law, Glenda Garza of Bethlehem; 7 grandchildren, Leah Edwards, her husband Robert and their children Robert and Ashlynn, Aaron Maza, his companion Lindsay Makos and their children Jack and Samuel, Lindey Maza, Robert Maza, Darbey Maza, Jendy Maskornick and her son Nickolas Cruz, and Rachel Bonano. Robert was preceded in death by his siblings Matilda Dickinson, Ann Windt, Esther Lux, Joseph, William and Fred Maza.
