OBITUARIES

Thomas Sweeney

Sep 23, 2024

Thomas E. Sweeney, 72, of Lansdale PA, died on Monday, September 23, 2024 at Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. He was born in Bethlehem on February 21, 1952, the son of the late Elizabeth M. (Early) and Clarence J. Sweeney.

"Tommy" embraced simple living, and he embodied pure love and kindness. Despite facing personal and health challenges, he built an independent life,...

Richard Guerro

Sep 22, 2024

Richard Guerro, 83, passed on September 22, 2024, after a long illness with Lewy Body Dementia and late onset Alzheimer's.

Born on February 4, 1941, in Pen Argyl, he was the son of the late Christian and Josephine (Tilli) Guerro.

Richard was a loving husband, father, grandfather, teacher and coach. He will always be remembered for...

Brian Peters

Sep 19, 2024

Brian A. Peters, 50, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Born on September 26, 1973, he was the son of Sheila E. (Sweigard) and the late Donald D. Peters.

Brian graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School class of 1991. He was a huge sports enthusiast and watched Penn State football and all the Philadelphia sports teams religiously. He...

Thomas Zeitner

Sep 15, 2024

Thomas Robert Zeitner, 86, of Bath, PA, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Born on September 5, 1938, in Bethlehem, PA, he was the son of the late Leonard William and Ruth Luella (Muschlitz) Zeitner. He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Josephine Ann (DeNofa) Zeitner.

Thomas will be fondly remembered as a hilarious...

Charlotte Rzepiela

Sep 15, 2024

Charlotte L. "Doll" (Raub) Rzepiela, 89, of Bethlehem, PA passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 15, 2024, in her home. She was born in Bethlehem on August 1, 1935, the daughter of the late Margaret (Kester) and Charles Raub. She was the wife of the late John "Bosco" Rzepiela. Together they celebrated 69 years of marriage on August 28th of...

Paul Heydt, Jr.

Sep 14, 2024

Paul E. Heydt, Jr., 78, of Bethlehem died Saturday, September 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg Campus. Born in Allentown he was the son of the Late, Paul E. Heydt, Sr. and Anna (Zeman) Heydt. He was married to the late Maria A. (Strobel) Heydt.

Paul worked and retired from FLSmidth. In his free time he liked to go fishing or watch...

Earl Beidler, Jr.

Sep 13, 2024

Earl T. Beidler Jr., 89 of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Friday September 13, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg Campus. He was born in Lanark, PA, the son of the late Earl Beidler Sr. and Norma (Rice) Beidler. He was the husband of Suzanne Beidler, and they would have been married for 21 years on November 1st. Earl worked in...

Mary Ann Belchunes

Sep 12, 2024

Mary Ann Belchunes, 82, of Bethlehem, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 at the VNA Hospice House of St. Luke's, Lower Saucon Twp. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Belchunes, Sr. Mary Ann was born on June 3, 1942 in Hudson, PA to the late Stanley and Sophie (Yastrzemski) Kulmaczeski. She worked for Northampton County Community College...

Maurice Kuritz

Sep 11, 2024

On September 11th, 2024, an evening that was almost cinematic in its beauty, with a glorious sunset and a herd of deer gathered just outside his open door, Maurice J. Kuritz departed this world. His son, Greg, devoted caregiver and companion, was by his father's side as Maurice peacefully passed away. 

Maurice, 89, of Fountain Hill, was the son of Elizabeth...

Harry Hann

Sep 11, 2024

Harry L. Hann, 60, of Bethlehem, PA passed away on Wednesday September 11, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Phillipsburg, NJ the son of the late Charles and Pauline (Mettler) Hann. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Silfies) Hann. Harry worked in the furniture repair industry and was an excellent craftsman. He enjoyed fishing and attending...

Fred Schultheis

Sep 11, 2024

Dr. Fred B. Schultheis, 69, of Bethlehem passed away on Tuesday September 10th at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Bethlehem, PA.

Fred was born on April 17, 1955 to Charles and Vonda (Hamilton) Schultheis in St. Luke's Hospital. After graduating from Liberty High School in 1973, he went on to obtain his Bachelor's at Moravian College, Master's at Purdue University and Doctorate...

Teodoro Huertas Sr.

Sep 11, 2024

Teodoro Huertas, Sr., 84, of Allentown, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at St. Luke's Fountain Hill.

Born on July 31, 1940, in Patillas, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Isabello and Ramona (Rivera) Huertas.

Teodoro attended mass at Holy Infancy. He was an upholstery worker for his entire life-eventually starting his own business and running that for...

Margaret Weber

Sep 10, 2024

Margaret I. Weber, 87, of Bethlehem Township, died Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at Country Meadows in Bethlehem Township. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late Gunnar and Inger Munk.

Before moving to Bethlehem, Margaret worked at for Dupont and the former Hooker Chemical Company. When she arrived in Bethlehem she worked for Lehigh University in Career...

Joanne A. Witcoskie

Sep 10, 2024

Joanne A. Witcoskie, 80, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at home surrounded by her family.

Born on September 20, 1943, in Fountain Hill, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Surowitz) Rutkowski.

Joanne graduated from Liberty High School in 1961. Following her graduation from high school, she worked at Champion Spark Plug, McCormick Spice,...

Jeanette C. (Free) Yuhas

Sep 9, 2024

Jeanette C. Yuhas, 91, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024. Born on October 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) and Leonard Free.

She was the wife of devoted and loving husband, Paul F. Yuhas.

Jeanette's family was most important to her. She loved and cherished every moment spent with them. Jeanette loved decorating and...

Susan Heckman

Sep 8, 2024

Susan J. Heckman, 57, of Bethlehem, passed away on September 8, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born on December 14, 1966, in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Eberwein and Kathleen (Gehringer) Eberwein Eichelberger.

After graduating from the St. Luke's School of Nursing, Susan...

Elaine Bachman

Sep 7, 2024

Elaine Beth Bachman, 65, of Bethlehem, PA, died Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the St. Luke's Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township.

Born in Fountain Hill on April 26, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Arlene (Keleman) Antolick. Elaine is survived by her husband of 43 years, Jeffrey A. Bachman.

Elaine worked as a bank teller for First...

William Konkolics

Sep 5, 2024

William "Bill" Konkolics, 67, of Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2024. Born on July 8, 1957, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Alfred W. and Dorothy L. (Kilpatrick) Konkolics.

Bill dedicated his life to serving others as a flight attendant with United Airlines for 25 years and working in the transportation department for the Bethlehem Area...

Ruth Eilene Davies Papagni

Sep 4, 2024

Ruth Eilene Davies Papagni, 86, of Bethlehem Twp, PA previously residing in Katonah, NY and New Bern, NC left us peacefully on September 4th, 2024. Ruth, born in Danville PA, grew up in Peekskill, NY before moving to Brooklyn, NY where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. Ruth later married Louis (Gene) Papagni and they were married for...

MaryAnn Zavecz

Sep 1, 2024

Mary Ann Zavecz, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, September 1,2024 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Mellon) Zavecz.

Mary Ann worked for Cigna Health Insurance. In her free time she enjoyed researching the history of the City of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Steel and her family's genealogy. Mary Ann loved her...