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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
August L. Chicchi
Feb 28, 2016
August L. Chicchi, 90, of Hellertown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Born in Bethlehem on June 18, 1925; he was the son of the late Nicholas and Madeline Chicchi. August was the husband of the late Mary Zaun. He attended Bethlehem schools and was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Corp. until his retirement in 1989. August proudly...
Madeline A. Scheetz
Feb 28, 2016
Madeline A. Scheetz, 68, of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Sugra) Marencik. She was the wife of the late Henry Scheetz. Madeline enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and knitting. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Bradley Scheetz and Judith Scheetz both of Bethlehem; brothers, Joseph Marencik,...
Mary Kessler
Feb 28, 2016
Mary (nee Johns) Kessler, of Quakertown passed away peacefully on February 28th, 2016 after several prolonged battles with cancer. She is survived by her children, Stephen, Mary Beth and Sherri, as well as her sister, Joann; brother-in-law, Jack; and brother, Joseph. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend a viewing Wednesday morning 8:30 to 9:30AM at Connell Funeral Home 245...
Anna Elizabeth Carchio
Feb 27, 2016
Anna Elizabeth Carchio, 96, of Lower Nazareth Township passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Manor Care in Easton. Born November 15, 1919 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Matus. She was married to Anthony James Carchio for 48 years until his death on May 23, 1994. Anna worked several jobs throughout her life....
Pasquale Caccaviello
Feb 27, 2016
Pasquale “Toto” Caccaviello, 78, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Hospice House of St. Lukes. Born in Brooklyn, NY; he was the son of the late Frank and Antoinetta Caccaviello and the brother of Luisa Fiore of Bethlehem, and Geraldine Nazzaro of Princeton, NJ. For most of his life, Toto lived in Princeton with his...
Stella H. Stapinski
Feb 27, 2016
Stella H. Stapinski, 88, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016; she was surrounded by her loving family. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Pauline (Matwejko) Halewich. She was the wife of the late Walter Stapinski who died in 1997. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and sister; and faithful member...
Lottie Shannon
Feb 26, 2016
Lottie Shannon, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, February 26, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Myrtle (Bogart) Fritchman. She was the wife of the late Jacob H. Shannon who died in 2011; they were married 59 years. Lottie dedicated her life to her family and especially loved being a Nana. She will...
Gloria Urban
Feb 25, 2016
Gloria Urban, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her residence. She was born in Hazleton, the daughter of the late, Everisto and Isabelle (Lakitsky) Bertoni. She was the devoted wife of 63 years to the late Anthony Urban, Jr. Gloria worked for the Bethlehem Area School District in the cafeteria for 30 years. She was a...
Michael J. Stern
Feb 25, 2016
Michael Joseph Stern, Jr., 86, of Auburn, PA died on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Magdelena (Margaret Narlesky) Stern and Michael Joseph Stern, Sr. He was a Bethlehem resident for 79 years, before relocating to Lake Wynonah, Auburn, PA in 2008. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Constance...
Avis Mary Godbout
Feb 20, 2016
Avis Mary Godbout, 88, of Bethlehem Township, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Country Meadows in Bethlehem Township. She was the daughter of the late Elsie M. Murphy. Avis was married to Charles Godbout for 63 years until his death on April 16, 2013. Avis was a 1944 graduate of Mary Louis Academy in Queens, NY and a...
Robert "Bob" A. Schaffer
Feb 19, 2016
Robert “Bob” A. Schaffer, 82, was born April 3, 1933 in Limeport, PA. He was the only child of the late Lovine and Elsie (Reinik) Schaffer. Bob was the loving husband of Jo Ann (Sydorak) Schaffer, celebrating 46 years of marriage. Bob was a graduate of Allentown High School in 1951. After high school, he played professional baseball in the...
Mike Mulhearn
Feb 18, 2016
John Michael “Mike” Mulhearn, 66, of Trexlertown, died on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Born in Darby, PA, he was the son of Dolly Mulhearn and the late Jack Mulhearn. Mike loved music and especially enjoyed a good guitar riff. He was an avid Philadelphia Phillies fan and a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, even though he reminded people daily that "they...
Mary Elizabeth Lilak
Feb 17, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Lilak, 90, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Lilak. Mary was a retired Lt. Colonel from the U.S. Army Nursing Corps, having served in both WWII and Vietnam. She was also a Supervisor at Walter Reed Army Hospital and Valley Forge. She was...
John Gorcsan
Feb 16, 2016
John Gorcsan, Jr., 95, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John Gorcsan, Sr. and Vilma (Hassai) Gorcsan. He was the devoted husband to Lucy Rose (Carchio) Gorcsan. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this past November. John graduated from Lehigh University in...
Anna T. Marcincin
Feb 15, 2016
Anna T. Marcincin, 91, of Tamaqua formerly of Hellertown, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Seton Manor in Schuylkill County. Born February 5, 1925 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Apolonia (Palenchar) and Andrew Ulincy. She was married to the late Joseph F. Marcincin for 43 years until his death on May 19, 1990. Anna worked...
Helen R. Kostelnik
Feb 13, 2016
Helen R. Kostelnik, 96, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at her home at Moravian Village. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Urban and Anna (Balik) Kostelnik. Helen retired from the Bethlehem Steel after over 40 years of service at the Homer Research Department. She was a parishioner of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish where...
Gayvorlor S. Ghanwoloku
Feb 13, 2016
Gayvorlor S. Ghanwoloku, 66, of Bethlehem, died on February 13, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospital. He was born February 8, 1950 in Lofa County Liberia, Africa; son of the late Sumo and Larwou Ghanwoloku. Gayvorlor was a Lincoln Technical Institute and Temple University graduate. He spent a majority of his career as an electrical engineer, working for the Bethlehem Steel...
John J. Freeh
Feb 12, 2016
John J. Freeh, Sr., 94, of Upper Saucon Twp., died on Friday, February 12, 2016. John breathed his last at home surrounded by his family during the final prayers of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. His happy, holy death crowned a life of service to God, family, friends, and neighbors. John was born March 13, 1921; the first son and...
Lillian M. Mccarthy
Feb 12, 2016
Lillian M. McCarthy, 90, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Fellowship Manor in Whitehall. She was born March 12, 1925 in Allentown; daughter of the late, Lewis and Carrie (Peters) Adams. She was the loving wife of 43 years to the late John J. McCarthy, Jr. Lillian was a founding member of Our Lady of Perpetual...
Edward James Hartigan
Feb 12, 2016
Edward James Hartigan, 64, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday February 12, 2016 at St. Lukes Hospice House. He was born on July 9, 1951 in Bethlehem son of the late James and Irma (Pfau) Hartigan of Bethlehem. He was the husband of Kathleen (Csrenko) Hartigan. They would have celebrated 29 years of marriage on February 19th. Edward was a...
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