Therese Rose Connolly

Therese Rose "Tess" Connolly, 83, of Bethlehem died Tuesday November 4, 2008 at the St. Luke's Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Marie Beckert Eddinger.

Tess worked as a payroll clerk for 30 years, employed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad and later ConRail. She was a faithful member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Bethlehem, and a member of the Sodality.

She will be lovingly remembered by: brother, James Eddinger of Hellertown; sister, Anne Marie Reynolds of Bethlehem; sons, Lawrence of Queens, NY, Brian and his wife, Vikki, of Chicago, IL; Kevin and his wife, Lisa, of Sparta, NJ; grandchildren, Nathan, Dillon and Claudia; she is also survived by nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by brothers, Robert and Leonard.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to St. Anne's Church, 450 Washington Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18017.