Amado Trinidad

Amado Trinidad, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem. He was born in Corozal, Puerto Rico and was the son of the late Juan and Anicasca Rivera Trinidad. Amado is the husband of Graciela Maldonado Trinidad with whom he celebrated 65 years of marriage April 7.



Amado worked for the Bethlehem Steel Co in the Coke works as a pushman retiring in 1984 with 33 years service. He was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church and a member of the Puertorician Club. Amado was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather devoted to his family.

Amado will be lovingly remembered by his wife Graciela of Bethlehem Township, three sons Noel L. Trinidad and his wife Carmen, Concepcion Trinidad and his wife Lucy all of Bethlehem Township and Nelson W. Trinidad and his wife Christine of Burns Harbor, IN, three brothers Emilo, Michael and Rafael Trinidad all of Bethlehem, six sisters Valentina Trinidad of Corozal, Puerto Rico, Auroura Padilla , Theresa Fueves, Carmen Rodriguez, Lucy and Iris Pena all of Bethlehem, seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

Amado is predeceased by his parents, two sisters Maria Albino and Gloria Negron and two brothers Jose and Jesus Trinidad.

Visitation will be at Connell Funeral Home, Inc., 245 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Connell Funeral Home, Inc. on Saturday April 17, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Infancy Catholic Church, 312 East Fourth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Burial following Mass at Holy Saviour Cemetery