OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

Glenn C. Wanich

Glenn C. Wanich

Mar 6, 2014

Glenn C. Wanich, 92, formerly of Bethlehem, Pa. passed away on March 6, 2014 at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Md. He was born on January 22, 1922 in Bloomsburg, Pa., son of the late Rush C. and Edna (Sittler) Wanich. He was the husband of the late Mary K. (Kercsmar) Wanich. Glenn was a Supervisor of Materials and Cost...

Rose Falatek

Rose Falatek

Mar 3, 2014

Rose Falatek, 98, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2014 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Magdelena (Sedlacek) Hayas. She was the wife of the late Andrew A. Falatek. Rose was a parishioner of St. Anne's Catholic Church where she worked in the rectory and was a...

Jean A. Hurlburt

Jean A. Hurlburt

Mar 3, 2014

Jean A. Hurlburt, 78, of Hellertown, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Ridgewood, NY, the daughter of the late Edward and Anna (Schaefer) Berding. She was the loving wife of the late Bruce Hurlburt. They were married nearly 53 years before his passing in 2010. Jean volunteered much of her time to...

Wayne J. Thomas

Wayne J. Thomas

Feb 27, 2014

Wayne J. Thomas, 51, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 27, 2014. He was born September 27, 1962 in Fountain Hill; son of Victor and Antoinette (Grello) Luciano of Bethlehem. Wayne was a free spirit with a big heart and will be dearly missed by his family; sons, Wayne of Allentown and Aaron of Bethlehem; his deceased baby boy,...

Marian M. Deater

Marian M. Deater

Feb 23, 2014

Marian M. Deater, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2014. She was born in Avoca, Pa; daughter of the late John and Mary (Anderson) George. She was the wife of the late Warren T. Deater who died in 1985. She was a sewing machine operator and worked for various factories throughout the Lehigh Valley, retiring in...

Donald J. Ronca

Donald J. Ronca

Feb 21, 2014

The Lehigh Valley is mourning the passing of the contractor Donald J. Ronca, 78, of Bethlehem, who died on Friday, February 21, 2014. He was born and raised in Fountain Hill, son of the late Phillip and Anna Ronca. He was a member of St. Ursula Catholic Church. Don Ronca was an unusually hard worker, a contractor and developer for...

Paul L. Moser

Paul L. Moser

Feb 19, 2014

Paul L. Moser, 89, of Fountain Hill died on February 19, 2014 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. Husband of Pauline (Harman) Moser. Born in Fountain Hill on July 26, 1924, Paul was the son of the late Harvey and Laura (Litz). He was employed at the P.B.N.E. railroad at the Bethlehem Steel until his retirement. He was a radioman 3rd...

Rudolph F. Traupman

Rudolph F. Traupman

Feb 19, 2014

Rudolph F. Traupman, 89, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Hospice House of St. Luke's in Lower Saucon Twp. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late Rudolph R. and Magdaline (Wagner) Traupman. He was the loving husband of the late Edna C. (Halbreiner) Traupman. They were married 66 years before her passing in...

Constantine Tarasuk

Constantine Tarasuk

Feb 18, 2014

Constantine Tarasuk, 87, of Bethlehem, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at St. Lukes Hospice House. Born on June 2, 1926 in Clifton Township, he was the son of the late Roman and Alexandria (Supchick) Tarasuk. He was the husband of Alice (Baker) Tarasuk, they celebrated 59 years of marriage last June. He retired from the U. S. Navy...

William A. Glancy

William A. Glancy

Feb 17, 2014

William A. Glancy, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, February 17, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late William and Rose (Heidecker) Glancy. He was the loving husband to the late Gloria Glancy. William worked for the former Western Electric as an engineer for 30 years. He served his country in the U.S....

Frank Kozma

Frank Kozma

Feb 17, 2014

Frank Kozma, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, February 17, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was born January 28, 1921; one of seven children to the late John and Sophie (Kalmar) Kozma. He proudly served in the US Navy during WWII. Frank retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. as a # 2 Machine Shop crane operator, after...

Anna H. Hero

Anna H. Hero

Feb 17, 2014

Anna H. Hero, 72, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, February 17, 2014. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Michael and Helen Lomonski. She was the devoted wife of Gregory J. Hero, they were married 53 years. Anna was a sewing machine operator and worked for various places in the Lehigh Valley, retiring from A&H in Easton. She...

Larry C. Stametz

Larry C. Stametz

Feb 16, 2014

Larry C. Stametz, 75, of Saylorsburg, died unexpectedly, on Sunday, February 16, 2014. He was born December 27, 1938; son of Luella (Cool) Stametz and the late Arthur Stametz. Larry is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Joann L. (Mitch) Stametz. He was an avid outdoorsman and a mason by trade. Larry will be dearly missed by his...

Marcia M. Mierzwa

Marcia M. Mierzwa

Feb 16, 2014

Marcia M. Mierzwa, 77, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2014 in her Bethlehem home. She was born in Newton, MA, daughter of the late J. Walter and Dorothea McQuiston. She was the devoted wife of the late John A. Mierzwa who died in 2011; they were married 50 years. While attending Beaver Country Day School in Brookline, MA,...

Jose F. Silva

Jose F. Silva

Feb 13, 2014

Jose F. Silva, 70, of Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday February 13, 2014 at his daughters residence. He was born on January 2, 1944 in Albergaria-a-Nova, Portugal, son of the late Manuel Bento and Olivia Rosa DeJesus. He was the husband of Maria (Ferreira) Silva. They were married for 20 years on October 21, 2013. Jose worked as a mason...

Jean Heineman

Jean Heineman

Feb 13, 2014

Jean (Grube) Heineman, 69, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Westminster Village in Allentown. Born May 5, 1944 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Kustafik) Grube. She was married to William Heineman with whom she celebrated 46 years of marriage this past September 16th. Jean worked for Bank of America formerly...

Gladys Roman

Gladys Roman

Feb 13, 2014

Gladys Roman, 91, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday February 13, 2014 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Sophie (Kosakowski) Kovitch of Bethlehem, Pa. She was born and raised in Bethlehem. She had lived in Yokosuka, Japan for three years and in San Francisco for a year. She worked as...

Juliana Bauer

Juliana Bauer

Feb 11, 2014

Juliana Bauer, 90, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill. She was born in Bayonne, NJ on July 31, 1923, the daughter of the late Andro and Anna (Fedorochko) Nalesnik. Juliana was predeceased in 2012 by her loving husband of 65 years, Albert J. Bauer, Sr. of Bethlehem. Juliana worked as a...

Ruth K. Giletto

Ruth K. Giletto

Feb 11, 2014

Ruth K. Giletto (Mrs. G) 95, of Whitehall, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Whitehall Manor. Born in Hopewell, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Myrtle (Reed) Keifman. She was the devoted wife of the late Dr. Basil J. Giletto. Ruth was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she received her...

Barbara Silvoy

Barbara Silvoy

Feb 8, 2014

Barbara Silvoy, 73, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, February 8, 2014. She was born September 27, 1940 in Allentown; daughter of the late Francis J. and Catherine (Kosh) Silvoy. Barbara was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and attended Ss Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. She worked in the food industry for many years. Cooking in the kitchens of...

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