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Thomas G. Morrissey
Nov 5, 2015
Thomas G. “Tommy” Morrissey, 72, of Bethlehem and formerly of Allentown, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015. Born in Allentown he was the son of the late Vincent and Freida (Monshein) Morrissey. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Judith (Seislove) Morrissey. Tommy was employed by the Bethlehem Steel and worked in his familys business, Rich Mar...
Carl "Pinky" R. Orbin
Nov 2, 2015
Carl “Pinky” R. Orbin, 84, of Allentown passed away Monday, November 2, 2015. Born October 7, 1931 in Fountain Hill he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Carl) Orbin. He was married to the late Kathleen A. (Gallis) Orbin for 30 years until her death on November 24, 2001. Carl worked for the Bethlehem Steel as a...
Joseph G. Buragino
Nov 1, 2015
Joseph, G., Buragino, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, November 1, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Gregorio and Maria (Cilenti) Buragina. Joe is survived by his wife of 66 years, Frances (Tallarico) Buragino. He is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews. Joe worked at Bethlehem Steel for 23 years as a computer programmer in...
Helen Hudak
Nov 1, 2015
Helen Hudak, 95, of Bethlehem passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born October 25, 1920 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Spevak) Kelhart. She was married to the late Edward J. Hudak, Sr. Helen worked at Western Electric and was a member of the Western Electric Pioneers. She...
Violet Rose Uliana
Nov 1, 2015
Violet Rose (Machek) Uliana, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at her residence with her loving family by her side after a several year battle with cancer. She would have celebrated her 89th birthday on November 4th. Violet was born in Primrose, PA; daughter of the late Fortunat “Andy” and Mary (Sray) Machek. She was the devoted and...
Mary Ann J. Kloo
Oct 31, 2015
Mary Ann J. Kloo, 74, of Bethlehem, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Born in Bethlehem, on February 11, 1941, she was the daughter of the late George and Barbara (Hilbert) Kloo. Mary Ann graduated from Liberty High School. She worked for The Bethlehem Steel as an executive secretary and later at EDS as a systems analyst. She will...
Kathryn Keefe
Oct 28, 2015
Kathryn “Kay” Keefe, 86, of Bethlehem died on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. She was born September 19, 1929 in Reading, PA; daughter of the late Donald Focht and Winifred Boatwright. She was the devoted wife of 59 years to her late husband, John “Jack” Keefe. Kay attended Immaculata University and Moravian College prior to dedicating her life to her family....
Joseph E. Laky
Oct 28, 2015
Joseph E. Laky, 83, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. He was born March 19, 1932 in Bethlehem; son of the late Ignatius and Ernestine (Beitler) Laky. He was the loving husband of Rose Ann (Rudzie) Laky. Tuesday November 3, 2015 will be their 59th wedding anniversary. Joseph proudly served in the US Air Force during the Korean...
Genevieve Reed
Oct 28, 2015
Genevieve Reed, 51, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of Betty (Cooke) Pagan and the late Raymond Pagan. She was a parishioner of Holy Infancy Catholic Church. Genevieve was loved by her family and her children were at her bedside every step of the way. She will be dearly missed by her...
Donald T. Knoblick
Oct 26, 2015
Donald T. Knoblick, Sr., 85, of Bethlehem, died Monday, October 26, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Fred “Fritz” and Mary (Albert) Knoblick. He was the loving husband to Bernadine “Bernie” (Barth) Knoblick. They were married 60 years before her death in 2010. Donald worked in the sales department at Bethlehem...
Thomas W. Ettl
Oct 26, 2015
Thomas W. Ettl, 81, of Allentown, died on Monday, October 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Allentown, son of the late Francis and Frances (Miller) Ettl. Tom was the loving husband of 40 years to Diana B. (Blatnik) Ettl. He was a graduate of William Allen High School and proudly served in the Army Reserves and National...
Arthur J. Seitz
Oct 24, 2015
Arthur J. Seitz, III died on Saturday, October 24, 2015. He was born January 9, 1978 in Bethlehem. AJ was a 1996 graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and attended Penn State University. AJ was a talented Electrician. He will be dearly missed by his mother, Sharon (Hinkle) Seitz of Hanover Township; father, Arthur J. Seitz, Jr. of South Carolina;...
Julia Gredlics
Oct 24, 2015
Julia Gredlics, 91, of Lower Macungie Twp., formerly of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Born in Szakonyfalu, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Julia (Csuk) Kondor. She was the wife of the late Joseph Gredlics. Julia worked as a seamstress for the former Fountain Hill Mills. She loved cooking and baking and spending...
Angeline A. Dorshimer
Oct 22, 2015
Angeline “Angie” (Albarelli) Dorshimer, 71, of Elkridge, MD and formerly of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Umberto and Angeline (DeAngelis) Albarelli. She was the great niece of the late Caterina “Ninetta” Corsini who helped raise her. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Thomas Dorshimer....
Alice Tachovsky
Oct 21, 2015
Alice graduated from Liberty High School in 1944; she then attended Bethlehem Business College, graduating in 1945. She dedicated her life to her family and was very active in the lives of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Alice was a talented seamstress and was happy to make repairs to the equipment from the family business, Bethlehem Sporting Goods. She...
Stanley J. Jones
Oct 20, 2015
Stanley “Joe” Jones, 71, of Bethlehem Twp., passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem; son of Eleanor (Wensel) Jones and the late Morris Jones. Joe was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and was also a self-taught electrician. He was an avid outdoorsman with a passion for hunting and fishing, and a U.S. Army Veteran...
Joan A. Jordan
Oct 20, 2015
Joan A. Jordan, 77, of Allentown, passed away on October 20, 2015 at the Phoebe Home, Allentown. Born in Girardville, PA; she was the daughter of the late Howell and Rita (Coyle) Nattress. She was the wife of Phillip J. Jordan, they would have celebrated 59 years of marriage next month. Joan was employed by Good Shepard Rehabilitation Hospital where...
Francis J. Pecuch
Oct 19, 2015
Francis J. Pecuch, 66, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 19, 2015. He was born August 14, 1949, son of the late Francis J. Pecuch, Sr. and Blanche (Davco) Pecuch. He is survived by his devoted wife, Kathleen (Seeds) Pecuch. Fran was a 1967 graduate of Liberty High School. In 1974 he attended Northampton Community College and was drafted to...
Joseph Stephen Barron
Oct 19, 2015
Joseph Stephen Barron, 66, of Bethlehem, died suddenly on Monday, October 19, 2015. He was born in Allentown, the son of Mildred (Strecky) Barron of Bethlehem; and the late Joseph Michael Barron. He was the loving husband to Teresa (Hatch) Barron. They celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary on October 15th. Joseph was a truck driver for Walgreens and a welder...
Cecelia F. Zavecz
Oct 19, 2015
Cecelia F. Zavecz, 93, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2015, at her residence. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Henry and Gizella (Seaman) Diskanetz. She was the loving wife to the late John Francis Zavecz. They were married 71 years. Cecelia worked for Western Electric for 35 years. She was a parishioner of...
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