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Hector Montanez-Ortiz
Apr 12, 2016
Cemetery Nisky Hill Cemetery 254 E. Church St. Bethlehem PA 18018 US Viewing Friday, April 15, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Connell Funeral Home, Inc. 245 East Broad St. Bethlehem PA 18018 US 610-868-8531 Viewing Saturday, April 16, 2016 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Connell Funeral Home, Inc. 245 East Broad St. Bethlehem PA 18018 US 610-868-8531 Service Saturday,...
Catherine A. Cassano
Apr 11, 2016
Catherine A. Cassano, 99, of Bethlehem passed away on Monday April 11, 2016 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. She was born on February 21, 1917 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, daughter of the late Jose and Leonor (Lopez) Muniz. She was the wife of the late Joseph Cassano. Catherine was a seamstress for various factories in the area. She was...
Alex Hasenecz
Apr 10, 2016
Alex Hasenecz, 92, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at St. Lukes Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born July 26, 1923, in Bethlehem, he was the son of Mary (Munda) and George Hasenecz. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth (Bodnar) Hasenecz, to whom he was married for 63 years. Alex was the owner of the former Kemos Tavern, Bethlehem, for...
Lawrence B. Grossman
Apr 10, 2016
Lawrence B. Grossman, 88, of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday April 10, 2016 at the St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem, Pa. He was born on September 18, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Morris and Sarah (Weinrich ) Grossman. Lawrence worked as a bookkeeper in the garment industry for many years. He served his country in the...
Wilma D. Politi
Apr 9, 2016
Wilma D. Politi, 86, died on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Allentown on January 5, 1930; daughter of the late Charles and Bertha (Klinesmith) Hochstrasser. Wilma was the wife of the late Nicholas F. Politi, Sr. They celebrated 42 years of marriage before his death in 1992. She will be lovingly remembered by her...
Robert A. Mathers
Apr 9, 2016
Robert A. Mathers, 60, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, April 9, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on January 8, 1956 in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of Marie (Kelly) Schwartz and the late Lester Mathers, Jr. Bob was a 1974 graduate of Liberty High School and honorably served 10 years in the Army. He did tours...
Barbara A. Sullivan
Apr 8, 2016
Barbara A. Sullivan, 73, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday April 8, 2016 at her home. She was born on December 14, 1942 in Fountain Hill, daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Coyle) Dwyer. She was the wife of the late Patrick S. Sullivan who died in April 2008. Barbara was a receptionist for Dr. Rob Marcincin. She was...
Patricia Ann Kudlak
Apr 7, 2016
Patricia A. Kudlak, 73, of Allentown passed away peacefully on April 7, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Robert D. Kudlak, Sr. and they recently celebrated 53 years of marriage in December. She was born in Bethlehem on March 22, 1943, and the daughter of Stephen and Beatrice (Schreiber)...
Vivian C. Rivello
Apr 6, 2016
Vivian C. Rivello, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. She was born in Philadelphia on December 13, 1930. She was the loving wife of the late, William W. Rivello. Vivian was a hard worker; she served as a seamstress in local factories, a secretary for the Bethlehem Area School District and as a waitress. She will be...
Lawrence F. Yokai
Apr 4, 2016
Lawrence Yokai, 59, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, April 4, 2016, at his residence. He was born July 19, 1956, in Bethlehem, son of Agnes A. (Check) Yokai and the late Elmer Yokai. Larry was a 1974 graduate of Liberty High School where he was a member of the Grenadier Marching Band. He later graduated from Kutztown University in 1979....
Charles E. Kerchner
Apr 4, 2016
Charles E. Kerchner, 66, of Bethlehem died Monday, April 4, 2016 at Manor Care Nursing home in Bethlehem. Born January 14, 1950 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late Helen (Coyle) and Roland Kerchner. He was married to Sally (Romanelli) Kerchner for 44 years. Charlie was an electrical engineer for AKF Engineering in Princeton, NJ. He was also...
Helen Hassay
Apr 3, 2016
Helen Hassay, 92, of Reading, died on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Berks Heim Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 24, 1923 in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late, Stephen and Louise (Mascek) Horvath. She was the loving wife of the late Stephen Hassay. Helen attended Bethlehem schools and later graduated from Bethlehem Business College. She retired from...
Margaret Veronica Petrilla
Apr 2, 2016
Margaret Veronica Chabak Petrilla, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Moravian Village of Bethlehem. She was born April 15, 1918, daughter of the late John J. Chabak and Anna M. Piskanin Chabak both from Czechoslovakia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Joseph Thomas Petrilla; and her siblings, Anna, Mary, Michael, John,...
Eleanor V. Jones
Apr 2, 2016
Eleanor V. Jones, 88, of Bethlehem died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born Aug. 27, 1927 in Hawthorne, PA she was the daughter of the late Beulah (Nulph) and Robert Wensel. She was married to the late Morris Stanley Jones. Eleanor worked for Just Born Candy for 35 years where she decorated the peeps and...
Anna Holotyak
Mar 31, 2016
Anna Holotyak, 89, of Bethlehem Township passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 in her home with her daughters by her side. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Ksenia Marie (Proznick) Szkolny. She was the wife of the late John Holotyak with whom she was married to for 54 years until his death on April...
Gertrude L. Kovach
Mar 28, 2016
Gertrude Kovach, 92, of Hellertown, died on Monday, March 28, 2016. Born in Bethlehem on December 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Fesko) Yurasek. She was the wife of the late John Kovach who died in 1996; they were married 49 years. Gertrude graduated from the Bethlehem Business College in 1942. She worked 10...
Frances T. Buragino
Mar 27, 2016
Frances T. Buragino, 90, of Bethlehem passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Jennie (Fina) and Pasquale Tallarico. She was married to Joseph G. Buragino who died on November 1, 2015. Frances worked for Moravian College in the Vespers Department. She graduated from Moravian College...
Mariano Tito Carreras
Mar 24, 2016
Mariano "Mario" Tito Carreras, 77, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 in his home. Born December 26, 1938, he was the son of the late Evelyn Mae (Rothfus) and Juan Carreras, Sr. Mariano worked over 34 years and retired from the PB&NE Railroad, first as a brakeman then an engineer. He also owned and operated Marios Aluminum in Bethlehem....
William John Bamper
Mar 24, 2016
William John Bamper, 78, of Hanover Twp., died on March 24, 2016. Bill was born August 24, 1937 in Patterson, NJ; son of the late William and Alice (Dunn) Bamper. He is survived by his devoted wife of 43 years, Judith Marie (Meixell) Bamper. Bill proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956-1960 and enlisted in the reserves for...
Richard W. Corby
Mar 23, 2016
Richard W. Corby, 62, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at St. Lukes Hospice House. He was born January 3, 1954 in Easton, PA, son of the late James O. and Dolores (Facer) Corby. Rich is survived by his wife of 43 years, Patricia M. (King) Corby. Rich was a long time employee of the former Dick Milham...
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