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

Helen Unger

Helen Unger

Nov 1, 2016

Helen (Kuseryk) Unger of Bethlehem, born January 2, 1926, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on November 1st after a long illness. Helen was the beloved wife of Ludwig A. Unger, with whom she shared 68 happy years of marriage. Born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Stephan and Katherine Kuseryk. Helen was a...

Elizabeth "Betty" Pumberger

Elizabeth "Betty" Pumberger

Oct 30, 2016

Elizabeth M. Pumberger, 95, of Bethlehem died Sunday, October 30, 2016. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of Helen (Palencar) and Philip Jancosko. She was the loving wife of the late Geza J. Pumberger, who passed away in 1998. They were married 57 years. Betty was a lifelong member of the former Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, now Incarnation of...

Betty J. Marinaro

Betty J. Marinaro

Oct 27, 2016

Betty J. Marinaro, 87, of Bethlehem formerly of Lancaster died Thursday, October 27th , 2016 at the St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem. Born in Berwick, PA on October 28, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Chauncy and Lena Whitmire. She was the wife of the late Frank Marinaro with whom she was married over 50 years. Betty...

Mary E. Pagats

Mary E. Pagats

Oct 27, 2016

Mary Emilia Pagats, 89, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Coplay, PA, the daughter of the late Herman and Anna (Gutman) Sommer. She was the loving wife of Joseph Pagats. They were married for 64 years. Mary dedicated her life to her family. She was...

Henry J.G. Enright

Henry J.G. Enright

Oct 27, 2016

Henry “Hank” Joseph Gilligan Enright, age 86, of Mexico City, Mexico passed away peacefully on October 27, 2016 at his sons home in Louisville, KY. Born April 6, 1930 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John D. Enright and Mary G. Enright. He attended Liberty High School and Lehigh University and was active in Band, Town...

William "Bill" J. Green

William "Bill" J. Green

Oct 26, 2016

William “Bill” J. Green, 68, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016. He was the son of the late William Repsher and Margaret (Green) Conklin. He was the loving husband of Sandra R. (Gosztonyi) Green. Bill was an avid Eagles fan who loved fishing, his dogs, trips to Wildwood and using his metal detector. Above all, he loved his family...

Octavio "Victor" Rosado

Octavio "Victor" Rosado

Oct 26, 2016

Octavio “Victor” Rosado, 72, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospice House. Born in Corozal, Puerto Rico; he was the son of the late Ramon Rosado and Rosa (Morales) Rosado. He was the companion of the late Matilda “Maty” Morales who died in 2014. Victor was employed by Toyota Industrial Lift Co. where he worked...

Frances M. Kilpatrick

Frances M. Kilpatrick

Oct 24, 2016

Frances M. Kilpatrick, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth. She was born September 28, 1923 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late James F. and Emma (Miller) Bucchin. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Kilpatrick, Sr. Frances graduated from Bethlehem High School. She retired from Moeller Vending where...

Reynaldo "Ray" Carrillo

Reynaldo "Ray" Carrillo

Oct 23, 2016

Reynaldo “Ray” Carrillo Jr., 56, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday October 23, 2016 at Gracedale Nursing Home in Nazareth, Pa. He was born on August 14, 1960 in Bethlehem, son of Reynaldo Carrillo Sr. of TX, and the late Virginia (Lopez) Carrillo. Ray worked in the food service industry for several restaurants in the Lehigh Valley. He was a...

Rose Mary Silvoy

Rose Mary Silvoy

Oct 22, 2016

Rose Mary Silvoy, 96, of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday October 22, 2016 at Cedarbrook in Fountain Hill, PA. Born in Bethlehem, PA she was the daughter of the late Susanna (Dozer) and George Hudak. She was married to the late Stephen J. Silvoy. Rose worked as an inspector for Laros Co. in the silk mill. She was a member of...

Viola T. Wagner

Viola T. Wagner

Oct 22, 2016

Viola T. Wagner, 90, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday October 22, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem. She was born on February 28, 1926 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Florian and Emma (Verez) Farkas. She was the wife of the late Russel H. Wagner. Viola worked for Allison Manufacturing in Allentown and then Bethleon Togs before...

Donna J. Turek

Donna J. Turek

Oct 20, 2016

Donna J. Turek, 79, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday October 20, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem. She was born on August 4, 1937 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late George and Mary (Timko) Turek. Donna worked in the information services department for Bethlehem Steel. She was also the owner and operator of Turek Venture II, and...

Theresa J. Groeller

Theresa J. Groeller

Oct 18, 2016

Theresa J. “Terri” Groeller, 92, of Fountain Hill, died on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. She was born in Fountain Hill, the daughter of the late Andrew and Veronica (Havach) Sabota. Terri worked as a supervisor in the Nutritional Services Department at St. Lukes Hospital for 24 years. Her memberships included: Slovak Catholic Sokols Lodge, The Greek Catholic Union of the...

Robert C. Lembach

Robert C. Lembach

Oct 16, 2016

Robert C. Lembach, 88, died on October 16, 2016 at St Lukes Hospital-Anderson Campus. He was born in Allentown, son of the late Harvey and Victoria Lembach. Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Minnie L. (Betzenberger) Lembach. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy. Bob will be lovingly remembered by his son, Larry Lembach and...

Mary A. Marich

Mary A. Marich

Oct 15, 2016

Mary A. Marich, 96, Allentown, formerly of Bethlehem, died October 15, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Anna (Baran) and Andrew Pribulka. Mary was the loving wife of the late Louis F. Marich. Mary was a member of the National Sokols. She was employed by Hellertown Manufacturing Co. for 30 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her...

Bart Halper

Bart Halper

Oct 11, 2016

Bart Halper, 64, of Easton, died at his home after a far too brief battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. He was a simple man who lived an extraordinary life. Bart was born November 16, 1951 to the late Herbert and Hazel (Elizabeth (Gillespie) Halper and was raised in Hicksville, NY. Bart was a high school graduate...

Zoltan Biro

Zoltan Biro

Oct 9, 2016

Zoltan Biro, 74, of Hanover Township, died in his home on Sunday October 9th after a long illness. He was married to Phyllis (Lynn) Biro for 47 years. Zoltan is survived by his wife, Phyllis, son, Jonathan Biro and daughter, Megan Biro. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc. 245 East...

Robert R. Lucente

Robert R. Lucente

Oct 9, 2016

Robert R. Lucente, 83, formerly of Bethlehem and Lehigh Township, died on Sunday, October 9, 2016. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late, Romeo and Alice (McShane) Lucente. Robert worked as a plumber for Lehigh Engineering, HT Lyons and Lucent Technologies. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a life-long...

Joyce M. Narolesky

Joyce M. Narolesky

Oct 6, 2016

Joyce M. Narolesky, 92, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Thursday, October 06, 2016. She was born in Catasauqua, the daughter of the late, Edgar R. and Mamie (Kruse) Eltz. She was the devoted wife to Joseph W. Narolesky. They were married 44 years before his death in 1986. Joyce was employed by the former Western Electric for 25 years and...

Edmund R. Butch,

Edmund R. Butch,

Oct 6, 2016

Edmund R. Butch, Jr., 69, passed away on October 6, 2016, while vacationing in St. Maarten with his wife. He was the husband of Sandra L. Butch, they were married 38 years. He was born in Washington, DC, on July 5, 1947; son of the late Mildred (Kiich) and Edmund R. Butch, Sr. He last worked at Knopf Automotive as...

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