OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

Todd Simmers

Todd Simmers

Oct 7, 2013

Todd Simmers, 48, of Bethlehem, PA died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospice 17th & Chew St. in Allentown. Born August 28, 1965 in Bethlehem he was the son of Nancy (Fistner) Verbonitz and the late Robert Simmers. Todd worked for the City of Bethlehem in the Physical Plant Department. He was a member of the Grover Cleveland...

Dorothy Chao

Dorothy Chao

Oct 6, 2013

Dorothy Filaseta Chao, 75, of Bethlehem, PA died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born March 19, 1938 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Gubich) Toth and Leonard Filaseta. Dorothy was a member of the former St. John Capistrano Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Joseph Franco and wife Susan...

William M. Svirzovsky

William M. Svirzovsky

Oct 6, 2013

William M. "Bill" Svirzovsky, 64, of Pocono Lake, died on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Fountain Hill, the son of Emma (Kovacs) Novak of Bethlehem; and the late William Svirzovsky. He was the husband of the late June R. "Chickie" Svirzovsky. Bill owned and operated A & A Auto Rental Co. in Stroudsburg. He...

Margaret M. Schwab

Margaret M. Schwab

Oct 5, 2013

Margaret M. Schwab, 82, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on October 5, 2013 at her residence, Sterling Heights. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA; daughter of the late Michael and Julia (Mattie) Grohol. Peggy was the devoted wife of the late Leonard J. Schwab. Peggy was a graduate of Temple University, where she earned her Bachelors degree in Medical Technology. She...

Charles L. Tomko

Charles L. Tomko

Oct 4, 2013

Charles L. Tomko, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, October 4, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital in Fountain Hill. He was born in Bethlehem, the son of the late John and Julia (Mahoski) Tomko. He was the loving husband of Doris (Green) Tomko. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this November 13th. Charles worked for Bethlehem Steel as...

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