OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas

Jose F. Bemposto

Jose F. Bemposto

Mar 14, 2017

Jose F. “Joe” Bemposto, 94, of Bethlehem Twp. died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. He was born in New Bedford, MA on August 15, 1922; son of the late Joaquim Ferreira and Rosa Bemposto. Joe is survived by his devoted wife of 71 years, Ida (August) Coruche Bemposto. Joe worked for the Bethlehem Steel and Walps Restaurant prior to beginning...

Gordon J. Sabol

Gordon J. Sabol

Mar 14, 2017

Gordon J. Sabol, 90, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Luther Crest in Allentown. Born December 5, 1926 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Pavlinsky) Sabol. Gordon worked and retired from Bethlehem Steel. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. Gordon was a 1954 graduate of Tulane University...

Rose M. Smith

Rose M. Smith

Mar 14, 2017

Rose M. Smith, 93, of Allentown, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Edna (Silfies) and Daniel Gentilcore. She was the loving wife of the late Ezra J. Smith. After graduating from Fountain Hill High School, Rose worked for Smith and Peiffly Inc. for 25 years. She was a caring person who loved life....

James R. Jamann

James R. Jamann

Mar 14, 2017

James R. Jamann, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Born in Haycock, PA; he was the son of the late Simon and Margaret (Kramer) Jamann. He was the husband of the late Lois (Mohn) Jamann; they were married 45 years. James owned and operated two business during his career; first as an electrical contractor and then as...

Robert H. Diefenderfer

Robert H. Diefenderfer

Mar 13, 2017

Robert H. Diefenderfer, 82, formerly of Bethlehem, went home to be with the Lord on March 13, 2017, after a lengthy illness. He was residing at Commonwealth Memory Care in Radford, VA. He was the husband of Dolores (Mulzet) Diefenderfer for 62 years, and was the son of the late Leia Caroline (Mildred) and Harvey Diefenderfer. Bob was a graduate...

Obadiah E. Lopez

Obadiah E. Lopez

Mar 13, 2017

Obadiah “Obi” E. Lopez, 38, of Bethlehem, Pa. passed away on Monday March 13, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem, Pa. He was born in Bethlehem, son of Hector Lopez and step mother Margarita of Bethlehem and son of Myrna (Davila) Rivera and husband David of Bethlehem. Obi was very involved with community work for adults with developmental...

Kathryn A. Szedlock

Kathryn A. Szedlock

Mar 12, 2017

Kathryn A. Szedlock, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was born March 26, 1923. She was the wife of John Szedlock who died in 1997. Kathryn worked for the Lehigh University Cafeteria prior to dedicating her life to her family. She is survived by her three grandchildren, Donald, Patrick and Christopher Phillips. Kathryn was predeceased by...

Eleanor M. Berg

Eleanor M. Berg

Mar 11, 2017

Eleanor M. Berg, 83, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday March 11, 2017 at Westminster Village in Allentown, Pa. She was born in Swoyersville, Pa., daughter of the late Edward and Nellie( Povailitis) Supon. She was the wife of Eugene P. Berg, Sr. They were married for 55 years in August this past year. Eleanor worked for Bell Telephone Co.,...

William E. Antol

William E. Antol

Mar 9, 2017

William Emil Antol of Bethlehem Twp, passed away on March 9, 2017. It was his 86th birthday; he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph and Rosa (Mesaros) Antol. William was the loving husband of 61 years to Eleanor (Bandurich) Antol. William was a graduate of Bethlehem High School and Vo-Tech....

William G. Palenchar

William G. Palenchar

Mar 8, 2017

William George “Star” Palenchar, 89, died peacefully March 8, 2017, at Holy Family Manor. Born April 2, 1927, in Bethlehem, he was the son of Frank and Anna (Kostelnik) Palenchar. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Motiska) Palenchar for 67 years. Bill graduated from Bethlehem (Liberty) High School in 1944, and spent two years in the Army, traveling Europe...

Alvin C. Sheetz, Jr.

Alvin C. Sheetz, Jr.

Mar 7, 2017

Alvin C. Sheetz, Jr., 88, of Hellertown, formerly of Connellsville, PA, died on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. He was the son of the late Katherine (Hoffman) and Alvin C. Sheetz, Sr. He was the loving husband of Joanne Mihulec Sheetz and the late Carol Ann Sheetz. Alvin was a very active member of Christ Lutheran Church of Lower Saucon. He...

Ellen M. Posivak

Ellen M. Posivak

Mar 7, 2017

Ellen M. Posivak (ne Sauers) died in Bethlehem on March 7, 2017 at age 104. She was born October 30, 1912 in Lehighton, PA, to John and Edith (Steigerwalt) Sauers. Ellen often reminded us that her birth year coincided with the sinking of the Titanic and, ironically, her early life was filled with multiple tragedies that included the death of...

Lawrence M. Wilson

Lawrence M. Wilson

Mar 5, 2017

Lawrence M. Wilson, 59, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2017. He was born September 17, 1957 in Sellersville, PA; son of the late David and Genevieve Wilson. Lawrence is survived by his devoted wife of 35 years, Susan J. (Ott) Wilson. Larry worked in sales for over 25 years, most recently with Electronic Security Solutions. In his free...

Margaret E. Yankovich

Margaret E. Yankovich

Mar 5, 2017

Margaret E. Yankovich, 107, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Eva (Donchez) Yankovich. She was a Registered Nurse who worked for St. Lukes Hospital for many years and retired as the head nurse of the IV team. She was a long-time member of St. Josephs Catholic...

Enice G. Konschnik

Enice G. Konschnik

Mar 4, 2017

Enice G. Konschnik, 92, of Bethlehem died Saturday, March 4th at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born May 16, 1924 in Weston, PA she was the daughter of the late Mary (Reitmeyer) and Arthur Nause. She was the widow of Archie Konschnik with whom she was married to for 43 years until his death on March 25, 1989. Enice dedicated...

Theresa A. Schoenberger

Theresa A. Schoenberger

Mar 4, 2017

Theresa Schoenberger, 76, of Bethlehem died, Saturday, March 4, 2017 in her home with her family by her side. Born May 26, 1940 in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Mary (Zawadski) and Adolph Dalint. She was married to Norman Schoenberger with whom she celebrated 49 years of marriage this past December 16th. Theresa worked at St. Lukes...

Gerald C. Snyder

Gerald C. Snyder

Mar 3, 2017

Gerald C. Snyder, 67, of Bethlehem, died on March 3, 2017. He was the son of the late Beatrice (Keller) and Charles “Jack” Snyder and brother of the late Polly Snyder. Jerry graduated from Liberty High School in 1967 and went on to get his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Allegheny College. He worked for the Social Security Administration for...

Eloi Rodrigues

Eloi Rodrigues

Mar 2, 2017

Eloi Rodrigues, 87, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 02, 2017. Born in Cardial, Portugal on November 13, 1929; he was the son of the late Alexandre and Ana (DeJesus) Rodrigues. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Raquel (Fontoura) Rodrigues. Eloi was employed by the Bethlehem Steel where he worked in the CSL Department as a mason....

Helen M. O'Donnell

Helen M. O'Donnell

Mar 1, 2017

Helen M. ODonnell, 102, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Holy Family Manor. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late, Frank and Tresa R. (Kokot) Donchez. She was the devoted wife to James C. ODonnell. They observed their 40th wedding anniversary before his death in 1993. Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Dylan R. Kovacs

Dylan R. Kovacs

Mar 1, 2017

Dylan R. Kovacs, 22, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He was the son of Kristine (Parent) and Bruce A. Kovacs, Sr. Dylan was the owner of Kovacs Lawn and Landscape. He enjoyed the outdoors, motorcycles and four wheelers. Dylan was a mechanical enthusiast and would help anyone that was in need. Dylan continues to give through the...

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