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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,...
Rosemarie Mcgraw
Aug 1, 2013
Rosemarie McGraw, 71, of Bethlehem passed away at the Hospice House of St. Lukes. She was born on May 29, 1942 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Louis and Marie (Farannte) Johns. She was the wife of James P. McGraw Jr. They were married for 48 years this past November. Rosemarie worked as a cook for Lehigh University for 24...
Edna Marion Remaley
Jul 30, 2013
Edna Marion Remaley, 85, of Hanover Twp., died on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at her residence. She was born March 18, 1928 in Mountain Top, PA; daughter of the late William Oscar and Charlotte Veneta (Weaver) Kisthart. Edna was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Kenneth R. Remaley in 2001. Edna was devoted to her family. When...
Mary Brendel
Jul 29, 2013
Mary Brendel of Bethlehem, PA and Fort Myers, FL. Mary, the daughter of the late Daniel and Gertrude (Conville) Campbell, was born July 1, 1928 in Mt. Carmel, PA. She was a member of SS. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Bethlehem and for many years attended mass each morning. Mary was a 1950 graduate of Penn State University earning...
Theresa Eleanor Sinicz
Jul 28, 2013
Theresa Eleanor Sinicz, 92, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Easton Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Michele and Marianna (Ricci) Ruggiero. She was the devoted wife of 72 years to the late Louis Sinicz, who had recently passed away on May 13th. Theresa worked for Browns Clothing and Juvenile Furniture for 20...
Arlene R. Beahm
Jul 28, 2013
Arlene R. Beahm, 81, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Born in Mt. Carmel, PA; she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Galvin) Shuck and wife of the late Robert P. Beahm. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Howard Erney. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Debra Nastasee, Dennis Erney, Howard...
Jose Angel Mojica-Sanchez
Jul 27, 2013
After a long and courageous battle with leukemia, Jose Angel Mojica-Sanchez Jr., 16, of Hellertown, earned his angel wings on July 27, 2013; he was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Jose A. Mojica and Brenda J. Sanchez. Angel was a student at Saucon Valley High School. He loved animals,...
Mary R. Nakata
Jul 23, 2013
Mary R. Nakata, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Krajnak) Dutko. She was the loving wife of the late George J. Nakata who died in 2003; they were married 56 years. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Bethlehem, and of the...
Joseph J. Luther
Jul 22, 2013
Joseph J. Luther, 58, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, July 22, 2013. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Balog) Luther. Joe was employed by Just Born for 25 years. He loved going to flea markets and watching his boys play football. He was also a long time coach for the North East Bethlehem...
Anna M. Doddy
Jul 21, 2013
Mrs. Anna M. (Blihar) Doddy of Salisbury Township passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice. She was 91 years old. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Anna Sniscak and Louis Blihar. Anna attended Ss. Cyril & Methodius grade school, Broughal Middle School & Liberty High School. She was a seamstress for the former Laros...
Mary A. Borso
Jul 18, 2013
Mary A. Borso, 91, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday July 18th, 2013 at home. She was born on May 7, 1922 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late John and Mary (Begany) Svirzovsky. She was the wife of the late George R. Borso. Mary worked in the food service department at Lehigh University. She was a member of Incarnation of...
Edna S. Villegas
Jul 17, 2013
Edna S. Villegas, 52, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully in Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, surrounded by the love of her family. She was the wife of Gilberto Villegas, whom she shared over 24 years of marriage. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Adrian and Ramonita (Almodovar) Garcia. Edna worked as Assistant Professor...
Leonor Esperias
Jul 17, 2013
Leonor Esperias, 66, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at her residence; surrounded by her loving family after a brave battle with cancer. She was born in Guatemala City on November 8, 1946; daughter of the late Roberto and Fidelina (DeLeon) Alonzo. She retired from Leevie Manufacturing Co. after 26 years of service as an assembly line worker...
Diane C. Hartzell
Jul 15, 2013
Diane (Finn) Hartzell, 61, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, July 15, 2013. Born October 6, 1951 in Allentown she was the daughter of Georgine (Lorah) Finn with whom she resided and the late David Finn, Sr. She was married to Dennis C. Hartzell with whom she celebrated 38 years of marriage until his passing on April 4, 2011. Diane...
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