\t\t\tRicky L. Traub \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Ricky L. Traub, 77, of Salisbury Twp., passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. He and his dear wife, Charlene A. (Miller) Traub, would have celebrated 56 years of marriage on December 26. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Herman F. and Ethelmae W. (Neimeyer) Traub. He was a member of Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church in Allentown and was a graduate of Southern Lehigh High School, Class of 1967. Ricky was the produce manager, for the family business, the former Traub\u2019s Market in Allentown, for many years. He was an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He was a lifelong member of the Mt. Allen Hunting Club, started by his father who was one of the founders of the club in 1929. He was a passionate outdoorsman, creative craftsman, and storyteller of past times. He loved to chop wood, split rocks, and work with his hands, always modeling a strong work ethic. Nature was not just something he enjoyed\u2013it was a part of who he was, and he loved sharing that appreciation with those around him. He always said, \u201cYou feed the birds and good things will happen.\u201d But perhaps his greatest joy was being a pappy. He rarely missed an opportunity to watch his grandsons play football, baseball, wrestling, or lacrosse. Their accomplishments brought him immense pride and his enthusiasm from the stands when he yelled \u201cduke, duke\u201d could only be understood by those who knew him. He was their Spartan fan, a storyteller, teacher, and a reliable presence that family could always count on. Ricky will be deeply missed by his family. Though he is no longer in the stands cheering on his grandsons or walking in the woods he loved so much, his stories will be told, his craftsmanship will be remembered in the things he made, and his patriotic spirit will live in our hearts forever.<\/p>\n
\nSurvivors: Wife, Charlene; Son, Chad J. Traub and his wife, Angela; Siblings, Mark Traub and Janet Wetzel; and Grandsons, Tanner J. and Logan H. Traub.<\/p>\n
\nHe was preceded in death by his older brother, Jerry Traub, in 2019.<\/p>\n
\nServices: Private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Emmaus.<\/p>\n
\nContributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SL Football Booster Club, SL Baseball Booster Club, or the SL Boys Lacrosse Booster Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ricky L. Traub OBITUARY Ricky L. Traub, 77, of Salisbury Twp., passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-280538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}