Ross M. Stuart
OBITUARY
Ross Montgomery Stuart, 97, of Allentown PA, passed away on December 31, 2025. He was born June 27, 1928 in Philadelphia PA. He was a graduate of Allentown High School (1945) and Muhlenberg College (1950). He was employed for 34 years as a Treasury Analyst with Bethlehem Steel Corp. and 17 years as a Deputy Warden with Lehigh County Prison. He was an avid volleyball player for 50+ years and participated in U.S. Volleyball Nationals and PA State Senior Olympics. He was the founder of the Lehigh Valley PIAA Volleyball Officials Chapter and he officiated PIAA Volleyball for 40 years as well as NCAA for 20 years. He was an enthusiastic Philadelphia Phillies/Eagles fan. He was a life long member and officer of the former Kiwanis Club of West Allentown and a former member of the Allentown Salvation Army Advisory Board. He was a former member and official of Seibert EC Church (Allentown) and a current member of St. Matthew’s EC Church (Emmaus). He is survived by four children: Cynthia L Mansmann and husband Herbert III (Malvern PA), Blair M Stuart and wife Sharon (Allentown PA), Kimberly A Kave and husband Robert (Allentown PA), and Bruce C Stuart and wife Michelle (New Tripoli PA). He has nine grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He is predeceased by wife, Joyce EA Stuart (Siegfried), father, C Wilson Stuart and mother, Helen I Stuart (Chambers). A celebration of life service will be held @ St. Matthew’s EC Church (Emmaus) on Jan. 31, 2026 at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to: The Allentown Salvation Army (Allentown PA), Cystic Fibrosis Northeastern (Whitehall PA), and the Evangelical Seminary/Kairos University (Myerstown PA).