ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Dan Wuchter, part of the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market since it opened in 1955 has died, according to the market’s Facebook page.
Daniel G. Wuchter, Sr.,, of New Tripoli, passed away on Thursday, March 26, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. He was 86.
The Facebook post says Wuchter was 15-years-old at the time the market opened, and was used to hard work growing up on a chicken farm. Dan “started selling eggs door-to-door when he was just six or seven years old” according to the post.
Wuchter became the sole owner and operator of the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market in February of 1995.
Dan and his wife Laurie also own a few of the businesses within the market, including Dan’s Bar-B-Qued Chicken.
The couple also runs MountainView Horse Rescue.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, 17th & Hamilton Streets, Allentown. A viewing will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation in Dan’s name to Mountainview Horse & Cat Rescue, 4508 Winding Road, New Tripoli, PA 18066.