OBITUARIES

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

Brian Bellew

Brian Bellew

Oct 31, 2013

Brian Bellew, 59, of Troy, NY, died on Thursday, October 31, 2013, in New York. He was born in Jersey City, NJ, the son of the late James Bellew and Florence Bellew of Easton. Brian was a well known musician in New Jersey and a true animal lover. He is survived by his mother, and sister, Jamie, wife of Harry...

Donna Francis Petruccelli

Donna Francis Petruccelli

Oct 29, 2013

Donna Francis Petruccelli, MSN, BSN, CRNP, CNS, CCRN, 45, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday October 29, 2013. She was the daughter of Francis and the late Mary Petruccelli of Bethlehem. She was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and received her BSN and MSN at Temple University in Philadelphia. She was a certified registered nurse practitioner with the Lehigh...

Lamar R. Leiser

Lamar R. Leiser

Oct 25, 2013

Lamar R. Leiser, 85, of Allentown passed away Friday October 25, 2013 at Above and Beyond Mountain View in Allentown. He was born on August 31, 1928 in Allentown, son of the late James and Margaret (Lewis) Leiser. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen (McGill) Leiser. Lamar was a supervisor in the Saucon Mills of Bethlehem Steel...

Jolene Ann Davey

Jolene Ann Davey

Oct 23, 2013

Jolene Ann Sarisky Davey, 43, of Middletown, CT, formerly of Bethlehem died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at her home. She was born in Bethlehem on May 12, 1970; daughter of Joseph R. Sarisky of Bethlehem and the late Janice A. (Kapes) Sarisky. Jolene was a graduate of Liberty High School and attended Northampton Community College. She was currently...

Agnes R. Sek

Agnes R. Sek

Oct 23, 2013

Agnes R. (Dozer) Sek, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Holy Family Manor. She was born May 13, 1922 in Bethlehem, the youngest of seven children to the late Andrew J. and Anna M. Dozer. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Sek. Earlier in life, Agnes worked briefly at Western Electric before...

Timothy P. Bannon

Timothy P. Bannon

Oct 22, 2013

Timothy P. Bannon, 58, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. He was born May 25, 1955 in Bethlehem; son of the late James Thomas and Phyllis A. (Petho) Bannon. Tim is survived by his wife of 32 years, Roseann E. (Howell) Bannon. Tim was a graduate of Freedom High School and attended Kutztown University where he was on...

Angelo S. Trilli

Angelo S. Trilli

Oct 19, 2013

Angelo S. Trilli, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Born in Bethlehem on October 25, 1921, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Rose (Fogliolo) Trilli. He was the loving husband of the late Marie (Dodig) Trilli who died in 2003; they were married over 50 years. Angelo worked as a machinist for the Bethlehem...

John Kauker

John Kauker

Oct 18, 2013

John Kauker, 91, of Hellertown, died on Friday, October 18, 2013. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Frank and Theresa (Bujtas) Kauker. He was the loving husband of the late Helen (Micolochick) Kauker. John worked at Bethlehem Steel in the #2 and #6 machine shops as a millwright for 42 years before retiring in 1983. He proudly...

Annette F. Bicking

Annette F. Bicking

Oct 18, 2013

Annette F. Bicking, 75, of Fountain Hill, died on Friday, October 18, 2013. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late James and Rhoda (Gradwohl) Sullivan. She was the wife of the late Frank P. Bicking who died in 1989, they were married 34 years. Annette worked as a clerk in the Laboratory Department at St. Lukes Hospital for...

Theresa Blatnik

Theresa Blatnik

Oct 17, 2013

Theresa A. Blatnik, 79, of Bethlehem, died on October 17, 2013. She was born in Fountain Hill, PA the daughter of the late Erdman and Anna (Spisak) Brauchle. Theresa was married to the late, Frank W. Blatnik, Sr. for 58 years. Prior to raising a family, Theresa worked at Sure Fit Corporation. She was a member of Our Lady of...

Robert A. Kammetler

Robert A. Kammetler

Oct 16, 2013

Robert A. Kammetler, Sr., 86, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was born December 9, 1926 in Bethlehem; son of the late John and Theresa (Feiler) Kammetler. Robert is survived by his devoted wife, Mary Jane (DeLay) Kammetler. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in May. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII....

Lois M. Guerra

Lois M. Guerra

Oct 15, 2013

Lois M. Guerra, 59, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family, friends and devoted coworkers after an eight year battle with cancer. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of Mary (Alonso) Guerra of Bethlehem; and the late Adolph Guerra. Lois was a graduate of St. Josephs School of Nursing, Reading and...

Norma O'Neill

Norma O'Neill

Oct 13, 2013

Norma (Holben) O'Neill, 87, of Bethlehem Township died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem. Born July 18, 1926 in Elkhart, IN, she was the daughter of the late Grace (Watkins) and Ralph Holben. She was married to Joseph C. ONeill for 50 years until he passed away on August 4, 1998. Norma...

Anne Marie Timmins

Anne Marie Timmins

Oct 10, 2013

Anne Marie Timmins, 87, of Montgomery Village, MD, formerly of Bethlehem, PA, passed away at her home surrounded by loving family, on Thursday October 10, 2013. She was born on July 18, 1926 in the front room of her home in Bethlehem, PA daughter of the late William and Nora Casey Timmins. At the age of 4, she and her...

Joseph J. Fedor

Joseph J. Fedor

Oct 10, 2013

Joseph J. Fedor, 74, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Born in Nanticoke, PA; he was the son of the late John and Mary (Pizont) Fedor. He was the loving husband of the late Ruth (Ambrose) Fedor who died in 2010, they were married 49 years. Joe was a machinist for Ingersoll Rand, retiring after 36 years. He...

Gizella A. Kovacs

Gizella A. Kovacs

Oct 9, 2013

Gizella “Grace” A. Kovacs, 91, of Bethlehem Twp. died on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice in Lower Saucon Twp. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace (Toth) Krasnai. She was the loving wife of the late Charles W. Kovacs who died in December of 2000. Gizella dedicated her life to her...

John D. Trout

John D. Trout

Oct 9, 2013

John D. Trout, 84, of Bethlehem, went home to be with the Lord on October 09, 2013. He was the husband of Geraldine (Strickler) Trout for 61 years. He received his BA is Psychology from F& M College and his Masters from Temple. He served in public education in the roles of secondary classroom teacher, Guidance Counselor and School Psychologist....

Thomas Patrick Lawler

Thomas Patrick Lawler

Oct 8, 2013

Thomas Patrick Lawler, 57, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 of natural causes. He was born November 15, 1955; son of Joseph and Regina (Morrison) Lawler. Tom will be dearly missed by his siblings, Michael Lawler and his wife, Michele of Langhorne, PA; Patrick Lawler and his wife Terry of Cockeysville, MD; Molly Lawler Driscoll of Bethlehem and...

X'Zayvier Sanborn

X'Zayvier Sanborn

Oct 8, 2013

XZayvier Sanborn, 5, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday October 8, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Twp. He was the son of Candace Sanborn and Semu Levine. XZayvier was a member of the Central Assembly of God in Bethlehem. He loved listening to his music, riding in the car and being outdoors. He will be lovingly remembered by...

Michael T. Bedics

Michael T. Bedics

Oct 7, 2013

Michael T. Bedics Sr., 82, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, October 07, 2013 at Gracedale. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Michael F. and Frances (Anderko) Bedics. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carolyn (Smith) Bedics. Michael was a graduate of Moravian College and worked as an estimator for both Bethlehem Steel and the...

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