OBITUARIES

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

Rosa A. Rebimbas

Rosa A. Rebimbas

Mar 20, 2013

Rosa A. Rebimbas, 89, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Born in Aveiro, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio DosSantos-Tavares and Maria (DaSilva) Cirne, and the loving wife of the late Manuel P. Rebimbas. She was a member of Holy Infancy Church, Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Roosevelt F.; daughter-in-law, Ana;...

John Prestosh

John Prestosh

Mar 20, 2013

John Prestosh, 94, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. He was born in Gouldsboro, PA, son of the late Onufer and Fannie (Danylo) Prestosh. He was the loving husband of Irene (Hoffich) Prestosh. They were married 64 years before her passing in 2011. John was a hotel proprietor; he and his late wife owned and operated Hoffich's Hotel....

Mayme M. Morgan

Mayme M. Morgan

Mar 17, 2013

Mayme M. (Fidler) Morgan, 97, of Bethlehem died peacefully Sunday, March 17, 2013 surrounded by family at Cedar Brook-Fountain Hill. Born May 28, 1915 in Shamokin, PA she was the daughter of the late Margret (Crossland) and Walter E. Fidler, Sr. She was predeceased by her husband Foster D. Morgan, Sr. who died June 19, 2003, they would have been...

Maryann Stuard

Maryann Stuard

Mar 17, 2013

Maryann Stuard, 68, of Bethlehem Twp., passed on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Born August 9, 1944 in Ashland, PA; she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Swedor) Halupa. Maryann is survived by her husband of 44 years, Ernest R. Stuard. Maryann dedicated her life to her family and will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Ernest; sons,...

Eugene J. Boland

Eugene J. Boland

Mar 16, 2013

Eugene J. Boland, 85, formerly of Bethlehem Twp., passed away from natural causes on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was born in Scranton, PA, the son of the late George A. and Mary L. (McDermott) Boland. He was the loving husband of Ann Marie Boland. They were married 46 years before her passing in 1998. Eugene was the Vice President...

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Mar 15, 2013

John Paul Jones, Jr., 61, of Bethlehem Township, PA died Friday, March 15, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. Born September 11, 1951 in St. Louis, MO he was the son of the late Lillian (Scarlett) And John Jones. John was married to Kathryn (Kreeger) Jones with whom he celebrated 38 years of marriage this past March 1st....

Anthony Urban

Anthony Urban

Mar 15, 2013

Anthony Urban, Jr. 88, of Bethlehem, died on Friday, March 15, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospice House. He was born in Nanticoke, PA, the son of the late Anthony, Sr. and Sophie (Rush) Urban. He was the loving husband of Gloria (Bertoni) Urban. They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary this past September. Anthony worked for Bethlehem Steel as a chemist...

Sister M. Emilia Suchon, Osf

Sister M. Emilia Suchon, Osf

Mar 14, 2013

Sister M. Emilia (Pauline) Suchon, 89, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, United States Province for 67 years, on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, Pa. She was born and raised in Bucany, Czechoslovakia to the late Stefan Frantisek Suchon and Serafina (Chudy) Suchon. She came to the United States in 1938 and...

Mary Ruyak

Mary Ruyak

Mar 14, 2013

Mary Z. Ruyak, 90, of Lower Saucon Township passed away Thursday March 13, 2013 at the St. Luke's Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA. Born September 15, 1922 in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of Steven Zamper and Theresa (Horvath) Zamper. Mary was a graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem. She worked at Western Electric in Allentown prior to retiring...

Donald A. Panick

Donald A. Panick

Mar 14, 2013

Donald A. Panick, 84, of Hellertown, Pa. passed away Thursday March 14, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 17, 1928 in Bethlehem, son of the late Andrew and Marian (Shields) Panick. He was the husband of Julia (Menio) Panick. They celebrated 59 years of marriage on October 24, 2012. Donald worked in...

Rosemary E. Reiman

Rosemary E. Reiman

Mar 13, 2013

Rosemary E. Reiman, 91, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Holy Family Manor, Bethlehem. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Gaston) O'Donnell and wife of the late Austin G. Reiman. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Bethlehem. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, John, and...

Rita Budzelek

Rita Budzelek

Mar 13, 2013

Rita Budzelek, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Edward P. Budzelek. Rita will be lovingly remembered by her two daughters, Patricia, wife of Lloyd Bromley; and Alice, wife of John Klink; and a grandson, David Klink and his wife, Emily Rae. A private service will be held at St. Paul...

Dominic Andreoli

Dominic Andreoli

Mar 11, 2013

Dominic Andreoli, 77, of Bethlehem, Pa. died Monday March 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Bethlehem on October 28, 1935, oldest son of the late Nicholas and Winifred (Barnett) Andreoli. He was the husband of June M. (Hummel) Andreoli. The couple would have celebrated 50 years of marriage on May 4th. He retired in 1993, from the...

Lorie E. Dosedlo

Lorie E. Dosedlo

Mar 9, 2013

Lorie E. Dosedlo, 45, of Bethlehem Township, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Fayetteville, NC; she was the daughter of Gary Salabsky and Loretta (Wojcik) Reinhard. She was the loving wife of William K. Dosedlo. Lorie was a 1985 graduate of Liberty of High School. She worked part-time for Century 21 McPeek and...

Sharon C. Yonak

Sharon C. Yonak

Mar 7, 2013

Sharon C. Yonak, 65, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Leo and Olva (Peters) Rauber. She was the loving wife of the late Nicholas Yonak. Sharon worked for the Allentown State Hospital and various nursing homes in the Lehigh Valley as an LPN....

Theresa Fliszar

Theresa Fliszar

Mar 7, 2013

Theresa "Tessie" Fliszar, 83, of Bethlehem, Pa. passed away Thursday March 7, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill, Pa. She was born on December 29, 1929 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Gaal) Szy. She was the wife of the late Louis Fliszar who died in December of 2004. Theresa was a data processor for...

Julia Malacsics

Julia Malacsics

Mar 6, 2013

Julia Malacsics ("Irish" as most knew her) passed away at Holy Family Manor on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 after a brief illness. She was 91 years old. Born on August 28, 1921, she led a long, full life enjoying her family and her faith. Her first love was her long term employment (well over 60 years) at Sure Fit Products...

Helen L. Poplasky

Helen L. Poplasky

Mar 6, 2013

Helen L. Poplasky, 92, of Bethlehem Twp., died on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at her home. She was born October 27, 1920 in Harvey's Lake, PA; daughter of the late James L. and Susan A. (Oney) Wickham. Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Edward B. "Popeye" Poplasky. She was a machine operator at the former...

Gerald F. Hafey

Gerald F. Hafey

Mar 5, 2013

Gerald "Curly" F. Hafey, 84, of Bethlehem, passed away on Tuesday March 5, 2013 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg. He was born on June 4, 1928 in Carbondale, Pa., son of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Sweeney) Hafey. Gerald worked for the PBNE Railroad as a brakeman for 26 years. He was a veteran in the US Army serving...

Franklin J. Chiles

Franklin J. Chiles

Mar 4, 2013

Franklin J. Chiles, 90, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, March 4, 2013. He was born in Fountain Hill on February 13, 1923; son of the late Frank Groman and Madia (Furry) Chiles. Frank is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Anne (Concilio) Chiles. Frank served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He was assigned to the...

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