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William C. Lasko
Oct 27, 2017
William C. Lasko, Jr., 74, of Steel City, passed away on October 27, 2017. Born in Freemansburg, he was the son of the late William and Helen (Grube) Lasko. He was the husband of Linda (Creyer) Lasko; they were married for 53 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Linda; sons, Bill and wife, Tammy and Keith and...
Irene Brodie
Oct 26, 2017
Irene Brodie aged 93, died peacefully on October 26, 2017. Irene was born in Erie, PA. She moved to Bethlehem when a young child and grew up during the Great Depression. Forced to leave school at an early age to help support her family, she began a long housekeeping career working for a local physician at age 14. Years later,...
Donald M. Bolle
Oct 24, 2017
Donald M. Bolle, 84 of Coopersburg, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at his home. He was born March, 30, 1933 in Amsterdam, Netherlands; son of Maartin C. and Petronilla M. J. (Kramer) Bolle. Donald was the husband of 54 years to the late Barbara J. (Girton) Bolle. Don received a bachelors degree with honors in electrical engineering from Kings College,...
Cesario Branco Jr.
Oct 23, 2017
Cesario Branco Jr., 87, Hellertown, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017. Born in Ribeiro Murtosa, Portugal, he was the son of the late Cesario Branco and Maria (da Ascenso) Valente. He was the husband of Alice (Ferreira) Branco; they were married for 65 years. Cesario began his career with the Bethlehem Steel Coke Works, retiring at age 46 as...
Pamela M. Boyle
Oct 22, 2017
Pamela M. Boyle, 67, of Bethlehem, died with her loving family by her side on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospice House. She was born in Bethlehem on April 16, 1950; daughter of the late Julius and Charlotte M. (Barbarics) Pearl. Pamela is survived by her devoted husband of 37 years, William D. Boyle. She was a graduate...
William H. Allen
Oct 22, 2017
William H. Allen, 83, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Robert and Hilda (Frantz) Allen. He was the loving husband of Josephine (Zullo) Allen; they were married for 57 years. Before retiring, Bill worked in the Production Department at the Bethlehem Steel for 30 years. He was...
John Mayer
Oct 21, 2017
John Mayer, 59 of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 21, 2017. He was born in Allentown, the son of the late John P. and Mary C. (Gallagher) Bates. John was a member of the Special Olympics and a parishioner of St. Annes Catholic Church, Bethlehem. He will be lovingly remembered by his brother, Robert Bates and his wife, Donna Marie...
Dolores Koon
Oct 20, 2017
Dolores Koon, 69, of Freemansburg, passed away on October 20, 2017. She was born in Quakertown, the daughter of the late Mary (Potts) and Arnold Koon. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Betty Arzberger and her husband Joseph. Dolores was preceded in death by her sister Nancy Koon. A viewing will be held on Friday, October 27, 2017...
Carmen Diaz Jimenez
Oct 17, 2017
Carmen Diaz Jimenez, 97, of Bethlehem, received her wings on October 17, 2017. Born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Henriquez and Estefania Ledee. She was the wife of the late Luis A. Jimenez. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons: Luis, Jorge, Robert, Manuel, Enrico and Lucas; daughters: Adelina Mendez, Gladys Dellatore and...
Michael J. Ozimek
Oct 16, 2017
Michael J. Ozimek, Sr., 96, of Bethlehem, passed away on October 16, 2017. He was the son of the late Anna (Mahalitz) and Joseph Ozimek. He was the husband of the late Rose Marie (Sennetti) Ozimek. Michael proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during WWII. He worked in the Beam Yards at the Bethlehem...
Jacqueline Bartek
Oct 14, 2017
Jacqueline Bartek, 89, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Holy Family Manor. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Bernadine (McGovern) and LeRoy LaRose. She was the loving wife for 55 years of the late Charles J. Bartek. They met at the VFW where Jackie was a majorette in the drum and bugle...
Julia Podhayny
Oct 14, 2017
Julia Podhayny, 96, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Moravian Village. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Julia (Makuvek) and John Sedlock. She was the loving wife of the late Michael Podhayny, Sr. for 59 years before his passing in 2001. Julia was a member of Sacred Heart Church of Bethlehem and...
Kathleen L. Starr
Oct 10, 2017
Kathleen L. Starr, 72, of Bethlehem, formerly of Wappingers Falls, NY died on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born September 3, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of the late James and Florence (Sammis) Leavy. Kathleen graduated from Marist College in 1979 with a degree in Computer Science where she was captain of...
Julia Marcincin
Oct 9, 2017
Julia Evancho Marcincin, 99, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 9, 2017. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Julia (Pastelak) Evancho. She was the loving wife to the late Frank P. Marcincin, Sr. Julia worked for the former Hellertown Manufacturing Company as a Plug Tamper for 27 years before retiring in 1980. She was...
Margaret M. Corrow
Oct 9, 2017
Margaret “Margie” Mary Corrow, 74, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 9, 2017. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late, Andrew and Helen (Hoffer) Prutko, Sr. and the loving wife to the late, John Philip Krasley. Margie worked for South Manufacturing, Western Electric, AT&T and Agere. She loved gardening and traveling to the shore. She was an...
Edward P. Becker
Oct 9, 2017
Edward Paul Becker, 87, of Bethlehem died October 9, 2017 at home. Born October 20, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and A. Catherine (Kimenhour) Becker. His wife, Helen Elinor (Rayda) Becker, predeceased him on December 26, 2016, and he joined her in eternity on their 63rd wedding anniversary. He graduated from Bethlehem High School (1947)....
Martha L. Bickert Cassano
Oct 8, 2017
Martha L. Cassano, 92, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017. She was the daughter the late Helen (Hearn) and Frank Koch. She was the wife of the late Clarence N. Bickert and the late Anthony Cassano. She was the companion of Robert Romig. Martha worked as a nurses aide for both Allentown State Hospital and Muhlenberg Hospital....
Betty M. Mckew
Oct 7, 2017
Betty M. McKew, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Marie (Masel) Fisher. She was the wife of the late Francis J. McKew, Jr; they were married for 61 years. Betty grew up in Baltimore and graduated from Towson High School in 1941. She loved...
Dolores H. Kerecz
Oct 6, 2017
Dolores H. Kerecz of Bethlehem passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017. She was the wife of the late Steve A. Kerecz and the daughter of the late Henry and Bertha (Mirth) Martin. She was a member of the former St. Josephs Catholic Church and currently a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Survivors: Dolores is survived...
Vincent E. Marinelli
Oct 6, 2017
Vincent E. Marinelli Sr., 62 of Bethlehem passed away on Friday October 6, 2017 at Alexandria Manor in Bethlehem, PA. He was born on February 24, 1955 in Easton, PA, the son of the late John and Dorothy (Wagner) Marinelli. He was the husband of Deborah L. (Ortwein) Marinelli. They celebrated 41 years of marriage this past January 3rd. Vincent...
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