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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Frank Vajda
May 16, 2015
Frank Vajda, 92, formerly of Freemansburg and a resident of Westminster Village since 2007, died on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was born October 27, 1922; son of the late Stephen and Rose (Kerchmar) Vajda. Frank was a graduate of Bethlehem Vo-Tech. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Co. where he worked as a machinist in the #2 Machine Shop...
Timothy Joseph Long
May 15, 2015
Timothy Joseph Long, 68, died at home on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born November 11, 1946 in Bethlehem, son of the late Joseph and Marie (Rogan) Long. Tim is survived by his devoted wife of 37 years, Nancy (Visneski) Long. Tim was proud of his service in the US Army. He was the owner and operator of The...
Roy Lee Dye
May 15, 2015
Roy Lee Dye lost his battle with Parkinsons disease on Friday, May 15, 2015. He died at home surrounded by his family. Roy was born September 2, 1932, in Mahanoy City, PA, but was raised in Allentown. He was the son of the late Roy S. Dye and Anna Bobby Dye. He is survived by his wife, Joan Russell Dye....
Catharine C. Novak
May 14, 2015
Catharine C. Novak, 79, of Coopersburg, died on May 14, 2015 surrounded by her family at St. Lukes Hospice in Lower Saucon Township. Born in Fountain Hill on September 12, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Christman and Hannah (Deane) Christman. She was the loving wife to William J. Novak, Sr. they celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary...
Joan E. Thieme
May 13, 2015
Joan E. Thieme, 80, of Fountain Hill, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 13, 2015. She was born in Fountain Hill, the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Monshein) Seidenberger. She was the wife of Curtis W. Thieme to whom she was married 57 years. Joan was a 1953 graduate of Fountain Hill High School. She worked for Bethlehem Steel...
Robert J. Uttley
May 12, 2015
Robert J. Uttley, Sr., 82, of Center Valley, PA, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Clement and Irene (Wetter)Uttley. He was the loving husband to Pearl Florence (Rau) Uttley. They were married 31 years before her death in 1981. Robert worked as a draftsman for the Fuller Company until his retirement....
Julia J. Wargo
May 11, 2015
Julia Wargo, 88, passed away peacefully in the care of St. Lukes Hospice House on Monday, May 11, 2015. Julia was previously a resident of Country Meadows, Bethlehem and was appreciative of the love, care and kindness she received from the support staff. Julia truly enjoyed her time spent at Country Meadows. Jule was born in Minooka, Pennsylvania in 1926,...
John "Jack" N. Monarek
May 11, 2015
John “Jack” N. Monarek, 74, of Allentown passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospital in Allentown. Born November 6, 1940 in Phoenixville, PA, but resided in Mont Clare, PA until the 1960's, he was the son of the late Mary (Vasko) and John J. Monarek. He was married to Barbara (Lackatos) Monarek with whom he would have...
Rita H. Brecker
May 11, 2015
Rita H. Brecker, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 11, 2015 at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown, PA. Born in Ashland, PA, she was the daughter of the late Helen (Smith) and Joseph Brecker. She was employed by Hunsicker Insurance for 44 years, retiring in 1986. She belonged to the Bethlehem Womens Municipal Golf League for over 20 years and...
Joseph J. Horvath
May 11, 2015
Joseph J. Horvath of Whitehall Manor, formerly of Bethlehem, died on Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born March 11, 1928 in Bethlehem; son of the late Charles and Caroline (Szvetecz) Horvath. Joe retired from the Bethlehem Area School District where he worked for many years in the Maintenance Department. He was a former parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church....
Maria L. Dematos
May 10, 2015
Maria L. DeMatos, 81, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at St. Lukes Hospice House. She was born in Portugal, daughter of the late Joaquim and Marianna (Rebimbas) Lopes. She was the loving wife of the late Edward V. DeMatos who died in 1998; they were married over 40 years. She was a faithful parishioner of the Assumption...
Mary Ann C. Doherty
May 10, 2015
Mary Ann C. Doherty, 95 of Bethlehem passed away on Sunday May 10, 2015 at County Meadows in Bethlehem. She was born on February 6, 1920 in New York City, daughter of the late John and Ellen (McDonnell) Bowe. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Doherty. Mary Ann was an accountant for Bell Laboratories in New York....
Pauline E. Moser
May 9, 2015
Pauline E. Moser (Harman), of Fountain Hill, beloved wife of Paul, mother and grandmother passed peacefully in her sleep on May 9th at age 89. Pauline was a treasure to her family and will be remembered as a loving mother who gave selflessly to others. She was an inspiration for us as she faced life with a positive outlook, quiet...
Edward William Brazee
May 5, 2015
Edward William Brazee, 70, of Bethlehem died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born May 6, 1944 in Jersey City, NJ, the son of the late Edward and Mildred (Meckert) Brazee. Edward was the loving husband to Danua (Búzikov) Brazee. They celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary this past February. Edward earned a Bachelors...
Helen Crocus
May 4, 2015
Helen Crocus, 90, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2015. She was the dedicated wife of Edward Crocus they were married for 68 years. She was a member of St. Annes Catholic Church and of the former St. Stanislaus Catholic Church where she was a member of the pierogi team. Helen was a long-time member of the...
Thomas J. Jones
May 1, 2015
Thomas J. Jones, 80 of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 in his home. Born August 13, 1934 in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Mary Panocz and Thomas Jones, Sr. He was married to Rosemary (Kelly) Jones with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage this June 25th. Tom worked in the Carbon Bars...
Ana Rosa Silva
May 1, 2015
Ana Rosa T. Silva, 82, of Bethlehem passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born April 23, 1933 in Pardelhas, Concelho da Murtosa, Portugal she was the daughter of the late Pantaleao Jose Henriques and Domingas Tavares Rebimbas. She was married to Joao Silva. Ana worked as a sewing machine operator for several companies throughout...
Teresa M. Altemus
Apr 27, 2015
Teresa M Altemus, 97, died Monday April 27, 2015 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Bethlehem, PA. to Luigi and Maria Priolo. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years Charles R. Altemus and granddaughter, Cathy McCaulley. Survivors include children Robert (Alicia) Altemus of Thousand Oaks, CA, Thomas (DD) Altemus of Columbia City, IN,...
Rose M Buchvalt
Apr 26, 2015
Rose M. Buchvalt, 90, of Bethlehem and formerly of Bethlehem Township passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born August 22, 1924 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Rose E. (Thesli) and Wasyl Kulbaba. She was married to the late Frank J. Buchvalt. They were married for 46 years until his death...
Matthew Keith Clemens
Apr 26, 2015
Matthew Keith Clemens, 44, of Salisbury Township, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 26 at St. Lukes University Health Network. He was the loving husband of Marie (Ford) Clemens for the past 15 years. Born in Sellersville, PA, Matt attended Palisades and Allentown Central Catholic High School, before graduating from Phelps Academy. He was a member of the wrestling team,...
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