Husband Dies Days After Wife In Lehigh County Crash: Coroner

Publish date: 2024-06-14

Bruce C. Schuessler, 73, died from blunt-force head trauma on Sunday, Nov. 5, officials said. His manner of death was ruled accidental. 

Schuessler and his wife Kathy Ann Schuessler were in a Honda CRV that pulled into oncoming traffic on Mill Creek Road on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30, Daily Voice reported. 

Both Schuesslers were rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where 67-year-old Kathy Ann died hours later, authorities said previously. 

The other driver, a 21-year-old Allentown man, received only minor injuries, according to state police. 

The Coroner's Office, state troopers, and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office continue to investigate the crash. 

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