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Eleanor J. Mickley
May 20, 2014
Eleanor J. Mickley, 85 of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Country Meadows in Bethlehem. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Evan and the late Mary Scouris. Eleanor worked for many years in the Human Resources Dept at Easton Hospital as a nurse recruiter, until she retired in...
Barbara L. Altemus
May 19, 2014
Barbara L. Altemus, 92, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, May 19th, 2014 at Gracedale Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born in Douglas, AZ, the daughter of the late William and Georgia (Close) Cummins. She was the loving wife of Richard P. Altemus. They celebrated 66 years of marriage before his passing in 2010. From 1960...
Roberta M. Van Vliet
May 17, 2014
Roberta M. “Bobbie” Van Vliet, of Center Valley, died on Saturday, May 17, 2014, just two days after her 80th birthday. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Robert and Rose Alcorn. She was the loving wife to James C. Van Vliet, they were married 24 years. Bobbie worked as a receptionist and administrative assistant for both the...
Helen Gonzales
May 17, 2014
Helen Gonzales, 92, of Hellertown, died on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Old Orchard Health Care Center, Easton. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Joaquim and Conceicao Augusto. She was the wife of the late Jassman Gonzales who died in 1984. She was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered by...
Alma H. Hoyak
May 16, 2014
Alma H. Hoyak, 88, of Bethlehem, passed peacefully on Friday, May 16, 2014. She was born June 7, 1925; daughter of the late Stanley and Cecilia (Kwas) Antkiewicz. Alma was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Vincent Joseph Hoyak. After lovingly raising her family, Alma began her career as a bookkeeper. She worked for Adams Clothing, Hesss...
Anthony A. Strobel
May 15, 2014
Anthony A. "Butz" Strobel, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Whitehall Manor. He was born January 25, 1920 in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Matiska) Strobel. Tony was preceded in death by his wife Helen E. (Segti) Strobel. Tony proudly served as a paratrooper in the US Army 101st Airborne Division during WWII....
William M. Cope
May 15, 2014
William M. Cope, 70, of Allentown, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014. He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of Barbara (Hawk) Cope of Bethlehem; and the late Howard Cope. He was the loving husband to Florinda (Rodriguez) Cope, they were married 46 years William worked as an Aide at the Allentown State Hospital. He was a member of...
Kathleen L. Boyle
May 13, 2014
Kathleen L. Boyle, 71, of Fountain Hill, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in St. Lukes Hospital. She was born in Fountain Hill, the daughter of the late Philip and Hannah (Sharkey) Boyle. Kathleen was a 51 year employee of the Bon-Ton, formerly Hess Bros., where she held various positions and was currently an assistant Sales Manager. She was a...
Deborah Gates
May 12, 2014
Deborah Gates, 60, of Trexlertown, died on Monday, May 12, 2014. She was born October 26, 1953 in Philadelphia; daughter of the late Arthur and Virginia Mary (Zuccari) Gates. Debbie was passionate about traveling, live music, sporting events, her family, housemates and friends. Debbie also loved her nephews, Tom and Michael; who she visited every year. She will be dearly...
Carola R. Sauers
May 12, 2014
Carola R. Sauers, 69, of Hazleton, died on Monday, May 12, 2014. She was born in Biebelnheim, Germany, daughter of Hanna (Konig) Kubecka of Bendorf, Germany and the late Alois Kubecka. She was the loving wife of Michael A. Sauers. Carola was a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant who graduated from The Pennsylvania State University. She was a caring wife, mother...
Kenneth O. Kerschner
May 10, 2014
Kenneth O. Kerschner, 70, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday May 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born on August 13, 1943 in Bethlehem. Ken worked as a housekeeper at the Hotel Bethlehem for 15years. He will be missed by all his friends that he has made in Bethlehem over the last 25 years. Surviving is a brother, Oliver...
Justa Castillo
May 10, 2014
Justa Castillo, 83, of Bethlehem died on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. Born May 30, 1930 in Villaba, Puerto Rico she was the daughter of the late Catalina and Dionecio Gonzales. She was married to Alberto Castillo for 54 years until his passing on December 11, 2007. Justa worked at Bethlehem Togs as a...
Richard "Dick" Magan
May 6, 2014
Richard L. “Dick” Magan, 69, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late William and Hazel (Carr) Magan. He was the husband of Barbara (Stiffinella) Magan. Dick graduated from Liberty High School and later received his Sheriffs Certification from Dickinson College. He was a...
James S. Mills
May 6, 2014
James S. Mills, 88, of Bethlehem died Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Moravian Village, Bethlehem. Born November, 23, 1925, in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Harry and Cora (James) Mills. He was the husband of the late Marie (OConnell) Mills who died in 2008. They were married 61 years. Mr. Mills was employed by Bethlehem Steel as...
Margaret R. Vooz
May 4, 2014
Margaret R. Vooz, 92, passed away on May 4 in Bethlehem, PA. Daughter of the late Joseph and Susanna Reisteter, Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 2003, her sisters Agnes, Anna, Sophia and Mary, and her brothers, John, Joseph, Stephen, Andrew and Fr. William. Margaret was educated in the Catholic schools of Bethlehem and received her R.N. degree...
John J. Buchvalt
May 4, 2014
John J. Buchvalt, 85, of Bethlehem Township, died on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Holy Family Manor. Born in Bethlehem on May 25, 1928; he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Hajzer) Buchvalt. He was employed by and retired from Hellertown Manufacturing Company. He was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and member of: Sacred Heart Catholic...
Philomena M. Kuzio
May 2, 2014
Philomena M. Kuzio, 90, of Bethlehem, PA died Friday, May 2, 2014 at Old Orchard Manor Care health Services in Easton, PA. Born October 14, 1923 in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Mary (Strizzi) and Samuel Frabotta. She was married to the late Edward J. Kuzio for 50 years until his passing on April 25, 1998. Philomena...
Frances E. Bellew
Apr 26, 2014
Frances E. “Ikey” Bellew, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 in her home. She was born in Bethlehem on March 27, 1923; daughter of the late Clement and Anna (Kealey) Bicking. She was the wife of the late Francis J. Bellew who died in 2010; they were married 62years. She was a faithful parishioner of St. Annes...
Scott A. Doll
Apr 25, 2014
Scott A. Doll, 57, of Bethlehem, passed away on Friday April 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 7, 1957 in Bethlehem, son of the late Arlan Doll and Thelma (Beck) Doll of Hellertown, Pa. He was the husband of Karen (Warminsky) Doll. They were married for 26 years August 8th of last year. Scott was a...
Raymond R. Pasquel
Apr 25, 2014
Raymond R. Pasquel, Jr., 68, of Moore Twp., died at his home on Friday, April 25, 2014. He was born in Yonkers, NY; son of the late Raymond R. and Lorraine (Kelly) Pasquel. Ray is survived by his wife of 46 years, Stephanie (Chomko) Pasquel. Ray proudly served in the US Marine Corps during Vietnam and later served as a...
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