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Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas
Alice Stadelmann
Jun 9, 2013
Alice (Portman) Stadelmann, 85, of Bethlehem, PA died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. She was born September 23, 1927 in Bern, Switzerland. She was married to Kuno J. Stadelmann, Sr. who passed away on August 25, 2010. Alice worked for the Bethlehem Area School District for over 20 years. She was a member of the Teamsters...
Mary T. Zabrecky
Jun 9, 2013
Mary T. Zabrecky, 91, formerly of Bethlehem, most recently of Emmaus Village, died on Sunday, June 9, 2013. She was born March 2, 1922 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Toth. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen J. Zabrecky. Mary worked for the Chemical Lab at the Bethlehem Steel during WWII. She also worked...
Elizabeth C. Kovacs
Jun 9, 2013
Elizabeth C. Kovacs, 65, of Bethlehem passed away Sunday June 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital-Anderson Campus. She was born on November 19, 1947 in Allentown, daughter of the late Frances Mess. She was the wife of Louis "Smokey" Kovacs. They were married for 16 years this past October. Elizabeth worked as an x-ray receptionist at Sacred Heart Hospital in...
Sophie Chayka
Jun 8, 2013
Sophie (Kapuscak) Chayka, 89, of Freemansburg, died peacefully on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown. Born December 30, 1923 in Northampton, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine (Ofsanka) Kapuscak. Sophie was married to William J. Chayka with whom she celebrated 63 years of marriage until his death on March 25, 2009. Sophie...
Edward C. Wisser
Jun 8, 2013
Edward C. Wisser, 99 of Bethlehem died peacefully on Saturday June 8, 2013 in his home. Edward was the husband of the late Anna N. (Nemeth) Wisser who died in 1998. They were married 59 years. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Mathias and Anna (Repasch) Wisser. Edward has been a long time member of St....
Harold John Paul Michael
Jun 6, 2013
Harold John Paul Michael, 90, of Bethlehem, PA died Thursday, June 6, 2013. Born June 25, 1922, in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Alex and Anna (Grady) Michael. Harold worked for 40 years at the Eagle Printing Company in Allentown. After retiring, he started his own business, H. Michael Printing, which he ran for twenty years. Harold...
James R. Reinhart
Jun 6, 2013
James R. Reinhart, 75 of Bethlehem died Thursday June 6, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital, Anderson Campus in Bethlehem. Jim was the husband of Rosemarie (Blatnik) Reinhart. They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in November 2012. Born in Easton, PA he was the son of the late Henry J. and Edna (Favire) Reinhart. After graduating from Wilson High School in 1955...
Barbara A. Nickles
Jun 6, 2013
Barbara A. Nickles, 73, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 6, 2013. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Irwin and Ruth (Jacobs) Bartholomew. She was the loving wife of Frank J. Nickles, Jr. They celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary this past October. Barbara held various jobs and loved providing service to her customers. She most recently worked...
Susan R. Braido
Jun 6, 2013
Susan R. Braido, 79, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House. She was born in Allentown, the daughter of the late Robert J. and Dorothy (Frey) Hunter. She was the loving wife of Aldo Braido. They celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary this past February. Susan graduated from Liberty High School and Keystone Junior College...
Irene A. Gerber
Jun 5, 2013
Irene A. (Korpics) Gerber, 97, of Bethlehem, PA died Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in her home in Bethlehem, PA. Born June 2, 1916 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Theresa R. (Horvath) Korpics. She was married to Norbert J. Gerber who died on May 26, 1996. Irene worked as a store clerk for the...
Catherine E. Rothenberger
Jun 5, 2013
Catherine E. Rothenberger, 97, died peacefully surrounded by her family on June 5, 2013, on her birthday in Bethlehem. She was born in Hellertown, daughter of the late Herbert and Laura (Raub) Hoffert. Catherine was the devoted wife of 55 years to the late Forrest H. Rothenberger. Kate worked in the offices of the Byron Jackson Co. of Bethlehem and...
Anna Makarchuk
Jun 3, 2013
Anna Makarchuk, 79, of Bethlehem, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013 at Old Orchard Health Care Center, Easton. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Kasko) Makarchuk. She worked as a presser and clerk for several dry cleaning companies in the Lehigh Valley. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Helen Borovies,...
Mary Soffera
Jun 2, 2013
Mary J. Soffera, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, June 2, 2013. She was born May 30, 1927 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Frank and Theresa (Korpics) Repnyek. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Francis A. Soffera. Mary was a parishioner of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. She dedicated her life to her family and will...
Louis Mollo
Jun 1, 2013
Louis Mollo, 93, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Hospice House of St. Luke's. Born December 8, 1919 in Roseto; he was the son of the late Anthony and Anna (Realo) Mollo. Louis is survived by his devoted wife, Madelyn (Colletta) Mollo. Louis proudly served in the US Army during WWII. He was involved in the...
Michael Baron
May 31, 2013
Michael R. Baron, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born in Bethlehem; son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Bartos) Baron. Michael was the husband of the late Elizabeth (Demko) Baron who passed away in 1980 and also Kathryn (Goida) Baron who passed away in 2010. Michael dedicated his early life to the US Army...
John F. Lehman
May 31, 2013
John F. Lehman, 95, of Bethlehem passed away Friday May 31, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on August 16, 1917 in Bethlehem, son of the late George and Margaret (Balik) Lehman. He was the husband of the late Anna (Ivankovits) Lehman. John worked as a millwright at the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces for 40...
Elvira Mingora
May 31, 2013
Elvira Eva Mingora, 82, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, May 31, 2013 at Holy Family Manor. She was born November 2, 1930 in Bethlehem; daughter of the late Rudolph and Julia (Aguilar) Amelio. Vera was preceded in death by her husband Edward Mingora. Vera worked as a floor lady for South Manufacturing. She was a member of Incarnation of Our...
Margaret "Peggy" Butz
May 29, 2013
Margaret "Peggy" (Unger) Butz, 98, of Bethlehem, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 with her family at her side. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Wendell and Katherine (Nemeth) Unger. She was the loving wife of the late Horace Butz. They were married 63 years before his death in 2001. She worked...
Helen Majczan
May 29, 2013
Helen (Obal) Majczan, 90, formerly of Bethlehem and a life long resident of the Lehigh Valley, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. She was born August 14, 1922 in Sobota, Hungary while her mother was visiting relatives. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Maria (Zelko) Obal and was predeceased by her sister, Margaret (Obal) Polaha of Bethlehem....
Joyce M. Humma
May 29, 2013
Joyce M. Humma, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was born May 24, 1933 in East Orange, NJ; daughter of the late Stanley Phelix and Catherine Marie (Beers) Miller. Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Little Flower Catholic High School and later graduated from Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing in...
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