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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Marjorie A. Frey
Aug 27, 2013
Marjorie A. Frey, of Bethlehem and formerly of Westfield, NJ, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Eleanor (Dotter) Morgan. She was the loving wife of the late William Frey Sr who died in 1960. She graduated from Rider University with...
Garrett Patrick Illes
Aug 26, 2013
Garrett Patrick Illes, 14, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, August 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 17, 1999 in Bethlehem, the son of John P. Illes and Amy J. Frisoli. Garrett was an honor student at Northeast Middle School. He played on the North Central Little League Phillies team. He loved all sports, especially the Steelers and...
George Lees
Aug 24, 2013
George Lees, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, August 24, 2013. He was born September 24, 1932 in Bronx, NY; son of the late James Lees and the late Mary Lees Drachmas. George served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He retired as a supervisor from Pan Am Airlines. He was the owner and operator of Joanies...
Shirley S. De Vries
Aug 23, 2013
Shirley S. de Vries, 83, of Bethlehem, began her journey into eternal life on Friday, August 23, 2013, 57 years to the date that she began her new life in the United States. She was surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born on September 26, 1929 in Jelsum, The Netherlands. Daughter of the late Andrew and Fiona (Faber) Visser,...
Anna T. Bednarik
Aug 22, 2013
Anna T. Bednarik, 88, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Mary Ellen Convalescent Home, Hellertown. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth (Polcik) Bednarik. She was employed by the Lehigh University Maintenance Department, retiring in 1985. She was a member of Ss. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. She is survived...
Norma Catherine Marth
Aug 22, 2013
Norma Catherine Marth, 79, formerly of Allentown, died on Thursday, August 22, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at Kirkland Village of Bethlehem. She was born in Lebanon, PA the daughter of the late Norman Albert and Pauline Anna (Dressel) Baum. She was the loving wife of the late Stephen Anthony Marth. They were married 53 years before his passing...
Andrew J. Klimek
Aug 20, 2013
Andrew J. Klimek, 94, of Easton, died on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. He was born in Maple Ridge, PA, the son of the late Joseph and Sophia (Congla) Klimek and step-father, Alex Parlock. He was the loving husband of Mary (Drabic) Klimek. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary this past May 4th. Andrew retired...
Barbara J. Pavlo
Aug 19, 2013
Barbara J. Pavlo, 62, died August 19, 2013, in Wilmington, NC. She was born June 30, 1951, in Bethlehem, PA, to the late Raymond Fejes and Edith Deachilla Fejes. Barbara loved to swim, golf, knit and read. She was a talented cook who also enjoyed arts and craft shows and attending family gatherings. Barbara was an avid supporter of both...
George T. Wolle
Aug 18, 2013
George T. Wolle, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Lukes. He was born October 24, 1920 in Colesville, PA; son of the late Walter and Charlotte (Van Billiard) Wolle. George was a graduate of Bethlehem High School and proudly served his country in the US Navy from 1940-1946. He graduated from...
Shirley H. Peterson
Aug 18, 2013
Shirley H. Peterson, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013. She was born in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Weiss) Hayes. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Donald C. Peterson. She was a former tax collector for Franklin Township, Hunterdon County and an administration assistant for Specialty Building Systems. She will...
William C. Cunningham
Aug 14, 2013
William C. Cunningham, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Harry and Carolyn (Miller) Cunningham. He was the loving husband of the late Rose Byrne Cunningham who died in 2002. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret (Kristofik) Cunningham, who died in 1986; and his...
Robert C. Kienzle
Aug 13, 2013
Robert C. Kienzle, 83, of Nazareth, passed away on August 13, 2013. He was born in Pottsville, son of the late George and Lillian (Bower) Kienzle. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ethel (Schmidt) Kienzle. Bob attended school in Nanticoke before graduating from Wyoming Seminary and Colgate University. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and...
Evelyn M. Mccoach
Aug 12, 2013
Evelyn McCoach, 79, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly, on Monday, August 12, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was born May 23, 1934; daughter of the late Michael and Julia (Chicchi) Matteo (Martin). Evelyn retried after working as a medical secretary for Doctors John and David Hoffman. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church where she was...
Mary Mertens Petruccelli
Aug 10, 2013
Mary Mertens Petruccelli, 73, of Bethlehem, lost her courageous battle with cancer on Saturday August 10, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Health Network's Hospice Unit. She was the daughter of Alfred and Catherine Mertens of Allentown. Born in New York City, she was raised in Allentown, PA. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Sacred Heart School of...
Regina C, Nemeth
Aug 3, 2013
Regina C. Nemeth, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Country Meadows of Bethlehem. She was born September 6, 1915 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Kovacs) Bedics. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Joseph J. Nemeth. Regina was a former parishioner of St. John Capistrano Catholic Church and...
Sharon M. Smith
Aug 3, 2013
Sharon M. Smith, 50, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, August 3, 2013. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Frederick R. Smith Sr. and Irene P. (Divok) Smith. Sharon graduated from Liberty High School and worked in the Child Accounting Dept. for the Bethlehem Area School District. She was a member of the Heights A.A. and B.V.F.H.A. She...
Andrew D. Ardinger
Aug 3, 2013
Andrew D. Ardinger, 48, of Bethlehem passed away at his residence on Saturday August 3, 2013. He was born on August 18, 1964 in Bethlehem, son of Joseph and Eileen (Lawler) Ardinger Jr. of Bethlehem. He was the husband of Beverley (Buehler) Ardinger. Andrew was a senior technical support engineer for Net Motion Wireless of Seattle, WA. He served his...
James Stephen Marouchoc
Aug 3, 2013
James Stephen Marouchoc, 71, died on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at his home. He was born in Palmerton, son of the late John and Mary (Zolota) Marouchoc. Jim is survived by his devoted wife, Barbara Ann (Badowski) Marouchoc. They would have celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on August 7th. Jim served in the US Army from 1960-1963. He served as...
Kenneth O. Schoch
Aug 1, 2013
Kenneth O. Schoch, 81, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, August 1, 2013 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was raised in Carbon County, son of the late Clinton and Isabella (Keiper) Schoch. He is survived by his loving wife of over 38 years, Dianne K. (Hinkle) Schoch. Kenny served in the US Army during the Korean War. He...
Grace Laura Hall
Aug 1, 2013
GRACE LAURA (OVERDORF) HALL Grace Hall passed peacefully into heaven Thursday evening, August 1, 2013 in Norton Shores, Michigan, in the home of her son, Stewart “Chip” Hall. Grace was born in Bethlehem, PA on August 28, 1920, the second of nine children to George and Bella (Roberts) Overdorf. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, George,...
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